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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA UDC Chapter Discusses Opera House Drayton Rutherford Chapter met -in the home of Mrs. Gordon Clark son on Tuesday afternoon, with Mesdames J. J. Chappell and J. W. Mims as associate hostesses. In the absence of Mrs. H. L. Parr, the chaplain, due to illness, Mrs. Chappell conducted the rit ual. After the reading of the min utes, the historical program pre ceded the business session. Janu ary being the anniversary of the birth of Gen. Lee, Mrs. Chappell gave a very interesting paper on “Lee the Educator.” She told of his acceptance of the presidency of small Washington College at a promised salary of $1500 a year after turning down monetary of fers fabulous for that time, es pecially one for even the use of his name; these refusals due to his desire to devote the remainder of his life to the education of Southern youth. At that time the buildings had suffered the ravages of war; the library was gone; the laboratories were destroyed; there were only four on the faculty, and fewer than fifty boys in the student body. Gen. Lee made plans for securing possible funds. The legis lature of Virginia voted $88,000 in bonds to the college; contribu tions came from outsiders, even such men as Cyrus McCormick, so that within two years, the build ings had been restored, there were seventeen on the faculty, and four hundred students. In Gen. Lee’s student days, Greek, Latin, History, and Music were the main studies but now he wanted his students to take prac tical courses along with Greek, Latin, and Literature. To this end he introduced an elective system with nine separate schools includ ing Pnilosophy, Chemistry, Prac tical Chemistry, Modern Lan guages, Enginering, Journalism, Commerce. The School of Law was under Gen. Lee. Today Washing ton and Lee University ranks in the forefront of the leading uni versities of the nation. During the business session, Mrs. T. E. Davis reported the fol lowing burial grounds cleared: Camp cemetery, one mile below Keitt's Cross Roads; Shell Ceme tery, Old Whitmire road; Mt. Ta bor, on Old Whitmire Road; Can non’s Creek and Newberry Village cemetery. Mrs y . Elmer Shealy reported for the Children’s Chapter and the Christmas program given by Miss Sailie Lee Cromer’s group. Mrs. T. B. Lester had sent cards .o out of town members, the sick and shutins. Items from the News Sheet were read; also a letter of appreciation from Mrs. Wooten for the box of Chri-stmas remem brances from the chapter, and a very interesting letter from Mrs. Heddie Wright who is temporar ily in Caribou, Maine. A report was read from a joint meeting of the Executive and Finance committee recommending an increase in chapter dues that would cover all obligations of the chapter thereby relieving- -.local members of having to r^ise funds | otherwise. They also recommended that the chapter meetings alter nate—one month at JO a.m. and the next month at 4 p.m.; also that the social hour precede the historical and business. The vote was unanimous for the recommen dations. Mrs. Clarkson reported for the Days of Observance comittee that the Lee Birthday program would be given at the High School on the morning of January 20 at 9:15 o’clock All members of both U. D. C. cha pters will have seats on the rostrum. The members of Drayton Ruth erford chapter are thoroughly in terested in anything tending to the improvement of Newberry and the preservation of what the town has of historic value, espec ially one that can be turned into a utilitarian asset. This time the situation as to the Opera House came up for a full discussion. The members expressed disappoint ment that, after all the petitions for its rehabilitation had been sent to the City Council, nothing has been done towards preserving such an architecturally beautiful ly and useful building. Many in stances were cited where other towns in the state have taken great pride in preserving such landmarks. The hostesses served an appetiz ing plate with coffee. Hostesses for the March after- j noon meeting are Mesdames You- mans, Pope and Kneece. J. N. Beard, Billy Beard, Mrs. J. C. Nichols and Miss Ruth Can non spent Monday and Tuesday in Charlotte buying merchandise. NitroglycerirL has an‘explosive force 13 times greater than that of ordinary commercial gunpow der. Mrs. Coxe To Be Club Speaker Next Wednesday Mrs. Emily Badham Coxe, of Darlington, author of the recently published book, “Mother of the Maid,” will be the guest speaker at the annual Reciprocity meet ing of the Literary Study Club Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. in the Community Hall. Members and their guests will enjoy hearing Mrs. Coxe tell of her experiences in writing the book. “Mother of the Maid” is a witty, often hilarious account of a determined mother’s efforts to have her daughter win the covet ed Maid of Cotton crown. Written in collaboration with Frances Warfield, the book is based on Mrs. Coxe’s actual experiences when her daughter, Emily, was a Maid of Cotton finalist in 1953. Mrs. Coxe’s book has been des cribed as a “delightful comedy of manners, both humorous and ten der, a revelation of the behind- the-scenes encounters with well- organized ranks of charm school graduates, professional press a- gents, and hard-souled business managers.” Emily Badham Coxe is