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The Newberry Sun ,Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 16, 1970—PAGE 3
Trophy winners of Church League has- Street. She was of the Mayer Memorial
ketball are shown holding their sports- team. Behind them are, from left, Tommy
manship awards. They are, from left, Gene Miller and Buddy Moore, Newberry Col-
Baker, Mariann Livingston and Phii lege basketball stars and three members
Baker. Gene and Pnil are sons of Mr. and of the University of South Carolina bas-
Mrs. William R. Baker, Route 1 and played ketball team, John Ribock, Tom Owens
on the St. James junior and senior boys and Bernie Crimins.
teams. Mariann is the daughter of Mr. (Sunphoto by Steve Armfield)
and Mrs. A. 0. Livingston, Jr., of Charles
Watkins given
army medal
Colonel Ralph E. Watkins,
Jr. was awarded the Army
Commendation Medal Monday
night at an awards banquet giv
en in honor of his retirement
by the officers and men of the
Greenville U. S. Army Reserve
School. Col. Watkins was award
ed the medal by Col. Frank C.
Mims who was acting on behalf
of Major General Thomas C.
Thorne, Commanding General of
the 120th ARCOM. The award
was made to Col. Watkins for
his outstanding performance as
Commandant of the Greenville
Army Reserve School since Jan
uary 1968. During this period,
the enrollment of the school,
which provides training and re
fresher courses for both offi
cers and enlisted reserve per
sonnel, has increased more than
180 percent. There are currently
more than 380 students from
the Piedmont area of South
Carolina enrolled in the School
and its various branches. These
students travel more than 200,-
000 miles a year to attend the
courses offered by the School.
Colonel Watkins’ civilian oc
cupation is Superintendent of
public schools for Newberry. He
is a 1938 graduate of Clemson
University, and he obtained his
Masters in Education in 1948
from the University of Georgia.
He had done additional graduate
work in related fields at the
University of South Carolina.
Col. Watkins’ retirement cul
minates more than 32 years of
military service. He served as
a Platoon Leader, Company
Commander, and Battalions Op
erations Officer in the Infantry
in Europe during the Second
World War. Since then, he has
commanded Engineer and Mil
itary Police Reserve Units.
Prior to assuming his position
as Commandant of the Green
ville School, he served for nine
months as a staff officer of the
120th ARCOM in Columbia.
City Building
Permits
City building permits were is
sued last week to:
Cyril Hutchison, repairs, Pur
cell St.; Daisy Hair, repairs,
223 Hardeman St.; Robert Beach
erect building, 1106 Purcell St.:
Style-Mart Homes, erect dwell
ing, Johnstone St.; Randolph
Wilson, repairs, 904 Pope St.;
Newberry Observer, repairs.
Boyce St.; Jack Hall, repairs.
1206 Lindsay St.
Total value of permits was
$17,625.
Perry awarded
cross of honour
James Derrell Perry of 2110
Adelaide Street has been award
ed the designation of Knight of
the York Cross of Honour, it
was reported today. This honor
ary degree, highest in the York
Rite of Freemasonry, is con
ferred only on those who have
held the highest office in each
of the four bodies of the rite.
Mr. Perry becomes one of the
comparative handful of about
400 of the over four and a quart
er million Freemasons in North
America and the Philippines to
qualify this year.
Mr. Perry served as Master
of Amity Lodge of Masons in
1965; High Priest of Signet
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons in
1966; Master of Oriental Coun
cil Royal and Select Masters,
in 1968; Commander of New
berry Commandery, Knight
Templar in 1965. He was elect
ed to membership m Palmetto
Priory and his election con
firmed by Convent General of
the Order on April b A certifi
cate of membership has been
mailed to him.
There are 64 Priories of the
Order in North America and
the Philipuines --v d a present
membership of 8,400.
Mr. Perry is District Deputy-
Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of South Carolina.
A member of ti e Order of
Eastern Star, he served during
1968 as Grand Patron of tie-
state oody.
Recreation
round-up
Adult men's softball play will
begin on Monday night, April
20 at Speers Street Field, at
7:15 p.m. Anyone who is not
yet on a team should come early
and talk to team managers.
There will only be four teams
in the league this year, so Lie
number of players will be limit
ed. The teams are: Central
Soya, Newberry Lumber Co.,
Home Furniture Co., and Ken
dall Co.
Practice games are as fol
lows: April 20, 7:15: Kendall
vs. Home Furniture; 8:15, Cen
tral Soya vs Newberry Lum
ber, Wednesday. April 22. 7:15:
Home Furniture • vs. Central I
Soya; 8:15, Newberry Lumber !
s. Kendall.
Beginning Monday, April 20
at J. D. Rook Field behind
Boundary St. School: Try-outs !
for boys ages 10, 11 and 12
years of age as o! August 1 of
this year, who wish to play on
one of the six Midget Boys
Baseball teams. This is for boys
in these age groups who have
not tried out before, only. Each
boy trying out must be able to
present a birth certificate or
other legal proof of age. Try
outs will be Monday-Thursday
from 4:30 until 6 p m.
There is still a great need
for coaches in this league, so
those who are interested are
asked to call the Recreation
Department at 276-4856 or be at
the field when try-outs begin.
IT’S BEEN
WHILE...
Women’s softball will begin
on Tuesday, April 21 at 7 p.m.
at Speers Street field. This
group also includes high school
girls. Play will lie each Tues
day, and Thursdav at 7 p.m. |
since we talked about Home Loans. And since it is
Spring- many people will be constructing- new homes,
ATTEND MEETING
AT UNIVERSITY
Approximately (A r h y s 1 c s
teachers and 75 .-mdents from
high schools tnviiTout South
Carolina attended a one-day
Conferette" on the Apollo pro
gram-placing a man on the
moon - and the eehpse recently
viewed in the sLuo at the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
Sponsored by he depart
ment of physics, the conferette
provided opportunities for uni
versity professors to discuss
mutual problems, needs and
ideas with visiting secondary
school teachers, included in
Urn- April 10 program was a
tour or the Physical Sciences
Center which houses the phy
sics department and the Com
puter Center on the i SC cam
pus.
Attending the conf-reUe were
. Irs Emma Julia B. Irons,
icacher and students, Carolyn
Graddick and Bill Spearman,
ail of Newberry High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Whi
taker are residing at 917 Glenn
Street.
Mrs. Ruby Vaughn is making
her home at 1608 Main Street.
repairing and remodeling old homes and purchasing
homes. We have funds for all these purposes. And we
can save you money if your loan is secured from us.
See us today if you are in the market for a home
loan. It’s a step you will never regret.
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