The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, April 08, 1971, Image 6
PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 8, 1971
BY THE WAY
(Continued from Page 1)
book is written by Judge Les
ter H. Loble of Helena, Mon
tana in collaboration with Max
Wylie.
Judge Loble has this to say:
“If a youth is old enough and
tough enough to topple a tomb
stone, wreck a church or school-
house, hold up a service sta
tion, snatch a woman’s purse
or beat up an old man, he’s
old enough and tough enough
to have a public trial with his
parents in the front row and
full newspaper coverage.”
Regardless of what the do-
gooders have to say about it,
Judge Loble affirms what I
have long said: “The twin ene
mies of crime are fear of pu
nishment and fear of publicity”.
I heartily recommend his
book which can be had at the
Newberry Saluda Regional Li
brary.
But to get back to the situa
tion in Laurens County, The
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THEATRE
THURSDAY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY
THERE’S A
GIRL IN MY
SOUP
Peter Sellers
Goldie Hawn
(R)
MONDAY TUESDAY WED-
NESDAY AND THURSDAY
RAID ON
ROMMEL
Richard Burton
(GP)
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
I LOVE MY
WIFE
Elliott Gould
(R)
CLOVER LEAF
DRIVE-IN
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
A MAN CALLED
SLEDGE
James Garner
Dennis Weaver
(R)
SUNDAY
TELL ME THAT
YOU LOVE ME
JUNIE MOON
Liza Minnelli
Ken Howard
(GP)
Always A Color Cartoon
The Drive-In Will Be Closed
On Monday Tuesday Wed
nesday Thursday For The
Winter Months.
HEAD CLEAN-UP WEEK—Mayor C. A.
Shealy Jr., officially declares the week of
April 12-17 Clean-Up Week in Newberry.
The project is to be a city-county effort.
Tuffy Millstead, standing at left, has been
named overall chairman. He will be assis
ted by George R. Summer, standing at
right, who is county chairman and will co
ordinate Boy Scout Troops assisting with
the clean-up. C. E. Hendrix, vice chairman
of County Council, will assist with trucks
and drivers to remove the accumulated lit
ter and trash. (Sunphoto)
Clinton Chronicle, which had
published the stories mentioned
above, received a letter from
a reader which pretty well sums
up the way I felt when I read
Judge Timmerman’s defense of
his actions. The letter, in part,
follows:
“The ‘Honorable’ Mr. Tim
merman states that each de
fendant during his session of
court received a sentence. He
entirely ignored the fact that
the huge majority of thise sen
tences were then suspended...
furthermore, he would have
us believe that almost all of
these defendants were ‘little
sixteen and seventeen year olds’
that were involved in little
things that really don’t amount
to anything. Do we usually
think of 16 and 17 year old
teenagers as ‘little fellas’? I
would suggest that he is try
ing to imply that they really
don’t know any better than that
it’s wrong to break into houses
and such as that.
“Surely this ‘Honorable’ for
mer governor doesn’t think
that just because they are
young, and got caught, a little
pat on the back and a short
probation period are going to
reform them forever. How in
the world does he think those
hardened and habitual crimi
nals...are developed? They are
developed by getting caught for
minor things, telling everything
they knew and then given a
suspended sentence. The next
time they are caught, it's a
more serious crime and they
don’t tell anything. Because, as
Mr. Timmerman puts it, they
have a little more sense! Mr.
Timmerman is aware, isn't he,
that we do have juvenile cor
rectional institutions?
“Then let me ask the...Judge
how he explains the 27 year
old man—please note 27 year
old—who was caught in the
possession of narcotics....This
man was also given a suspend
ed sentence...
“The ignorance of the people
of S. C. is greatly inflated in
the eyes of George Bell Tim
merman, especially when he
thinks anybody who read the
docket of the court over which
he presided is going to swal-
WANT ADS
GET RID OF WINTER BILLS
and put Spring in your step. Be
an Avon Representative. It’s
easy and interesting. No erper-
ience necessary. Why put it off?
Call collect Mrs. Brand, 754-
7123 or write, 3823 Humphrey
Drive, Columbia.
low his cock and bull story.
“Is it any wonder we have
a hard time getting enough
good and dedicated law enforce
ment officers when there are
such as this presiding over our
courts?”
That concludes the excerpts
from the lady’s letter; how
ever, in all fairness to Judge
Timmerman, let it be said that
he is not the only one who “pu
nishes” criminals this way. You
can pick up the newspaper and
read the court proceedings any
where in this state, under al
most any judge in this state,
and find that the same thing
prevails.
Something has got to be
done—and that something is to
straighten these young hood
lums out to begin with instead
of telling them that society is
to blame for their criminal
acts.
If Judge Loble can decrease
his juvenile delinquency rate
by 49 percent in five years, it
can be done here, too.
Clean-up Week
set in
A meeting of county and city
clean-up week chairmen met at
the Development’s Board con
ference room to discuss further
clean-up week details. Attend
ing were the following: Mrs.
