The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 19, 1971, Image 1
BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
BACK AGAIN
A number of events have oc
curred during the past six
months when I was absent
from this corner that I would
have liked to comment about,
but there comes a point when
one can do only so much, and
something had to give.
Finding myself with a little
time on my hands for the first
time in a year, I thought I
would see if I could still manage
to get a few thoughts in black
and white.
THE BOND ISSUE
One occasion in particular I
am sorry that I missed was the
referendum on the hospital bond
issue. I was all for it and I
voted for it, because I know
we desperately need new and
expanded hospital facilities. I
thought it would pass but I
would never have believed it
would pass by such a large
margin. Briefly scanning the re
sults, it seemed to me that the
only precincts in which the is
sue failed to carry were those
in which the residents would
find it more convenient to go
to a hospital in Columbia or to
Self Hospital in Greenwood. 1
congratulate the voters for ap
proving this issue.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Perhaps the worst occupation
that a young man could choose
today would be one in law en
forcement and yet that is the
place where we urgently need
young men of intelligence and
integrity.
Because of the many decisions
handed down by the Supreme
Court, law officials are hamper
ed in their efforts to apprehend
and arrest criminals. They are
subject to every sort of vile
speech and deed and they have
no choice but to put up with
it. When they finally are able
to make an arrest and prose
cute a case successfully, nine
times out of ten the presiding
judge will give the criminal
a little lecture and turn him
loose on society. I have known
cases so horrible as to cause
nightmares; yet when the con
fessed criminals came before
the bench, they were given their
freedom to again roam the
streets, endangering every law-
abiding citizen.
All of this makes the job
of the law enforcement officer
hard to take. There was a day
when criminals were treated as
criminals and punished accord
ingly. Then there was less
crime, and perhaps the life of
a police officer was not too
bad.
I did a little research recently
to determine just how much
T he police officers of the city
of Newberry were paid. I was
amazed to learn that they are
receiving less money than some
high school young people work
ing as bag boys at local super
markets.
For a 48-hour week, the pa
trolman receive $97.50. Even
without considering overtime
for over 40-hours, this barely
amounts to $2.00 an hour. At
the rate of $2.00 with overtime,
they would receive, if my arith
metic is correct, $104 a week.
Now for some comparisons,
the policemen in the city of
Clinton receive $121 for a 44-
hour week, and those in Lau
rens receive $116 for a 40-hour
week. Is it any wonder that we
don’t have the kind of appli
cants for the police force that
are needed?
I realize that the President
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Vol. 35—No. 17 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, August 19, 1971
$3 PER YEAR
PARTY FOR READERS—The Newberry-
Saluda Regional Library held a party Sat
urday morning for members of the Sun,
Fun and Reading Club sponsored by the
library during the summer months. Mary
Farley, second from left, and Mark Farley,
children of Prof, and Mrs. M. Foster Far
ley were credited wuth reading the most
books during the period. Miss Pam Cum
mings, second from right, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. James Cummings, assisted with
the club. Looking on are, at left, Mrs. Thel
ma Williams, bookmobile operator, and
right, Mrs. Jenny Mahaffey, assistant at
the regional library. (Sunphoto)
St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church
to observe 9oth year Sunday
Rec department
sponsors 2nd
fishing rodeo
The Newberry Recreation De
partment is sponsoring the se
cond annual Fishing Rodeo this
coming Saturday morning, Au
gust 21. The time for the event
will be from 10:00 A.M. until
12 noon. This year the rodeo
will be held at the pond of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Harley, the lo
cation is two miles north of the
Shakespeare Plant on the Clin
ton Hwy.
All youngsters ages 14 and un
der are urged to attend this
event and bring their own fish
ing tackle.
This year prizes will be award
ed for the first fish caught,
the most fish, the biggest
bream, the biggest bass, the
biggest catfish, and the smallest
fish caught on a hook.
Also there will be a nice
prize for the oldest man and
the oldest woman attending the
fishing rodeo. Free refreshments
will also be served at the rodeo.
To assure everyone of a way
to the rodeo, the Recreation De
partment will have busses leav
ing the Drayton Street Center
and the Speers Street Center at
9:00 A.M.
