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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 11, 1968
Jane Limehouse, left, of Orangeburg and Mot Rine
hart of Newberry listen as Dr. Henry Rollins, chairman
of the English Department at Columbia College, describes
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, where they will study
Shakespeare for five weeks along with the group of 20
Columbia College students.
Terrell Sease
rites Thursday
Terrell Frank Sease, 78, died
Tuesday ni^ht at the Columbia
hospital.
Mr. Sease was born in this
county, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Sease. Prior to his
retirement, he was engaged in
farming and carpentering. He
was a member of St. Paul’s
Lutheran church.
He was twice married, his
first wife having been Marjie
Bowers, who died many years
ago.
Surviving are his second wife
Marcellie Thomas Sease of Ir-
mo; five sons, J. Karl Sease of
Joanna; J. C. Sease of Little
Mountain; Terrell L. Sease of
Newberry- Robert Sease, Lex
ington; and John Sease, West
Columbia; seven daughters,
Mrs. Tommy Odom of Grace-
ville, Fla.; Mrs. David Mills of
Halloman AFB, New Mexico;
Mrs. Garrison Rodgers, Cleve
land, Ga.; Mrs. Delbert Walters
of Columbia; Mrs. Bobby Yel-
ton and Mrs. Charlie Hall, both
of Irmo and Mrs. Twelveyn
Redding of Biloxi, Miss; one
brother, Ben Sease, Prosperity;
three sisters, Mrs. N. A. Nich
ols and Mrs. Edna H. Young,
both of Newberry and Mrs.
Frank Shealv of Slighs.
Funeral services were helu
Thursday at Whitaker Funeral
Home by Rev. Harry Crout and
burial was in Rosemont ceme
tery.
Rev. Ledford
dies Tuesday
Rev. Fred Nelson Ledford, 70
retired Baptist minister, died
Tuesday night at Columbia hos
pital after a short illness. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Launa Shope Ledford of this
city, and one brother.
Funeral services were held
Friday in Dillard, Ga.
Final rites for
Alan S. Kohn
Funeral services for SP4
Alan Spence Kohn, who was
killed in action in Vietnam last
week were held Friday at 2:30
p.m., in St. Paul’s Lutheran
church, Columbia. Burial fol
lowed in Prosperity cemetery at
the Kohn family square.
Young Kohn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hal Kohn Jr of Columbia,
was a Newberry native. He
was a member of Co. C., 2nd
Infantry. A graduate of Dreher
High school, he attended Clem-
son University before going in
to the service.
Survivors besides his parents
include two sisters, Mrs. Robert
Montgomery of West Colum
bia, Melanie, and a brother.
Michael of the home. Also sur
viving are his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs Hal Kohn of New
berry and Mrs. J. E. Schroeder
of Charleston. Close relatives
in Newberry include an aunt.
M iss Verna Kohn, and a great-
aunt, Mrs. Charles Ragland and
a number of cousins.
Mrs. Kibler
dies suddenly
Mrs. Bessie Epting Kibler,
widow of John Jacob Kibler,
died Wednesday unexpectedly
at her home, RFD, Pomaria.
Mrs. Kibler was born in this
county, a daughter of the late
Julius J. and Polly Epting. She
had served as matron at Whit
ten Village for 32 years. She
was a member of St. Paul’s Lu
theran church, the Lutheran
Church Women and the B and
S Club.
She is survived by two sons.
J. W r . Kibler of New Orleans,
La., and J. 0. Kibler of St.
Stephens; one granddaughter,
Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Kibler
Phillips of St. Stephens, and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at her church conducted oy
Rev. J. L. Drafts, Rev. Harry
Crout and Rev. Broadus Heath-
erly. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Longshore
rites Thursday
Mrs. Eula R. Longshore, S3,
of the Laurens County Home,
widow of Clyde E. Longshore,
died Wednesday. She was a na
tive of this county.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at Bailey Memorial
Methodist church. Burial was
in Calvary cemetery.
Auto deaths
on increase
Eighty-five persons were kill
ed on South Carolina streets
and highways during March,
preliminary reports at the
State Highway Department in
dicate.
The 85 victims were involved
in 74 traffic accidents of var
ious kinds. As usual, the single
car accident inflicted the heav
iest death toll with 2(5 such ac
cidents reported. The two-ear
accident ranked second with 19.
Third was the pedestrian acci
dent in which a person w a s
struck and killed by a motor
vehicle.
Then came the auto-truck
accident with five, one - truck
with three, car-bicycle with
two, and three-car and truck-
bicycle with one each.
There were two accidents
which killed four persons (ir
Clarendon and Lancaster coun
ties), and five accidents ir
which two persons were killed
They occurred in Beaufort
Jasper, Richland, Kershaw and
Horry counties.
Through March 196 traffic
deaths were reported in South
Carolina in 1968.
