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Caroline McKissick Belser of Columbia. Mrs. Lambright reported "I was very favorably impressed with both candidates especially concerning positions as related to the South." -'if' teufelican MYRTLE BEACH. S. fAPU state park near, here, operated ror wmtes only was closed tempo-, rarity Tuesday when a group of 11 Negroes attempted to enter.

The Negroes were led by a white couple. The white man and a Negro were arrested later near Conway and charged with driving too fast for road conditions. They were Identified as Gerald Friedberg, white, of Brooklyn. N. and Isaiah DeQulncey New-man, a Columbia Negro preacher who Is executive secretary of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP.

The men were booked, fingerprinted, photographed and Jailed. Magistrate Wallace Harrelson later set bond at 100 each which the men posted. Officers said Friedberg and his wife in one car and two cars of Negroes drove up to the park entrance. "We want into the park," they yelled. C.

West Jacocks, state park di It 'Readers Not Republican Hollings Raps Papers For 'Misreporting' Darlington Negro Gets School Blanks; Demonstration Held i s- ii tii Ji. 71 I the state Law Enforcement Divi sion and "in the interest of public safety." SLED agents and state highway patrolmen were on hand when a small convoy of three cars pulled up to the entrance. One of the cars, carrying a New York license, 'contained a white couple. The other two cars to gether carried 13 Negroes. A SLED Afeent said a white couple approached the entrance only to be advised that the park was closed.

The two cars, contain' ing the Negroes, had parked on the side of the road. Highway patrolmen subsequent ly ordered all cars cleared from the area. A sign, bearing the Inscription, "Stop-Park Closed" was hung up. Five years ago Negroes went to the courts to gain admittance at Edisto State Park near Charleston. A year later the State Legislature closed the park.

It is still closed. acted upon by the district's full school board. Stanley said the transfer blanks would be used "if necessary. That is up to our lawyers." Stanley's oldest son, Arthur Stanley was one of four young Negroes arrested on charges of parading without a city permit. The four were released under $100 each.

No date was set for a court appearance. Police Chief J. P. Privette said the four were parading on the street near school property. He said one carried a placard bearing the slogan, "Jim Crow must go.

Arrested with young Stanley were John Nettles, 17, Jerry Win-gate, 16, and Willie Lee Johnson, 20. All are from the Darlington area. Daniel, who has said he be lieves desegregation is a local problem, declined to comment on the Houston board's request. As New Orleans integration waa delayed VA months, the state pressed its appeal for an order holding up the integration ruling. Arty.

Gen. Jack Gremillion said the U.S. 'Supreme Court will hear the state's plea for a stay order Thursday. The three-judge court set aside a state law giving the governor authority to take over school sys tems threatened with integration. Abbeville Contest Winner DARLINGTON.

S.C. (AP) A Negro businessman, whose son was arrested in an anti-segrega tion demonstration, says he may seek the transfer of other Negro children to white schools. "We feel that schools, maintained by white people are better prepared to give the type of education we want," said Arthur Stanley following a visit Tuesday to th? office of school Superintendent G. C. Mangum.

"We're not so interested in integration as in desegregation," Stanley Mid. Stanley, who left Mangum's office with some school transfer blanks, was accompanied by his Wife, two of their younger children and two other Negro children. Mangum explained that any normal request for transfers must be Linda Stone, center, was selected "Little Miss Abbeville Aqua" from a field of 20 contestants last night at the Abbeville water show. She was crowned by Eva Reames, right, and received a trophy from Abbeville County Sen. Walton M.

Stephens, left. Linda is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.

Stone and is a sixth grader at Langley-Milliken School. (Index-Journal Photo) GREENVILLE, S.C (AP) The Kennedy-Johnson ticket will win the November presidential election in South Carolina if this state's Democrats maintain "solid party loyalty" and vote and work "energetically and their chairman, E. P. Riley of Greenville predicted today. But he cautioned that the Demo crats have a fight on their hands.

Back in his Greenville office aft er a night plane ride from Wash ington where he and other South Carolina Democratic party lead ers conferred Tuesday with Sens. John P. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, Riley discounted significance of a reported Republican upsurge in this state. He called upon Democrats "to stop listening to Republican rumors and buckle down to work." At the same rime he projected plana for an immediate state cam paign on a precinct-by-precinct and county-by-county mobilization of Democrats for Kennedy and Johnson. "This state's Democrats have never had a real and effective statewide campaign organization in a national election before," Ri ley pointed out.

