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Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 5; NO. 7 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE PREDICTS 'ACCURATELY A card from Dr. Houseal the weath er prophet, written Tuesday, predict ed rain for Newberry by Thursday morning'. At this moment (Wednes day morning) a nice rain is falling, and overcast skies indicate that we are going to get considerable of the much needed moisture. Dr. Houseal also says Hitler will be defeated in 1943. We’ll have to wait for the outcome of that prediction, but we can’t understand why the Lord would want to allow him that long. YOU /CAN IHELP HERE Representative J. Kess Derrick thinks the farm relief bill agreed upon is a good one and will bring re lief to hard-hit farmers but he is also of the opinion that some pressure is needed to see the thing through. Mr. Derrick urges all farmers and busi ness men to write congressmen and senators from this state urging the passage of the bill. Just a post card will do, and cards or letters written from this section should be addressed to Representative Butler B. Hare and Senators Burnet R. Maybank and E. D. Smith, Washington, D. C. Mr. Derrick has been on the ground and we believe his advice good and timely. Do it now! Mr. Derrick writes as follows: “As a member of a delegation ap pointed by a general group of people in Columbia some months ago for the purpose of contacting the agricultur al committees of both House and Senate in Washington, D. C., seeking help for the distressed cotton farm ers in South Carolina together with five other southern states. The meet ing, as I view it, was a great success, South Carolina furnishing the great est number of delegates and visitors. At every meeting the halls were fill ed. Not only the members of the Committees attended but many of the Congressmen and Senators. Great interest was manifested among the agricultural Committees and also among the members of the Senate and House, many of them attending the meetings from both Houses. “Volumes of testimony to the des truction of the crops and cause was presented earnestly by all states. We were given a very sympathetic hear ing by the members of Congress, whom we were able to contact. The Committee as a whole, heartily com mends the cooperation and sincerity of our South Carolina-. Congressmen and Senators and feel that everything in their power will be done for the stricken farmer. “The plan finally adopted and which has already been introduced in a bill to Congress is a simple one which states that farmers shall be paid parity price for a half crop, and that landlord, renter, share cropper, and tenant be proportionately token care of. “I wish to stress the important fact that business men, farmers, and others in our county take up enough time to write our Congressmen and Senators. The great importance of the passage of the bill that has been started, which will relieve an emer gency need of our people, has not been surpassed in seventy five years. Every farm organization and espe cially the Council of Farm Women in our county should bring this emer gency condition before our Congress men and Senators. As a member of this Committee I am urging the Chairman of our group to suggest that every county in the state do as I have suggested to our people in Newberry county, and to contact members of the other states that they may stress this matter also to their Congressmen and Senators. “We did not apnear as beggars to Congress at all. We only asked that the strong arm of our Government reach out and help us in this situa tion as they have don» in many pre vious occasions in different parts of our great nation. “Should the above bill pass the Congress, it would mean that New berry county would receive around $600,000 or more depending on what the 5 year average had been.” Employers Told Of Experience Ratings Beginning in 1942, South Carolina Unemployment Compensation contri bution rates will be based on exper ience employers have had in the pay ment of contributions and the job in surance benefits charged against their respective accounts, a large number of employers from Newben-y and surrounding counties were told Tuesday night at an informational meeting held at the Newberry Hotel. