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4v VOL. 12—NO. 50 + NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1950 $1.50 PER YEAR LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Women Meet At Mr. and Mrs. C. D. (Pete) Ooleman spent last week at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. D. O. Frick and Mrs. J. C. Lindler of Little Mountain spent Tuesday in Newberry on i business. I Out For Congress Mr. and Mrs. Casper Fowler of Chesterfield, S. C. spent the week end with Mr .and Mrs. Ben Dawkins on Nance street. Miss Eva Dominick of near Prosperity was a business | visitor in Newberry Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Halfacre visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matthews Keizer in Gil- be T t Sunday. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter spent last week in New York buying summer merchandise for Car penters store. Mrs. Ben Wessinger and mother-in-law, Mrs. Jim Wess- inger, of Jalapa, were business visitors in the city Wednesday morning. A. P. Salley returned to his home on E. Main street last Sunday from the Providence Hospital in Columbia, and is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buz- ■hard of Morganton, N. C., spent Sunday with Mr. Buzhardt’s mother, Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weber of Columbia spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. Weber’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gra ham on Martin street. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dawkins had as their guests over the weekend, Mrs. Dawkins’ cou sins. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Fowl er of Chesterfield. Mrs. Frazier Lominack, Mrs. W. A. Mason, Mrs. A. E. More- head and Mrs. J. W. Earhardt, Jr., attended the State Con- jk. gress of PTA which was held last week. — - a m e m ber of the Walterboro city schools faculty, spent the past weekend with her sister, Mrs. O. K. Brown and Mr. Brown on Cald well street. Mrs. Arthur McCarroll and daughter, Margaret, of Lances- ter, recently spent several days in the home of Mrs. McCarroll's sister, Mrs. John Norris and family on Calhoun street. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Sale and Mrs. Wilmer Wallace of Au gusta, Ga., were visitors the past weekend in the home of Mr. Sale’s mother, Mrs. G. G. Sale on Nance street. Mrs. R. H. Shirley returned to her home in DeCatur, Ga., Sunday, after spending a week here in the home of her sis ter, Mrs. J. H. West on Calhoun street. TtlEC. L. VAUGHAN Theo L. Vaughan of Ander son, has announced his candi dacy for nomination to Con gress in the Third Congress ional District of South Caro lina. This confirms the gen eral understanding that Vaughan has for some months been laying a foundation for the contest. In his announcement Vaughan stated: “I am a candidate for Congress from the Third Con gressional District, South Caro lina, in the coming Democratic primary. I am making the race because I believe that I can make my greatest contribution to my country as a member of the National Congress. “My campaign will be based on tw6 tiniiitoied stones: Christl<PfiriPW|^^lld American democracy. Hence my stand on every issue pro jected will be tested by two measures: Is it Christian? Is it democratic? Oin great coun try was created on these foun dations and can be preserved only by continued application of them today.” Civil Service Aveleigh Church The Aveleigh Presbyterian Church will be hostess to the Fifty-First Annual Meeting of the Women of the Church of South Carolina Presbytery on Friday, April 21. The theme for the occasion will be “Look ing Unto Jesus.” Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The morning session will begin at 10:00 o’clock with the devo tional being led by Mr. H. B. Fraser c.hairman of Woman’s Work in South Carolina Presby tery. Mrs. P. W. A. Neville will bring the greetings with Mrs. W. P. Shealy giving the response. During the morning there will be reports from var ious committees arid presby- terial officers. The Bible hour for both morning and afternoon will be conducted by Mrs. W. Ted Jones. The inspirational address will be delivered by Mr. Qeorge B. Tolbert of Blairs, Virginia, which will be follow ed by a message from the Syn odical president, Mrs. H. L. Timmons. From 12:30 to 1:15 has been set aside for the lunch period which will be prepared by the Women of Aveleigh. The afternoon session, begin ning at 