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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 9, 1967 College to confer degrees A television news correspond ent, a Methodist minister, and a retired professor will receive honorary doctorate degrees from Newberry college at com mencement exercises May 28. The recipients and the de grees which they will receive are: Peter Sidney Hackes, NBC news correspondent, doctor of letters (Litt.D.); Conley Rich mond Addington, professor of accounting, emeritus, Universi ty of Miami, dictorate of com- merical science (D.S.S.); and the Rev. Voight Otway Tay lor, pastor, Bethel Methodist Church, Charleston, doctorate of divinity (D.D.). Hackes has been associated with the Nationl Broadcasting Company since 1955 as Wash ington correspondent, Defense Department correspondent, an chorman for NBC World News Roundup, and as a reporter of special activities. Such activi ties include the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion, State Department, White House, U. S. Congress, political conventions, elections. Chilean earthquake and the Hungarian revolt airlift. He has covered all U. S. manned space flights. Professor Addington retired in 1966 after serving as chair man of the Department of Ac counting at University of Mia mi for 20 years and as profes sor of accounting there since 1940. He was principal of schools in Virginia for nine years, professor of business ad ministration at Shenandoah Junior College and Conserva tory of Music, Winchester, Va. for two years, and professor of business administration at Su omi Junior College, Hancock, Mich., for a year. He has spent 20 years of ac tive and reserve duty in the Air Force, retiring in 1966 with the Tank of major. , Prof. Addington, a native of Nicklesville, Va., is co-author of several accounting publica tions and has written for the “Accounting Review.” The Rev. Mr. Taylor was licensed to preach in 1935 and has served as pastor of Meth odist churches in Southern Pines, N. C. and the Anderson District, Landrum, Leesville, North Augusta, Columbia, and Spartanburg and Charleston in South Carolina. He also has participated in a study tour of Central and South American Mission Fields, coupled with three weeks in an Evangelistic Mission in Argentina, and in interchange preaching missions in Eastern North Carolina and in North Texas. He was a member of the Evangelistic Mission to Costa Rica in May 1965. Rev. Shealy dies in Va. Rev. P. E. Shealy of Route 5, Winchester, Va., died at Winchester Memorial hospital last week after a brief illness. Rev. Shealy was born in Prosperity Sept 2, 1880. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah Kinard Shealy. His wife, Mrs. Pearle Moody Shealy, died Nov. 25, 1964. He is survived by a daugh- tei. Mrs. James D. Riley Sr.; two grandsons, James D. Riley Jr. and Kindall Shealy Riley, who lived in Berryville; one sister, Mrs. Eugene Long of Leesville; four brothers, Rev. J. A. Shealy of Leesville, Clin ton and Forrest Shealy, both of Prosperity and Wilbur Shealy of Newberry; three half-brothers, Harold Shealy, Carl Shealy and Roy Shealy, all of Columbia. He was ordained by the Lu theran Synod of Georgia at a meeting held in Brunswick, Ga. Nov. 6, 1910. In 1914 he took REV. VOIGHT TAYLOR his Masters Degree from New berry College. In 1917-18 he was in Chicago Lutheran Theo logical Seminary, Maywood, 111. Rev. Shealy was in the active ministry for over 50 years and during that time he served just seven parishes: Rincon, Ga.; Landis, N. C.; Orangeburg, S. C.; Rural Retreat, Woodstock; Grepnville, Tenn.; and Fincast- le. He served the Shenandoah Parish at Woodstock for 18 and one-half years. Funeral services were con ducted in Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Woodstock, Feb. 24. Urges return of Easter Seal letters Crippling is the nation’s foremost health problem, a problem that gets worse every year, according to Phil Kelly, local Easter Seal Chairman, who announced that the 1967 campaign has been on since February 20. “The best estimate of the number of Americans suffering from severe crippling conditions is 27,345,000,” Kelly stated. “The most severe should be especially noted. For instance, 6,500,000 persons suffer sev erely from arthritis and they are included in the foregoing total. But another 5,500,000 afflicted somewhat less ser iously are not included.” Kelly pointed out that the nroblem of crippling grows larger every year because one baby in every 10 born comes into the world with a substan tial physical, mental or chem ical defect, thus adding 250,000 annually to the ranks of the handicapped. “In addition about 370,000 persons are permanently dis abled by accidents each year,” he said. “Roughly 5 per cent of all long-range disability is the home, traffic and other places. “Further emphasizing the importance of the problem is the fact that some 5,300,000 long-term disabled persons are unable to work or carry or. other activities on a regular basis. An additional 10,000,000 either too young or too old for the labor market, are also in this category.” “All of the funds raised through Easter Seal Letters and Coffee Day Campaigns in Newberry county, with the ex ception of 10 per cent which goes to finance a national pro gram of research, public edu cation, and professional consul tation, remain within the state and county for direct service