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' t j NEWS ITEMS The Sun welcomes new- item- concerning you and your trend:. Send them in to u.-. JOB PRINTING We are well ccjiuipped to handle all your printing needs. Phone No. 1. VOL. 16—NO. 11 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 16. 1956 + ^2.00 PER YEAR Induction Set For Newberry Moose At Sunday Meet Duck Hill Farm Cow Brings Highest Price At (ieor^ia Market A ,1. II. Final Rites Held Last Friday For Mrs. E. H. Moore ( Institution services and instal 1 <'>' ' *' lat ion of officers <n t he .W w!>err;> !! - •* • 1!! * “ ' " ■ ‘ 1 •' ■ • 1 " ' l! * 1 ' 1N ■ 1; Podue. Poyal order of Moos.- wiUjl’-"”' ' e.i hv I !1 P.,k. Jr. be held Sunday afternoon at t hi ee | f l; " ^ l,!l1 f'' : " !lt N'.vo.w”.. oh lock at the Anierii an Pecion , Hut The lodire will be instituted j ( ce.:na Seeoud nidi alii- with about P'u ’Ucmla : - t orm i:: c : ni;i! thi^ --.i''. was , bred tin- (barter roll. | ^^ W '•' 1 , '; im o! Hon. Strom Tliurniond. member j ' V1 Na’iieal Ihrei tor ot the of tie Aiken I.odue. ha- aceepted i Amet n an .1 an invitation to deliver the prin i I ■ lt ' eiple addre-.- at the in-ntutioii j ^tiperbl'.' handled a- the sale !o The Hon. Ivor Jones ol Ports Kmu-bv. nnattauer „t spartan mouth. Ya.. Supreme <'ounrilma n. j hum (onnu Farm, who a:-o bad will be the lust it ut inn office! . 1 nice .-o', in th- \ team t rom tie* reientP or | 1 ‘ ,, ‘ l annual eani/ed Lauren- lod.ee. will handle ■ >n>ial ^ale^ where the deuree work in inducting new 11111 , , i ,tire Southeast members ot the ioiiL< . Also expected fo!' Hlo (■■!elllo]l> - 1 . are \1 oes■ ‘ <111 ii e>■- a 11d mein be . - . 1 from various lodges in Noi l u and South Carolina. Sate.rda> niuht. a ra i 1 v ot a 11 | ( hart( r member- will be held at | hie This w a; lea -1 ‘ 1 ru Ken J e rse\ ca 111 ( I lls of t lie ell 1 e also included one row iatia 'He- annua! meiimu Xmerican M ! 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Mrs. H. L. Bishop, 49, Services Held Friday Mrs, Lucinda Hazle Pi-hop- 49. j lied Wednesday niuht at South Carolina Sanatorium in Columbia. She had been in illl health for the past two years. She was born and reared neaij Kinards. and was tin* daughter of Mj-s. Mollie Moates Hazle and the ate Richard I >. Hazle. She had mule her home near Cross Hill lor a number of years and was a member of the Cross Hill Metbo- list church. Surviving are her husband. ;h Hirman Bishop, and the tollow- ng children: Bachman Bishop, fames Bishop, Henry Bishop, till ,f Cross Hill; W. I). Bishop. Clin-j on; Mrs. Furman Dobbins. Mrs.! vamar Bundrick, Miss Beth Bish ip. Miss Alice Bishop, all of Cross Jill; Mrs. Charles Robinson. Greenwood; one step-daughter. Mrs. Harvey Shealy. Clinton; ayd ter mother. Mrs. Mollie M. Hazle, md the following brothers and listers: Jimmie Hazle. Woodruff; J. D. Hazle. Woodward; Abraham dazle. Cross Hill; Charles R. dazle, Columbia; Mrs. Annie* Bak- >r. Miss Frances Hazle, Miss Olive dazle, all of Cross Hill; Mrs. C. K. Smith, Columbia; and 10 grand- ihildren survive. Funeral services were held Fri- lay afternoon from Hopewell Methodist church with Rev. R- C 5mory, Rev. T. A. Woolhright and d.ev J. F. Kinard conducting the jervice. Interment vvas in the •hurch cemetery. Nephews were active pallbear- C BRIDE, VA MANAGER SITS OFFICE HERE Mr. W. R. McBride, mami'er the Veterans Administration ;gional Office in Columbia, was visitor Tuesday in the office of iunty Service Officer Jake Wise the county court house. Mr. Wise now handles matters rtaining to veterans in Newber- county. Extension Men At National Meeting ( LI*:MS( >N July 1 1 Tin* ('lem- son Publications Department will he represented at the annual meet ing of the American Association of Agricultural ('idlege editors at tin* Lniversity of California, Perk- > h-v. ('alif.. July PL ] a h\ S. C. Stt ihling. agricultural editor, and J. M. Lleazer. information sp<*(dal- i-t. Clem^oti Kxtension Servi(e. Clemson Colh'ge was host to the asscudation in 199J. Mr. Sttihling is a director ot the association and a membe; of the conference arnuigt'ments eominit- tee. Mr. Lleazer, in addition to attending tin* meeting, will visit it rigation projects in several western states on a trip sponsored by the Camp Irrigation Fund. Rites On Sunday For Mrs. Mamie Graham Of Near Prosperity Mrs. Mamie Brock Graham. 