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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1953 Bible Stolen in Civil War Returned Over 60 Years Later mi Established in 1767, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, a gracious, ante-bellum structure in the vil lage of Grahamville, near Ridge- land, is a landmark familiar to most residents of the low country. Its history begins far back in the past, and its records bear names prominent in the annals of the state. Tl ?he church, used as Federal headquarters during the Civil War, escaped destruction but its handsome appointments were des ecrated and looted. Its Holy Bible was carried away as a souvenir by a Federal officer. After the war, impoverished communicants were unable to pay for a rector’s services, or even to rebuild the rectory. For many years, activities of the church re mained at low ebb, but the^ "Ad vancement Society” of the diocese kept it alive as a mission church. During the trying decades until the l&30's, one reads upon the official rolls these names, many of them descendants of the original communicants: Heyward, Dewees, Gregorie, DuPont, Lynah, Bell, Glover, Howard, Seabrook, Col- cock, Wall, Horry and Tison. In the late 1920’s, there came a letter from New York. It bore the address: "Wardens of Holy Trini ty Church, Grahamville, S.C.” Within was the signature of one Jean Paul Kursteiner, of a music publishing firm. The letter brought the surprising news that the Holy Bible, carried away in that long- ago debacle, had been discovered in the attic of the writer’s New York residence, and would be re turned immediately. "How it came into possession of my family, I do not know,” Mr. Kursteiner wrote, perhaps defensively. Upon the flyleaf of the Bible today can be seen the name of that souvenir- snatching Federal officer. Under the sheltering moss- draped arms of live oaks, the old church stands, a monument to the past, an inspiration for the future. 1. A jerboa is: (a) a snake; (b) a rodent; (e) a kangaroo?/ 2. The weight of the crown Queen Elizabeth will wear in her coronation ceremony weighs: (a) 10 pounds; (b) 8 pounds; (c) 5 pounds? 3. A blockade of the China coast has been much in the news. How long is the coast of China? (a) 5,000 miles; (b) 4,000; (c) 3,000. ANSWERS ■•an™ OOO•» ‘8 spunod aA|j •* 'lvap«J V "I I brain budi 1. How many square feet in an acre? (a) 42,560; (b) 43,560; (c) 45,560. 2. A yard in which several stands of bees are kept is called: (a) an apery; (b) an aphid; (c) an apiary. 3. The international date line in the Pacific Ocean is how many degrees from Greenwich: (a) 160; (b) 250; (c) 180. ANSWERS ■saajJap 081 K '£j*|dw uv ‘Z 09fi‘S» T m S fi U H A Shoe the little Mi$$ will love.*. Don’t miss a trick! Wear these gay, appealing Red Goose Shoes. o NAVY BLUE (8^ to 3) o BLACK PATENT (5*£ to 3) WIDTHS A, B, C & D Anderson’s SHOE STORE Charleston Pretty In Spring Garb mm CHARLESTON IS NOW ENTERING HER LOVELIEST SEASON; the famous gardens, Magnolia, Middleton and Cypress are in gorge ous bloom, and the handsomest historic private homes in the city are open on tour by Historic Charleston Foundation. On the left, visi tors pause in the Gardens to admire their reflection and that of the flame azaleas in the dark waters of a cypress lagoon. On the right is the William Roper house, one <of the twenty homes open on tour from Sunday, March 15 through Sunday April 12. Now the residence of Mrs. C. Norwood Hastie, it is considered the outstanding classic revival mansion in the city, with its magniflcant portico and sweep ing view of the harbor and Fort Sumter. The gardens will be at their loveliest from now into April. Charleston, S. C.‘ (Special) — Charleston is now entering her loveliest season, when there is more to see and enjoy than at any other time of year. From now into April the famous gardens, Magnolia, Middleton and Cypress, will be resplendent with bloom, and from Sunday March 15 through Sunday April 12, twenty of the city’s handsomest private homes will be open in a series of staggefed tours. In Charleston this has been one of the mildest winters on record as far as freez es are concerned, and consequent ly the gardens are expecting an unusually fine bloom. The last of March should see them more beautiful than in many a year, and from now into April they will be full of color. Magnolia Gardens has been owned by the Drayton family continuously since 1671. There, moss-draped live oaks spread their branches over banks of colorful bloom, cypresses bor der the lakes, supporting masses of wisteria and cherokee rose. Cypress Gardens since 1750 was a reservior for rice fields on Dean Hall Plantation. It is now a water forest transformed into a weird and colorful garden. A boat trip, guided by paddlers, takes you silently through the heart of the mysterious fairyland, with banks of azaleas on every side reflected in the depths of the water. Mid dleton Gardens is the oldest land scaped garden in America, with terraced lawns, butterfly lakes, tunnelled walks of camellia ja- ponicas. But here, too, nature runs riot, and on wooded banks azaleas • flaunt their flamboyant colors, and again wisteria, roses and dogwood add to the spectacle. 