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* t* r# ***% Poverty they say is no dis grace—but that’s about all you can say for it. * nn You’ve reached middle age when it’s a doctor who tells you to slow down instead of a policeman. VOLUME, 21; NUMBER 41. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way ~ by Jborij Sander3 WHERE TO PUT IT? There doesn’t seem to be much doubt about the fact that New berry needs some sort of munici pal building to house its various activities; the question is, where should it be located? When the discusion arose at the last meeting of Council, it was in timated that the logical place would be the present location, which would mean tearing out the entire “Opera House” block, with the exception of the Fire Depart ment building. Since this idea has been publicized to some extent, I have heard no “organized” oppo sition to tearing down the Opera House, but I have had individuals tell me that they are not all in favor of any such destruction. It is felt by some that the Opera House is one of the few remain ing old landmarks of our city, and that Newberrians will regret the action if it is torn down now. The city already owns this pro perty. To purchase another lot at a convenient place would probably cost the taxpayers a small fortune. If a city building should be put at some other spot, what then is to become of the Opera House ? Is it to be left there to continue deter ioration until it finally becomes a safety hazard and must be torn down anyway? As far as I am personally con cerned, I must admit that I have no sentimental attachment for the Opera House. If it could be used for some practical purpose, or if the taxpayers of Newberry could derive any benefit by leaving it standing, then that would be fine. It evidently is not practical to try to remodel it for use by the city, since council has already looked into that idea and discarded it. Are there any organizations that would take it over and make it in to something worthwhile, such as the Civic League has done with the Old Court House? If not, how strong, then, is the opposition to tearing it down ? Your councilmen would like to know. DOG TROUBLES Quite often our little girls beg us to get them a puppy, and we al ways answer “no.” They cannot un derstand why, and it is hard to ex plain to them, but we do not like “house dogs” and will not have dogs running all over other peop- ples’ property. This is another subject that many people have asked me to “write about.” I have written about it a number of times in the past, but I know of nothing that can be done about dogs roaming freely all over town, as long as they are licensed. The only thing I can pos sibly do is plead with dog-owners to keep their dogs at home. I felt sorry for the lady who wrote several months ago to the editor of a daily newspaper about several of her dogs and cats being poisoned. But I could not help but think that if the little creatures had been at home where they be longed,' they would not have been poisoned in the first place. The dog nuisance seems to be getting worse in Newberry, and some people here are getting in a “poisoning” notion. If you value your dogs, I suggest you keep them fenced in. to open it, and they will continue to look at it for years. After they have gotten in the habit of coming to South Carolina, they will come back again and again.” Be on the look-out for another secession. NOT BE REPLACED Several months ago, I was talk ing to Dr. Mamie Summer and she laughed as she told me “I under stand there is someone who is grooming herself to ‘take my place’.” My reply was “Miss Ma mie, no one could ever take your place.” Now that Miss Mamie has passed away, I still feel the same. If we were to look back through the history of Newberry, we would find few, if any persons, who have done so much for community betterment and beautification than Miss Mamie did; and we would have a hard time finding anyone who has brought so much state wide publicity to our city and county as did this seemingly tire less citizen. She delighted in “organizing” various activities, and I know of no project which she undertook ever to have failed. She just had a knack of making everyone coop erate with her whether they want ed to or not; and while there may have been those who at times co operated grudgingly, there always remained admiration for Miss Ma mie’s relentless efforts to get things done. She had many pet projects, most of which were sponsored by “her” Civic League. Among her favorites was her “National Employ the Physically Handicapped” commit tee. She was listed as a member, however the chairman of the com mittee, and every other member will quickly concede that she WAS the committee and through this organization, she brought to New berry well known personalitites to inspire high school students enter ing the NEPH essay contests; and on several occasions the presenta tion of state awards to these