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“We spend half of % our time crying for leaders,” and the other half nailing them to the cross of prejudice.”—Jas. R. Sizoo. VOL. 13—NO. 47. LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Prof. T. E. “Dude" Epting and Mrs. Claude Sanders, spent the Easter holidays in Greenville with the Carl Eptings. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter was a weekend visitor in the home of her mother. Mrs. Minnie Cunning ham in Greer Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hitchcock of Atlanta, Ga. ( were weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W G. Cook. Sr Mrs. Carrie Carpenter of Laur ens, spent Eaturday in Newberry with her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. A. Carpenter Mrs. Louise Buford of Clinton, a member of the Winnsboro school faculty, spent Monday in the city on business. Miss Florence Wicker of Green ville, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom P. Wicker on (^angford street. Mrs. J. H. West returned to her home on Calhoun street last week, after two week's visit with her nephew, Rev. E. T. Styles and family in Statesboro, Ga. Ted Neely, a member of the Rock Hill school faculty, spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A T. Neely on Calhoun street. Dr. and Mrs. R. M Kennedy are planning to leave ths week end for a visit with their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowthan and family in Wil mington, Del. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Cobb of Alamance, N. C., arrived Sunday for several days visit with Mrs. Cobb’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Bowers, Jr., on McCaugh- rin Avenue. Miss Sadie Bowers left Sun day for Savannah, Ga., where she was joined by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Glenn, for a few days tour of the gardens in and around Charleston Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Stark of Col- lerville, Tenn., and Mrs. C. L. Pless of Cleveland, Ga., spent the weekend and Easter Sunday in the home of their mother, Mrs. L. W. Wilson on Cline street. Mrs. C. J. Shealy and daugh ter. Mandy, of Savannah, Ga., spent Monday and Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Shealy’s sisters, Mrs. T. E. Setzler and Mrs. Annie Spearman on College street. Miss Doris Schumpert, a mem ber of the Kingstreet school fac ulty, spent the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schumpert on Boundary street. Dr. and Mrs. Bothwell Graham spent the Easter season in Con way with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCaskell. Mrs. Kelly of Senca, spent the weekend with her daughter, Miss Anne Kelly at the home of the Bothwell Graham’s, where Miss Kelley lives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Taylor and daughter, Janis, of Danville, Va. were weekend visitors in the home of Chief and Mrs. Colie Dowd on James street. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McCarrell and daughter, Margaret, of Lan caster apent the Easter holidays Mra. McCarrell'a relatives in wewoerry. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Waldhour and son, Sid, of Rincon, Ga., spent the Easter weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hayes on Friend * street. Miss Brantley Pelham of Co lumbia and Heyward Pelham of Greenville, were Easter holiday visitors in the home of their mo ther, Mrs. W. E. Pelham on Har rington street. Prof, and Mrs. M. D. Lambeth of Georgetown and daughter, Cathy, spent the weekend in the home of Mrs. Lambeth’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Derrill Smith on Main Street. Prof, and Mrs. T. L. Senn and two children, Dickie and Tommy, of Clemson were Easter holiday visitors in the home of Professor Senn’s mother. Mrs. George W. Senn on Harrington street. Dr. and Mrs. R, «r£. Goodman, and daughter. Miss Jane Good man, a member of the Columbia city schools faculty, spent the Easter weekend holidays with Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Goodman and family in Kannapolis, N. C. L. E. Cumbee, a Newberry Col lege student, and clerk at the Hotel Wiseman, spent the Easter weekend in Aiken with his par ents, and girl friend. Dr. and Mrs. Woodrow Hassell and family of Columbia, spent the weekend and several days the first of the week with Mr§. Has sell’s parents. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn on Mayer Avenue Dr. and Mrs. Corbett and fam ily of Columbia, spent the Easter weekend holidays in Newberry with Mrs. Corbett’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn on Mayer Avenue. Mrs. Morgan Randell and son, Randy, of Kingstree are spend ing this week in the home of Mrs. Randell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Derrill Smith on Main street. They * were accompanied to New- txnry for the Easter holidays by Prof. Randell. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell and children of Spartanburg, and Mrs. Kenneth Mims and children of Sumter were visitors during the weekend and Easter Sunday in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Har rington street. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dawkins and two children, Mike and Ben ny, of Greenville, spent the past weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Dawkins on Nance street and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lester in the Hartford com munity. Mr. and Mrs. Melton Wall have moved into their new 3 home on Nance street, which they recently purchased from the Wallace Dawkins. The Walls former re sided in an apartment in the home of Mrs. P. C. Ellesor at 17- 37 Johnstone street, where they had made their home for the past several year*. Notice Of TAX PENALTY After the Close of Business on March 31st, 1951 PENALTY OF 7 PERCENT Will Be Added to All Unpaid 1950 STATE AND COUNTY TAXES After April 16 All Taxes Go into Execution with 3 per cent Collection Cost Added J. RAY DAWKINS County Treasurer ‘’When some of the May flowers appear, any resemblance to pictures on seed packets will be purely coincidental.” —Raleigh (N. C.) News & Obser ver NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1951 4 $1.50 PER YEAR BE GUEST SPEAKER AT ANNUAL BANQUET D. J THOMPSON Mr. Thompson will be guest speaker at the annual ban quet of the Chamber of Com merce which will be held in the Newberry College dining hall Thursday evening, April fifth. Mr. Thompson heads the vast Champion Paper Co. of which Fairfield Forest Products company with offi ces here, is a subsidiary. ONE THING NOT TAXED Get ready to pay that Sales Tax. They are going to slap it on and it will be all-inclusive—on the sick man’s medicine, the food and milk of infants, the poor man’s fatback, even the widow’s weeds as well as the tombstone for her husband. The only reason they don’t put the tax on mother’s milk is they have no way of measuring it.. From The Pee Dee Advocate. Go Ahead, Jump! Mrs. Guy Webb of Saluda, was i visitor in Newberry last Fri- iay. Mrs. O. L. Hill, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. M. H Wilson and two chil- iren. Butch and Jackie of Charlotte, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Gaines of Elberton. Ga., vere Easter holiday visitors in he home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Setzler on College street. Mrs. Joe Watters and three children, Laurie, Bunny and Sal- lie, of Atlanta, Ga.. are spending this week in the home of Mrs. Watters’ parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Moore in the county. They were accompanied to Newberry for the weekend by Mr. Watters. Thomas Wicker, Jr., of Oak- idge, Tenn. Tlmrsday ight with his parents, Mr. and Irs. Thomas P. Wicker on Lang- ord street. He was enroute to >ak Ridge from a business trip o Augusta, Ga., and came by lewberry to spend the night. Mr and Mrs David Ringer and 1 r. and Mrs. Russell Addy, spent he Easter weekend in Charleston a the home of Mr. and Mrs. ioward Fellers and family. They /ere accompanied home by Mrs. ’ecil Fellers, who had spent sev- ral days with her son and fam- ly in Charleston. O. W. Wilson of London Bridge, r a., was injured in an auto wreck ear Cheraw over the weekend, nroute to Newberry to spend the ’aster Holiday with his mother, trs. L. W. Wilson cn Cline treet. He will remain in New- erry about a month to recrupe- ate before returning to Virgina. Mrs. J. R. McCrackin, who has een on a two week’s visit with er son-in-law and daughter, Jajor and Mrs. Jack Workman nd daughter, in Philadelphia, Pa., fi expected to return to her ome on College street this week- nd. Ben F. Dawkins, Jr., of Wll- nington, N. C. spent the Easter lolidays here with his parents, Jr. and Mrs. Ben F. DawWns on Jance street Extension. His wife nd two children, Sandra and lobie, who have been on a visit rith Mrs. Dawkins’ parents, Mr. nd Mrs. P. B. Ezell returned to heir home in Wilmington with Kerry and