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THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1959 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE | PROSPERITY NEWS The Iris Garden Club met Wed nesday, September 9, with Mrs. Thomas B. Harmon. The president, Mrs. Wofford Cooper, opened the meeting with prayer. The program leader, Mrs. J. I. Ruff, presented Mrs. Charles Whittle of Newberry, guest speak er. By means of colored slides, those present were taken through several European countries, one of which was Bavaria. Mrs. Whit tle wore the Bavarian costume. Mrs. J. C. Metts gave gleanings. Mrs. Wofford Cooper and Mrs. Prank Harmon were winners at bingo. Invited guests were Mrs. Charles Whittle, Mrs. Frank Har mon and Miss Barbara Hawkins. The hostess served a salad course and iced tea. The Literary Sorosis met Fri- <iay afternoon, Sept. 12, with Mrs. W. E. Hancock. The president, Mrs. W. E. Shealy, presided and presented Mrs. R. P. Foster, chairman of the program committee. Mrs. Fos ter told of their planned study oa 4 ‘Great Men" and presented each member with a program booklet. Mrs. W. E. Shealy as leader, gave a discussion on the life of Woodrow Wilson. Seventeen members and one visitor, Mrs. W. C. Barnes, were present. Mrs. Joe Lovelace was elected a new member. The hostess served a salad course, iced tea, and strawberry ahortcake. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connelly and Miss Ophelia Connelly went to Williston on Sunday to be present at the christening in Williston Methodist Church of Susan Anne, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Connelly. They will also help celebrate the birthday of Lynn Connelly, who will be four years of age on the following day, Monday, September 14. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Taylor and Tommy of Saluda were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunt and Joanne of Spartanburg were weekend guests of Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mrs. Nellie Shirley and Mrs. Remus Roberson of Easley spent Friday with Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Morris, Mrs. Myrtle Morris of Columbia, were business visitors in town Friday. Miss Beth Pugh who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Pugh, has returned to St. Louis, Mo., where she is doing research work at Washington University. A/2c William Long and Mrs. Long of Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bowers. Mrs. Homer Barnhardt and son, Lee of Greenwood, have re turned home after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Pugh. Miss Sarah Scott daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul C. Scott will resume her studies at the Univer sity of -South Carolina this week. Miss Martha Counts of Savan nah, Ga. spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Horace E. Counts, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Amick were in Belton for the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Epting. Mrs. L. J. Fellers had with her for the weekend Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise of Cayce and girls, Judy, Pam, Freida, and Margaret. Mr. Craig Scott, son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Scott will enter the University of South Carolina after graduating from Spartanburg Jr. College. New Pension Plan Explained By VA Officer In reply to the large number of inquiries received since the en actment of the Veterans Pension Act of 1959, the Veterans Ad ministration today emphasized that it has nothing to do with veterans receiving service-con nected compensation. Only those veterans and/or de pendents eligible to receive pen sions based on nonservice-connect ed disabilities are affected, T. R. McConnell, Adjudication Officer, V. A. Regional Office, Columbia, explained. He further added that it will not become effective until July 1, 1960. Mr. McConnell presented the new pension picture in this nut shell: Veterans, widows and orphans now on the pension rolls, or com ing on the rolls before that date, will be allowed to choose the pres ent system or the new pension plan—whichever they prefer. The VA will help them make that choice by sending them a form to be filled out. They will re ceive this form automatically; writing to the VA will not speed things up. If you are a veteran, the re quirements haven’t changed. You must still have 90 days of wartime service, a discharge other than dishonorable, and be totally and permanently disabled for reasons not necessarily related to service. But the amount of pension will be based on your financial need. Under the present system, an annual income limitation was set at $1400 for single veterans and $2700 for veterans with one or more dependents. But the amount of pension remains the same for each class . . . $66.15 per month until the veteran reaches 65 years of age or has been on the pension rolls ten years. Then it jumps to $78.75 per month. Under the new law effective next July 1, a payment of $85 per month will go to a veteran with out dependents if his annual in come does not exceed $600. This payment drops to $70 per month if his annual income is between $600 and $1200. It drops further to $40 per month for single vet erans whose income lies