stu dents brought more publicity to Newberry. There are others who will take up various phases of Miss Ma mie’s work; but I do not believe that Newberry will see another person for a long, long time who will accomplish as much as Miss Mamie did. Her organizations, her friends, and residents of Newberry will miss one of their most outstand ing citizens, Dr. Mamie S. Sum mer. FIGHT IT AGAIN You have heard the expression that “someone is fighting the war over again,” referring, of course, to the War Between^ the States. Looks as though that is just ex actly what we are going to be do- ing, according to a press release ■which came to my desk from the State Chamber of Commerce. Seems that the tourist committee of the State Chamber of Commerce has urged immediate state-wide activity leading toward “proper South Carolina observance of the Civil War centennial period in 1961-65.” Note the word “Civil” is that of the committee not mine. I always thought that such an observance was for the purpose of re-living, in a way, events that took place 100 years ago. That be ing the case, seems that we will be fighting and losing a war. Seriously, I think it is a fine thing to recall the staunch citizens of 100 years ago who refused to let a national government run their lives without a fight. Per haps such an observance would infuse into citizens of today a de sire to fight against the usurpa tion of their rights. This, however, is not the pur pose of the State Chamber Com mittee. The object is to attract tourist trade. “If we provide an attractive package,” says the committee, “people from all over the United States will come here Mrs. McComish, Newberry Native, Rites Yesterday Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker Mc Comish, 44, wife of John J. Mc Comish, died late Sunday night at her home in Struthers, Ohio. She had been ill for the past two years. Mrs. McComish was born in Newberry, the daughter of H. Doggett Whitaker and the late Mrs. Mary Lane Whitaker. She graduated from Newberry Col lege in 1936. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Struthers. Besides her husband and fath er, she is survived by four sons, James McComish, student of Col gate University, Johnny McCom ish, Charles McComish and David McComish, all of Struthers, Ohio; one daughter, Miss Carolyn See McComish of Struthers, Ohio; four brothers, Otis Whitaker, Ralph Whitaker, Roy D. Whitaker, and Paul W. Whitaker, all of New berry; and two sisters, Mrs. Wil liam Jordan, of Puerto Rico; and Mrs. J. Ralph Williams of New berry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cen tral Methodist Church by Rev. Melvin E. Derrick. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Prosperity Chief May Get Millions Prosperity Police Chief P. W. Bailey may be one of the richest men in this part of the country, according to a feature story in the February 4 issue of The State newspaper. The following story is by-lined by Gus Chigges, staff writer for The State: PROSPERITY. -- A 72-year-old police chief here, who has been told he may be sole heir to a 64 million dollar fortune, still carries on his routine duties. He is not jumping to any con clusions. He is not overly excited or optimistic. He goes about on his usual rounds, sharing police duties in Prosperity with fellow policeman S. N. Crane. But the startling fact remains that P. W. (“Pink”) Bailey, a re tired textile mill loom fixer who will be 73 on March 12, may be the sole surviving heir to the oil- made millions i left years ago by a deceased uncle in Texas. “His name was William Perry Humphries and he was my moth er’s only brother.” Chief Bailey said. “I remember mother talking about him many times when I was a boy. She said he had gone off to Texas at the age of 18 or 19 to take over and work some govern ment grants.” Bailey explained that years ago when reports first reached him that his uncle may have left a vast, unclaimed fortune, “we were in the middle of the depression and didn’t have the means to go there or investigate.” But on Wednesday of last week. Chief Bailey was visited by two attorneys and a nephew, Rester Bailey, all from Shelby, N. C. They told Bailey that it looked as if he might be the only living heir to the multi-million dollar fortune which apparently has grown with every year while in trust with a Galveston, Texas, bank. WRITES LETTER “But I have written a letter to Galveston to the office of the Pro bate Judge to see what I can find out.” Although this is not the first Bailey has heard of the matter, he remains cautious and skeptical. He harbors some fear of a possible “con” game. “You know, there have been cases where someone like me was offered a fortune, but then was asked to advance some money to complete investigations and ar rangements. Well, I made it clear to everybody that I wasn’t ad vancing a penny of my own mon ey for any purpose. It has happen ed you know,” he said. “What will you do if you