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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, October 15, 1970—PAGE 3
THE NEWBERRY COLLEGE ROCK BAND perform
ed at its first College off-campus event Sunday at the Ad
vent Lutheran Church in Charleston Heights at the New
berry College “Happening”; the Rock Band is under the
direction of Charles Pruitt, associate professor of music.
Musicians are, from left, back row: Ed Powell, Lake City
soph.; Donnie Murdaugh, Lodge sr.; Ronnie Davis, Green
ville soph.; John Epps, Lake City, fr.; front row, Steve
Ballard, Greenville soph.; Kiki Kirkland, Newberry soph;
Steve Watson, Greenville fr.; and Mike Parker, Mamp-
ton fr.
Measles vaccine
program set
for October 22
A German measles (rubella)
epidemic is expected late this
year or early in 1971, but New
berry County residents can help
prevent that epidemic. County
Health Officer Von A. Long has
announced an immunization
campaign on Oct. 22, 1970.
Shots will be given at all the
elementary schools in the
county for students through ten
years old. Dr. Long urges pa
rents to return the permission
slips to school if they have not
already.
"Every child in the county
through ten years old should
get a German measles shot,”
said Dr. Long. "We immunize
the children so that they will
not be able to transmit the di
sease to women of childbear
ing age.”
German measles' greatest
danger is to unborn babies, es
pecially during their mother’s
first three months of pregnancy.
If contracted then, it can cause
mental retardation, blindness,
deafness and-or heart disease.
Many babies are born dead.
The last epidemic to sweep
the country was in 1964. As a
result, some 20,000 to 30,000 in
fants were born with birth de
fects. The vaccine was not a-
vailable then.
"But we do have the vaccine
now,” Dr. Long said, "and we
can prevent a lot of suffering
and grief and save millions of
dollars by putting the vaccine
to good use.”
Since the immunization has
been available for only a few
months, few have received it.
And if a parent is unsure whe
ther or not the child has had
ihe disease, it would be better
for the youngster to get the
shot. Only one is needed for
full protection.
The vaccine cannot be given
to children allergic to chicken,
duck, eggs, feathers, or dogs.
If a child has n serious disease,
the parent must check with the
doctor before the child re
ceives the shot.-
German measles should not
be confused with "red” or "re
gular” measles. The German
type lasts only three days and
sometimes is so mild there are
no apparent symptoms. "Red”
measles generally lasts from
seven to nine days.
The State Board of Health’s
laboratory test to determine ru
bella susceptibility is available
to private physicians. The test
is considered a valuable ser
vice for pregnant women.
There were 306 reported cases
of German measles in South
Carolina last year and in 1968
there were 259. However, the
disease is vastly under-reported.
Schedule for Measles vaccine:
Little Mountain, 9:00 a. m.,
Speers Street, 9:00 a. m., Po-
maria, 10:00 a. m., Academy,
10:30 a. m., Boundary, 11:00
a. m., Mollohon (Special Ed),
1100 a. m. (at Boundary) Park
Street, 11:30 a. m., Bush River,
1:00 p m.. Prosperity, 1:15 p.
m., Rueben, 1:45 p. m.
