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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 11, 1971—PAGE 3
The new officers of the South Carolina Academy of
Religion discuss plans for the new year after their elec
tion last Saturday at the group’s annual meeting at New
berry College. They are, from left, Charles Pfeiffer, pro
fessor of religion at Columbia College, Columbia, pres
ident; Dr. Margaret Cubine, professor of Bible at Ers-
kine College, Due West, secretary-treasurer; and Dr.
Allen Page, assistant professor of religion at Newberry
College, vice-president.
Drayton chapter
hears review
The Drayton Rutherford
Chapter of the U.D.C. met at
the home of Mrs. Tom Fellers
with Miss Sallie Lee Cromer
and Mrs. Rosabelle Thompson
as associate hostesses, Tues
day afternoon at 4 p.m. on
March, 2nd.
The meeting was opened with
the Ritual led by Mrs. Ralph
P, Baker.
In the absence of the histo
rian, Mrs. M. F. Bowler, Mrs.
R. B. Baker, the president, an
nounced the program, which
was given by Mrs. W. E.
Shealy.
Mrs. Shealy reviewed the
book “New Moon Rising” by
Eugenia Price. She gave a
brief sketch of her life and
told of her success as a non
fiction writer whose books have
sold in the millions. Her first
novel “The Beloved Invader”
published four years ago and
now “New Moon Rising”, have
their setting on St. Simons Is
land, near Savannah, Ga.
In “New Moon Rising” the
writer takes the reader again
to St. Simons Island, the en
chanting Georgia sea island.
This time she tells the story
of an Honorable man in con
flict with his Society-Horace
Gould the younger son in a fa
mily of planters, reaches man
hood in the troubled decade
before the War Between the
States. As the book opens he
is returning to his beloved is
land, having been dismissed
from Yale for paricipating in
Student protest.
But at a time and in a place
where enslavement of the black
man is accepted naturally and
necessary, Horace finds he no
longer fits in. His restlessness
(which he cannot express to
his family) mounts until he is
compelled to give up the way
of life he loves for a painful
self imposed exile. The story
then unfolds on a destiny far
from home, and the island
along with the rest of life of
the south, moves in exerably
toward the point of no return.
Thus after Horace finally
goes back to St. Simons hoping
to mend the torn fabric of his
life, he is trapped in the de
bacle of war. Four years later,
at the end of the conflict that
rent a nation he begins again
and stands on the threshold of
a new beginning. The story of
Horace Gould his family, his
white and black friends on the
island, plantation, his enchant
ing wife, Deborah, is true, not
happiness in the trite scene of
the word but full of humanity
warmth and a joy that tran
scends adversity”.
Mrs. Ralph Baker, president,
gave a report of work in the
children of confederacy chap
ter, which met Sat. afternoon
at the Baker home, grades 1
thru 8 met. Mrs. W. E. Shealy
met with the younger group in
the abscence of Miss Sallie Lee
Cromer. She was assisted by
Mrs. Ralph Baker.. Officers
were elected by the members
present. Mrs. Ralph P. Baker,
3rd vice pres, of Drayton Ru
therford chapter U.D.C. ex
plained the work of the C. of
C. giving the purpose aims and
advantages of the organization.
Mrs. Shealy gave some in
teresting highlights from attend
ing conventions during the 10
years she served as leader.
Mrs. Ralph Baker invited the
children into the dining room
where delightful refreshments
were served.
Mrs. Ralph Baker urged oth
er members to help with the
C. of C. while they reshowed
so much interest. She suggested
they might assist with taking
them on a trip, or to the Di
vision Convention in Rock Hill
April 30-May 1st.
Mrs. Leon Nichols called the
roll and read the minutes of
the February meeting. Mrs.
Lonnie Gilliam gave the trea
surer’s report.
Mrs. John Chappell gave a
lovely tribute to Mrs. Holland
Smith. Mrs. Schriver of Whit
mire was also on the memorial
committee. Mrs. Chappell took
orders for pins.
