The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, June 19, 1969, Image 1
Vol. 33 No. 9 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, June 19, 1969 $3 PER YEAR
Criminal court ends
June term Tuesday
BY THE WAY
Bv DORIS A. SANDERS
STILL MORE TAXES
It is little wonder that people
all over the country are voting
down bond issues and tax in
creases. They feel that they
have been taxed to che hilt by
federal, state, county and muni
cipal governments, and when
they are given an opportunity,
they let their voices be heard
via the ballot box.
It seems as if we are going
to be hit hard this year. Not
only does the ten percent fed
eral surtax seem destined to
continue, we now have a four
percent sales tax.
At the county level, the school
board is seeking a sizable in
crease in taxes and the City says
it must up the levy by 13 mills.
Another increase faces many
Xeubemans whose property va
lues were increased by the re
cent county reassessment pro
gram
Those who will get a little
boo'-t m income this year will
find, after taxes, that they will
perhaps break even -but what
of those with fixed incomes'’
How will they lie able to make
ends meet'.’
There's little a taxpayer can
do. other than insist that his
elected officials cut out unnec
essary spending programs at all
levels of government
As to the school tax. I have
always believed our citizens
would support their schools IF
the schools are operated by local
officials
i would not expect the tax
[layers to provide for such it
ems as gyms at elementary
schools or fancy football fields.
Nor would I expect them to sup
port some of the programs that
•federal aid" has been paying
for m the past, such as various
type> of "consultants".
Since the school board is ap
parently trying to hire full-time
prmcipals and secretarial help,
at least for the larger schools,
1 am hoping they are building
up for accreditation of these
schools and these are necessary
factors. However, a school is
NOT required to have consul
tants ' of various kinds in order
to meet accreditation standards.
Nothing, to m> know ledge, has
been done in the county to seek
accreditation for elementary
schools from the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and Schools
although man> systems m the
-date have gone into the pro
gram voluntarily and many el-
t meiitary schools have been ac
credited
The tune i- coming when the
e!emehtar> schools uiil find
themselves forced to meet ae
ereditation standards, else t h e
high schools which elementary
-Indents u ill niP nd will be den
led accreditation
i 1 we can ciintinue loca 1 con
ti'oi of (iiir schools, 1 would urge
wiur .-upprt of reasonable pro
gram- lie< ess.'l! \ to bring oof
sc li< to I.- up to accept, i b !e Stan
dards
! would Wgge ju —! o- diligent!)
that you resist am, fanes ' pro
grams which are expensive and
unnecessary
The burden of the taxpayer
is heavy enough without adding
anything that isn't absolutely es
sential
VISIT MOTHER
Mrs c w Gibson and child
ren returned to their home in
Mobile. Ala last weekend after
a visit here with her mother.
Mrs .James R Leavell on Mar
tin Street Mrs Leavell accom
panied her daughter to Mobile
for a few days before going to
Chattanooga. Term, where she
will visit her son-in-law and her
daughter. Mr and Mrs Rill
Davis and familv
Judge grants
injunction in
Woodyard case
A circuit judge has issued a
permanent injunction barring
Catawba Timber Company from
constructing and operating a
pulpwood loading yard near the
Jalapa Community.
The injunction came after sev
eral months of unsuccessful ne
gotiations between Catawba and
residents of the community
Plaintiffs in the case were
Royce Clark. Harold F. Long.
Oscar V Harley, Sr.. Richard
\V Shealy, Herman Morris Wil
liam Ballentme. W E Braswell,
c B Parr and Henry Parr, all
of whom own property surround
ing the proposed site on High-
wav 7k. about 300 yards nortfi
of the residence, now under con
struction. of Henry L Parr
Plaintiffs brought suit against
Catawba on the grounds that
the woodyard would constitute
a nuisance to them. Catawba is
the wood purchasing agent for
Bowaters Corporation of Lari
caster
Honorable Francis B Nichol
son. resident judge of the 8th
Judicial Circuit, conducted the
trial here without a jury on Feb
ruary 24. 26 and 27. A large num
ber of witnesses was presented
by each side, resulting in over
7)00 pages of testimony.