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
Roy Anderson, Sr., City
W. L. Bates, Prosperity
Mrs. Belle Bauknight, City
Mrs. Doshia Bauknight, City
Mrs. Frances Bouknight, City
Ben Bradley, City
Mrs. Gertrude Brock, City
Tom Brown, City
Ernest Busby, City
Mrs. Daisy Cannon, City
Mrs. Ella Cheak, City
James Cromer, Saluda
Mrs. Mary Cromer, Pomaria
Mack Davenport, Silverstreet
Leon Dennis, City
Henry Duckett, City
Mrs. Alma Glenn, City
Mrs. Maggie Harrison, City
Joseph Hawkins, Saluda
Walter Holland, Whitmire
Mrs. Verdell Holmes, City
Joseph Johnson, City
Mrs. Emma Koon. City
Mrs. Gladys Layton, City
Mrs. Ruby Livingston and Baby
Girl, City
Mrs. Catherine McConnell. City
Jimmy Mathis, City
Vance Miller, City
John Oglesby, Pomaria
Alan Oxner, City
Mrs. Della Parrott, City
Mrs. Bernice Polen and Baby
Boy, City
Mayer Reeder, Silverstreet
Miss Robbie Sessoms, City
Berley Shealy, City
Mrs. Nannie Shealy, City
Robert G. Stoudemire, Pomaria
Mrs. Ola Swindler, City
Dantzler W. Swygert, City
Mrs. Lenora Taylor, Pomaria
Mrs. Josephine Vaughan, Jo
anna
Alex Wheeler, City
Samuel White, Clinton
Mrs. Carrie Whitener, City
Miss Louise Wicker, Pomaria
Mrs. Eunice Wilson, City
Mrs. Louise Wilson, Silverstreet
Miss Jennifer Wise, Prosperity
Thompson Dennis
service Monday
J. Thompson Dennis, 66, died
Sunday at the Newberry County
Memorial Hospital after a lin
gering illness.
Mr. Dennis was born in New
berry, the son of Mrs. Lelia
Floyd Dennis of Newberry and
the late Adger T. Dennis. He
owned and operated the Den
nis Shoe Shop. He was a mem
ber of Aveleigh Presbyterian
Church, of the Lions Club, of
Amity Lodge No. 87 A. F. M.
and Woodmen of the World.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Tarsie Singley Dennis; one
daughter, Mrs. Billy (Joan)
O’Dell of Newberry; two bro
thers, Floyd Dennis of New
berry and Woodrow Dennis of
Columbia; three sisters, Mrs.
Drucie Martin, Mrs. Naomi
Jones and Mrs-. Blanche Felker,
all of Newberry; and five grand
children.
Graveside services were con
ducted at 3:30 p.m. Monday
at Newberry Memorial Gardens
by Dr. Neil Truesdell, Rev. J.
Virgil Long and Rev. John Grif
fith.
Active pallbearers were Earl
Willingham, Talmadge Crow
der, Gene Brossy, James Lee
Mills, Buck O’Dell and Alton
Wicker.
Serving as honorary pall
bearers were V. L. Mills, Hu
bert Hughes, Bill Reid, Harry
Hedgepath, Tom Fellers, John
King, George Stone, Dr. E. G.
Able, M. C. Clemmer, J. C.
Neel, Tom Cromer and Tom
Pope.
George D. Hentz
rites Tuesday
George David Hentz, 84, of
Rt. 2, Pomaria, died Monday
at Columbia.
Born in Newberry County,
son of the late William A. and
Orlena Abrams Hentz, he was
a member of St. Matthew’s Lu
theran Church, a former mem
ber and an honorary member
of the Church Council and a
retired farmer.
Surviving are a son, Woodrow
B. Hentz of Pomaria; four
daughters, Mrs. J. B. Crooks,
Mrs. Raymond Ringer and Mrs.
William Ringer of Pomaria and
Mrs. Christine Stoudemire of
Peak; a brother, Hugh W. Hentz
of Pomaria; nine grandchil
dren; and 10 great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were at 8:30
p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew’s
Lutheran Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery..
Mrs. Bowers, 71,
service today
Mrs. Bessie Bedenbaugh Bo
wers, 71, widow of John Evans
Bowers, died Tuesday.
Born in Columbia, daughter
of the late Walter S. and Della
Gilliam Bedenbaugh, she was
a retired employe of Mollohon
Plant of Kendall Co. and a
member of Zion Methodist
Church.
Surviving are four sons, Cur
tis and Eugene Bowers of Co
lumbia, Roy C. Bowers of Nor
folk, Va., and David Bowers of
Newberry; two daughters, Mrs.
Herman Morris and Mrs. Hoyt
Morris of Newberry; 13 grand
children; and 11 great-grand
children.
Funeral services will be at
4 p.m. Thursday at Zion Meth
odist Church. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
The body is at Whitaker Fu
neral Home and will be placed
in the church at 3 p.m. Thurs
day. The family is at the home
of a daughter Mrs. Herman
Morris, Greenville highway.
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