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S PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 116, 1961 UDC Chapter Has Its First Morning Meeting The March meeting of Drayton Rutherford chapter with Mes- dames A. J. Briggs, T. B. Lester and Elmer Shealy, in the home of the last named, was an innova tion in two respects: in the sixty- four years of its history, it was the first time a meeting had been held in the morning, and the first time the social hour had preceded the business session. There was a good attendance of members who seemed pleased with the changes, but all regretted the absence of the president, Mrs. R. B. Baker, and that of the Chaplain, Mrs. H. L. Parr, both due to illness. Mrs. J. E. Wiseman led the salutes to the flags and announc ed the subject for the program, “The Cabinet of President Jeffer son Davis,” with Mrs. R. D. Wright as leader. Mrs. Wright told of the arrival of a messenger at the home of Davis in Mississippi with a wire which informed Mr. Davis of his election to the presidency of the Confederacy, which news was a complete surprise to him; of his farewell to the plantation slaves at Brierfield; of the ted ious trip of five days by water and rail from his home to Mont gomery; of a welcoming comm ittee <of Secessionists leaders boarding the train about 80 miles from Montgomery. Mrs. Wright then read an in teresting description of the inau guration as given by Hudson Strode in his recent book “Jeffer son Davis,” after which she took up each of the six Cabinet ap pointees, with his qualifications or his lack of same. When the President made his own choice of these, each proved the wisdom of his selection, but when he made appointments at the urging of the politicians, the result was very disappointing. One of the latter was Robert Toombs of Geor gia appointed Secretary of State —brilliant but unstable. He had been nominated for the Presid ency and had lost by one vote, consequently he entered office with a chip on his shoulder and was in constant disagreement with the President. G. C. Meminger from South Caro- lilna had every qualification for Secretary of State but being op posed to the issue of paper money by the Congress, which was un secured, he proposed a tax levy. The Senate agreed to this, but the House violently opposed and re quested Meminger’s resignation. Meminger was succeeded b y George Trenholm of Charleston, another fine business man but he could find no measure to reverse the finances of the Confederacy. For Secretary of W r ar, the Pres ident wanted to appoint Braxton Bragg who had saved the day at Buena Vista in the Mexican war, but the friends of Leroy Pope W r alker of Alabama were so per sistent for his appointment that the President yielded. Walker was a lawyer with no military exper ience; an ardent secessionist who did not believe that there would be a war. So sure was he of this that, in campaigning for that State to secede, he assured his hearers that he would be able to wipe up every drop of blood that was shed with his h: r dkerchief. Of the other three members of the Cabinet, the President knew their qualifications from previous association with them. Stephen Mallory had been Chief of Naval Affairs in the U. S. government when Mr. Davis was in the Senate. Mallory was born in Connecticut but had made his home in Florida and cast his fortunes with the Confederacy. As Secretary of the Navy, he served efficiently and faithfully. John H. Regan, a T. an, had served in the Senate wit the President. He was given th ' Postmaster Generalship and sc successfully did he manage that there was never an annual deficit. Regan was captured with Pres ident Davis and imprisoned for a long time in Ft. Warren, where he spent his time writing his memoirs. The office of Attorney General went to Judah P. Benjamin o f Louisiana. He was born in the West Indies of English - Jewish parents, a Catholic convert mar ried into a prominent French fam ily. The President had implicit faith in Benjamin who came to be known as the “Brains of The Confederacy” and who came to be the President’s best advisor and most loyal friend. The wife of General James Chestnct, a bril liant South Carolina women who spent the four years of the war just as close to civil and military activities safely permitted, in her “Diary” is lavish in her praise of Benjamin’s personality and cap- ibilities; but of Walker, she seemed to have only contempt. Following the program, visitors were introduced and received a hearty welcome: Mrs. Winn of Due West, mother of Mrs. Louis Floyd; Mrs. Frank Ashley, a newcomer to Newberry; and Mrs. Clifford Shull (Martha Nuel Summer) of Lexing'ton, Mass., who has been a member of the chapter for a long time but this is the first time she has been in Newberry on a chapter day. Mrs. D. O. Carpenter reported that papers had been cleared for three new members and two of these were present and presented: Mrs. Walter Summer (Mary Parr Baker) and Mrs. Benjamin Buddin (Clara Layton). With Mrs. GI Dividends Are Being Paid In Advance The 1961 GI Insurance dividends payments are now being made at the rate of about one million a week as the progi-am to assist the President’s drive to aid the Na tion’s economy gets into full swing. At this rate, the entire quarter- billion dollars 1961 dividend pay ments to 5,060,000 