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By The Way By Dori* Armfield Someone in church Sunday morning said “for all we see of you around Newberry, you might just as well be back in Washington.” It so happened that I had just returned fom a business trip to Washington a few days before. I started writing this column while I was there, but could n’t find an empty typewriter. My longhand writing doesn’t hold out long, and I don’t be lieve the linotype operator would have had much success transcibing my Stenograph notes, so the column didn’t get finished. I arrived in the Capitol City at six o’clock on Friday morn- ing, and after some confusion with the Pullman porter, con ductor and others, finally got my watch set on Washington time which. I found, isn’t the same, as train time. The wea ther wasn’t disappointing, but was typical . . . hot and hu mid. It stayed that way all day Friday and until late Sat urday afternoon, when a show er cooled things off a little, and for the remainder of my stay the mercury stayed at a pleas ant spot on the thermometer. On the night of my arrival, I was guest of honor at a buf fet supper given by Mr. and Mrs Hal Alderson at their love ly home in the Northwest sec tion of the city. I think al most every South Carolinian who works on Capitol Hill was there. There were some ten oc fifteen others from other states, but thy just didn’t stand a chance of getting into the conversation unless they want ed to talk about Carolina! The chief interest currently of those who work on the Hill is next summer’s senatorial election when, it is assumed by everyone, J. Strom Thur mond will attempt to unseat Senator Olin D. Johnston. I went by Senator Johnston’s office Saturday morning just to say “hello” and with no in tention of taking up any time, knowing how busy the Senator is. I found, however, that you don’t just tell the Senator hello and then leave ... he is very interested in what is hap pening in all parts of the state, so the conversation ran until Mr. Johnston had to attend a committee meeting, where I was the guest of Mr. Johnston and Mrs. Gayden. a member of his staff. On Sunday I visited my for mer landlady and her family, and find all the “inmates” there still ready to argue civil rights at the drop of a hat. I thought enough time might have elap sed since last year’s presiden tial campaign that they would have forgotten the bitter argu ments we used to have—but I found out different. Just let a Southerner show up there— that’s all they need! Monday I left Washington via the Silver Comet Seaboard’s newest train between Florida and New York. It is the nic est of the Seaboard trains I’ve ever been on, and never have I seen such a solicitous porter. As soon as the train pulled out of Washington and h e discover ed I was detraining at Ham let, he practically insisted that he should make up my berth right then (5:00 p.m.) since he had to wake me at midnight. I think h e was really concern ed that I was going to lose my beauty rest, and when I got back from the diner I had no choice—my berth was made up, so I went to bed. Then when he awakened me at mid night, he apologized pofusely for having had to do so, and at that moment, I was going to ask Congress to pass a law making it illegal to wake any one at midnight after only a couple hours of sleep. The i%ason for getting off the train at such an unpardonable hour is that I was en route to Pinehurst to assist in reporting the annual convention of the North Carolina Medical Associ ation. Since the doctors were occupying every available space in Pinehurst, reservations had been made for m e at the Lloyd Hall Hotel in Aberdeen, six miles away, and it is one of the nicest places I have ever stayed. It is run more or less on a tourist home basis, and I liked it the night I got there, but the next morning confirm ed my belief that it was the place to stay when, just after I managed to get my eyes open, the maid came in with a big pot of wonderful coffee. I got home from Pinehurst Wtednesday night, thinking that my traveling days were over for at least two weeks—but I’ve found that it doesn’t do any good for a reporter to make any plans, for I’m off again tomorrow (Monday) for High Point. I am looking forward to going to High Point for one reason: they tell me that High Point has, among its citizenry, a number of Armfields. It will be the first place I’ve seen, that when I say my name is Armfield, someone won’t say “how do you spell that?” This story was told to me by a friend who, I am sure, A LOT OP fellows I know have lost their shirts be cause they put too much on the cuff. Neighborhood News * * * * What People You Know Are Doing Mrs. W. W. Lewis of Whit mire, was a business visitor in Newberry Tuesday. Mrs. P. C. Singley of Pros perity spent Saturday in the city on business. Mrs Rosa Dreher of Prosper ity was a Mbnday business vis itor in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vigodsky are spending this week in Flo rida on a vacation trip. Mrs. J. D. Wicker spent Tuesday in Batesburg on busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Duffy Hughes are now making their home at 2127 Nance street. Miss Mildred Werts, teaching at Loris, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Viola Werts on Hunt street. Mrs. Walter Powell of West Virginia is visiting in the home of her sister. Mrs. J. T. Bouk- night on Drayton street. Mrs. R. W. Culbertson and daughter, Ann, of Due West, were business visitors in New berry last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Dennis have moved from 2122 Mayer avenue to the house next door which they recently purchased from the Kinard estate. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and son, Forrest, spent last week in New York purchasing sum mer merchandise for Carpen ter’s store. Mr. and Mrs. Gurnie R. Sum mer and Lt. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Jr., left Wednesday for several weeks’ vacation in Sarasota, Florida. Misses Vernetha Fulmer and Ann Berley of Pomaria, and Robert Renwick and Wilbur Nichols spent Sunday in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ringer and son, Alfred, spent Sunday in Greenwood in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Frick and family. Mrs. George L. Epps, Sr., will leave Sunday for Charlottes ville, Va., to spend about three weeks in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. George L. Epps. Mrs. Mtude Johnson of Statesville, N. C., and Charles ton, is visiting in the hom e of her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. James- Smith, Sr., on Cal houn street. Little Kent Mims, one-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Mims of Sumter, is visit ing in the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Harrington street. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis and daughter, Miss Mary Ann Da vis attended the Chevrolet and Buick Dealers’ meeting which was held in Atlanta, Ga. last weekend. The Davises return ed to their home on Caldwell street Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy and McBee Hipp of Clinton and Mrs. Gertrude H. Copeland of | Newberry, spent Sunday at New Zion in the home of Mrs. Shealy and Mrs. Copeland’s sister, Mrs. B. W. Gibson. They also visited the Iris Garden in Sumter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Maxcy Stone and small daughter, Keren, will move the first of the month from Harrington to 2122 Mayer avenue in the house they pur chased a few months ago from the Kinard estate, which was recently vacated by A. T. Dennis. 4-H Clubsters Go To Camp Long About 150 local 4-H Club leaders representing the various counties of the State attended the state 4-H local leader train ing conference at Camp Long, Aiken May 13th - 15th. Those attending from Newberry County were Mrs. Martha Bowers, Mrs. Clara Hughes and Miss Jane Winn, Assistant Home Agent. Mrs. Claude Price, Mrs. R. C. Hunter and Miss Ethel Counts, Hom e Agent attended the meet ing on Saturday. Among special features of the conference were discussions of problems of local leaders in the conduct of th e 4-H program led by Miss Emmie Nelson of the National Committee of Boys and Girls Club Wlork, handicraft demonstrations by Miss Mildred Ledford, home industries Service, Georgia Extension Service, and the recongnition of years of service by D. W. Wat kins, director, Clemson Extens ion Service. The keynote address of the conference was made by Leon O. Clayton, state boys’ 4-H club agent, using the subject, “Lead ership in the 4-H club pro gram.” On Saturday morning of the conference, Drucie Connelly and Doris Moore both of the Pros perity 4-H Club presented a Dairy Foods Team Demon stration using the subject, “Foods For a Strong Framwork.” Breeders Enter Chick Research Two Newberry County poultrymen are participating in a new three-year Chicken-of- Tomorrow program to develop faster-growing and meatier chickens, according to P. H. Gooding, poultry specialist at Clemson College and chairman of the South Carolina Chicken- of-Tomorrow committee. The local breeders will com pete with poultrymen from all parts of the state, Gooding said. Those whose birds develop the most outstanding meat qualities will become eligible for a share of $10,000 in awards provided by A & P Stores, sponsor of the nation-wide poultry research program. En tries will be judged and dis played at Clemson College, Clemson, the week of June 8. “This program is utilizing the scientific breeding knowledge gained in the original three- year Chicken-of-Tomorrow ex periment which ended with the national finals last June,” Gooding said. “The progress made so far has enabled us to set a goal of chickens that will weigh at least three pounds fully dressed at 12 weeks of age. This will mean approxi mately 25 per cent more meat for consumers on chickens of the sam e age.” Newberry County breeders who have entered the com petition are Y. T. Dickert and Farmers’ Hatchery, both of Newberry. had no thought