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> PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Oct. 5, 1967 College adds new members to (acuity Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of Newberry College, has an nounced the appointment of 13 faculty and staff members, in cluding: Dr. Oscar Ramos Avello will be Assistant Professor of Span ish. He received his M.A. from the University of South Caro lina and his Ph.D. from the University of Havana in Cuba. He has formerly taught at the Catholic University of Villan ueva, Cuba; Columbia College; University of South Carolina; and Benedict College. Avello will succeed Adolfo Francisco Leon, Instructor in Spanish, who resigned to complete work on his doctorate. Mr. James Roy Felker, Jr. has a National Teaching Fel lowship in Mathematics, which will pay him for teaching at Newberry College before he earns a doctorate. He has earn ed an A.B. from Newberry and an M.A. from Clemson Univer sity. He was also a graduate assistant at Clemson Univer sity, 1965-1967. Mr. Callie F. Maddox Jr., Assistant Professor of English, earned a B.S. at Clemson Uni versity and an M.A. at the University of South Carolina. He has completed all work for his Ph.D. except the disserta tion. He was formerly graduate assistant and instructor in En glish at the University of S. C. Mrs. Elaine Mayo Paul will be Assistant Professor of His tory. She has an A.B. from East Carolina College, an M.A from the University of North Carolina, and has studied fur ther at the University of N. C. and at George Washington University. She was instructor in History at East Carolina College, 1964-67. Mr. George Renwick, Instruc tor in Biology, has a B.S. from Newberry College and an M.A. from Alabama College. He taught biology in Alabama and Florida high schools, wrote “Marine Science Sourcebook,” and taught at Florida State. Mr. Dean Willis Riffe, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, has completed an A.B. and M. A. at the University of Miss ouri, has finished his Ph.D. dis sertation, and expects the de gree in February, 1968. He has taught at the University of Oklahoma and Southeastern State College. Mrs. Theresa Blazic Semel, a National Teaching Fellow in English, Mrs. Semel has an A.B. from the University of Toledo, and M.A. from the Uni versity of Delaware, and was teaching assistant at the Uni versity of Delakare, 1965-67. Her husband is pursuing a doctorate at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Yu-Ming Shaw will be Assistant Professor of History. Shaw has an A.B. from Nation al Chengchi University and an M.A. from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was announcer and adapter for the Chinese Branch of The Voice of America and Boston Cor respondent for the Chinese branch of the Voice of America. He was also senior assistant in The Department of North Am erican Affairs in the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Dr. Carl Skrade is Assistant has a B.A. from Luther College, a B.D. from Luther Theological Seminary, and a Th.M. and Th. D. from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. He had been Instructor of Religion at Capital University, 1965-67. Dr. Albert P. Mature, Profes sor and Head of the Depart ment of Foreign Languages, returns after three years of doctoral study at the Univers ity of Illinois, where he received his Ph.D degree in June. Mr. Verdan D. Traylor, As sistant Professor of Spanish and French, has a B.S. from Jacksonville State College and an M.A. from the University of Alabama. He has taught lan guages in high schools. Lt. Col. James H. Holcombe has been appointed Director of Physical Plant (or Staff Engi neer.) He has a B.C.E. from North Carolina State College, and is retired from the U. S. Corps of Engineers. Mr. Vernon Powell will be manager of the dining hall and Julian Bolick be speaker at UDC meeting Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U.D.C., will hold its first meet ing at the A. R. Presbyterian Educational Building on Oct ober 6th at 4:00 P. M. The hostesses are Mrs. A. J. Briggs and Mrs. W. E. Shealy. The speaker will be Julian S. Bolick of Clinton. Julian Stevenson Bolick was born in Georgetown, in 1913. His father, the late Leland L. Bolick, and his mother, Nee Margaret Stevenson, were both from Fairfield County. Graduated from Winyah Schools in Georgetown, he attended Presbytrian College, Clinton, one year, after which he transferred to and graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Mr. Bolick is a gifted artist with pen and ink and, as a hobby, he sketches the old plan- canteen. Powell attended both North Greenville Junior College where he received an A.A. de gree and Presbyterian College. He has worked and taught in various service schools, has worked in food handling de partment for the Public Health Service of North Carolina and worked at theRidgecrest Bap tist Assembly Food Service. tations, their houses, wells, and gates. Mr. Bolick’s earlier public ations, “Georgetown House- lore," 1944, and Waccamaw Plantations," 1946, are well known to lovers of coastal Carolina folklore. It was while collecting material for these works that he became intrigued with the many ghost stories told by natives and descendants of plantation owners. He assembled them into book form, “Georgetown Ghosts." in 1956, to preserve this part of our folklore and tradition. Later he revised this book, add ed several stories, and re-pub- lished his ghost stories under the title “The Return of the Gray Man," now in its third printing. “Ghosts from the Coast" is a collection of additional stories, hitherto unpublished, from this interesting section of South Carolina. JAMES D. BEATY COMPLETES COURSE FT. BUSS, Tex.—Specialist Five James D. Beaty, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Beaty, 1311 Milligan St., Newberry, completed a Hawk missile and launcher maintenance course Sept. 22 at the Army Air De fense School, Ft. Bliss, Texas. The 24-week course provided Spec. Beaty with training in the operation and maintenance of the Hawk missile system and associated test equipment. Another Great Service Added For Your Convenience! PAY YOUR COUNTY TAXES WHEN YOU BANK WITH US Starting immediately THE BANK OF COMMERCE will accept New berry County Tax payments from residents in its service area during regular banking hours. Arrangements have been made with the Newberry County Treasur er’s office for THE BANK OF COMMERCE to accept Newberry County tax payments at both the Prosperity and the Chapin offices. When mak ing the payments, all that is neces-ary is the tax notice and payment. The Newberry County Treasurer’s office will mail the receipt giving credit for the taxes paid This is just another service offered by THE BANK OF COMMERCE to its customers to make banking with us more convenient and more en joyable. THE BANK PROSPERITY, S. C COMMERCE CHAPIN, S. C.