veteran-policy holders should be vouched by the Veterans Administration to the Treasury Disbursing Offices by March 19, Hugh H. Henderson, Contact Officer of the VA Region al Office, Columbia, said today. Preparation and mailing of checks by Treasury should be completed within two to five days of the receipt of VA date, Mr. Hen derson added. More than $106,000,000 of the $258,500,000 in payments will go to veterans living in 30 of the country’s largest metropolitan areas, including 15 areas listed by vne U. S. Department of Labor as “major areas of substantial labor surplus” with unemployment run ning 6 per cent or more. Of those 30 metropolitan areas, three are in the Southeast. Veter ans of the Atlanta area are slated to receive $1,281,900. In the Mi ami area, $1,271,300 in payments will be made and around New Or leans GI policyholders will receive $1,785,400. South Carolina ex-service men with active GI policies will receive $2,638,500 in dividend payments by the end of March. Normally, these dividends are paid through out the 12 months of the year, de pending on the effective dates of the policies, Mr. Henderson said. To help the VA meet this step ped-up payment deadline, Mr. Henderson reminded veterans that individual inquiries about their dividends will only slow up their payment and also that of thous ands of others. The timeless beauty of ARTEMIS The beauty of a Miricale slip ...the way it measures up to you in fit and femininity A slip shadow-paneled front and back to underveil your sheers or uniforms ... a marvel of figure-fit whatever your size and height. Its cool Miricale cotton batiste daintied with rows of eyelet embroidery and lace, and never in need of pressing. White. Sizes 32 to 44; $4.00 Also, sizes 46 to 52. $5.00 Kemper O. Hawkins and Anita Anelle Caldwell of Newberry were married on February 26 at New berry by Rev. J. G. Johnson. Summer as a member, the chap ter can boast of three generations on its rolls—Mrs. H. L. Parr, the grandmother; Mrs. Ralph Baker, the mother, and Mary, whose chil dren are active in the Children of the Confederacy chapter. Members are asked to keep an account of their patriotic activi ties and report same at each meet ing. These include Red Cross, Volunteer Services, Blood donors, visits to veterans hospitals, March of Dimes, patriotic programs, etc. During the social hour the hostesses served a real meal of varied and appetizing viands with coffee. The April meeting will be in the afternoon, and Mesdames Wescwood, Bowler, Thomas and Miss Cromer will be hostesses. Carpenters NEWBERRY. S. C. RITZ Theatre THURSDAY Vincent Price, Mark Damon Myrna Fahey House Of Usher Garden Club Backs League In Protest At its regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Newberry Garden Club went on record as upholding the action of the Civic League in its stand on saving the trees of Newberry by attempting to halt cutting going on now and calling for a replanting program imme diately. Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, president, presided over the meeting which was held at Hal Kohn’s nursery. As members arrived, they enjoyed a tour among the flowering shrubs, and were served refresh ments by Mr. Kohn and the host esses, Mrs. T. H. Pope Jr. and Mrs. Claud C. Smith. Following the club collect, led by Mrs. Floyd, a moment of si lence w^s observed in memory of Miss Pearl West, a sister of a club member. Mrs. James F. Coggins, pro gram chairman, introduced Mr. Kohn who used as his subject “March Blooming Shrubs and Flowers.” He gave hints on grow ing, care and spraying of various spring flowers and shrubs. Among the flowers he discussed were yellow jessamine, hyacinth, tulips, daffodils, wistaria, azaleas, camellias. He highly recommend ed the planting of Dutch Iris and stated that although Dogwood is beautiful, it is difficult to trans plant. He noted that flowering plurn has a beautiful bloom and never needs spraying; he discuss ed Japanese Magnolia, highly rec ommended flowering peach and crab, making the observation “If I could buy only one shrub, I would buy a flowering crab.” He advised planting forsythia in clumps of three to five plants; also discussed daphne and vibur num as two beautiful and fragrant plants. Mr. Kohn presented two prizes, one a wren house, which was won by Mrs. George Brocken- brough, another a large flowering forsythia, won by Mrs. Charles Gray. During the business ( session, members were urged to attend the meeting of the East Piedmont District in Newberry Wednesday. Mrs. Gray, new program chair man, announced that the next meeting will be held April 11 at the County Agricultural Building with Mrs. E. G. Able and Mrs. James N. Burgess hostesses. There will be a film and talk on Fallout. Mrs. Able won the club lucky prize. New Policy Is Established For Merit Exams A new policy of continuous open competitive examinations is be ing inaugurated immediately by the merit system council for the South Carolina employment Secur ity Commission, according to Jack R. Callison, chairman of the council. Up to now, such examin ations have been held at infre quent intervals. However, under the new policy, whenever a reason able quota of applications for spe cific positions has been filed, open competitive examinations will be scheduled, Mr. Callison said. Positions for which applications are being