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BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
THE REASONS
The defeat of the school bond
issue should have been no sur
prise to those who bothered to
really check the “grass roots”.
The reasons for the defeat were
numerous.
One reason frequently given
for voting against the issue was
this: “If the government is go
ing to run the schools, let the
government build the schools.
It is all going to come out of
our tax money anyway and
there appears little hope of ever
having a reduction in income
tax, so let’s get something for
the taxes we pay”
The federal government has
taken upon itself the financing
of so many aspects of the
school program it is only logi
cal to assume that it will be
just a matter of a few years
before it will be providing funds
for school buildings. Many felt
that they, as taxpayers, would
be saddled with a 2. r )-mill tax
increase for the next 25 or 30
years or even for eternity, be
cause taxes have a way of not
being lowered even when a
bond issue is paid off
In addition, many properties,
especially in the county, had
values greatly increased during
the recent reassessment pro
gram. Some properties doubled
in value Added to this was a
rune-mill tax hike and in the
case of city residents an addi
tional 13-mill tax hike this year.
It must be pointed out too to
those who say this doesn't in
volve much n oney. that this is
probably true as far as the
wage earner is concerned. We
would probably "blow ' $25 at
a couple of football games and
think nothing of it It must be
remembered, however that
there are many elderly citizens
who own their homes and must
pay taxes on them, but who are
living on a fixed income, often
no more than a small monthly
social security payment. To
them, this tax increase is some
thing to be concerned about.
Every penny counts in this day
of ever-increasing costs without
increase of income
Foremost in the minds of the
people, however, is the thought
that landowners are continually
being penalized to pay for ser
vices rendered to those who
pay nothing If some nethod
could have been devm' to tax
ALL of the p- ople who will ben-
t- 1 t i - bond issue would have
1 id lar greater chance of
ess. Our taxes may be low
man in some other counties.
■vertheless. property owners
nere are tired of having to as
sume the burden, on a city and
countv level, of paving for faci
lities and services tor the en
tire population
The chairman of the Board of
Education states that he doesn t
know what the Boaid will do
since the issue wasn't passed
and that because it didn’t suc
ceed. the schools were now m
the hands of the federal court.
The truth is that the schools
have been in the hands of the
federal court since summer. The
bond issue had absolutely noth
ing to do with the integration,
or lack of it in the schools. It
wms HOPED by the Board that
the court would allow a delay
in further integration until new
schools could be built, but as
was pointed out in this column
last week, that hope was dashed
following the Supreme Court’s
ruling in the Mississippi cases
and the subsequent rulings of
federal district judges in South
Carolina.
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Vol. 33—No. 31. Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, November 20, 1969 $3 PER YEAR
School issue is defeated
in 46 of 50 county boxes
Students ready
for holidays
The final week before t h e
Thanksgiving holiday finds New
berry College staff and students
busy in planning, giving and
participating in public events.
The week’s activities will be
gin Thursday (tonight) with the
first performance of a three-act
drama, "The Physicists” in the
College Theater on the ground
level of the Chapel.
Coach Nield Gordon’s basket
ball squad opens the season at
Charleston Friday evening when
they meet the Lander Senators
at k 30 p m in the first game
of the College of Charleston Tip-
off Tourney Saturday they will
meet either the University of
North Carolina—Greensboro, or
the College of Charleston. The
opponent will be determined by
the results of Friday s games.
Sunday morning's “G u e s t
Preacher” is the Rev. Albert
H Keck, Jr., pastor of St. And-
rew's Lutheran Church of Hick
ory, N ('. Chapel services be
gin at 11:15 a.m.
The first student recital of
the school year is scheduled for
8 p m Monday in the Chapel.
Continuing through the week
until Tuesday is the Halsey-
McCallum Art Exhibit in the
Little Theater
Students will begin packing
their suitcases Wednesday as
they leave the campus for the
long Thanksgiving weekend
Classes are dismissed at 1 p m
Wednesday and will begin again
at 8 a m Mondav December 1
The Newberrv College Indians
i'kisc nut the 1960 football sea
son m tlie traditional Thanks
giving Day classic with Pres
byterian College at 2 pan on
Set/ler Field Going all the way
back to 1913. the Blue Hose has
a decided 34 19-4 won-lost mar
gm over the Indians m the long
senes of games.
