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A discoumprinK look tr<>m his wit'*' has saved many a man from be coming the life of the party. How difficult it is for some men to find the right jobs. And how dif ficult it is for some employers to find the right men. VOLUME 29—NUMBER hi NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1965 $2.00 Per Year GOVERNOR AND GROUP—South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair—in a statement on Farm-City Week—listed the combina tion of anricultrual productiveness and marketing effectiveness as the dynamic force that generates a substantial portion of business activit> and buying power of America. Shown with the Governor here are, from left, John Floyd, Manager, State Chamber of Com merce, represent in g business and industry; A. I. ( balk. State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, state Farm-Cit> Week chairman; and Tom Warren, Director of Information, South Caro lina Farm Bureau, Chairman of Farm-City Week publicity com mittee. representing agriculture. Meetings set to explain Medicare Two meetings to discuss the provisions of the new health in surance program, often called “Medicare”, will be held in New berry next week. The first meeting will be at Gallman High School Auditorium on Tuesday, November ‘23, at 4:00 p.m. Representatives of the Green wood District Social Security Of fice will be present to explain medicare provisions and to answer questions from the floor. A second meeting will be held at the Newberry High School Au ditorium on Wednesday, November 24, at 4:00 p.m. At each meeting those eligible for medicare protection will be i given an opportunity to enroll. Those who are 65 or older on Jan uary' 1. 1066 must sign up by March 31, 1066, in order to he cov ered under the medical insurance program when it starts in July, 1066. To be eligible for medicare pro tection a person must be 65 or older. Protection will begin with the month the person reaches 65, provided he enrolls during the first enrollment period or before the month he is 65. Medicare protec tion does not take effect until July 1, 1066. Those who reach 65 before 1068 can qualify for medicare protec tion at 65, even though they have never worked on a job covered by social security. MIKE CARTER SURLES Mr and Mrs. John Michael Surles of 915 Jessica Avenue, are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a son, Mike Carter, born November 5 at Self Memor ial hospital, Greenwood. Mrs. Surles, the former Judy Dobbins, is the daughter of Sen. and Mrs. W. C. Dobbins of Joanna. Mrs. Surles and Mark have returned to their home here and are getting along nicely. Dr. and Mrs. Jimmie E. Wise man Jr. and family have moved to their new home at Loblolly Estates near the city on the Po- msria highway. High School Day this Saturday Several hundred visitors are ex pected on the Newberry College Campus Saturday for the observ ance of Newberry College Day for Lutheran High School seniors and juniors. Almost 1700 invitations have been mailed to Lutheran high school juniors and seniors in the three supporting synods of New berry College, South Carolina, Florida and Southeastern (Alaba ma, Tennessee, Georgia and Miss issippi ) The visitors will see the New berry College production of “Pyg malion,” by George Bernard Shaw • luring the afternoon. They also are to hear greetings from Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the col lege, and H. B. Flora II, president of Student Government Associa tion. Refreshments will be served between acts of the play. Activities planned are class room visits, faculty conferences and campus tours, 9:30-noon; au ditions by the Department of Mu sic, Holland Hall auditorium, 11- 12 a.m.; lunch in Kaufmann Hall cafeteria, 12-1:30 p.m., music during this time by the College “N” orchestra; the program in Holland auditorium from 2-5 p.m. and dinner in the careteria, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The committee in charge of arrangements for the day con sists of Prof. Blaine E. Fader, chairman; James C. Abrams, di rector of admissions; Prof. Robert G. Brown; Dean Frederick Cort- ner; Prof. Thomas F. Epting; Dr. Robert C. Farb, vice president for development; Phillip T. Kelly Jr., director of alumni affairs; Prof. Dennis Sanderson and Dean Hat tie Belle Lester. Miss Hitt wins prominence at Chicago exhibit Miss Juanita Hitt was awarded two first place blue ribbons and a second place red ribbon on three entries she exhibited, by invita tion, at the China Painters Deal ers and Importers Exhibition at Chicago