Mrs. Steve Griffith gave her
report on observance of Memo
rial Day at the May meeting
in the Fellowship Hall of the
A. R. Presbyterian church with
members of the Calvin Cro-
zier Chapter of the U.D.C. The
Eloise Wright Chapter of the
C. of C. would also be invited
to attend this Memorial Ser
vice in May. Mrs. Griffith also
recommended that the Chapters
also meet jointly in January.
After a delightful social hour
the hostess served delicious
refreshments. Mrs. Ralph Ba
ker closed with prayer. The
meeting then adjourned.
High cagers be
Revco feature
Newberry High School’s
ball team will face one more
challenge before ringing down
the curtain on their 1971 sche
dule. Beginning 3:30 P.M., Fri
day, March 12, they’ll square
off against a new and dynamic
quintet called the “Newberry
Celebrities” in a basketball
foul-shooting contest. The free-
throw contest will take place
in front of the new Revco Dis
count Drug Center located in
the Newberry Shopping Plaza,
State Highway Bypass 76. The
public is invited to attend. The
“Bulldogs” versus “Celebrities”
match will signal the grand
opening of the newest store in
the 277-store Revco chain. The
Newberry unit, which includes
a bright, modern pharmacy, is
Revco’s sixth in South Carolina.
Famous in the retail drug bu
siness world for the unusual
ways it opens new stores, Rev
co decided the basketball con
test was the best way to intro
duce itself to Newberry because
of the City High School team’s
fantastically successful season
and the community-wide inte
rest and pride in their 1971
accomplishments.
To provide the “Bulldogs”
with their most interesting, if
not toughest competition to-
date, Revco organized the “Ce
lebrities team by drafting the
services of Newberry’s Mayor
Clarence Shealy, Dr. Joseph
Smith, President of Newberry’s
County Development Board,
Carman Bouknight, Chairman
of the Newberry County Coun
cil, and Melvin Bouknight,
Coach of the Newberry “Bull
dogs”. Rounding out the “Ce
lebrities” roster will be Sidney
Dworkin, President of the Cleve-
land-Ohio-based Revco chain.
The two teams will each
shoot 250 free-throws from a
regulation distance foul-line to
a basketball net and backboard
which will be mounted in the
parking area in front of the
Revco store. To the winning
team with the highest number
of completions, will go a Rev
co “Aspirin” trophy. Additio
nally, Revco will donate $1 00
per basket for the combined
foul shots sunk by both teams
to the Newberry High School
Athletic Booster Fund.
Following the basketball
shooting contest there will be
a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony
(set for about 7 P.M.) at Rev
co’s front doors. In addition
to the “Bulldogs” and “Cele
brities”, David Morrison, Exe
cutive Director of Newberry’s
County Development Board and
Debbie Hentz, “Miss Teenage
American Model of the Year”,
will join in the ribbon-cutting.
F. L Stephens
has new rank
VIETNAM - Freddie L. Ste
phens, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lonzo Stephens Sr., Route 1,
Prosperity, S.C., recently was
promoted to Army Specialist
Four while serving as a Steve
dore in the 402nd transportation
company near Long Binh, Viet
nam.
Spec. 4 Stephens entered the
army in November 1969 and
was last stationed at Ft. Jack-
son, S.C.
Specialist Stephens, whose
wife, Peggy, lives on Route 1,
Chappell, is a 1969 graduate of
Gallman High School, New
berry. ___
Phil Trefsgar
at Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Md. — Army Sepond Lieutenant
Phillip C. Trefsgar, whose pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. George C.
Trefsgar, and wife, Eunice, live
at 1517 Johnstone St., recently
completed a nine-week Ord
nance Officer basic course at
the U.S. Army Ordnance Cen
ter and School, Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground, Md.
He received a comprehensive
introduction to the Ordnance
Mission of developing, supply
ing, and maintaining the Army’s
combat vehicles, as well as ex
tensive training in leadership
and other phases of troop com
mand duty.
The Lieutenant received his
B.S. degree from the Louisiana
State University at Baton Rouge,
in 1970.
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