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5 ■ , M ■W im PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1966 Patrons Hear School Officials ISa -• Denpite inclement weather of last Wednesday night, a large group gathered at the P.T.A. j meeting at Silverstreet School to j hear a discussion of “The Gener al Operation of the Public Schools” by Colie P. Seaborn of Columbia, director of the School! Administration and Finance Di vision of the State Department of Education; P. K. Harmon, director of county schools; and J. G. Long, Silverstreet area superintendent of schools. Moderator at the session was C. E. Hendrix, super- sr intendent of Prosperity area schools. The most important fact reveal ed was a long-suspected one. that Silverstreet High School would be closed next year: that the high school students would come to Newberry and that Chappells ele mentary school would be con solidated with Silverstreet ele mentary. It was also announced by Mr. Harmon that a contract would be let on February 16 for the new elementary school build- ing at Silverstreet. Around the discussion table shown above are, left to right, Messrs. Long, Seaborn. Hendri* and Harmon. (Sunphotoby Doris A. Sanders, who also made ex tensive notes with all good inten tions of writing a full account of the meeting, but who, after fin ishing a school story which may be seen elsewhere in this issue, developed a severe case of writ er’s cramp and amnesia concern ing school affairs.) BUSINESS EDUCATION . . . (Continued from page 1) cold and wasn’t doing much sleep ing a couple of weeks back. I won dered out loud “should we give her something to make her sleep.” Connie heard me. and said “Mom my. are you going to give Ruthie some pheno-barbecue?” ’CUED VALENTINE Mrs. , ames E. Britt thinks that the nicest valentine you husbands, boy friends, etc. could give your love come February 14 would be a night out of the kitchen, so she and other members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church are making that possible. They will serve you a barbecue supper, at the price of most such suppers, at the Parish House on Main street, next door to the church on Valentine after noon. That is, 1 think they will. They are only preparing for 600 and at last report, the stack of tickets was rapidly diminishing. As with most suppers. It is for a good cause, to help pay for the parish house. To get your ticket if any are left, call Mrs. Britt or the St. Luke's rectory. In addition to being Valentine Day, February 14 is also Shrove Tuesday. Mrs. Britt tells me the folowing concerning that day; Shrove Tuesday precedes Ash Wednesday, the first, day of l^ent. It was the ancient custom to go to the priest, confess one’s sins, and he shriven. Pardon, or absolution of sins, was received before the beginning of Lent. The day is also known as Pan cake Tuesday because the people cooked pancakes to use all the grease in the house as no meat was to be eaten during the forty day* of Lent. In the early church I^nt was an arduous period ot fasting and penitence in prepara tion for Easter. By the time of Pope Gregory tlic Great (about 600) the fust was preceded by a feast of three days. The custom of carnival arose based on pagan festivals. Masks ami costumes begun to be used to portray mythological gods, other characters, ideas and events. The custom' of Ihincake Tuesday spread to France and became known as Mardi-Gras (Fat Tues day.) To Preach At West End HCr W$s.' In the United States the Mardi- Gras is observed with the most elaborate festival in New Orleans. A gigantic and brilliant parade features gaudy costumes and col orful floats in a spirit of revelry and fun-making. Masked halls and other parties add to the gaiety. It is truly a last “fling” before the somber observance of Lent. ON THE WAY OUT Those iitterhugs won’t last long around Newberry with all the ac* tivlty going on to eliminate them. The Junior Garden Study Club is sponsoring this Clean-up, Fix-up, Puint-up week, but seems that al most everyone in the county is cooperating—Brownies, girl and boy scouts. Home Demonstration clubs, 4-H clubs. Join with them this week to eliminate all trash, and try to find time to fix and paint those things needing it. Will someone come baby-sit for me so 1 can clean up my house? emm tlvsdy WUsun. ussuciate eveuge Ihi to the interuatiouaUy known Billy Graham, will conduct revi val service* at the West End Baptist church beginnlna Monday evening, February 18, and contin* uing each night through February IP at t’.mk Rev, Wilson was converted at the same meeting with Billy (Ira* ham, in Charlnlta, N. t\ He has been RiUy'a associate since he has hen in evengeltstlc work He has spoken in some of the larger churches