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PAGE 4 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. Thursday, June 5, 1969 are “most appreciative of all Twenty-four of Mrs. Rag- the cooperation from church land’s pupils participated in the people of South Carolina in the program, playing solos of their literacy crusade.” He pointed Ohoice. The pupils met in two out that although the Lutheran groups on different afternoons. Church has become the largest financial backer of the cam paign so far, most of the vol unteers have been Baptists and that virtually every major state denomination has been supply ing volunteers in the crusade. PIANO STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS Piano pupils of Mrs. Charles Ragland held their final Reper toire Class and Awards Day recently at Mrs. Ragland’s stud io on Main Street. During the past year pupils were awarded points for excel lence of performance adequate practice, special research i n the field of music, and parti cipation in other musical acti vities. Honor keys for attaining 150 points during the year were awarded to Kathy Riggin, top point scorer, Karen Hammond, Ralph Baker, Trudy Bland, Gwen Bland, Erwin Baker, Mar tha Renwick, Catherine Baker, MEMBERS of the Newberry County the state group; Hubert Gunter of Col- singer, Conii Sanders, Lisa Par sons, Patricia Sparks, and Kar- Board of Realtors and their ladies enjoyed umbia, who discussed new regulations and the annual Ladies Night banquet Thurs- programs of federal housing. Standing, en Lancasier" day at Newberry Inn. Among those en- David Summer, board member; P. N. special awards for extra joying the occasion were, from left seat- Abrams, affiliate member; Bill Reid, were won 5 y Kathy Rig- ed, W. Randolph Brown, president of the vice president; Earl Summer, treasurer; gin R a i p h Baker, Erwin Baker, S. C. Association of Realtors; Louis C. Keitt Purcell, director, and Hal Kohn, out- Trudy Bland, Gwen Bland, and Floyd, president of the local board; Edwin going president of the County Board of Karen Hammond. E. Brown, Jr., executive vice president of Realtors. (Sunphoto.) Progress awards were won by —-— Renee Cousins and Martha Ren wick. Legion favors action by Governor Department Commander Mil ford A. Forrester of The Amer ican Legion, Department o f South Carolina has forwarded to Governor Robert E, McNair, a resolution adopted by the De partment’s Executive Commit tee strongly endorsing the stand taken by the Governor in the Charleston Hospital Strike as well as the disturbances on the college campuses. The Resolution points out that one of the feature pro grams of the organization is the maintenance of Law and During his career as a cadet, Abrams was a consistent Dean’s List student and also wore Gold Stars signifying academic ach ievement above Dean’s List. He held membership in the Luther an Student Association and the Premedical Society. On graduat across the state. Winchester, recently elected president of the S. C. Jaycees, said that one of the main areas of Jaycee involvement this year will be in adult education. The need for spreading the adult education program into the 32 HAPPY BIRTHDAY June 8: Joe Roberts, Jr., Paul Ballentine Long, Mrs. L. H. Beam, Mrs. Claude Price, Char lie Altman, Mrs. Agnes H. Koon. June 9: E. B. Purcell, Sr., H. W. Dipner, Sr, I. Q. Wat kins, James B. Price, Owen Holmes June 10: Cecil Williams John nie Long, James Henry Davis, Connie Clark Rinehart, Violet Browning, Brenda K. Merchant, W. L. Vassey, Mrs. P. L. Grier. June 11: Mrs. W C Tarrer, Mrs David Senn, Carol Deanne Clary, Guy Graham, Gilder Neel, Jr., Evelyn Huffman, Mrs. E. C. Paysinger, Cornelia Ann Burr, J. C. Price, Mrs. W. W. Bennett, Lavenia Fuller, Zula Fuller, Jimmy Cubbage June 12: Charlie Senn, Frank Stevens II, Jeanne Underwood. June 13: Robert Derrill Beat, Philip Baker, Mrs. Irene D. Par nell. June 14: Steve Griffith, Jr., Mrs. Bette H. Moseley, Mrs. Bobbie H. Miller, Patsy Ruth Cromer, Mrs. G. W. Suber, Mr. H. T. Lake, Malcolm Amick, Jr., William Clyde Graham, Nell Brooks, Lula Abney, Joe Robert Koon. ing from The Citadel, Abrams remaining counties