Common pleas
court is set
The December term of Com
mon Pleas i Civil) court will
convene on Monday. December
1 at ten o’clock with Judge Wm
L Rhodes. Jr of Hampton on
the bench The following jurors
will report for duty that morn
ing at 9:30 a m
Edgar L Rish, Thomas P
Buzhardt, Katie F Lowman,
Willie Mae S. Eargle, T. Clyde
Tindall, J. B. Counts, George
D Hawkins, Ronald R. Boozer;
Also, Grady B Rose, Jr.,
Ellis H. Fulmer, W’illiam Hoyt
Ringer, Claude P. Summer, T.
A. Harmon, William H. Nobles,
Jr., Stanley E. Shealy, Caro
lyn M. Epps;
Also, M. P. Miller. Faye S.
Lewis, Asa C. Oxner, Samuel M.
Price, Robert S. Coleman, Mar
ion L Ruff, Thurman H. Smith,
Tabulation
By Precinct
Following is a tabulation of
the vote in Tuesday’s school
bond referendum by precinct.
The first figure is the number
which voted in favor the second
figure the number who voted
opposed to the issue:
Saluda No 7
2
13
G'N’oal No. 1
4
13
Johnstone
10
68
Mulberry
14
32
I 'mon
5
29
Romania
43
60
Central
6
24
Ward 3. No !
71
63
Zion
16
38
Kinards
2
29
Walton
7
25
Peak
14
40
Jalapa
10
129
Garmany
20
82
Trinitv
3
36
Ml Bethel
1
11
Prosperity No 1
74
117
Ward 4, No. 1
27
28
Dominick
0
16
Silverstreet
30
70
Long Lane Beth
Eden 5
42
Airport
24
54
Helena
16
34
Mt. Pleasant
15
38
St Philips
25
69
Ftopia
6
29
O'Neal No. 2
16
75
Ward 4. No. 2
54
74
Hartford
20
62
()akland
62
150
Ward 5
60
101
Whitmire No. 2
57
33
Whitmire No I
102
76
Ward 3. No 2
61
270
Ward I
113
124
Fairvieu
18
59
Longshore
9
76
Ward 2
172
244
Midway
13
52
Prospent) No 2
74
93
(’happells
1
41
Vaughnville
8
13
Ward 6
134
173
Jolly Street
15
52
Maybinton
27
7
Bush River
1
53
St Paul
7
22
Little Mountain
67
82
Wheeland
5
65
Stoney Hill
9
1555
125
3311
SPANISH STUDENTS
WOFFORD GUESTS
Nine Spanish students at New
berry College and their faculty-
advisor, Dr Albert Mature were
guests Wednesday evening of
the Wofford College chapter of
Sigma Delta Pi, national Schol
astic Spanish Society.
Robert S. Franklin;
Also, James C. Mills, Cather
ine M Kennerly, Ulysses Chap
lin, Harry Senn, Faye H. Will
iamson, James G. Clamp, J.
Ralph Williams, Jewel E. Wal
drop;
Also, Mary H. Long, Frank B.
Stewart, Mary B. Newton, Phil
lip D, Metis, Ann B. Murphy,
G. Henry Longshore, Pope L.
Buford, Jr., and Tobe R. Shealy.
Newberry County voters de
feated a proposed $3.9 million
school bond issue by more than
a two-to-one margin in a refer
endum here Tuesday.
“We are real disappointed,”
Ed Young, chairman of the
county board of education, said
of the 3311-1555 vote.
Only four of the 50 precincts
in the county voted favorably on
the issue. They were Ward 3
Box 1 in the city, Whitmire box
es 1 and 2. and Maybinton pre
cinct.
A tabulation of the vote by
precinct may be seen elsewhere
m this issue.
