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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1963
UDC Chapter
Hears Talk By
Mrs. Summer
At the March meeting of Dray
ton Rutherford Chapter, held in
the home of Mrs. Elmer Shealy,
Mi". Walter Summer, program
leader, based her talk on a very
recent book “Lee After The War”,
the author being Marshall W.
Fishnick, at present a professor
at Washington 'and Lee Univer
sity, the modern name for old
Washington college, Lexington,
Va. Dr. Fishnick is well quali
fied, by birth and education, to
#ive a close and sympathetic view
of the Confederate General after
the war. Born in Roanoke, Va.,
graduate of Washington and Lee
University, and living for the past
fen years on the campus as pro
fessor of American studies, he is
the author of quite a few books,
the greater number of which have
for subjects either Gen. Lee or
Virginia and her history. His ed
ucation was extended by an A.M.
from the University of Wisconsin,
and a Ph.D. from Yale; a Full-
'bright lecturer in Denmark and
Germany, and a State Department
lecturer in England, Sweden, Pol
and, and France. His articles have
appeared in many magazines,
notably American Heritage and
Saturday Review.
As a preliminary to Gen. Lee’s
taking up residence in Lexington
as president of little Washington
college, Mrs. Summer gave a run
ning account of events after the
defeat at Gettysburg; Gen. Lee’s
letter of resignation to President
Davis, who refused to accept it,
saying “Our country is now en
vironed which it is our duty to
calmly contemplate” while Lee
had to fight on to the inevitable
end, having no stomach for slaugh
ter for the sake of slaughter. In
March 1865 he wrote Grant a
letter requesting a conference
relative to some settlement as to
prisoners and hospitals but Grant
declined unless the proposal in
cluded surrender. On April 5th
Lee learned that a large Federal
force would make further advance
impossible, so on the 9th, the
terms of surrender were signed in
the McLean house at Appomatox
on Palm Sunday. From Historian
Fishnick Mrs. Summer gave a
quotation that was a surprise to
some of her hearers who had never
read the following account of the
surrender: “As General Lee rode
away on Traveler, Grant added a
small touch of respect as he step
ped down from the McLean porch,
took of his hat and stood in sil
ence. So did his battle hardened
staff.” Now that all seemed lost,
General Lee did not look for a
scapegoat, but said “It was all my
fault. I thought my men were in
vincible.”
In the summer, after that fate
ful April day, a casual remark by
General Lee’s daughter opened a
chain of circumstances that shaped
the pattern of the General’s last
years: “The Southern people are
willing to give father everything
he needs except the chance of
earning a living for himself and
his family.” This remark reached
the ears of the Washington college
trustees at their next meeting
when Lee was unanimously elected
president of the college. His letter
of acceptance gave proof of his
belief that thehope of the South
lay in its youth, and to this end,
he gave his remaining years.
For the town of Lexington and
its environs, the Federal General, I
Hunter, had done what Sherman j
| had done to Columbia. These mar- j
auders had burned V.M.I. to the
! ground and desecrated Washington
| college. Destruction w T as every
where. Such w r ere conditions when
Lee rode Traveler into the towm in
1865. Other colleges and universi
ties in the South were much later
making efforts to open but with
almost no success. To save Wash
ington college from a similar fate
was Lee’s great task, and he set
himself to planning a diversified
curriculum. Cyrus McCormick, a
Virginian, who was making a for
tune in Chicago sent him a check
for $10,000 with which he estab
lished a chair of Experimental
Philosophy and Practical Mechan
ics. Plans were made for the first
“working” school of Journalism in
I the country. The first building to
be erected was a chapel, the dedi
cation of which took place during
commencement in 1867. Depart
ments of Agriculture, Chemistry,
and Commerce were next added.
Then came engineering; civil, me
chanical, and mining. Thus a var
iety of practical courses was off
ered to the youth of the South,
thereby developing Washington
college into a university, to which
the name of Lee was later added—
the ' outstanding Washington and
Lee university of today.
