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BY THE WAY IK DORIS A. SANDERS A (HANGE It would seem, from head lines in the daily papers Wed nesday. that a change will fin ally be made to curb the guide- line-making orgy of the Depart ment of Health. Education and Welfare. Someone—my guess would be Vol. M:]—No. 10 Newberry. S. (\ 201 OS. Thursday. -June 20. 1000 *0 PER YEAR Strom Thurmond—has apparent ly gotten the message to the administration that the forced integration of school students and faculties is not conducive to quality education. We can only hope that th e message gets through to feder al district judges who now have "plans" appeals before them On the subject, it should have come as no surprise that a suit was filed against the local school board HEW has sp<>nt too much time and too much money whipping Neubrm into compliance to allow the board to now on its niorr'. \\a\ with no light. The supporters of tho iau.out are ot the Harold Howe . arlet\ . it would -i nui ’ha' i duoat loii doesn't roim!. on!\ inn era! ion 1 a i 1 w i i iin a 11 hr heve Rev. 1 iniairs whrn hr 'old the -rhool board that die maiontr o' hr- rare dote not uippoM ’hr raw suit \lanN Negroes ot this ; out it \ l ra\ 1 broil oppo -rd to!' ■. t ai ■■ to !ia\ mg thru rhuidrrn torrll)!\ sdit to w i11!r -rhon 1 > Thtw had no ;rredoi11 ot ; boiia tint thev al-o had no oar app.ar r 1111 \ tlll'ougii wiiom tlle\ rnilld speak Mans appraied to the seliool board but at that time the board was listening only to bureaucrats Imm die HEW Wr can oiil\ hope that re action troin liheral Udt wmger.s will not miuse President Nixon to do .in about taee on the school issue (',i\eii time, otir school hoard and all school hoards w ill make an honest ettort to pro vide the best possible education under die best circumstances tor children ot both races TIME TO SPEAK Romanic Smith eommimiK se rv tee editui ut '!'! he R 'rugres - iv u Ea inner mava /me . made a S 1 M ‘1 •( t 1 at t t ; ' c1U- -mg sessiua ut the ItKitl s ( i * Ulse rvatiun W u i k si ii »p tiir 2 until at C lemsuii re cent Iv He aid " u; : n c 11 il! ii. > th at n i any ui m h a v e been th a : k U1 i. ; tur a fuug fmn c imw i it'! ut ti'ic st(irV cu! ii'en ; i: i. ills 1 .cci'h n printed be I'e ;i t g : nm tur tbii.-t 11! ii wbu ; : ■ * f t > a t a 1 Mi ;u;, - I Ills 1 u, 11;! |' V ’( . . . ! Pe.i! pi ar e... up 1 (i! j i In I . . 1 ' 1 , (! K I! 1! ’. (1 k Mi r ,I p.i 1 . ■ • \ r wu.d s i i.d:‘ Rose society show winners announced Winners in the P i e d m o n t Rose Show, sponsored by the Newberry County Rose Society and held last weeKnd. were as follow s Oncon ot the Show. Fragrant ( loud Mr and Mrs Baxter Morgan ot Rockwell. \ C ; King of the Show. Tiffany. Dr ( tiarles (; Jeremias. Rnneess ot Show (irand Slam. Mr and Mr- 1 H Parks. Aiken and I ‘mire ot the Show . (iranada. Mr and Mm R Hart .Iordan i lor! ii aituro Sweepstake^ gar 1 i 1 i's w it ii o\ er 10 ho -lies, \] j- oid Mr- \!oiu..ii) runner iqi. Mr .loremias Kiiglish Ro\. < he-s Alpha. Mr • !i.,*i Mrs < 111 arr Class * lamina W .1 Mr( ’oj iI o! Cn| a a i 11 i a ( lialieiigt i 'lass. 1 )| Jeremia.s ano I'umier up. (ieorge R Ear- oardt I'liroe H\hn(i Teas. Mr ■ Irro11!ia . Six 11\ 1)11(1 Tou.s. I )r. ■Icremias. i )ne hill\ open rose. •Mrs ( idlord T Smith. Kmards. Miniatures, smgh liloom. Ra\' mond E Mavis. .Augusta. c,i . Miniatun’s. one