Randy Sprouse, sons of Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse of Knoxville, Tenn., who have been spending two weeks with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer on Mayer Avenue, were joined here over the week end by their parents. Mrs. Sprouse remained for a couple of weeks visit with the children, but Mr. Sprousie returned to Knoxville, the first of the week. Mrs. Phil Brooks and two chil dren, Mack and Bob, of Holly Hill spent from Thursday until Sun day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCrackin on College street. Mrs. Brooks and family was joined in Newberry Sunday morning by Mr. Brooks and they went on to Anderson to spend Easter Sunday with Mr. Brooks' parents, Rev. and Mrs. Brooks. Easter Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Clary were their children and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Wil son Clary and three children, Billy, Len and Carol of Green ville; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Clary and two sons, Own, Jr., and Con, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. James Clary and daughter, Betsy, Green ville, , and Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Gleen and two children, Dfcil&s and Elaine of Greenwood, From Ed Erard’s Column In The Kingsville (Texas) Record The odor from Washington seems to indicate that the Vaughn deep freeie must have outlived its guarantee. Anyway, it didn’t keep the White Honse steno’s mink coat from stinking up the whole rotten RFC. Peo ple who are so concerned aboult what goes on behind the Iro£ Curtain had better begin to in vestigate what goes on behind the “Fair Deal” drapes. Seems like I cant lay off m; favorite comedian Hair B Harry. He’s been trying to wh! inflation with controls on b' ness and labor and at the sai time boosting the cost of govei ment. About time business some controls on governnaei Harry says we got to double d postal rates—before the cellli price is clamped on, I suppose. — Before too long it will take a Tru man nickle to mail a picture post card. A Truman nickle, in case you haven t heard, is one of those green paper things with George Washington’s picture on it. It used to be worth a dollar. And yesterday, Harry told a bunch of visiting paratroopers that every time he went up In a plane he had a desire to jump, and some day he hoped to do so. That makes it unanimous. All is not dark. This week Nevada became the 36th State to ratify the constitutional amend ment limiting a President to two terms. Thus the 22nd Amend ment becomes the greatest monu ment that ever will be erected to the memory of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He woke us up to the fact It could happen here-—If you leave em’ in long enough. SOCIAL SECURITY MAY OWE YOU CASH Perhaps you ara failing to oo^; lect old-age and survivors surance benefits you are e _ for under the new Social SecuH Act. The Greenwood Social Security Office warned today that people made eligible for benefits on last September 1 by the new Soci al Security law must claim them by March 31 If they are to get the full amount payable. Back benefits can be paid for only the six months before the mpnth of application, and peo ple who were made eligible in September should inquire prom ptly at the office or by mail. The following dnaaei. .Jtapli worked as much as a year and a half on Social Security-covered jobs. These can get benefits if their earnings under Social Secur ity does not exceed $50 monthly. 2. People 75 and over who have worked as much as a year and a half on covered Jobs. These can get benefits though still regularly employed. 3. Children under 18 of de ceased Veterans War II. The mothers or others having charge of such children should apply. 4. Children under 18 of a de ceased mother who had worked under Social Security. Whoever Is in charge of the children should apply. The local office is located at Greenwood, and the staff there will give all necessary informa tion and assistance in connec tion with claiming benefits. Osborne L. Schumpert Osborne L. Schumpert, former ly of Prosperity, died last Fri day at his home in Atlanta, Ga. He was born and reared in Prosperity, the son of the late T. L. and Frances Rikard Schum pert. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon in Atlanta. He is survived by his widow and the following brothers and sisters; F. H. Schumpert of Jack sonville, Fla., H. B. Schumpert and Mrs. W. W. Wheeler of At lanta and Mrs. J. A. Counts of Prosperity. ATTENDS FLIGHT ENGINEER SCHOOL Sgt. Frasier Sanders was one of the six men selected at Hunter Air Force Base to attend Flight neer School at Chanute Field, Illinois. He left Savannah Mon day night to report for the 16- week school. On completion of the course, he will return to Hunter Field, where he will be a Flight Engineer on B-60 Air craft. Sgt. and Mrs. Sanders visited last weekend in the home of her parents, the Armfields at Gilder- crest. HJqh School Groups To Hear Educators Continuing with the plan, in augurated tit the hegitrniftg of year, the high school groups of Newberry County will have the privilege^ of hearing State Supt. of Education Jesse T. Anderson and L P. Hollis, Supt. of the» Parker District in Greenville, dis cuss “Teaching as a career.” They will speak to the student body at Newberry Hi Thursday morning March 29 at 10:00 o’ clock. The high school students of the neighboring districts are cordially invited to hear these discussions. While in Newberry County they will also bring a message to the students of Po- maria High school. The hour has been set at 11:30. Chapin Hi in Lexington County, will come in on this program also at 1:30. YES, HOW MANY? P. S.—Just one more word on the sales tax: How many of the present legislators would have been elected, do you think, if they had gone before the people last sum mer and told then they fav ored adding a sales tax to their already too-high food, medicine, milk, and other necessities of life? Even Jim mie Byrnes, with all his pres tige, would have been left at home. Berley Shealy Undergoes Appendix Surgery County Jailor Berley ’Shealy, who underwent an apendectomy in the Memorial hospital Monday morning is reported to be re covering nicely and expects to be able to return home today. Dr. Kinard In Atlantic City Doctor James C. Kinard, Presi dent of Newberry College, is this week attending a meeting of the Board of American Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America being held in Atlantic City, N. J President Kinard is a lay member of this important board of the United Lutheran Church. On Thursday night, March 29th, he will he the speak er at the Ladles’ Night meeting of the Lutheran Social Union in Philadelphia, Penna THIS PRETTY MISS IS THE MAID OF COTTON Newberry-Saluda Alumnae Meeting ' Former students of Lander Col lege now living in the Newberry- Saluda area will meet at" the Wiseman Hotel in Newberry at l p.m. on March 31 for a dutch luncheon. Miss Carrie Lander, alumnae secretary, will bring greetings from the college. Mrs. Earl Hipp itmire is the area director planning the meeting. All former students of the col lege are invited to come to the luncheon to enjoy fellowshitu and to renew old college. ties. The dutch luncheon is the tenth such alumnae gathering to For her dancing hours the 1951 Maid of Cotton, brown-eyed Jeannine Holland of Houston, Tex as, twiris in a sheer, delicate formal of pale blue point d’esprit. This is one of the glamorous costumes in the around-the-clock wardrobe created for the cotton fashion am bassadress to wear on her tour of the United States, England, France, and Latin America. The Maid’s fab ulous wardrobe contains beautiful cottons for every occasion and eyery season. Folk Taken By Death News has been received in Newberry of the death of David Otis Folk in Houston, Tex. He was born and reared In Newber ry County, the son of the late L. E. Folk, who for some years coun ty auditor, and Mrs. Louisa Neel Gilder Folk. Mr. Folk was connected with the Houston postal service for more than 40 years. PROMOTED TO MAJOR Capt. William W. Riser Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Riser of R-l, Kinards, has re cently been promoted to the tem porary rank of Major, USAF. Major Riser attended Newberry College from 1939 to 1942 and is a graduate of Clemson College, class of 1947. He entered the Air Force in 1942 and graduated from pilot training in 1943. He saw combat action in World War II in the European Theatre of Operations. He is currently as signed as Maintenance and Sup ply Officer for this squardon in Japan. Mrs/ Riser, the former Mary Elizabeth Clary of Newberry, and son, John W. Riser, age 2 are currently residing at 1321 Wheel er street, Newberry. Birth of A Son Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Beat, nee Derrill Smith, of Toledo, Ohio are receiving congratulations up on the arrival of a