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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS LITTLE TOO MUCH I know that City Manager is all for beautification, planting trees around the parking lots and buildings and so forth in the city, but I think he’s over doing it just a little when he allows trees to grow out of the bricks of the Opera House. In the first place, it just doesn't look natural for a tree to be growing that high up in the air. In the second place, I fear that the roots of the plants will force their way into the bricks and mortar and soon pe destrians will have brickbats falling on their heads as they walk by. Seriously, this outcropping has happened before and I’m sure it’s an oversight that some thing hasn't been done about it. But since there are apparently plenty of tree-trimmers in the city, let's get the Opera House trimmed before some damage is really done THE TRAFFIC While I'm complaining about things around the City, I might as well mention the traffic pro blem again It is bad most of the time in most of the city, but 1 think the worst time and place must be around the post office at about 8:30 in the mor ning. The parking lot at the Post Office is ridiculous, to be gin with, but even if this were not the case, traffic would still be piled up on College Street trying to make a left turn into the parking area against on coming traffic which is heavier than normal because of parents taking children to schools at that time of the morning. It seems to me that the only- solution to the traffic problem Newberry faces is a system of one-way streets. 1 know that some people oppose this idea but they might as well face it. it's got to come sooner or later, if traffic is to move at all and not come to a complete stand still. A REMINDER For those who may have late ly subscribed to The Sun. I would repeat that the histones of the churches and some homes in the county are being pub lished weekly m The Sun as part of the Tricentennial Ob- servance for Newborn Counts Newberry's week for the Ob servance begins on November 8th and activities are being plan ned for each dav b\ various committees under the direction of the Countv Tricentennial Commission The pictures of homes, and of some of the churches, which will be published are those which will be on the tours to be conducted Wednesday and Thursday of TnCen week Only a little over two months remain before Newberry will have its observ ance. Many chur ches will plan homecomings and there will be activities which you won't want to miss, so mark the week of November 8th on your calendar and be prepared to take part in the festivities. A TRIBUTE If I may include here a per sonal note. I would like to re print a part of the tribute paid to Dad by Luther Aull All of the old-timers in Newberry will remember Luther and his fami ly. P'or those newer on the scene, Luther's father, the late Col. E. H. Aull, was publisher of the Herald and News, and as Luther says in his article, his family and ours grew up to- (Continued on Page 8) Vol. 34—No. 20 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, September 3, 1970 $3 PER YEAR FORTY & EIGHT PRESENTS CHECKS- Nevvberry Yoiture 1342, Forty & Eight honored student nurses and their parents last Thursday night with a dinner at the American Legion hut. From left is Chef de Gare Gene Richardson presenting a check to Janet Senn who is attending nurses school at the Medical College of South Car olina, Charleston; Miss Debra Metts, cen ter, who has been a recipient of cash a- wards from the organization, received her R.N. pin. She is a graduate of the Green ville General Hospital School of Nursing. C. A. Dufford, Sr., at right, chairman of the nurses training program, hands a check to Miss Jackie Shealy. Jackie will enter the U. S. C. School of Nursing in the fall. (Sunphoto) College year begins Monday Football players at Newberry College won’t have the campus to themselves much longer. The influx of new and return ing students begins this week end. Orientation sessions for fresh man students will begin Sunday afternoon when they move into the residence halls and begin to get acquainted with their new classmates. While students are getting settled, their parents will meet with the College staff for a question-and-answer ses sion. Orientation week activities will get underway in earnest Monday when the freshman be gin a series of placement ex aminations, follow T ed by meet ings with faculty advisers and staff members, and the actual enrollment in courses. The pro gram continues through Wed nesday. Upperclassmen and returning students register for their class es on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 8 and 9; the actual school year will begin Thursday, Sept. 10, with the 8 a. m. classes. City Primary next Tuesday A City Democratic Primary to nominate three members of Council will be held Tuesday, September 8 at the regular pol ling places in the City. These locations may be seen in “Notice of Primary" elsewhere in this issue. The polls will be open from 8 a m until 7 p. m. All per sons seeking to vote must have a current registration certifi cate, at least thirty days old. Cecil E Kinard and L. D Gardner. councilman whose terms expire this year are seek ing re election. The third mem ber of council whose term ex pires. Carman Bouknight. is not seeking re-election Others vy ing for the three seats will be (' A Dufford. Sr , a former member of Council and S. W. i Bo i Miller Mayor Claienct* A Shealy, Jr has no opposition m the Pri mary Winners of Tuesday's race will face Republican opponents in a General Election to be held at a later date The Republican candidates are Theodore E Mueller for Mayor: R. M. Rodriguez, Mrs. Paul Savko and Mrs H B. Wil son for Council. Members of council whose terms do not expire this year are C I) Coleman, Preston Mc- Alhany and Claude Partain. ENJOY STEAK SUPPER Supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lambert on Saturday night were Miss Pat Cris of Whitmire, Jimmy Prince of Greenwood, Steve Miller of Whitmire, and Mr. and Mrs. John Price and Mrs. Claude Cromer. They enjoyed a steak cookout in the back yard. Plan parking for lower Main NEWBERRY - City Council Tuesday night approved an or dinance setting city taxes at 60 mills, the same as last year. In other action, council gave City Manager K. W. Riebe au thority to negotiate for a lot owned by R. B. Baker on which the town plans to construct an off street parking lot on lower Main Street. The lot would provide 21 park ing spaces at a cost of about $f),27(), plus the cost of leasing the property. Henderson be Rotary speaker Jim Henderson, GOP Candi date for Lt. Governor of South Carolina will be a special guest of the Newberry Rotary Club, Friday September 4 for a 1 PM Luncheon. Henderson will be mainly talking about the status of education in South Carolina. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR METHODIST ADVOCATE Albert Jabs, dean of students at Newberry College, has been named a contributing editor of the weekly “South Carolina Methodist Advocate Magazine.” P. 0. Closes Labor Day The Newberry Post Office will be closed Monday September 7, in observance of Labor Day. On Sunday, September 6, col lection service will be limited to lobby drops and the collec tion box on the side street (Jenkins) of the post office. On Monday September 7, there will be no window service nor delivery of mail by city or rural carrier. Holiday lock box ser vice will be provided. Holiday schedules for collection, receipt and dispatch of mails will be observed. Five and six cent stamps are available from the stamp machine in the lobby A Newberry High Schocb Bulldog pulls jamboree held at Setzler Field of Newber- down a Chapin ball carrier as Bulldog No. ry College. The Bulldogs will open their 2 4 rushes to assist with the down. New- regular season here Friday night against berry was pitted against Chapin in the the Union Yellow Jackets, final quarter of the first annual football (Sunphoto by Martin Armfield)