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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1953 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE Hope Rebuild Camp Bob Cooper In Time For Summer Vacations Clemson, Feb. 23. White 4-H club members of the state, their leaders and friends during the past year secured more than half of the $50,000 set up as their goal in a campaign to raise funds to be used in replacing and repair ing buildings at Camp Bob Cooper and Camp Long—the two state- owned camps for white 4-H club members. The campaign is being continued in 1953. A private group has offered to contribute an additional $5,000 to be applied on an assembly hall at Camp Bob Cooper provided the balance of the necessary fund is raised. The fund will be used to re place and repair buildings at the two camps. Most of the present buildings are of a temporary type and many of them have been con demned as unsafe. During the past summer while one of the weekly groups was at Camp Bob Cooper for its encampment wind destroyed a number of the tempo rary type buildings being used as sleeping quarters and damaged several others. While several of the campers were hospitalized for tunately none were seriously in jured. The buildings at Camp Long, the first of the camps con structed in the state, were in most instances built of pine poles. At both camps repairs and replace ments are needed to make them safe for use during the summer for 4-H club encampments. There are now over 52,500 rural boys and girls, white and Negro, enrolled in 4-H club work in the state with every county well rep resented in the enrollment. Atten dance at summer camps for train ing, inspiration, and recreation is an important phase of the 4H pro gram and each summer thousands NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Com missioners of Newberry County, shall, on the 28th day of Febru ary, openly and publicly, at 9 o’ clock, A.M., in the Clerk of Court’s office, draw twelve pames to serve as Grand Jurors and three names to serve as alternates, also thirty- six names to serve as Petit Jurors for the General Sessions Court, which will convene in Newberry County Court House on the 16th day of March, 1953, at 10 o’clock, A. M. Charles E. Bowers, Clerk of Court P. N. Abrams, Auditor J. R. Dawkins, Treasurer Feb. 18, 1953 43-ltc of rural boys and giels in the county groups spend at least one week at one of the camps. The Negro 4-H camp is Camp Daniel located near Orangeburg. The buildings at this camp are of ce ment and concrete block con struction of a permanent type. With the approval of Clemson College authorities and the en dorsement of the South Carolina State Agricultural Committee and the State 4-H Club Council the state legislature has been asked to make an appropriation to match the fund now being raised by the 4-H club members ant their friends, and the additional gift, on the basis of 2 to 1. With these funds it is hoped to complete the improvements at the camps before summer* encampments begin. Jk in L it Over! A recent dispatch from Lon- don says that a penny-a- week insurance policy that King George took out in jest 24 years prior to his death, netted his es* tate $25.87. The total the king had paid was $14, thus netting his heirs a profit of $11.87, or 85 percent on his investment. King George took out the pol icy in 1928, borrowing the penny from his secretary to make the first payment. He paid the pen ny regularly each week until his death. Insurance is not only a good investment, but is protection to yourself in case of illness or ac cident, and security to your lov ed ones after you have gone. See your nearest Capital Life agent and let him explain our attractive policies. He will be glad to call at your convenience and help you to solve your in- CAPITAL LITE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY "Founded on Faith—Dedicated to Service’ COLUMBIA, S. C. Attention, Mister FARMER! We are selling the same HIGH-GRADE SCO-CO Fertilizers as we have in the past. We have not sacrificed any of the high-grade materials that go into our fertilizers and we are using NEW bags, not SECOND-HAND bags, but we have sacrificed the PRICE! We