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PAGE 8 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 12, 1969 Mrs. Harmon, 84 dies Tuesday Mrs. Augusta Sidell Spence Harmon, 84, widow of Jerome Brice Harmon, died Tuesday at an Edgefield nursing home. She was born in McCormick County, daughter of the late James Madison and Susan Vir ginia Corley Spence. She was a member of Central Methodist Church and of the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are two sons, Eu gene B. “Skipper” and F. J. Harmon of Newberry, and two daughters, Mrs. Hugh (Jenette) Crooks of Newberry and Mrs. E. E. (Mary) Bedenbaugh of Ninety Six; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Dr. George S. Duffie. Burial was in Rosemont Ceme.ery. NEEDED - 2 ladies, 1 part time; 1 full time. Part time 2 hours per day, 5 days a week, $50 00 per week. Full time $100-plus per week. Write for information. Mrs. Juanita Powell, Rt. 1, Box 333, John ston. S. C. jl2-4tp rTtz THFATRF BY THE WAY (Continued from page 1) made 20 million dollars before its arrival in America. It is a panoramic study of modern-day society in Italy. It shows Rome as dazzling with light and jumpy with jazz, constantly on the go, and forever bored. It shows Ro mans drowning themselves in imported Scotch and flailing wretchedly in a morass of self content. It is so filled with sex, we are told, that it is sicken ing. Yet pictures of this type are now being welcomed to the United States, and millions of our teen-agers will go to see them and absorb them. These pictures could not have been shown on our screens even ten years ago. We are in the midst of a moral revolution that is going to destroy Amer ica long before Communist rock ets, unless there is a complete reversal of the trend. This mor al revolution that has been tak ing place in the last ten years is changing the lives of men and women more radically than any other revolution in Ameri can history. This moral degen eration drastically affects the life of every American, deeply disturbs the community, and de cisively influences the future of society. Immorality and impur ity have penetrated almost every area of Western culture. In the realm of literature is a growing preoccupation with fV-*rv oi iKorw'G o 1 c irr» r»n TT i 14- V-* t r Indian Club drive to start on July 1st Officers and directors of the Newberry College Indian Club with the aid of the College Ath letic Department have complet ed plans for the annual mem bership drive beginning July 1. Nineteen teams have been set up to cover Newberry proper, Chapin, Pomaria, Prosper ity, Saluda and Silverstreet. A like plan was used last year with great success. The plan has' been enlarged this year and it is hoped that all Indian Club members assigned to teams will work enthusiastically with the respective team captains t o make this drive the best ever, involving about 75 members. All participants will be the guests of the Indian Club at a kickoff steak supper Monday night, June 23 at the Lions Club House on Lake Murray at 8:00 p.m. At this meeting the teams will be given instructions and all necessary materials to push the drive. Secretary Harry Hedgepath urges members not assigned to the initial set-up, who can give some time to the drive, please contact him. He stated that some workers may go on vaca- t j of 4- i V-V-* C f L* ^Jm****-* Engineer here to explain street project A design engineer from the State Highway Department will visit Newberry for two days in advance of a forthcoming pub lic hearing on the Nance Street- McKibben Street improvement project. Stan Brant, of the staff of ur ban engineer Paul W. Cobb, will be at the Newberry City Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p. m.; from 1:30 to 4 p.m., and from 5 to 7 p.m. today, to discuss with individual property owners the relationship of the proposed improvements to their proper ties. Mr. Brant will have detailed maps of the 2.6 mile route be tween S. C. Route 121 on the northeast city limits and the vi cinity of Ebenezer Road on the south and can show street width curbs and sidewalks and other aspects of the street design. In addition to meeting with property owners at City Hall to day (Thursday) Mr. Brant will make appointments for the next day, Friday, to meet at any individual property owner’s pro perty to actually point out on the ground the requirements of the project. He will not be able to answer questions that pertain to the ac quisition of right of way; these cannot be answered until after the forthcoming hearing on Wednesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. at Speers Street school. Later, property owners will be visited by right-of-way personnel from the Highway Department and appraisers also will visit the properties. Questions as to the construct ion timetable for the project will be answered at the public hearing. Mr. Brant’s visit to Newberry to discuss details of a project ahead of a design public hear ing is part of a Highway De partment pilot program aimed at improving understanding of highway projects in the various communities of the state. Rites Saturday for Bickerstaff Celeb Barto Bickerstaff, 75, died Thursday at the Veterans hospital in Columbia after a lin gering illness. Mr. Bickerstaff was born in Montgomery, Ala. He was a steamsitter and plumber, mem ber of Local No. 150 of Augusta and he was a veteran of World War I and a Mason. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Gevena T. Bickerstaff; one brother, R. C. Bickerstaff of Chicksaw, Ala.; and an uncle J. R. Taylor of Montgomery, Alabama. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday afternoon at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Elbert L. Johnson. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. DR. GILBERT VOIGT DIES AT AGE 83 Dr. Gilbert P. Voigt, 83, died Tuesday at his home in Nash ville. He was for a number of years head of the ENglish department at Wittenburg University i n Springfield, Ohio. He had also taught at Newberry College and the University of South Car olina. Surviving besides his widow are two sisters. Funeral services were held on Thursday in Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mount are living at 1801 Harper Street. ’ Q it the University of r e ^ina, was Maid of 0 , s .esmaids were Mrs. r »tgen, Orangeburg; Morris, Columbia; \ynn Hamilton, cou- ^Dride of New Ellen- c t J the attendants were •p made of imported ^ er taffeta, A-line in K empire waist made .Siting forming a bow , ners in back. The P^as high with ruffles "juffed sleeves were ^ jed with ruffles. Head (ju e of matching satin bows. They carried •gjiweetheart roses with Options nosegays. ’ bridesmaids were tricia Tarlton, Doris NAd Donna Scholl, all Alia, and Ginger Gor- andra Smith of New- WJ icant bride was given in heby her uncle O. R. colhe wore a dress of thorganza over dotted neck of Victorian in- in, st ir tr til $ f Sne Ring c v s jS, Tie Tacks, t s l qylor I I 3 Bank and Trust