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Sudie C. Wicker, manager of the Newberry State Employbent Service office. Discussions were led by Clem- sor. M. Wilson, Executive Director of the Unemployment Compensation di vision. The employers were t..u that the law requires that no employer may qualify for experience rating until there have been at least 36 consecu tive months immediately preceding the date of computations, throughout which any worker in his employ could have received benefits if eligible. Therefore, it was explained, merit rating in 1942 will apply only to those employers who have been covered con tinuously from July 1, 1938 through June 30, 1941, the date of computa tion; and whose employes could have been eligible for benefits throughout this time. The employers were told that begin ning in 1942 there will be in effect four rates of contributions, as fol lows: 1. Nine-tenths of one per cent for an employer whose contributions have exceeded the benefits paid his work ers, provided such excess equals or exceeds 10 per cent of his average an. nual payroll. 2. One and eight-tenths per cent, for an employer whose contributions have exceeded the benefits paid his workers, provided such excess equals or exceeds 7 1-2 per cent (but is less than 10 per cent) of his average an nual payroll. 3. Two and seven-tenths per cent, for an employer whose contributions have equaled or exceeded the benefits paid his workers, but whose excess is less than 7 1-2 per cent. (This rate also applies to employers who have not paid contributions for 36 conse cutive months prior to July 1, 1941, and whose workers could not have received benefits, if otherwise eligible.) 4. Three and six-tenths per cent for employers whose contributions were less than the benefits paid their workers. For the purpose of fixing the ex perience rates for 1942, all charge- backs will be made under the 1939 Unemployment Compensation law, which was effective until July 1, 1941, the date of computation, it was explained. This law says that bene fits paid to an eligible worker must be charged, in inverse chronological order, against his most recent covered employers. The employers were told that no experience rates could be in effect if the fund should drop below $5,000,000. However, it was explained that there is now an excess of $16,000,000 in this fund; and at present they could be assurred that the experience rates would be in effect in 1942. As to preparing for 1943 and fu ture rates, the employers were en couraged to use the South Carolina state Employment Service in the hir ing of workers, so as to re-employ their former workers or other poten tial claimants of benefits, and in that way cut down job insurance pay ments. They were also asked u. tell their workers to report to Employ ment Service offices when laid off: MARRIAGE NOT ENOUGH Indications are that one of the lo cal selective service boards will have to call out newly married men t* fill the calls being made upon it. Eligible single males have run out but the demand for men has not. Ther» has never been any provision for matri mony as an exemption except on a temporary basis. Thousands of 28- year old enlistees are being turned out of the army, other thousands are being sent to island outposts »nd South America. The ranks must be filled with selectees, married or un married. A PRETTY STORE Being somewhat in the Christmas spirit, the enticing windows of the Carpenter store lured me inside where the wealth of pretty things is indeed bewitching. Although there is much merchandise other than that of a holi day nature, Christmas offerings catch the eye on every hand and women were eagerly buying presents. The store has added several lines for Christmas not heretofore carried. Carpenter’s is indeed a pretty Christmas store where one may find the usual as well as the unusual in a wide price range. FLOYD BRADLEY ILL The many friends of Floyd Bradlev will be sorry to learn that he is still confined to his home on Calhoun street where he has been ill several days. MOWER MOVES BUSINESS McHardy Mower has moved his business from the corner of Church and Harrington streets to the old Eskridge hardware building. His gasoline service station will be locat ed below the old Salter studio build ing on lower Main street, where it is said he will erect a station. The Mower firm will handle Pure Oil pro ducts when their station begins op eration. It is reported that the Gulf company will erect a modem station on the site vacated by Mr. Mower. GEORGE SPOTTS IN WRECK George Spotts, who was seriously injured in a car wreck last Saturday morning is still in the Newberry hos pital and is reported to be improving a little. Mrs. Hooper Skardon and Mrs. E. H. Wood and son, Edward, of Green wood, spent Wednesday with their mother, Mrs. S. O. Nesley on Bmnd- ary street. W. T. HARRELL CONFINED W. T. Harrell who has been confined to his home for two weeks is doing nicely at this time. November School Pay Reaches All-Time High Columbia, Nov. 29.