Judging the fish this year
will be Mr. “Bunny” West of
Newberry.
Last years winners were Ken
ny Livingston, Bobby Smith,
Elizabeth Lever, Benny Havird,
in the fishing division and Mrs.
Cecil Carley and Mr. Albert
Fields in our Senior Citizen Di
vision.
Mr. Harley owner of the pond
said the pond has been stocked
several times with nothing but
large fish so the fishing should
be real good.
The St. Phillip’s Lutheran
Church, Prosperity, South Caro
lina will celebrate their Nine
tieth Anniversary on Sunday,
August 22, 1971.
In August of 1881 a Luthe
ran Congregation called St.
Phillip’s was organized. This
new congregation first worship
ped in Captain Philip Sligh’s
yard.
Around the first of September
in that same year, the St. Phil
lip’s Congregation began their
first church building near the
seventh milestone on the road
leading from Newberry to Hugh
ey’s Ferry on Broad River. Mr.
Romeo Halfacre built the church
with the exception of the ceil
ing of the walls. The congrega
tion then numbered about thirty.
Reverend H. L. Wingard was
the first pastor. First officers
were Adam Kibler, W. G. Metts,
and G. L. Sease, Elders; Mel
vin Dickert, Monroe M. Dickert
and Melvin Wicker, Deacons.
In October of 1900 a new pas
torate was organized. This pas
torate consisted of St. Phil
lip’s, Bachman Chapel, and Mt.
Olivet. The councils of these
congregations met in joint ses
sion on November 7, 1900 for
its first joint council meeting.
In 1910 a new pastorate was
formed consisting of St. Phil
lip’s, Bachman Chapel, and St.
Paul’s. St. Phillip’s built its se
cond church in 1914 and this
church served St. Phillip’s un
til 1962.
In 1947, St. Phillip’s congre
gation became a parish of its
own having withdrawn from the
St. Paul’s Parish at the close
of Reverend Roof’s term as
pastor.
In 1962, under the guidance
of Pastor Clarence Richardson,
St. Phillip’s built its present
church structure. The church
was dedicated on July 1, 1962.
There are five living former
pastors—Reverend Glenn S. Ec-
kard, Reverend J. A. Keisler,
Jr., Reverend Clarence H.
Stucke, Reverend Clarence Ri
chardson, Reverend Carroll Ro
binson; one Spiritual Son—Reve
rend Virgil Cameron; and the
present pastor—Reverend Cla
rence G. Walck, Jr.
St. Phillip’s will celebrate its
Ninetieth Anniversary with two
special services. At the 11:00
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Bulldog event
set for Monday
Parents and friends of athle
tics at Newberry High School
have benn issued an invitation
to ‘.Meet the Bulldogs” Monday
evening at 7:30.
The event, sponsored by the
Bulldog Booster Club, will give
parents and friends an oppor
tunity to meet the individual
players as well as the coach
ing staff at Newberry High.
Any questions or suggestions
will be accepted by the staff at
this time.
The session has been set for
Hedgepath Stadium at the high
school.
Moore speaker
for graduation
The 22 candidates for bache
lor’s degrees at Newberry Col
lege’s summer graduation exer
cises at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Au-
. gust 20, in the A.G.D. Wiles
Chapel will hear Dr. Milton
Moore speak on “Culture and
Society.”
Dr. Moore, the head of the
College’s Department of Music,
joined the staff in 1937 and left
in 1954 to work on his doctorate
and teach a Moorhead (Minn.)
State College; he returned to
Newberry in 1956 to assume his
present position. He also had
a military leave during World
War II.
The graduation ceremonies
will officially close the 12-week
summer session and the 1970-
71 school year at Newberry Col
lege; the new term will begin
Sept. 5 when the new freshmen
arrive for orientation; classes
will begin Sept. 9.
Candidates from this area for
the bachelor of arts degree are:
Linda Davis, Newberry; Ann
Gilliam, Newberry; and Mary
Lindler, Silverstreet.
Candidates from this area for
the bachelor of science degree
are: John Lindsay, II, New
berry.
Dr. Conrad B. Park, direc
tor of summer school and aca
demic dean will preside over
the program and present the
degrees to the candidates.