In his association with the stu
dents, he called them “Mister,”
! but he thought of them always as
“his boys.” When a post-war stu
dent applied at the office for a
“copy of the rules,” the President
replied, “We have only one rule
here—to act like a gentleman at
all times.” One of his professors i
attested to Gen. Lee’s self-control.
“No matter how long or fatiguing
a faculty meeting might be, he
always preserved an attitude in
which dignity, decorum and grace
were united.”
General Lee rarely spoke of
“Christian Education” because it
never occurred to him that there
was any other kind. The prevailing
characteristics of this great man
was to do his duty at whatever
cost and to help others do the
same: his love for his state, bis
country, his family, and his God.
Mrs. Summer’s talk was greatly
enjoyed and she left the members
with a desire to read not only
“Gen. Lee After The War” but to
enjoy others of Dr. Fishnick’s
books.
During the business hour, Mrs.
Westwood, president, reported that
Mrs. Stroupe, Director of Ridge
District, had requested a meeting
here to complete the program for
the District meeting to be held on
April 3rd at Newberry College,
with the two local chapters as
hostesses. Mrs. Stroupe and Mrs.
Julian White, State President,
came from Greenwood for the
committee meeting.
Mrs. Elmer Shealy reported
three enjoyable meetings with the
groups in th*' Children’s chapter.
Mrs. Hunter Brown read the re
port of the treasurer which was
very satisfactory. Only a few
members have not paid their an
nual dues which we’-e due in Jan
uary.
Mrs. S. C. Griffith, Chairman
for Memorial day observance, re
ported that the exercises will be
held on the afternoon of Friday,
May 10th; the committee has ten
tative plans, full details to be an
nounced later.
There will be no chapter meet
ing in April due to the District
C. W. Bouknight
Rites Saturday
Claude W. Bouknight, 70, died
here Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Bouknight was a retired
barber, having operated the New
berry Barber Shop here for many
years. He was a veteran of World
War I and a son of the late Jercy
and Lucinda Ward Bouknight. He
was a member of O’Neal Methodist
church and of Amity Lodge No. 87
and a Shriner.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Dosha Franklin Bouknight; two
brothers, James Morris of New
berry and johnny Morris of Or
ange, Va.; five sisters, Mrs. Lena
Montgomery, Mrs. Estelle Kinard,
Mrs. Nora Davis and Mrs. Ethel
Thomasson, all of Newberry, and
Mrs. Frances Elrod of Titusville,
Florida.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at Whitaker
Funeral home by Rev. M. B. Fryga
and Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne. Burial
was in Newberry Memorial Gard
ens.
Jacob Epting
Died Saturday
Jacob Dewey Epting, Sr., 64,
of Route 1, Kinards, died Satur
day afternoon at Newberry Mem
orial hospital after a sudden at
tack.
Mr. Epting was born and reared
in the Tranwood section of the
county, a son of the late Joseph
Warren and Dora E. Epting. For
a number of years he lived in the
Little River Dominick section. He
was carpenter-foreman for Hite
Construction company of Jackson
and also operated a farm. He was
a veteran of World War I and a
member of St. James Lutheran
church.
Si "/iving are his wife, Mrs.
Heler Harmon Epting; a son,
Jacob i^. Epting, Jr., of Kinards;
and a daughter, Mrs. Robert W.
Harrison of Roebuck.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at St, James Lutheran
church by Rev. J. L. Heyer and
Rev. Lawton Daughtery. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery.
Dies In Camden
Mrs. Helen Jones Scarborough,
83, widow of T. A. Scarborough,
died Monday at a Camden Nursing
home.
Born in Newberry, she was the
daughter of Dr. E. C. and Julia
Connor Jones, and had spent most
of her life in Newberry.