between $1200 and $1800 and ceases en tirely over $1800. Veterans with one dependent are similarly scaled: one depend ent $90 per month with income not over $1000; $75 with income between $1000 and $2000, and a lowest payment of $45 per month with income between $2000 and $3000. Veterans with two dependents will receive $95 per month and those with three or more depend ents will receive $100 per month AMERICANA Our ftig State Statehood Spotlighted Alaska Homeowners Policies WHY PAY MORE? Get 1. Dwelling Coverage 2. Contents Coverage 3. Theft Coverage 4. Comprehensive Personal Liability All in 1 Homeowners Policy One Agent, One Company, One Low Premium CALL 197 TODAY! P U r C e l l 44^ ‘Your PRIVATE BANKERS’ 1418 Main St. Newberry CAROLINA METAL WORKS Sheet Metal - Heating - Air Conditioning COLLEGE ST. EXTN. TEL. 115 A- G. McCAUGHRIN, President & Treasurer. Near famous Hole-In-The-Wall, Alaska Alaska hasn’t been exactly hidden. It’s a bit difficult to hide that huge chunk of territory comprising 586,400 square miles—more than twice the size of Texas. Rather it has been overlooked until statehood focused national attention on this “great land." Turning their eyes northward are travelers seeking something different; pioneer-organized folk whose instinct is to go to a new country; and truant Alaskans who can never forget their years in Alaska. Eskimos and Indians. Its popula tion is young—an average of 27 years. This technicolor country of magnetic attraction is a land of contrasts. Old log cabins drowse in the shadows of modern 18-story buildings. There are hot volcanoes and cold glaciers. It is still a place of prospectors and trappers but valley farms are yearly In creasing agricultural output. Alaska is laced with old trails but it has more than 5,000 miles of road system of which 95 per cent of the 2,00l mile primary high ways are paved. There are lively ghost towns, wilderness camps, gold panning, river and mail boat trips, hunt ing and fishing. Camera fans may capture the lordly bull moose, the shy white mountain sheep, or the Alaska is thought of as a young country—yet it has an old his tory. In 1728 when Vitrus Bering was sailing the strait that bears his name, the Pennsylvania Ga zette was being founded in Phil adelphia. While Capt. Cook was exploring Alaska’s coastline in 1776, the English Colonies in America were declaring their in dependence from the mother country. The year Prince Maximilian was executed in Mexico (1867), the United States paid a bargain price of $7,200,000 for Alaska which was referred to as “Se ward’s Folly.” Alaska is still a frontier—yet it is modern. Three-quarters of its 206,000 population is composed of migrants from all of the 48 states. The other quarter is made up of curious caribou. FOR SALE 100 Waterfront Lots LAKESHORE SUBDIVISION ON Beautiful Lake Greenwood LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF CHAPPELS ON HIGHWAY 39—Follow arrows, turn at si^n—within 20 mile radius of Newberry—Clinton—Laurens—Saluda. EASY TERMS - 1-3 DOWN BAUNCE 3 YEARS A SYSTEMATIC WAY TO SAVE—INTEREST ONLY 6% As low as $125.00 down and only $12.00 per month Sensible restrictions—All lots plainly marked with stakes • This is just what you have always wanted. Come out and select your lot. Salesmen will be on the site all day Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th. DEVELOPER—EUGENE B. CHASE, JR. 1519 BRENNEN ROAD TELEPHONE SU 7-1859 COLUMBIA, S. C. if their incomes are under $1000 a year but above $1000 the pay ments are the same as for the veterans with one dependent. The present law provides total payment monthly of $135.45 for those helpless veterans requiring regular aid and attendance when they are not in a VA hospital or domiciliary. The new law will add $70 a month to their basic pen sion payment for aid and attend ance under the same circum stances. If you are a widow, the basic requirements for pension eligibil ity will be changed as of July 1, 1960. The present law requires that widows of World War II and Korean conflict veterans must submit evidence that the veteran had a service-connected disability. After July 1, 1960, the widows merely have to submit proof that the veteran was in active war service for 90 days or more and that he was discharged under other than dishonorable condi tions. World War I widows have for many years had only this simple active duty requirement. Briefly, a childless widow on the present pension rolls receives $50.40 per month if her income is not over $1400. With a minor child, or children, her income may be as much as $2700 per year. The widow with one child receives $63 and there is $7.56 provided for each additional child. Coming on the rolls after July 1, 1960, a childless widow will receive $60 per month if her an nual income is not more than $600; $45 per month with an annual income between $600 and $1200; and $25 a month with an annual income between $1200 and $1800. A widow with one child, under the new law, will receive $75 a month if her annual income is not more than $1000; $60 per month with an annual income of between $1000 and $2000, and $40 a month if her annual income is between $2000 and $3000. An extra $15 a month is paid in all instances for each additional child. If you are an