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V VOL. 16—NO. 47 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 25. 1954 + $2.00 PER YEAR Council Approves Paving Streets And Parking Lots City council was called to special session Tuesday atternoon at three o'clock to consider several petitions tor resurfacing: of streets jstreet parking areas at the corner lot Johnstone and Caldwell streets, land the lot to the rear of <'ity j Hall. Both these lots are owned by I the eitv. Mr. Blackwell said he and off-stn ■et p a r King i rea s proposed to City Manager H lac k w ell s t a t ed departim •nt that the a spha l t plant wh i< h is g fading i ml now locatec I ne; r the c ity would put (low n. be moved out in t he next t W () lanes a nd weeks, and that if the r esu rf icing rela live to was to he done it couh l he done ('ounei 1 a at less cost now- tl tan w ailing un- the pro pos til a later date. mot ion >f Petitions had be en re reive d 11 y seconded by property ou ne rs on Gordon s t reet M a yor W between Boundary street and Clarkson Avenue requestin.e the city to hard-surface the roadway. A similar petition was presented from property owners on Amelia street between two section of Clarkson Avenue. The city manager asked coun cil to consider paving the off- vverc out for surfacing of Floyd street between Vincent and Bray- ton and Crosson street between Vincent and Crayton. ( ouncil also approved these pro jects on the condition that they were property executed. Cost of the entire project was estimated at Forest Fires Burn 101 Acres Of County Land Pomaria H.D. Club Meet Is Held Monday State Spelling Bee April 24 The eighth annual state spell ing bee will he held April 24 in Columbia it has been announced by the State Cepartment of FJdu cation. The bee. conducted by the De partment in cooperation with the county superintendents, is spon sored by the Anderson Indepen dent Caily Mail for the children in the white schools of the State. To participate in the bee. stu dents must not have passed be yond the eighth grade nor reach ed the age of sixteen on or before May 2b. IT'4. the date of the Na tional championship finals. The State winner is given a week’s trip to Washington, B. a set of encyclopaedia, and a chance to participate in the national con test. Bast year’s winner was Conald Miles of Wardlaw Junior High School in rolumbia. This year's State bee will he held at (’olumbia Hollege with the following officials: pronouneers. Mrs. W. B Workman of the Uni versity of South Carolina and Maekie Quave of radio station W1S; judges. Boetor J. R. Welsh of the Bniversitv of South Caro- Spring Meet Of Farm Women Is Set Wednesday According to an announcement from Mrs. W. C. Koon. Publicity Chairman of the Newberry County Council of Farm Women, the an nual Spring Meeting will he held Wednesday. March 21st at 2:45 p.m. at Bush River High school. Mrs. T. P. Crooks, president, will preside. Included on the pro gram will he special music by the County Chorus, reports from Coun ty Chairman and officers. Mr. Tom Pope, attorney, will speak to the group on “The Aver age Person’s Responsibility to Democracy the Torch We Hold.” An appropriate attend ance award wil he given the club hav ing the largest percent present. All council members are urged to he present. Tranwood Home Demonstration ! club will be hostess. ! ilia and Accord ing to a report 1 rom The nun in i luh met M M’r h County Force It a i g e r M; i r v in 15 in tin a j mm ’ ol‘ M rs \Y. I > um Wilson < >f the Stati ('omm i - s i o n m ■r. Tl le tin et i11 1 \Y m cal h>< i to of Forest ry. fom ’ W < ) xls fires thD ( ) l < 1 c: • b \ t he > re si dent . Mrs. w t ' month, h; tve hurt led , t total ot Id K ( on. '1 in ' fl ie s ilut. > and c inn- acres in the (ID t rief ri (tec i We r ■ re ] leat* ■d in i mi son. The 1; rgest 1 laze Orel! rrr< 1 on in - piri in ! r Vi d ion < \v ■ry eh ’ e I l)V lands of Abney Mills and Fail field M ' s. S; i m ml C1 y i iph. Forest P roduct s Co. Tlte fin at- The le mot st ra t ion w ; i s L! i v e 11 t ributed to sn oker s from t he i>\ Mrs. M T. Cull im. on tin s udy highway burned 72 a ores. of “Bui di ng Goo 1 I-' a.mily L ife." Other acreage bu tied wat ‘)*> hi r toj lie b eing “D lannin S-C for acres on the J( >hn Norris 1; mds. Nt •eessit ie; >. ( omf( trts. and > Tl adi- caused by travelers along the high way: 3.6 acres on lands of (P V. Whitener. blaze set from fire around a wiashpot; 2.5 acres on lands of Fairfield Forest Products Pompany and John Dominick were burned. This fire was blamed on smokers walking in the woods. Flowers Near Full Bloom At Famous Charleston Gardens Charleston. March 22: Azaleas are nearing full bloom at Charles ton’s Famous Gardens—Middle- ton. Magnolia