The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 01, 1969, Image 3
PAGE 3 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 1, 1969
Mayor Clarence Shealy signs a proclamation designat
ing the month of May as Senior Citizens Month in New
berry. Looking on are, from left, P. K. Fuller, city rec
reation director; Mrs. Lillie Thomas, secretary of the
Oakland Retirees Club, and Bryan Stribble, president of
the Oakland Retirees. (Sunphoto.)
ARMY GREEN
By SFC E. L. Wood
favorite War Songs
Several people asked us to
mention titles of songs soldiers
sang during the ^ars. So, here
goes. The favorite of World
War I included, Over There,
K-K-K-Katy, When the Boys
Come Home, Hinky-Dinky, Par-
lez vous, and two English fav
orites, Its a Long Way to Tip
perary and Pack Up Your
Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag.
World War II favorites in
cluded, Ballad of Americans,
Praise the Lord and Pass the
Ammunition, The Ballad of
Rodger Young, Any Bonds To
day?, There’s a Star Spangled
Banner Waving Somewhere,
The Field Artillery March, bet-
r — ■— —
ter known as the Caissons Go
Rolling Along, The Marine
Hymn, Anchors A weigh, The
Army Air Corps. We can think
of only one Vietnam era song.
It is, The Ballad of the Green
Beret.
Facts About the Army
Did you know:
That the Army has approx
imately 291 education centers
on Army installations around
the world so that men and wo
men in the service can take
high school, college, and voca
tional courses? Twenty of the
centers are located in Vietnam.
That the Veterans Adminis
tration has authorized an in
crease in the maximum guar
antee of GI home loans from
$7,500 to $12,000?
That most Army posts have
athletic facilities that rival
those of the finest country
clubs? Indoor and outdoor
swimming pools fully equipped
gymnasiums, stadiums and golf
courses are present at almost
every location where service
men and women are stationed.
Question of the Week
What other benefits does the
Army offer beyond basic pay?
The new single enlistee receives
free meals, housing, medical
and dental care and uniforms.
As he progresses the young
soldier receives training in his
job specialty which ir civilian
life would cost him thousands
of dollars. He also has the op
portunity to further his educa
tion with the Army helping him
to pay the tuition costs. The
married man has other allow
ances.
Monkoy Business in Vietnam
Four nonchalant monkeys re
cently gave the business to sol
diers from the 4th Infantry Di
vision in Vietnam. The men
were on guard duty and heard
movement to the front of them.
They thought it was the wind
until a flare went off, illumi
nating the area. They did a
double take. Sitting calmly by
the tripped flare were four
monkeys. “Hear no evil. . .see
no evil. . .speak no evil” Won
der who was the 4th monkey?
For information concerning
the Army, see your U S. Army
Recruiter. Call your local Sel
ective Service Board,
New license
program well
underway
The South Carolina Highway
Department’s massive conver
sion of driver’s licenses from
the old-type paper or metal li
censes to modern plastic licen
ses with color photograph is
well along.
Emory P. Austin, Jr., direct
or of the Motor Vehicle Divi
sion, however urges that those
drivers due to have their li
censes renewed do so as soon
as possible.
A grand total of 543,174 li
censes, including 64,877 dupli
cates, were processed during
the period since the first of
the new plastic licenses was
issued January 2, 1966.
That leaves in excess of 700,-
000 out of the state’s estimat
ed 1,400,000 drivers still to ob
tain their new licenses, Mr.
Austin said.
The expiration date of the
old-type paper and metal li
censes follows:
Every license issued prior to
July 1, 1965 will expire on the
license holder’s first birthday
after June 30, 1969.
Every license issued on or af
ter July 1, 1965 will expire on
the date indicated on the li
cense.
Mr. Austin said that in the
fall Motor Vehicle Division of
fices will be crowded with per
sons getting new motor vehicle
license plates which will make
September and October less fa
vorable for obtaining driver le-
cense renewals.
Funderburk at
nuclear seminar
A Newberry pastor was a
participant in the first “Minis
ters’ Seminar on Nuclear En
ergy” held at the Savannah
River Project near Aiken
The Rev. Donald F. Funder
burk, Methodist minister, was
the only Newberry County pas
tor who attended.
Sponsored by the Christian
Action Council, the purposes of
the seminar were to “acquaint
church leaders with the peace
time uses of atomic energy”
and to “help them understand
the impact of this industry on
the church and community life
of the area”.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Coch-
croft are making their home
at 915 Jessica Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. David Traylor
are now residing at 3102 Col-
I
Our Savings Certificate Plan...
When you start with a specified minimum amount
and agree to leave your savings here for a specified
period of time, we can pay you even more than the
good earnings we pay on regular passbook savings
accounts.
Certificates start earning from the day you start
the account, and earn until maturity. They are in
sured to the full legal limit by Federal Savings and
Loan Insurance Corporation.
Certificates are automatically renewed at the end
of the specified period, unless you or the association
decide to redeem.
We pay the highest legal rate 5 ! \ r 'c on certificates
from $10,000 up.
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