and meetings in the world, He is also an extension speaker in campaigns across the country, addressing college and high school group*, and does ra» dio work in cities where the cam' palgns are held. Music for the services will he under the direction of J. N, Me* Fsdden. minister of music of the Mill Mills Baptist church, of Woodruff, Mr, McFadden is a fine soloist and inspirational son* leader, Cottage prayer services will he held In the following home on Friday night, February in, ai 7:JiO in preparation for the revival: Mr, A .r Ward, soil Drayton street; Mr, Amos Hheaty, rtti o' Nani street: Mr, Otnerle Bobh. boo Crosson street; Mr, Bennie Mack, HUH Poplar street; Mrs, L. B, Davis, atu Pauline street; Mrs, U, G, Elllsor, Helena, The men of the West End Bap tist church brotherhood will he leading these services. The pastor, Kev, J, Wd Taylor, tnvlt k s the public to attend the prayer services and the revival meeting, Nurseries will be pro vided for babies. DISTRICT PRESIDENT I warned you this column would be lengthy this wsek, but 1 hope you haven’t lost interest back up the Mne, because I want to say congratulations to Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, who was recently elect ed District 6 president of the American Legion Auxiliary at a meeting in Ninety-Six. The dist rict is composed of auxiliary un its In Greenwood, Ninety-Six, Ah bevllie, Calhoun Fulls. Ware Shoals, McCormick and Newberry. She will take office In July. She is currently serving ns vice-presi dent. and presided at the recent meeting in the absence of Mrs. P. J- I-each, Jr. of Abbeville. Mrs, Anderson is also president of the local auxiliary and for Informa* Hon concerning this unit’s .'IBtl^ anniversary, see an article to he published in next week’s Issue. Revival Underway At Trinity Church Revival services are being held this week at Trinity Methodist church, with Rev. Wallace Chap* pell, an outstanding young evan gelist tmm Nashville. Tenn, bring ing the messages. The services will continue ihrough Friday night beginning at 7:.10 each evening, Rev Phil Jones Is pastor of the church. Mrs. Mary Rlster Mrs, Mary Ellen Counts Bister, 7P, died Monday at her home In the Dutch Fork section of Rich* land county She had been 111 fot about a vear. Mrs, Rtster was the daughter of the late O T. and Mrs, Georgia Ann Fleaser Meatse and had spent her entire life In the Dutch Fork section. Rhe was a member of Mount Olivet Spring Hill Lu theran church, She is survived bv her husband George M, Bister; two daughters, Mrs. F, n. HnBiwsnger, and Mrs, Annie Rowe, both of LtHle Moun tain: one sister, Mrs, Annie Rhe- niy. of Newberry; one brother C, U Meetse of Lees villa; 19 grand children «ni »tl great grandchild ren. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday from Ml, Olivet church and interment was in the family cemetery near the home. Circle Meetings Circle meetings of Avelelgh Presbyterian Church will be held Monday, February 19 as follows; No, 1, with Mrs, 0, D, Coleiftsu, 4;00 p, m. No. 9, with Mrs, A. G, Mo- Oaughrtn, 4;00 p. m. No. 9, with Mrs. J, Rd Young, N:Oo p, m. No, 4, with Mrs, W, W, Bennett. 9:00 p, m. Hospital Patients Mrs. Mildred Alewine, Rt. 3. Prosperity. David Bedenbaugh. Rt. 1. Pros perity. Miss Ora Bundrick, Rt. 1, Po- maria. Miss Teresa Coward. 2707 Fair Ave. Mrs. Kansas Chastine, 744 Vin cent St. Mrs. Frances Crouch and JBaby Boy. Saluda. Mrs. Marilyn Crumpton, 92 Lowry St., Whitmire. Mrs. Anna Dominick, Prosper ity. Mrs. Helen Doolittle, Rt. 1, Po- maria. Baby Debra Jane Edwards, Sa luda. Mrs. Lucy Elmore, 1602 Calhoun St. Baby Boy Edwards, Saluda. Mrs. Cora Fellers. Rt. 1, Pros perity. Mrs. Ethel Holloway, Chappells. Edward Herndon, Wiseman Ho tel. Mrs. Mattie Hartman. Rt. 3. Prosperity. ' Gus Houseal, 722 Caldwell St. Mrs. Lula Koon, RL 1, Po maria. Mrs. Viola Kinard, 1110 Pope St. Mrs. Frances Lon%. Rt. 4. Mrs. Bary Lou Lester and Baby Girl, Prosperity. Mrs. Estelld Marlow, 1619 Har rington St. Mrs. Kuna Mize, Rt. 1. Pete Plampin, Rt. 3. Mrs. Katheryn Pope, Rt. 1. Mrs. Varilla Smith, 619 Wright St. W. D. Suber, Whitmire. Mrs. Estelle Scruggs, College St., Extn. Mrs. Frances Smith.’ 826 O’Neal St. Mrs. Christina Senn and Baby Boy, Rt. 9. Mrs. Verna Stutts, Rt. 2. Garvlce Taylor, 616 O’Neal St. Mrs. Helen Vaughn, 1209 Lang ford St. Mrs. Mary Wicker, Rt. 1, Po* maria. Cyril C. Warts, Rt. 1. Miss Madelyn Yarborough, Sa luda. Colored Patient* Rosalee Caldwel, 100 Boyd St., Whitmire. George Chapman, Rt. 2, Po- maria. Lugenla Cook, 722 Drayton St. Margaret Davia and Baby Girl, Rt. 4. Dora Hawkins, Rt. 2, Whitmire. Mary Alloa Harmon. 