1:15, will be opened with prayer by Mr. JSTeil Trues- dale. The cause secretaries, the standing committees, and the executive board will pre sent their reports during the afternoon. Mr. Neil E. Trues- dale will install the new offi cer. The meeting will close at 3:15 following the reading of the minutes and the benedic tion. MRS. BAKER HOSTESS TO UDC CHAPTER Examinations The regular meeting of Dray ton Rutherford Chapter, UDC, was held Tuesday afternoon, April 11th, at the home of Mrs. Richard Baker, with her mo ther, Mrs. Blease, as associate hostess. There were 18 mem bers and 3 visitors present. The president, Mrs. R. D. Wright, presided and led in the salute to the flag. JtSTjF* rr 5pLciLI!jy> v ^ -t;, ritual and prayer. -Then fol lowed an interesting business Mrs. Setzler, historian, had charge of th e program. She gave a splendid review of the “Giant in Grey,” an authentic biography of General Wade Hampton, written 50 years af ter his death. The author de scribes him as a true soldier, great in body and great in heart. A most interesting dis cussion followed. ton, Ohio R-ev. Paul B. Cobb of Ala mance spent the Easter holi days here in the home of Mrs. Cobb’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bowers on McCaughrin Avenue. Jtebuin Boylston, stationed at Shaw Field, Sumter, and sister, Mist Elizabeth Boylston of Col ombia, spent the past weekend with their mother, Mrs. Bertha Boylston, and aunt, Miss Blanche -Davidson on Calhoun street. Little Tommy Longshore has returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Longshore, after spending a week in Rock Hill in the home of his aunt, Mrs. W. C. Tarrer and family. .*■ Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lom- inick of Charleston, and Jack Pruitt, Jr., of the University of North Carolina, Chapel, Hill, were guests during the past weekend in the home of Mr. 'tagnri Mrs. W. S. Lominick on %JIunt street. iH Mrs. H. B. Bost of Statesville N, C., spent Easter Sunday in (Newberry with her brother- | in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wike on Jones street. They were accompanied home % to spend a week by Mrs. Wike. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff spent the weekend in Winns- boro in the home of Mrs. Ruff’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Macfie. They were accompanied to Winns- boro by Mrs. J. H. Ruff who >ent the weekend with her other, Mrs. Julia Long. r J. Dave Caldwell and Fitz gerald Rutherford, of Newberry, . O. Creekmore, Ware Shoals, .^id Henry Stevens of Green ville left last Friday for a week’s vacation in New Orleans La. They expect to return to Newberry this weekend. The position of Deputy US Marshal is open again now for vacancies in the judicial dis tricts of the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Caro lina and Tennessee. The en trance salary is $3100 per year. A written test is required and in addition certain pertinent ex perience positions such as pol ice officer, deputy sheriff, con stable or positions having sim ilar duties. Military or naval police experience is qualifying, Also certain education may be substituted for experience. Ap plications must be received in Atlanta, Ga., by the close of business April 27, 1950. Also there is announced an examination for Supply Spe cialists, in the fields of general supply, storekeeping and stor age, property and stock con trol, surplus property disposal, printing and publications, and supply cataloging. Location of these positions is in Washing ton, D. C., and vicinity, and the salary range is $3100 to $6400 a year. No written test is required but three to six yea?s of experience, depending upon the grade of the position, For some of this experience appropriate education may be substituted. Closing date May 16, 1950. MRS. HUNTER IS HOSTESS TO NOSEGAY GARDEN CLUB The Nosegay Garden Club met April 13 at the home of Mrs. William Hunter, with Mrs. John Waldrop and Mrs. White Fant as associate hostesses. The vice-president, Mrs. Roy Ander son, presided during the busi ness session and welcomed Mrs. John Earle Smith as a new member. Mrs. Albert McCaughrin gave a review of a portion of the book, “The Southern Garden,” which the club is studying. Mr.s Fred Dominick read an inter esting article on the origin of names of some of our common flowers. The club voted to arrange and change the flowers in each room at the Newberry Memor ial Hospital every morning. It was decided that a flower show be held in June. At the conclusion of the’ pro gram the hostesses served de licious pound cake, cheese straws, salted nuts and coffee. THbMAS R. ROWLAND Thomas R. Rowland, 70, died early Thursday morning at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He had been in ill health for the past five years. Mr. Rowland was born and reared in Greenville, a son of the late Edwin and Octavia Longshore Rowland. Early in life he moved to Newberry County where he made his home with the exception of 17 years that he spent in Det&pit, Mich. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a member of the John J. Mc- Swain Camp. Mr. Rowland was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Attaway Rowland; two sons, Thomas R. and James Edwin Rowland all of New berry; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Smith of Kinards and Mrs. F. M. Dickerson of Johnston and a number of nieces and neph ews. MRS. OLA B. PITTS Mrs. Ola Bishop Pitts died Thursday afternoon at her home in the Trinity section of Newberry County. She had been in declining health for several years. She was the daughter of Mrs. Minnie P. Bishop and the late C. B. Bishop. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Methodist Church conducted by Rev. R. L. Hall, pastor of the church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Ray Pitts; three daughters, Mrs. Eddie Gentry of Newberry, Mrs. O. P. Parkman of Spartanburg and Mrs. Robert E. Lee of Meg- gett; one son, James Ray Pitts of Newberry; her mother; two brothers, James Bishop and Horace Bishop, both of New berry; two sisters, Mrs. Mal colm Hendrix of Newberry and Mrs. Dewey Steele of Cayce. NEWS BRIEFS REV. BENNETT AT CLAYTON MEMORIAL Rev. W. R. Bennett _ will preach Sunday at Clayton Me morial Universalist church on “The Last Best Hope of Earth.” OPENS HEADQUARTERS Thomas H. Pope, candidat^Ithe contestant must not have ■ for Governor has opened hia passed his sixteenth birthday headquarters in the building at the corner of Caldwell and Fri end streets. MRS. MARTIN IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Mrs. F. N. Martin was ad mitted to the Columbia Hos pital last Friday where she is undergoing treatment. She is doing nicely and expects to re turn to her home on E. Main street in about ten days. MISS BROWNING • FRACTURES ANKLE Miss Violet Browning, who fell and fractured her ankle about ten days ago, is still con fined to her home on John stone street with her ankle in a cast. She is reported to be doing nicely and hopes to re turn to her position at- Law yer Aubrey Harley’s office in a few days. BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. McGee M. Reid, Sr., 746 Pope street, anonunce the birth of a son, McGee M6r- ris, Jr., at the Newberry Me morial Hospital, Friday, March 24th. Mrs. Reid is the former Eliz abeth Long, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. E. ( Long, Sr., of this city. v J| BO DUKES TO ATTEND CONFERENCES IN OHIO T. B. (Bo) Dukes, manager of the local Good Year store, left, Wednesday to attend confer ences for the Good Year offi- The Newberry County Legis lative delegation is taking steps to make copies of the “Annals of Newberry” available free to public schools and libraries of the county. i Three hundred forty copies of 500 that v were lithoprinted /are to be distributed free to schools and libraries and the remainder sold. cials, which will be , held ia| Cincinati, Youngstown and Day- The County Board oi Educa- INQUEST SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT An inquest for Estellte R4k- ard, colored, will be held in the court house Friday night, April 21, at 8 o’clock, accord ing to Coroner George R. Sum mer. She died from results of wounds said to have been in flicted by her husband, D. S. Rikard, about 5:30 Sunday af ternoon on Ben Abrams’ farm where she lived. Rikard was lodged in the county jail by deputy J. C. Neel, pending the out-come of the inquest. NORTH CAROLIANS VISIT RELATIVES HERE Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Holme’s of Fayetteville, N. C. spent several days last week in the home of Mrs. Holmes’ sisters, Mrs. Butler B. Holmes and Mrs. Seth Meek and Mr. Meek no Harrington street. The Holmes left* Saturday for Tusculoosa, Ala. to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut, and Frank Everette, Jr., apd ipp Frank, 111, They returned to Newberry the first of the week, accompained by their daughter and grandson, to