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BY THE WAY Vol. 34—No. 9 Newberry, S. C. 29108, June 18. 1970 $3 PER YEAR By DORIS A. SANDERS WE'RE MOVING! For more years than we care to remember, a newspaper has been published at 1218 College Street, Newberry. Before the Armfield clan ever arrived on the local scene, the late Col. Elbert H. Aull was publishing the twice-a-week Newberry Her ald and News at this location. Since that time, the building has seen the continued publication of the Herald and News; then the Newberry Daily Herald, (it will probably be a surprise to some of you to know that we once DID have a daily news paper in Newberry;) then the Newberry Sun. But some old buildings have a way of losing their usefulness, and the time will probably not be too far distant when the old hotel building in which The Sun is housed will no longer be a part of the scene in the city. So, anticipating doom for the building which has sheltered us for so many years, we are pick ing up the traces and moving on to a new location It's at the corner of Boyce and Nance, the former location of Whitaker Floor Coverings, just across from the historic Opera House. When we have a chance to look out of the window the view will be decidedly improved: but we will certainly miss the proxi mity of our courthouse and other friends. We expect to be open for bus iness Friday. The last issue of The Sunpaper m the old build ing was put to bed Wednesday afternoon and Thursday (today) will be devoted to moving the heavy equipment. I am assum ing our telephone number will remain the same—Southern Bell is pretty good about things like that We look forward to having you visit us in our new loca tion. We won't be hard to find! DAIRY MONTH In tins issue you will find spocial stories and advertise ments relating to June Dairy Month I hope you will take par ticular note of them, because rhe dairy business is a big in dustry m this county. 1 didn't follow the campaigns m the recent State Democratic Primary very closely, but 1 uas told that the upping of milk prices by the State Dairy Com mission had been used as a pol itical football We all hate to pay higher prices for ever)thing, but how can we expect the price of everything else to go up includ ing labor, and have milk prices remain the same'’ This is un reasonable. and whichever poli tician suggested that dairy far mers should not be given re lief must not have been doing much shopping recently A few weeks ago. I picked up a can of the brand of coffee 1 always use the price had been hiked 40 cents on the pack age since the previous time I had bought it This may be a rather drastic example, but any one who has bought groceries, or anything else in the past year, must admit that a two- cents a quart increase in the price of milk is probably be- ow the increase in cost of most items which they regularly buy. If our dairy farmers aver aged their income according to the number of hours they work, they would probably find that they could make more per hour at one of our industrial plants. But dairy farming is just not a (Continued on Pag* 14) Miss Lester to retire from college staff Hattie Belle Lester, dean of women at Newberry College since 1938, will retire July 1, ac cording to Dr. A.G.D. Wiles, president of the College. The veteran dean joined the College staff in 1936 as assistant dean and assumed her present posi tion two years later. "Miss Lester is a remarkable woman," Dr. Wiles said in an nouncing her retirement. “She has been a moving spirit in the growth and development of the College and has given gener ously of her talents not only to Newberry College but to the church. We will all miss her generosity and wisdom, and most notably the hundreds of young women students to whom she has acted as mother over the past 32 years. ” In 1968 the National Associa tion of Women Deans and Coun selors honored Miss Lester at its convention. The citation pre sented to her read in part: "Her dignity and poise, her ded ication to her work, her grac iousness. her character have all set an outstanding example to the girls she has led, as well as to her colleagues m the South Carolina Association of Women Deans and Counselors in which she has been the senior mem ber tor a number of years. It is a privilege to honor this Christian gentlewoman for her years of service " She was honored again at the College’s Commencement m May when she was presented with the Algernon Sydney Sulli van Award as a "loyal friend of the College" A native of Prosperity, she attended Wmthrop College in Hock Hill and taught in the state’s elementary schools in Hartsville and Newberry and Anderson College from 1921 un til she joined the College staff in 1936. Miss Lester is a member of several professional service or ganizations including the Ameri can Association for Higher Ed ucation, the National and South Carolina Associations of Women Deans and Counselors, the Uni ted Daughters of the Confeder acy, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Newberry Civic League, Delta Kappa Gamma sorority, and the Women of the Lutheran Church. Dairy Month being observed during June The Month of June heralds both the beginning of a long, hot summer and the start of June Dairy Month. They com plement each other since tasty, tempting dairy products fur nish welcomed refreshments on sultry summer days. June has been celebrated as Dairy Month since 1939 when a national campaign was based on promoting dairy products, which were in plentiful supply at that time. "Our modern, efficient dairy industry now offers us these healthy food products the year around," said South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture William L. Harrelson. "The ded icated dairy farmers of our state and nation are on the job seven days a week to bring milk and other dairy products to our table at the highest level of freshness." The South Carolina dairy in dustry is a valuable part of the agri-business industry in the Palmetto State, providing both food and jobs for citizens of the State. "Dairy foods are among the most versatile and varied that we have," stressed Commission er