77. died Friday afternoon tit the home of her sister, Mrs. Delia Broom, route 1. Prosperity. She bail been in failing health for a number of years and had been in critical con dition for the past ifve weeks. Mrs. Graham was horn and rear ed in Oconee county, a daughter of the late William and Martha Young Stewart. She made her home for a number of years at Newberry and was a member of Enoree Baptist (hurch. She was married three times, first to Clarence King. From this union, she is survived by three sons. Her second marriage was to Thomas Brock and last to R. G Graham, who survives. Besides her husband, she ; s sur vived by three sons. Adger King of Greenwood. Charlie King of Joanna, and C. B. King of Sanford. N. C.; one sister. Mr.-. Della Broom of Prosperity; 70 grand children and nine great grand children. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at 7 p. m. from the i Church of God bv the Rev. {’tail L. Walker and the Rev. J. L. Moore. Interment followed in Springdale I cemetery. of the King's Crek As-o i , jut. P < f o r m * d i’resbvterian ! church and had been an outstand- j dig 1,-ader in tin* ( liu’a h. She bad ; . vcd as pia siib'iit o! the Wnm- j .-m'- M is-doiiary Society and for j nianx >a ars -he was a teacher in i l.o : n t er i n ed ia t e department of I t! ; e Sabbath school i Posides her husband. she is -urvived b> one son. W ilson Mooro. of Spartanburg; one daugh- t. r. Mrs. J S. Watters, of Atlan ta. (la.: one brother. Chalmers Prown of Newberry, tind four grandchildren. Parbara Moore of Simrt;inburg. and Lauri** Watters, Mary Jo Watters and Sally Wat ters. till of Atlanta. Funeral services were h'*ld Fri day afternoon at the residence. Interment was in Rosemont ceme- I er> . R. E. Hannah Leads Services In Saluda R. F. (Pol)) Hanna, of Cheraw. will lead in the prayer service at 7:17. p.m. Sunday ttf the Saluda Junior High school. A number of out of the county visitors are ex pected, especially among the lay men's clubs. It is hoped that a good attendance of local people will be present for both the 7:15 and the 8:15 services, the latter to be led by Dr. and Mrs. Lee Lindsley, referred to in last week's papers, and who were here for several services last summer. To mention Mr. Hanna reminds many who remember him as a newspaperman, lawyer, and stu dent of agriculture and business in 70 or more countries which he has visited. Mr. Hanna is active in his own church and it is certain that he will prove to be most interest ing and inspiring. He is well known throughout the state. The Saluda Standard WHEAT FOR PAKISTAN . . . First! emergency wheat shipment to Pakistan, 9.780 tons, leaves Baltimore aboard Anchorage Victory. Total of one million tons of wheat will be sent to feed starving people of Pakistan. I 2 Sites Bought For Joe M. Coppock Education Plants County Superintendent of Edu cation James 1). Brown announc ed Monday that sites for two Ne- gio elementary schools have been purchased, one at Whitmire and the other at Pomaria. The site for the Whitmire school consists of 10 acres and was purchased for $3,075.00. It has already been graded at a cost of $2,900.00. Plans have been drawn for the structure. At Po maria, additional land adjoining property already owned has been purchased. Construction on both buildings is expected to get under way in the near future. The county will have one large high school for Negroes which will lie located in Newberry to ac commodate the high school stu dents of the county. The building is now under construction and is located at the intersection of Langford and Brantley streets on a 15-acre lot. The building, ac cording to Mr. Brown is to be one of the most modern in the county. It will have 17 rooms and cost $336,000. The contractors are Lyles and Lang Construction Co. of Columbia. Representatives of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com pany, Charleston, and Soil Con servation Service officials are shown at a meeting at which they formulated plans for the free distribution of 1,000,000 pine seedlings to private wood lands owners by the West Vir ginia Pulp and Papef* company in South Carolina during