also have Nitrate of Soda, A-N-L (20 Nitrolime (20Vz) and Potash on hand. It will pay you to see us before you buy. We can save you money and at the same time give you the highest grade fertilizers that money can buy. It PAYS you to buy the best! Southern Cotton Oil 623 Caldwell St. Phone 118 Newberry, S. C. Methodist Circles To Hold Meetings The Circles of the Woman’s So ciety of Christian Service of Cen tral Methodist Church will meet Monday, March 2nd as follows: Circle No. 1—Mrs. J. G. Sease, 1227^ Nance street, 8 p.m. Mrs. W. A. Ridgeway, Mrs. W. J. Camp, associate hostesses. Circle No. 2— l Mrs T.. Clyde Tin dall, 709 Boundary street, 4 p.m. Mrs. A. G. Dwyer, associate host ess. Circle No. 3—Mrs. M. D. Hoff- meyer, 1935 Harrington street, 4 p.m. Circle No. 4 (Julia White) Mrs. Berley Werts, 1700 Evans street, 8 p.m. Mrs. E. C. Rinehart, as sociate hostess. Circle No. 5—'Mrs. C. K. Kauf- mann, 1925 Harrington street, 4 p.m. Circle No. 6—Mrs. P. E. Way, Sr., 1721 Johnstone street, 8 p.m. Mrs. T. L. Shealy, associate host ess. Circle No. 7 (Louise Best)—Mrs. Hugh M. Foster, 1610 Johnstone street, 4 p.m. Circle No. 8—Mrs. Claude Sla ton, 1807 Harper street, 8 p.m. REPAIR OF WASHINGTON'S UNION DEPOT MARVEL OF ENGINEERING TECHNIQUE DRAYTON RUTHERFORD | CHAPTER TO MEET The Drayton Rutherford Chap ter of the U.D.C., will meet Tues day afternoon, March 3rd at the home of Mrs. Claudia Suber. Washington, D. C.—The repair chief at Union Station said to day the weight of a modern lo comotive could be supported by the temporary wood floor which covers 8,000 square feet of the station’s regular steel-concrete concourse floor demolished by a runaway train Jan. 15. The Jan. 15 crash, in which no lives were lost, tore a jagged 80 by 100-foot hole in the steel-con crete floor. However, within 72 hours after the accident, repair crews had bridged the chasm with two-inch tongue and groove wood flooring supported by heavy timr bers. Heavy timbers also were used to shore up weakened sections of the concourse and a quick-drying asphalt was applied over the wood floor. Harry J. McNally, who has charge of maintenance of way and structures at the station, said the new wood floor is designed to support up to 160 pounds per square foot — considerably more than the expected demand. “In fact,” McNally added, “the new wood floor would even hold a locomotive if its weight was evenly distributed.” The temporary wood floor will remain in place at least until next summer. McNally said it will take that long to draw up construction plans for the permanent floor, ob tain specially-designed steel beams and columns, and actually put the floor in place. Meanwhile, he reported, “the performance of the wood floor has been excellent. There’s no doubt but that the wood floor could hold up considerably longer than in tended. However, District of Co lumbia building code and fire regulations do not permit this type of construction to be kept in place permanently.” Approximately 100,000 board feet of lumber was Required for the mamoth repair job. Virtually all of this was in the hands of station officials or enroute with in 24 hours of the accident. The lumber was purchased from a lumber yard in Baltimore, MtL, and from a lumber treating plant in Newport^ Del., at a cost of about $25,000. McNally pointed out that this material will see “double duty” in that it will be re used for other repair jobs and con struction projects at the station after the present reconstruction is cpmpteted. According to McNally, station of- ficiala decided within minutes after the train crash that wood was the best material for the re pair job. The reason: it could be obtained quickly, was strong and economical, and coufd be cut to the exact size needed! right on the job. McNally also credited! the use of wood with saving tens of thou sands of train passengers possible delays and inconvenience in enter ing and leaving Washington dur ing President Eisenhower’s In auguration. The January train crash “posed many unique problems for the sta tion’s salvage and’ construction workers. For instance, McNally related, there were spans of up to 24 feet which had. to be bridg ed before the top flooring could be