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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS A MOTHER I know of nothing more fit ting to fill this column this week than the remarks made at College May Day last Sun day by Miss Verna Kohn. this year's May Day was dedicated to the mothers of the students, and Miss Kohn paid the tribute to motherhood. With Mother's Day coming up Sunday, this is a good op portunity to dedicate a column to my mother and add that she is all the things Verna des cribes but that doesn't nearly cover it all because there are some things that words just do not adequately describe. following are Miss Kohn's remarks What Is A Mother? A mother is that warm and fragrant lorm that cradles you. You feel her and smell her and hear her. and m your baby reasoning you know that all of those things mean love and eomiort A mother !.-• a pair of hands that gently change, and ehange. and ehange dia pers. She's a hand to steady \ou as you totter or to pick vou up when you fall down on your first attempts at naviga tion A mother is lips teaching you sounds later to become words, then sentenees She's the patient answer to all your why's" that begin your world of insatiable curiosity A moth er is the "no-no's" that begin early in life, teaching you in trinsic values which stand you throughout your life. A mother is the quiet pray ers at bedtime. She's summer picnics and toll camping Wms end good winter fruit cake smell and spring strolls after refreshing rams, ever teaching \ou things never to be learned : n books. She's the "brush- your teeth and eat your spin ach" She's your Easter bunny, your tooth fairy, and your Santa all rolled into one She's the hand that holds yours dur- ng a frightful blunder storm; and the hand that dries your tears after a hurtful fall; and 1 he hand that applies iodine to mat ret. md someiioyy it s mgs ,e when she doe"' 3 and then ah i\\ s 1 ik( ■ on tzy on it. A mother is the .sitting up mgi is when } oiir lever is rag- mg. and y oil re delirious. and her mere pre '-elite M>othe you and you \liny al I 1 s well. and he the tail y tales and nur- s e i i in i j. i * 1 > that help to re lie'. the bolt ■lioiu of com ales- ci ir e Si'. rv, tlie waye goodbye oil \ our tim da\ at so at to 1, ami then ■ ar tear- t lo.se be- him i tier braye -mme a-' she rea i/t : t ia! \ ou n gn »w 11 i o up and away ! |(, m her Slit 's that : n a t loW - mi e at the P’l A pro- . ra n when y o i i aimo'4 blow \ (Ml ' hne- but you -e* irei ■ m tmg then with that proud it tt ik on her f tee. and tiiat n akes VOU reiiu unbt r. And alter tlie program Hie thinks you wi li be another Sarah Bernhardt or a Katharine Hepburn A mother is lots of homework answers. She's your best lunch packer, and she's that surprise note in the bottom of your lunch box that reads: "Let's go to the movies this afternoon, just the two of us". And you can hardly wait for the clos ing bell and the afternoon of Flash C'lordon and popcorn A mother is the seamstress of your first long evening gown, and your best audience as you dress for your first prom. She is also the one who says "Be (Continued on page 8• Yol. SB— No. >) Newberry, S. ( 29108, Thursday, Mav 8, 1969 $3 PER YEAR Shown above is an architects rendering: of ( o11 i11s w Aikman’s new plant now un der const rind ion at Prosperity. The plant located on a 7d-acre tract, will be operated as a part of the corporation's subsidiary, ('. \V. Anderson Hosiery Company of Clin ton. When completed in September, the plant will employ about 700 people and will manufacture women’s seamless hos iery and panty hose. Guard alert is just practice: no emergency Some 300 National Guards men were stationed at various public buildings, industries and utilities in the county on an an nual routine alert at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Only the date came as a sur prise. because the Guardsmen were informed some time ago that an alert would be staged before the end of May. Offi cials emphasized that this was a practice alert of the kind carried out every year. < ol. ,J. W. Henderson, form er commander of the Second Brigade 30th Mechanized Divi- ion here, and now commander ot the Emergency Operating i headquarters m Columbia, said tlie alert is ' a routine thing, done all over the state and na tion each year He said iki emergency twist ed m the county and the alert was called only to test the mo bilization plan of the guard unit as has been done m past years. Local Guard officers and Army Advisors were reported to be pleased \wtfi the manner m which Guardsmen responded to the alert The date had been kept a set ret and no one at the local armory knew the alert v\as to he called until 4 3u on '11icsda\ atter'iKhin Rites today for Mrs. Schumpert Mrs. Louise Hipp Schumpert, 78. wife of Homer W. Schum pert of 1811 College St., died Tuesday morning at Newberry hospital. She was born in Pomaria. a daughter of the late Edward R. and Mary Holloway Hipp. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Mis sionary Circle No. 2 and of the Lutheran Church Women. She was teacher of the Mary E. Hipp Bible Class for many years. Surviving also are two broth ers. Cmdr. Earl Hipp of Calif ornia and Dr. Edward R. Hipp of Charlotte. N. ('.; a sister, Mrs .Jess (). Wilson of New berry. funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at 3:3!) at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by the Rev. Dr. H A McCullough Burial will be m Rosemont Cemetery. Newberry Bills get approval in Senate Three local bills affecting the county won final legislative ap proval of the Senate Tuesday. One measure revamps the Newberrv Countv Water Auth- School plan for next year said not acceptable Word has been received from the Department of Health, Ed ucation and Welfare that the Newberry County School dese gregation Plan for 1969-70 has not been apprvoed byt hee R- not been approved by the Re gional Office in Atlanta, Ga. This announcement was made by Ralph E. Watkins, director of Newberry County Schools. Mr. Watkins said that steps are being taken by the Region al Office to refer the district's file to the Washington office for the initiation of administrative enforcement proceedings pur suant to Section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If enforce ment proceedings are initiated and if an order for termina tion of the district's Federal financial assistance is subse quently issued, the order could take effect at any time follow ing the close of the 1968-69 school year Mr. Watkins said. Small group is on hand for Choice meeting Only about 100 persons turn ed out for a meeting of the Citizens for Freedom of Choice Tuesday night. The smallness of the group came as a surprise, since pre sent plans call for the total, forced integration of students and faculty in the first through fifth grades of the school sys tem for the 1969-70 session. Eugene C. Griffith, chairman )f the group until succeeded Tuesday night by J. P. Hawk- ms. had issued an appeal that interested citizens attend the meeting so that plans could be made well in advance of school opening. Chairman tiawkins and co- Chairman Rev. Thomas Damn expressed disappointment at the apathy of the public. "Educa tion has gotten in a bad way and one of the reasons is that people don't want to have to bother with it". Hawkins said. Rev. Damn told the group, "We've sat back and done no thing and left our fighting for others to do. . .we've got to get our congressmen out of the ivory palace and back to the people. Ninety percent of the congressmen have their child ren in private schools but they tell a different story in Con gress. They are hypocrites, all of them.” The group elected seven per sons to represent the seven school ureas in the county to serve on the executive commit tee. "The most we can hope for is to be an advisory group,” Hawkins said, "respected by those who make the 1 decisions A quiet firm stand is sorely needed by the independent thinking citizens to win back our freedoms." In addition to naming Haw kins and Daurn. the group sel ected James N. Harr to serve as secretary. * < OLLEGE RE< UAL TO BE TONIGHT James W Ingram. Jr . New- burry College student from Lex ington. will present his senior recital tonight (Thursday i at 8 pm m Wiles Chapel. The public is invited to attend. Ingram is the son of Mr and Mrs. J. W Ingram of Lexing ton He is a pupil of Pi of. Darr Wise of the Newberry Col lege music faculty. The recital is in partial ful fillment of the requirement for the bachelor of arts degree in music. REGISTRATION Pre-school registration clin ics will be held at the follow ing schools: onty to give it additional sew erage jurisdiction and to in crease its governing board from five to seven members to give all areas resident representa tion A bill increasing the town of Prosperity's tax ceiling from 40 to 70 mills also got final ap proval. L e g i s I a t i o n authorizing the county to borrow up to $350,000 to help finance a wat er storage tank planned by the Newberry County Water Auth ority was approved. Bush River, Thursday, May 8 from 10-12. Reuben. Tuesday, May 13, 9-12; and Garmany, Friday, May 9. 9-12. Preston McAlhany, right, president of the Newberry County Municipal Association, proclaims Saturday, May 10, as Fire Service Recognition Day. Watching the sign ing is Captain Tuffy Millstead, representing the city fire department. (Sunphoto).