—South Carolina teachers received 1 $1,319,900 in state money on their November salaries, the largest monthly state aid payment on record. Comptroller General A. J. Beattie said today. The amount exceeded last Novem ber’s payment by $200,000, due chief ly to the increased pay provided by the last legislature, an increase ex pected to cost the state more than $1,000,000 annually. The allotment represented some October payments to counties where all teachers had not reported in formation to the state education de partment necessary for a new sal ary classification adopted by the state board of education last sum mer. The largest payment was $110,- 000 to Richland county. Other size able payments were assigned to teachers in Greenville county, which received $99,700; Spartanburg, $91,- 600; Anderson, $63,500; Charleston, $56,100. Jasper with approximately thirty teachers, receiveu the smallest amount, $6,600. In most counties school district fund's supplement the state aid sche dule, which pays individual teachers up to $800 a year. State aid includes 5 per cent for administrative and supervisory expenses. R. H. HATTON, SR., DIES Whitmire, Dec. 1.—Robert Hart well Hatton, Sr., 70, died at his home here this morning at 9 o’clock follow ing a stroke of apoplexy. He was the son of Thomas J. Hatton and Nancy Scott Hatton of Laurens county. Mr. Hatton was engaged in business in Clinton until 9 years ago when he and his family came to Whitmire to make their home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eleanor Beard Hat ton, and a son, R. Hartwell Hatton, Jr., of Montgomery and a daughter, Mrs. William W. Lewis of Whitmire and by the following brothers and sisters, William S. Hatton, James K. Hatton, Miss Frances H. Hatton, Lew E. Hatton and Johnny McM. Hatton, all of, Clinton and Mrs. E. 'W. Cope land of Laurens. Funeral services were conducted: at the late resi dence Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock followed by interment in O’Dell ce metery in Whitmire. • A NEW MOLD FOR TEACHERS? By Henry Cauthen in The News and Courier Columbia.—In some circles it is perilous to even suggest that perhaps there are some things wrong with South Carolina’s public schooling. Senator George K. Laney, of Chester field, for example, will not permit it— unless the “wrong” be the charge that not enough money is being spent. With that he will agree. But some of the school people themselves, doubtless shocking many of their colleagues with such a sacrilege, are quite ready to con cede there are numerous and basic faults. Indeed^ within school circles there is a never-ending controversy on what should and should not be done. There is a “progressive” group, a reactionary group and groups in between. And 1 there are some men and wo men among the teachers who recog nize the need for better teaching and are brave enough to speak out on that subject. Do not be surprised if out of the newly-started study, by the school people themselves, of a prospective new “certification,” or teacher rating formula for this state, comes a firm recommendation for substantial changes in teacher training. Since the rating of teachers must be on a basis of qualifications, theo retical, at least, such a study must necessarily involve a review of teach er training. It is known that some of those on the committee which is mak ing the study are prepared to write into their report recommendations for a revamping of training, for at least a partial scrapping of the mold which now turns out teachers. To some, no amount of re-design ing of the mold, or molds, would turn out the good teacher. They maintain the good teacher is born, not made. But many school people believe there can be an enormous im provement in teaching by rebuilding the training methods. Those who be lieve in more specialization, are going to demand a say-so in any changing of the design. Members of the committee which has begun this study, with $15,000 from the General Education Board f supported by the Rockefeller foundation) are: E. R. Crow, prin cipal of Columbia high school, a ser ious student of the present situa tion; W. E. Loggins. of the Green ville school system: C. K. Wright, superintendent