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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C. Thursday, Sept. 17, 1970—PAGE 3 Summer-Huggins House Be on Tour This house was built about 1826 by John Adam Summer, great-grandfather of the present owner, Mrs. Marie S. Huggins, and it is the third family re sidence erected on the site. It is located just south of the town of Pomaria. in what is called the “Dutch Fork" section of the county, near both the Broad and Saluda Rivers. Legend says that General Sherman's men set fire to the house, but a faithful house servant extinguished the blaze. William Summer, a son of the builder, was a horticul turist, and operated an exten sive nursery. He named the lo cation ‘Pomaria’’, Latin for “fruit gardens’’..and thus the little post office, still standing nearby, and eventually the town got its name. The house is large, two-story, English in style. Mrs. Huggins has retained much of the old appointments including furniture, silver, and books. In the old family cemetery, there lie buried, besides members of the family, “two strangers from a stagecoach accident’’. Home care is provided in all counties Every fifteen minutes a South Carolinian enters a hospital for treatment. But what happens to all the sick people not ill enough to go to a hospital? They can have home care by a registered nurse from the county health department if their doctor recommends it ac cording to Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Malcolm U. Dantzler. “More than 5,000 South Carolinians received in termittent nursing care at home last year," Dr. Dantzler said. “The health departments have been providing home care on a limited basis for about 35 years, said Dr. Dantzler, “but our or ganized program began in 1966.” With the recent addition of Clarendon, Williamsburg, Georgetown, and Horry, Home Health Services are now avail able in all 46 counties. Dr. Dantzler said that after a physician recommends a pa tient, the nurse reviews the home situation. If the patient is accepted, the nurse visits the home to provide the services prescribed by the doctor. “Our nurses can tube feed a child, dress a surgical wound, prepare an asthma victim to take' oxygen, or help a stroke patient with range of motion exercises." The health officer cautioned that not all sick people are eli gible for Home Health Services. “The patient must be essentially homebound and must have a family member or close friend in the home who can take care of him between visits by the nurse,' said Dr. Dantzler. Another requirement is that the physical environment be suitable and the necessary fa cilities available. A person can be “turned down" because the county does not have a large enough staff. For example, two nurses could not serve 500 patients in one month. “Although most home care pa tients are over 65 years old and have at least one serious chro nic disease, the program is not restricted to senior citizens,” Dr. Dantzler commented. ‘At present, 27 percent of the per sons served are under age 65 and a number of them are chil dren. “More have heart disease than any other condition. Cancer, stroke, diabetes, and fractures are the other leading categories and some patients have mental illness or pneumonia.” Dr. Dantzler said that not all patients require home care for a long time. “The average length of service for patients discharged from the program in 1969 was seventeen weeks." Each of the 46 Home Health units in the state offers nursing care and at least one additional service such as physical therapy occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social service, or home health aide service. “The program releases a num ber of hospital beds to people who need full time care and it gives relief to our doctors who are in short supply,” Dr. Dantz ler said. “Of course, the most impor tant advantage of the program is that it brings longer and more comfortable life to a large num ber of South Carolinians with chronic diseases.” Four years ago only 631 per sons were served through the Home Health Services program. Last year 95,274 home visits were made to provide services for 5,060 patients. VISITS HERE Miss Mabel V. Conn of De troit, Michigan recently visited in the home of Prof, and Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Sr. and F. Scott Elliott, Jr. She and Mrs. Elliott are sisters. She is an associate Professor of account ing at Detroit College of Bu siness. Bennie Williams died Tuesday Bennie Eleazer Williams, 71, of 2332 Cottage Ave., died Tues day. Born in Lexington County, son of the late Pritchard C. and Mary Jane Rister Williams, he was a retired employe of New berry Mills and attended Pen tecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fairbelle Proctor Williams; three sons, Bennie L. Williams of Newberry, John Williams of Greer and Troy Williams of Pomaria; three daughters, Mrs. Joel Bowers of Prosperity, Mrs. David Slice of Piedmont and Mrs. James Shealy of Monks Corner; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Davenport of Prosperity; two brothers, Henry and Earl Williams of Prosperity; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McSwain Funeral Home. GARY T. PADGETT DIES IN EDGEFIELD Gary Thomas Padgett, 85, of Edgefield, died Sunday a t Greenwood. He was a brother of Mrs. Cecil Merchant of Newberry. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Edgefield. Mother of local women succumbs Mrs. Pearl P. Helms, 60, wi dow of Leroy Helms, of Fort Mill, died Wednesday. Mrs. Helms was born in Union County, N. C., the daughter of Mrs. Fannie Martin Pressley of Lancaster and the late Sanford J. Pressley. She was an em ployee of Springs Mills and a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Mill. Besides her mother, she is survived by one son, Kenneth C. Helms of Fort Mill; two daughters, Mrs. William D. (Kay) Kibler and Mrs. Lewis (Helen) Ringer, both of New berry; one sister, Mrs. Georgia Pressley of Monroe, N. C.; one step-brother, Joe Pressley of Lancaster; and four grand children. Funeral services were con ducted at 5 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Fort Mill by Dr. Ralph Lattimore. Inter ment was in Unity Memorial Cemetery. L Lee Shealy died Sunday L. Lee Shealy, 71, of Green ville, died Sunday. A native of Little Mountain, son of the late Luther W. and Georgann Bowers Shealy, he had lived in Greenville 45 years. He was in the grocery business until he retired 20 years ago. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Green Shealy; a sister, Mrs. Mary Barnes of Colum bia; and a brother, Jack Shealy of Little Mountain. Funeral services were Tues day at 3:30 p. m. at The Mackey Mortuary. Burial was in White Oak Baptist Church cemetery. MOTHER OF LOCAL MAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. Emma Jane Price of Columbia, widow of William Price, died Friday. Among her survivors is a son, James S. Price of Newberry. Funeral services were held Sunday in Columbia. COUNTY NATIVE DIES IN ATLANTA Ralph Vaughn of Atlanta died suddenly at his home last Thurs day. A native of Newberry, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Vaughn. Among his survivors is an aunt, Mrs. H. O. Swittenburg of Newberry. Guaranteed 100% i When you save with us, your savings interest plus the safety of yoor savings is guaranteed 100%. You can’t miss on this one. Save with us. As little as $5.00 opens an account. Make your savings grow, grow and grow. 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