programs giving treatment to the crippled.” Kelly pointed out. Those interested in this pro gram are reminded to send in their contributions immed iately. If one did not receive a letter with the Easter Seals, they may send their contribu tions to J. Dudley French. PETER SIDNEY HACKES Essay contest winners are announced Marchel Jennings of Mid- Carolina High school has won first place, and a prize of $25, in the 1967 “Employ The Phy sically Handicapped” essay contest. Second place went to Joe Counts, $15, and third place to Rodney Chapman, $10, also both of Mid-Carolina. Two Mid-Carolina high students won honorable mention. They were Cheryl Shealy and Monte Bowers. The contest is sponsored by the Newberry County Com mittee on the Employment of the handicapped, of which Jim my Coggins is chairman. Mr. Coggins said that arrange ments will be made for the presentation of the awards at an early date. The prizes were donated by Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Association, Prosperity Furniture Company and the Newberry Lion’s club. Christian Science Easter broadcast The second in a series of Christian Science Easter broad casts will be heard over Radio Station WKDK at 6:45 March 15. “Prayer and Spiritual Heal ing Movement, Part II” throws fresh light on the elements of the prayer that heals. Included on the program is a moving account of a mother’s initial experience with spiritual heal ing. River stocked with fishing size trout COLUMBIA—7000 catchable size rainbow trout will be re leased in the Saluda river be low Lake Murray Monday, the first of a series that will in volve the release of 20,000 trout, the Wildlife Resources Department announced today. The trout, reared in the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery above Walhalla, will be released just below the dam and down stream on the west bank. The schedule calls for 7000 more the first week of April; 5000 the first week in May and 1000 in September. No trout will be stocked during the summer months, since it was found that few people fish the river in hot weather. One thousand of the trout will be tagged and all persons catching tagged fish are urged to turn in the tags to the Wild life Resources Denartment. This will lead to information treasurer of the local Crippled Children’s Society. on the success of the program and whether it should be con tinued. Last year 21 percent of the tags were turned in, considerably lower than the known number of tagged fish that were caught. Since the success of the program will be judged by the number of tags turned in, failure to turn in tags might lead to a stop in the stocking program. The trout will survive only in the cold drawoff water from the bottom of Lake Murray, which remains cold for some distance down stream. Although the stretch of river has been stocked for several years there has been no evidence of re production, although the rate of growth of the released fish has been much greater than in the mountain streams. Inquest tonight in Hawkins death An inquest will be held to night (Thursday) at 7:30 in the courtroom to investigate the cause of the death of Amos Hawkins, according to Acting Coroner Eugene Shealy. Hawkins was fatally shot on Saturday afternoon in the Bush River section of the county. Willie Wilson is being held in connection with the shooting, according to Mr. Shealy. BUILDING PERMITS Building permits totaling $11,800 were issued by the city last week to: Mrs. Dorothy J. Carter, 2515 Harrington street; Mrs. Breh- mer, 1917 McHardy street; T. M. Fellers, 1401 Boundary street; George Heller, 2604 Main street; Lillie Mae Brown, Copeland street, repairs. COLUMBIA — Miss Cheryl Folk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Folk of Newberry, was named winner in the Girls Division of the State Youth- power Contest held here in Farm Bureau Headquarters on March 3rd and 4th. Out of a group of 10 pro jects in the Girl’s Division, Cheryl’s project—consisting of a scrapbook of posters made and displayed before teenagers throughout her county— was given top honors. These posters stressed the importance of good eating habits and nutri tion for teens, and warned them of the dangers inherent in improper diets. This was the third consecu tive Youthpower Contest for South Carolina. The program is designed to point out the im portance of good nutrition for teenagers and also to stress career opportunities in the food industry field. In South Carolina the program is spon sored by local food industry and other interested groups and coordinated by South Carolina Farm Bureau. The sponsoring group on a national basis is the National Food Conference, which repre sents the food industry. The national meeting, which will be held in Chicago on March 29- April 1, brings together nearly 200 top teens from over 30 states. For four days the youngsters meet with leading educators, nutritionists, econe- mists, and food industry execu tives all of the many facets of the total food picture. Special emphasis is given to nutrition, carter opportunities in food, and economic facts about food. Winnerof the Boys Division was Danny Parker of Abbeville county. NOTICE MEETING OF BOARD OF ADJUSTORS March 16,1967 7:30 P. M. APPEALS IN THE CASE OF THE BELOW LISTED PROPERTIES: 1. 1308 Kinard St. 2. 420 Drayton St. City Hall, Council Room Interested Citizens Invited. R. H. SHEALY, Building Official