at Laurens; John G. Kelly, of Winthrop college, former state high school supervisor: Miss Sadie Goggans of Winthrop, a mem ber of the state board of education which is sponsoring the study, and the following members of the staff of the state education department, M Schifflev, J. B. White and Miss Agnes Tennant, expert on the state-aid sys tem. Larger Production Is Expected From Farm Newrfberry county farm production goals for 1942, calling for increases over 1941 ranging from 3 per cent in the case of com to 15 per cent for pork production, have been approved by the Newberry County UCDA De fense Board. Mr. R. C. Floyd, chairman of the County Defense Board, said that next year’s production, based on the goals set up, likely would be the greatest on recordi Largest in creases are called .for in the produc tion of meats, poultry, and dairy products, fruits and vegetables for canning. “Agriculture has one of the big gest jobs in the National Defense Program,” Mr. Floyd declares. “Guns, planes, and ammunition are vital in the defense of our country, but no nation ever survived which did not have enough to eat. I agree whole heartedly with the Secretory of Ag riculture, who has s4dd so many times that ‘food will win this war and write the peace.’ I believe adequate food supplies are our first line of defense”. GOOD JOB ON. BOLL CALL The twenty-fifth annual Red Cross Roll Call is about over. Our quota, which is $225 more than double the previous quotas, will be reached if a few more loyal citizens will complete their membership by seeing our rep resentatives. The campaign is offi cially over, but many of our out-posts are not heard from at present and we are dependent on good reports from them to tide us' over. Our quota is high, but our people have given generously and our workers have worked hard. This is a last-call to finish up and check in strong, so we may close our books ind report to the Chapter. We hope to publish the names of members and amounts In the future. Regardless of the final count, the people of Newberry and Newberry county_have done a good job on this roll ‘THE FEMINIE FEATURES UCH” AT RITZ UR STARS r "I Ultra-modern coij^iv with a back ground of " Kterfry bohemianism brings four stars to the screen in “The Feminine Touch”, which will be shown at the Ritz Theatre Today (Thursday) and Friday of this week. Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis, and Van Heflin create a “cour-comered” triangle in a plot of conflicting emotions. Miss Russell portrays the attrac tive wife of Ameche, who is a college professor, scientifically opposed- to jealousy. He writes a book to sup port his theory and finds out—no, I better not tell you, it might ruin the story for you. If you enjoy good act ing, don’t miss this picture, because Don Ameche will play a swell part in it. COURT HEARS TWO CASES A short term of common pleas court ended here Tuesday, having convened Monday afternoon with Judge Stohl presiding. George W. Summer won his case against Y. Genia Dominiok which in volved the cutting of some timber across a property line. He was given $200. The Mutual Life Insurance com pany was ordered to pay George E. Counts $100 a year so long as he is disabled. VIOLATORS FINED MONDAY Presents Of Cotton Helps The Southland Cotton Christmas Great Opportunity States Council Leader Urging every citizen of Newberry county to participate actively in the 1941 Cotton Christmas program, President Oscar Johnston of the Na tional Cotton Council declared today that the key to sound cotton markets after the war is the creation of an in tense consumer demand for cotton products during the boom. “All of us in the Cotton Belt are vitally concerned with the welfare of cotton,” Mr. Johnston said. “There fore it is to our advantage to coop erate closely with any movement which will increase the consumer de mand for our greatest product. “It is true that there is a boom market now, but the laws of econom ics tell us surely that there will be a recession during the years after the War. The soundest way in which we can protect our cotton markets is to stimuli »e consumer demand for cot ton goods now. Opportunity To Assist “Cobton Christmas, as one of the year’s greatest cotton merchandising events, offers every individual in this community an opportunity to assist in making known to the public the desirability and attractiveness of the many cotton articles on the shelves of local stores. “This great program, sponsored nationally by