spend a few days before leaving for their home in North Carolina. MRS. ANDERSON TO JOIN HUSBAND IN JAPAN Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Jr., left Thursday for Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington, to report before sailing at an early date for Yokahama, Japan, to join her husband, First Lieut, W. Roy Anderson, Jr., who has been stationed in Yokahama since August of last year, as a member of the 97th AAA Bn. Mrs. Anderson’s parents, Mr. pai and Mrs. Gurnie R. Summer will accompany her to Seattle. th< En route they will visit friends in El Paso, Texas and Los An geles, California, Mr. and Mrs. Summer, who are expecting to be ayray about a month, are planning a wes tern tour on their return trip. BUILDING PERMITS The following building and repair permits were issued dur ing the past week to the fol lowing: James R. Williams for gen eral repairs to dwelling on Drayton street, $65.00. A. B. Asbill, general repairs to dwelling on Poplar street, $200. James Smith, repairs to dwelling on Davis street, $250. Lillie Mae Toland, repairs to dwelling on Vincent street, $300. Griffin Langford, one car gar age on McKihben street, $100. Bill Watkins, add one room to dwelling on Bouknight Al ley, $150. Hall Winner In Spelling Contest Again this year as in pre vious years the State Depart ment of Education in coopera tion with the Anderson Inde pendent and the Anderson Daily Mail, are conducting a state-wide Spelling Befe to se lect a state winner who will participate in the 23rd Annual National Spelling Bee. The regulations provide that by June 1 1950 nor passed be yond the eighth grade. Three schools of Newberry County have selected their best spellers accordingly and the County finals were held at dewberry high school Saturday morning, April 15th at which time Lee Hall (Seventh grade), a student at Junior High, won first place. He will represent Newberry County in the State Contest on Saturday, April 29. Lee is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Hall of 925 Cor nelia street. The second place went to Lucy Lorick (Seventh grade), a student at Whitmire high school, and Mildred Long (Sixth grade), a student at Sil- verstreet high school won third place. ; These young people and their schools are to be commended for the splendid effort put forth. R. E. Beck was in charge of the 1950 contest, and the judg ing was headed by Rev. Aubrey Estes. To Get Annals $1,800, if prinlihg firm, Summer or agent on handling annals and $79.83 for express and carrying charges. LICENSES REVOKED During the month of March eight Newberry county motor ists lost their driving privileges for violating the safe driving laws of the state, Chief Com missioner Claude R. McMillan announced today. AH cases were tried in mag istrate’s courts and the fines and forfeited bonds turned over to the respective counties. A report of the department’s mo tor vehicle decision showed that all the drivers convicted in the county were white men. Drivers in the age group 17 to 29 were the greatest offend ers for the state as a whole. In Newberry county, however, there were four in the age group of 30 to 39, and one in the age group 40 and up. WILMER H. GAVER MEMORIAL CHIMES The Wilmer H. Gayer Me morial Chimes, a gift to New berry College from student, alumni, and friends, will be dedicated Sunday afternoon, May 7, 1950, at 5:00. Students, ^umni, and friends contribut ed to this fund as a memorial to the late Prof. Wilmer H- Gaver, Head of the Department Nc of Mathematics at Newberry College, 191(^-1949. The chimes are Mass tubular chimes and the keyboard is attached to the Hammond Organ. Funds are still being received with the hope of securing sufficient funds to amplify the chimes and place the amplification unit in the tower of Keller Hall on the campus. The chimes will be presented to Newberry Col lege by Jimmie Greene, Jr., Chairman of the Student Com mittee in charge of raising the funds. The chimes will be ac cepted by President James C. Kinard for the college and the dedication wiH be by Dr. R. A. Goodman, Secretary of the Fac ulty and Professor of Bible at Newberry CoUege. The New berry CoHege Singers will*sing several numbers and Miss Doris Brubaker at the piano and Miss Mazie Dominick at the organ and chimes wiU render musi cal numbers on the organ and piano with the chimes. Miss Mazie Dominick will play one special number on the chimes, “One Sweetly Solemn Thought.” The public is