Harrelson. “Milk, of course, is number one. Ice cream is high in popularity as well as butter and the different kinds of cheese. Dairy foods have an unlimited usage for our daily eating enjoyment. "We in the South Carolina Department of Agriculture are proud to work with the dairy industry in this sP'te for the health and well-being of our cit izens. We fully realize," he con cluded, "The importance of this segment of our society In Newberry, according to County Agent A1 Busby, Grade "A ' Dairies have decreased from 91 m 1958 to o3 m 1970. But. he said, such drastic de elme does not accurately retlect the dollar impact ot danw iarin mg m Newborr) Count) Income from dairy farming has tripled during this brie! span of twelve years and now totals over three million dollars annually Newbcrr) Count) Dair\ form ers account for approximateiv ten percent of all milk produced m South Carolina Newberry produced milk supplies the milk markets of the cities ot < ireen- vilie, Columbia and Florence in this state, and Charlotte, N ( . According to Mr Busby, ris ing production c o s t s have squeezed profit margins a n d have forced many small dairy farmers out of business. While (Continued on Page 6) She is past president of the South Carolina Association of Women Deans and Counselors and the current president of the William Lester chapter of the UDC in Prosperity. A retirement dinner is being planned in her honor Thursday, July 2 in the College’s dining room in Kaufmann Hall. Council adopts new budget City council Tuesday night approved on final reading the $2.1 million budget for the 1970- 71 fiscal year which begins July 1. City Manager K. W. Riebe said that the city will end the current year "in the black" be cause the city met or exceeded estimated revenues in general government and utilities. He said no tax increase is necessary, and that the city has programmed a four percent in crease for electric energy costs to avoid an increase in rates to customers if power com panies are granted an. increase. But, he said, if the power com panies succeed m obtaining an increase of more than four per cent, "We may be forced to re view the aspects of an increase.’ He said the new budget does not provide funds for across-the- board pay increases for city employees, but the money is budgeted for promotions and in centive pay increases. Republicans to honor public defender At the recent meeting held Thursday of the Newberry coun ty Young Republicans, plans were released to sponsor a county-wide Youth Rally for Newberry County Public Defen der Ronnie Hightower Mr. Hightower is presently associated with a local law of fice while serving as Public De fender. Hightower is a graduate of the University of South Car olina Law School Hi 1 is a very active m youth activities at the college level, while serving as a professor of Business Law at Newberry College he doubles a- an advisor to Alpha Tau ('mega Social and Service frat ernity The Rally honoring Hightower will be held at Lake Murray at the home of Miss Mildred Sub er executive committee mem ber Irom Whitmire, near Wil son'- Landing Thunday. June 18 heginning with a cook-out at 7 pm For further information re garding the rally, contact 276- 1517 or 276-5676 EVENTS CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE A calendar of events to be held m South Carolina during the last half of 1970 is now available free of charge The calendar lists 310 events, plus 31 events that are held on a continuing basis throughout the year. Activities included in the calendar range from stock car races to concerts and festi vals. Many of the events are being held as part of the state’s Tricentennial Observance that is now underway. A copy of the calenoar of events may be obtained by writ ing Travel Division, 1970 Events P. O. Box 1358, Columbia, S. C. 20202. County winner Final quarterly beauty award Greenville, Georgetown and Newberry Counties are first place winners in the final quart erly awards competition of the Governor's Beautification and Community Improvement pro gram. This will be the last pre sentation of quarterly awards in this program. The Board is discontinuing quarterly presen tations to concentrate on com petition for yearly awards pre sented in the spring at the Gov ernor's Conference on Beautifi cation. The three counties won their awards for their accomplish ments during the first quarter of 1970. Plaques will be pre sented by the program spon sors. The contest places each county in one of three categor ies according to population. The Newberry Fire Depart ment was rated 15th nationally against all competition in the 1969 annual Fire Prevention con test They rank second national ly in their population group and first in South Carolina. The fire department works closely with beautification committees in beautification and clean-up ef forts. I i • i as park month The following Proclamation has been signed by Mayor Clar ence A. Shealy, Jr.: WHEREAS, Conservation of our natural resources and beau tification of our countryside have become major concerns of our society, and, WHEREAS, Most Americans today have more free time than any people since the beginning of history, and, WHEREAS, The South Caro lina Recreation Commission has designated June as the month m which to call attention to the need for conservation, beautifi cation, and recreation. NOW, THEREFORE. I. Clar ence A. Shealy, Jr, Mayor of Newberry, do hereby urge all residents of Newberry to ob serve June as Recreation and Park Month, participating in community's creative and mean ingful recreation programs and conserve its natural resources. SEE PEACOCKS Hal Kohn’s Nursery on High way 76 By-Pass just north of the REA building, invites the public to visit the 44 peafowls on Sunday, Father's Day, June 21st. Many of the handsome pea cocks are now' in full feather and are doing some beautiful strutting; they are very much worth seeing, says Mr. Kohn. No admission will be charged. Mr. Kohn says, “Just bring the family to see a wonderful sight, one of Nature’s greatest. Early morning from 9 on, the strutting begins and continues until dusk. Three picnic tables are avail able.”