"This time," he said, "we are going to have one. He urged Democrats to "stop spreading the propaganda that South Carolina is in the bag for this election and to realize and proclaim the fact that this state and the South are in the saddle, Riley said after speaking with Kennedy several times Including Tuesday, he is convinced that the Senator is a "sincere friend" of the South. "In all of the several conversations with him," Riley said, "1 have been convinced, as I am to day, that we could not elect president from outside the South who would be a greater friend to our section of the country than Discounting GOP rumblings from various sections of the state, Riley said in South Carolina "the Republicans have had the show and stage pretty 'much to them selves so far but like the inde pendents, they have Just about shot their wad. The Democrats will begin to take over from here on out." He called undercurrents of some anti-Kennedy sentiment in South Carolina "more antl Democrat than pro-Republican," but he ad mitted "there is no doubt that religion will be an issue in this elec tion. It's Mrs.

J. Allen Lambright, Spar- tanburg County Democratic vice chairman, attended the Washing- ton meeting as the representative Finance Board Hears Road Arguments r- In Columbia WASHINGTQrtf AP) Gov. Hollings says an appearance I South Carolina by Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass) "will dispel this" sura of horror at the Democratis) presidential ticket Following a meeting here Tuesday with Kennedy and the vice-presidential nominee, Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-Tex), Hollings said the party's presidential candidate will like to give a campaign speech in Columbia.

He said th date must be worked out to fit Kennedy's schedule of speeches. The governor said Johnson would speak in South Carolina more than once. He Is scheduled to speak In Anderson Oct. 12. "Senator Kennedy has been entirely misrepresented," said HoU ngs.

"with: respect to the Ameri can press, he is almost a oevii with horns. I know him to be cou rageous, loyal, patriotic American 'Sen Kennedy has been charac terized as anti-Southern. 1 know otherwise." Hollings emphasized that the Democrats faced "an uphill fight" in the November general election. He said the sentiment in his state now Is overwhelmingly Kepuw can. The South Carolina governor agreed that religion is "definitely" an issue in the campaign.

But; he said, "I don't think it's a legit imate He is a man loyal to his faith said Hollings of Kennedy who Is a Roman Catholic. Kennedy met with Hollings, some South Carolina congressmen and several other Democratis) leaders from the Palmetto State. Kennedy announced that Frank K. Sloan. Columbia attorney win be his South Carolina campaign manager.

Campaign Schedules! Juggled By THE ASSOCIATED Both Democratic and Republi can campaign schedules are being juggled. YJ Sen. John F. Kennedy, tna Democratic presidential nominee, will head into New England on Friday. The trip originally waa planned for Thursday.

Kennedy will be in Boston I or a tuna raising ai-fair, then fly to rallies at Manchester, N.H., and Presque Isle, Maine. He will speak at a dinner Friday night in Bangor, Maine. Republican campaign planner announced Henry Cabot Lodge, GOP vice presidential nominee, will fill in at some political functions for Vice President Richard M. Nixon while the party's standard bearer is hospitalized with a knee Nixon is expected to be sidelined until about Sept 12. Lodge will be free to devote hit time to campaigning after his res ignation as U.N.

ambassador becomes effective this weekend. White House press secretary James Hagerty predicted Tuesday that Nixon and Lodge will be the winners in November. Hagerty, addressing a gathering of GOP party public relations consultants and speaking on his own "as a seasoned political observer," predicted "a large break-through" for the Republican ticket two weeks before the end of the campaign. Nixon was revamping his campaign plans from his hospital bed, dictating speech drafts and contacting party leaders by phone. WEATHER South Careliaa: Partly cloudy, hot and bumld followed -by scattered thiindershowers this afternoon and early tonight.

Low tonight 70-75 except Ms in mountains. Thursday mostly fair and continued hot and humid, a few scattered after-nooa thundershowers. Greenwood For 24 hours ending at t.m. today: High 85, low rainfain LIS tack, sunrise 1:12 a. to sunset pjn.

Lake Greenwood elevation at 8 a.m. 431.77 feet Lake Is considered full at 44t feet ftenneuy May Speak New Orleans Gets Delay Houston Asks Governor To Try Interposition Claims psuirge "He (Kennedy) explained to us perfectly and certainly adequate ly his position. He assured us if he Is elected president there will be no change in national execu tive policy because of his affiliation with the Catholic Church." onstrations," Hollings declared, "but harp on socialism and see regation issues" in the Democratic party platform. The governor told a news conference that he thinks "newspaper control has generally leaned to ward the Republican party, and I think sincerely. "But their readers have never been Republican." Hollings also said at least one newspaper, the Charleston News and Courier, has wooed support for.

the Republican cause by In jecting the religious Issue into its editorials. He said religion unquestionably is an issue, "but not a legitimate one. The governor said the Constitution of the United States requires only that a candidate for president believe in God. And, he said, he knows that Sen. John Kennedy, the Democratic party presidential nominee, "Is a God-fearing man.