last month. The invitation was extended Miss Hitt from a dealer who had seen pictures of the exhibit she displayed this past spring at the Columbia Museum of Ait. The throe exhibits entered by Miss Hitt were among the more than 8(H) exhibits displayed at the nat ional exhibition. MCs Hitt received a first place award for china sets consisting of not less than 12 pieces, and the dc-ugn had to he original. The winning entry is a 13 piece “Bev erage 'set.” The set consists of ti salad plates, 6 glasses and an antique reproduction of an Old German wine jug. The original de sign on the complete set is an attractive fruit design of branches of red cherries. A different cherry design is painted on each of the plates. The glasses, plates and jug are bordered in dark, rich, antique green. A 22 karat antique gold rim enhances the beauty of each piece. The other blue ribbon award was given for a large tankard. The original design on the tankard centers around a grapevine con taining several bunches of purple grapes. The red ribbon was awarded Miss Hitt’s large plate entry. The plates in this classification could not measure less than 12 inches in diameter. The plate design is a spray of full blown white roses. A wide scroll of antique gold adds to the beauty of this plate. All the pieces of Miss Hitt’s exhibit are imported German and Bavarian fine white china. The above china will be on ex hibit this week at Carpenter’s. Miss Hitt, Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and Mrs. Anne C. Fischer invite you to drop by Carpenter’s and view this display of handpainted china. RETURN TO WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mills have returned to their home in Wash ington, D. C. after a visit here with Mr. Mill’s mother, Mrs. An nie Mae Pappas on College street, and other relatives. Enroute they visited Mrs. Mill’s sister, Mrs. Elmer Blebbins in Virginia. Quail season opens Monday Columbia, N vo.17—The quail season opens Thanksgiving Day, except that in all of Zone Six with the exception of Bamberg county it opens on Monday, Nov ember 22, the Wildlife Resources Depaitment today reminded hunt ers. All other native small game seasons also open Thanksgiving. The turkey season, in game zones having open season, opens either Thanksgiving or the day before and hunters aro advised to check with game wardens or lic ense agents. Quail populations generally are reported to be higher than last year. Populations of rabbits, squ irrels, raccoons and opossums are about normal. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Traylor have moved to 1121 Marion street. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Harrison are now making their home at 707 Fair Avenue. W .jlll fe : -V - ,k> . v :-:sX-: ; x-x::-:v:-x ; :: : : diiiiiii m ® V' Christmas Club checks in mail Hundreds of checks are in the mail today, being delivered to cit izens of Newberry and surround ing areas. Newberry County Bank and South Carolina National Bank paid off the largest Christ mas Savings Clubs ever when checks were posted yesterday. The Bank of Commerce, Prosperity, also with a record club, sent out checks to members last week. , r t is expected that Christmas shopping will begin in earnest this week end with so much cash jingling in the pockets of the j populace. All banks in the county are now accepting deposits for the 1966 Christmas Club. ft feejg |p» £0 £?■ /■ 8 mWrn W Ip 111 llWi MISS JUANITA HITT displays her award-winning hand painted china which won first place for china sets of not less than 13 pieces, with original design. The display was exhibited by invitation at the China Painters Dealers and Importers in Chicago last month. She had three entries at the show, winning two blue ribbons for first place and a red ribbon for one second place. (Sunphoto) Weston Chairs 1966 Dimes drive C. Tucker Weston, M.D. of Col umbia, has been named S. C. State Chairman of the 1966 March of Dimes, Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation March of Dimes, announced in New York today. Dr. Weston will lead in the or ganization and direction of thous ands of volunteers throughout the State in the traditional January campaign to raise funds to fight birth defects. “This is a fight everyone must join,” Dr. Weston said. “Birth de fects are the nation’s second larg est destroyer of life. Every year we lose half a million unborn bab ies as well as 60,000 infants, children and adults because of birth defects.” Duck hunters look to Saturday Columbia, Nov. 17—Duck popu lations generally are expected to be slightly higher