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PAGE 4 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 7, 1969 Among those who enjoyed the Hot Dog Supper for members of the Pony League at the Youth Center last Thursday night, were, from left, front row, William Rine hart, John Richardson, Randy Harmon, Ken Senn; second row, Rev. Paul Hatch, Stan Senn, Dale Wicker, Allen McEntire, Bobby Shealy, Downey Carnes, Billy Har mon. (Sunphoto) i ne Newberry Recreation Department held its annual Midget Boys Baseball Banquet at Speers Street School Saturday night. The winners, and trophies are, front row, from left, Robert Adams, bat ting champion and leading pitcher; Jerry Willingham, Rookie of the Year; Craig Cook, Most valuable player; and Mike Wil lingham, Sportsmanship Trophy. Second row, Pete Livingston, coach of the Play off Champions, Champion-INS, and reci- pient of a special award for five years of outstanding coaching with the Midget League; Bill Nobles and Bud Bowers, coaches of the season Champions, Ex change Club. (Sunphoto) Exchange Club wins national recognition The Exchange Club of New berry, South Carolina has re ceived exceptional distinction by winning The National Exchange Club's BIG "E" Award for Ex cellence for the fifth consecu tive year. The announcement was made at the national or ganization’s 51st annual Conven tion in Los Angeles, Calif. The award is presented annually to Exchange Clubs meeting high standards of efficiency, growth and community service. Lee Wells. Toledo, Ohio, exe cutive secretary of the largest, strictly national, men’s service club organization, said “Only 12 Exchange Clubs qualified for the National President’s Banner which rewart's clubs for win ning five consecutive BIG “E” Awards. Thuc. the Exchange Club of Newberry, South Caro lina has earned itself a place of unusually high honor in the top one percent of Exchange." “The entire Exchange Club movement throughout the Unit ed States and Puerto Rico con gratulates the Exchange Club of Newberry, S. C.,’’ continued Mr. Wells. “The clubs winning the National President's Banner are the elite of our organization. In attaining the required stand ards of excellence and maintain ing them for half a decade, they have b e c o m e immeasurably more valuable to their com munities and have, thereby, markedly increased their con tributions to our total national effort to make America an even better place in which to live." Normal presentation of the National President’s Banner a n d distinctive, star - shaped BIG “E" tabs for the members’ lapel emblem pins will be made on a later date by a national office*.' or other member of the national board of directors at a special meeting of the club. Dairy closes at state park State Park is no longer in the dairy business, according to the S. C. State Board of Health. An era which began in 1915 with one mule, one cow and one wag on. the Park’s (T. B. Sanator- iunU own dairy came to an end recently with the auctioning of the herd of 114 Holstein cattle. A number of the State and other institutions in the past maintained farms or dairy herds according to Walter P. Boyls- ton. executive assistant for the Board of Health. State Park was one of these which, because it had over 309 acres of land lo cated on S. C. 555 near Colum bia. was more than able to maintain a dairy herd and grow much of its own food. Erom the humble beginning, the dairy department grew and purchased its first registered Holstein in July of 1925, and from this cow grew the large herd which at one time was sup plying over 500 patients with milk, butter, cottage cheese, etc. Economic changes in farming have gradually brought about the demise of the herd and the dairy, according to Mr. Boyl- ston. Farm labor became more scarce; the production of milk more scientific and expensive. About ten years ago the Park began selling its milk to a local commercial dairy for process ing, and the dairy in turn sup plied pasteurized milk to the Park. By 1968, when the Park again became the property of the Board, the problems of running the herd and dairy had become more impractical, and the offi cials decided to dispose of the facility. Auctioneers were hired, ad vertisement of the sale prepar ed. a tent erected and a bar becue dinner prepared. On a hot July morning many of the State’s most prominent dairy farmers converged in the valley at the Park. The used equip ment was sold first: storage tanks, etc. Then, after lunch, the cows all washed, clipped and brushed were paraded in front of the crowd one by one. Bidding, according to Mr. Boyl- ston, was competitive and big- orous; and by the time “sold” was cried for the last time a grand total of $46,550 had been bid in on the herd (including $850 for one prime speciman) and forty calves. “After expenses are paid, the Board will use the proceeds for some