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Mosf Prosperous In Stated History Assembly Finishes Statewide Business By DEL BOOTH islaturt to add a public school utcd to hire an additional 20 declined to regulata fur AjmcLuo frets Writer driver training program. (rolmefl year for three years, iher the small loan buiineia. A COLUMBIA (AP) The 1HS The state will contribute SIS a It provides more enforcement compulsory school attendance) South Carolina General Astern- PUP'I nnuaiiy. me cost is iu- lor spot Miefy chocks or motor law was shelved. bly, moat prosperous in the at HO to HJ a pupil a vehides; requires eye letts of The General Attembly alto tata-'a hiitnrv.

la rinlihM with 7- mi unirrmiw wm wqnmi imrwmi unrnni ana oriraiea a diii io Dan commw made up the pupils or by the shifts school bus student dnvtrjnist speakers from state sup statewide business. The end came at 1:21 p.m. school diitrKU. training from the patrol to tht ported colleges. The bill raises the four year State Educational Finance Com- A bill was paised making driver licence (e to B-t now mUston.

omnibus Ulrtal to limit the amount of milk a customer may buy below is cents. This money will be During the session, the legis- over an highway safety bill that finally was enacted by dose votes in both houses. coL Producers say they nope this will help stop "milk price Doors closed on a session that enacted a record td million wars. Polling places were ordered held open an hour longer to 7 p.m. No actkm was taken on kits- budget, allocated some til million for permanent improvements, and kept its hands deaa ii of new or additional taxes.

Lawmakers went home antic ipating a state surplus of at least I J. million for county school purposes. 1 The slate tot a new governor i i .1 lative reapportionment or con. gretttonal redisricting, hut committees are studying both. The legltlatlve spending Included: A per cent pay raise for teachers, a 3 per cent pay boo.t for slate employes.

14 million field hnutef at Cirmaon and the University of South Carolina, a 12. million bond Issue (or expamion of the state grain elevator at Charleston, and 1230.000 to establish a Coluaibla during the session, when LL Gov. Robert McNalr succeeded Donald Russell, whom McNalr i 4 promptly appointed to a U. S. senate vacancy.

Ihe new governor, for years I mi I i leading legislator, enjoyed harmonious relations with the educational TV station. General Assembly. The only ruf The lawmakers will be In lo Entrance To Tfie House Tiaf Won't Burn fle appeared Friday during the traffic safety bill debate. cal section Monday through Friday for the next two weeks. Photos By Betty Brewlngton Honor Graduates Ware Shoals High School graduated 100 seniors last night at commencement exercises in Rieget Stadium.

Thomas Latimer Man in left, received the Camak Ring, and Rebecca Crawford, right, was awarded the Darby Ring. T. W. MeElwee. center, superintendent of School District 51, resented diplomas to the graduates.

(Index-Journal Photo Joe Pritchard) McNalr apparently favored ormal adjournment will be on the bill as passed by the House But Sen. Bradley Morrah of June II. The Senate may meet then In closed eton to con Greenville, calling It "an emas sider gubernatorial appoint ments. culated bill," persuaded the leg- Stands Deserted Among Vines, Undergrowth Folks Call It The Rock THE INDEX-JOURNAL SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1965 GREENWOOD, S. PAGE 7 V- a.

is. In It. Nearly 90 years later his house still stands, deserted, struggling to be seen among the vines and undergrowth. Folks call it simply the Rock House. Tolbert spent only one part of ene eight In the Rock House.

He lived in a little log cabin behind the house while it was under construe tion. He became ill from food poisoning and on the second day of his Illness, he was moved from his log cabin Into the big bouse to be more comfortable. He died there that same night. Although Tolbert never lived to see his dream completed, he did prove one thing. The house won't burn.

A forest fire out of control swept over the land several years ago and the only thing left standing was the Rock House. The house and the original 1,100 acres of land are now owned by Joe Tolbert, a nephew of the old man. Tom Payne Tolbert chose the property on which the house sits because he knew he could quarry the rock By BETTY BREW1NGTON Tom Payne Tolbert had a dread of house fire. Hli family, who came to America from Ireland in 1773, had been burned out three times, and his own house had burned. He decided to build a new house, a rock house that would not burn.

He determined he would not have enough wood in it to make a match stem. That was in 1922. He built his rock house in what is now known as the Breeze-wood section of Greenwood County, but he never lived from the property. He had plenty of farm hands who could help with the work during the lay-by months of the year. During the summer of 1922 they were too busy in the cotton fields to work on the house but when fall came they began digging out the rock.

As the quarry became deeper an extra team of horses had to be kept there to help the loaded teams pull out the heavy loads. The sand for mortar came from Cow Head Creek, which ran through the property. Metal doors and window frames, and also a special fire-proof Egyptian tile for the roof, were ordered and shipped by rail to New Mar-ket, the nearest railroad. From New Market they were hauled the rest of the way to the house site by ox cart. The 18-inch double rock walls were anchored in a three-foot deep trench.