that it would get in print, so I won’t men tion names. It seems that the other day she noticed that her year-old son’s shoes were get ting too tight, so decided to go to the store first thing the next day and buy him some new ones. She got Junior dress ed bright and early next morn ing, and took him' to one of the stores, wondering by this time why she had just noticed how tight his shoes were and whether his feet weren’t grow ing abnormally fast. When the clerk got ready to try on a pair of new shoes, she took the old ones off—and noticed the bulge still in them, so she put her hand down in each shoe and out of each one came a sock which had been cram med down in the toe. Can’t you imagine th e embarassment with which she gathered up Junior, shoes and extra socks and left the store? E. H. Livingston returned to his home on Hunt street last Wednesday after being a pa tient in the Providence Hospi tal in Columbia a week under going treatment. He is now recuperating nicely his friends will b e glad to learn. Miss Elizabeth White super intendent of nurses and the nursing school at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Char lotte, N. C., was a weekend visitor in the home of her mo ther, Mrs. J. W. White on Cald well street. Marvin O. Summer returned to his home in Newberry last Wednesday after spending a couple of days in Knoxville, Tenn., in the home of his son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse and two chikiren, Kerry and Randall James, who was born Tuesday, May 10th. Mrs. Summer re mained for a longer visit. Misses Alice Garlington and room-mate, Betty Townsend, member of the Aiken school faculty, and Miss Octavia Gar lington, a member of the senior class at Converse College, Spar tanburg, spent the past week end here in the home of the Misses Garlington’s grand mother, MVs. R. D. Wtright on McCaughrin avenue. Mrs. R. D. Wright has return ed to her home on McCaughrin avenue after spending five weeks in Alexandria. Va., with her son ■ and daughter-in-law, Lt. Commander and Mrs. S. Downs Wright.. She also at tended the DAIR Congress as a delegate from the local Jasper chapter in Washington, D. C., and the Convention of the Daughters of 1812 which was also held in Washington. Activities of The Teen-Agers Mrs. Meredith Harmon has very generously offered the proceeds of her dance recital to the Youth Center Building fund and it is hoped that a great many people interested in the Youth Center will attend Mrs. Harmon’s recital Friday night, May 20, at the Newberry High School. They will not only spent a very enjoyable evening but will also be helping the funds for the Youth Center grow. 'Six Army trucks full of teen agers and their chaperones left the Girl Scout cabin Saturday afternoon at 7 o’clock for Mol ly’s Rock where they devoured twenty pounds of weiners, rolls onions and marshmallows. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Carlton had three big fires just right for roasting weiners when the trucks arrived and everybody pitched in eating and drinking. John Cannon was kept as busy as a bee dishing out drinks from the back of a truck and everyone had a grand time. The Youth Center Service Club is indeed grateful to Jer ry O’Quinn for the use of the Army trucks and to the boys who drove them. The members of the teen-age canteen are planning a trip to Greenwood State Park some time in June when they are planning to in vite their parents and friends to join them and they are look ing forward to having another big time. ATTENDS CONVENTION AT MYRTLE BEACH Mt. and Mrs. Ralph Black- well, Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Lynch, Preston McAlhaney, Heyward Davis and Wayne Martin attend ed the State Convention of the South Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, which was held at the Ocean Forest Hotel at Myrtle Beach, May 13th through May 15th. NEWBERRY CUBS SEE CAPITOL OF STATE A group of Newberry Cub Scouts, all of them in uniform, trooped through the State House Tuesday. They were accom panied by Den Chief Bill Work man and Mrs. Aubrey Harley, the den mother, and Mrs. John Epps. Senator Marvin Abrams and House Speaker Tom Pope showed them about the State House and Rep. Walter Lake introduced them to the House. Unde Sam Needs Many Specialists The Savannah, Ga., District. Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army is announcing ex aminations for Inspectors of General Construction, Clearing, Concrete and Materials in the Savannah and Charleston En gineer Districts. Salaries range from $2498.28 to $3727.20 per year. Appli cants must have reached their 18th year but not have passed their 62nd. More information and forms to file may be obtained from the local secretary at any first or second class post office in the southeastern district. Ap plications must he on file in Savannah by July 5, 1949. The Regional office in At lanta, Ga. announces an ex amination for the position of Chemist in th e various federal agencies in the states of Ala bama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. En trance salary $3727.20 per year. Closing date June 14, 1949. The Veterans administration in Atlanta. Ga. announces an examination for Operating En gineer, options Steam Electric, Refrigeration, Pumping, Heat ing, and General, $2350 to $3,- 978 per year. Closing date June 16, 1949. Sadie Bowers, Local Sec’y. MISS ANDERSON HONORED AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY Miss Mary Lou Anderson was elected Miss Home Eco nomic 'for this year by the members of the Home Eco nomics club on qualifications of scholarship, personality, lead ership and in interest in the home economics program at Furman University, Greenville, where she is a student. Miss Anderson is a major in home economics and also has a minor in secretarial science. She was elected president of the Home Economics club and has served in that office this year. She was elected by a majority vote over two other candidates. tMiss Anderson is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. An derson, 1305 Pelham street of this city. VOL. 12—NO. 2 4 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1949 + $1.50 PER YEAR Dr. Reinartz Be College Speaker At the Baccalaureate Service, which will open Newberry Col lege’s commencement activities, the Reverend F. Eppling Rein artz, D. D., will deliver the ser mon. The service will be held in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Sunday, June 5th. Dr. Reinartz is a native of Ohio. He now lives in New York City, where he is serving as secretary of the United Lutheran Church in America, the position to which he was ejected in 1947. The first church he served as pastor was St. John’s Lutheran Church in East Liverpool, Ohio, where he suc ceeded his father. He later be came pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City 'where he served until DR. REINAJRTZ his election to his present posi tion. Dr. Reinartz graduated from Gettysburg College with an A. B. degree and from Philadelphia Lutheran Theological Seminary where he later earned the Mas ter of Sarcred Theology. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by tooth Gettysgurg College and Wagner College. The awarding of degrees will take place in the college gym nasium Monday morning, at 10:30 o’clock. Former United States Senator Christie Benet will address the graduating candidates for degrees. Sunday at 8:30 p. m., the Newberry College Singers will render their annual commence ment in Holland Hall. The luncheon for alumni and friends will be held in the dining hall at 1:30 p. m. Monday. ADOPT DAUGHTER The Rev. and Mrs. Harvey M. Montgomery announce the adoption of a daughter, Caro lyn Jane Montgomery, to be called Jane. The baby was born March 18, 1949. The baby arrived at the Methodist par sonage Wednesday, May 11. NEGRO DEAD FROM NATURAL CAUSES John Rook, negro, 63, was found dead on Wednesday, May 18, at his home near May- binton. Cause of deatn was determined as a heart attack by Coroner George R. Summer and Sheriff Tom M. Fellers who made the investigation. No inquest will be held. DR. WICKER APPOINTED TO STATE COMMISSION Dr. William H. Wicker, dean of the University of Tennessee Law School, Knoxville, Tenn., has been appointed by Govern or Gordon Browning as a mem ber of the State Commission on Uniform Laws, succeeding Mit chell Long of Knoxville, who resigned. Dr Wicker, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wicker of this city, is the brother of M. K. Wicker, Tom Wicker, Mrs. Joe Feagle and Mrs. O. M. Cobb, also of this city. ACCEPTS POSITION WITH COMM. OF PUBLIC WORKS (Mrs. Frank Ward has accep ted a position as office clerk with the Commission of Pub lic Works. She assumed her new duties Monday of this week. Mrs. Ward was formerly em ployed at the Todd Motor Com pany. BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spotts an nounce the birth of a daugh ter at the Newberry County Hospital, May 12. The baby weighs 8% pounds and has been named Frances Ann. The Spotts have a son, Larry. U. S. Provides Red Scholarship Strong protest has come from several high quarters over the appointment by the Atomic Energy commission of an avow ed Communist to a $1600 scho larship at the University of North Carolina. It seems vir tually certain according to late news dispatches that the award will be withdrawn. The following is from the Congressional Record and is the remarks of Senator Hoey of North Carolina. Hans Freistadt, graduate stud ent in physics and the leading exponent- of communism on campus, is attending the uni versity on a scholarship—given, amazingly enough, by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Readers of this page are thor oughly familiar with Freistadt’s philosophy, for the Slubbering, Austria, native is the most pro lific letters-to-the-editor writer at Carolina. He has consist- tently attacked the American form of government, its theory and its practice—the same gov ernment which is giving him $1,600 to study in college. Th4 