5 For the sixth successive year Historic Charleston Foundation is conducting its tours. They are held each year the'last two weeks in March and the first two weeks in April. The homes which are open span the golden century of American architecture, the earliest having been built about 1740 and the latest about 1840. A visit to the tours is not a graphic lesson In architecture, but as the homes are also chosen for the distinc tion of their beautiful furnishings, it is a rare privilege. The homes open are located within a ten block ^rea in the heart of Historic Charleston, the most unique resi dential section in America. A citi zenry proud of its history and of its buildings has preserved so much of its eighteenth century architecture that it is almost a documentary part of American his tory. The Foundation conducts the tours to raise funds to pre serve others of these buildings which would be destroyed, and it is for this reason that the owners lend their homes to the Founda tion for this short period. It is the only time of year they may be visited. The gardens are open seven days a week, from eight in the morning until sundown, through May 1. The homes are open morning and afternoon, Monday through Friday, and on Sunday afternoon with the exception of Easter Sunday. There is also a home open each Thursday even ing. For further information write the joint office of Charles ton’s famous gardens and His toric Charleston Foundation at 94 Church street. Safe at 3rd! jm * y - T WflSlpi 11 IP . ^ ^ 'K.IS These Red Cross volunteer Gray Ladies are having as much fun as the patiento of this YA hospital, where they assist with the sports program for mentally ill veterans. Somebody Was Careless One burning match or discarded cigarette can start a fire sweeping over hundreds of acres of green forest, destroying all living things in its path. Be alert. Prevent Woods Fires! KEEP OUR STATE GREEN Fairfield Forest Products Co. Home Gardeners Should Get Busy Work in home gardens should start in earnest during late March or early April. Many gardeners have already planted some of their early veg etables and others should make plantings or transplantings just as soon as soil conditions permit. As soon as the ground is work able gardeners should plant Irish Cobbler or Bliss Triumph Irish potatoes. Long Standing Blooms- dale spinach, Laxton’s Progress English peas for market or Thomas Laxton or Laxton’s Progress peas for home use. Moss Curled pars ley, Curled Siberian kale, or Giant Southern mustard. Other vegetables which should be planted just as soon as the soil will permit include lettuce, radish, parsnips, carrots, turnips, onions, and cauiflower. Tomatoes, pep pers, and eggplant should be planted in hotbeds. Good var ieties of tomatoes are Rutgers and Marglobe, both of which are wilt- resistant. Good varieties of pepper are — Sweet California Wonder and World Beater; pimiento, Per fection and Truheart; and hot, Long Cayenne and Tabasco. Black Beauty is suggested as a good var iety of eggplant. All gardeners, especially those who are growing vegetables on the same land year after year, should fumigate their soils to control root knot. Detailed information on the control of root knot and other kinds of mematodes will be found in piemson College Exten sion Circular 382, which is avail able at offices of county exten sion workers. S. C. Employment Up In February During February, 9,487 jobs were filled through local offices of the Employment Service Division of the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, Melford A. Wilson, Executive Director, an nounced this week. Of this num ber 4,980 were non-agricultural jobs and 4,507 were in agricultural work. Mr. Wilson stated that this was an increase of more than 1,800 over the placements in January 1953. Agricultural placements showed the greatest increase for the month. Of all insured workers in the state 2.9 percent were filing claims for unemployment compensation during February. This is a slight decrease from the same month one year ago. Payments amounted to $619,905 during the month which was $186,000 less than February 1952. High School Juniors Sponsor ‘Stunt Night’ The Junior class of Newberry High School will sponsor its an nual Stunt Night, Friday, March 20 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. This program, put on in order to obtain money for the Junior-Senior Dance, will feature many humorous, as well as in teresting stunts. Taking part in stunt night will be both the high school band and Glee Club. The Junior class will present a humorous skit entitled “Burying the Seniors.” Sponsor ing a black-face skit will be the Junior Debating