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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 17, 1969 — PAGE 3 Cliff Graham retirement told L. Clifton Graham will retire this week after 13 years as a member of the administrative staff at Newberry College. He plans to close his office in Hol land Hall on Saturday. A lifelong resident of New berry, he will continue to make his home here. Graham was secretary of the Newberry Chamber of Com merce from 1942 to 1956, when he joined the college staff as public relations director. He played an important role in de veloping and directing special activities during the centennial celebration of the college in the 1956-57 school year. A Newberry College graduate and a member of the Class of 1920, Graham taught for a year in Washington, N. C., before en tering the retail furniture busi ness in Newberry. Prior to his Chamber of Commerce appoint ment, he had been a specialty salesman in the automotive field for nino vears At the college, Graham has been special administrative as sistant to President A. G. D. Wiles since 1964. Among his many responsibilities has been the sale of season tickets for home games of the Newberry College Indians, a task which is being assumed by Harry Hedgepath. “Cliff Graham has contribut ed much to the progress of New berry College,” Dr. Wiles com mented this week, “and he will be greatly missed as a member nf the staff. I have never work ed with a man who has been more loyal, more cooperative, and more eager to do his share.’ Graham has been active for many years in civic affairs and as a member of Central Meth odist Church, where he has serv ed as a teacher and as general superintendent of the Sunday school. He is a past president of the Kiwanis Club, and in 1950 was president of the South Carolina Association of Cham ber of Commerce Executives. His wife, the former Helen Elizabeth Renwick, died in 1968. She was a Newberry public school teacher for a number of years. The two were classmates at Newberry College. REALTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1: Humble Oil & Refining Co. to Aubrey Davis, one lot and one building, $10. Myrle H. Purcell to Cleophus Harmon, Jr. and Polly B. Har mon, two lots, $5. Myrle H. Purcell to John Wil lie Atchison, one lot, $5. James 0. Ruff to Johnnie and Janie Boozer, one lot and one building, $5. Newberry No. 1 Outside Doris S. Marlow to John Dav id Ruff, 3.71 acres, $5. Whitmire No. 4 Outside: R. M. Duckett, Jr. to: Russell Bonds and Louise Bonds, one lot, $10; Doris J. Epps, two lots, $10; Robert Vanlue, one lot, $10; Robert Marion Duckett, one lot, $10 love and affection. Pomaria No. 5: State Bank and Trust Com pany, executor of the estate of Walter Regnery, and John C. Billingsley to Inez Livingston, one acre, $5. Director, Division of Lands, Forest Service, to Robert Mur phy, deceased or Heirs at Law, 8.84 acres, $1. Little Mountain No. 6: Steve C. Griffith, Jr and Eu gene C. Griffith to Catherine 3. Hayes, one lot, $5. W. Manning Harris to Resort Properties, five lots and ten lots $5. Miriam C. Vorroyer to Ralph A. Cumalander and Lois E. Cumalander, 38 acres, $6,000. Prosperity No. 7: Morse Buford Dominick to James B. West, 182 acres and one building, $5. W. Manning Harris or Alice P. Harris to Resort Properties, Inc., 116 lots, $5. W. Manning Harris to James L. Edwards, one lot, $5. Your Social Security “Some disabled widows be tween 50 and 60 years of age may be losing social security payments because they have not applied for them,” says H. M. Spiller, field representative. According to Mr. Spiller, if a widow is unable to work be cause of a physical or mental condition, it may be possible for her to get monthly bene fit payments if her husband died insured under social security. Widows who are disabled should get in touch with the Social Se curity Office,” he says. The office serving this area is at 219 Magnolia St., Green wood. SCN earnings on increase COLUMBIA—S o u t h Carolina National Bank has reported six- month operating earnings of more than $2.6 million, up 43 percent over the same period last year. Per share earnings in the first half increased from $1.49 to $2.13. In the report to stockholders, scheduled to be distributed soon, W. W. McEachern, chairman, and John H. Lumpkin, presi dent and chief executive offi cer, indicated that total resour ces have climbed to $545,129,- 000, an increase of $88,084,000 or 19.3 percent over the first half of last year. Demand deposits reached $334 million, a better than 12 percent increase, and time deposits grew by 35.7 per cent, up $129,715,000. Total SCN deposits were brought to $463,- 715,000 an increase of $70,525,- 000 or nearly 18 percent over the first six months of 1968. Loans and discounts, includ ing BankAmericard, rose from $255,508,000 to $295,509,000 or a gain of 15.7 percent . Capital funds and valuation reserves were increased by $3- 216,000, bringing these total ac counts to $41,819,000. HAPPY BIRTHDAY July 20: Mrs. A. T. Neely, Chevis I .Boozer, James R. An drews, Gertice Smith, Mrs. Cy ril Halfacre, Oscar Graham, Thomas Koon Brady. July 21: Judy Ann Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sterling, Judy Senn, James Scott Booz er, Mrs. Henry Mills, Anna Hawkins, Bobby Duncan, Scott Anthony Epting. July 22: Sam A. Cook, George A. Setzler. July 23: Tommy Tindall, Mrs. Carrie Kinard, Wayne McCul lough, Mrs. Homer Long, Mar ion Walton, Jewel Waldrop, Dr. R. A. Goodman, Mrs. Louis Brossy, Richard Lominick, Mrs. Dorothy Price, Carol Minick, Chuck Sharp, Mrs. Clyde Wil son, Mrs. Iva Rice. July 24: Mrs. W. A. Attaway, Alberta Wicker, Roy Long, S. Gordon Brown, Mrs. F. C. Wick er, Miss Elsie Gilliam, Tom Lewis, Tommy Bedenbaugh and Sloan Wallace. July 25: David Summer, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Lucy Bouknight, John R. Davenport, Charlie Dukes. July 26: Olin Lominick, Nan Oxner Wilson, Joyce Merchant, Martha H. Brown, Mrs. C. E. Berley, Sylvia Boozer. 2 Good Savings Plans 1. Passbook savings plan. This is a regular savings account and is completely flexible. Any amount opens your account. You add or withdraw any amount at any time. Earnings are added at regular intervals, and compounded. Your passbook gives you a complete record of all transactions, which you can handle in person or by mail as you prefer. 2. Certificate savings plan. When you agree to in vest your savings with a specified minimum amount for a specified minimum period of time, we can pay you a higher rate than we pay on a regular passbook savings account. 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