during the sea son opening at sunrise Saturday (November 20), according to the Wildlife Resources Department The Season runs through Januarv 8th. Limits are three with six in possession, with some exceptions. The daily bag limit on ducks oth er than mergansers may not in clude more than two wood ducks, two mallards or two canvasbacks. A bonus daily bag limit of two scaup ducks and four in possession is permitted in the area to the seaward side of U. S. 17 from Charleston to the North Carolina state line and on the seaward side of the Seaboard railway from Charleston to the Georgia line. The limits on mergansers are 5 daily and 10 in possession of which not more than one in the daily bag and two in possession may be hooded mergansers. Federal duck stamps costing $3 are required of all migatory wat erfowl hunters over 16 years of age. County citizens due tax refunds The S. C. Tax Commission is holding income tax refund checks for three Newberry county citi zens. Checks were mailed to the following but were unclaimed. The checks being held awaiting correct addresses are for: McCarson, Thomas E. and Bet ty R., 1620 Gulf Street, city. Perry, William K., Cl Carol Ct., city. Shipman, Henry C., Route 3, Box 38A, Newberry. Any taxpayer interested in claiming one of the foregoing checks should address his cor respondence to Wayne R. Covert, Refund unit, Income Tax Division, S. C. Tax Commission, Columbia. In Blue Key The Newberry College chapter of Blue Key, national honorary fraternity, announces 11 new members Among them are Mac Cobb and George Park of New berry. Blue Key members are selected on the basis of scholarship, char acter, leadership and service. Chapters are located in colleges and universities throughout the United States. UNDERGOES SURGERY H. B. Wilson, -who underwent surgery in the Newberry County Memorial hospital last Thursday is reported to be getting along nicely and hopes to return to his I home on Calhoun street soon. St. Luke’s ladies bazaar today The women of St. Luke’s Epis copal Church are holding their an nual bazaar today (Thursday) at the Parish house next door to the church on Main street. Many lovely gift items, Christ mas decorations and home canned goods will he available. The wood room will feature growing sticks, paper towel hold ers, bird feeders, small tables, knife holders, gun racks, round-up racks, flower carriers, walnut or pine book racks, doll trunk, doll cribs. In the Christmas decoration room there will be balls, decorated trees, decorated tree skirts, Flem ish flower arrangements, evening bags, kissing balls, place mats, silk and velvet pillows. Odds and ends will include men’s sweaters, ladies’ sweaters, aprons, pot holders, tunic aprons, smocks and infant wear. There will be home-baked cakes, assorted candy, tassies, brownies, cranberry, banana and prune bread and cheese biscuits; also ar tichoke and green tomato pickles, jam, jelly and relish. A luncheon will be served from 12 until 2:00 p.m. Albert Watson chapel speaker Rep. Albeit Watson will address Newberry College student during assembly Friday at 10 a.m. in Mac- Lean Gymnasium. The speaker is being sponsored by the Young Republican Club at Newberry College He will be in troduced by Carey Washington, Georgetown, president of the club. Representative W’atson, a mem ber of Congress since 1962, switch ed from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. He resign ed from Congress Feb. 1 of this year after being stripped of sen iority by the Houese Democratic Caucus for support of Goldwater in the 1964 presidential campaign. He identified himself as a Repub lican, and was re-elected last June by 69.36 per cent of the total votes cast. Watson is a native of Sumter. He was educated in the public schools of Columbia, North Green ville Junior College and University of South Carolina. He holds the LL.B. degree from U.S.C. Legion Auxiliary hears Mrs. Horne The American Legion Auxiliary held its November meeting at the home of Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, with Mrs. Walter Summer, Mrs. Ralph P. Baker and Mrs. T. Roy Summer Sr., associate hostesses. As members arrived, they were served dainty refreshments from a beautifully decorated tea table. Mrs. M. F. Bowler, president, called the meeting to order and presided over the business session. Reports of officers and committees were heard. The Child Welfare chairman, Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, reported that aid had been given to 20 children. Mrs. Ralph B. Baker gave some excerpts from the National De fense bulletin. Mrs. J. F. Hawkins, membership chairman, said some memberships were still coming in. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson in a most interesting manner then introduc ed the speaker for the afternoon, Mrs. J. Irby Horne of Greenwood, president District 5 American Legion Auxiliary. She gave a most interesting and informative talk and she discussed all phases of American Legion Auxilary work. She was accompanied to Newber ry by Mrs. Mayes, also of Green wood. The me-ung closed with the singing of “God Bless America.” Faculty women give playlet “This Is Your Life, Newberry College,” was the theme of a skit presented at the Newberry Col lege Faculty Women’s Club Sat urday evening at Wessels library The dramatization, which re counted the history of Newberry College since its beginning in 1832, was written by Mrs. Francis Fesperman, Miss Julie Hamiter and Mrs. Dennis Sanderson. Mrs. Sanderson directed the skit. Actors in the skit were faculty membei-s and wives, aided by a few students. Costumes and prop erties added color and humor to the play. PLACE WREATH ON VETERANS DAY—Representatives of the American Legion Post 24 and American Legion Auxiliary to Post No. 24, honor the war dead as a wreath is placed before the mon ument on the city square behind the Community Hall. From left are Miss Grace Summer, Zone I Vice President, Department of South Carolina; Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Americanism Chairman, Unit No. 24; Ray Hunter, Commander, Legion Post No. 24; Mrs. M. F. Bowler, President, American Legion Aux iliary Unit No. 24, and James D. Brown, Publicity Chairman, American Legion Post No. 24. (Sun- photo) 17,000 S. C. Vets benefits raised More than 17,000 South Caro lina veterans with service con nected disabilities will receive higher payments beginning Dec ember 1, 1965, Stanley Zuk, Man ager of the Columbia Veterans Administration Regional Office at 1801 Assembly Street, said todoy. The bill increasing compensa tion payments was signed into law October 31. The increase in payments will go into effect on December 1, 1965 and will appear first in the com pensation checks to be mailed out that month, Zuk said. This is the second increase in compensation payments in three years. In 1962 the increase totaled approximately $120 million. The present increase is ex pected to total $176 million an nually and will go to almost two million veterans. Individual increases will range from $1 a month for those vet erans adjudged to be ten per cent disabled to $50 a month for those who are classified 100 per cent disabled. Even more substantial increases are provided under the law for more seriously disabled veterans (for example, those suffering multiple amputations, etc.) whose monthly compensation payment may total more than $800. For veterans whose disability exceeds 50 per cent, the law also provides increases of approxim ately ten percent in the additional allowances provided because of dependents. Other changes affecting depen dents that are brought about by the hill increase from 21 to 23 years the age limit of a child at tending school on whose behalf a dependency allowance may be paid. The additional allowance pay able to the veteran-parent for these school children has been in creased to a monthly maximum of $40. The new law also removes the age requirements for Medal of Honor winners who may seek the established $100 a month pay ment. A comparison table of present compensation payments for war time service-connected disabilities by percent and those to be paid under the new law follows: Ten percent disability from $20 to $21. Twenty percent disability from $38 to $40. Thirty percent disability from $58 to $60. Forty percent disability from $77 to $82. Fifty percent disability from $107 to $113. Sixty percent disability from $128 to $136. Seventy percent disability from $149 to $161. Eighty percent disability from $170 to $186. Ninety percent disability from $191 to* $209. One hundred per cent disability from $250 to $300. Mrs. George L. Epps- moved on Monday to 1234 Calhoun street, Apartment No. 2 in the Wise man Apartments. Donna Rook gets Who’s Who honor Miss Donna Rook, a senior at Furman University, Greenville, has recently been named to Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. Miss Rook, the daughter of Mrs. J. D. Rook of Newberry, is a pre medical student majoring in biol ogy, and has been accepted to the freshman class of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Win ston Salem for next year. At Furman, Miss Rook is a member of