installed. For 20 to 24-foot spans, repair crews used timbers; measuring 10- by-24 inches. For shorter spans and for all columns, 12 by 12 inch timbers were pressed into ser vice. On top of these supports, con struction workers placed 3 by 12 inch floor joists, and then the two- inch tongue and groove wood flooring. The- construction was braced with two by eight and two by ten inch, boards. With the application of quick- drying asphalt over the wood floor,, normal station traffic was restor ed within three days of the acci dent. Ladies’ Aid Society Hostesses Named The following groups will serve as hostesses for the monthly meetings of the Ladies’ Aid So ciety of the Church of the Re deemer: March—Mrs., A. W. Welling, Mrs. Harry Hedgepath, Mrs. Geo. C. Hipp, Mrs. H. O. Swittanburg, Mrs. Homer Epting, Mrs.. B. J. Kibler. April—Mrs. Tom Fellers, Mrs. J. N. Nicosia, Mrs. Cha* Senn, Mrs. Mamye Fellers, Mrs.. Harry Dennis. May—Mrs. J. L. Feaglca. Mrs, W. H. Suber, Mrs. Carl Setzler, Mrs. Raymond Fellers, Mifes Clara Bowers, Mrs. William Milam. June—Mrs. Clay BalEtartlhe, Mrs. Burton Sease, Mrs. Paul Long, Mrs. Hugh Epting, Bdtat Kenneth Long, Mrs. G. W. Jacobs, 3tt July^ — Mrs. Georgia Welborn, Mrs. George Tyson, Mrs. Joe Wel born, Miss Sudie: Dennis, Mrs. Tha<fl McCrackin, Jl\, Miss Mar garet Paysinger. August — Mrs: Beale Cromer, Mrs; Milton Moore, Miss Carolyn Cromer, Mrs. Hendrix, Miss Lu- ciHe Eleazer, Mrs.. Ralph Quattle- btram. September—Mrs. Chester Hawk- fiis, Mrs. Gerald Peysinger, Mrs.. B: C. Chapman, Mrs. Aubry Detvfe, Mrs. Pierce 1 Davis. October—Covered dish supper in the Feflowshtp Room. November—Mrs. G. L. Summer, Half-Brother Of Mrs. Galtm Dies Willie Edgar Banes, retired tex tile worker and resident of HE Ware St., Greenwood, died at 4 a.m. Thursday at Self Memorial Hospital after a long period of de clining health and a short serious illness. • Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Neallie Seymour Banes, Hodges; five sons, Furman, Raymond, Ed gar Ow^n, George T. and Leroy, all of Greenwood; two daughters. Miss Therma Banes and Mrs. Carl Walters, both of Greenwood; two brothers, H. ’C. and W. R., both of Greenwood'-; one half-brother, E. C. Bogerro; two half-sisters, Mrs. L. E. Gatflhi. Newberry,, and Mrs. Pete Goree, Wauchttla, Fla.; five grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at West Side Baptist church Saturday at 4 pjn. by the Rev. W. H. Beirs and the Rev. Harold Rochester. Burial followed in Greenwood M e*BDorial Gardens. Jr.-, Mrs. Ernest Brooks, Mrs. T. SL. Harmon, Mrs. G. L Corley, Mrs. John Swiltenburg. Mrs. Grif fin Langford.. December-—Mrs. R. E. Summer, Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson, Mrs. Rob ert Schumpert, Mrs. Claude Lath- an, Mrs. Eugenia Wipe. 1 January, 1954 — Mrs. Paul E. Monroe, Jr., Mrs. Lonnie Shealy, Mrs. C. B. Spinks, Mrs. Ray Dawk ins, Miss Rosabel Thompson. During March . .. answer the call! * > Here’ • * Something That Can’t Be Bought! Wm&m $0 THIS is your American Ked Cross talking. Talking about the money we need so badly—as we do every year at this time. And talking about something that can’t be bought—but that your contribution to the Red Cross makes possible. The dazed victim of sudden disaster, the soldier in Ko rea, the mother who needs blood, can’t buy the help they must have. But through your Red Cross that help is instantly available.. when and where it is needed. Your money makes that possible, just as it is your money that makes the clock tick faster for the hospital ized serviceman or veteran -. * trains nurse’s aids ... teaches tens of thousands first aid ... does the dozens of other vital things that make up the Red Cross pro gram. No, Red Cross service can’t be bought... it is a free gift of the whole American people to their neighbors in distress... it is your gift to the family across the street or across the nation. Make that gift las generous as you can this year. The need is great ••• only you can meet it. ANSWER THE CALL OF YOUR RED CROSS GIVE GENEROUSLY ^ This Advertisement is Sponsore d by the Following Firms: THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK NEWBERRY FEDERAL SAV. & LOAN ASSOCIATION H 3 I ■ w ■ v*