Smooth rocks form the inside walls while rough stones were used for the outside. The floors are also 18 inches thick and 4 ffKr-. aW are made of concrete rein te forced with steel. The rein- t--- upstairs form y- A floors are the aame and nd the ceiling for the downstairs rooms. Tolbert began adding furnishings to the house as construction progressed but then his illness and death came before he was finished.

All that remains of the furnishings today Is the top of a stone table which lies on the debris-strewn floor of the hallway. The iron staircase no longer graces the one-time impressive hallway but stands propped against the roof of the front entrance. Windows have been shattered and the rock walls are covered with markings by years of vandalism. But the house still stands and is a monument to a man who had wanted a house that would not burn a rock house. 2 2" tJMm '(a4 Massive Walls, Floor, Ceilings Are All Rock Vines Cling And Crawl Over The House II II I I lll.ll.

Iir I I I I.i lj ill ii II 9W .) II I ii I Rffiyfif To Woffe Provision In Taft Hartley Act S. C. Delegation Expected To Vote Against Plan WASHINGTON The South "One of the most funda showed he almost consistently Carolina Capitol Hill delega mental freedoms guaranteed to tion, with the death of Sen. Olin sided with organized labor. He was one of the few southerners who opposed the Taft-Hartley every American is the right to work for a living without being D.

Johnston, is expected to vote unanimously against re act in 1946. coerced to join a labor union, peal of the "right-to-work" pro vision of the Taft-Hartley act. to get the "right-to-work" provision in Taft-Hartley. The South Carolina seaator stressed that every person should be allowed to join a union if he wants, and added that he would oppose any law denying that right. Likewise, "I would oppose any law compelling a person to join a union," the Aiken senator said.

Sen. Donald S. Russell, who he says. He noted that the 19 states with "right-to-work" laws have improved industrial development, wages and general progress. Labor is pushing repeal of "right-to-work" as its number one priority in Congress this year.

A poll of the other South resigned to get appointed to Johnston's seat, hasn't offical-ly committed himself on re peal but he is expected to vote against it. Carolinians shows they will oppose repeal. His first day here as a sen Thurmond charges President ator he said he would oppose Greenville Rep. Robert Ash- Just because 35 Der cent of any legislation Infringing upon more said he didn't think a the American public do not belong to churches but receive man should have to belong to a Johnson with giving false impressions that "right-to-work" laws cause labor-management difficulties and are anti-union. The President is urging con certain organization to get a job.

some benefits from the work of the churches, there can be "no illctlf irat inn fn 1 the rights of the states. Provision 14 of Taft-Hartley allows states to pass laws outlawing the closed union shop compulsory unionism. "It's un-American," he con gress to repeal 14 Thurmond notes is tended. The Democrat added compul mi tuning mess that John- people to join the church," -he son, as a senator, led the fight argued. led the fight argued.

sory unionism would result Johnston did not commit him should "right-to-work" be repealed, and "I'm opposed to self on 14 prior to his death. such compulsion. He said he wanted to know all the facts in the case- before Ocf ftacfc House Struggles To Be Seen taking a stand. If the late senator were still living, he would have been expected to vote for repeal. Awards Presented Jtortratta meting Committal Jf ramttuj of Greenwood Rep.

W. J. Bryan Dora said, "You know how I'll vote." In the past, Dora has always upheld the state on "right-to-work," saying it Is their problem and not one for Congress to decide. Also, the Third District con His past voting record a New Abbeville Jaycee Officers Are Installed Youth Killed Near Charlotte CHARLOTTE (AP) An 18- ABBEVILLE Awards and installation of new officers high gressman is not considered a friend of organized labor. Rep.

Tom Gettys of Rock Hill to Mrs. Garvin Childers. John R. Adamson III was presented the 1964-65 Man" award for outstanding work on all chapter projects opposes repeal on grounds it is year-old Charlotte youth was killed Friday night in a two-car collision on Highway 49 near $abil -SSL Ntcljnls! ing in new members acquisition with five. Johnny Welburn of Honea Path, newly-elected South Carolina State Jaycee-Ettes vice president for Region VI, conducted the installations.

Assuming Jaycee posts with West were Julius King 1st vice president; G. Mason Speer Hill, secretary; James Rambo, treasurer; Mack Taylor, special officer, and Harold L. Prince John R. Hoffman Jr. and Willard Byrd, directors.

Co-officers with Mrs. Childers in the Jaycette chapter are Mrs. Walter L. Martin vice president; Mrs. George R.

Rambo, secretary, and Mrs. a state matter. Congressmen L. Mendel Rivers and John Mc- Charlotte. Police said Glenn Loren Ste-Millan take the same position.

lighted the annual spring ladies night banquet of the Abbeville Junior Chamber. of Commerce here last night. Donovan West succeeded Rob, ert J. Duffy as president and Mrs. Mack Taylor of 'the Jaycee-Ettes passed her gavel from Robert E.

Ware, 1963-64 winner and only three-time recipient of the award. Of all the spokesmen. Sen vens was driving on the wrong The chapter membership Calhoun at Montague OR side of the road when his car hit a vehicle driven by Samuel Pettus of Clover, S.C Strom Thuraiond is probably the most outspoken on the subject. trophy went to Duffy for lead 2nd vice president; Carl John R. Hoffman treasurer.

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