Club. One of the highlights of the program will be several children from Junior High and the Grammer Schools, who will sing and dance. Another is a skit presented toy the Practice Teachers, now teaching in the high school, from Newberry col lege. Admission tickets to this presen tation may be bought in advance or purchased at the door. Appointed by the Junior class officers and the sponsors, to aid in the planning of Stunt Night, are the following committees: Publicity: Frances Hayes, chair man; Gloria Hawkins, Betty Cous ins, Betty Hoover, Joyce Queens. Tickets: Louise Sessions, chair man; Doris Ann Parks, Patricia Shealy, Emma Minick, George Lip scomb, Ithama Brooks, Micky Rab in, and Mary Ann Connelly. Stage:. Nancy Stone, chairman; Bobby Naip, Herbert Lee Gilliam, Harold Folk, Ann Campbell. Program: Ann Clark, chairman; Helen Stutts, Gene Griffith, and Kay Dominick. MISS MERCHANT RETURNS HOME FROM LOCAL HOSPITAL Miss Lois Merchant returned to her home in the Hartford Com munity last Saturday from the Newberry Memorial H o s p I tal, where she was a patient about two weeks after undergoing a major operation. Miss Juliet Kibler Prepares Latin Quiz For Winthrop Forum ROCK HILL, March 16 — The fourth annual Latin Forum for high school students and teachers will be at Winthrop College Satur day. Dr. Donnis Martin, head of the Classics Department at Winthrop and sponsor of the Forum, has re ported that this is the largest classical gathering of its kind in the United States.” Featured on the one-day session of Latin students will be a panel of Quiz Kids and the presentation of a Roman comedy, “The Twins from Syracuse.” The Quiz Kids, who will answer questions dealing with Roman history, life, and mythology, are Jimmy Beckman, Aiken; Dorothy Jean Gunter, Batesburg-Leesville; Louise Jackson, Clover; A. V. Ruff, Columbia High; Suzanne Mims, Edgefield; Ben Morgan III, Rock Hill; Wade E. Marlette Jr., Summerville; and John Cummisky, Ursuline High, Columbia. Miss Julia Kibler, teacher at Newberry, has prepared the ques tions for the quiz. George Willis of Newberry will be the quiz mast er. Field Meeting Set Thursday At Smith Farm A state forage crop tour and achievement program will be held on Clifford T. Smith’s farm in the Bush River Community on Thurs day, March 26, beginning at 10:30 A.M. The noon program consists of presenting state and district awards for state and district for age crop achievement and discus sions by Dr. R. -F. Poole, President of Clemson College, D. W. Wat kins, Director of Clemson. College Extension Service, A. H. Ward, J. T. Lazar, and L. B. Massey, Dis trict Extension Service, A. H. Ward, J. T. Lazar, and L. B. Mass ey, District Extension Agents. Another interesting feature will be a' turkey stew, cooked by Herman Wise and served by the Bush River Home Demonstration Club. A very nominal charge will be made for the stew. County Agent P. B. Ezell and other agricultural workers join Mr. Smith in cordially inviting New berry County Farmers and Busi nessmen to attend this field meet ing and observe farms that have worked out complete year round grazing and forage crop programs. * The dairy farm of T r P. and D. Eugene Brown, Route 2, Laurens, located halt way between Laurens and Clinton, will be visited after the noon program. Other pasture tours during this same week are Tuesday, March 24 in Saluda and Wednesday, March 25 in Union. The tour will start each day at 9:30 a.m. from the County Agents Office in the county concerned. ‘Calif. Conquesf Plays At WELLS Cornel Wilde, co-starring with Teresa Wright in “California Con quest,” Columbia Pictures’ stir ring adventure of the brawling birth of the Golden State at a Late Show Saturday Nite and Monday and Tuesday at the Wells Theatre, originally sacrificed athletic fame to become an actor. Wilde, pros pective member of the 1936 U. S. Olympic fencing team, as intercol legiate American champion with the foils, never got to Europe to match steel, with the world’s top champions. Instead he put up his swords to play the Jead in “Moon Over Mulberry Street.” Since then, however, Wilde has never ventured far from his prime diversion of swordsmanship, for his ability with the foils has won him many slashing derring-do screen roles. His latest is the Technicolor story of California’s glory as told in “California Con quest.” Wijde first demonstrated his swordsmanship on the screen when he slashed his way through all enemies as Robin Hood’s son in Columbia’s “The Bandit of Ser- wood Forest” and as Aladdin in “A Thousand and One Nights.” Wilde, who was one of the stars of “The Greatest Show on Earth,” first appeared on Broadway, and an engagement of Romeo and Juliet” brought him to the notice of Hollywood, where he went to work for Warner Bros., after which he was signed by 20th Cen tury Fox. It was at Columbia, though, that he found fame wait ing in the role of Chopin in “A Song to Remember.” After its re lease