spray. Mrs R ii Sykes. Winston-Salem. N. C < iranditlora. individual bloom or dishi.idded sprav Mrs R a I p h Hair, (irovetowu. Ca.. (Irandi- tioras. naturally grown sprav. Mrs Ralph Baker Hybrid Perpetual. Raymond E Davis. Cycle of Bloom. Hy brid Tea. Mrs J E Smith. Ki- nards. Singh- type Hybrid Tea, Mr I 1! Bodie. Columbia; Hob, ant has. Mrs R Ii Ander- v on, Klorihundas. Baxter Mor- . an Old KashiotU'd Rosi-s. Dr R'odie. nimu'r-up. Mrs. L Hart •Iordan. Climbers and Ramblers. I >r Rodie Noviei Ela.s.s. Mr and Mrs. W II I. indie r Rlc Ill's. 'I'll r e e Hvbnd Teas or Grandif! [eras. ditfereiit v arieties since 1WU. William J Me( otai . Judges En- i ries. i) r Bodie Art Mi Ananm ment.s ('lass 1 Mr- hais\ 1 ) t ‘iininL;. Class 11 Mm ( 'b aiiU S Workiu; m u! ' t' ' hi - 111 Mr- 1 addle 1 \ 1 1 m t ‘ . \ M • ma : ( 1. t - I\ Mm n E W i -! u • tut j ( lass \' Mr ■ \ i \' uuii^ ! ill;! 'nil i r: ‘ ■ . ! : ( ;.(-...( -11 \ Mr. \ * Y. i ; J ' Tax increase budget voted by council Newberry City Council in a special session Tuesday night adopted on second reading a sld million city budget for the next fiscal year City Manager K W Riebe said the budget includes a Id mill tax hike to pay for a new fire truck and to cover losses resulting from a lower reassess ment value of taxable property < dv taxes will be raised from '•7 to oil mills Tins will give 'hr city a net gain of kdH.Tl!) o\ or the estimated tax revenues Besides the millage increases ! he huduet increases h\ sT.'l (Kill die pre-.eiji -liort term note ot Mn.fHHi tor a total of sfi.d lion it aMo pro\ ides for the transfer o! S2h'i (kiii trom the utilitv. mamteiianee and o|)era!ion to genei'a! gova-rnment Tile luidget does not include oiiv across the board pav m- erease.s for eitv emplovet-s, but does contain a small amount m the contingency fund which could provide for merit ni'-rease tor some emplovees County joins in planning group A regional planning council which includes Newberry a n d three other midstate counties, organized in Columbia Monday and set its sights on preparing a 11\(--year work program William Tidier of Columbia was elected chairman of the Central Midlands Regional Planning Council made up of Richland. Lexington. Fairfield, and Newberry counties Elected temporary secretary was Sidney V Thomas. ,lr . dir eetor of the Columbia Planning ' ommi-vsion ,md executive dir ('tin' ut f^<-‘ Richland !.i 'Xingtun lumt Rlaimme Cummis slutl Tin ' 11 (■ w pianmng m HIM ll 1- 1 1 s H ipt Tat i Vc cumj)i'i 'i'.cnsjv c J am cm as e lec v i , -1 a t ■) 11 'lied b\ () ( , 1! unit - ut ecrh ral gi (Vein ! 1 < •'; ’ m thi t l m - • tuur parti ‘'q.nt m: J •’!!:• Th. J ) J : | r • t •«1 ,. "U t‘l ' uUllc 1 \ i c i i: • i j j' i ll Will ! i ( 1 f m ill , i c! iv 11ic- at thi ' . r c: Tui; Mrs. Cannon, 84, services held Mrs Myra Mower Cannon. 81. of 1407 Boundary SC. widow of Henry T Cannon, died Mon day at her home. She was horn in Newberry, daughter ot the late (Ieorge S. and Fannie Jones Mower. She was a member of the Newberry ARR Church Surviving is a son. Henry 'I'. ( annon o! Newberry Craveside services were con ducted Wednesday at J p in at Ro-emont (emeterv by Dr Raul Mner Shawnee plant is purchased NEW YORK P-laek Rock Manufacturing Corporation a n nouneed the acquisition of the Newherrv Manufacturing fneil- itv ot the Shawnee MantdaeUir mg < omp.in.v. Ine