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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 14, 1968 Mayor Clarence Shealy, left, presents SLED’s burglary school, and Mr. Hazel certificates to two city employees, Police accepted the citation for Newberry having Sgt. R. E. Schumpert, right, and Fire been rated second best in the state for its Chief Ed Hazel. Mr. Schumpert completed fire prevention activities. (Sunphoto) Senn in race for Sheriff Charles E. Senn, a Sheriff’s Deputy for the past 7 years, today announced his candidacy fcr the office of Sheriff of Newberry county in the June Democratic primary. A native of Newberry, he is the son of Mrs. Helen A. Senn of Newberry and the late John A. Senn. He attended Newberry City Elementary and High schools. Senn entered service during World War II and served a year and i half of his three- year term in the European theatre. He returned to Newberry in lt»46 and has made his home here since then. On July 1, 1961, he joined the Newberry County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff. He is married to the former Miss Joyce Lovelace Fellers, and they have one child, Charlie 13 years old. Senn is a member of the South Carolina Peace Officers Association, t h e Newberry County Law Enforcement As sociation and the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer. “I believe the seven years I have spent in the office as a Sheriff’s Deputy qualifies me for the office of Sheriff,” Senn said in announcing his candi dacy. Coroner seeks another term Oeorge R. Summer complet ing bis fifth term as Coroner of Newberry county, announc ed last week that he would again seek the position in the Democratic primary this sum mer. At the end of this year Mr. Summer will have server 20 years as Coroner. Born in the St. Phillips sec tion of the county, he is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Summer. He graduated from St. Phillips school and attended radio engineering school, after which he opened a radio shop for a number of years and later operated Summer’s Hobby shop. Since 1956 he has worked for Caldwell Brothers in Little Mountain as bookkeeper. Coroner Summer is a mem ber of Faith Lutheran church where he serves on the council, the pulpit committee and the music and worship committee. He has served 11 years as Scoutmaster of Troop 222, Boy Scouts of America and is chap ter advisor of the Newberry- Laurens District Order of the Arrow. He is a member of the Ser- toma Club, the S. C. Law En forcement Association, and ser ved for three years as president of the S. C. Coroners Associa tion. Mr. Summer is married to the former Miss Ethel Roton, Their children are Buddy, age 17 and Tony, 13. They live on Keroes Avenue. County native rites Tuesday Burr Tray wick Barnes Sr., 77 of Columbia, died early Sunday morning in Columbia Hospital following a long illness. Services were held at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at Dunbar Fun- neral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mr. Barnes was born in Pros perity, son of Hattie Elizabeth Hamm and John Henry Barnes. He was a member of Shandon Methodist Church, the Columbia Men’s Camellia Club and S. C.Camellia Club. He was with Humble Oil Company for more than 30 years before retiring in 1955. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Shealy Barnes; two sons, B. T. Barnes Jr. of Aiken and J. S. Barnes of Jacksonville, Fla.- two sisters, Mrs. McFall Bedenbaugh, Prosperity, and Mrs. James L. Hunt of Flor ence; and a brother, W. C. Barnes of Prosperity. Renwick killed in Vietnam Capt. Harold McGill Ren wick, 26, of Winnsboro, was killed in action in Vietnam on Feb. 27. He was born in Newberry, the son of Harold and Mary Whittle Renwick. He was a graduate of Clemson Universit- ty. ' Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Perry Renwick of Winnsboro; his parents; a daughter, Perry Elizabeth Renwick of Winns boro; two brothers, Pfc. James Renwick of Giessin, Germany, and George Renwick of Winns boro, Maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Whittle of Newberry. Services were at 4 p.m. Mon day at the Bethel A.R.P. Church with full military honors. Mrs. Hentz, 80, died Saturday Mrs. Sallie Berley Hentz, SO, died late Saturday night at the Columbia Hospital after sever al weeks illness. Mrs. Hentz was born and reared in Newberry County, and was the daughter of the late Amos Dansby and Mary Stuck Berley. She had made her home in the Broad River section of the county and was a member of St. Matthews Lu theran Church, and a member of the L. C. W. Mrs. Hentz is survived by her husband, George D. Hentz, Po- maria; one son, Woodrow B. Hentz, Pomaria; four daugh ters, Mrs. J. E. Crooks, Mis. Raymond Ringer, Mrs. William Ringer, all of Pomaria and Mrs. Christine H. Stoudemay- er, Peak: four sisters, Mrs. W. D. Summer Sr. and Mrs. Hu bert Werts, both of Pomaria, Mrs. Dewey Brazwell, Elgin, and Mrs. John Russell, Cayce; nine grandchildren and six great grand children. Funeral services were held Monday from St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Elford B. Roof and Rev. Will iam B. Kyzer conducting the service. Burial followed in the hurch cemetery. Sanford rites held Wednesday Pope L. Sanford, 73, died Tuesday in the Newberry Coun ty Memorial hospital. He was born in Saluda coun ty, son of the late Tillman and Pamelia Smith Sanford, and was amember of West End Baptist church. Surviving are three brothers, Clifton and Nelson Sanford of Newberry and Hillary Sanford of Kannapolis, N. C. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Ralph Rhyne and Rev. C. W. Clinton. Burial was in Mount Hebron Lutheran church cemetery near Batesburg County essay winner named The South Carolina Demo cratic Women’s Council has just concluded a high school essay contest entitled “What’s Right With America.” The Newberry County Chairman for the project was Mrs. Robert D. Schumpert, and the contest was open to all high school students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades. Winners have been de termined in each of the three Newberry County high schools which participated and a panel of judges has selected a county winner from these winners. The winner of the contest at Whitmire High school was Miss Valeria Davis; the winner at Newberry Hi school was Hen ry Parr. Jr., and the first place winner at Mid-Carolina High school was declared to be a tie between Beverly Hawkins and Ron Rader. Both of their essays were entered in the contest. The Newbery County winner is Henry Parr Jr. of Newberry High school. Mr. Parr will re ceive a certificate and medal, as will the winners in each of the other high schools. In ad dition, he will receive a $26 war bond and will be an invited guest of the State Democratic Convention in March. Mr. Parr’s winning essay has been submitted to a state panel of judges, and the state winner will receive a $100 war bond and will present his or her win ning essay to the state conven tion. - > •• V. .f‘C.. The Newberry County Public School System’s desegregation pl*n requires every student or his parents to choose the school that the student will attend in choice form with all necessary instruction sheets will be sent to parents now having children in school by pupils presently attending school. The handing out of forms, rather than mail ing them, has been approved by the Department of Health, Ed ucation and Welfare of the U. S. Government. Parents having children to enter first grade in September are urged to pick up a choice form at any school in the coun ty or the school administrative offices and return the complet ed form to any school princi pal in the county or to the school administrative offices. Choice period for selecting a school begins March 16, 1968 and ends April 14, 1968. The prompt choice of school by parents will greatly assist the school administration in plan ning for next school session. SAN ANTONIO — Airman William C. Armfield Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Armfield of Whitmire, has been assigned to Goodfellow A F B Texas, after completing Air Force basic training. He will be trained as an intelligence specialist. The airman, a 1966 graduate of Whitmire high school, at tended Newbery College. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam of this city. 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