The governor said it is a "fal lacy" to believe the Republican national party platform "is the lesser of the two evils," when compared with the Democratic platform on civil rights and other liberal matters. In fact, he declared, the Repub lican platform is much more dis agreeable to Southerners on those questions than is the Democratic platform. "There is no question that Negroes would find more comfort in it (the Republican platform)," Hollings said. It was recently announced that Democrats would wage a strong campaign in South Carolina to try to keep the state in the Democrat ic camp. PUFFING FIREMEN A lot of huffing and puffing followed the wail of the fire siren in Ninety Six about 9 o'clock this morning.

Volunteer firemen spilled from their beds and rushed to the fire station where they were unable to get the fire truck started. They out their shoulders to Dumpers and fenders and rolled the heavy truck out into Highway 34. The slow procession huffed and puffed onto South Cambridge Street and finally gained speed at the dip over the railroad tracks. The en gine caught and the firemen were in business. The fire (mostly smoke) wu in a closet at the borne of J.

R. Merritt at Chestnut Hill. Other than the closet, the house wu not damaged. Cause of the fire was undetermined. i the Li Disputes Over Sugdr, Aid Stall Congress WASHINGTON (AP)-Disputes over sugar import controls and extra foreign aid funds today stalled adjournment by Congress members eager to get home to election campaigning.

Because of these difficulties, leaders shied away from saying when the session might end. "We'll have to see how we get along," Senate Democratic lead er Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas told newsmen. He said refusal of House con ferees to accept 190 million dol lars of extra foreign aid funds tacked on to the final catch-all money bill by the Senate prob ably was the key roadblock. The House conferees asked the House to vote backing for their stand.

Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois told newsmen that the House had at tached too many strings to a sug ar quota bill, asked by President Eisenhower to cut purchases from the Dominican Republic. Asked by a reporter if the ad ministration would prefer no bill to the one that came through the House, Dirksen said "You Just can't operate under the House bill." He said the outcome might be that no sugar legislation would be enacted. U. S.

Team Pushes Ahead At Olympics ROME (AP)-The strong United States men's track and field team pushed ahead In today's qualifying heats of. Olympic competition but the American bid for an unexpect ed gold medal in the modern pentathlon failed and its eight-man crew was beaten. Hungary took both the individual and team title in the pentathlon on I the performance of Ferenc Nemeth in the final event, the cross-country run. Navy Lt. Bob Beck, Tuesday's individual leader, was third and the U.

S. also was third in team competition. I Electric Fair Two Men Arrested As Indians Attend School, Then Leave Ing the argument in favor of closing the road. He said two issues were Involved the legal power of the finance board to close or relocate roads and the industrial development of the county. McDonald said evidence pre viously presented showed that Chemstrand owns all property on both sides of that part of the road proposed for closing, and there are no houses on that por tion.

He said a bridge which was washed out some 14 months ago had not been repaired and the road "in fact, is closed and useless and has, in effect, been relocated." He also cited the fact that closing the road would eliminate an unprotected railroad crossing and that the cost -to the county of restoring the bridge and re- sealing the road would amount to approximately $9,000. McDonald said both highway 246 and the Robinson's Store road in the vicinity are being improved. McDonald said long range benefits of the entire county should be considered, and he did not believe anyone in the community would suffer "major Inconvenience" by the road closing. A promise made by Sen. J.

W. Bradford to Chemstrand that the road would be closed was "made in good faith" and should be upheld, McDonald said. He said the promise necessary to obtain the Chemstrand location here and failure to abide by it would hamper not only that company's possible expansion, but would deter other industries from considering locating in Greenwood County. "This rdaifgoes from nowhere to nowhere through private property" McDonald declared. Nicholson offered to the board a petition presented by Mrs.

O. M. Dantzler, and McDonald objected on the grounds that the public hearing for taking evidence had been dosed. County Attorney G. P.

