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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, October 1, 1970—PAGE 5 Gubernatorial candidate John B. West is greeted by Mrs. Jesse Frank Hawkins during a reception given in honor of the candidate at the Community Hall last week. (NewR-Citi'sen Photn) Pullet sale held Saturday The 4-H Show and Sale was held Saturday at the Newberry- Saluda County Fairgrounds. There were twelve pens of chic kens judged by John Walter, Extension area poultry specia list. Joe Lovelace, Prosperity, auctioned the Sale. The champion pen of birds was grown by Larry Wicker, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wicker, Route 3, Newberry. This pen of chickens was bought by Mrs. Bernice Seymore, Rt. 1, Whitmire, for $4.10 per bird. The average selling price on 116 chickens was $3.05 per bird. Those 4-H Club members ex hibiting and selling chickens were: Thomas Bates, James Chick, Homer Cromer, Elaine Cureton, Chris Homesley, James Raymond Jones, Ella Mundy, Robert Ringer, Harold Ruff, Jr., Melvin Smith, Donald W T es- singer, and Larry Wicker. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS TODAY The American Legion Auxi liary will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam. Asso ciate hostesses will be Mrs. Ray Nobles, Mrs. Huston Long and Mrs. P. B. Ezell. College actors plan three productions Classic, neo-classic, and con temporary drama will be the bill of fare for the Newberry College actors this year, accord ing to Dennis Sanderson, head of the department of speech and dramatics. The first of the three periods of literature will be represented by the Sophocles’ tragedy. ‘Oe dipus Rex.” The Greek tragedy will be staged during Newberry County’s Tricentennial Week for three performances from Nov. 12-14. Dale Willis, assistant pro fessor of speech and dramatics will direct the production; San derson will act as technical di rector. Try-outs for the produc tion are scheduled for Oct. 12 and 13. ‘The Miser” will represent the neo-classical period of dra ma. The farce-comedy written by the French playwright Mo- liere will not only be presented to the Newberry College au dience from Feb. 11-13, 1971, but will be the roadshow pro duction of the theatre group during the annual tour of South Carolina high schools during the College’s Interim semester in January. The final offering of the sea son, ‘‘The Curious Savage,” by John Patrick is scheduled for production from May 6-8. ‘Sa vage” provides a highly comi cal look at society’s feeling that the neglected virtues of kind ness and affection have not en tirely been lost in a world that seems motivated by greed and dishonesty. Curtain time for all three pro ductions is 8 p.m. in the Col lege’s A. G. D. Wiles Chapel Theatre. Tickets may be pur chased at the door. COLLEGE CALENDAR Activity on the Newberry Col lege campus is light this week as the students get into the routine of studying again. The Faculty Women’s Club is hosting an all-faculty dinner at 7 p.m. this evening, October 1, in the Newberry Community Hall. Men who have been rushing the four national social frater nities will learn Friday after noon if they have been asked to join one of the Greek orga nizations. Setzler Field will be the scene of the Newberry Indians and Lenoir Rhyne Bears clash at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Coach Fred Herren’s squad will be looking for their first triumph over the visitors from Hickory since the 1963 squad did the trick by win ning 27-14. Employees of New berry Mills and Owens- Illinois, Inc. will be the guests for the “Special Night” series. Dr. Francis Fesperman, as sociate professor of religion, will deliver the World Commu nion Day message in the ser vices at 11:15 a.m. Sunday in the A. G. D. Wiles Chapel. PATROL GOES 2 MILLION MILES South Carolina Highway pa trolmen traveled nearly two million miles over the state’s streets and highways in enforc ing the traffic laws during Au gust, according to Highway De partment records. The 615 uni formed men also accumulated nearly 100,000 working hours during the month while on the lookout for traffic law violators. During August the men issued some 21,000 arrest tickets and issued 49,000 warnings to erring motorists. Total amount fines collected by traffic courts as a result of law violations amounted to $418,000 for the month. All fines collected were retained by the counties for local uses. None are allocated to the Highway Department or its patrol divi sion. Standard pays dividend Standard Savings and Loan Association has declared $1,108,- 359.10 in dividends for the quar ter ending September 30. The dividends have been earn ed by more than 27,000 passbook and certificate accounts at the Association’s seven offices in Columbia, Orangeburg and New berry. The figure brings to $3,169,- 303.20 the amount paid in divi dends since the first of the year by the state’s largest savings and loan association. “This is the second consecu tive quarter that dividends have topped the million dollar mark, and it is the highest in Stan dard’s history,” noted president William F. Smith Jr. CALVIN CROZIER MEETS TUESDAY Calvin Crozier Chapter, UDC will meet in the Conference Room of the Newberry Fede ral building at 7:30 p.m. Oc tober 6. The main topic will be “Our Confederate Ancestors”. The hostesses will be Miss Juanita Hitt, Miss Josephine Shannon, Mrs. L. W. Beden- baugh, Mrs. Judson Bishop and Mrs. E. B. Hume. PRESIDENT-ELECT GUIDANCE GROUP John Whitacre, director of guidance and assistant profes sor of education at Newberry College, was elected president elect of the South Carolina Per sonnel and Guidance Associa tion at its annual convention in Columbia Friday. He will fill the unexpired term of Ellen Lyles, who is leaving to accept a post with U. S. Office of Education in Atlanta. Whitacre joined the Newberry College staff in 1964. CHERRY POINT - Marine Master Sergeant James F. Far mer, husband of the former Miss Mary R. Crouch of New berry, has reported for duty with Aircraft Group-14, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N. C. Sister of local woman succumbs Mrs. Maxcey C. Foxworth died Thursday in a Mullins hos pital after a brief illness. The former Miss Azaleas Watkins, she was born in Laurens County, a daughter of the late Walton A. and Nan Hill Watkins. She was a retired school teacher and a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the chapel of the Cox-Collins Fu neral Home with her pastor, the Rev. Edward R. Bradham, Jr., officiating. Burial followed in Devotion Gardens Cemetery. Surviving are her husband of Mullins; a son, M. C. Foxworth, Jr. of Mullins; a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Fraser of Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; three sis ters, Mrs. George Russ, of Au gusta, Ga., Mrs. Carl Teague of Mountville and Mrs. J. K. Wil lingham of Newberry; and two grandchildren. W.W. Watkins rites yesterday William W. Watkins, 86, of 3135 Priscilla St., died Monday at Greenwood. A native of Laurens County, son of the late William Q. and Elizabeth Hill Watkins, he was a retired farmer and a member of Chappells Baptist Church. Before moving to Newberry two years ago, he lived in Cross Hill. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ethel Boozer Watkins; and a sister, Mrs. Eva W. Boazman of Cross Hill. Funeral services were at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chappells Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Dr. John Meador, Jr., reminisces about his teaching experiences in the Orient last year. While on a leave of absence from his regular position as head of the depart ment of history at Newberry College, Dr. Meador taught United States servicemen and their dependents in the Far East. The teaching program was sponsored by the University of Maryland. MONEY SAVING OFFER. How do the savings plans offered at your bank compare to the savings plans offered at our bank? Look at our chart and see. There’s probably no comparison. TERMS 4Vi% 5% 51/2% 5 3 4 % Initial Deposit Any amount $100 $100 $100 Minimum Balance Any amount $100 $100 $100 Additional Deposits Any amount Any amount Any amount Any amount Withdrawal No notice required First 10 days of quarter after 90 days (or 90 days written notice). First 10 days of quarter after one year. First 10 days of quarter after two years. 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