and Cypress. The full bloom is expected to continue for three or four more weeks. Azalea time is the best time for seeing the famous gardens. The flowers, ranging in color from deep purples and reds to pure white, grow to massive size. Their color fills the view, and the beauty is doubled by being reflected in the many quiet pools and ponds of the gardens. Magnolia Gardens known for the informality of arrangement: Mid dleton Gardens are famous as the oldest landscaped gardens in America: and Cypress is known for the lagoon, which one covers by boat. All are famous for their camellias. azaleas and other spring flowers. Peach Crop Damage Is Said Light An early morning frost in the Greenville area Monday morning failed to do extensive damage to Greenville county peach crops, local growers declared. Damage was held to be a little beyond the natural thinning that is desired, especially in the upper county. Damage in Spartanburg county was as high as 20 percent of the crop, but a maximum of 10 per cent was figured in the Greenville area. t ions." Contributions were made to j Pennv Friendship. Minutes of the I | previous meeting were read and approved. Mrs. Koon gave a report on the 1 water spigot for the park. j Mis. H. P Lindler brought to ; the meeting one pair of pajamas | for the State Park, and plans to get another pair soon. Plans were made for the club to sell greeting cards. Mrs. Koon reported she had planted shrubs in the Roadside Park which were given by Mrs. Jessie Riser and Mrs. Marie Hug gins. Grass has been planted on the Park grounds by Mr. J. C. Berley and Mr. Allen Graham. The recreational leader gave a contest with Mrs. M. T. Cullum as winner. The club was glad to have Miss Annie Berley as a visitor. After adjournment, the hostess, Mrs. Palmer Kargle, served de licious refreshments. 8 Selected For Blue Key Honors Si ven students have been select ed for membership in the New berry College Chapter of Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. Those who were selected are: Stan Bes- singer. Henri Bishop. Wade Brodie. Cordon Haigler. Forrest Hentz. Michael Ollic. and Hilton Roof. Dr. Gilbert P. Voigt of the college faculty, was selected for honorary membership in the chapter. These eight men will he install- i ed immediately proceeding the annual Spring Installation Ban quet of the Chapter. The banquet will he held Saturday at the Com munity Hall. Robert D. Coleman, former mem ber of the state legislature, and president of Fairfield Forest Pro ducts Corporation, will be the guest speaker. •1. F. Averyt of the Colonial Fife ,ind Accident In surance Company. J Carlisle Holler. direi-Tor of the division of instruction in the Fdu- catien Department, is in charge of the State bee. ?) !ans Beufun For * *Tned Forces Day In a White House ceremony. President Fisenhower proclaimed Saturday. May 15. RFC. Armed Forces Day a day devoted to honoring the men ami women of the Armed Forces for their con tribution to the preservation ot personal freedom as a “Power for Peace." The President stated that the Armed Forces “are actively en gaged at home and overseas, in up holding and defending our demo cratic way of life as opposed to ideologies which seek to destroy the basic principles of freedom cherished by this Nation.” He in vited the Governors of the States, Territories and possessions of the United States to provide for the celebration of Armed Forces Day in a manner designed to pay suit able honor to the members of the Armed Forces. The President also requested private citizens to display the U. S. flag and also to show their rec ognition of the gallantry, sacri fice and devotion to duty of the men and women in the Armed Forces by cooperating in local ob servances. ATTEND SPRING HOP AT CITADEL Misses Ann Clark and Jean Spotts spent the weekend in Char leston. where they attended the spring hop which was held on Fri day night as guests of Cadets Wy man Shealy and C. C. Hutto. Jr. They were accompanied to Char leston by Mrs. C. C. Hutto, Sr. and Mrs. F. M. Lipscomb. Sr. Shealy. Lipscomb and Hutto re turned home with them to spend the spring holidays with their par ents in the eitv. RECUPERATING AT HOME Mr. D. J. Taylor, who has been ill for the past seven weeks,- foiu of which was spent in Greenville with his son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Garrett while receiving medical treatment, re turned to his home on Harrington street last Monday, and is now reported to he recuperating nicely his many friends will be glad to learn. Mr. Taylor was accompained to Greenville by his wife. Champion Gets Top Award For Book Match Adv. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company, General Office at Hamil ton. Ohio, reports notification o' its national recognition as the recipient of a top award for “dis tinguished use of match book a'd- vertLing" in 1953. The advertising experts serving as judges in the second annual contest, sponsored by the Match Industry Information Bureau, chose Champion Paper for a “Joshua? for having contributed the best match hook advertising design in the paper and pulp classifica tion. The Joshua, a bronze plaque in the shape of a match book, named after Joshua Pusey who invented match books 62 years ago, was given because of the Winning de sign of Champion Paper which features the company trade-mark and is made of Champion’s cast coated brand, “Kromekote.” Several thousand industrial and commercial companies and other firms submitted match book en tries. Joshuas were awarded to 65 different categories, and TWA. whose designs were created by Universal Match Corporation, was named the grand prize w r inner of all. Herbert W. Suter, Jr., general sales manager for Champion Paper, explained that his firm has its salesmen use these matches as advertising aids and that they are also used at special meetings in the graphic arts field. Mr. Sut er stated he is highly pleased that his organization should merit this national recognition in a field that has received such favorable re sponse from Champion Paper cus tomers and the public. The match hooks were develop ed by Miss Fisa Wehr, Champion Paper’s assistant advertising man ager. in conjunction with Richard Werth. Universal Match Corpora tion’s representative in the Mid west area. Mr. Werth discloses that arrangements are being made for the official presentation of the Joshua to Champion Paper and will he made in a special cere mony. Full details will be an nounced as soon as final plans are completed. FORCES OF NATURE An atomic scientist says it is possible to contaminate fissionable material so that it cannot be used for atomic w r eapons. Now if we could only remove the destructive forces of human nature! March Of Dimes Drive Nets $5,501 Newberry County March of Dimes Chairman Meredith Har mon released his final report on the 1954 Infantile Paralysis fund drive yesterday morning. The an nual drive sponsored by the New berry Junior Chamber of Com merce netted $5,501.96. This is be lieved to be the largest amount ever raised in Newberry county for the March of dimes. Mr. Harmon expressed apprecia tion for the fine cooperation he and the members of Jaycees re ceived from workers and the pub lic. He said he was gratified with the public’s response to this most worthwhile cause. A breakdown by communities and divisions is as follows: Bush River—Hugh M. Kolb, Chrm: Tranwood Home Demon stration Club, $3.35; Bush River Schools, $68.44. Total, $71.79. Chappells—Mrs. G. S. Parnell, Chrm.: Chappells School, $8.87; Coin collectors, $10.92; Vaughn- ville Home Demonstration club, $5.00. Total. $24.79. Little Mountain—Mrs. Charles Crowell and Mr. Fugene Stockman Chrm.: Little Mountain Schools, $90.00; Coin Collectors, $15.00. Total. $105.18. Peak —Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chap man. Chrm.: Square Dance, $25.59; Coin Collectors, $12.80. Total, $38.39. Pomaria—Mr. Ralph Seztler. Chrm. i maria Schools. $55.29: Coin Collectors, $13.63; Pomaria Home Demonstration Club, $5.00. Total. $73.92. Prosperity — Mr. Grady Lee Halfacre, Chrm.: Prosperity schols, $87.67; Coin Collectors, $63'..66; March of Mothers (Iris Garden Club), $105.23. Total, $256.56. Silverstreet — Mrs . Harold Bowers. Chrm.: Silverstreet schools. $81.30; March of Moth ers. 78.05; Coin Collectors, $5.91; Basketball game, $24.00. Total, $189.26. Smyrna—Smyrna Home Demon stration Club. $9.50. Whitmire—-Mr. Shannon Suber, Chrm.: Merchants and clubs, $295.50; Aragon Mill. $100.00; Em- nloyees in Mill and office. $329.42; Whitmire Schools, $113.25; March of Mothers, $133.00; Coin Collect ors, $50.82, Basketball game, $12.02. Total, $1,034.01. Newberry — Newberry Jaycees: March of Mothers (Business & Professionals Womens’ Club, $1,- 646.29; Coin Collectors, 637.69; Grammar Schools, $81.22; Special Events (Bingo Party and wheel barrow race, basketball game at high school), $383.36; Special Gift (U.T.W.A.