The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 18, 1972, Image 1
Vol. 35-No. 56 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, May 18, 1972 $3.00 PER YEAR
Following the annual meeting of the Newberry College Board of Trustees on May 10 and 11, the officers
met with Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, the College’s president, to discuss the day’s proceedings. From left, the
Rev. Garth Lee Hill, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, secretary; A. Hart Kohn, Jr., Colum
bia businessman, chairman; Thomas H. Pope, Newberry attorney, vice chairman; Dr. Irvin; and B. O.
Long, treasurer of the College and of the Board. Long will retire in August.
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High school, college graduation set
BY THE
WAY
BY DORIS A. SANDERS
COTTON WEEK
May is a month of many ob
servances, among them National
Cotton Week. This is one which
perhaps doesn’t get a lot of
publicity, but in our area it
should.
Although cotton fields are but
few in this area, cotton still re
mains the hub of our economic
well-being in Newberry County,
for it provides employment for
many hundreds of our county
residents.
Too seldom do we pause to
remember about the importance
of cotton. Not only does it pro
vide employment, but the city
and county, the schools and all
residents benefit from taxes
paid by the Kendall Company,
Newberry Mills, Inc., the J. P.
Stevens Co., and the smaller
manufacturers of cotton pro
ducts.
National Cotton Week gives
us a good opportunity to express
our appreciation for these fine
industries which have been the
backbone of our economy for
many years. You can support
this industry by buying cotton
goods at every opportunity, and
by looking for name brands pro
duced by our local manufactur
ers.
Support our local textile in
dustry—buy more cotton!
AT IT AGAIN
Everytime something like the
attempted assassination of Gov
ernor George Wallace occurs,
the hue and cry is raised that
anti-gun legislation should be
passed. What this would mean,
ultimately is that law abiding
citizens would have no means
to protect themselves while
crime rates continue to soar.
As for those who would use
fire-arms for criminal purposes
they could certainly obtain
them.
Attempts to enforce anti-gun
legislation would be as futile
as were attempts to enforce
prohibition. If a person wanted
a drink during those days he
found it. If a person wants a
gun, he’s going to find it some
way.
It is up to us to oppose any
effort on the part of the Con
gress to deprive decent citizens
the means of self-protection.
Watch for such a measure and
if it does come before the Con
gress write to your Congress
man and Senators expressing
your opposition.
NOT THE SAME
Things just aren’t the same
around our neighborhood since
May 12. The reason for the
difference is that our long-time
faithful mail carrier retired on
that date.
Emory “Zip” Bowman has
been delivering mail to our
house for the past 15 years,
since we moved back to this
part of town which his route
covered. Although Zip took a
day off now and then, the times
were few that he didn’t make
the appointed rounds. As the
saying goes, neither rain, nor
sleet, nor snow etc. deterred
him.
Zip provided sort of an extra
service for his patrons. During
all the years, he carried all of
his first class mail throughout
his route rather than picking
it up at relay boxes. A fami
liar sight on Boundary Street,
and other streets on his route,
was the stopping of Zip by
some of his patrons to collect
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Finals will begin at New
berry High School with the
Commencement Sermon in the
auditorium Sunday, May 21 at
8 p.m.
The Rev. J. Anderson Bass,
Jr., pastor of First Baptist
Church, will deliver the sermon
to the graduating class. Also
taking part on the program will
be Rev. William M. McDonald,
pastor of Miller Chapel A.M.E.
Church. The Newberry High
School Double Sextette will sing
“The Lord’s Prayer.”
On Tuesday night at 8:15,
graduation exercises will be
held at Hedgepath Stadium. Se
nior speakers will be Frank
Addy, Earline Henderson and
Randy Harmon.
Graduation at Mid-Carolina
will be on Tuesday, May 23rd
aslo at 8 p.m. in the gymto-
rium. Speakers will be Debbie
Bedenbaugh and Rick Foster,
who hold high academic stand
ing, and Ricky Buzhardt, presi
dent of the student body.