The school bond would have
financed the majority of a $4.1
million school construction and
renovation program proposed by
the school board.
Young said he felt the defeat
of the bond issue was due to
a lack of interest in the school
system.
School officials had estimated
the proposed bond issue would
require 25 mill tax increase for
repayment, but Young said he
did not believe the proposed tax
increase alone turned the voters
against the proposal.
He expressed surprise that
the bond issue was rejected by
a large vote margin. He said
he would not have supported the
proposal, but he believed that
the public had voiced a favor
able attitude for the plan at a
series of public hearings recent
ly held.
The board chairman said de
feat of the issue eliminates the
school board's plan for integra
tion next year. The board had
proposed to federal officials to
accomplish additional integra
tion with the use of new school
buildings.
Young said future plans for
integration of county schools
will be in the hands of the fed
eral court. He said defeat of
the bond issue removes author
ity for planning integration by
the school board.
Kinard to chair
safety council
C L Kinard. Senn Trucking
Company, has been elected as
Chairman of the South Carolina
Council of Safety Supervisors for
1970.
Elected as vice chairmen were
Ray Evans, G&P Trucking Co.,
Greenville; Marvin Rucker, of
Spartan Grain & Mill Co., New
berry, and Charlie Hyatt, More
land Chemical Company, Spar
tanburg.
The Council is the safety arm
of the Motor Transportation As
sociation of South Carolina and
sponsors the Truck Drivers
Roadeo, Truck Safety Contest,
Truck Safety Inspections and
Clinics, Road Patrols, Driver of
the Month and Driver of the
Year programs and Safety Edu
cation programs.
Promotions and
parades on
yule schedule
A total of $215 will be award
ed in prize money for winning
entries in the Newberry Christ
mas Parade to be held Friday,
December 5 at 4 p.m.
The schedule of prizes for var
ious divisions was released by
A1 Mature and Harry Weber,
members of the Newberry Ki-
wanis Club which is sponsor
ing this year’s annual parade.
Prizes will be awarded as
follows.
Miss Merry Christmas, $25.
School and Institutional floats,
first place, $50, second place,
$25, third place, $15.
Commerical and Industrial
floats, first, $50; second, $25,
and third, $15.
Decorated Autos, winner, $10.
Deadline for parade entries is
Friday, November 21. Any or
ganization or group interested
in placing an entry in the par
ade may call A1 Busby or Otis
Taylor for further information.
Association for a Greater
Newberry President J. K. Will
ingham has announced that
over 200 letters soliciting funds
for Newberry’s Christmas pro
gram had been mailed to busi
ness firms, industries and pro
fessional men in the area. Mr.
Willingham said that this is the
only means used to finance
the annual Christmas Parade
and Main Street Christmas de
corations.
Last year a giant Christmas
Tree was placed on the Plaza
and new decorations were used
on Main Street. Both the tree
and the decorations are being
rented for a period of three
years. The rent is payable in
equal annual installments each
December 1st.
Anyone wishing to donate to
this program who did not re
ceive a letter is urged to mail
their donation to AGN Secre
tary Robert E. Summer, Jr.,
P O. Box 159, Newberry.
In line with the Christmas
parade and decorations AGN’s
committee for Christmas Pro
motion has also been making
plans, according to committee
chairman Billy Beard.
Recommended closing hours
for the holiday period are pub
lished elsewhere in this issue.
Cash drawings are planned on
each of the first three Fridays
in December at 9:15 p.m. on
the Plaza. Drawings on each
of these nights will be for four
$25 cash prizes. Tickets to be
come eligible to win the prizes
can be obtained from merchants
participating in the Christmas
Promotion.
Information concerning parti
cipation in this Promotion can
be obtained from Mr. Beard.
Santa Claus will be on the
Plaza with candy for the child
ren on December 12 and 19th.
Members of the Promotions
Committee, in addition to the
chairman, are Steve Floyd, Lin
Slaton, Gerald Taylor and Larry
Hatchette.