the Council and the Cotton-Textile Institute, offers defi nite cotton sales jobs to merchants, newspapers, radio stations, theatres, outdoor poster companies, general business houses, chambers of com merce, civic dubs, home demonstra tion and county agents, and indivi duals. “Although the cotton crop this year probably will be very little in excess of actual mill requirements, we must continue to increase the demand for cotton merchandise if the people of the Belt are to enjoy real and last ing prosperity.” THOMAS B. KIBLER Death came to Tom B. Kibler early Monday morning following a long illness of cancer of the throat. Mr. Kibler bore his long period of intense suffering without a murmur and fac ed the future calmly and unafraid. Mr. Kibler was born and raised in Saluda county where he engaged in farming many years. He also farmed in this county before coming to New berry mills many years ago. He was about 70 years of age. Mr. Kibler evinced 1 an interest in politics in early life and had been a member of both city and county exe cutive committees for long years. There were few races of any sort in the city or county but that “Uncle Tom" had a hand. He enjoyed poli tics and was loyal to those he es poused for the various offices. Mr. Kibler married a Miss Cotney in early life, she having died about three years ago. Surviving children of this union are Mrs. W. S. Franklin, Mrs. M. M. Connelly and Mrs. Maude Ramsey, all of Newbery. Several grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held from the late residence Tuesday afternoon, burial following in the Rosemont ce metery where Mr. Kibler had already erected his monument and made ar rangements with McSwain Funeral home for burying him. The funeral service* were in charge of Rev. M. M. Brooks, former pastor of O’Neall Street church, Rev. V. L. Fulmer and Rev. B. F. Rogers. Monday morning Sam Austin was tried for driving his car without an inspection sticker on it. He forfeit ed a $3.00 bond. Luther Gary was tried for driving his car without a license and was fined $10.00 which he paid. Tuesday morning, Willie Mar ble pleadi guilty on two charges of violating the unemployment compen sation law and fined $22.00 or 30 days. He is now on the gang. BUSH RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH A. T. Usher, Pastor 10:30 a. m., Studying God’s Word in God’s House. 11:30 a. m., Worshipping in God’s House. Message, “Is it all a Dream?” 6:30 p. m., Training in Kingdom Matters. On Monday of this week the ladies of the church met at the home of Mrs. C. C. Wallace for a season of prayer of foreign missions. After the dose of the Study Class es last Friday night, a period of fun and refeshment was held. Sixty-one were enrolled in the classes, 47 of that number completed the work and will receive Diplomas. Next Sunday evening at the close of the regular Training Union service, the Installation of Officers will be held. Will you join with us in Worship on the coming Lord’s Day? TO ATTEND GAME AND DANCE Miss Julia Smith will go to Green ville Saturday to attend the all-star football game, and the banquet and dance for the players after the game. She will be escorted by Morgan Ran dall, high-scoring football player of the State. 30TH DIVISION TO FREE MEN Fort Jackson, S. C., Dec. 3.—Post authorities announced today that 1,- 749 men, more than 28 years old, would be honorably discharged Dec ember 10 from the 30th division and that 1,746 others having hardship or -dependency cases would be released from the division by March. The 30th, made up of National guardsmen, and selectees from the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee, was at full strength of 17,000 enlist ed men early in the fall. However, during September 3,095 were honor ably discharged after completion of a year of military service. The September releases, plus those lost when the 121st infantry regiment was transferred to the 8th division and the current releases will reduce the division to about 9,000 men. Post officials said the loss would be offset in part by 765 selective ser vice men who joined the 30th during November and 600 more selectees who will report to the division this month. CONTRACT REPUDIATED Washington, Dec. 3.