fact that it is the Atomic ■Energy Commission which is making it possible for Frei stadt to attend Carolina makes the situation triply disgusting. It isn’t necessary to point out that this is an explosive period all over the world, with 'the United States and Russia in variably on opposing sides. The situation is such that American youth are being drafted into the services for defense of the Nation, presumably against Russian aggression. Meanwhile back home, the Government is paying a man who for all pur poses is a Communist to at tend college and further his background in physics for even tual study of atomic energy. If war should come, can’t you imagine Mr. Freistadt perfec ting some atomic weapon to be dropped on Russia? The idea is ridiculous. Freistadt has held this atomic energy scholarship some time. Wie had heard a rumor to the effect that he was here on scholarship but neglected to in vestigate the matter. Fulton Lewis, Jr., however, in his ra dio broadcast Tuesday night, finally unveiled the whole messy situation. Many students on campus disagree with Lewis on various isshes and others follow him avidly. But his rev elation that Freistadt is attend ing school on money paid by the Atomic Energy Commission is one which will arouse the entire student body. The Commission certainly pulled a “boner” in selecting Freistadt for the award. One wonders just how naive a com mittee can get. Of all the 100 percent Americans with loyalty unquestioned, the Atomic Ener gy Commission has chosen Mr. Freistadt. Of all the thousands of students scraping to get through college, and th e thou sands of others never able to attend. Mr. Freistadt gets a $1,- 600 scholarship. Surely there are number of good physics students in the United States who do not have a background entangled in communism.. What has happened to the Atomic Energy Commission’s reason? Freistadt came to Carolina from the University of Chicago where he headed the Commun ist organization in that school. (Continued on Back Page) Bankers Form Study Group The Bankers of Newberry County met recently at the Wiseman Hotel for the purpose of organizing an American In stitute of Banking Study Group for this area to be know as the Piedmont A. I. B. study group. Classes are to be held each week at a place here to be de cided later and all bankers from the surrounding area are in vited to attend. The course will be under the supervision of the American Institute of (Banking of New York City.' A. P. Salley of the South Carolina National Bank was named chairman and T. Clyde Tyndall of the Newberry Coun ty Bank, Joanna branch elec ted vice-chairman. BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mims of Sumter (nee Evelyn Camp bell) anonunce the birth of a son, Stephen Campbell, born in the Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, Wednesday, May 11th. The Mims have two other sons, David, six years old; and Kent, one year of age. Democrats Plan For City Primary Less than 30 citizens met at the city hall Tuesday night for the purpose of organizing for the summer primaries. Little of note was done outside of electing a committee to run the primary. Members of this committee are as follows: Ward 1—Tom Meek. Wlard 2—Sam Cook. Ward 3—Frank Yochem. Ward 4—Tom Wicker. Ward 5—Eugene Shealy Ward 6 (new)—Frank E. Jor dan, Jr. Judge E. S. Blease was elec ted a member of this commit tee to serve at large. Dates for the primary, amount of entrance fee and other details will be announced after another meeting of the committee. PFC. RIDDLE WITk 35TH FIGHTER WING Pfc. Roy Riddle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Riddle Route 3. Newberry, has been assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing at Johnson Air Force Base in Japan, it was announced there recently by Colonel W. O. Moore, Commanding Officer of the 35th Fighter Wing. Prior to being assigned to Johnson Air Force, he was assigned to Itami Air Force Base. Pfc. Riddle enlisted in the Air Forte on January 21, 1948, and arrived in Japan at the second major port, Yokohama on June 21, 1948. He was assigned to the Fifth Air Force, the Occupational Air Force for Japan and subsequently re assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing at Johnson Air Force Base. He attended Newberry High School prior to going into the service. Class of 1909 To Foregather One of the “older classes of boys” will be returning to the ole camping grounds on June 4-6 when the class of 1909 will hold their 40th reunion. En thusiasm is high among the “boys” and a large percentage of those living are planning on being on hand to help “paint the campus red.” Mr. E. L. “Cy” Young, of Fairfax, is heading up the pro gram for the “get-together.” Officers of the class included: P. L. Geiger, deceased, presi dent; Mrs. C. A. Pinckney (Ag nes Chapman), deaceased, vice- president; Mr. H. B. Hare of Atlanta. Ga., secretary; Mr. Ivan S. Bowers, treasurer; Miss Annie Jones, of Savannah, Ga., poet; Mrs. William M. Long (Maggie