accepted and open com petitive examinations now sche duled continuously are: Principal Clerk; Junior Interviewer; Junior Interviewer, Farm Placement; Junior Professional Assistant; Senior Interviewer; Senior Inter- viewer, Farm Placement; and Employment Counselor. Mr. Callison emphasized that the continuous examinations of fer applicants more frequent op portunities to become eligible for career positions in South Carolina, which provide for regular salary advancements, promotions, annual and sick leave with pay, social se curity ,and all privileges offered by the South Carolina Retirement System. South Carolina residents inter ested in fuller details should write for facts and official application forms to the Merit System Super visor, P. O. Box 995, Columbia, or call at any one of the 29 local offices of the S. C. State Employ ment Service. Application may be filed at any time. Mrs. Boozer, 84, Rites At Church Mrs. Sallie Longshore Boozer, 84, widow of the late Clayton L. Boozer, died Monday night in a Columbia Hospital. She was a native of Newberry County and was the oldest mem ber of Trinity Methodist Church. Surviving are seven sons, Guy A. Boozer of Newberry, George •B. Boozer of Prosperity, Wil liam C. Boozer of Rock Hill, Rev. M. E. Boozer of Greenville, H. W. Boozer and B. O. Boozer both of Columbia, and A. J. Boozer of Greensboro, N. C.; two daugh ters, Miss Elizabeth Boozei and Mrs. Henry C. Smith, both of Co lumbia; tw r o half-brothers, J. Simmeon Longshore of North Au gusta and Bradham Longshore of Newberry; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. from Trin ity Methodist Church with Rev. Glenn E. Parrott and Rev. A. L. Gunter officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were David Boozer, Boyd Boozer, Billy Booz er, Johnny Boozer, Harold Booz er and Matthew E. Boozer. County Native Dies At Union Mrs. Mary Banks Sulton, 55, of Union, died at a Union hos pital Tuesday after a long illness. She was born in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Ernest and Clara Wicker Banks. She had lived in Union for 17 years and was a member of Beth el Methodist Church- y Survivors include her husband, H. P. Shelton; three sons, Rufus Lee Shelton of Route 5, Union, and J. D. Sulton an<i H. P. Sulton Jr., both of Enoree; four sisters, Mrs. Zelda Bickley of Newberry, Mrs. E. L. Waddell of Enoree, Mrs. Lillian Johnson of Joanna and Mrs. Irene Bennette of Fairfax; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Bethel Methodist Church by Rev. J. B. Lindler, Rev. David Jeanes and Rev. Ray Katoe. Burial was in Union Memorial Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mincey are now living at 1526 Caldwell St, Mrs. Ralph Zobel and family are making their home on A/m- field avenue. LONGSHORE FRIDAY & SATURDAY Bill Travers, Wdliam Sylvester it G0RG0 yy Myers Dies In Navy Hospital Sgt l-C Fred Thomas Myers Jr., 50, of Beaufort, a native of Newberry, died Tuesday in a U. S. Navy Hospital at Beaufort. Sgt. Myers was a veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. Surviving are his wife, the former Vaughn Halsey, and a bother, Kenneth Myers, of Cor pus Christi, Tex. Funeral services were conduct ed at 10 a.m. Friday at Morral Chapel by Chaplain L. I. Somers. Military and Masonic rites were conducted. Candied Cherry Br'ead Children 25c Adults 50c MON., TUBS. & WED. Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Louis Nye The Facts of Life COMING SOON Gone with the W T ind, Cimarron, The World of S’*zie Wong, Cry For Happy, Sn-< t nary. The Sun downers, Ore Hundred and One Dalmations. CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY & SATURDAY Up In Smoke Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements Added Color Cartoon—Unnatural History Fairey Succumbs; Relatives Here T. Wayne Fairey, 22, died un expectedly at 11:55 pm. Tuesday at his home in Cameron. Funera 1 was conducted at 11 a.m. Thu sday from the Dukes Harley Funeral Chapel in Or angeburg by Dr. Carl R. Caugh- man. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Fairey, born at Orange burg, was a son of John L. and. Ruth Mayer Fairey and was a. member of the Cameron Methodist Church. He attended Orangeburg High school and Clemson College^ and was engaged in farming. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Linda Jean Raighler Fairey of Cameron; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Fairey of Orange burg; one sister, Mrs. William Martin of Garner, N. C.; and brother, Capt. John M. Fairey of Ft. Knox, Ky.; maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. May er of Newberry, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lu ther W. Fairey of Orangeburg. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eugene Longshore of Route 4 announce the birth of a seven pound, five ounce daughter, Cheryl Jean, on March 6 at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Longshore is the former Miss Myrtle Mayes Pitts. FOR SALE—Lake Murray water front lots. In Shady Acres. See W. H. Caldwell, Little Moun tain, S. C. Phone 345-2870. %47-Ste WH^T ARE your plans for this new year in Newberry Co.? How would you like to double your present income? Let us show * you how to get started in your owW'buaiiiegS'; as a y.RiuwMffi;; Dealer. Opening nearby. 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