the planting season 1953-54. Left to right, are M. R. Frierson, con servation forester; C. H. Nieder- hof, wood department manager, both of the pulp and paper com pany’s Charleston mill; Dr. T. S. Buie, regional director; T. B. Plain, regional forester, and A. F. Ruff, assistant state conser vationist of South Carolina. Dr. Buie and Mr. Plair are with the soil conservation agency’s reg ional office, serving the nine Southeastern states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: and Mr. Ruff is with the service's state office located in the Federal Land Bank building, Columbia. Newberry No. 1 L\ (> Carpenter to Sylvia M. Ra- oin. two lots on Evans street. $5.00 and other valuable considerations. William J. Clamp to Lewis E Bobb and Mary Ruth Robb, one lot ami one building. 408 Rodels- perger street. $500 and other con siderations. • G. Vernon Clamp to James V. Clamp and Eva W. Clamp, one lot 10o’x20o’ on Mower street, $5.00 love and affection. V\ timer Dodgen to Willie Mae Me Dodgem one lot and one build ing. 421 Floyd streeet (one-half undivided interest), $5,00, love and affection. Lawrence B. Graves to Robert E. Beck, one lot 6’xl50’ on rear of lot on Nance street, $30.00. Lawrence B. Graves to Burley A. Fretwell. one lot 8’xl05’, Nance street, the rear width, $10.00. Burley A. Bretwell to Lawrence B. Graves, one lot 4’x45’ on rear of lot on Nance street, no front age, $10.00. Newberry No. 1 Outside Peoples Finance Co. of Newber ry to K. L. Moore and Eula S. Moore, one lot, lot No. 12, 64’xl20’ on Emory street, $350. J. F. HawTdns to Robert Louis Kunkle and Ruby S. Kunkle, 1.06 acres, $106.00. Silverstreet No. 2 Joseph H. Bishop and Edith P. Bishop to Annie H. Derrick, 2.50 acres. $50.00. Little Mountain No. 6 Ernest Boyd to Joseph Kreps, 15 Rutger street, Neward, N. J., one lot containing '2.2 acres, $510. Since it began operation in 1948. the United States Military Air Transport Service has car ried more than 1.650,000 military passengers. Rawlinson Guest Speaker For Bush River Meetings Dr. J. E. Rawlinson, executive secretary of the Baptist Founda tion of South Carolina, Columbia, and R. B. Galloway ot Trenton, S. will he the guest minister and the song leader, respectively, in a revival at Bush River Baptist church, beginning Sunday, July 19. and running through Sunday, July 26. Dr. Rawlinson is a former pas-i tor of the First Baptist church of Orangeburg. This will be his sec ond revival at Bush River church, his first one being held some six or eight years ago. The Rev. T. R Altman, pastor of the church, states that Dr. Rawlinson is much in demand as a speaker in the state, as well as being the busy executive secretary of the Baptist foundation, and that he feels Bush River is for tunate in getting him for this series of meetings. He states fur ther that Bush River is looking forward to a great revival and ex pecting many visitors from other church communities. Mr. Galloway is well-known in this section, having Bved in Joan na in former years. He is an edu cator by profession, being Super intendent of the Trenton schools. The Bush River Baptists say they enjoyed working with Mr. Gallo way in revivals when he was liv ing nearby and that he will re ceive a warm welcome into the church and community again. The public is cordially invited to attend this series of services each evening at 8 o’clock except Saturday, and each morning at 11 o’clock, exxcept Monday and Sat urday. Rites Saturday Joe Mack Coppock, 71. died early Friday at his home on Ade laide street after several years declining health and a serious ill ness of four months. He was born and reared in New berry county, a son of the late Joe Mack and Lucy Harp Coppock and the husband of the late Fan nie Bobb Coppock. who died about cue year ago. Mr. Coppock had been in construction business for over 40 years and also engaged !• farming but retired when his health failed several years ago. He was a member of Ebenezer Methodist church. Surviving are one son, Roscoe Coppock of Newberry; two daugh ters, Mrs. Brady Shealy and Mrs. Marie Jmes, both of Newberry; his stepmother. Mrs. Lizzie Swind ler Lake of Silverstreet; one half-sister, Mrs. Essie Cromer of Newberry; three step-brothers, Tommie I^ake of Silverstreet, Frank Lake of Walterboro and Andrew Boyd Lake, Silverstreet; five step-sisters, Mrs. Mae Senn and Mrs. Nell Hunter, all of Sil verstreet. Mrs. Ida Burdishaw of Aungusta, Ga., and Mrs. Ernestine Carron of Miami. Fla.; six grand children and two great-grand children. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at four p. m. at Mc- 8wain Funeral home by the Rev. R. N. DuBose. the Rev. C. O. Dorn, and Dr. J. B. Harman. Interment w r as in Rosemont cemetery. Group discussions by 4H- dele gate leaders, demonstrations, field trips, educational films, and ad- di esses by leaders in different fields of conservation will feature the training phase of the program. Gordon N. Clarkson Passes Slate Bar Gordon N. Clarkson of Newber ry. was one of 3.5 candidates who passed tie* South Carolina Bar examination given in Columbia recen t ly. Mr. Clarkson bad been studying law under Attorney \Vm. T. Hun ter before taking the examination. He is now associated with the law firm of Clarkson and Hunter. He i will continue his duties as execu tive with the Newberry Life and Health Insurance company and Cm* Citizens Home Eire Insurance com pa ny. 6 Hospital Births Reported For Week Ben tii Mr and Mts. Carlyle! Slp'rrell of Atlanta. Ga.. an eiaht j pound ten ounce son. Crank Ce-| brum, on Monday. July 6. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Colie Es- tbern Shealy of Chapin, a seven pound eleven ounce son. Colie Bel ton. on Tuesday. July 7. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Wilson Eulmer of Newberry, a six pound thirteen ounce daughter. Peggy Lee. on Tuesday. July 7. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Bruce Garner. 28(10 Clyde avenue, a six pound six ounce son. Ken neth. Bruce, on Wednesday. July 8. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Stone, 2707 Digby avenue, a seven pound seven ounce daugh ter. Marcia Ann, on Monday, July 12th. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Olin Eu gene Evans, 614 Floyd street, a four pound, ten ounce daughter, Monday, July 13th. PVT. HENTZ ARRIVES FOR DUTY IN KOREA Pvt. Joe E. Hentz, son of Colie Hentz, 813 Coleman street, recent ly arrived in Korea for duty with the 25th Infantry Division. Hertz, a rifleman, entered the Army last November and was sta tioned at Camp Roberts, Calif., be fore his Korean assignment. Older 4-H Boys, Girls At Camp Bob Cooper CLEM SON.—The theme of the seventh annual South Carolina 4-H Club Conservation camp in session at Camp Bob Cooper is “Conservation for Freedom.’’ It is being attended by older 4-H club boys and girls from counties of the state who have excelled in the conservation program. Six junior counselors elected from the delegates at last year’s camp worked with representatives of the state 4-H club staff and E. C. Turner, Clemson extension con servationist, and other Extension service workers in planning the program. All delegates in at tendance will have parts on the three-day program. 0 Renwick Services Held On Saturday James Simpson Renwick, 72, died late Thursday night at New berry County Memorial hospital after being in declining health for two years and a critical illness for a few days. He was born in Newberry coun ty, the son of the late Dr. Mareel- lus A. and Mary Edwin Renwick. He spent most of his life in the Long Lane community w'here he was engaged in farming. He was a long time member of King’s Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian church and had served many years as a deacon. At the time of his death, he was an elder. He was twice married, first to Miss Mary Ethel McGill, who died a number of years ago. From this union, the following children survive: five sons, Har old. James. Jr., and John Renwick, all of Winnsboro. Charles and Robert Renwick. both of Newber ry; two daughters, .Mrs. George Lominick and Mrs. George Half acre, both of Newberry. His second marriage w r as to Miss Annie Livingston, who sur vives him. He is also survived by one sister. Mr. W. T. Autin of Simpsonville; 3 half-sisters, Mrs. Henry T. Fellers, Mrs. Clifton Graham and Mrs. George N. Mar tin, all of Newberry; one half- brother, Marcellus Renwick of Newberry; 12 grandchildren. Funeral services w’ere conduct ed at four p. m. Saturday from the Whitaker Funeral home by