Survivors are one daughter,
Mrs. Palmer Pillans of Ocala,
Florida; one son, T. A. Scarbor
ough, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., and
two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Brogdon,
Sr., of Sumter county and Miss
Ethel Jones of Newberry.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at Hurst Funeral home
in Camden.
The deceased was a member of
the Newberry ARP church.
meeting the first of that week.
This being a morning meeting,
Mrs. Shealy and her associate hos
tess, Mrs. A. J. Briggs, served a
most appetizing brunch. Mrs. T. B.
Lester, another hostess was not
able to attend, but she is greatly
improved, and a card signed by
each one present, was sent to her.
The Easter
Look ...
starts with your hat —
Choose yours soon — we Ye
ready.
Carpenter’s
OF REALTY
TRANSFERS
Newberry No. 1
W. Fulmer Wells and Henry B.
Wells to National Builders, Inc.,
Lewis Neinberg, five lots on Hen
ry Ave., $5.
Gloria S. Krouse to Adrian M.
Summer Jr., and Adrian M. Sum
mer, Sr., two lots on Main street,
$5 love and affection.
O. F. Armfield, Sr., to Ruth T.
Armfield, one lot, $5 love and af
fection.
W. F. Wells to Ruth T. Armfield
one lot on Lincoln Court, $10.
Newberry No. 1 Outside
Gloria Krouse to Adrian M.
Summer, Jr., and Adrian M. Sum
mer ,Sr., 103.31 and 179.36 acres,
1-3 interest in Demie C. Summer
property, $5 love and affection.
Ada Caldwell to W. Rea Feagle
1-9 interest in 103 acres, $205.
Edna Eloise Smith and John
W. Smith to Fred R. Harmon, five
acres $5.
Geneva Wilson to Sally Wilson,
one lot on Boundary street, $5 love
and affection.
Whitmire No. 4 Outside
Earl B. Worthy and Ethel A.
Worthy to Joe H. Bonds, 1.45
acres $10.
Earl B. Worthy and Ethel A.
Worthy to Joe H. Bonds, 1.45
acres, $10.
Pom aria No. 5
Carolyn Epting Gavlin, Merle
Epting Stuck, Joan Epting Ringer,
Darr Epting, Clyde Kibler Epting
and Donald Epting to St. Paul’s
Lutheran church, 3.4 acres $340.
Little Mountain No. 6
Harry O. Frick to J. K. Fulmer,
1.1 acres $1875.
W. K. Swygert and H. B. Shealy
to William H. Franklin, one lot,
$5.00.
Prosperity No. 7
Harold J. Snyder to Troy L.
Jordan, Sr., one lot $815.00.
J. Henry Stockman to Judy
Mae Hawkins, 35 acres $5.
D. L. Bedenbaugh to Mrs. Annie
B. Shealy, three acres $5.
Hospital R irths
Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph
Looper of 1115 Keroes Ave. an
nounce the birth of a seven pound,
nine ounce son, William Keith, on
March 12 at Newberry Memorial
Hospital. Mrs. Looper is the for
mer Betty Jo Ravis.
GRAHAM
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ray Gra
ham Jr., of Route 1, Pomaria, an
nounce the birth of a seven pound,
ten ounce son, Dennis Scott, at
Newberry Memorial Hospital on
March 12. Mrs. Graham is the for
mer Linda Ann Cannon.
CARTER
Mr. and Mrs. Gladys Lee Carter,
2811 Fair Avenue, announce the
birth of a seven pound, three ounce
daughter, Debora Erline, on March
17 at Newberry Memorial Hospi
tal. Mrs. Carter is the former
Earline Rabon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson Mc-
Swain of 1219 Walnut street an
nounce the birth of a six pound,
ten ounce son, Neel Boozer, on
February 17 at Newberry Memor
ial hospital. Mrs. McSwain is the
former Julia Faye Boozer.
GRAHAM
The painting of a portrait of
Miss Hattie Belle Lester was a
well-kept secret of the Smeltzer
Hall students.