son, William •Lawrence Beat, Jr., born on Saturday, March 17th. The Beats have another son, Robert Der rill, two and one-half years of age. "CHARLESTON'S FAMOUS GARDENS NOW IN FULL BLOOM CYPRESS MIDDLETON The World's Most Beautiful Garden Like Another World MAGNOLIA Dates from 1771 Oldest Landscspsd Garden EACH GARDEN IS INTERNATIONALLY FA MOUS, EXCITINGLY DIFFERENT! Nowher* else can such Spectacular Beauty be seen. "A VISIT YOU WILL ALWAYS TREASURE" DATES ANNOUNCED FOR SPELUNG FINALS Some weeks ago each school in the county was mailed a copy of the rules governing the state wide spelling contest for this year. Plana are going forward to hold this contest according to the following schedule: School Elimination. week of April 2; County finals, Saturday, April 14; State finals, Saturday, April 28. The committee, Mrs. Annie Mae Cromer, Mrs. Mildred Boozer and W. R. (Lomlnick are arrang ing the final details and plan the county finals at the Newber ry high school Saturday, April 14 at 9:30 a. m. It is hoped that each school will enter a contest ant. TRANSFERS OF REALTY Newberry Wilbur R. Ganett to W. D. Summer, Sr., one lot and one building on tJndsay street. $3000. R. D. Coleman, Jr., to Thomas E. Ivongshore and Louise H. Longshore, one lot on Lindsay street, $915.00. R. D. Coleman, Jr., to Estelle M. Summer, two lots on Lindsay street, $1700. Mrs. Lake Setzler to H. H. Setzler, one lot on Fair street, $5.00 love and affection. Mrs. Lake Setzler to Irvin M. Satterwhite, Jr., one lot, $10 and other considerations. Carrie Ruff to Triumph The Church and Kingdom of God In Christ, one lot on South Street, $1.00. ’ Newberry Outside Lola G. Inman to J. G. Gowan, one lot and one building, 2013 Piedmont street, $5.00 love and affection. (Lindsay L. Guinn and Mildred D. Guinn to Ewell G. Cotney, one lot and one building on Bodia street, $4500. Sid Goff to W. E. Taylor one lot and one building, 1204 Third street, $2600. Broad River Annie L. Graham to James M. Graham. 3.60 acres, $5.00 love and affection. Helena Henry Calvin Day to Roy Booz er, one lot $150. Whitmire S. C. Young to W. H. Miller. Jr., one lot on New street, known as Nance street, $500. P. CLAUDE SING LEY P. Claude Singley, 78, died early Tuesday afternoon after several days of illness. He had been confined to his home since Friday, but his death was unex pected. Mr Singley was born and reared to Prosperity and was a son of the late Jacob and Nancy Bedenbaugh Singley. Jja* was a merchant In 1900, he entered Business with . Schutnpert’s ddath. ' he became sole owner, and operated it un til 1923, when his son, C. Mower Singley became his partner. ‘ The business still continues with the name under which it was found ed. It is the oldest Prosperity fifrm and one of the oldest in Newberry County. Mr; Singley was a member of the Grace (Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs, Phoebeo Schumpert Singley of Prosperity; one son, C Mower Singley of Prosperity; one daugh ter, Mrs. W. O. Callahan of Co lumbia; one sister, Mrs. Anna Singley Wheeler of Prosperity; and one granddaughter. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at the residence In Prosperity by the Rev. S. W. Hahn, the Rev. George E. Meetze and Dr. J B* Harmon. Interment followed in the Pros perity Cemetery. Purvis Back In Harness Columbia, Mprch 25 —The FBI agent who cornered outlaw John Dilllnger is going back into fed eral harness again as a special 41 investigator. This time the work should be milder for Melvin Purvis, of Florence, the one-time Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who made the criminal catch eWq the century in tracking down gangster John Dfflinger. Purvis is going to do some quiet civil vestlgatlng for a U. S. sub-committee. IT. S. Senator Olin * D. ton announced during a; visit here today that Purvis head a corps of investigators the sub-committee of the Post Office and Civil Service Com mittee that Johnston chairmans. The investigation will be Into federal civil service employment practices and employee efficiency Johnston explained. Purvis has been in private life | sincq shortly after he caught Dillinger in July 1934, when the gunman was shot to death in a gun battle outside a Chicago movie theatre. The ex-FBI agent operated a daily afternoon newspaper at Florence for a time. He now runs a radio station there. SENIOR PLAY AT 1USH RIVER SCHOOL The Senior Class at Bush River school will present a play, “The Atomic