Before reaching his decision.
Judge Nicholson visited the [im
posed site, and also the Clin
ton woodyard operated by the
Defendant, which Defendant had
claimed was operated ;n t h e
manner in which the proposed
yard would be operated, except
tfiat the Newberry yard would
handle a smaller volume of
pulpwood
Plaintiffs said that operation
of the yard would result m vi
brations and noise and great
quantities of dust. that it would
constitute an oyesoiv. that it
would result m reduction m val
ue of real estate They based
their complaint of noise a n d
dii't on ttie sw itching operations
at ,i Aidctrack ot
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rail-
mad. on
the open
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t tie
limit i i
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loading
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and
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and
that the woodyard would tie of
economic advantage and bene
fit to the count)' Defendant also
claimed that depreciation of v al
ue could not be considered as
an element of a nuisance
In his Conclusions o f Law,
Judge Nicholson stated that.
"The tactual occurrences of
noise, dust and depreciation m
value of residential. .would
constitute a nuisance as to
those plaintiffs and their pro
perties which are found .to
be within the affected areas of
noise, dust and attendant depre
ciation in value, in that such
noise, dust and depreciation in
value would unreasonably in
vade and interfere with the law
ful use and enjoyment by said
Three former Newberry Col
lege students were given pro
bationary sentences after plead
ing guilty in General Sessions
court here Monday to charges
in connection with an attempted
break-m March 31 at the Mid-
Carolina Club near Prosperity
Gerald D. Jones. 23 of Charles
ton. \\ illiam P Walker. Jr. 22.
of Georgetown, and Charles E d-
ward Neal. 20. of Colmar-Man-
or. Md.. entered guilt) pleas to
charges of malicious injur) to
property and were sentenced to
one year and payment of $200.
suspended on payment of $200
and probation 18 months
Hon Francis Nicholson, pre
siding Judge, ordered that the
three make restitution for any
damage to the building as a
condition of the probation 1 le
also gave the three until Sept
1 to raise funds to pav the fines
of $200 each
Jones and Walker were sen
iors at Newberry College and
Neal was a sophomore at the
time of their arrest They were
immediately smpend' fro:: tlu
school Neal was a member of
the basketball team, attending
the college on a scholarship
The trio was originally charg
ed with, housebreaking with in
tent to steal The Judge i e, m
mended that the charge be el in
ged to maheioim in.jiirv to real
propert) alb i ,x , stierift
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three did no 1 enter tG b" 1 o
mg alterbreai..ng oat a .
dow m the bin ,, iie,a
Two Prosperttv b-mugers mi
tered a plea w nolo eontenure
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attci tin pi' 1
,! ei ot the :>1
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a ere i ontiuueii !i
i the next term.
>.ix were no! pn
i-M'd and four
vv t■ re [)lat'mii on
tho contingent
dt it'ket
The docket for the June term
h ted .J 1 ease.- (tther defendants
entering guilt) pleas during the
term included
Non support Joseph Arthur
Garter, one year, suspended and
plaintiffs so affected of their
property and their comfort in
and upon their property, and
would constitute a material and
physical injury to their proper
ties".