orphan, the pres ent income limitation is $1400 per year and pensions amount to $27.30 a month for one orphan, $40.95 for two; $54.60 a month for three and an extra $7.56 for each additional orphan. Under the new pension plan, orphans will be eligible for pen sions if their outside income is not more than $1800 a year, not counting their own earnings. Pen sions will be $35 per month for one orphan and an extra $15 per month for each additional orphan. ' Stressing these highlights, Mr. McConnell pointed out that the working details have been omit ted for the sake of brevity. The VA has requested that no one write to the agency to further add to the workload of putting the new system into operation. All those now on the rolls will be notified by the VA and all new DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Citizens Home Insurance Com pany to Jean W. Gamer, one lot and one building on Hutto Ave., $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. R. E. Summer to James N. Parr, .46 and 6.66 acres, formerly J. D. Caldwell property, $5 and other valuable considerations. Newberry No. 1 Outside Dewey A. Floyd and Henry Ed win Cause to Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, one lot, $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. R. Derrill Smith to Minnie B. Culcasure, one lot on Derrill Ave., $1500. Annie Sligh to Randolph Sligh, one lot, one acre, $5.00 love and affection. Hal Kohn Sr. to Daniel Wallace W erts and Madilyn Jackson Werts, one lot and one building on Adelaide St., $500 and other val uable considerations. Whitmire No. 4 Edward Nix to William C. Ow ens, one lot and one building, 1127 Reed St., $275 and assumption of mortgage. Whitmire No. 4 Outside Wade Hunter to Wilma Moore, Clinton, one lot, $200. Little Mountain No. 6 James A. Wicker to James I. Connelly, 46.15 acres, $2500. James E. Sheely to Jacob R. Sheely, one acre, $10.00 and oth er valuable considerations. Levoyer-SIigh Mr. and Mrs. Luis Blanco of Colon, Republic of Panama, an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Dora Edith Levoyer, to Sp/4 Thomas Philip Sligh Jr. of Fort Benning, Ga., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Philip Sligh Sr. of Newberry. The wedding is to be held Sun day, October 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer, Newberry. No formal invitations will be sent. M. BOOKMOBILE THURS., SEPT. 17 Union Community, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre Union Community, Eugene Horton Jolly Street Community, Mrs. E. J. Shealy Midway Community, Mrs. J. C. Wheeler Little Mountain, Rev. Garth Hill Little Mountain Schooi Wheeland Community, Mrs. Joe Fulmer Mt. Pilgrim Community, Mrs. G. W. Cooper Mt. Pilgrim Community, Mrs. Luther Hawkins FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Oakland Schbol Prosperity Public Square Pope Circle—Mrs. Ruby Brooks cases applying or coming on the rolls will be handled individually. Recent Marriajres William Wofford Lindler of Little Mountain and Barbara Alice Shealy of Rt. 2, Columbia were married on September 5th at Little Mountain by Rev. Garth L. Hill. Daniel Edwin Koon of Route 3, Batesburg and Brenda Summer of Rt. 1," Prosperity, were married at Prosperity by Rev. Paul C. Scott on September 2nd: William Bolick of Xinarda anJ5 Shelby Marshall of Joanna, were married on September 12th at Joanna, by Rev. James W. Cason* Prosperity PTA Met Wednesday The Prosperity Parent-Teacher Association met Wednesday, Sep tember 16 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Some pupils from the Foster School of Dance presented a program, after which a recep tion was held- jr A large group of friends and patrons attended. MORRISON Mr. and Mrs. William Samuel Morrison of 4-A Springhill Apart- ments announce the birth of an eight pound, 10 ounce eon, Wil liam David, on September 11 at Newberry hospital. The mother is the former Carol Lorraine Wight- man. HALF-PAST TEEN THAT WAS 'STARDUST MAMBOS NOW LET'S SEE YOU GUESS THIS NEXT ONE. *270.00 SHERATON SO 3-Diomond Engagoman* Ring$150.00 wS.**, *45.00 ?-sr^ ^ * 75 - 00 * Artca rved DIAMOND RINGS il 4 Quality A A ’ A i < H tilwd hy VrUes far Over Mt Teen MmMvtfn PedLTe* $350.00 BB.VSDfKt SIT S-OtamoiKi nwgogiwn* Ring 6*Dia«»on4 Wadding Ring •Trad# Mark Rag. A$ Advarffcad fa UPland LOOK LANNY ROSS Radfa Skmw AMvaiMatwark W. E. TURNER JEWELER Be Wise... Investment Wise. You don’t have to watch the Stock Market and won der what your Dollar will be worth tomorrow when you invest at Newberry Federal. The same Dollar you Invested is still worth 100 cents. You know you will receive your Dividend on June 30th and December 31st. Your Money is readily available when you need it, and is Insured by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. Be Wise, Invest Wise—Invest at Newberry Federal. Avrjvos and Loan Association *»a» COX.X.BOB BTBBBT, XBWBBBBT, 0. C-) ‘Use oor Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.” “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAYINGS INSTITUTION” “SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU—BIG ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU” Directors J. F. CLARKSON M. O. SUMMER G. K. DOMINICK J. K. WILLINGHAM E. B. PURCELL W. C HUFFMAN RESERVES OVER $900,000.00