Blonde’» April- 6 and 7 at 8 pm. This play Is an atomic hpmb of laughter. Come out and L see the headless ha’nt. 2t i Son Born To Aulls Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Aull of Salisbury, N. C„ announce the birth of a son, Francis Aull, Jr„ born March 17. Mra. Anil Is the former Miss Mickey Rag gett. They also have daughter. T ibby, about a year and a half old. rion ft, CHA RLOTTESVnX«E, Va., 27—Dr. Ralph J. Bundle told unsegregated audience here- t night that the United States could not offer two brands of de mocracy to citizens—•‘first qt brand” for foreign peoples, amt “imperfect factory-second” for home use. The freedom-loving world looks to the United States as er Ifeadbr'I- in the Democratic way of life, he' ^aid. However, peoples of Asia and Africa would not be convert ed to a democracy • qualified by color, he said. Bunche spoke as a guest ofT' the student legal forum of the ' ; University of Virginia. Thei United States must consider not only how its people look on the rest of the world, but also how - the rest of the world looks on the neople of the United States, and how it measures the American standard of democracy, he said. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gregory have moved to 2201 Mayer Ave., in the house in the rear of the Roland Felker home. Mr. and Mrs Hart Jordan of Edgefield spent Wednesday in the city. Mr. Jordan attended a busi ness meeting and Mrs. Jordan spent the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mitchell on the Attends Convention At Birmingham Miss Sarah Reeves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Reeves, Milligan street, who is an em ployee of the Siebels-Bruce In surance Company in Columbia, at tended the Women’s Insurance Convention which was held In Birmingham, Ala., Friday of last week through Easter Sunday. Local 324 To Meet There will be a special meeting of Mollohon T.W.U.A. Local Union No. 324 Sunday afternoon, March 31, at 3:00 p.m. for dis cussion and report of recent wage negotiations The C.I.O. State director will be present and this is a very important meeting. All members are especially urged to attend. Entertains For Miss Yernetha Fulmer Miss Vernetha Fulmer a bride- elect of next month was compli mented with a miscellaneous shower given by the staff mem bers of the County Department of Public Welfare, at the home of Mrs W. R. Feagle, Tuesday even ing, March 21st. The home was lovely with artistic arrangements of vari-colored flowers. Games and bridal contests were enjoyed by those present, after which the guests were invited into the dining room where the honoree was surorised with p lovely display of miscellaneous gifts. Bowls of colorful spring flowers adorned this room. A lovely handmade lace cloth was used on the dining table which was centered with a miniature bride holding a small parasol amidst spring flowers arranged as a' flower garden. At the close of the evening a Ministerial Committee Meets At College The Committee op Ministerial Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina will meet on the campus of New berry College, Monday, April 2nd. This meeting is being called by the president of the synod, The Rev. Karl W. Kinard, D.D. - The Committee on Ministerial Educa tion Is the Rev. F. W. Brandt, D.D., of Columbia; The Rev. M. L. Kester, Walterboro; The Rev. J. V. Addy, Gr^nltevllle; The Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr., Newber ry; The Rev. J. V. Long, West Columbia; Mr. G. Heber Balleh- tine, Columbia; and Mr. Chris A. Kaufmann, Newberry. The com mittee will meet to confer with the large group of pre-ministerial students now enrolled at New berry College. Doctor Karl W. Kinard, president of the Synod, will speak at the chapel assembly at 10 A.M., April 2nd. BUILDING PERMITS Building permits issued during the past week to the following were: Mrs. E. A. Carpenter, re- roof store building on Main street, $300. E. Pat Mills, repairs to filling station on corner of Adalalde and Glenn streets, $325. W. H. Chapman, general /re- oalrs to dwelling, 613 Davia street, $400. BIRTHDAYS Mrs. James Smith, Sr. March 31; Jake Wise and Mra. Bertha D. Boylston, April 1; Fred Hayaa and Oliver Cromer, April 2; Mary Ruth Armfield, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Franklin Armfield, April 3; C. T. Summer, W. H. Dickert, Mra. T. T. Abel (Pitta- burgh, Pa.), Miaa Rebecca Loml nick Senn, Mrs. Arthur Dwyer (Kathryn Whltener) and A. C. Ward, April