Dr. Paul L. Grier and Dr. J. W. Car- son. Interment was in King’s Creek cemetery. Active pallbearers w*ere Ellerbe Sease, Earl Franklin, Howard Tur ner, J. M. Oxner, Wilson Brown and Claude Price. Bloodmobile Visits Here Today The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Newberry to day (Thursday) from 2 to 7 p. m. On this visit the unit will be set up in the basement of the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer. The quota set by the Regional Blood Center for the city is 125 pints. On the last visit of the unit, the quota fell far short. Donors are urgently requested to give blood during the visit today, since blood is vit ally needed for processing into gamma globulin, a derivative used in the fight against polio. The blood program for Newberry county was threatened last month due to shortage of funds to operate the unit in the county. A special drive was held, and sufficient money was given by the public to carry on the bloodmobile operavion. Remember—Today is the day, from 2 to 7 p. m., at the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer. The need is urgent. City Council met for the regu lar July session Tuesday night at 7:30. Present were Mayor Wise man, Councilmen Layton. Dickert. Dufford, Kinard, Holloway and Martin, City Manager Blackwell, City Clerk and Treasurer Wallace and members of the press and ra dio. Mr. Wallace opened the meeting with prayer, after which minutes of the regular meeting of June 9, and special meetings of June 10 and July 10. Copies ot the monthly treasur er’s report were passed out to council members. Mayor Wiseman said that the city was still operat ing in the black, but from the agenda for the meeting he didn't know how long it would last. The city manager reported on the proposed sanitary sewer line for Luther street. Mr. Blackwell said that the city attorney was do ing the necessary paper work to ward getting clearance for the line. A letter from Purcells in regard to the installation of water hy drants in the Coateswood area was read. The letter explained that in surance rates for the residents of that section would have to he in creased if water was not made readily accessible for fire-fight ing. Later in the meeting, a num ber of requests w r ere heard from other sections of the city, asking that water, sanitary sew T ers and fire hydrants he installed. City Manager Blackwell estimated the cost of the improvements outlined would be $12,385. Alderman Hol loway moved that the work be done as soon as funds are avail able. Mr. Dufford seconded. The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. Blackwell submitted plans drawn by the state highway de partment for paving and drainage for Lindsay street, paving for Shelly street and paving for O’Neal street. The department has requested the city to pay the cost of the dainage pipe for the Lind say street work, estimated at $2,- 000. The department it to do all work connected with the installa tion of the drainage and paving. Work to be done on O’Neal street will be the section between Mc- Kibben and Tarrant streets; on Lindsay from Newberry College at Evans street to Harrington. Drain age will also be installed on this street. Shelly street is located be tween Fair street and Pope street, west of Nance. Council approved the proposed project and gave the official go-ahead to the State Highway department. Treasuter to sign this agreement on behalf of the City of Newberry was ; lanimously adopted. A motion by Councilman Kin ard, seconded by Councilman Lay- ton, : ethorizing the City Manager and Clerk and Treasurer to dis burse the proceeds of the funds furnished the City of Newberry from the Clinton-Newberry Natur al Gas Authority for the cDeration and maintenance of the authority distribution system in the Newber ry area to the best interests of the city and the authority, was unani mously adopted. City Manager Blackwell present ed four bids for resurfacing and paving streets in the City of New berry. Councilman Dufford made a motion, which was seconded by Councilman Martin, to award the contract to Spotts and Company, who was the low bidder in the amount of twenty-eight thousand, one hundred and five dollars ($28.