Callison ruled that the board could accept the petition "as Information only, not as evidence." The peti- (See ROAD, PAGE 17) The County Finance Board heard lawyers' arguments this morning on the question of closing a portion of the Puiliam Hill road through property of the Chem- strand Corp. This was a follow-up of a public hearing held by the board Aug. 12 at which testimony was taken from those for and against the road closing. Henry S. Carter, county super, visor and chairman of the finance board, said the evidence given at the hearing and today's arguments will be studied by the board and a decision made "In a few days." W.

H. Nicholson, attorney for the group opposing the road closinR, told the board, "Your decision will be final. You have the power to close roads, and I have advised this group that an appeal from your decision wouldn't be worth anything." J. E. McDonald spoke first, giv- school 35 miles away in another county.

Their applications for en rollment in the white school have been rejected two years running by the Harnett County Board of Education. Parents and their children went to the school Tuesday, which was registration day. The children Te- turned this morning for the start of classes. The arrests came after Harnett Sheriff Wade Stewart asked parents of children to leave the school grounds. He told them he was acting under orders of the County Board of Education.

Some of the group moved to the Street, but Chance and Groves were arrested. This whole incident went off quietly. It attracted little attention from Dunn citizens, and only passing notice from the 850 or so white students in the school. However, District Principal A. P.

Johnson said it created "a tension and an upset in routine" at ithe school. $600,000 CPW Bond Issue Is Approved COLUMBIA (AP)-Gov. Ernest F. Hollings charged today that "misreporting and misrepresentation" by South Carolina newspapers are responsible for a strong Republican movement In this state. "I'd say 97 per cent of the news papers, daily and weekly, nave misrepresented various items such as the sit-ins.

"They never mention Republi can commendations of such dem- Agents Sift Extortion Case Details TRYON. N.C. (AP) Author! ties continued today to piece to gether details in the extortion of $5,000 from the president of the Tryon Bank Trust Co. No ar rests have been made. The 46-year-old banker, John C.

Landrum, placed the money in a bas under the wheel of a car parked near the bank Tuesday, He had been instructed to place it there by an unidentified male telephone caller. Landrum told police and the FBI that he was told by the caller, "We're cooking up a little surprise for you and your wife and children." Then, Landrum relat ed, the caller Instructed that be take the money and place it vo der a car parked nexj to his near the bank. The banker said after placing the money as instructed, he found a note in his car marked "Instruc tion No. 2." He said the note in structed him to tell no one of the call until 2:30 p.m., and to go home by way of the post office to allow time for a check of the money. nev.

outlined the proposed bond ordinance to council. He com mented that the CPW is fortunate in offering this issue at a time when the bond market is favor able with relatively low interest rates. Bums pointed out that this $600,000 Issue is the second in a series which was started last year with a $1,800,000 issue to im nrove the utilitv svstems. Opening of the bond bids will be on the tame day as the opening of bids on a $1,000,000 issue by the Greenwood Metropolitan Sewer Commission, but the issues will be bid and sold separately, The Metropolitan Commission's bonds will finance the construction of a sewsge disposal plant and trunk lines serving the Metropolitan District with the CPW sharing in the cost as the plant will also serve the city. All members of council and the CPW attended the meeting.

-u to riant Pattie Lea Long, Plum Janice Bannister, Iva; Sammy if A (' i It! II Competing DUNN. N.C. (AP) Two men were arrested today to climax an effort by Indian children to gain admission to all-white Dunn High School. Charged with trespass were James A. Chance, 35, father of two of seven children who staged a sit-in at the school; and Claude E.

Groves, 17, brother of another. Soon after the arrests, the seven children left the school, but. one Indicated they were far from balked in their effort to attend the school. "I don't know what we'll do," said Juanita Chance, 15-year old 10th grader. "I'm coming back.

I'll keep coming back." The children also had been threatened with arrest for trespass if they failed to leave the school. They showed up this morn ing, after being advised Tuesday to stay away, and quietly took seats in classrooms. The issue behind the efforts of Indians to enter the school is their opposition to attending an Indian By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fighting a last-ditch battle against integration, Houston has asked the state of Texas to invoke the ancient doctrine of interposition to prevent racial mixing in Its public school classrooms. The Houston School Board, under federal court order to integrate the first grades when school opens Sept. appealed to Gov.

Price Daniel to interpose himself between the district and the federal government. The board said Daniel Is the district's last hope for keeping schools segregated. Integration of first grades of New Orleans public schools was delayed at least until Nov. 14 by one of the federal Judges who recently enjoined Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis from Interfering with the Orleans Parish School Board.

U.S. Dist Judge J. Skelly Wright said the board informed him It would be impossible to comply with the Sept. 7 Integration date because of Davis' seizure of the schools Aug. 17.