of the many needed im provements to the Park such as kitchen or maintenance equip ment’,, Mr. Boylston said. For the present there are three large old lonely looking barns mark ing a day when South Carolina and its government were not quite so big and bustling. SCHD promotes August ‘Seat Belt Month’ The South Carolina Highway Department will use a new ap proach during August to pro mote the use of automobile safe ty seat belts. Chief Highway Commission er Silas N. Pearman said the Highway Department has desig nated August as Family Seat Belt Month and will carry out a month-long intensive campaign to promote it. “We believe that the family is the ideal unit to convince of the wisdom of wearing seat belts,” Mr. Pearman said. “Parents are concerned about the safety of their children, nat urally, and if they are given the facts—that seat belts can in crease by thirty-five percent the chances of living through a high way crash—they will respond by wearing belts themselves and insisting that their children do so.” “No family man should get into his automobile for even the shortest drive without fastening his seat belt, or both his seat belt and shoulder harness if his car has the latter. “No housewife and mother should get into her automobile for even the briefest trip to the grocery store without fastening her seat belt, or both her seat belt and shoulder harness. “No child should be permitted to ride out of the driveway at home without his or her seat belt being fastened. “No teenager should be per mitted to drive the family car, or his own vehicle, without pro mising to fasten his seat belt. And his parents should follow up to be certain that he does. “No family driver should per mit an older person to get into his vehicle and ride, without being protected by a seat belt. “No guest in the family should be permitted to ride without wearing a safety belt.” Mr. Pearman said that these familiar situations, the Highway Department has the opportunity for reaching hundreds of thou sands of South Carolinians dur ing Familv Seat Belt Month. The month will be promoted on radio and television, with newspaper articles, and by as yet unannounced techniques. City Building Permits Construction permits issued by the City last week showed a total value of $37,445. Mrs. Harriett Dickerson was issued a permit to erect dwell ing on Glenn Street and Willie Cassidy secured a permit to erect a building, 2016 Eleanor St. All other permits were for re pairs, and were issued to: Mrs. Lominack, 2012 Harper St.; James McCord, 1701 Evans St.; Ira Morris, 402 Rodelsper- ger St.; Miss Livingston, 1405 Main St.; Roberta Sligh, 825 Floyd St.; E. B. Young, 925 Cornelia St.; Everette Rowe, 1213 Langford St.; Mrs. Boyd Jacobs, 1700 Nance St.; Billy J. Barnett, 127 Caldwell St.; Mrs. D. K. Minick, 508 Green St.; Mazie Gregory, 1801 Montgom ery St.; Mr. Styon, 507 Crosson St.; Bernice Pratt, 509 Caldwell St.; Mollohon School, Player St.; Community Hall, Caldwell St.; Miss Pauline Singley, 701 Cros son St. ON VISIT HERE Kenneth DeViese and Mr. and Mrs. Danny DeViese and fam ily of Fairfield, Ala., are visit ing Mrs. J. F. Cook and other relatives in the city. WILSON REUNION BE AUGUST 10 The descendants of the late Carter Wilson and Susan Oxner Wilson are invited to attend the annual reunion to be held Sun day, August 10 at the old Home stead, Mt. Bethel-Garmany club house. Please come and bring picnic baskets and sweetened tea. Dinner will be served about one o’clock. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aug. 10: Tommy Chappells, Joe Roberts, Sr., Mrs. Dove P. Connelly, Sue Harmon, Mrs. Do ris Brooks, N. C. Shaver, Linda Cook, Mrs. Virginia Berley, Rod ney Cook Ouzts, Larry Creek- more. Aug. 11: Leonide Reagin, Mrs. Jeff Suber, Ned Danielson, Jan- elle Livingston, Peggy Bowers, Nina Ann Sheppard, Lu Eben Neel Robertson, Miriam K. Les lie, Mrs. J. A. Chasteen, Keith Wicker, Jerry and Terry Koon. Aug. 12: Clarence Kinard, Pat Rayfield, Clyde Livingston, Bill Stuck, W. Ernest Merchant, James Duffie. Aug. 13: Micky Jenkins, Ros alind Werts, Tom P. Wicker, David Waldrop, Mrs. F. C. Hentz, Barbara Alice Amick, Henry David Warren, Mrs. Glor ia A. Parks. Aug. 14: Mrs. Clay Ballentine, Carroll Looney, Loris Boland, Dudley Dominick, Miss Sudie Dennis, Patricia Lake, Ike Den nis, Jr., Debbie Lipscomb, P.K. Fuller, Mrs. N. R. Ruff. Aug. 15: Mrs. James Mills, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. Wil liam Partridge, Mary Lane Chapman, Mrs. Ruth Walton, Ann Leopard, Mrs. Arthur Ear- gle, Charlotte Pelham, Gary Pope, Dow BedenbaUgh, Jose phine Anne Tindall, Cecil E. Merchant, Ella Rae Blake. Aug. 16: Price K. Harmon, Mrs. Holland Sligh, Barney Yates, Billy Dickert, Cynthia Sue Merchant, Martha Folk, Mary Katherine Stone, Mary Bedenbaugh, Cathy Graham, Mary Anna Long, Clyde Living ston, Jr., Mary Baker.