inherit this money, chief?” we asked. ‘ Will you continue to work.” “Naw, I’ll give up this job. It’s kind of aggravatin’ you know, and it used to be a lot worse. When I took over this job about a year ago, we had a bad situation in this town. Lots of drunkeness and dis order — especially . on Saturday nights.” “Do you think you’ll do some traveling. Any places you’d like to SGG ? ** NO TRAVELING “No, I’m a little too old to trav el much now. Guess I’d just build me a nice home around here and take it easy. Then I’d let the rest of the money work profitably just like it has been doing.” Chief Bailey said people all over town have been talking about his impending good fortune. “Yes, they all keep asking me about it, but there isn’t much to tell. Just what I’ve told you.” Bailey, who lives with his sec ond wife, had five children by his first marriage, all of whom live in the area. His oldest son is 53. The chief rents his present living quarters. DOG IS COMPANION A constant companion is a black ish-brown dog that answers to the name of ’’Revels” and likes pea nuts. “Revels” often wanders about the streets of Prosperity looking for his master and invar iably finds him in one store or an other. Chief -Bailey, who was a loom fixer in various South Carolina mills for 50 years, was born at Cowpens Battleground, in Chero kee County in 1886, but he grew up around Shelby, N. C. and lat er moved back to South Carolina. With a 64 million dollar land slide staring him in the face, Chief Bailey was the heighth of calm and reserve as he shook our hand goodbye. ‘I’ll certainly let you know if I hear anything definite ly.” Wins More On TV Quiz Show Pvt. Glenn Arthur, who for sev eral weeks has been a contestant cn the television quiz show “Name That Tune,” with two partner con testants, named five tunes Mon day night to win $10,000 which will be divided among the three. They will appear on the program next Monday night at 7:30 to try for a $15,000 prize. The other con testants are Bernadette McCartin, a nurse at Mary Immaculate Hos pital, Jamaica, New York, and WAF M-Sgt. Mable S. Page, who is stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in Trenton, N. J. Pvt. Arthur is stationed with the army at Ft. Monmouth, N. J. In the audience Monday night was Pvt. Arthur’s wife, the former Miss Martha Lominack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frazier Lominack of this city. The couple was secret ly married just before Christmas, and Mrs. Arthur left Newberry two weeks ago to join her husband in New Jersey. Dr. Summer Dies Suddenly Last Thursday Funeral services for Dr. Mamie S. Summer were held at 3:30 p.m. Friday fron. the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by the Rev. Francis I. Fesperman, Dr. James C. Kinard and Dr. Carl Hunnicutt. Interment followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Dr. Summer died sud denly at her home Thursday at 7 a. m. following an illness of sev eral weeks. Her death came only two days after her resignation from the Newberry Employment office, with which she had been connected since 1944. Dr. Summer was born and rear ed near Little Mountain, a daugh ter of the late George W. and Eugenia Shealy Swittenberg. She was a member of the Luth eran Church of the Redeemer. HAS SURGERY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Claude L. Lester, who un derwent major surgery in the lo cal hospital last Friday morning, is reported to be as resting com fortably as could be expected. She plans to return to her home in a few davs. RETURNS FROM BUYING TRIP Mrs. E. A. Carpenter returned to Newberry Saturday after spend ing a week in New York buying spring and summer merchandise for Carpenters. George A. Cook Service Today George A. Cook, 78, of the O’ Neal section of Newberry County, died Tuesday morning at a clinic in Prosperity following an illness Mr. Cook was born and reared near Prosperity, a son of the late Jacob C. and Elizabeth Dominick Cook. He was a member of Zion Methodist Church and a farmer all of his life. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. George A. Bowers of Prosperity and Mrs. Ethel Dominick af Chap pells and one brother, Malcolm H. Cook of Newberry. Funeral services will be con ducted at 3 p. m. Thursday at Zion Methodist Church by the Rev. Paul Scott. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at McSwain Funeral Home and Thursday morning will be carried to the home of his sis ter, Mrs. George A. Bowers. It will be placed in the church at 2 Culclasure Is Named Crime Week Chairn lan The appointment of a general chairman and special committees to direct National Crime Preven tion Week activities, February 8 to 14, was announced today by Irvin Leslie, president of the Ex change Club of Newberry, local sponsors of the observance. Frank Culclasur?, postal clerk, was named chairman of the ob servance. He issued a prompt ap peal to all residents of Newberry j to take an active interest in the fight against crime by participa ting in the activities planned for the week. The theme for this year’s observance, he announced, is “Be A Partner in Crime Prevention.” And he urged every law abiding citizen to make that slogan their personal challenge during the ob servance and throughout the year. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has wholeheartedly endorsed the campaign. He stated: “I sincerely hope that National Crime Preven tion week will serve as a reminder to all good citizens that each one must share in the responsibility for reducing the appalling crime toll.” County Sells Right Of Way A Newberry County grant of a right-of-way to the State High way Department would be approv ed by a bill introduced Tuesday in the General Assembly. Sen. R. Aubrey Harley of New berry says the measure, which confirms and approves the grant of title, was requested by the county and he anticipates no con test of the bill. It refers to a tract of land on the county farm, through which Interstate Highway 26 will pass from Columbia to Spartanburg. The land, purchased from New berry Board of Commissioners, was sold to the Highway Depart ment in April 1958. Dr. Summer is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Ragland of Cayce and Mrs. Hal Kohn and Mrs. Jake Wise, both of Newber ry; one son, J. Ernest Summer of Atlanta, Ga. and a number of grandchildren; also two sisters, Mrs. George Hipp of Newberry and Mrs. Georgia Belle Hunter of Spartanburg. Active pallbearers were Junius Swittenberg, Hal John Jr., Roy Summer Jr., William Clary, Rob ert Swittenberg, Robert Summer, Don Rook and James Summer. Honorary escort was composed of Dr. B. M. Montgomery, Dr. James A. Underwood, J. W. Smith, Ned Purcell, P. K. Harmon, Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, O. M. Cobb, Ver non Kneece, Strom Thurmond, Dave Hayes, J. W. Earhardt, Wal do Huffman, Roy Ballentine, Wil liam Milam, Pearce Davis, John Clarkson, Leland Wilson, B. V. Chapman, Dr. D. A. Epting, Earl Summer, Dill Beckman, Ben Mar- rett, Ernest Layton, Otho Wil liams, Holland Ruff, S. W. Shealy, Tom Fellers, Colie Dowd, Herman Langford, Bobby Shealy, the Exec. Com. of the Newberry Civic League, the Board of Control of Margaret Hunter Park and the Commissioners of the Community Hall. Dr. Summer attended school in Little Mountain and was graduat ed from Newberry College in 1907 with first honors, after which she taught in the public schools of Newberry County for 13 years. She served as superintendent of Little Mountain High School, be ing the first woman superintend ent in South Carolina. She later served two years as superintend ent of Prosperity High School. On May 27, 1920 Dr. Summer was married to the late J. H. Summer, a prominent merchant of Newberry. To them one child was born, Jane Summer Ragland. After Dr. Summer’s marriage she became very active in the work of her church and directed the work of the Children of the Church in the South Carolina Synod for seventeen , years. Also during that period of time she ser ved on the executive committee of the Women’s Society of the Luth eran Church of South Carolina Synod for twelve years and also on the executive board of the Mis sionary Society of the United Lu theran Church in America for six years. Other offices held by Dr. Sum mer have been local president of the American Legion Auxiliary for two terms, Chaplain of State American Legion Auxiliary, mem ber of U. D. C., State Recorder of Crosses for U. D. C., and District Director of National Youth Ad ministration from 1936 until 1942*’. She was chairman of Newberry County Red Cross Roll Call and many other County activities. She has been president of the Newber ry Civic League twenty-five years. Under her leadership the member ship has grown from a very small number to two hundred members who sponsor City Beautification (Continued or; page three) Development Board To Start *x. -. Membership Drive February 9 * fc Mayor Proclaims Heart Month; Drive Runs Through February The annual state fund-raising campaign which supports the re search, education and community service program of the South Car olina Heart Association, began with the opening of Heart Month, February 1, and continues through February 28. It is announced that the 1959 campaign will be greatly expanded as a reflection of rising research costs and needs. Dr. B. M. Montgomery has been named general- chairman for the fund drive in Newberry County. The other officers for the drive are: George Rodelsperger, vice chairman; Mrs. A. H. Counts, pub licity; H. A. Kemper and R. R. Bruner, business chairmen; P. N. Abrams, county coordinator; Mrs. E. G. Able, Heart Sunday chair man; Mrs. Julia Ruff Smith, County Schools Heart Drive chair man and Dr. J. E. Grant, colored heart fund committee. The names of those serving on various committees will be announ ced as soon as the lists are com pleted. “We are all vaguely aware of