The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, September 11, 1969, Image 1
Vol. 33—No. 21.
Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, September 11, 1969
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R. HERMAN WRIGHT
CHILD CARE CENTER
Wright Center be dedicated
BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
SURPRISED?
Jimmy Coggins, on the radio
Tuesday morning, was express
ing disappointment and surprise
that so few people showed up
for the meeting called Monday
night by the County Board of
Education to discuss the future
of the Newberry public school
system
That he should be disappoint
ed is understandable; that he
should be surprised isn't.
Apparently he hasn’t been in
volved in as many "fights" as
I have for various causes in
the past, or he would know
that most of the folks here
abouts do a lot of talking—
privately, that is—but when it
comes to action, that's another
story.
There are people who fear
to take a stand lest they of
fend someone. It is truly amaz
ing how small some people in
our little town are If you differ
with them, they automatically
put you on their little "hate
list" even though your differ
ence of opinion has nothing to
do with liking or disliking the
person involved I have even
heard that some of the local
merchants are being "boycot
ted" by certain people simply
because the merchants feel, and
feel sincerely, that some pro
posed projects are essential to
the progress of Newberry
But to get back to active par
ticipation take another recent
example. At a well-publicized-
m-advance meeting, the business
men of the city were asked to
vote on a downtown improve
ment plan. Do you know how-
many voted 0 Seventeen. This is
typical of the "active partici
pation" too many people don't
take.
As for the schools, 1 haven't
attended any of the meetings.
Kor years and years past 1
have been deeply concerned
about our school system, long
before most other folks were
concerned. 1 pleaded with the
school board not to bite the
lure of federal aid because it
could only led to federal con
trol 1 was about the only one
waging that fight, at least pub
licly
When our school board and
school administration decided to
let the bureaucrats come in,
and take over, that was the end
as far as i was concerned I
did not believe in buckling und-
ei to the arbitral^ demands ot
people who knew nothing of the
situation m our eounU 1 tic
lieved from the beginning that
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have had the upport of the cit
izens m whatever reasonable
building program it felt was
necessary
The present board can't be
blamed for water already over
the dam I think the board is
honest!) trying to get the fold
ing of the people m this mat
ter but without much success,
except perhaps at Whitmire,
where feeling is strong against
closing Whitmire High
While it should not be so,
there still lingers in the minds
of many people the secrecy in
which other boards have acted
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COLUMBIA — A new S370-
000 addition to the campus of
Epworth Children's Home will
be dedicated m ceremonies to
be held 3 p m Sunday at the
Methodist supported institution
on Millwood Avenue here The
dedicatory address will be de
livered by Dr Alan Keith-Lucas.
Alumni Distinguished Professor
ot Social Work, the f mversity
of North Carolina, who is pre
sently serving a> the Dray Vis
iting Professor at the Culver
sitv ot Pennsylvania
The IT Herman Wright Child
Care Center, named for the
1 a t e Newberry businessman
whose gift of funds was large
iy responsible for its. construct
ion. will house ttie headquarters
for Epwortli s numerous a nd
v aned progranp de igned to aid
troubled famdii s and dependent
children Epworth Eluidreii's
Home is under the direction ot
Dr Allan P Broome. Supenn
t endent
Bishop Paul Hardin, dr Hes
ident Bishop of the Columbia
Area (it iiit i n i! et ■ Wet had I ■ f
Church, will perwrm ?he Ac!
at 1 )eda atlah after w 1 rich die
new facility
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contributed
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provide the
furnishings
and land
seaping for
the Center
With the gift of the K Her
man Wright Child Care Center,
Epworth completes an expan
sion and modernization program
that, began more than a quarter
century ago The program, cost
ing approximately $3 million,
involved construction of all new
buildings, a new paved street
system, a new electrical sys
tem and landscaping of the en
tire campus Epworth is recog
nized as one of the most mod
ern. beautiful and efficient in
stitutions of its kind in Amer
ica
The entire modernization pro
gram was carried out w i t h
gifts from private individuals,
a, gmented by contributions of
foundations and the business-
industrial community The con
tinuing program of service to
families and dependent children
is provided for by the approx
imately 800 Methodist churches
in South Carolina and their un-
affihated supporters.
Epworth. which was founded
approximately 7a years ago. has
a staff ot 58 well-trained spec
ialists in the various fields of
child
care
Contrary to popu-
lar U
■lief.
only a small per-
e et! t ag
e ol
children referred to
Epw ol
til ai
■e placed on campus
io 11V t
■ Tl
in fact, said Dr
1 in ion
te. n
tile result of the
1 lome
s tho
roughly modern and
i-eienth icall
y developed family
('< mil: t
‘ling
ervice which has
n suit'
■d in
the re uniting of hun-
dn Ms
o! b
uililies through the
solving ot
domestic problems
that h
■ad t
o separation of par-
ent
and
ehildren
hi a
> con
laiice with tile latest
i . il K e[
Ms 1!