-A.F.L. Local No. 2014) (Oakland) $50.00. Total, $2,798.56. Negro Division — Mrs. Eugene Gary and Mrs. Nancy Singleton, Chrm.: From entire County, col lected through the schools, $900.00. Grand total for Newberry Coun ty. $5501.96. Noted Economist At Smyrna Meet The members of Smyrna Home Demonstration Club were privi leged to have with them at their March meeting, which was held on Friday. March 19. at the home of Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh. Miss Fran ces Scudder. Chief of Home Eco nomics Division of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Washing ton. D. C. and Miss Juanita Neely. State Home Demonstration Agent. Rock Hill. Miss Scudder was very compli mentary in her remarks of the Newberry County Council of Farm Women and the clubs. She was es pecially impressed with the year book for demonstration clubs. “In your year book,” she said. “You have given the motive for your club work.” Reminding her listeners that their thoughts, for the next few months, w'ould he turned toward elections and the choice of the right men for office. Mrs. Tyrus Senn conducted an impressive de votional period. For the scripture reading, she chose James 3:1-12. From that passage she, in well chosen "words, discussed two sins of the tongue sins of commission and sins of omission. “Silence is not always golden, sometimes it is down right wicked" "Happy is tin* man who bridel- eth his tongue and uses it for the glory of the Lord." Mrs. H. J,. Boozer. Jr. < '> leanor for the month, read an article on the origin of St. Patricks Day and a humorous poem also on St. Patrick's Day. .Miss Margie Davis gave a most instructive and interesting discus sion and demonstration on “Build ing Good Family Life Planning for necessities, comforts, and tra ditions?” She stressed the impor tance of planning for education and advancement of the whole family. and recommended the Family Council as a means of making plans for all phases of Family Life. “In good family life,” she said, there is a spirit of fel lowship and unity encouraged by family play, hospitality, wmrk and tradition.” In her closing discussion. Miss Davis, in a beautiful and effective manner presented the Family Al tar and Family Worship in all its strength and power— “To each is given a bag of tools And each must make ere life is flown A stumbling block or a stepping stone.” Following her demonstration. Miss Davis led'in a period of open discussion in which Miss Neely and Miss Scudder contributed thought - provoking ideas. Miss Neely reminded the group that it takes everyone cooperating to gether for success in anything. During the business session, the club voted to make two pairs of pajamas for State Park and to contribute $5.00 for the Red Cross Drive. Plans were made to remem ber the shut-in at the Easter sea son. The hostess served delicious sandwiches, potato chips, cakes and hot spiced tea. Countains Sister Dies In Abbeville ABBEVILLE, March 23 — Mrs. Minnie E. Stuck Swetenburg, 79, died at her home. 20 Chestnut St., Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. following several months declining health. Mis. Swetenburg was a daugh ter of the late George M. and Elizabeth Wessinger Stuck, pio neer residents of Peak, and the wife of the late Benjamin F. Swetenburg. She was a member of Abbeville Presbyterian Church and was a teacher in the Sunday school for many years. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Robert L. Cheatham, Abbe ville; Mrs. Roy Ellis, Columbia; Mrs. Nat Watson, Greenwood; and Mrs. Julius Garvin and Mrs. Richard Smoak. both of Rock Hill; four sons, F. B., Abbeville; N. S. and J. R„ both of Anderson, and R. L. Swetenburg, Gainesville, Ga.; five sisters, Mrs. Geo. A. Sw’jygert and Mrs. W. H. Suber, both of Peak; Mrs. Lizzie Douglas, Whit mire; Mrs. George J. Derrick, Lancaster and Mrs. R. L. Conner, Claremont, N. C.; 16 grandchil dren and three great-grandchil dren. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Har ris Funeral Home by the Rev. W. H. Kryder and Dr. F. C. Beach. Burial was in Peak cemetery near Newberv. Full Week Program Planned To Observe Conservation Few Tickets Left For Annual Chamber Of Commerce Meet L. C. Graham, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce said yes terday there were still a limited number of tickets available for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. He said they could be secured by calling at the chamber offices before 5 p. m. Friday afternoon. The banquet is slated for Friday night. April second at the college dining hall. Chamber officers will he installed at this time to direct activities of the organization for the coming year. Hallett Named Vice President The Kendall Co. Boston. March 23 At the an nua) meeting held today, H. K. Hallett of Charlotte. N. (’.. was “lected a Vice President of The K i nda 11 Com pa ny. Mr. Hallett, a director of the ('iimpany since 1946. and a divis ional Vice President since 1950, is W'J! known in textile circles. For many years he has been Division al Manager of the Company’s Kendall Cotton Mills Division, which operates the Thrift Plant in Paw Creek. North Carolina, and six others in Newberry. Pelzer. Camden and Edgefield. S. C. Dur ing the past year, he has been serving as President of the Ameri can