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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1956 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE * War Two Vets May Still Get GI Home Loans i The World War II GI Loan Prografi ending date has been extended for one more year to July 25, 1958, under an omni bus GI loan law signed by the President August 1, 1956. In the 12 years that the GI Loan Program has been in opera tion, 4,466,000 World War II veterans have borrowed $33.2 bil lion in GI loans to purchase homes, farms and businesses. Of > that amount, VA has guaranteed or insured $17.9 billion. The GI loan program previous ly was scheduled to end July 25 ; 1957, and, under the reading of the original law, all GI loans would have had to be closed by that date. Under this new law, any GI loan for which VA receives an application- by July 25, 1958, may be guaranteed or insured by VA if it is completed by July 25, 1959. VA emphasizes that the new low affects only World War II veterans. Korean conflict period veterans have until January 31, 1965, to obtain GI loans for homes, farms and businesses. To date, more than 345,000 Korean conflict period veterans have borrowed $3.6 billion in GI loans for homes, farms and businesses. Of that amount VA has guaran teed or insured $2 billion. In addition, this new law will permit any veteran who sells residential property purchased with a GI loan to be relieved from liability to the Government under certain circumstances. Previously, the veteran who sold his property and allowed the purchaser to assume his GI loan still remained liable to the Gov ernment in the event of subse quent foreclosure and the pay ment of a guaranty claim by the VA. Now the veteran may be reliev ed of liability if the purchaser assumes full liability on the loan, the VA approves him from a cred it standpoint, and the loan is cur rent. The new law also permits World War II veterans to have their GI loan entitlement restor ed up to January 31, 1956, if their property: (1) was taken by a Governmental agency for public use; (2) was destroyed by a nat ural hazard, or (3) was otherwise disposed of for compelling rea sons without fault on the part of the veteran. The new law also amends the GI Bill to permit the restoration of GI home loan entitlement to a veteran in military service who disposes of his home because of a transfer under military orders. A veteran, under the new law, will have to certify that he in tends to live in the home he is buying with the assistance of a GI loan at the time of application and at the time of closing the loan. The new law also clarifies and confirms VA’s authority to make the final determination of reas onable value of property irrespec tive of the estimate of value made by an individual appraiser. Colonel Eskridge (continued from page 1) Air Force and with the comman der of shore-based aircraft for the forward area. For his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and Air Medal with cluster. After the War, the South Caro linian became deputy chief of staff for the Fourth Air Force at Hamilton Field, Calif., and then the Caribbean Air Command. Af ter a year as commander of Al- brook Air F'orce Base, Canal Zone, he went to the Air Whr College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. He became de puty for administration of the Air Command and staff school there, and later chief of staff of the Air University at the same base. It was from the latter assignment that he came to the National War College last August. He recently returned from a three-week tour of Europe which was a part of his 10-month war college course in national policies and interna tional affairs. Eskridge is married to the for mer Agnes Pruett of Anniston, Ala. They have one daughter, Nancy, 17, and have been living this year in Falls Church, Va. and Alabama. Prior to leaving for his new post, Col. Eskridge and his fam ily spent a month in Newberry with his mother. —-IDoes the Veterans Administration conduct medical / research? A—Yes. The VA has engaged In medical research for several years, and this year is enlarging its research operations with a $10 mil lion appropriation which is $4.3 million more than appropriated last year. This research will be concentrated in four areas; mental, nervous and brain diseases; heart and artery diseases; cancer and leukemia, and problems of aging (geriatrics.) <1 -Does the Department of Health, Education and Welfare concern it self with other than elementary and High school education? A -Yes. As a matter of fact, a committee was named by the Presi dent last April, chairmaned by Devereux C. Josephs to make a study of the needs and problems of education beyond the high school. This Committee is scheduled to meet in October 1956 to hear reports from four sub-committees which were given specific assignments for study. 