Gilroy signs
at Newberry
Another Maryland basketball
standout, Charles Gilroy ol
Prince George Junior College
in Hyattsville, has signed an
athletic grant-in-aid agreement
to attend Newberry College.
Newberry Coach Nield Gor
don said Gilroy has been an
outstanding star in the Tri-
State Junior College Confer
ence. Gordon announced last
week that another Marylander,
Kevin Howard of Rockville, will
come to Newberry as a fresh
man next fall.
Gilroy is a 6’3” 170 pound
forward. He was an all-county
selection at Bladensburg, Md.
high school, and last season led
his junior college team in scor
ing with an average of more
than 20 points per game.
He also led the conference
in rebounding with a 20-per
game average. His best single
game performance was 36
points and 28 rebounds against
Catonsville Junior College.
Gilroy was an all-conference
selection and was named to the
league’s all-star team following
the conference tourney.
Herren slates
spring drills
Spring football practice at
Newberry ' College under new
Head Coach Fred Herren has
been set for a four-week per
iod following Easter recess.
Herren said drills will start on
April 18 and continue through
May 15, with workouts sched
uled three days a week.
Herren met Tuesday with 40
candidates and told them he
wants them “to come out with
more enthusiasm than you’ve
ever had before.” Equipment
was issued Tuesday afternoon
and a number of players began
running on their own to get
in shape.
Newberry’s spring drills have
been delayed during the col
lege’s search for a successor
to Harvey Kirkland. Herren,
who was signed March 2, told
the players, “We’re anxious to
get started and nut you men on
that football field, come rain
or shine.”
Herren formerly was an aide
to Furman Coach Bob King.
With him Tuesday to greet the
Newberry Indians squad wai
new assistant Steve Robertson,
former Newberry athlete, who
joined the staff last week after
three years and a 1967 State
championship season at Eau
Claire High school.
Stone signs
at college
Newberry College Football
Coach Fred Herren said Mon
day that an outstanding South
Carolina prep linebacker, Eddie
Stone of Belton-Honeapath
High school, has signed a
scholarship agreement and will
enroll at Newberry College this
fall.
Stone, a 17-year-old senior
who’s 5T0” and weighs 180
pounds, was a three-year start
er for Coach Sonny King at
Belton Honeapath. He was a
Western AA all-conference
choice last fall and climaxed
his prep' career as a member
of the South Carolina Shrine
Bowl Team.
Stone was the first prospect
to signify his intention to en
roll at Newberry since Herren
took over as head coach two
weeks ago.
“He’s quick and determined,
and he has the football instinct
to become a fine college line
backer,” Herren said We’ll
be delighted to have him.”
Nixon favored
at College
Richard Nixon is the over
whelming Presidential favorite
of Newberry College students
who voted in a campus primary
sponsored jointly last week by
Young 'Republicans and Young
Democrats on the campus.
Nixon polled 150 of 314 bal
lots cast in the mock primary.
In all, Republicans got 73 per
cent of the total votes cast.
Forty per cent of the college’s
850 students participated.
President Johnson polled 25
votes to lead the Democrats,
Robert Kennedy had 18 and
Eugene McCarthy trailed with
14 votes.
Running a poor second to
Nixon among the Republicans
was Ronald Reagan, the choice
of 37 voters. Nelson Rockefeller
had 25 and Charles Percy 11.
George Romney drew seven
votes despite his recent with
drawal as a candidate.
George Wallace polled 20 in
dependent write-in votes. Two
write-in votes chose Pat Paul
son, TV satirist who for sev
eral weeks has been lampoon
ing Republican and Democratic
candidates on a network show.
SCOUT PROMOTIONS
Troop 66: Steve Bradley,
Second Class; Sydney Carter,
Life; Eddie Rodelsperger, Bob
by Weir, Tommy Weir, Second
Class; Jimmy Weir, Eagle.
Merit Badges: Steve Arm-
field, citizenship in the Nation,
home repairs, pets; Brian Brad
ley, reading; Hobson Busby,
and Foster Busby, dog care;
Sydney Carter, citizenship in,
the community; Sandy Fret-
well, camping, citizenship in
the nation- Larry Nelson, dog
care, painting; Rick Nelson,
citizenship in the’ community;
Charles Setzler, poultry keep
ing; Carl Setzler, poultry keep
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Butch Richards
are now living at 1302 Jeffer
son street.
PERMANENT OPENINGS
— For Full Time —
Weaver Instructor (X-2 & E model
looms) $2.41 per hr.
Loom Fixer Instructor (X-2 & E
model looms) $2.86 per hr.
Vacation pay, holiday pay, atten
dance bonus and free group insur
ance.
CONTACTi
A. M. Fraser, Personnel Manager
Newberry Mills, Inc.
XM7 Tarrant St.
Newberry, S. C. Phone: 276-0564
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