403 Cald well St. Wllhelmenta Staley, Rt. 1, Po- maria. Sophie Scott, RL 3. Rldie Tobe, 190 Main SL Ed Toland. Rt. 4, Leesvllte. Dora Wlnbush, Whitmire. Many Services Rendered By 25-Year Old Grange On Friday night February 17 the i entl - v Master. Thomas Buzhardt, Hartford Grange will mark almost j secretary and Jack Hughes, treas- to a day the 25th anniversary of urer - this farm service organization. The first meeting was held in the Hartford school auditorium Feb ruary 18 1931. Members are plan ning to make a gala affair of the date.-A dinner is planned to help celebrate the occasion with Bro ther Willis of Aiken, state over seer and Deputy of the Grant and Mrs. Gardner of Greenwood, state lecturer, present. Any organization, to stay as ac tive as Hartford Grange, has to show some accomplishment and in this case the list has been im pressive. As the only farm organization, the Grange’s influence was’con siderable in securing for Newber ry county and the Hartford com- uu^nity the location of (he Soil Conservation District with head- Several tilings are of interest I t,uarters * n Newberry. Farmers about the Hartford Grange. Its number, 460, is the same number that the original Hartford grange held in 1873, when granges in American were first organized. The second Hartford grange had the distinction of having as a charter member Mr. Luther Den nis, since deceased, who had been a charter member of the or iginal grange. Other charter mem bers still active are Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hawkins, Mrs. W. L. Buz hardt, Mrs. Kate Cousins, Mr, and Mrs. W. P. Lathrop, W. C. Carter, James D. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cromer, Gilder Cromer, R. P. Boulware, Charles Cromer and Mrs. W. P. Paysinger. The present membership con sists of those listed above; also Miss Louise Buzhardt, Kade Cou sins, Owen Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Lathrop, Charles Paysinger, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Summer, Larry Summer, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Ward, Mrs. Richard # McWhirter, Mrs. Charles Crome, Thos. Buz hardt, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McCul lough, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Fulmer, Ansel Martin, Carroll Wessingpr, Mrs. G. E. Bundriek and H. W. Bowles. George E. Ward is pres- here had their entire farms ter raced and managed at no cost to themselves by methods that have since been adopted over the entire country. The first rural electric line in this section Serv ing country people exclusively was established by Duke Power com pany in the Hartford community Highway 395, early farm to mar ket road, was sponspred by the grange. Many blue and red ribbons have been won by grange sponsored booths at the county fairs. The 25th annual Hartford community picnic held in August of each year brings together farm resid ents of the community from years back. This grange event is look ed forward to yearly. Probably the most important work of the later years was the part the grange played in securing the Hartford school property for use as a community center. The Hartford center is set up under a State charter and is controlled by community elected trustees much like the Community hall in New berry is managed. With the pass ing of rural schools many people lamented the passing of the focal points of interest for rural peo ple. but with the Community Cen ter people still have a place to meet and carry on community ac tivities. Not only local hoys and girls, but young people from New berry use the center for square dances, basketball, ping pong, boxing and through the courtesy of Newberry College loaning wrestling mats, that sport. The building is also used for private gatherings approved by the board of directors, and as a meeting place for the Women’s Home Demonstration Club and the Grange. Last summer fifteen different families used the grounds for reunions, one having over 500 in attendance from all over the state. The latest project is to make a survey of historical points of interest in the community. This was the home of the Quaker church in this state. Anyone who wishes to visit the Quaker ceme tery may do so as the grounds were recently cleaned of under growth by the county. Judge John Belton O’Neal’s home site is In the corqmunity. He was Chief Justice of the South Carolina Su preme Court and author of the first section of the Annals of [Newberry. The Old Rock House with its quaint handmade hinges and interesting interior wood work, probably one of the oldest stone houses in the up-country, is located in the community. Old Hartford School, earlier a Univer- salist Church, is now incorporated in a local dwelling. The Old Dunkard Cemetery, forerunners of the Universalists, is located here. These and some other items of interest the Grange intends to