cordiaUy invited to the dedicatory program. Mollohon TWTJA Local 324 wiU hold its regular scheduled meeting Sunday afternoon, Ap ril 23rd, at 3:00 in the M0U0- hon school auditorium. A 11 members are urged to attend. :> APRIL 29lh. Deadline The deadline for candidates to file pledges and other wise qualify for the summer primary _ has been fixed at noon Saturday, April 29th. Mrs. A. H. Counts is secre tary with whom pledges may be filed. Fees for the various off icer are: (House of Representatives, $100.00. Probate Judge, $125.00. Game Warden, $100.00. Commissioners, $25.00. Magistrate, Newberry, $50.00. Magistrate, Whitmire, $40.00 Magistrate, Prosperity, $30.00. Magistrate, Pomaria, $25.00. Magistrate, Chappells, $25.00. Magistrate, Little Mount ain, $20.00. A registration certificate will be required of all voters this year. Dates for the campaign meetings will be set some time after the 29th. Couples Annnuncement With Plea For Sch wmm Thomas H. Pope, Spei the House of Represental today opened his active paign for governor with a for an improved school 1 in South Carolina. Mr. announced his candidacy I governor in 1948, being the candidate to do so, and opened campaign headqt at 1100 CaldweU street, u berry. - ’ * >1 “The crying need in Carolina today is for schools,, better school bi better instruction r and administration. We come more concerned training and the future children, for they are cipal problem. “Right now, South has more school children THOS. H. POPE -4- Drops Dead On Highway No. 76 Jim Stephens Dies About 7:30 o’clock Monday morning, Coroner George R. Summer and City Policeman Mack were caUed to the cut off on Highway No. 76 to in- de vestigate the ‘death of a man who died suddenly. Mrs. J. B. West noticed a man standing on the highway, and saw him put a suitcase down, and then faU over back wards. She immediately noti fied the officers who found him dead upon arrival. Papers found on him reveal ed that his name was Jason Smith, of Whitmire, and he was on hi* way ter James Lawson Stephens, 48 died early Thursday morning in the Newberry Memorial Hos pital where he had been a pa tient since Sunday. He had been in declining health since the latter part of last Novem ber. Funeral services were incom plete when going to press Thursday morning. ADULT SGMOOL STUDENTS TO VISIT CHARLESTON The annual) Charleston Pil grimage of ffegro Adult Schools Carolina is scheduled in South Ci for Sunday, April 23, according to Miss Marguerite Tolbert, State Supervisor of Adult Edu cation. More than 3,500 Negro stu- and our greatest Wte must insure their and that of our state, by lishing and maintaining ai quate school system throi the entire state.” While championing stat improvement or school ties. Mr. Pope called on. dual counties to meet share of the burden show good faith in pz for their own children. “I believe that state education should be given to those counties and schc trices which do their ward maintaining adeq schools. It is not proper county or a district to evade share of the tax burden for ucation. Every division school system must coni so that our educational ress can be uniform and tinuous.” Mr. Pope said his view on ucation was based on ten > legislative service in the Carolina General upon his A . amining death was due to a heart dition. con- No inquest will be necestarjr according to Coroner Summer. 13 Scholarships From funds given by Sears- Roebuck Foundation the School of Agriculture at Clemson is offering thirteen scholarships worth $150.00 each for the year beginning September 4, 1950. Winners of Scholarships are ex pected to enter Clemson on that date. Rules governing award of scholarships: 1. Scholarships are open only to freshmen. 2. Applicants must have com pleted their high school work. 3. AppHcants must be in up per third of graduating class. 4. The Scholarships are limit ed to boys of S. C. with farm experience, 5. Contestants must submit evidence showing their need for financial assistance, assistance. 6. Scholarships are to be awarded on the basis of a com petitive examination. 7. Scholarships will be award ed as soon after the examina tions as possible. 8. Alternates will be specified. 