4* —Will there be a new cabinet if President Eisenhower is reelected? A -It is the practice for all members of a cabinet to submit their resignations at the end of a presidential term. How many of the present cabinet members will be reappointed, of course no one knows but the President. There is considerable evidence, how ever that there will be cabinet changes if the President is re elected. 4)—1 am a Korean veteran, just getting out of service. I have a $5,000 insurance policy with a private firm. How much GI insurance can I get? A—You can get the maximum of $10,000 of Korean GI term insurance, nine* your private insurance does not affect your GI insurance. 4)—Who is the Secretary of the U. S. House of Representatives? A—There is ho Secretary. The chief administrative officer of the House is The Clerk of the House. He is Ralph R. Roberts, of Rockport, Indiana. The Music Department of .NEWBERRY COLLEGE announces enrollment of preparatory piano students. Students in age group 7 through 12 will enroll with Miss Mary Margaret Pope. Students 13 years and older will enroll with Prof. Darr Wise. Reservations should be made prior to September first. » * TELEPHONE 2048. Jump Rope is another pastime for the Brownies at their Day Camp this week at Lynch’s woods. Two Girl Scouts handle the rope while the Brownies from Newberry and Whitmire take turns at jumping. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders.) Hospital Patients Mr r Leroy Anderson, 917 Glenn. Mrs. Eunice Bedenbaugh, R. 2 Prosperity. Mrs. Jessie Mae Bedenbaugh, Route 3, Newberry. Mr. Joseph Earl Crooks, Rte. 2 Pomaria. Mr. Joe ,W. Cromer, Route 2, Chapin. Mr. Fred Cook, Route 1. Mr. E. W. Derrick, Route 4. Mrs. Etisca Ennis, 147 White Pine Drive, Asheville, N. C. Mrs. Lucy Elmore, 1325 Pelham. Mrs. Ruby Lee Floyd, Rte. 3. Mr. Walton B. Half acre, 1903 Johnstone street. Mr. Ford Kurtz, 1908 Main St. Mrs. Nellie C. Koon, 114 North Church street, Whitmire. Mrs. Ernest Layton, 508 O’Neal. Miss Corrine Moon, 2121 Char les street. Mrs. Esther Mills, Route 3, Prosperity. Mrs. Sam Marlow, 1519 Har rington street. Mrs. Euna Mize, Route 1. Colored Patients Baby Jeanette Sims, Route 1. Will Thomas, Route 2. Bessie Mae Speaks and Baby Girl, Route 1. _ _ Rites Saturday For Miss Boozer » Funeral services for Miss Mary Boozer, 87, were conducted Sat urday afternoon at 4 o’clock at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. Ray P. Hook. Burial was in the church cemetery. Miss Boozer died Friday after noon at a Columbia hospital af ter an illness of several years. She was bom and reared in the St. Luke’s section of New berry County, a daughter of the late Fred and Elizabeth Smith Boozer. She spent a number of years in Prosperity where she made her home with Mrs. Cora Stockman. She was a former member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and at the time of her death she was a member of Wightman Metho dist Church at Prosperity. Surviving are a number of cousins. Active pallbearers were B. T. Gibson, Billy Pugh, W. S. Werts, Clift Boozer, Frank Harmon, and P. K. Harmon. Neel Arrives At Alaskan Base Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska.— Army 1st Lt. George W. Neel, whose wife, Margaret, and par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Neel, live on route 3, Newberry, recently arrived in Alaska and is now a member of the 7th Antiaircraft Artillery Group at Ladd Air Force Base. Lt. Neel, assigned to the Group headquarters, entered the army in July of this year. Before en tering on active duty, he was a member of Headquarters 'Battery of the 228th Group, S. C. National Guard. The lieutenant attended New berry College. Bond Sales Total Nearly $50,000 Series E and H bond sales for the month of July in Newberry County totaled $49,587.50, report ed Joe M. Roberts, County Sav ings Bonds Chairman. E and H sales for the state for the same period totalled $2,453,- 768.75, according to Brunell Sloan, State Chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bonds Division for South Carolina. Sales for the period January through July totalled $17,950,988.08, a 9.5 per cent in crease over the same period last year. Receive Degrees From Newberry Newberry College Summer School informal graduation exer cises were held in Holland Hall, August 3, at 3 p. m. Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, president, presided. The invocation was offered by Prof. F. Scott' Elliott, associate professor of English. President Kaufmann, assisted by Prof. Thomas E. Epting, Sec retary of the Faculty, conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science upon the following Newberry County candidates: Mrs. Eunice Williams Barbee, magna cum laude, Whitmire, and Luther Roy Wise, Prosperity. Certificates were also awarded* in absentia: Stenographic, Miss Thelma Joyce Graham, Newberry. Following the awarding of the degrees, Dr. Kaufmann made a talk to the graduates. The pro gram closed with a prayer of blessing and benediction by the Rev. Doctor R. A .Goodman, professor of Bible. H. D..AGENT CALENDAR The County Hon^e Agents Mrs. Margie D. Freeman and Mrs. Margaret R. Coleman announce the following schedule for the week of August 13 through Aug ust 18: The home agents will attend Farm and Home Week at Clem- son College Monday, August 13 through Friday, August 17. Sev eral Newberry County girls and boys will participate in events there. Peggy Berley of Pomaria will serve as mistress of cere monies for the annual 4-H Tal ent Show Tuesday night at 8:10 o’clock. Wilma Boozer of Stoney Hill will pantomine Rock and Roll Waltz. Hunter Teague of Silverstreet will enter the Tractor Operators contest which will be held at 2:00 p. m. in the open area in front of the College Field House. During the Thursday evening program one of the features will be the “Made in South Carolina Style Show” featuring Betty Lane Cherry, Orangeburg, 1956 South Carolina Maid of Cotton, older 4- H club girls modeling their own costumes and 4-H club boys. Peg gy Berley of Pomaria will model a grey indian head organdy and lace dress which she made. Her escort will be James L. Dominick Jr. of Prosperity. Macedonia Home Demonstration club will hold their picnic Thurs day, August 16. New Hope Zion Home Demon stration club picnic will be held Saturday, August 28th at the pond of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crooks at 4:00 p. m. Mercury Hits Sizzling 102 The high of 100 degrees set in June was topped Monday, Aug ust sixth in Newberry when the mercury rose to a hot, humid 102. There was a breeze stirring, but the air was just as hot and no rainfall was in sight to relieve the oppressiveness of the day. Things were a little better on Tuesday, August seventh when the high temperature recorded was only 99. During the month, there was merely a “trace” of rain on the 2nd, and .85 of an inch on Friday, the third. The weatherman as of Wednesday morning promised no more than the usual widely scattered thutt* dershowers and predicted warm er weather on the way. Miss Hamm Wed To Mr. Fugmann % In New Jersey « (The following account of the wedding of Miss Hamm and Mr. Fugmann is from the Cape May County Gazette, Cape May Court House, N. J- Mrs. Fugmann i s the granddaughter of the late D. L. and Nancy S. Long Hamm of the Silverstreet area and has visited in their home many times) Miss Barbara Louise Hamm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hamm, of Court House, was married on Saturday, July 7 to Mr. Carl Louis Fugmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fug mann of Baltimore, Md. The cer emony was performed in the com munity Lutheran church, Stone Harbor, with Rev. Morris C. Wal ker officiating. Mr. Hamm gave his daughter in marriage. She was attired in a gown of white Italian Peau de soie, cut along princess lines. The fitted bodice arid bouffant skirt terminating in a chapel train was appliqued with Alencon lace and sequins. Her veil of imported tulle was held by a cap embroidered in pearls and sequins and she car ried a bouquet of white carna tions and stephanotis. Miss Ruth Fugmann of New York city, sister of the bride groom, was maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Joanne Kashner, Bloomsburg, Pa.; Miss Martha Stewart, Atlantic City; Mrs. James Burnley, .Stone Har bor; and Mrs. Herbert Highfield, Trenton. Sandra Lee Hamm, a niece of the bride, was flower girl. The attendants were all ottired in Ceil blue crystellette, princess- style dresses and carried pink car nations. The flower girl was dressed in white nylon marquis ette dress over pink with a large pink sash and carried a basket of pink and white flowers. Music was furnished by Lament E. Hill, Leighton, Pa., soloist and Mrs. John C. Young, pianist. The bride and the bridegroom are both graduates of Drexel In stitute of Technology. Following the ceremony, a re ception was held at the Wildwood Golf and Country club. After the wedding trip, the cou ple will reside at Bayside, Long Island, N. Y. Chappell-White The engagement of Elizabeth Clare Chappell and Joseph W. White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wylie White of Chester has been announced by the bride-elect’s parents. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolpho Raymond Chappell of Prosperity. The wed ding will take place October 6tr in the Grace Lutheran Church of Prosperity. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Fred J. Rice in. the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Friday, the 7th day of September, 1956 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for my discharge as Administratrix of said estate. All persons having claims against the estate of Fred J. Rice, deceased, are hereby no tified to file the same, duly veri fied with the undersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. MRS. GIRTHA RICE, Administratrix. Aug. 4, 1956. 15-4tp Some GI Insurance May Be Reinstated Thousands of World War II and Post Korea veterans who lost their 5-year term GI insurance since July 23, 1953, because they failed to pay either or both of the last two monthly premiums will be given an opportunity to reinstate their policies under a neNv law just signed by the Presi dent. Veterans Administration said it is searching its records for these cases so it soon may send former policy holders a reinstate ment application with instructions on how to proceed. The VA “strongly” requested the affected veterans not to write or otherwise make inquiries about their cases for at least a month so as not to delay the checking process to the detriment of all veterans involved. The law which permits these veterans to reinstate such term policies is the Survivor Benefits Act signed by the President on August 1, 1956. The GI insur ance affected by the law are the 5-year term policies of National Service Life Insurance, whether of the convertible World War II type or of the nonconvertible Post Korea type. Under the old law which be came effective July 23, 1953 these term policies could not be in a state of lapse at the end of the 5-year term period to qualify them for automatic renewal. Under the new law, this re quirement is relaxed to the extent that the 5-year term of any policy which has lapsed because of the failure to pay either or both of the last two monthly premiums is automatically renewed for an other 5-year term and the policy then may be reinstated by meet ing certain requirements. VA said the provision of the new law was made retroactive to July 23, 1953 and thereby affects any 5-year term NSLI policy which has lapsed at the expira tion of the term since that date because either or both of the last two monthly premiums were un paid. VA estimates the number of veterans affected to be in the thousands, but stressed it will not know the exact number of poli cies involved until it has complet ed a thorough check of the rec ords. Because of the magnitude of the checking job and the import ance of getting it'done as quick ly as possible for the protection of the affected veterans, VA said any delays caused by veterans’ in quiries will affect not only those cases of the inquiring veterans, but those of all others who are equally entitled to the fastest service possible. McCrackin Child Born In Balboa Lt. Col. and Mrs. Edward Mc Crackin are receiving congratula tions on the birth of a daughter, on April 7, 1956, at Balboa, Ca nal Zone. Col. McCrackin is sta tioned at Amador, C. Z. with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. He and his wife, the former Miss Belrty Horton of Union, and their daughter, Gwyn, age 9, left Newberry for Amador in April. The baby’s paternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mc Crackin of Newberry. . MISS HAMM WITH COLUMBIA FIRM Miss Pearle Hamm, formerly a secretary in a local insurance agency, is now employed with the Claude E. Ceason Insurance and Real Estate company in Colum bia. She has been with the firm since March of this year. m =' •• vm m mm ■ma mm mi Hr i.. ' UNSEEN TRAGEDY! MIDDEN IN THE GRASS out of sight from the casual eye ate tie future woods • oj America, Tioy trees—just seedlings hardly hand-high, but the timber of tomorrow. That’s why apparently harmless, slow- burning grass or brush fires are in reality as deadly as though they were burning the big trees. These "harmless” fires are forest fires, too. They destroy those tiny seedlings. 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