investigate more fully. The Grange also sponsors the Hartford baseball entry in the Dutch Fork league, which this past year won both the league title and the Shaunessy play-off. With attendance at the meet ings good and with the healthy membership lists of the present organization, the Grange is look ing forward to many more years of community service. ' Hospital Births Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brooks Edwards of Saluda announce the birth of a daughter. Debra Jane on February 1 at the local hospi tal. The little girl weighed six pounds, twe ounces at birth. Mrs. Edwards is the former Joyce Er* line Adams. BEDENBAUGH Mr. and Mrs. George Elton Bedenbaugh of Blalock Drive, Jo anna, are parents of a seven pound, three ounce son, Rickey Elton, born February 2 at thn "Newberry hospital. The mother is the former Lois Dell Goff. MCALISTER Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McAlister of Saluda announce the birth of Stoven Paul, weighing eight pounds, on February 2 at the New- berrry hospital. Mrs. McAlister before mariage was Allie Lee Morris. LESTER Mr. and Mrs. William James Lester of Prosperity are parents of a nine pound, three ounce daughter, Mary Carolyn. bOrn February 3 at the local hospital. Mrs. Lester is the former Mary Lou Wicker. M \ • CROUCH Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Earl Crouch of Travis Avenue, Saluda, announce the birth of James Har dy, weighing six pounds, six ounces, at the Newberry Hospital on February 4. The motheh is the former Frances Louise Stephens. SENN Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus Mathewson Senn of Route 3 are proud par- i m 1 ents of a seven pound, 13 ounce son, Tyrus Walter, bom February 4 at the local hospital. Mrs. Senn is the former Christine Dunlap. BOOZER Mr. and Mrs James Blwin Booz er of Route 2, Prosperity an nounce the birth of Janice Faye, weighing seven pounds, one ounce, on February 4 at Newber ry hospital. Mrs. Boozer is the former Mattie Irene Shealy. Mothers Club To Help School Band Fifteen members were present when the Marion Davis Mother’s club held Its monthly meeting on Wednesday night last at the Wal lace home with Mrs. Catherine Jarrell as hostess. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. Olln In- ablnet Following devotional*, mil call and minutes, report* were heard from committee*. Mr* Hugh Crooks, chairman of the Scout committee, naked that the members aid Scout troop No. 9 In a rummage *nle on Saturday, the 26th, proceed* from which to go to the high school hand The members decided to help with the project, There wa* a request from Mrs. J. D, French that the members help in folding envelop* for Faster Seals, and it was de cided that the request would Im* granted. Mr*. Joe lllpp, the former treasurer, ha* move to Columbia, and it was voted to send her a gift, Two names were brought up for new members, and the secre tary was requested to write them an Invitation to join the club. There wa* also a vote taken and passed not to have a meeting in August, Mrs, U L, lialtiwanger had charge of the prograuv, A contest was held with Mrs, Hugh Crook* a* the winner. The sue ltd hour following t u e meeting was enjoyed while an up* petUIng sandwich plate with cake end coffee was served, , • 1 Hi 11 fci iilWiii f*. GGC Post Now On 24-Hour Duty The Newherry Ground Observer corps went on 24 hour duty at midnight, January 91, The Colum bia filter center area ha* been declared an Air Defense Identifi cation son* and all flights of un identified planes will he intercept ed and their status determined. The local post U in need of more observers tn order to keep someone on duty all the time. No volunteer would he expected to serve over two hours a week, The observation post Is located in the Administration building at t h e Newberry airport. Anyone who can serve is asked to call John V Billingsley, post supervisor at 1660 and give the Utne best suited to serve. ms Calhoun Life Open House FRIDAY, FEB. 10th from 4 till 8 p. m. in our remodeled offices at the corner of Harrington and Cald well in Newberry. Meet Miriam Stevenson South Carolina's own "Mias Universe” will be here to help us celebrate our Open House. REGISTER FOR DOOR PRIZES! SI Pood Mixer ♦ Table Model Radio ♦ Coffee Maker ♦ Kitchen Clock ♦ Automatic Toaster YOU DO NOT HAYS TO K PRttlNT TO WIN BRING YOUR FAMILY and FRIENDS! Gas Filled Balloons For The Kiddies Favors For ALL fHi f Calhoun Life INSURANCE COMPANY 'Insure with us - we invest with you." HOME OFFICE - COLUMBIA, S.C. NEWBERRY OFFICE—CORNER HARRINGTON AND CALDWELL F, O, Nobles, Manager; Mrs. Betty Shealy, Cashier; George Lominick; Ralph Mitchell; Hamilton Folk; Sam B. Hazel, Saluda; 0. Hayne Shealy, Whitmire. t ■ • . v