—The city and county of Spartanburg, S. C., faced an accusation by the War department today that they had “repudiated” a contract with the quartermasters corps in connection with acquisition of land for Camp Croft in that lo- cality. The accusation, included in publish ed testimony made before the House Appropriations committee on a sup plemental national defense supply bill, was coupled with a hint the War department through the Justice de partment may institute suit against the local governments. Ed Smith’s Cotton Act Is Now Ready Washington, Dec. 3.—The Senate committee on agriculture will report favorably tomorrow the bill of Sena tor E. D. Smith of South Carolina, chairman of the committee, which provides relief for distressed farmers in the Carolinas and other aeas. Sena for Smith said today that the committee estimated that the amount necessary for payments to cotton far mers would amoun to $66,000,000, bas ed on a parity price of 16.47 cents a pound, as of August 1. The estimate for payments for to bacco was set at $100,000. The fig ure was small it was pointed out, because the tobacco crop failure was limited to certain isolated areas in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. It was further estimated that $5,- 000,000 would be needed to pay the cost of transportation of hay and baling charges to the farms of dairy farmers in northern New York and other northeastern areas who have suffered severely because of the drought in that section. To Go To Committee Senator Smith’s bill calls for a dir ect appropriation, and will be sent to the appropriations committee for consideration. Senator Smith’s bill provides “that Congress determines that due to un favorable weather conditions, and insect damage, a serious crop fail ure of cotton, tobacco and hay and other forage crops has occurred' in many states and that it is essential to the national defense and public welfare that every means be token to keep farmers on the land and to main tain maximum production of farm commodities; and that the provisions of the act are necessary for such pur poses and for the relief of distress among the farm population in the stricken areas.” The bill provides that money ap propriated or parity payments which is not needed for such payments be covered into the Treasury to offset the appropriations made under the authority of the bill. MEET DECEMBER ELEVENTH The Newberry County Educational Association will meet'Thursday, De cember 11 in the Newberry high school building, at 3'p. m. Dr. Harry £lark, of the University of South Car olina, one of the beet speakers in the state, will address the general meet ing. All teachers are expected and the public is invited to attend. GEORGIA TECH’S CANNON TO (NAVY YARD Atlanta, Dec. 2.—A pair of four- inch guns that have silently guarded the entrance of Georgia Tech’s naval armory since 1927 have been shipped to the Charleston, S. C., Navy Yard for mounting on United States mer chant ships. The cannon have been used for training naval reserve cadets in gun pointing and fire principles. Because of the constant care given them by cadets, the guns are in excellent con dition. Capt. W. C. Wickman, commanding officer of the Tech ROTC, said he re ceived orders this morning to trans fer the guns. He described them as a “type used in World war destroy ers,” and added 1 they were sent to Tech from the Norfolk Navy Yard. The cannon, which fire a four inch shell seven miles, will be transported to the Navy Yard by flat car. DR. YOUNG BROWN EXPECTS TO BE OUT SOON Dr. Young Brown, who has been confined to his room in the Newberry Hotel for about a week, is doing fine and expects to be out and back at his office in a few days. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 2.—Along with fire, sickness and injury in the household, a major hazard for the farm family with a small income is the loss of its workstock—when the mule dies, a season’s work is gone. The farm security administration today reported a protection for some 30,000 small farmers had been pro vided through the division of coop eratives, making the services of vet erinarians available at a low cost. In 110 counties of Georgia, Ala bama, Florida and South Carolina, veterinarians have agreed with farm security borrowers to perform ser vices which are credited with saving more than $1,000,000 in loss of ani mals. f Associations have been formed in 55 counties in Alabama, where the cooperatives have around 19,000 par ticipants. Each farmer paid $2.50 a year into the association pool. This year another dollar was added to the membership fee to care for medicines and vaccines. In Georgia there are approximate ly 7,000 members in 21 counties. In Florida, two county associaions have 350 members. Each obtains