the seriousness of Heart disease, “said Dr. Montgomery, “since at one time or another it has touched all our lives, Either ourselves, a re lative, or a close friend have had a brush with heart trouble, and us ually more than a brush. But how many of us recognize in heart di sease the number one killer in South Carolina, and how many of us are aware that South Carolina leads the nation with highest in cidence of heart disease, at 1607 deaths per one hundred thousand white males.” Over the past six years the South Carolina Heart Association has made a total of $201,000 avail able to the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston to support major research into cause and treatment of Heart trouble. Several of these projects have now grown to national importance and command sizeable additional sup port from the American Heart As sociation. Additionally, the State Association has equipped nine dia gnostic Clinics, strategically locat ed around the state, available to indigent patients for Heart exam inations.” “But we have not even scratch ed the surface of this problem to- date,” said Dr. Montgomery,” and the chief reason has been the lack of adequate funds to support re search. At this very time there are at least six promising avenues of investigation known to scient ists at the Medical College, but they lack the funds to go into them. “With so much already accom plished in research here in South Carolina, it is only fair that we get behind our medical scientists and insure that they have suffi cient means to get on with this great task. That is the chief rea son the Heart Association is laun ching a greatly expanded Heart Fund Drive this year.” “But re search alone is not enough to han dle Heart disease,” He continued “Knowledge from research is only one step toward the application of that knowledge in the care of heart patients. Our Heart Asso ciation must have the means to eh- large its present program of pro fessional education for physicians and nurses and to create a pro gram of public information for us.” Mayor Ernest H. Layton today proclaimed February as Heart Month in Newberry and urged the community’s citizens, business and organizations to give their “most earnest support and cooperation” to the. Heart Fund Drive which will be conducted here from Feb ruary 1 through February 28. Ma yor Layton’s proclamation is as follows; ‘-Whereas the diseases of the heart and blood vessels consti tute our nation’s and our commun ity’s major health problem caus ing more deaths than all other causes combined; Wheheas heart disease is re sponsible for widespread human suffering, creates financial hard ship within’ the home, and results in serious losses to the producti vity and economic welfare of our community; Whereas the underlying causes of hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure, two disorders responsible for more than 90 per cent of all heart diseases, are still unknown and, in the opinion of our distinguished medical scientists can only be discovered through con tinued and expanded medical re search: Whereas the American Heart Association the only national vol untary health agency devoted ex clusively to combatting diseases of the heart and circulation, has made great progress in the fight against heart problem through na tionally coordinated programs of research: Whereas the Heart Association has continously transmitted new knowledge about the Cardiovascu lar diseases to the medical pro fessional and to the laymen of our community through extensive ed ucation and community heart pro grams. Therefore I, Ernest H. Layton, Mayor of Newberry Do Proclaim that the Month of Feb ruary* 1959, during which the Heart Association will conduct its annual drive for funds necessary to continue this valiant struggle against the cardiovascular diseas es, be observed as Heart Month in Newberry, and further urge all citizens, schools, churches, busi ness establishments, and scienti fic, social, civic and fraternal or ganizations to give this drive their most ernest support and coopera tion. Lutheran Men Meet Friday The 16th Annual Convention of the United Lutheran Church Men of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina will be held the day and evening of Friday, Feb. 6, 1959 beginning at 10 A. M., How ard A. Nilson, president, presid ing. The host church will be St. Andrews, 43 Wentworth street, Charleston, the Rev. Charles S. Wessinger, Pastor. The theme will be “A worker for Christ.” The climax of the day and year will be the presentation of Gift Fund checks to mission congrega tions. Among those to receive checks w;ii be St. Timothy mission at Whitmire. Mrs. J. B. Waters Dies Tuesday ' Mrs. Lillie Frances Hawkins Waters, 50, died early Tuesday morning at her home in the Hart ford section of Newberry County following an illness of a year. Mrs. Waters was bom and reared near Newberry, the daugh ter of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sligh