Bickley) of RFD No. 3, Newberry, historian; and Mr. I. S. Bowers, prophet. Mrs. Lula Wallen Mrs. Lula Mae McGinnis Wallen, 43, wife of Bradford H. Wallen, died early Monday morning at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. She was born and reared in Alabama. She was the daugh ter of Henry McGinnis and the late Bessie McGinnis. She had made her home below Pros- perity in Newberry County for the past six years. Besides her husband she is survived by the following chil dren: Thomas Eugene, James AJvin, Billy W&yne, Martha Mae, Clara Jean and Bradford Willen, Jr., all of Prosperity; two brothers, Jasper and Ros- coe McGinnis, both of Clinton and one sister, Mrs. Luna Mae Bedenbaugh. WEAR A POPPY On Saturday, May 28, all of us will be asked to wear a little red poppy on our coats or dresses. Th e day will be Poppy Day when, once each year, we of Amrica, pay tri bute to those who gave their lives in the service of our coun try during the World Wars. The Women of the American Legion Auxiliary will distri bute the flowers on the street on that day. By the contribu tion which w e make for the flower we aid the wars’ living victims. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 The disabled veterans who make the poppies derive double benefit from this work. First it gives them employment and their only chance to help sup port themselves and their fam ilies. The money which is received from the poppies goes entirely for disabled veterans, the fam ilies of disabled veterans, and those families left in need by the death of a veteran. REAL ESTATE 1 TRANSFERS NEWBERRY S. B. Miller to S. W. Miller, one lot and one building, 715 Green street. Assumption of Mortgage, $2750. , James W. Mack to Annie Bessie Mack, one lot and one building, 1408 Silas street. Assumption of Mortgage. Mamie P. Bailey to Josephine P. McAlhaney, et al, one lot and one building on Boundary street, B. T. Paysinger Estate, $5.00 love and affection. Josephine P. McAlhaney, et al to Mamie P. Bailey, one lot on Boundary street, $5.00 love and affection. _ MIDWAY George M. Epting to Vernon Fellers Epting and Mary Eugene Epting, 185 acres, “Reagin Place”, $1.00 love and affection. KINARDS Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gilliam and Lester R. Sweatt, to Allison P. Ramage, Jr., 3.1 acres, lot No. 1 of Joel B. Smith, property, $2250. Alumni Luncheon Is Set For June Plans have been completed for the Newberry College alumni luncheon which will be held on Monday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m. in the College boarding hall. Approximately one hundred men and ' women of the 1949 graduating class will be honor guests at the luncheon. As several classes holding their class reunions will also be in attendance, accommoda tions will be definitely limited, so alumni and friends wishing to attend are asked to make reservations as soon as possible. W. E. Buice, manager of the College boarding hall, has planned a splendid menu for the occasion, for only $1.25 per plate. MRS. POOL ATTENDS RED CROSS MEETING (Mrs. J. M. Pool, Executive Secretary of the Newberry County Chapter of the Ameri. can Red Cross attended a Home Service-Claims Institute in Greenville on Wednesday, May 18. This institute was con ducted by Mrs. Regene Cole man, Home Service Field Rep resentative, A.R.C. and Harold Bishop, Field Director of Vet erans Administration Regional Office of Columbia. There are thousands of vet erans iij South Carolina and s great percentage of them giv« Power of Attorney to ' Red Cross so that help can be ob tained with their claims. The local Red Cross Chapter assist! great numbers of veterans witt claims service and will con tinue this service to all whe may nedd it. Jesse M. Dennis Jesse M. Dennis. 69, died al the Newberry County Hospital about noon Friday. He had been in ill health for two yean but was seriously ill for one week. Born and reared neai Prosperity, he was the son ol the late J. Burr and Mrs. Mars Ella Bedenbaugh Dennis. H« was a member of St. Luke) Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clocl from the McSwain Funera Home with the Rev. C. E. Sea strunk conducting the service interment followed in Prosperi ty cemetery. tie is survived by three bro thers, Z. W. and J. C., both o: Newberry, and Osborne Dennij of Prosperity. His sister, Mrs Lucy Dennis Shirey, died thre< weeks ago. A number of niece) and nephews also survive. The general meeting of tl women of Aveleigh Fresh terian church will be in the a sembly room Monday afternoc at four o’clock. Mollohon TWUA Local L No. 324 will meet as usual day afternoon, May 22, at p.m. at the Mollohon Sc All members are especially ed to be present. Visitors welcome. Happy Birthday! Mrs. R. W. Culbertson and Mrs. C. B. Bedenbaugh, Ma] 22; James Smith. Jr., and Mrs Johnson Hagood Clary, Maj 23; Mrs. James LeavelL Mrs Floyd Bradley and Leroy WU. son. May 24; Mrs. Della Koon May 26; David Williams. Mai 25; Harry H. Hedgepalh, E. L Rodelsperger and R. W. Cut- bertson. May 27th.