- 105.0b). was unanimously adopted. The City Manager explained that any work in addition to the speci fications in the proposal would be performed at the same unit price. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Sears Store Receives Award Second Time The local Sears Catalog Sales store has received the achieve ment award for the fourth period. This is the second such award to he earned by the local store of which Mrs. Mary Gardenhire is manager. The award was given to the catalog sales store which shows the largest percentage of increase over quotas. Mrs. Gardenhire and her capable staff are very proud of this honor and wish to thank the people in the city and county for making it possible by their patronage, for them to earn the award. Harvey Joins Gasque Buick Dealer Here G. F. Harvey, who has joined the staff of the Gasque Buick com pany here, with his wife and nine year-old daughter, Elaine, will move from Kingstree to Newberry on Monday. They will reside in the Purcell house' on Main street which is being vacated by the C. K. Browns who are moving to Charleston to make their home. When questioned as to the pro- i gress of the gas system. Mayor I Wiseman said that several sec tions of the city are now ready to he turned in, including the busi ness district. He said that an ex amination was given Monday for several persons and firms who plan to do installation and change over work in homes and business houses. Up to Monday, there were no approved installers in the city. Special Meeting July 9 Following is an account of pro ceedings at a special council meeing held on July 9 at 7:30 p. m.: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Wiseman with the fol lowing members of council pres ent, Councilmen Martin, Dufford, Dickert, Layton, Kinard, and Hol loway. Also present were City Manager Blackwell, City Clerk and Treasurer Wallace, Recreational Director Kohlbecker, Gas Author ity Transmission Manager DuBose, Members of Recreation Commis sion McCaughrin, Hedgepath, Mc Connell, Jones, and Monroe; and City Attorney Harley. Mr. W. C. Wallace opened the meeting with prayer. The recreation commission pre sented a revised budget to cover operations of city-wide recreation program to October 1, 1953 in the amount of $17,686.06. After care ful consideration, a motion was made by Councilman Kinard, sec onded by Councilman Dufford, to adopt the amended budget as pre sented and to commend the Rec reation Committee for their efforts in planning and organizing the recreation program, and was un animously adopted. An agreement for the City of Newberry to operate and maintain the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority in the Newberry service area was considered and a motion by Councilman Kinard, seconded by Councilman Dufford, instruct ing the Mayor and City Clerk and DR. KERR IN CITY ON BUSINESS Dr. I£. D. Kerr, a member of the faculty of the Theological Semin ary in Decatur, Ga., spent a few days in Newberry the first of the week on business. He reports that Mr. Frank Wilson, father of Mrs. Kerr, is still bedridden and his condition remains about the same. Due to the illness of Mr. Wilson, the Kerrs will be unable to spend their vacation in Newberry as they have in past years. WSCS TO MEET The WSCS of Central Methodist church will meet Monday, July 20, at four p. m. at the Mary Frances Wright Memorial building. It is estimated that the original foreested acre of Canada covered 2,000,000 square miles. BIRTHDAYS July 18—Clayton Smith and Mrs. F. M. Schumpert. July 19—Gladys Young, Colie B. Pitts, Judy Boland, Walter Sheppard and Linda Faye Ful- Jer. July 20—A. J. Bowers, Jr., Mrs. A. T. Neely, Chevis I. Boozer, James R. Andrews, Ger- tice Smith and Mrs. Cyril Half acre. July 21—Judy Ann Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sterling, Mrs. Christine H. Burns. Judy Senn, James Scott Boozer and Mrs. Henry Mills. July 22—Willie Robert Gil liam, Sam A. Cook, Mrs. Lily Mae Buzhardt, T. H. Reeves and William Wesley Burr III, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. (Cornelia Clary) Burr, Dallas, Texas. July 23—Tommy Tindall, San dra Kay Burns, Mrs. Carrie Kin ard, Wayne McCullough, Mrs. Homer Long, Marion Walton and Jewel Waldrop. July 24—Miss Elizabeth Dom inick, Mrs. W. A. Attaway, Al bert Wicker and Roy Long.