Cotton Manufacturers Insti tute. At the same meeting, W. O. For- c ell. Divisional Manager of the Company’s Kendall Mills Divis ion. with headquarters at Wal pole. Mass., was elected a director and a Vice President of the Com pany. The Kendall Mills division operates four finishing plants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. M. L. Clemence was elected Treasurer of the Company, a po sition traditionally held by the President. He was Divisional Con troller of the Cotton Mills Divis ion during the period 1945-48, and then transferred to the Company's executive offices in Boston to be come assistant to the President and subsequently Assistant Trea surer. Other officers and directors were reelected. Legion Auxiliary The Auxiliary to Newberry County Post No. 24. American Leg- Ton will hold a regular meeting next Thursday afternoon, April 1. at the home of Mrs. D. J. Williams on Harper street. Associate hostesses for the meeting will he Mesdames Hol land Sligh. Guy V. Whitener, Sr.. P B. Ezell, and W. H. Davis. Plans for the observance of Soil Conservation Week, April 4-10. were announced last weekend by J. T. McCrackin, Jr., chairman of the hoard of Newberry Soil Con servation district. He said special programs have been planned for each day. Monday through Friday. Mr. McCrackin said the public is invited to all the program except that of Thursday evening when the civic ahd service clubs of Newberry county will honor the district supervisors. Monday night has been desig nated Youth Night with a program at Newberry High school at 7:30. D. A. Bedenbaugh. Prosperity, supervisor of Newberry Soil Con servation district, will preside. The program for the meeting is: Opening prayer by Robert Glymph. Pomaria, a 4-H boy; “Why I Believe in Soil and Water Conservation” by Sue Harmpn, Newberry, a girl scout; The Out door Code by lames Bain, Whit mire. a boy Scout. Conservation Pledge by Billy Altman, Bush River, a F.F.A. boy; Film entitled, “To Conserve Our Heritage” by M inneapolis-Moline. Atlanta, Ga.; “American Song of The Soil” by Barbara Hawkins and Jewel Con nelly. accompanist. Prosperity. 4- H Girls; and Closing Prayer by Sylvia Reece, Silverstreet a J.H.A. girl. The film to he shown is high ly entertaining as well as infor mative. It contains information concerning the conservation of soil, water, forest, mineral, and wildlife resources. National parks and wildlife refuges are shown. The color photography is unsur passed. Tuesday night is Soil Conserva tion District Cooperator Night. This session will also be held at the high school auditorium at 7:30. The purpose of the meeting will be to honor farmers cooperating with the Newberry county SCD and to recognize the outstanding progress they have made in pro tecting soil and water resources. Mr. McCrackin, hoard chairman, will preside. The meeting will be opened with prayer by the Rev. E. K. Counts, pastor Silverstreet Lutheran church. Speakers for the evening will be C. P. Guess, Den mark, executive secretary of the S. C. Soil Conservation Commit tee. He will speak on soil and water conservation. County Agent P. B. Ezell will introduce Jay W. Stratton of Greenville, wjho will speak on "Grass for Water and Soil Conservation.” The Newberry College Football quartet, composed of Don Max well, captain and fullback, Ken Morgan, quarterback, Ray Sawyer, halfback. and Grover Talbert, manager, will present several se lections during the evening! Mr. H. O. Long will present af filiate memberships to local busi ness men who have supported the District in this during 1954. SCD Cooperator Signs will be Fund Drive For Crippled Children Begins Next Week More than 4.500 Easter Seal appeal letters containing sheets of 1954 Easter Seals were mailed to the citizens of Newberry Coun ty on March IS, as the first step of the 1954 campaign to help crippled children get underway. Sponsored by the Newberry Coun ty Chapter of the Crippled Chil dren’s Society this appeal will con tinue through Easter Sunday, April 18. Charlie Bowers, the chairman, has stressed the strides which have been made in medical science and technical skills to erase the old stigma of crippling. New op portunities are opening up which will lead to independent, happy lives. Mr. Bowers predicted however, that the great transformation is only beginning. “Our job is no where near done; our knowledge nowhere near complete. In our work the best is yet to be,” he said. The local chapter seeks to raise $1750 this year. All except a small portion, 8.3 per cent, is kept in the state of South Carolina to car ry out a broad program which em braces monthly clinic visitations, orthopedic schools, speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy, and help in securing