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Vol. :U—No. 18. $3 PER YEAR Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday. August 20, 1970 by the way O. F. Armfield, Sr., founder Q f i‘( ie Sun, rites Monday FINAL REPORT As most of you know. Dad died Saturday at Self Memorial Hospital in (Sreenwood He had had an almost mira culous recovery from the pneu monia which had made him so critically ill last week but un fortunately. the disease of the eirculaton .•■yMcm with which he was afflicted could strike any part ot his body at any time This happened on Friday night and again on Saturday morning, and he died peacefully at 2:25 p m. One seek consolation at a time like this, and it comes in many wavs Dad always had a dread of becoming old and senile, of los ing his mental ability From the onset of his illness last sum mer. although he lost most of his vision, he was never bed ridden. He came to the office every day until the day he went to the hospital And at the end, his mind was just as alert as it had ever been. We are consoled by the fact that for th< last eleven days of his life, tie had the finest in medical and hospital care that could be offered The concern of the doctors and hospital staff who attended him was almost unbelievable, and this family will always have an admiration and affection for the doctors, nurses, aides and orderlies who were so good to Dad at Self 1 lospital Our most especial apprecia tion is for Dr ivalph F Baker, who went far beyond the call of duty in ins a.-siOanee to 1 fad and to u.s it w ould take several columns to cite the names of all who have consoled in during Dad s illness and after his death Dur sincere gratitude goes to each of you We have suffered a great loss, but wt are thankful for the main years we had togeth er He was truly a wonderful husband, father and friend OPEN HOUSE AT SCHOOLS SUNDAY The Newberry Count) Board of Education and the school ad ministration cordially invite the public to attend open house at all schools m Newberry coun ty, with the exception of Whit mire High School and Little Mountain Elementary School, between the hours of 2 p m and 4 p m. Sunday, August 23. James D. Brown dies Tuesday James David Brown, retired Superintendent of Education of Newberry County, died late Tuesday night at Columbia Hos pital after a short, critical ill ness. He was born and reared in the Long Lane Beth Eden sect ion of the county, son of the late Horace Brown and the late Mrs. Lilv May Caldwell Brown Folk. Mr. Brown Attended the schools of the county and was graduated from Newberry Col lege. He spent his entire life in the field of education serv ing a> teacher and as princi pal. He was elected County Su perintendent of Education in 1 ( .)48, and held that position until his retirement m 1%!). Ih 1 was a member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church and he served Ins chur h m many cap aeitie> on the local, district and state level He was also active m a number of civic, service, and charitable organizations. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion Post 24 Sur'ivmg are ins wife, Mrs Lelia T Brown, one stepdaugh ter. Mrs Virginia Shipman of Dyersburg, Term , one brother, Hamilton Folk of Newberry, three sisters, Miss Sarah Folk and Miss Lillie Mae Folk of Newberry and Mrs. Olin Lomi- nick. Sr of Pomaria, and three grandchildren Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at four o’clock at Whitaker Funer al Home, conducted by the Rev. Paul Hatch. Interment will fol low in Rosemont Cemetery. (Mto Franklin Armfield, Sr., founder and retired editor and publisher of The Newberry Sun, died Saturday afternoon at Self Memorial Hospital in Creen- wood. He was born m Lancaster Count), tlm son of the late Dr. William Cameron and Mollie Snipes Armfield He began Ins newspaper career m Maxton, North Carolina, and was con nected with the Clark Publish ing Company of Charlotte, N.C., before moving to South Caro lina Ho moved to Saluda m 1022. and published the Saluda Stan dard and the Johnston Herald before moving to Newberry in 1028. He published the Newberry Herald and News for a num ber of years, and m 1037 found ed The Newberry Sun. He was married to Mrs. Ruth Thrower Armfield who survives; also surviving are two sons, O. F. Armfield. Jr., of New berry and William C. Armfield of Whitmire; two daughters, Mrs. I) Hugh Mcllargue of Statesville, N. C. and Mrs. Fras ier Sanders of Newberry, one brother, Wade C. Armfield of Brevard. N. C\; one sister, Mrs. Joe A. Privette of Hamlet, N.C.; twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were con ducted at 11 a m. Monday at his residence, 021 Jessica Ave., by the Rev. Dr Neil E. Trues- dell and the Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne. Interment was in New berry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Biff Kiebe, Benny Dillard, S t e v e Armfield, Danny Mcllargue, James Abrams and Gerald Tay lor Leon Nichols’ brother dies G E. "Nick” Nichols, 88, of Clinton, died Tuesday. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alva Wilson Nichols; a daugh ter, Mrs Amelia Richardson of Clemson; a son, James Henry Nichols of Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, Henry O. Nich ols of Chester, J. Horace Nich ols of Greenwood and Leon D. Nichols of Newberry; and two grandchildren. P'uneral services were held Wednesday at Gray Funeral Home. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Clinton. Honorary escort consisted of Dr. R ilph P. Baker, Keister Willingham, John Clarkson, Ful mer Wells, Ned Purcell, Thom as H. Pope, Cyril Hutchinson, Dr James C. Kinard, Preston McAlhany and James M. Smith. Thirty seniors to complete college careers Thirty seniors at Newberry College expect to complete their college careers at. the College’s summer graduating exercises. 3:30 p.m. Friday August 21. Dr. Francis I. Fesperman, as sociate professor of religion at Newberry, will address the sen iors on “Realistic Living” in the afternoon ceremonies in the A.G.D. Wiles Chapel. He will urge the graduates to select one of the world’s great problems and to give their time and talents to helping solve it and remind them that effective living requires self-discipline. Dr. Fesperman has been a member of the College staff since 1957. A native of Draper, N. C , he is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College. Hickory, N. C. and received his doctor of philo sophy degree from Vanderbilt Cniversity, Nashville, Tenn. He completed his theological train ing at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia and the Chicago Theological Seminary. Candidates for degrees from Newberry County include Thom as C. Dillard, Sheryl Mishoe, James Sanders, Frank William son, Donald Seymour, Kenneth Ray Waites and Steve Edward Waites.