Richard Baker, Chairman New
berry County Beautification
Committee; Martyn Cavanaugh,
Co-Chairman Newberry Coun
ty Beautification Committee;
Mrs. Roy Anderson. President
of Newberry Garden Club Coun
cil; Tuffy Millstead, Newberry
Fire Department, George Sum
mers, scout master of Boy
Scouts; Joe Baker, Enoree Dis
trict Ranger, Sumter National
Forest; Jack Queener, Assis
tant County Agent; C. E. Hen
drix, Vice Chairman County
Council; Mrs. Peggie West,
Newberry County Beautifica
tion Photographer.
Mrs. Baker brought the meet
ing to order stating that the
Clean Up Week will be concen
trated extensively from April
12-17.
Tuffy Millstead has been ap
pointed as overall chairman for
Clean Up Week for city. He
asks that anyone wanting trash
picked up in county please call
his office at 276-4344 at New
berry Fire Department, not la
ter than April 15th. A truck
will be sent out from the Fire
Department to collect trash.
Mr. Millstead further states that
the county should be contacted
about Clean Up Week and about
the trucks that will be at the
public’s disposal. He stresses
that everyone in the city and
county please get involved with
Clean Up Week to dispose of
all trash. Everyone’s coopera
tion will be appreciated.
George Summer, scout mas
ter, has been appointed county
Clean Up Week Chairman and
Chairman to get scouts to help
with Clean Up Week.
Martyn Cavanaugh, A1 Busby,
and Joe Baker will serve on
committee of collecting and re
moval of solid waste.
Joe Baker, Forest Ranger,
also stressed educating public
on the dangers of pollution,
particularly in our beautiful na
tional forests.
Jack Queener, Assistant
County Agent, states that he
will be working with 4-H club
members and scouts in Whit
mire area to clean up city parks
and tennis courts, and to stress
keeping a clean city and county.
Mr. C. E. Hendrix, County
Council, states that the county
will donate two drivers and two
trucks for Clean Up Week to
be used on Saturday, April 17.
Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Presi
dent Garden Club Council, states
that litter chairman have been
appointed in each Garden Club
and they are willing to help
in any capacity by arousing
city and county support.
Furman Long
died Wednesday
Furman B. Long, 64, of
Rock Hill, died Wednesday in
a Charlotte hospital.
Mr. Long was born in Pros
perity, moving to Rock Hill in
1952. He was a former mecha
nical superintendent for the
Evening Herald and was an
employee of Anderson Press in
Charlotte. He was a member
of the Optimist and Elks clubs.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth King Long; a
son Lt. Cmdr. George Truett
Long of the U.S. Navy in Vir
ginia Beach, Va.; a brother,
Hance I. Long of Prosperity;
and five sisters, Mrs. Ruth
Bowers of Prosperity, Mrs.
Carrie Williamson of Washing
ton, D. C., Mrs. Grace Amick
of Clinton, Mrs. Nell Counts of
Prosperity, and Mrs. Nan Bo
land of Newberry.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 4 p.m. in Oakland
Baptist Church, with burial in
Grandview Memorial Park,
Rock Hill.
Women of
Aveleigh meet
The Circles of Aveleigh Pres
byterian Church will meet as
follows:
Circle 1. Tuesday, April 13
at 10:00 A.M. with Mrs. C. M.
Smith, Jr.
Circle 2. Monday, April 12 at
4:00 P.M. with Mrs. J. N. Bur
gess.
Circle 3. Tuesday, April 13 at
4:00 P.M. with Mrs. Chevis Boo
zer.
Circle 4. Monday, April 12 at
8:00 P.M. with Mrs. H. N.
Martin.
Circle 5. Monday, April 12
at 8:00 P.M. with Mrs. Luther
Long.
Willingham S & L
Committeeman
J. K. Willingham, President
of the Newberry Federal Sav
ings & Loan Association has
been notified by Lewis S. Ea
ton, President of the United
States Savings & Loan League,
Chicago, 111., that the Execu
tive Committee of the League
has appointed him a Member
of the Trends and Economic
Policies Committee.
The committee is called upon
from time to time to recom
mend policies for the Savings
and Loan Industry and serves
as the coordinating committee
for the broad research activi
ties of the League. .
President Eaton in his letter
to Willingham said, “I would
consider it a personal favor if
you would accept this appoint
ment, as I feel you are well
qualified to make important
contributions to the decisions
and actions to be taken by this
Committee and the U. S. Sav
ings and Loan League.” This
committee prepares a brochure
each year which is distributed
to all members of the Lea
gue as an aid to their future
policies.
Willingham has held many
positions of honor in the Sav
ings and Loan Industry, being
a Past President of the S. C.
Savings and Loan League and
a Past President of the South
eastern Group of the United
States Savings and Loan Lea
gue. He has the distinction of
being the youngest person ever
elected President of the State
League.
Lee Davenport
graveside rites
Lee Edward Davenport, in
fant son of Joe E. and Carolyn
Craven Davenport of Route 1,
Kinards, died Wednesday night
at the Newberry County Me
morial Hospital. Surviving in
addition to his parents are a
sister, Lynn Davenport of the
home, his maternal grandmoth
er, Mrs. Winnie Craven of Ki
nards; and his paternal grand
mother, Mrs. Lucy Davenport
of Newberry.
Graveside services were held
at 4 p.m. Thursday from Bush
River Baptist Church ’with Rev.
Tommy Daum conducting the
service.