ot New \'ork The plant, which manufact ure" high quality sport and dress shirts, employes :;t)0 persons. In commenting on tin- trans uetion. Michael Rappaport. the president ot Black Rock, said the plant will continue to manu facture shirts tor nationally known companies and will also produce a number of products for Damon Creations. Ine . the Black Rock's parent company Robert 11 Strompf. one of tho principals of Shawnee Manufac luring ( 'ompanv. Ine . has been appointed a Vico President of Damon Creations. Ine Included m the purchase of n>M'ts i' : mm acres of property The plant m located at 1821 Rmdsav Street in Newbenw Ski fall fatal to W. R. Watkins \V ii11;im Robert ■ !’>111 \ - Wat f.m- 22 \ear old -on ot < hap pr!' 1 'o,-111 k t -1 1 ■ j Is a ’ ! W a t k 111 s d'H Mr Watkin wa- drown i m i g |,. rfa 11 rcon w ot H) 1 hi i r- q, : ■•. 'iiM iw im a 'ail trou, water la He rad i• i■ i ’i i-.1111e. in .i : -,■.( i : i 1 ■ ■ I ill- tatilcl home o|i ti:i l.J.:. .n;ij had 1 o-! he- lile Majority of Negroes said not for suit A suit filed in Federal Court against the Newberry County Board of Education does not have the support of the major ity of Negroes of the county, the Board was told T u e s d a y night Rev James Holmes stud that tour Negro groups will actively oppose the suit against t h e Board He said he was speak ing lor the Newberry NAACR. the New hern ('hapter of t h e Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Newberry < ill /eus Council and the Inter denominational Mim.sierial AI bailee The smt was tiled last week b\ Rev David Carter and sev eral Negro children and 1 h e i r parents Rev Holmes ,and Rev J C ('opeland. president of the local chapter ol NAACR. appeared be fore the hoard. Rev. Holmes said. "We oppose the suit tiled m federal court. We believe the plan submitted bv the hoard is the onR honorabli' and realistic approach that can he made at this time The court suit does not re present us. We oppose the act ion We are hoping and pray ing that HEW will approve the integration plan as presented by thi- school board. Rev Carter, who is the main instigator of this suit, does not represent us. and we feel that we represent 99 percent of the Negro community." Holmes said Ed Young, chairman, said he had believed the Negroes ot tho eeinmunity supported the plan adopted by the Board tor the ensuing year 1 rderal Judge J Robert Mar tin. Jr has is.sued an order for thr school buurd to develop nil arri 'piable integral ion plan w ith m .in (lays He said the court will approve a plan which is acceptable tu HEW. iinle-s the plamtitts m die court uc t mu make pt'uper show m. that the plan due- nut mec' const it u! lun- al standards Martin .said it the district's s :: ! 1 sc me] rupmii m ; am I.,( ,11 it v | : . • 1 1 ' t! ,., i : ■ t,, ; - v j 1 | i i (,! si.rh . mud ’ i 1 - 1 ' , m ■ : ! t ’ -'" t ■. if ’me -; :. cm' 'g ' r .• ' eigne Me hands rem,,11 : 1 , * , , ; 1 . • '. 1 I'N j ,' I , .' , j ( nm 1 "i,' 'h ;11mj!\ e mi!' m .‘el.t-- !.ii d Will e, . 1 ]' 1 , i ■ e p, ! ., ,|, w V v* W " ( 'IN t i . . t , « r. t i\ if. : ■ : ’'.('if ' i> U : ! H 1 - 4 • ► < ‘pr f . t P » M:., m , . , i >.. .1 } i ' : ’ \ if 1 ' \ c ■ ' 1 . 1 m n | .ei . i ’ a 1 e.m aliu.cl g; j i - ■ i ; < 1 ; .' 1 1 1 < ; v j j Ih -1 ' 1 ; etarv told til. j j: : .;. a 1 :, ; u c; i : ' . Sir' : • t | ; u: i 11 j lie , 1 i i . roup th.it the : 1! 