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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966 Utt 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Carolina. Postage Paid at Newberry, South SUBSCRIPTION RATES: vance :Six Months $1.25. $2.00 per year in ad- Jasper Chapter celebrates 75th anniversary Jasper Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of the National Society on Fri day afternoon, February 11, at four o’clock in the parlors of Smeltzer Hall. Assisting Miss Hattie Belle Lester as hostesses were Mrs James C. Kinard, Mrs. I. M. Satterwhite, Miss Mazie Dominick, Miss Marg aret Paysinger, and Mrs. Alfred Schriver. Mrs. Price K. Harmon, reg ent of Jasper Chapter, presided and welcomed a number of guests. Following the opening ritual, conducted by the chap lain, Mrs. Ralph B. Baker, there was a musical program presented by the Newberry high school Girls Chorus under the direction of Mis Juanita Hitt. During the singing of “God Bless America” Carl and Char les Setzler (whose mother and grandmother are members of Jasper Chapter) brought for ward theflags of the United States and of South Carolina. Everyone joined in the Pledge of Allegiance, which was fol lowed by the National Anthem. Following the Salute to the South Carolina flag thechorus sang “Carolina,” the State song. Other musical selections by the chorus were “This Is My Country,” and “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor.” Miss Mary Helen Smith was the reader for the very effective Irving Berlin number. The chorus continued with “Your Land and My Land,” from My Maryland; “Yankee Doodle,” the marching song of the Revolution; “Born To Be Free;” and “This Is Your Land” which was dedicated to Miss Mazie Dominick, Miss Hitt’s first music teacher and one of the hostesses for the afternoon. Accompanists were Misses Judy Farb, Carol Arm- field, and Mary Hart Jordan. Among the special guests were the D. A. R. Good Citi zens from Newberry, Whitmire and Mid-Carolina high schools. Mrs. P. M. Nichols introduced them and their mothers—from Newberry, Miss Nan Buddin and Mrs. B. A. Buddin; from Whitmire, Miss Sallie Abrams and Mrs. James Abrams; and from Mid-Carolina, Miss Nellie Rose Richardson and Mrs. Jer ry Richardson. Miss Margaret Paysinger, as sisted by two Newberry College students, Ted Sinclair and Miss Susan Johns, presented a birth day tribute to the National So ciety, DAR. During the social hour Mrs. R. E. Hanna cut the birthday cake which was placed at one end of a beautifully decorated table. At the other end Mrs. Harmon poured coffee. The center piece of red and white flowers featured blue numerals indicative of the 75th anni versary. Of much interest to the guests was a collection of antiquities on display in the hall. Miss Julia Kibler had charge of these items. Heart Fund workers named Members of the Woman’s Club Reciprocity committee pose for the camera prior to their Reciprocity meeting last Thursday at Smoltzer Hall. Seated, from left, are Mrs. Frank Ash ley, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, club president and Mrs. Gordon Blackwell. Standing, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. Fred Dominick, Mrs. H. A. McCullough, Mrs. James C. Kinard and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman Sr. (Sunphoto.) SAVINGS placed with us are insured for safety by the. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation An Instrumentality of the United States Government Save by February 10th and Earn • From Feb. 1st Building and Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, S. C. 4 Dial 276-5660 DIRECTORS: J. Dave Caldwell Jb H. Pope R. Aubrey Harley Many of the people of New berry County are joining -and working together with Dr. E. M. Anderson, Newberry County Heart Fund Chairman, to dis tribute educational literature and to solicit funds from their neighbors for the Heart Asso ciation. Funds collected in the campaign each year go toward support of seven heart clinics over the state, research pro grams at the Medical College of South Carolina and other in stitutions, and post-graduate education of physicians as well as information and education of the public on the disease that kills one out of every two South Carolinians. Dr. Anderson announced to day that Mrs. Russell Addy will be chairman for Heart Sunday on February 20. Her co-chair man will be Mrs. Elbert Bouk- night and Mrs. Joe Bishop. According to Dr. Anderson the following chairmen will serve during the Heart Fund campaign. Their helpers will be announced later. Ralph E. Wat kins, Director of the Newberry County Public Schools, will be chairman for all the schools in the cownty. Philip T. Kelly Jr. is chairman for Newberry Col lege faculty and student solici tations. Newberry Mills area chairman is Mrs. Frank E, Cul- clasure, and the Oakland area chairman is Mrs. Grady Carter. The Mollohon and Hartford Heights area chairman is Mrs. Ralph McEntire, and co-chair men are Mrs. Charles Sligh and Mrs. Steve D. Reeves. Dr. James E. Wiseman Jr. will contact all physicians, dent ists, and other professional peo ple in Newberry County. Jack Raffield will contact all banks and savings and loan as sociations in the county, and Attorney Robert D. Schumpert will contact all attorneys in the county. Industrial Gifts chairman is P. N. Abrams, immediate past president of the S. C. Heart Fund Campaign. Advanced chairman