Senior Order, a mem ber of the Student Senate, Chair man of the Y.W.C.A., President of Ramsay Dormitory, Vice-Presi dent of the Social Board, and President of Chi Beta Phi scien tific honorary. Past activities at Furman include the secretaryship of the Women’s House Council and the presidency of Alpha Epsilon Delta premedical society. Miss Rook has been honored on Schol arship Recognition Day each year she has been at Furman, and has made the Dean’s List. She is a graduate of Newberry High School and attended Newber ry College Summer session. Students are elected to Who’s Who by nomination of faculty committee on the basis of scholar ship, leadership, cooperation in educational and extra-curricular activities, general citizenship, and promise of future usefulness. Miss Rook was one of 20 Furman sen iors elected to Who’s Who this year. Aiken traveler featured speaker Mrs. Russell R. Mellette of Ai ken, will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the Newberry Givis League to be held at the Community Hall Tuesday, Nov ember 23 at 3:30 P.M., according to an announcement by Prof. F. Scott Elliott Sr., President. Mrs. Mellette’s subject for this program will be “Garden Design Around The World.” She will use as illustrative material slides of beautiful garden designs in var ious parts of the world. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, program chair man for this meeting and vice president of the civic league, will introduce her. Mrs. Mellette is a world trav eler of distinction. Some of her offices and honors are as follows: past president of the Garden club of South Carolina; past president of the Garden club of Aiken; third vice president of the Garden club of South Carolina; secretary of the Landscape Critic Council of South Carolina; Master Nationally Accredited Judge of Horticulture and Flower Arranging; Teachers’ Certificate in the Sho-Tu School of Japanese Flower Arranging; member of the Ikebana Internat ional, and Camellia Judge. Members of the Civic League, members of the Newberry Garden clubs, the Fine Arts club, the Lit erary clubs and other interested Newberrians are urged to attend this meeting of cultural benefit to the city. College players set ‘Pygmalion’ Friday, Saturday “Pygmalion,” a five-act play by George Bernard Shaw, will be pre sented by the Newberry College Theatre Friday and Saturday ev enings at 8 o’clock. This is the first of three theatre productions scheduled at Newber ry College this year. Other plays will be “All My Sons,” March 4-5, and “Visit to a Small Planet” o: “Solid Gold Cadillac,” May 13-14. “Pygmalion” will be presented in Holland Hall auditorium. The public is invited. The cast is composed of 12 stu dents: Lauren Dunlap, Batesburg, as Miss Eynsford Hill; Lily Mc Cullough, Aiken, as Mrs. Eyns ford Hill; Dale Willis, Trenton, N. J., Mystander; Bill Singleton, Clearwater, Fla., Freddy Hill; Su san Johns, Charleston, Eliza Doo little; Ted Sinclair, Conowingo, Md., Colonel Pickering. George Clark, New York City, Henry Higgins; Bruce Clamp, Newberry, Sarcastic Bystander; Dee Ferguson, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Pearce; John Wolff, Lexington, Alfred Doolittle; Pat Ferguson, Greenville, Mrs. Higgins; Gail Phillips, Newberry, Parlor Maid. Prof. Dennis Sanderson is direct or of the play. ON VISIT TO TENNESSEE Mrs. James R. Leavell left Sat urday for an extended visY with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill (Evelyn Leavell) Davis, in Chattanooga, Tenn. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 19: R. E. Summer, Doris Hipp, Mrs. John McCullough* J. M. Pool, Mildred S. Martin, Mary Frances McCullough. Nov. 20: Mrs. R. F. (Doris Armfield) Sanders, Mrs. H. O. Newman, Gerry Rutherford, G. D. Wike, Clarence Hutto, Jr., Reed Marette, George L. John son, Dorothy Leaphart, Mrs. Gates (Mary Ann Davis) Beck with, Henry Holland Wilson, Robert Wayne Turner. Nov. 21: Argy Chapman, Ben R. Wicker, Josephine Doolittle, Mrs. Robert W. Glymph, Mrs. R. EL Beck, Melvin Price, Nov. 22: Mrs. Lamar Hazel, Bertha Long, Robert Kelly, Car ol Ringer, Mrs. Berley A. Fret- well, Ralph Whitaker, Dada Harley, Eva Mae Cook, Mrs. J. H. Cook Sr. Nov. 23: Russell Aubrey Har ley, C. L. Dowd, Horn or R. Wil liams, Mrs. K. G. Wike, Dave W r aldrop, Mrs. H. T. Carlisle, Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey Jr., Louise Moatey. Nov. 24: Joy Hunter, Margaret Shealy, Mrs. W. W. Walker, Mrs. R. C. Carlisle, W. D. Jones. Nov. 25: Jimmy Clamp, Mrs. A. W. Murray, Pope L. Buford Jr., Dianne Gilliam, Alen Senn, W. D. Kinney.