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Dairying is big business in V 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 state for the health and well-being of our cit izens. We fully realize,” he con cluded, “The importance of this (Continued on page 12) Lyle Brown is dean of students Lyle L. Brown has been nam ed the Dean of Students at New berry College, Dr. A.G.D. Wiles, President of the College, an nounced today; his appointment is effective in August. During the past year the new Newberry administrator has been studying for his doctorate in the student personnel area at the University of Denver. While doing preliminary work on his advanced degree and complet ing his master’s degree at the Colorado school, Brown acted as the Head Resident of a men’s and a coed’s dormitory, gra duate assistant to the Director of the School of Education, and the Assistant Dean of Men re sponsible for the administration and program in a men’s resi dence hall system housing 1,000 men. Brown succeeds Albert Jabs, who has been the Dean of Stu dents since 1969. A native of Clinton, Iowa, Brown did his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa majoring in geography. He is married and has one daughter. Vol. 35—No. 8 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, June 10, 1971 ATTEND BOYS STATE—Seven Newber- back row: Richard Foster Jr., Mid-Carolina ry County high school juniors left Sunday High, sponsored by Prosperity Civitan morning to attend Boys State at The Cita- Club; Ralph P. Baker, Newberry High, del in Charleston. Front row from left are, sponsored by Newberry Rotary Club; Da- Richard Buzhardt, Mid-Carolina, sponsor- vid Layton Dickert, sponsored by Newber- ed by American Legion Post 24; Randy ry Exchange Club; and Boyd Hobson Parr, Harmon, Newberry High School, sponsored Newberry High, sponsored by Newberry by Post 24; Frank E. Addy Jr., Newberry Kiwanis Club. (Sunphoto) High, sponsored by Newberry Lions Club; Voters make decision for new hospital on Tuesday The major step toward secur ing better hospital care in New berry County will be taken Tuesday, June 15. That’s the day voters will de cide in a countrywide referen dum whether to issue $2’A mil lion in bonds to help pay for a five-story, 100 bed community hospital. There will be nothing else to vote on except the hospital is sue. Each ballot will state: “Do you favor tb'i issuance of not exceeding t.vo million, two hun dred fifty thousand in bonds by Newberry County for county hospital facilities and the nec essary tax levy?” A “Yes” vote by a majority of citizens would enable offi cials to proceed on construc tion plans for a community hos pital that would also include a modern Out-Patient Clinic and a staffed Emergency Room. A “No” vote by a majority would mean no hospital could be built. Hospital board chiarman Tom Buzhardt issued a statement calling on voters to vote “Yes” in the referendum: “Newberry County needs a new hospital if we are to pro vide the kind of medical treat ment that we want, and that our families and friends de serve,” Buzhardt said. “The small cost to us—really only pennies a day—is a small price to pay. Anyone who has ever gone through a period of medi cal or hospital need knows the importance of modern medical treatment in a professional at mosphere. “The majority of our citizens realize this. They voted by a 3 to 1 margin six months ago to raise the county bonded in debtedness and allow us to pro ceed on hospital plans. That was the First Step. The Major Step is a ‘Yes’ vote on June 15.” The hospital board has care fully estimated that the $2V4 million bond issue could be paid for by a 12-mil tax increase. This works out to less than $10 a year for most families, Buzhardt said. As examples: the owner of a home valued at $5000 would pay just $3 a year; the owner of a $10,000 home would pay $6 a year for the hospital; and the owner of a $16,000 home would pay $9.60. Citizens who don’t own their own homes would pay consider ably less, on the average. Hospital board officials said they would expect the new hos pital to attract more qualified physicians to Newberry County, including specialists. The hos pital calls for facilities to ac commodate such special treat ment areas as cardiac arrests, orthopedics and respiratory di seases. Plans also call for a much-needed five-bed intensive care ward. The five-story main building will contain three nursing units with thirty beds each (90 beds) in addition to the five-bed inten sive care unit and cardiac care suite. It will also house admi nistration offices and specialty care facilities. An adjoining one-story build ing will house an Emergency Room (with its own operating room and a separate ambulance entrance) and an Out-Patient Clinic with four doctor’s offices. As previously announced, the present hospital would become an adjunct of the new hospital and would be used for patients requiring long-term care. The 11-member board of trus tees will be appointed to four- year terms by the governor rather than operating as a self- perpetuating board as is the case under the present hospi tal management. Each of the seven tax districts in the coun ty would have a minimum of one representative on the board. The new hospital will be built on a 32-acre tract behind the Bi-lo Shopping Center. The site has city water and is served by sewer lines. There is a pos sibility of five access routes into the hospital, officials said. College begins summer hours Most Newberry College ad ministrative offices begin their summer hours this week by closing on Saturday mornings; the summer hours will continue through Saturday, August 14. A skeleton office staff, how ever, will keep the Offices of the Registrar and of the Busi ness Manager and the switch board open on Saturday morn ings during the summer months. All of the offices will main tain the regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the week. $3 PER YEAR City Council endorses vote for hospital City Council, meeting Tues day night in council chambers at city hall passed a resolution “heartily approving” the con struction of a new county hos pital. Voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to decide whether to endorse the issuance of $2.- 250,000 in bonds for construction of the modern facility. Council also heard first read ing of the proposed 1971-72 city budget. Anticipated revenue is the same as last year—$2,618,- 774. Millage will remain at 60 mills, as for this year. The bud get allows for no increases in salary for city employees. Council approved on second reading permission for the show ing of motion pictures on Sunday afternoons. The ordinance pro hibits showing movies when they conflict with religious services. A change in the plumbing code was adopted on second reading. Heretofore a waiting period of six months has been mandatory before applicants who fail to pass the examina tion for plumbers license could reapply and take the examina tion again. This waiting period has been changed to four months. Fesperman heads Dept, religion Dr. Francis I. Fesperman, associate professor of religion at Newberry College, will be come Head of the Department of Religion in September, ac cording to Dr. A.G.D. Wiles, president of the College. He will replace Dr. Grady L. Cooper, who will teach part- time during the 1971-72 school year. Dr. Fesperman, who has been a member of the Newberry College faculty since 1957, is a 1941 graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, N.C. His theo logical training was completed at Lutheran Theological South ern Seminary Columbia, and the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. While studying at Vander- built University, Nashville, Tenn. for his doctorate in re ligion, he received the Hillel Scholarship, presented to per sons with superior academic re cords and promise of unusual (Continued on page 12)