9. Applications must be re- jived b: ceived by the Committee be fore June 1, 1950. For application blanks for above scholarships, address; - D. B. Rosenkrans, Chm., Sears-Roebuck Scholarship Committee Clemson Agricultural % CoHege Clemson, S. C. For further details see .your school superintendent or the County Superintendent of Edu cation. WOMEN OF CHURCH MEET AT AVELEIGH The Fifty-Fifst Annual Meet ing of the Wlomen of the Church of South CaroHna Pres^ bytery wiU meet at the Ave leigh Presbyterian Church Fri day, April 21. Registration wiU begin at 9:30 a.m. and the meet ing will close at 3:15. The theme for this occasion is “Looking Unto Jesus.” Special speakers for the meeting wiU be Mr. H. B. Fraser, Mrs. W. Ted Jones of Columbia, Mrs. H. L. Timmons, and Mrs. George W. Tolbert of Blairs, Va. Aveleigh is delighted to ■be hostess to the other churches of South Carolina Presbytery. AH of the Women of Aveleigh are strongly urged to be pres ent. The students wiU toUr the City of Charleston, visit the tnuseum, cross Cooper River Bridge, and visit Sullivan’s Is land. A special program has been arranged to be held at the County HaU on King St. Special music will be render ed by the Glee Clubs of Bonds- Wilson and Burke High schools. Cooperating .with the State Department of Education in Tt will our children what serve,” he said, “but lem can be met if we teHigence and logic to have no panacea for our cational and financial lems, but 1 do have "V- this citizenship project are the Board of Charleston County Board of Ed ucation, the Charleston Mu seum, the State Highway De partment and the Charleston County and City Traffic De partments which wiU assist with the tours. The County Health Department wiU have a doctor and nurse on duty at the County, HaU for the day. RETRANSFERS Newberry A. D. Barron to Walter Reg- nery, one lot on Johnstone St., $2000. E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge, Newberry County, to Josephine S. Glasgow, one lot on Boundary street, $3025. Thomas N. Penn to Raymond Cowler, one lot and one build ing on Gilder street, $1200. Mrs. W. J. Ledbetter to I. T. Timmerman, one lot and one building on James street, $700. Mrs. Kate Mower to Mrs. Alva S. Dominick, one lot on McHardy street, $200. Clara R. Buford to William R. Buford, one lot and one building on Main street, $8500. Newberry Outside Hal Kohn to Bunch A. Nu gent, one lot and one budding on Keroes Avenue, $5632. J. S. Ren wick to James W. Corley, one lot and one build ing, assumption of mortgage. Utopia Guy V. Whitener, Jr., to Whitener Lumber Company,- Inc., 82.2 acres, $1000. Prosperity G. A Amick to Claude Amick 2.72 acres, $90.00. Mt. Pleasant Mary Lyses Browne to Wil liam N-. Henderson, 360 acres, $500. Whitmire Carrah Lee Baseen, to T. W. Suber, one lot and one build ing, 1002 Heron street, $1250. Aragon-Baldwin Cotton Mill*, Whitmire, transferred to em ployees 23 houses for a total sum of $64,800.00, ranging in price from $1,915 to $4,050. Beth Eden I believe to be worth., the near future, I will my ideas on taxation. 1 find a pattern for and taxation which will _ ; us to at least equalize our ary schedule with that of er states in the Southeast.’ Mr. Pope is a veteran only of peacetime service the South Carolina General sembly but of five years in army during World Whs More than two years of his itary service was spent seas, where he saw coi vice in North Africa and Europe. At the war’s while stiU in uniform, he elected without opposition the voters of Newberry to House of Representatives, resumed a legislative career gun in 1930. ' Last year he was ^ ly elected Speaker of the to succeed C. Bruce Lit of Spartanburg, who was ed Judge of the Seventh cuit. ’wlfjjtai Mr. Pope was bom and _ ed in Newberry county, the of the late Dr. Thomas H. and Mrs. Pope. His the former Miss Mary Lumpkin, of Columbia. Pope was educated in the berry city schools and graduate of The Citadel the University of South lina. While in college, he elected to Phi Beta Kappa served as editor-in-chief of Citadel student newspaper. Mj. Pope is a member of First baptist Church of berry, President of the Carolina National Guard _ ciation, a former president the Citadel Alumni Associai av Past Commander of __ can Legion Post No. 24, Past Master of Amity No. 87, AjFM. H e is an member of the VTW & 8, the Shrine and ta- EsteUe C. Clary as Execu trix of estate of MatUda H. Caldwell, to John Alfred Phibbs 33 acres, $1300. Nf .BIRTHDAYS (Ninatfl Henry T. Fallen. Mrs. Stephens (Pauline Mrs. George Minick, seph L. Tolbeti and Mrs. Frank Mills. A] Margaret Elizabeth April 23; Gloria Cleo and J. Ray Dawkins, J Mrs. Wilton Todd an Gilbert. April 25; Mrs. Milam. April 26; Mrr Anderson. Jr. (Mabel April 28th» i- ^