Dianne Mize, a junior, from
Carnesville, Georgia, and a resi
dent of Smeltzer hall began the
painting, in her room, about the
middle of February. From then on
it was a real game and lots of fun
to the girls promoting this project
and keeping it a secret from Miss
Lester. ‘
The portrait being completed,
plans were made for the Smeltzer
Hall girls, and some invited guests
to be assembled in the lobby of the
hall to greet Miss Lester with the
unveiling of this portrait upon her
return from a faculty meeting last
Monday evening.
As Miss Lester entered the lob
by the girls all joined together in
singing “We Love You.”
Dianne, Kay Collum, and Mari
lyn Kirchner then presented a skit
assisted by a tape recording de
tailing some of the adventures and
close calls they had in keeping the
painting a secret. Marilyn, and
Dianne unveiled the portrait, and
Dianne, presented it to Miss Les
ter to be hung in Holland Hall. Dr.
Wiles then presented Miss Lester
some beautiful flowers.
Dianne has never studied art,
but plans to begin studying in
New York upon graduation from
Newberry college.
In the picture, from left, are
Miss Mize, Miss Lester, Dr. and
Mrs. Wiles.
PATIENTS
HOSPITAL
Master Clyde Adams, Newberry
Elaine Bradley, Saluda
Mrs. Lottie Bowers, Newberry
Mrs. Alice Bush, Newberry
Mrs. Mamie Bishop, Newberry
Mrs. Nellie Boozer, Newberry
Miss Annie Bynum, Newberry
Miss Amelia Bowers, Prospei‘ity
Mrs. Clarice Bedenbaugh, Pros
perity
Miss Kay Cromer, Newberry
Mrs. Nellie Church, Clinton
Miss Hattie Bell Crooks, New
berry
Mrs. Earline Carter and Baby
Boy, Newberry
Mrs. Mabel H. Darby, Newberry
Mrs. Lola Duncan, Charlotte
Elton Frick, Chapin
Mrs. Katherine Fuller, Joanna
Mrs. Lizzie Franklin, Prosperity
Mrs. Cora Fellers, Prosperity
Mrs. Bill Graham, Newberry
Mrs. Elsie M. Grant, Whitmire
William Gibson, Newberry
Robert Huffstetler, Little Moun
tain
Mrs. Mary James, Newberry
Miss Janice King, Newberry
John David Lietzsey, Sr., Po
maria
Mrs. Corrie Long, Prosperity
Horace Lominick, Pomaria
Mrs. John A. Mayer, Newberry
Louis Morris, Newberry
Mrs. Patsy Nichols, Newberry
Miss Betty Nobles, Prosperity
Mrs. Louise H. Parrott, Newber
ry
Mrs. Lessie Wood, Newberry
Mrs. Nancy Weeks, Newberry
Mrs. Verdie Wise, Kinards
Mrs. Fairey Wicker, Prosperity
Mrs. Lula Young, Whitmire
Mrs. Clara Wilson, Newberry
Mrs. Betty Monroe and baby
girl, Newberry.
RITZ
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Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. George Roy Gra
ham of Route 1, Pomaria announ
ce the birth of a five pound, 15
ounce daughter, Angela Lynette on
February 21 at Newberry Memor
ial hospital. Mrs. Graham is the
former Janelle Lynette Livings
ton.
HAWKINS
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Foster
Hawkins of Route four, Saluda,
announce the birth of a six pound,
14 ounce son, Sammy Foster, on
March 5 at Newberry Memorial
hospital. Mrs. Hawkins is the
former Jeanette Hyler.
WELBORN
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hentz Welborn
of 1203 Keroes Avenue, announce
the birth of an eight pound, 14
ounce son, William Hentz, March
5 at Newberry Memorial hospital.
Mrs. W r elr>orn is the former Nellie
Ruth Wicker.
BRASWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leamon
Braswell of Route three, announce
the birth of a five pound, 13 ounce
son, Ralph Leamon, Jr., on March
10 at Newberry Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Braswell is the former Joyce
Marie Carr.
WESTWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harrell
Westwood of 17 Player street an
nounce the birth of a seven pound,
three ounce son, Benjamin Harrell,
on March 10 at Newberry Memor
ial hospital. Mrs. Westwood is the
former Betty Prue Summers.
Permits To Build
March 13: Bobby R. Nichols,
one dwelling, brick veneer on Reid
street, $11,000.
March 14: National Builders,
Inc., four six-room brick-veneer
dwellings, $10,000 each.
March 15: Calvin Boozer, one
six room brick veneer dwelling on
Drayton street $8000.
March 18: Wilson, repairs to
store building on Main St. $400.
March 18: Newberry Concrete
company, repairs to building, 844
Fair street $350.
March 19: Repairs to Sears-Roe-
buck store 1211 Main St. $135.
Mrs. Lucy Rivers, Prosperity
Mrs. Jane Ramsey, Chapin
Mrs. Nelle Ruff, Newberry
Mrs. Pearl Ringer, Pomaria
Mrs. Margaret Roton, Newberry
Mrs. Leila Ruff, Newberry
Mrs. Lola South, Whitmire
Mrs. Betty Ann Shealy, New
berry
Mrs. Mecie Senn, Newberry
Sam Sheely, Silverstreet
Otis Whitaker, Newberry
FRIP VY & SATURDAY
“LADD: A DOG”
Peter Breck, Peggy McCay.
SUNDAY
“Belle Sommers”
Polly Bergen, David Jansen.
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Anderson’s
Mrs. Mamie Ruff
Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Mamie Sligh Raff, 83,
died suddenly early Friday morn
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Mae Harris, in the New Hope
section of the county.
Mrs. Ruff was born and reared
in the county, a daughter of the
late John Jacob and Mary Jane
Neel Sligh. For many years she
had lived in the Broad River sec
tion, but had lived with her dau
ghter for some years.
Surviving are two sons, Herbert
Ruff of Pomaria and J. Carl Ruff
of Greenville; four daughters, Mrs.
Ethel Murphy, Mrs. Mae Harris,
Mrs. Anna Chapman and Mrs.
Ruby Ringer, all of Pomaria; a
brother, Dr. J. E. Sligh of Lake
land, Fla.; two sisters, Miss Lula
Sligh of Washington, D. C., and
Mrs. Anna Livingston of New
berry; 13 grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
Wants Help For
Disabled
Social Security disability after
30 years on the same ob was
brought to the attention jf Con
gress in a House speech by Rep
resentative W. J. B. Dorn.
Congressman Dorn told the
House that it is unfair for r. tex
tile worker to be employed on the
same job for 30 years and still not
be able to draw Social Security
when disabled. Dorn said that af
ter 30 years on the same job, no
person should be required to knock
on doors hunting for employment.
Dorn told the House that he had
actually known men and women
who v r orked for 40 years or more,
became disabled, and still could
not draw Social Security disabili
ty benefits.
Congressman Dorn introduced o-
bill which would provide disability
benefits after 30 years in the
same trade or industry.
A diamond is from the heart.
Choose a lifetime stone for
the one you have chosen for
a lifetime. 14,1/3, Vi carat
in white or yellow gold
setting.
1-4 Carat
$89.50
$5.00 per mo.
$25.00 Down
1-3 Carat
$135.00
$7.50 per mo.
$40.00 Down
1-2 Carat
$200.00
$10 per mo.
$50.00 Down
W. E. Turner
JEWELERS
Find Notice
County Taxes
There will be a penalty of
7 per cent
added to all unpaid taxes at the
close of business
APRIL 1st, 1963
All taxes not paid by April 15th will go
into execution with further penalties and
will be placed in the hands of the Tax
Collector.
Please see the undersigned and ar
range your taxes and save these heavy
penalties.
J. RAY DAWKINS
COUNTY TREASURER