. child care, speeial-
in a!
e!'V 1 (
e- iiivc became a
V11; i i
part
of the Epworth pro
.ram
Mol
c than 25 mentally
n tan!
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hmin-n arc now re-
, , ■ j \ j.j
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wioi wire and edu-
a 11 o n
The
: .otionaily disturb
r Ci v ■
•. r i.- pro', idod sjiec
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ufr
hnwjt tlie Home's
(11 <1 c !!'
)>! k
n-.'-eurees with the
m o s t up to date therapeutic
tremmen! available when re
quired
Pan.by Home Placement, a
program recently added, pro
vides hoinea off campus for pre
school children whose needs de
mand a family-home environ
ment Older children whose spe
cial needs can more adequately
be met m a family atmosphere
are also located m foster homes
and discreetly supervised b y
one of the Home's skilled case
workers.
More and more, as the need
for advanced and specialized
education becomes necessary,
Epworth Children's Home is
providing training beyond high
school for many of its grad-
Small group at
school meeting
Fewer than 30 persons at
tended the public meeting of
the Newberry County Board of
Education Monday night to dis
cuss the possible $3 million con
struction program.
The state education survey
team has recommended the con
struction of a new high school
to serve the New berry Whitmire
area or an alternate proposal
ot tht' construction of a county
wide high school.
The Newberry-Whitmire High
School would cost about S2 5
million and the cost of the coun
ty wide school i> estimated at
S3 2 million
Whitmire High School a n d
Mid-Carolina High School near
Prosperity would be discontin
ued from high school iim. but
would house elementary stu
dents from nearby areas
Die school board has not yet
decided which construction pro
gram will be adopted The pub
lic hearings are scheduled to
allow county residents to voice
opinions on the proposals.
Ed Young, chairman of the
board, told the group 'until
people get interested and be
come involved, it's going to be
a tough job" to win approval of
a multi-million dollar bond is
sue to finance a school build
ing program.
nates. A number of the high-
est rated colleges and univer
sities m the nation are attend
ed by Epworth graduates under
its advanced education program.
Although Epworth (.’hildrens
Home is owned and operated
by the United Methodist
Church in South Carolina, its
wide-ranging services are not
restricted to Methodists but tire
available to troubled families
and children with special needs
irrespective of church affilia
tion.
Rollings favors
exemption for
municipal bonds
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ern
est F. Rollings said Tuesday a
plan to eliminate tax exempt
ion on municipal bonds could
"cripple city governments".
Rollings introduced a resolu
tion opposing the proposed leg
islation. It was drafted by the
Newberry City Council.
Referring to the tax reform
bill, Rollings agreed with the
need for "fiscal responsibility
with an eye toward equitably
spreading the tax burden of
our nation’s economy".
Re said, however, he had a
"grave concern" for the plan
to eliminate the tax exemption
on municipal bonds. "There is
a major question whether or
not a case has been made for
such a proposal", he said.
"More importantly at this
stage, it seems quite clear that
such a program would cripple
municipal governments in cap
ital improvements."
The resolution said "leading
public officials, economists and
sociologists have expressed tin'
view that the urban crisis can
best be solved on a local level
and have strongly advocated a
greater cooperation between
municipal and federal govern
ments". It called the' house ap
proved measure affecting mun
icipal bonds "illogical and ill-
conceived" and a "direct at
tack" on municipal govern
ments.
B. T. Vaughn, 78,
rites Wednesday
Benjamin Tillman Vaughn. 78
of 130!) Washington St., died
Tuesday.
He was born in Newberry
Uounty, son of the late James
1' and Ida Tibbler Vaughn He
was a retired employe ot the
Mollohon Plant of the Kendall
Company and was a member
of Epting Memorial Methodist
Church.
Surviving are his wifi Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis Pettit Vaughn;
three sons, Leroy Vaughn of
Selma. N. C . George A Pettit
of Willow Grove. Pa and Rob
ert Pettit of Honolulu. Hawaii,
a daughtei Mrs .James C
Abrams of Newberry, two bro
thers. Oscar Vaughn of Green
wood and Jim Vaughn of New
berry, two sister"',, Mrs Alma
Paines and Mrs. Mary Flynn
of Greenwood; 10 grandchildren
and a great-grandchild
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p m. Wednesday at
Epting Memorial Methodist
Church by the Rev Donald
Funderburk and the Rev M B
Lee Burial was in Newberry
Memorial Gardens
Mr and Mrs. Charles J Mes
ser have moved to 1113 Hill-
crest Road to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Driggers
are now making their home at
2421 Fulmer Avenue
Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Bradley
are living at 021 1-2 Jessica
Avenue.