is Keitt Purcell. The Rural Heart Fund chair man will be Herschel A. Kem per who will be ably assisted through the cooperation of the County Agent’s office and A1 Busby with Mrs. Mildred Holli day organizing the Home Dem onstration Clubs for solicita tions. The Balloon Day Activities chairman will be Miss Jean Ept- ing who will be assisted by the senior girls of Newberry High School. The Heartarama program will be directed through Dr. James E. Grant’s office and the colored churches of Newberry County. Heartarama co-chairmen for Newberry County will be Mrs. Ida M. Longshore and Willie James Moore. William D. Kibler will serve as treasurer. Publicity chairman for the radio is Mrs. Wayne Beck and Publicity chairman for the newspapers is Mrs. Warren Cousins. Dr. Anderson wishes to ex press great appreciation to Col. J. W. Henderson and the Nat ional Guardsmen for placing canisters in businesses through out Newberry county and to the Boy Scouts and their scoutmas ter Harold Folk of Troop One which is sponsored by the New berry Rotary Club for distrib uting posters. Dr. Anderson announced that the Campaign slogan is “Give So More Will Live,” and he re quested that everyone remem ber to give generously when they are contacted. Dr. Sleeves reviews book at meeting Dr. Harrison R. Steeves, au thor of the recently published book, “Before Jane Austen” and professor-emeritus of Columbia University, was the guest speaker at the Newberry Wo man’s Club at their Reciprocity meeting Thursday at Smeltzer Hall, Newberry College. “Women Novelists and Some Women’s Novels,” was the topic of Dr. Steeves’ address. He spoke of the period from 1750 to 1800 in which the novel came into existence. The most import- ont secondary novelists of that time were women and during CAMPUS COMMENTS ♦ In chapel Friday, February 11, Dr. Wedel spoke to the stu dent body on his experiences with the young people in Ger many and China. Dr. Wedel is making a tour of the Lutheran churches in this are and we were honored that he took time out of his busy schedule to come to N.H.S. To conclude National Alcohol Education Week, Dr. Neil E Truesdell of Aveleigh Presby terian Church, spoke to the stu dents on the evils of alcohol and the work of Alcoholics An onymous. Three commencement speak ers who were chosen by the se nior class were announced Fri day. These are: Pope Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Johnson; Nan Buddin, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bud din; and Jean Epting, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ept ing. The members of All-State Chorus and Band will go to Co lumbia Saturday, February 19, to perform for the South Caro lina Music Educators Associa tion Convention. The N.H.S. Band will play for the dedication of the new post office, February 20. At the basketball game Fri day night with Oympia, the Jr. Varsity boys won, the Varsity girls tied, and the Varsity boys won. We hope everyone had a hap py Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget the basketball game here Friday night! Until next week, remember: “Words are like leaves; and where they most aboundrmuch fruit of sense beneath is seldom found.” that era the area of woman’s social consciousness greatly ex panded. The author read excerpts from his book “Before Jane Austen” showing how the eigh teenth cenutry adopted a view of women that was sentimental. Their feelings were expressed by tears and fainting. Fainting was a very fashionable course of action in the eighteenth cen tury. As a compensation for wo man’s economic helplessness, there was only one career open to her—to get married! Women teachers could only teach girls and their education consisted of embroidery, painting, music and French. Woman’s education was futilitarian. 9 The great novelist of that era, Jane Austen, was interest ed in how a woman with re ed to Dr. Steeves by Mrs. Blackwell in the name of the Newberry Woman’s Club. Dr. Cooper at conference Dr. L. Grady Cooper, head of the Department of Bible and Philosophy at Newberry Col lege, will attend a Conference on Pre-Seminary Education at Vanderbilt Divinity School on Friday and Saturday. He is one of four college pro- fesors of religion who will par ticipate in the conference. Other participants include seminary representatives, college teach ers in fields other than relig ion, denominational representa tives and Bible College repre sentatives. to $1.00 poll tax. At the Auditor's Office to March 1st., after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. Ralph B. Black, . Auditor Newberry County 12-30 CHEVY moil AUDITOR’S 1966 Tax Assessment Notice I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the purpose of taking tax returns on all personal property, boats, motors, trailers and mobile homes; also real property, new buildings, and real es tate transfers. Persons owning property in more than one district must make returns for each dist rict. All able-bodied citizens between the ages of twen- serve, self-reliance and inde-1 ty-one and sixty are liable pendent thought could manage the business of getting married. She had nothing to say about how a woman ought to be edu cated. Miss Austen was inter ested in bringing common sense into woman's life. Although she* herself was not well educated by present standards, she was “a great reader of novels.” Jane Austen felt that woman’s mind was equal to man’s, but with different interests. She was no. feminist and hadn’t a trace of the reform instinct. She gave us dignity of women. Dr. Steeves was introduced by Mrs. Gordon Blackwell, chairman of the Reciprocity Committee. He is the husband of Dr. Edna Steeves, associate professor of English at New berry College. Their home is in Cornish, New Hampshire and they reside on Hillcrest Drive in Newberry. Dr. Steeves is a collector of antiques, both furni ture and Chinese porcelain. He grows orchids as a hobby. Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, the club president, presided. She review ed the history of the Newberry Woman’s Club which was or ganized in 1901 on February 13 with 13 members! The original minutes, written by Mrs. R. D. Wright, are in the club’s files. Mrs. Wright is the only char ter member still living. The Newberry Woman’s Club was instrumental in organizing the Newberry County Library, the Civic League and the Liter ary Study Club. It belongs to the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs. Mrs. Henry McCullough read the club collect and Mrs. Louis C. Floyd introduced the special guests. These included the presi dents of local organizations and the members of the Literary Study Club. Mrs. Blackwell in troduced the members of the Reciprocity Committee: Mrs. Frank Ashley, Mrs. Fred H. Dominick, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. James C. Kinard, Mrs. Henry McCullough, Mrs. James E. Wiseman. Selections from “The Sound of Music” were sung by Miss Marraget Busbee and Mr. James Clark of the Newberry College Department of Music. They were accompanied by Miss Julie Hamiter of the musk faculty. The Club members and their guests were invited to the so cial hour around the tea table which was cratered with' a beautiful arrangement of mums in violet and lavradar, the club’s colors; Sandwiches, cheese bis cuits, lavradar cake squares and mints were served with Russian tea. Mrs. Elliott and Miss Hat tie Belle Lester poured. A book about South' Carolina “Beneath So Kind A Sky”' by Julien and Milling was present- To participate in All-State College Band Seventeen Newberry College students will take part in the All State College Band Con cert Clinic in Greenville Fri day and Saturday, Feb. 25-26. All State Band members are chosen for their musical abil ity, and each member is le- quired to pass an audition in order to be given a place in the band. Participating bands will be from Newberry College-, Clemson, The Citadel, Univer sity of South Carolina, South Carolina State and Bob Jones University. Rehearsals are to take place Friday afternoon and night and all day Saturday. Guest con ductor will be Robert Barr. A concert will be presented Saturday at 8 p.m. in McAlis ter Auditorium on the Furman University campus, and will be open to the public. Representing the Newberry | College band will be Mary Ruth Armfield, Tip Jones, Von Sin- j clair, Newberry; Sally Wes- singer, Patricia Fulmer, Colum bia; Rick Inman, Richard Mc Mahan, Clover; Jerry Hipp, Saulda,; Millie Keefe, Fort Motte. Also Steve Armstrong, Hand- lee Vige, Jacksonville, Florida; Charlie Lee, Scranton; Charlie Parker, Hampton; 'Wayne Nor ton, Mullins; Ronnie Marse, Tommy Sanders, Clinton. The All State Band will con sist of 103 members. ship from General Mills, Inc., sponsor of the annual Betty Crocker Search. In addition, her school will be awarded a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. The second-ranking girl will receive a $500 educational grant. Re-elected at Las Vegas meet T. W. William (Bill) Hunter of Newberry was re-elected vice president of the- National Rural Electric Cooperative As sociation at the opening of the group’s 24th annual meeting Monday at Las Vagas, Nevada. Paul L. Tidwell of Center ville, Tenn was re-elected pres ident and Melvin Ouse of Roth- say, Minn, was re-elected sec retary-treasurer of the asso ciation which represents the interests of nearly 1,000 rural electric systems in 46 states. Building Permits James D. Morris, locate trail er, 2031 Rivers street. Annie Martin, repairs to dwelling, 1817 Burton street. Crescent Corp., erect dwell ing on Osborne Ave. Johnny Stribble, addition to dwelling, 36 Player strret. R. B. Baker, repairs to dwell ing, 905 Main street. Mr. Miller, repairs to dwell ing, 1608 Clarkson Avenue. J. Ray Dawkins, repairs to dwelling, 1525 Harrington St. Roosevelt Adams, repairs to dwelling, 2031 Eleanor St. Total for about permits $18,- 504.00. Named Galln Homemaker tan Rozell Yvette Nance Gallnian is this year’s Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for Gallman High School. She scored highest here in a written knowledge and aptitude exam ination taken December 7. She is now eligible for state and na tional scholarship awards rang ing from $500 to $5,000. More than 570,000 senior girls in 14,714 of the nation’s High schools were enrolled for the examination. Test papers of all school win ners in the state are being judged competitively. From them, the State Homemaker of Tomorrow will be named. She will receive a $1,500 scholar- What Has Insurance Got To Do With Overshoes? Simpiy this. We y re ready to work on any insurance problem you might have on your farm, morning, noon or night. As local, independent agents we are prepared to handle any type of cover age. But let us hear from you. 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