monthly services, if necessary, for horses, mules, cattle or hogs. The system in South Carolina dif fers slightly. Each member in the 30 counties pays $1 to take his ani mals to seasonal clinics for exam inations, treatment of minor injuries and ailments, and instruction in the proper care. DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Only one life has been saerrdeed so far as a result of the Savannah auto races, and that was in a prac tice run some days ago. It is to be hoped that in the big Thanksgiving events there will be no fatalities. The Columbia Record suggests that if there were fewer casualties at these racing events there would be smaller crowds—that the excitement produced by the feeling that every turn of the wheel may bring death to some one of the contestants has much to do with drawing the crowds, and that this feeling is akin to that of the ancients as they delighted in the gladiotorial contests. We are afraid this is too true. The age is speed-mad. Te Democratic primary for the nomination of municipal officers pass ed very quietly on Tuesday. Mayor J. J. Langford was reelected without opposition, and the following aider- men will serve with him: Ward 1, W. H. Shelley; Ward 2,H. H. Abrams; Ward 3, C. T. Summer; Ward 4, E. L. Rodelsperger; Ward 5 O. S. Goree. There were contests in three wards. The first primary was decisive in all races, and no second primary wil be necessary. There were vacancies on the board of trustees in only two wards—Nos. 4 and 5. In Ward 4 Mr. W. S. Langford wias elected without opposition, succeeding Mrs. J. H, Wicker, who did not offer for reelec- tiom. In Ward 5 Mr. J. Marios Da vis was reelected without opposition. The grand jury says the roads of Newberry county are in “faily good condition.” Surely the jurors have not travelled over much of the coun ty, or they have a poor conception of what constitutes a good road. Or it may be that the term “fairly good condition” is a generality which is meaningless and meant to soothe. Well, it is nice to say such things, but the fact remains tiiat Newberry is far behind in the matter of good roads. CUTS «0 GALLON STILL Leputy Hub Quattlebaum Wednes- dav located and destroyed a 60 gallon still and 600 gallons of mash in the Strother section of the county, about a mile west of Strother station. The still was hot when found and while no arrests were made. Deputy Quat tlebaum is certain he knows the owners. 1 RECENT MOVINGS Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clamp have mov ed to 709 Caldwell street from 703 Drayton. Mr. and Mrs. Dave T. Thornton are now making their home at 520 O’Neall street. They moved from 502 O’Neall street. Mrs. Edward D. Carlson and little daughter, Linda of 3607 Colonial Dr., Columbia, spent the past week here visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carlson. PERFECT ATTENDANCE FOR 2ND MONTH AT SILVERSTREET Grade 1: Rufus Duffle, Annis Ear- gle, Babbie Epting, Maffett Fant, Bet ty Jean Floyd, Paul Foshee, Billie Johnson, Jackie Lancaster, Bobby Long, Gerald Long. Grade 2: Elbert Dominick, Waters Duffie, Bernard Hendrix, Jimmie Kes- ler, Betty Long, Libby Long, Andrew Longshore, John William Pitts. Grade 3: Doris Blair, John Derrick, Betty Jean Foshee, \ernell Metts, Betty Murray, David Pitts, Melvin Pitts, Marian Sligh, Marion Walton. Grade 4: Horace Bowles, Mary Dor- roh, Perry Eargle, Vivian Floyd, An drew Hamm, Betty Wayne Hendrix, Lorena Lancaster, Robert Lancaster, Doris Livingston, Donald Long. Grade 5; Thomas Blair, Donald Bo wers, Thurmond Bundrick, Katherine Epting, Bernice Martin, Fannie Mur- day, Joyce Pitts, Odell Ruff, Mary Stilwell, Martha Stillwell, Eugene Wessinger. Grade 6: Faye Blair, Betty Living ston, Ida Davenport, Ralph Long, Tom Murray, James Martin, Billy Walton, June Walton, Katherine Werts. Grade 7: Frank Boozer, Ralph Bo- zard. Ruby Hamm. Grade 8: Constance Floyd, Mildred Kesler, June Livingston, Derrill Long shore, Hubert Ruff, Shuford Stillwell, Waters Swindler. Grade 9: David Bozard, Arnold King, Roy Paul Saye, Mary Helen Davenport, Beulah Hamm, Dorothy Long, Annett Longshore, Betty Mar tin. Hazel Nichols. Grade 10: Frances Craft, Mary Ruthe Derrick, Miriam Hendrix, Frances Long, Milton Longshore, Ruth Minick, Mary Edith Neal, Harry Semi, Larry Senn, Mildred Werts, Evelyn Neal. Grade 11: Edna Blair, Paul Blair, Marian Bozard, Florence Duffie, Ray mond Lee Koon. Walter Lake, Vir ginia Longshore. Alice Martin, Alma Nichols, Marjorie Saye, Sara Ruth Smith. _