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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Feb. 6, I960 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in advance. Six Months $1.25. GI benefits are available to widows A reminder that war widows are eligible for G. I. Bill-type education and home loan ben efits was issued today by the Columbia Veterans Administra tion Regional Office. The education benefits arc also available to wives of vet erans who are permanently am' totally disabled as the result of military service, according to Stanley Zuk, Manager, VA Regional Office, Columbia. Under a new law which went into effect December 1, 1968, the widow of a man who died of service-related causes and the wife of a veteran who was permanently and totally dis abled as the result of military service is entitled to 36 months of educational assistance from the VA. An allowance of $130 a month is paid for full -time training with lesser sums paid for part time training, Zuk said. Unremarried widows of vet erans who served in WW2. the Korean Conflict, or in the Post-Korean period (since Jan uary 31, 1955 > and who died in service or as the result of service are eligible for VA- guaranteed home loans. This eligibility expires July 25, 1970, for World War II wid ows, with widows of Korean Conflict veterans having until January 31, 1975, to use their entitlement. Generally, widows of Post-Korean service veterans have 20 years from the date of the'r husband’s death or dis charge from service to obtain loans. The VA will guarantee 60 percent—up to a maximum of $12,500—of the loan obtained by the widow. Long-term mort gages i up to 3n year.-1 and lit tle or no downpayment.- remain the principal advantages of G. I. loan.". The VA also listed some otlmr benefit" of particular interest to women: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Monthly pay ments for widows and children of men who died in service or as the result of service. Payment is generally $120 a month plus 12 per cent of the monthly basic pay now being received by a serviceman whose rank and years of service are the same as those of the de ceased serviceman. Minimum payment is $133 a month. Death Pension: Monthly pay ment for needy unremarried widows and minor children of veterans whose deaths were not related to military service. I he amount of the pension is keyed to income. Reimbursement for Burial Kxpenses: Payment not to ex ceed $250 may be made within two years to the widow, under taker. o r any other person who bore a veteran’s funeral ex penses. Children’s Education: In ad dition to education benefits for qualified wives and widows, an allowance of $130 a month for full-time college level training is paid to children (under 26) of veterans who died or were permanently and totally dis abled as the result of military service. The VA invites women who have questions about possible benefits to contact their near est VA office or their local County Service Officer. PLEIKU, Vietnam — Spec ialist Four Billy E. Robinson, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson, 400 Drayton St., re ceived the Army Commendation Medal Dec. 17 while serving with the 4th Infantry Division near Pleiku. Vietnam. Robinson earned the pec. "Whatsoever Things By DONALD E WILDMON Mary Elizabeth Ferguson 1924-1968. Occupation: missionary. Place of ser vice: Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas, India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Mis sissippi. Highest ambition: to be of service to her Creator and her fellow man. . We called her Bobbie. All her friends did and that meant everybody. For they were her friends if they wanted to be or not. We knew her just a little less than two years before she went to be with Him. We are thankful for thet privilege. She died of cancer. For more than tw( years she fought it. How magni ficent was her fight! She never lost faith, never gave up, was never in des pair. She left her work vowing to “come back in three months. One of the last letters she wrote showed hei tremendous faith in Him. “Two years ago this week I discovered that I had cancer " she wrote. “But how good the Lord has been to me!” Bobbie would come to our home of ten She loved the children, and they loved her. Twice she fixed them a paity supper. They called her “Miss Bobbie” and when she became ill hard ly a night passed that all three didn’t remember “Miss Bobbie in then' nighHy prayers. To them—-5. 1, and 2 “Miss Bobbie” was something special And Bobbie loved us, too, Lynda and I. She was so helpful. She chewed me out good once for using improper English. She did it because she loved me and wanted to see me do my very best. We drove 600 miles to see her and carry her small possessions to her just a few days before she died. She was in traction and could hardly move her neck, her body was eaten up with cancer, but still she had that smile about her and never once complained. We shared some of our thoughts there in the room. “Pm hoping to come back to Mississippi,” she said, “but if I die what have I got to fuss about. He has given me nearly a half century to live and I have spent half of it serving Him. It’s been a good life!” Bobbie didn’t have much money. She made that decision early in her life. But Bobbie was rich, rich in good ness, and kindness, and concern, and friends. And isn’t that the kind of richness all the w r orld needs ? And Bobbie will never be listed among the great, except to her friends and to Him. Bobbie helped me many times when the going got rough. I see now that He used her, brought her to me when I needed some extra strength. And it was awful tough walking out of that hospital room for the last time. It is hard to say good-bye when you know that you will probably never say good bye again. The world is a better place now be cause Bobbie was here. People in India, Oklahoma. Kentucky, Arkansas, Mexi co, (’osta Rica, Chile, and Mississippi are .just a little bit richer because of her presence. They not only heard the Good News but saw a living example. ‘ Father, we have lost more than we can afford to lose. Send us another Robbie. The world is just too poor to do without her. Amen.” Features —Five Star - -—». award for meritorious service as a rifleman with Company A, 2nd Battalion of the division's 8th Infantry. Tin- Army Commendation Medal I- awarded to personnel who while serving with the Army distinguished themselves by heroism, meritor.ous achiev ement, or meritorioU" "i-rvice. The nodal wa> established by the Secretary of War on Dec. 18, 1945. LEGAL NOTIC E NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to apply to the South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission for a license to operate a retail li quor store for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1969, at Intersection l . S. High way 76 and S. < . 121, New berry, South Carolina, under the provisions of the Alco holic Beverage Control Act, Code of Laws 1962 and Acts Amendatory Thereto. J. G. Haile Robert H. Haile USS KAMEHAMEHA—Mach inist Mate Second Class Clar ence W. Senn Jr., USN, son of Mrs. Carolyn Senn of Rock Hill, and Clarence W. Senn of Newberry has earned the right to wear the “Silver Dolphins” of a qualified enlisted submar iner aboard the nuclear-power- Polaris submarine USS Kame- hameha at Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands. His qualification was granted after he demonstrated his pro ficiency in and thorough know ledge of the operational system of his submarine. BOY POWER MAU DAUIED w c 5 44 % Compounded Quarterly Amounts of $10,000 or more Standard Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION : . 1 JMcl^ Nt »N u7 T . ~ 'cu M ~ j 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, South Carolina Scouting Builds For The Future This week the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts celebrate the 59th anniversary of scouting. We congratulate this fine organ ization and the many adult leaders whose dedication has made this group the envy of the world. The Scouts deserve the support of our com munity. Let's give it to them. “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422