Hawkins and the late Bloomer P. Hawkins. She was a member of Ebenezer Methodist Church and was active in community and church work. She was a member of W. S. C. S. Surviving, besides her mother are her husband, John Bennie Waters of Newberry; three sons, Frank, Earl and James Waters, all of Newberry; four daughters, Mrs. Edward Hawkins and Mrs. Milton Gresham, both of New berry, Mrs. Billy Schumpert of Ft. Smith, Ark. and Mrs. Bobby Shealy of Clemson; five brothers, George P., Dudley, Bloomer and Willie Hawkins, all of Newberry, and Carl Hawkins of West Co lumbia; five 1 sisters, Mrs. Mar garet Boozer, Mrs. Sarah Wess inger, Mrs. Mary Sease, Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon and Mrs. Ruth Dominick, all of Newberry, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed 3 p. m. Wednesday at McSwain Funeral Home by the Rev. C. B. Word and the Rev. C. W. Brock- well. Burial was in Newberry Me morial Gardens. IS BETTER AFTER SURGERY The many friends of Harry W. Dominick will be happy to learn that he is recuperating nicely af ter having undergone major sur gery at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood last Monday. He expects to return to his home on College St. in a week or ten days. The Newberry County Develop ment Board is nearing the end of its first year of existence, and will begin a membership drive for its second year on February 9th. The drive will last through Febru ary 16, according to Emory Bed- enbaugh, field representative of the Board. The Board’s directors in each tax district will head up the drive for their respective districts. The Newberry District, represented by T. Roy Summer Jr., who also is chairman of the Board, will con duct its drive under the co-chair manship of J. P. (Jabbo) Folk and Charlie Altman. Directors in other districts are Silverstreet No. 2, Dave Waldrop; Bush River No. 3, Clifford T. Smith; Whitmire No. 4, Earl H. Gilliam; Prosperity No. 5, Cecil Berley; Little Mountain No. 6, Rev. Garth Hill; Prosperity, No. 7, Jacob Bowers. Beginning April 1st, a new dir ector will be elected for the New berry district, to serve seven years; next year, Silverstreet will elect another director, and each succeeding year, the next tax dist rict will do the same, with each director serving seven years after the initial turn-over. Copies of the Newberry County Industrial Brochure, which has re cently been completed, have been presented to leaders in industrial development by Mr. Bedenbaugh. , R. M. Cooper, director of the State i Development Board, who was pre sented a copy last week, stated “I think this is a very attractive bro chure, containing the essential in formation most any industry would desire. It seems to be com plete in every detail. I feel the Newberry County Development Board should be congratulated on its efforts and effectiveness:” He further stated “I hopfe that the interested people of Newberry County will not expect an Indus- S try to spring overnight. They must be patient, sympathetic and understanding. They have taken the first step forward toward in teresting industry in coming into Newberry County and also expand ing within the county.” Charles E. Daniel, chairman of Daniel Construction Company, Greenville, said: “The brief opportunity I have had to view the brochure of New berry County indicates it is in ex cellent shape and contains the necessary information that must be made available to interested in dustry. Since there has been a turn from the recession, it will re vive industrial building and con struction. Industry today is more interested in new locations than at any time- during the past two years. The future for South Caro lina looks bright.” BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Feb. 8: Mrs. Dorothy F. Wea- singer, Mrs. G. S. Dominick, Cyn thia Lake, Joe EL Yarborough, J. A. Bund rick. Miss Lillie Mae Workman, Larue Jones, Tommie P. Setzler, Wayne Wicker, Fran ces Smith. Feb. 9: Tim Tedford, Mrs. Frank Satterwhite, Mrs. Bertha Farr Lake, Mrs. Henry Dennis, Mrs. Marion W. Felker. Feb. 10: Mrs. J. W. Smith, Billy O’dell, Frances McEntire Bartley, Mrs. A. B. Lake, Jackie S. Merchant? Mrs. Frances Dan ielson, J. EL Ringer, Julia Ann Perkins, Fred Myers, Larry Franklin, Bobby Shealy, James C. Abrams. Feb. 11: Vernon Boozer, Mrs. Ruth K. Coleman, Wade Nic hols, Judy Half acre, Irvin B. Leslie. Feb. 12: John James Chappell, W. M. Fennell, Mrs. Lonnie Gil liam, Euston Richardson, Wayne Ringer, Miss Ethel Counts, Bar bara Jean Wilson, Ken Brown, Erwin Renwick Baker, Ruthie Armfield Sanders. Feb. 13: Mrs. James A. Brown, Mrs. Minnie Leitzsey, A. M. Dominick, Mrs. H. T. Oxner, Prof. Gordon R. Thu row, Roy H. Clary. Feb. 14: Agnes and Sally Pritchard, now of Sumter; Mable Shealy, Mary Moffat Patrick, Julia Williams, Teresa Waldrop, Oscar Jollay, Mrs. Henry Wes son, Tommy Setzler, Huston Long, Elizabeth Cannon, William H. Hawkins, Mrs. H. B. Ray- field. M