4 order t 1 i, 1 . • : ' i i! 11V 1 ’ 11 ■! i! i i lit , if 'on He ! i heed 1m - euamienl- - on Eu -m, w a- j;irej im a! ion of ,. ; ( i I • < i [ j, i ; , : : > i T‘,1 *ur ill pan mi! ■ n: to t! le en|js(rv ; u mn ! i V ' \ CU!' W Ul'K pi ummm ill il huq ' ! :' d t' : g . ’ * ■ wim i • net' 1 T, i j i r' i ii ir.es ;md t h e He . it. d thie lie. •d tor a emn j •- 1 Ii Me , , *" 1 :1 ' ■ ' 1 1 1 j tl! if f t - J It if! -ible v III an and i.Tetie.nsiv i water and -ewer \ c t . 1 t , i j 1 1 g 1 , 1 . ( M . . ; ; | mm, , iMCim e e 1 11 e, U i i 111 1 1 i! u r pia!, tor < ulumhia and the Ne»v t ll ■ l * ( > , :: d >!:,; t i .cm i ; - i m. ■ J v, i ! mi -1 It T trnetiv T w .e. ben v area and ; i eomprehen- : m » t !, , i '.cl i t :e ' :. Em a '-'w ai d bmldm. a -tron.wr and am uiiqmrt plan iii ii,. - . , I j ! ' 1 ;! ! bt aim 1 letlm \ i lie I'le; i Members of the plannmg com li: ! D • < » - In m ioiJ -( u W ti.lt - W he tiler it Ik adv anemg Oil 1 mi mu trom New berm are rn Jit WI Hi Amcnea winch tar e 1 \ ( 1 - m d i v id u a llv or \mt Tie a 11 R Hendrix, < I) Coleman ex i c ‘cds tin wrung It --till dm a , i cuUMfrV said Sn uitli. and < Mhe Mov e hi' 1 e a 1 ('" t cuimti'v m the world I 11 l ul l g ;tl euimer vatiun or rais- 1 lie euuneil will opm'ate with rile i )« '( >i 1 ec ( 'uim!' . native told mg the level of education and the statf .J the C. Muoibiu. Rlari- 7d lugli m ( ' 1 juu | V i il 11 In (rum iii |ob training, wl latever It may umg Conmussion i- i e r a n i 11 unties tl; at thev and other be the re is but one route m- agreement which e<u, i)e term- i;r ullps 11 k i ' tnelll . me working v up elili cut and . 'ominitnient mated by either party on 20 to 11 mke ttimg.s right with Mner This ■ IS still ' the ktgv to hap- davs notice. le; i " K( rp up die i /uuil work pllless. sell fulfillment, and sue- The council meets again m Sn ntli urgt ■d ecssful living Columbia on July 29 Mr Watkii; was duru in ( 11 a a i > 1 a - u i, u i I, a i i a 11 < 1 I >ms\ .h, .in W alkin 11< had adt :idl'd ti;t I niv i i - il v ut South ( a roll l ia Huneral scrv im - Vvt re held on Saturday at 1 pan .it Chappells I’apRst Church <OMPLETES (OURSE AT GREENVILLE Miss Brenda M illuey) Reeves, a l!Hi7 graduate of the Newherrv High Seht/ol. compli't- ed a course in Radiologic Tech nology at (Ireenville (leneral Hospidil She was graduated on Kriday. June 20 which was also her 20th birthday. Brenda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Thomas H. Reeves of 720 Green Street and the grand daughter of Mrs Roland Wil liams and the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W Reeves. i?nt'v. raHoi) plan e- approva-d bv HEW tin eonrt will adopt the plan as the defree ot the court If no plan ts develujied within 2(1 davs HEW is reiiiiesU'd to submit its I'eeummciidations tor an integration plan to the court William Hunter, county attor ncv . said the Negro groups will have die opportunity to enter into the federal suit to present any opposition to the complaint He said he feels petitions against the suit will have some hearing on what the court will do TO SPEAK ABOUT MENTALLY ILL Dr Zoltan Agardi. head of the Beckman Center, will be here June 2fi at 8 p.m. at Central Methodist to talk on the needs of the mentally ill and services provided by the Mental Health Association and Beckman Cen ter in Greenwood.