Poppy days set
Poppy Day in Newberry will
be observed on May 26-27 ac
cording to Mrs. W. Roy An
derson, chairman of Poppy
Day for the American Legion
Auxiliary which sponsors the
event each year locally.
Poppies which will be distri-
bated throughout the city on
this date have been fashioned
by disabled veterans who re
ceive payment for their work.
Auxiliary members provide all
materials to veterans for mak
ing the poppies, free of charge.
All other work done in connec
tion with the event is on a
volunteer basis. Thousands of
the blossoms are distributed
here each year, Mrs. Ander
son said.
Contributions received by vo
lunteers who offer poppies to
passersby on street, corners will
be used exclusively for veteran
rehabilitation and child welfare
work, Mrs. Anderson empha
sized. Most of the funds donat
ed remain here.
Rev. G. Alvin Fulmer, pastor
will deliver the commencement
sermon on Sunday at 8 p.m.
in the gymtorium.
Names of candidates for di
plomas at both schools will be
seen elsewhere in this issue.
Approximately 130 seniors at
Newberry College are candi
dates for either the bachelor
of arts or the bachelor of
science degrees at the College’s
annual Commencement on Sun
day, May 28.
Robert J. Marshall, president
of the Lutheran Church in Ame
rica, will deliver the Commence
ment address at 5:30 p.m. in
Wiles Chapel; earlier in the
day at 11 a.m., Dr. H. George
Anderson, president of the Lu
theran Theological Southern Se
minary at Columbia, will de
liver the Baccalaureate sermon
in the Chapel to the candidates
for graduation.
At the Commencement exer
cises Dr. Marshall will receive
the honorary doctor of litera
ture degree. Others who will
receive honorary degrees in
clude Charles H. Carlisle, vice
president for business and fi
nance at Erskine College, Due
West, S. C., doctor of laws;
and Charles S. Rowland, a re
tired businessman from Cam
den, S. C., doctor of commer
cial science.
Sandwiched between the Bac
calaureate and Commencement
Services, seniors and their pa
rents and friends will be guests
at the President’s Reception in
the home of President and Mrs.
Fredric B. Irvin.
Returning alumni who gra
duated in 1922 or before will
be honored at the Golden An
niversary Luncheon sponsored
by the College’s Alumni Asso
ciation.
Resident judge
hears pleas
during court
Honorable Francis Nicholson,
resident Judge of the 8th Judi
cial Circuit, presiding over the
current term of Court of Gene
ral Sessions in Newberry, spent
Monday and Tuesday hearing
guilty pleas.
Court continued on Wednes
day with a large number of
cases still on the docket to
be disposed of.
Guilty pleas heard and sen
tences passed during the first
two days of court included:
Driving under the influence—
Floyd Ballew, James M. Bat-
tee, and George Henry Wil
liams III, one year or $1,000,
suspended, two months or $250;
James Lester Boozer, two years
or $2,000, suspended, six months
or $500, probation two years;
Garnett Moseley Ginn, two
counts, two years or $2,000,
suspended, six months or $500,
probation 18 months; Wayne
C. Phillips, one year or $1,000,
suspended, three months or
$250; William Felix Graham,
two years or $2,000, suspended,
six months or $600, probation
18 months.
Driving while under suspen
sion—Wayne C. Phillips, 45 days
or $150.
Assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature—Bar
bara Wadsworth, six months,
suspended, probation one year;
William E. Woods, one year,
suspended, probation two years
or until he pays restitution.
Housebreaking and larceny—
Randy Boland, probation three
years.
Possession of burglary tools
and attempted housebreaking—
Gary Collier, three years, sus
pended, probation three years.
Failure to stop for a law en
forcement vehicle—James P.
Tidwell, three months.
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Workmen developing the Plaza in front of the Community Hall uncovered an old mileage placque which
designated the center of the city of Newberry and gave mileages to Columbia and other points. Now
mounted on a granite stone, the placque is being lowered into position in the left photo. At right. Jack
Raffield, chairman of the Plaza Redevelopment project, takes a look at the historical marker. (Sunphoto)