arti ficial limbs, wtheel chairs and crutches. “All of us can help to give our crippled children a new lease on life by making our contribution through the Easter Seals,” said the chairman. Drive Chairman Bowers said Wednesday morning that $364 had been sent in for the seals mailed out last week. He said the personal solicita tion would start about April first and would be conducted by mem bers of the Exchange Club of New berry. WIS-TV is planning with the State Executive Director for a 30-minute program in Columbia on March 30, from 10:30 to 11:00 p.m. Taking part on the program will be State President A. L. M. Wig gins; State Easter Seal Chair man Mark F. Hawthorne, Ander son; and Vice-Presidents Charles W. Griffith, Manning and Robert S. Davis, Columbia, will take part on the program. Movies are to be made of the Cerebral Palsy clinic in operation and a live demonstration of chil dren .and therapists working to gether will make this an impress ive 30-minute program. A Newberry child, Candace Ruff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Ruff, will appear on the television program. presented to 24 farmers who have excelled in the application of con servation measures on their own farms. These signs will be present ed by C. L. Lester, a supervisor of the District. The meeting will adjourn with the singing of “America”. Refreshments will he served at the close of the meeting. Mrs. T. I'. Crooks, president of the County Council of Farm Wo men will preside at a Ladies Meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:3t) in the high school auditorium. Devotional w r ill be by Rev. N. E. Truesdale, Presbyterian Minis ter, NeWberry; Introduction of Speaker by T. B. Amis, Soil Con servation Service; Talk by D. A. Tillinghast, Associate Editor of the Greenville Piedmont; Songs by Newberry Junior High School Glee Club, directed by Miss Juanita Hitt; Film — “On The Other Side of The Fence." Bene diction by Miss Margie Davis, Home Demonstration Agent. Mr. Tillinghast is an ardent stu dent of nature and a talented writer and speaker. He is an authority on birds, a skillful gard- ner, an enthusiastic advocate of the conservation of nata’al re sources, and a well informed per son on many subjects. The 20 minute film tears at the heart strings as it reveals twist ed bones and pathetic children suffering from malnutrition be cause the strength of-the land was gone where their food was grown. Home Demonstration C 1 u h s, Business and Professional Wo men’s Clubs, Historical Club. Par ent Teachers Associations. Civic League, and other women's groups are cooperating to bring you this fine program. It is open to the public. The Newberry College Football quartet will be on hand to enter tain. A spokesman said very un usual door prizes would be given to the ladies holding the lucky numbers. A feature of the evening’s en tertainment wil be a joke telling competition. Each club is asked to enter a contestant. A prize will be given the number who tells the best joke. Friday and the last planned pro gram for Soil Conservation Week is Family Fun Night. A Square Dance at the armory at 8 p.m. has been set with an admission charge of 50c for the men. LMies and children will be admitted free. Music and entertainment will be provided by the Moss Fanvily of Greenville. During the evening an award will be presented to the Newberry county student who submitted the winning essay on “Soil and Water Conservation.” L. M. Shealy of Little Mountain, district super visor, will make the presentation. The winner will he crowned Mr. and Mrs. “Newberry County Soil Conservationist.” For the first year. Soil Con servation Week will he celebrated on a state-wide level with various programs outlined in the 49 dis tricts. Pastors of county churches have been requested to base the Sun day messages on conservation on the Sunday preceeding conserva tion week, or the following Sun day. BIRTHDAYS March 26: Caroline Pool and Mrs. E. L. Blackwell. March 27: Mrs. M. D. Lam beth, Thomas Hugh Crooks, Marvin Abrams, Jr., Phillip Earl Cromer and Mrs. George R. Summer. March 28: H. P. Newman, Elizabeth Ann Ruff, Sylvia Shell, H. T. Lake, Johnnie S. Harmon, Horace Cromer and Ralph Hig gins. March 29: Mrs. Foster Smith, Norma Wessinger, Miss Pauline Williams, James D. Perry, Tom mie Long and Robert Clayton Smith, Jr. March 30: William Milam, Walter Lovett, Hedy P. Clark, Eddie Long, Deleal Boinest, Neel Boozer and Gettis L. Coates. March 31: Mrs. James Smith, Sr., Johnny Billingsley, Rupert Edward Hodges, Jr., Mary Susan Long, Mrs. Anna Counts and George Ray Lathrop. April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Bertha D. Boylston, Mrs. C. E. Saint Amand, Otis L. Whitaker and Mrs. A. E. Hazel.