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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 29,1970—PAGE 7
THE NEWBERRY COLLEGE STAGE tour. The band will present concerts in six
BAND under the direction of Charles high schools in Pennsylvania, North Caro-
Pruitt leave Saturday with the Newberry lina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
College Singers for their annual winter
GOING HOME! Four of the Newberry
College Singers will be singing in their
hometown church or high school when
the 6(kvoice choir tours high schools and
churches during the first week in Febru
ary in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsyl
vania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wash
ington, D. C. The hometowners are, from
left: Brenda White, Myerstown, Pa.;
Brent Schaeffer, Bethesda, Md.; Sharon
Conner, Arlington, Va.; and Susan Yost,
Hickory, N. C.
J. P. Bishop
rites Monday
James Pete Bishop, 46, died
Sunday morning at the New
berry County Memorial Hospi
tal after a lingering illness.
Mr. Bishop was born in New
berry, the son of the late Ben
nett L. and Mamie Buzhardt
Bishop. He was Shop Foreman
at the School Bus Maintenance
Shop. He served in the Mar
ines during World War II, and
the Korean War. He was a mem
ber of the First Baptist Church
and of the Exchange Club.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Vivian Beaty Bishop; two
sons, James P. Bishop, Jr. and
Robert B. Bishop, both of New
berry; one daughter, Mrs. Mar
ie Johnson of Newberry; six
brothers, Joseph H. Bishop,
Coleman Bishop, Judson W. Bis
hop and Robert K. Bishop, all
of Newberry, Charles S. Bis
hop of Charlotte, N. C. and
David W. Bishop of Waynes
boro, Virginia; and three sis
ters, Mrs. Marguerite Parkman
of Newberry, Mrs. Mamie Edge-
worth of Charleston, and Mrs.
Frances Woodruff of Santa
Barbara, Cal.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Rev. David W. Templeton. In-
the First Baptist Church by the terment was in Rosemont Cem-
Rev. J. Anderson Bass and the etery.
TAX NOTICE
At the close of Business on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st
A 2 PER CENT PENALTY
WILL BE ADDED
TO ALL UNPAID 1969
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES
J. RAY DAWKINS
County Treasurer
POEM BE PUBLISHED
IN ANTHOLOGY
Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Sr. of
Newberry has received a noti
fication of the acceptance of
her poem, “The Plaza in July”
to be included in the 1970 Nat
ional Poetry Anthology. This
volume will be published in the
late Spring. It will contain
about 450 poems selected from
about 7,000 submitted by teach
ers, instructors, professors and
librarians in over 6,000 high
schools and colleges, in a con
test which ended January 1.
This is the 12th year that
Mrs. Elliott has had a poem
included in the National Poetry
Anthology. Accompanying the
poem will be a short biograph
ical sketch of the author who
is a former teacher of English
and French at Whitmire High
School as well as at Columbia
High, Columbia; Asheville High
School, Asheville, N. C.; and
Durham High, Durham, N. C.
The poem describes the beau
ty of the Newberry Plaza in
July.
WITH MEN IN
The SERVICES
FLORIDA — Navy Ensign
Michael L. Stanford, husband
of the former Miss Barbara
Long of Silverstreet, is a stu
dent Naval Aviator attending
instruction with Training Squad
ron Two at Naval Air Station
Whiting Field, Milton, Fla.
During the five weeks train
ing he will receive instruction
in precision and acrobatics fly
ing, instrument flying and for
mation and night flying.
His training will include more
than 100 hours of flight time
in the Trojan trainer aircraft.
Upon completion of the course
he will begin advanced train
ing which leads to the design
ation of Naval Aviator.
VIETNAM — Army Captain
William O. Martin, 28, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mar
tin, McHardy Street, assumed
command of Headquarters Trp.
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st
Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in
Vietnam, Dec. 10.
His wife, Diann, lives at
Dressers Ranch, Lake Placid,
Florida.
VIETNAM - One of the
Army badges that soldiers wear
with special pride is the Com
bat Infantryman Badge. It was
awarded to Private First Class
Joe E. Harris in Vietnam on
December 1.
Pfc. Harris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Harris, Route
1, Chappells, is assigned as a
rifleman with Company C, 3rd
Battalion, 1st Infantry of the
Americal Division’s 11th In
fantry Brigade near Due Pho.
The CIB has been awarded
since late in World War II for
sustained ground contact
against an enemy.
FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY:
Did you know:
—That the largest WAC basic
officer class since World War
II recently started training at
the Women’s Army Corps
School? The class of 142 in
cluded two Vietnamese women
officers.
—That the grandson of Sgt.
Alvin York is an ROTC cadet?
He is a student at Trivecca
College in Nashville, Tenn.
—That the Continental Army
during the American Revolution
had four types of enlisted rank-
private, musician, corporal and
sergeant?
That wraps up another week.
Tae care; see you soon.
MEN NEEDED
In this area to train as
LIVESTOCK
BUYERS
LEARN TO BUY CATTLE,
HOGS AND SHEEP
it sale barns, feed lots, and
farms. We prefer to train men 21-
SS with livestock experience.
For local interview, write age,
phone, address and background.
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