listed in Who’s Who of American Wo men as a civic leader in Darling ton, where she is a volunteer worker in the Darlington County mobile unit of "he American Red Cross blood program, the Darling ton County representative on the South Carolina Council for the Common Good, vice president of Darlington County chapter of the American Cancer Society, and a trustee of St. Mary’s Junior Col lege. A graduate of St. Mary’s, Mrs. Coxe is a native of Edenton, N. C. and since her marriage to Tho mas Chatterton Coxe, Jr., has lived with her lumber-manufac turer husband at Skuffel Farm in Darlington County. Here she raises prize blooms, five children, and five grandchildren. At the age of 17, Mrs. Coxe herself was a potential “Miss America” contestant until elimi nated by parental disapproval. This disappointment spurred her to groom totally indifferent Em ily for the Maid of Cotton title. In her book, Mrs. Coxe is refer- rey to by her nickname, “Pank” while her daughter is called “Em my.” Various South Carolina per sonalities emerge to add to the story, which, though based on facts, had to have certain dates, Merchant Rites Held Friday In Columbia Funeral services for G. C. Mer chant, retired meteorologist, who died last week in Columbia were held Friday afternoon from the Dunbar Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Dr. R. Archie Ellis and Rev. Joe Burnette. Interment was in Xlreenlawp Memorial Park, e Mr. Merchant was Columbia’s weatherman for, nearly 20 years before his retirement. Mr. Merchant died Wednesday night at the Baptist Hospital. He was 76 years of age, and lived at 2612 Lee Street. He was born in Newberry County November 18, 1884, a son of the late W. Ernest and Alma Clark Merchant. He had made his home in Columbia since 1934. Mr. Merchant was a member of the Methodist Church. Prior to his retirement he was meteor ologist in charge of the United States Weather Bureau in Co lumbia at the Columbia Airport for 19 years. He began his work with the weather Bureau 44 years before he retired and was chief meteorologist at the Weather Bu reau in Greenville for 17 years prior to coming to Columbia., Be fore that he was assistant meteor ologist at Weather Bureau in Washington, D. C., Meridian, Miss., Augusta, Ga., and Grand Junction, Colo. He was a member of the Na tional Federation of Federal Em ployees. Survivors include his widow, the former Miss Mary Eden of Winder, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Philip E. Watson of Columbia; three sons, Gerald C. Merchant Jr., and John W. Merchant of Co lumbia, and Lt. Col: Clark Eden Merchant of Santa Ana, -Calif.; one sister, Mrs. George D. Knight Frick Service Held Friday Samuel Joseph Frick, 82, of Rt. 2, Little Mountain, died early Thursday morning at the New berry County Memorial Hospital. He had been ill for the past week. Mr. Frick was born and rear ed near Little Mountain, a son of the late William and Nancy Boland Frick. He was a mem ber of St. Petsr’s XPineywoods) Lutheran Church and a farmer all of his life. He was married to the former Mrs. Betty Lake Frick, who died in 1955. He is survived by two sons, Claude and Forrest Frick, both of Little Mountain; four daughters, Mrs. Milton Riddle, Mrs. Irby Riddle, and Mrs. Furman Kin- ard, all of Little Mountain, and Mrs. Frank Lindler of Colum bia; one sister, Mrs. Isiah (Mary) Shealy, of Little Mountain; 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grand children. Funeral services were held Fri day at 11 a.m. from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church with Rev. John Zeigler and Rev. J. S. Wessinger conducting the service. Interment followed in the church cemetery. sequences and settings changed in order to telescope the events into a year’s action. Mrs. Coxe began the book about three years ago, working during the past year with Miss Warfield. “Mother of the Maid” is published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston with illustrations by Roy Doty. Chairman of the Literary Study Clubs Reciprocity committee, who have charge of arrangements for the meeting, is Miss Margaret Paysinger. Assisting her are Mrs. Burly Fretwell, Mrs. B. A. Hud- din, Mrs. Gerald Paysinger, and Mrs. Robert Li^er. CIVIL COURT JURORS NAMED The Court of Common Pleas will convene in Newberry on January 23 with Judge James H. McFad- din presiding. Jurors for this term of civil court, who will report at 9:30 on Jan. 23, are: Newberry and Routes: T. S. Ri ley Sr., Harold Lee Dominick, Johnnie H. Shealy, Albert L. Rin ger, J. Earl Hayes, T. Lambert Riser, Monroe Boland, Malcolm E. Shealy, John B. Shealy, Perry E. West, Sam P. Shannon, James S. Goethe, William I. Click, Cyril S. Halfacre, George W. Heller, Pierce C. Davis, Ruben Ruff, Mar ion E. Pitts, O, H. Shealy, Glenn L. Stewart, Ira F. Bouknight, John S. Nichols, Ezbon L. Wick er and J. Thompson Dennis. Pomaria and Routes: Ray E. Ruff, John David Leitzsey Jr. of Selma, Ala.; his stepmother, Mrs. Frank J. Reddick of New berry; a half-brother, W. Ernest Merchant of Sumter; 10 grand children; and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were Wil- liapi G* Swittenberg, John Swit- tenberg, Richard C. Floyd, Louis C. Floyd, John C. Floyd and ^ v M<*»d^nt,.Jr. fri Newberry Fedferal’s Best Year (1960)... I960 was a banner year for Newberry Federal, being its 25th Anniversary and its best year since or ganization. We are happy to report the following growth to our members, and to everyone interestd in a safe place to invest his money. Assets Mortgage Loans Savings Reserves Dec. 31, 1959 $11,949,401.06 _ 10,051,695.24 _ 10,409,590.85 . 