Nashville, quietly began the fourth year of its grade-a-year integration program and several Negroes were expected to register today in previously all white Knoxville schools in the first year of a similar While still endeavoring to delay integration, Houston opened registration for Its first grades and kindergarten Tuesday. Negroes tried to enroll in all-white schools. The board's appeal for a delay recently was turned down by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. But attorney Joe Reynolds has mailed another request to the VS.

Supreme Court. In appealing to the governor by a 4-2 vote, the board fell back upon one of the early theories of states rights that a state could Interpose Its sovereignty to prevent usurpation of power by federal courts. Youth Claims Stiot On State House Grounds Columbia (AP)-Four Negro Cths are being sought by Co-bia police after a 17-year-old white boy said he was shot by one of them Tuesday night on the State House grounds. Vernon Miles, 17, was treated for a wound In the shoulder and was released from a hospital after treatment. Miles, his brother Marvin, 19, and Larry Grant, IS, told police they were walking on the capitol grounds when two Negro youths accosted (hem.

The white youths said one of the Negroes asked what time it was. They quoted the Neero as then saying, "I don't think vou sot much time to live. The boya said the Negroes told them they were to be robbed and that one of them drew a pistol, cursed them and said, "You have had It." The three white youths said they fled as two other Negro vouths ateooed from behind a 6 Beauties Survive Preliminary Judging An ordinance authorizing a 000 bond issue by the Commission ers of Public Works was given first reading by City Council yes terday afternoon at a special meeting. Second and final reading Is scheduled at another special council meeting next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.

This meeting will also serve as council regular session for September, Bids on the bonds will be open ed Sept 14. The money will be used for completing long-range improvements am extension of the CPW utility systems, particularly sewer lines. Repayment of the bonds over a 25-year period beginning in 1961 will be made from combined revenues of CPW utilities. Howard L. Bums, CPW attor- Swimming Pool.

Other beauty contestants last night were Joyce Ellis, Abbeville; Doris New, Abbeville; Nancy Fin-ley, Calhoun Falls; Jan Ashley, Abbeville; Nina White, Plum Branch; Allene Ashley, Donalds; Marian Evans, Anderson; Mar garet Brown, Abbeville, and Pat-tie Lea Long, Plum Branch. Eliminated la the talent show were Sherral Lowe, Honea Path; Judy Bewen, Abbeville; Sara TranuneU, Plum Branch; Freda Sue Lowe, Honea Path and Barbara Thompson, Starr. The annual meeting of Little River Electric Cooperative members was held this after noon and tonight's program will begin at o'clock. Professional entertainment is presented by Clyde and Karen Berry, specializing in juggling, unlcycling, guitar playing and singing, and Bonnie Davis at the organ. Puppeteer Marie Baker and ventriloquist Danny Asburg are also on the program, i i i I Wy i' ABBEVILLE The second round of Little River Electric Fair activities here tonight will feature the selection of a talent show winner and a "Miss Little River Co-op." Six beauty contest and six talent show contestants urvlved the preliminaries last night.

Finalists in. the beauty event are Florence McKinney, Plum Branch; Sandra Norris, Abbeville; Frankie Butler, Abbeville; Jarrot Garvin, Calhoun Falls; June Agan, Abbeville and Sara Trammell, Plum Branch. Talent show finalists are Don-nle Ray, Abbeville; Claudetto Ashley, Honea Path; Pattle Lea Long, Plum Branch; Janet Bannister, Iva; Sammy Jo Stone, Starr, and Cindy Caudle, Mc-Cormlck. Jarrot Garvin, one of the beauty event finalists, is a sister of Pris- cilla Garvin, the feigning queen, Miss Butler, another finalist, won the "Miss Aqua" crown Monday night at the Municipal Beauty Contest Finalists For Talent Honors ihU Rivr riMrii Fair at Abbeville wfH be. toft Each of these young ladies wilj be attempting to win the "Miss Little River Co-Op title tonight when they parade before a battery bf judges at the Little River Electric Fair at Abbeville.

They are, left to right, Florence McKinney, Plum Branch; Sandra Norris. Abbeville; Frankie Butler, Abbeville; June Abbeville; Jarrot Garvin, Calhoun Falls, and Sara Trammell, Plum Branca, (Index-Journal Photos by Walter Martin) Branch; Donnie Ray. Abbeville; Claudette Ashley, Honea Path; Jo Stone, Starr, and Cindy Caudle, McCormick, tree,.