of the state was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He majored in chem istry and was awarded the A.B. degree. that do not yet have a strong adult education recruitment pro gram will be emphasized, he' said. Over 300 volunteer literacy tutors have been trained or ac- Vietnam Bookworms tivated by the state Jaycees in To give you a better idea of the past year, but Workman what men like to do in Viet- said there is still a need for nam during their spare time, volunteers in the coming year the Army reports that 400,000 to help with: paperback books are sent to —Door to door education sur- units in Vietnam each month, veys in September. I guess that makes us the read- Order, and to that end, The ingest Army in the world. American Legion teaches res- pect for the law and for officers who make the laws as well as those who enforce them. Following this the Resolved clauses state that in apprecia tion and in commendation of the firm stand taken by the Governor in all matters inci- Lutherans aid Jaycee project on education , . . . ^ . A gift of $2,500 from the Luth- dent to the crisis The Amen- eran church in America to help can Legion desired to applaud fjnance a Carolina Jaycee his firm and fair stand in deal- a( | u j[ education project was an- m g with the situations at our nounced Tuesday, colleges, and for the fearless . ^ gift was announced by manner in which he has hand- president A. G. D. Wiles, o f led the strike situation. The Newberry College, Jaycee Pres- document further commended .dent Dan Winchester of Uber- the Governor for meeting the ty and w . D Workman III, present crisis with courage and state chairma n of the Jaycee determination and by backing p ro ject. up his decision by the employ- Workman said the Jaycees ment of such means as he con- w jjj use t 0 spread the sidered necessary. In its final resolved clause The American Legion’s Execu tive Committee expressed its approval of the manner in which the Governor had deported him self and representd the State of South Carolina in a situation calculated to try men’s souls. -Follow-up activities over a several week period in the fall. —Additional volunteers for a THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS were elected at the nine-hour training course on annual meeting of the Newberry Unit of the South Car- teaching adults how to read. olina State Employees’ Association Monday night, May There are 230,000 functional 26, 1969: left to right, Melton Wall, vice president; Mrs. illiterates in South Carolina. Anne Lominick, secretary-treasurer, and Jimmy Alewine Winchester said the Jaycees president-elect. HONOR GRADUATE OF THE CITADEL Citadel Cadet Randel Seasi Abrams, son of Mr. and Mrs. D E. Abrams, Sr., Elm Street, Prosperity, was graduated from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Saturday in a colorful ceremony. He receiv ed his diploma and a congrat ulatory handshake from Gener al Hugh P. Harris, president of the military college. adult education recruitment pro gram into all of South Carolina’s 46 counties, and that the Jay cees will attempt to double the number of over 1,000 adults en rolled in adult education classes as a result of their efforts so far. Wiles and Workman outlined plans for enlistment of 4,000 volunteers across the state for a campaign of door-to-door sur veys on September 7 promoting adult education. The Jaycees now have 900 literacy volunteers working with them, Workman said. Wiles said that Newberry College, a Lutheran Church af- the .NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL Wise, Trudy Todd, Chris Brown, Rick filiate, would help coordinate a Boosters Club held its 13th annual awards Mathis; standing, Mike Riddle, Steve drive to include at least 1,000 banquet Friday night, May 23, and pre- King, Don Crowder, Wayne Rister, Stew- college students in the cam- sented awards to outstanding athletes, art Leslie, Derrell Force, Rick Livingston, paigns. The collegiate volunteers Winners included, from left seated, Pat- Steve Graves, Marcus Lester and Jimmy will work with Jaycee chapters ricia Leslie, Pam Stutts, Ann Long, Ann Mills. (Sunphoto.)