1,031,636.31 Dec. 31,1960 $14815,027.81 13,135,502.01 12,746,014.19 1,136,537.61 Increase $2,865,626.75 3,083,806.77 2,336,423.34 104,901.30 CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE : A% PER ANNUM (Compounded Semi-Annually) Each Account Insured up to $10,000.00 by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., Washington, D. C. MEMBER Federal Home Loan Bank System Federal- Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation “ " Savings and Loan Foundation U. S. Savings and Loan League vfSB. C. Savings and Loan League Oj *Ar«TV or vova l\Ui\ vm i • laooo^ sfecO? DIRECT REDUCTION HOME LOANS INSURED ^avijvgs and Loan Association Brown Speaker For Newberry Garden Club Gordon Brown, head of the Edu cation Division of the Wildlife Association of South Carolina, and director of the State Conservation Camp, was guest speaker when the Newberry Garden Club met Tuesday morning at the Wiseman Hotel. < Mr. Brown gave an illustrated lecture on wildlife in relation to conservation, using as his theme r f Little Mountain: A. B. Stoude- mire, Ira Lee Frick, Walter 13. Wicker. . * . \ri Whitmire: R. O. Johnson, FatQ McCarley, Frank Price, Roy Yar borough. Silverstreet: James O. Halti- wanger. Kinards: J. H. McGuirt. Prosperity: Herbert S. Fulmer RITZ Theatre THURSDAY Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell The Tall Men FRI., SAT., MON. & TUBS. Flaming Star Elvis Pressley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Rio Children 25c; Adults 60c WEDNESDAY ONLY Sex Kittens Go To College Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, Mijanou Bardot Color Cartoon CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN' Theatre FRIDAY & SATURDAY 13 Ghosts Jo Morrow, Rosemary DeCamp^ Donald Wood Aded Color Cartoon—Out Of This Whirl SUNDAY “WjKat .^■''Conservation and why is it/necessary ?” He stressed the importance of wildlife in the natural scheme of life, stating that all species most be kept in balance so that no one will-grow‘ioo great. He showed slides of South Caro lina native wildlife, of recreation spots and wildlife preserves. He shbwed pictures of abandoned rice fields which have been taken over by the “dldlife service. He said that in thf summer, the fields are drained ahd planted in oats and otherLioOds. They * are flooded again-4fU4:he^winter and used as a preserve for wild ducks and geese. He stressed the importance of farmers planting lespedeza for cover and protection, and urged that :*we protect what we have so that it won’t become extinct.” iouW^Carblina, he said, was pari,icularly:blessed in its abund ance of unpolluted water. A native of New Hampshire and graduate of thS* tTniversity of New Hamp- 3hireT~Mr.~ Brown received applause THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1961 when he told the group he was glad to now be a South Carolinian. He announced the 1961 conserva tion camp would begin on June 4th. Mr. Brown was introduced by Mrs. J. D. Rook, conservation chairman. At the conclusion of his talk, he was presented a gift as a token of appreciation from the club. Prior to the program, rof -nbers were served coffee and light re freshments in the main dining room of; the hotel: by the hostesses, tf#s. J^^E. W^^etnan Sk andf mrs. Wiseman Jr. -Coffee was poured by Mrs-v R. L. Baker, presi dent of the Garden Club of -South Carolina. The table was centered with a lovely arrangement of yel low gladioli flanked with burning tapers in triple branched candel abra. During the business session over which the president, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd presided, reports of offi- cers and chairmen were heard. Called to members* attention was the symposium to be held on Feb ruary 3 and 4 at the University of South Carolina; also an invita tion to attend the Men's Garden Club camellia show on February 18 and 19. Mrs. C. I. Youmans reported on the dewberry Garden Club Coun cil meeting, and stated that the district meeting would be held in Newberry on March 16 with lunch at the Community Hall and the meeting at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Price J. Padgett reported that she and Mrs. Steve C. Grif fith had presented the program for January to the ■ Junior Garden Club, the subject being Birds. Mrs. Wiseman Sr., chairman of the nominating committee, report ed the following slate of officers, which was unanimously adopted: President, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd; vice-president,; Mrs. James F. Coggins; recording secretary, Mrs. C. I. Youmans; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Joe Feagle; treas urer, Mrs. Joe Roberts; publicity chairman, Mrs. Charles E. Gray; historian, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman Jr. They will take office in April. Mrs. Youmans won the door prize. •t» in Rawleigh good 1, •R. Jeff coat, 512" Columbia, S. C. Phone AL 34'i or SW 41243, or writy leigh’s, Dept SClfMl, mond, Va, • - - 3 ' .V; ^ — A SAVINGS I T U T I ON" 'FOUND ED 193 5 The Bat 1223 COT.t.wot?; ST-Tf-P^T. NEWBERRY, S. C. Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead Added Color Cartoon—Ghost Of Th<» Trtwn