Defendant has tiled notice of
intention to appeal the decision
of Judge Nicholson
probation five years on pay
ment of $20 weekly; Hugh Law-
son. one year suspended on pay
ment of $15 weekly, and proba
tion five years; and George Ray
Sheppard, six months, suspend
ed on $8 weekly, two years pro
bation
Assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature: Mae
Beulah Cromer, six months, sus
pended and probation one year;
and Azalee Sligh. two counts,
nine months, suspended, proba
tion 18 months
Violation of the gun law 1 lar
rv Lee Franklin. $200 .suspend
ed on payment of $50
Driving under the influence
Heyward Sims, sentence defer
red until medical report is pre
pared. James Willie Wilson. 3
months or $2,000. suspended on
six months service or $400. and
probation 18 months, and 1 lance
T Long, one year or $1,000. sus
pended on 60 days or $200
Failure to stop for law en
forcement officer and driving
under suspension Charles G
Grose. 60 days or $500. .suspend
ed on payment of $200 on the
first charge, and 4.5 days, sus
pended on payment of $50 on
tht‘ second charge, the sentences
!11 imn concurrently
Violation of the bad cheek
law Robert Sims, three months,
suspended and [in 1 itmn i x
months
Fointmg a firearm Herdmese
Williams, nine months. siisp ud-
e( 1. probation 18 months.
Simple assault FmeM Hiller.
30 davs or $100
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•41 ()\t;e; -,x months susp< ml
ed on $200. probat ion three
v ears
i resov R M Rollins, six
.utlis. concurrent u ith o u e
.ear sentence lie m piesent!)
t Mticr guilty picas entered on
Tuesday and sentences were
Assault and battery of o high
ami aggravated natiua' Vlk'n
(lallman. six months. sus[)end-
ed one year probation plus pay
ment of medical expenses; and
Robert Lee Scott, one year, sus
pended and three years proba-
! M ill
Non support James Rice, one
vear. susjK'nded. five years pro
bation and payment of $35 per
vv eek
Violation of liquor law Mary
Robinson, six months or $600.
suspended on three months or
payment of $300
Housebreaking and larceny
Ricky Williams. Quincy Harp
and Larry Jackson, one year,
suspended, two years probation
and restitution of $25.
Larceny: Forest iJoei Cald
well. Jr., one year and $100, sus
pended on payment of $100 and
18 months probation.
Pointing a firearm: Andrew
Thomas (nolo contendreu one
year, suspended on two years
probation.
Violation of gun law: Talton
Maybin, six months, suspended,
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Bloodmobile be
here Monday
The Red Cross blood mobile
unit will be located at Central
Methodist Church on Monday,
June 23 between the hours of
2 and 7 pm. according to L A.
Richardson, chairman. This is
the last of eight scheduled vis
its for tills fiscal year
•'Wc arc now 303 pints short
of our quota." Mr Richardson
said "It w urgent that this visit
be a good one If you arc in
good health and under sixty
years of age. and have not giv
en blood for over eight weeks,
you are eligible to give again,
he said This is a MI ST visit
for Newberry." the chairman
pointed out "Please turn out so
that we can give our share, as
tins program is so vital to the
welfare <>! all citizens black and
white We cannot expect other
countie> to continue to e a r r v
Newberry along when we art'
able to do it ourselves"
ROSE SOCIETY
SHOW TO OPEN
Tilt' Summer Rose Show,
sponsored by the Newberry
County Rose Soc iety in cooper
ation with Newberry Federal
Savings and Loan Association,
will be held this weekend at
the Newberry Federal building.
A large number of entries
from thm and adjoining states
is expected and will he accept
ed on Saturday from 7 until
10 30 ,i mi Judging will begin
al '1 a, and end at 1 pan.
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public irom 3 until 9 pan. on
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Inquest Jury
holds driver
Stephen Craft of Anderson was
held for investigation by the
Grand Jury of Newberry County
following testimony in a Coro
ner's inquest Friday night.
< raft was driver of a 1961)
VolkAwagon which rammed into
the rear end of a 1966 Ford
on Interstate 26 on May 10, fat-
allv wounding an occupant of
the Volkswagen, Thomas Fran
cos Smith, also of Anderson. The
wreck occurred near Highway
121 interchange.
Testimony at the inquest con
ducted by Coroner George R.
Summer, was that Graft, Smith
and James Douglas Moats of
Anderson had been to the races
at Darlington and were en route
home when the collision occur
red
Moats, who was sitting in the
hack seat of the car, testified
that he was making a sandwich
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