Wilde found himself a star. Neel Wins 3rd 100 Bushel Com Club Certificate With an official yield of 106 bushels of corn produced on one acre, R. C. Neel, Silverstreet, was awarded a State 100 Bushel Corn Club Membershty) Certificate for the third year in succession. This award was made at a luncheon at the Jefferson Hotel in Columbia, March 12. A corn contest and luncheon was sponsored by the South Carolina Plant Food Edu cation Society and was conducted by the Clemson College Extension Service. Hubert B. Davis, Colum bia, president of the Society pre sided. Progress Good In Cripple Care More progress in the care and treatment of the crippled has been made in the past quarter (jpntury than during the whole previous history of mankind, James Con nelly, president, Newberry County Crippled Children’s Society said this week. Speaking at a rally meeting of Easter Seal committee chairmen and volunteers who are participat ing in the 1953 Easter Seal ap peal for the Crippled Children, Mr. Connelly said: “Progress made in the care and treatment of the handicapped is more spectacular than in any other field of activity. It has been accohiplished by a revolu tionary change in the attitude of the people toward the crippled and has created a new atmosphere of acceptance for the person who must walk with braces or crutch es.” The 1953 Easter Seal campaign nationwide is scheduled March 5 to Easter Sunday, April 5. MRS. GARDENHIRE UNDERGOES SURGERY IN ATLANTA Mrs. Mary Gardenhire entered the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday where she underwent surgery Thursday morning. Mrs. Gardenhire, manager of Sears Roebuck and Company here, expects to be hospitalizzed about ten days or two weeks. Wallen Returns From Korean Action WITH THE 25TH INFANTRY DIV. IN KOREA—Cpl E. B. Wall en, son of Mr. Evan Wallen of 202 Duckett St., Whitmire, is return ing to the U. S. from Korea under the Army’s rotation program. He served in the 25th Infantry Division, now the senior Ameri can division on the peninsula. It landed in July 1950, shortly after the Communists attacked the Re public of South Korea. Two Universities Launch New Journalism Courses Two Eastern universities—Syra cuse and the Hartford Seminary Foundation—have announced a joint program to train men and women to write simple leaflets and articles for the millions of adults who are learning to read in underdeveloped countries around the world. The announcement was made by Dr. Wesley C. Clark, dean of the Syracuse University School of Jour nalism, and Dr. J. Maurice Hohl- feld, acting dean of the Kennedy School of Missions of the Hartford Seminary Foundation, "a univer sity of religion” at Hartford, Conn. The need for workers trained in "literacy journalism” or "simply journalism” has been pointed up recently, because technical pro grams to develop the so-called backward countries rely on the printed word for long-term success. Deans Clark and Hohlfeld said. The step is also a reaction to the expansion of Communism. "Hie Communists have wprked diligently to spread their cheap, propaganda materials among the masses of Asia as they learn to read,” the announcement added. "By contrast, our side has been pretty slow in getting out news papers and magazines for the new readers in their own languages.” "But now we’re going to do iL Both thoughtful leaders in the West and ef national ments in the East are coming to see that we have to produce sim ple, helpful literature to educate and inspire new literates. This agreement is one of the first big steps to that goaL” The plan provides that qualified college graduates shall spend a year at the Foundation in Hartford to study such courses as adult lit* eracy education, linguistics and anthropology. Then each student will spend a year at Syracuse in writing, editing and graphic arts classes. Upon completion of the program, he will receive a master of science degree from Syracuse University. Robert Laubach, who has been on literacy teams in Af rica and Southeast Asia, Professor Root, acting director of religious journalism, and Dr. George Bird, chairman of the Graduate Division will cooperate in the program at the Syracuse School of Journalism. "Because of the need for* fids kind of journalism, we believe grad uates win find opportunities to go abroad and enter fids new writing and editing field,” Dean Clark said. "The United Status govern ment, the various governments of Asia, and private organizations, such as church mission boards, have expressed a desire for quali fied persons who eea put out at tractive publications for the mass es of Africa, the Wear East and Asia.” BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE The Bookmobile schedule for Newberry County is as follows: Thursday, March 26 Silverstreet Community (Shep pard’s Store) Silverstreet School Cfyappells Community (Wert’s Store) Chappells School Smyrna Community (Mrs. Frank Senn) Friday, March 27 Prosperity School