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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 11, 1971—PAGE 7
FOUR NEWBERRY COLLEGE STU
DENTS have been ..elected to lead the Col
lege’s Student Government Association for
the 1971-72 school year. They are, back
more, treasurer; front row, from left,
Mike Sease, Columbia junior, vice-presi
dent; Jim Riddle, Mauldin junior, presi
dent; and Patricia Duggins, Greenville,
row, Alvin Gainey, Jr., Columbia sopho- Tennessee, secretary.
4-H Safety Program Highlights
Poison Prevention Week, March 14-20
SPECIAL - President Nixon
has proclaimed March 14-20 as
Poison Prevention Week.
Poisons come in many dis
guises but household poisons
and various insecticides seem to
be the greatest culprits because
they are so often stored hap
hazardly in the home.
Things like bleaches, oven
cleaners, solvents and old medi
cines are usually easy for the
toddler to find. And like all
children what they see goes into
the mouth before even the most
alert mother can prevent it.
Now a group of young
people, 4-H members between
the ages of 9 and 19, are doing
something to educate the public
on the dangers of this type of
poisoning. They are the partici
pants in the 4-H safety program
organized in clubs throughout
the country.
The poison prevention pro
ject is being stressed by clubs in
cities like Phoenix where one
small club of just five members
held 56 meetings stressing safety
in the home.
“Our club stressed safety of
children — safe toys and how to
store poisons, cleaning materials,
etc., so that children cannot get
them,” Mrs. Teresa Tompkins,
local 4-H leader said.
The Nez Perce County
(Idaho) 4-H Junior Council
made a project of providing pub
lic information on household
poisons and methods of preven
tion at the request of local doc
tors. They secured TV programs,
visited hospitals, contacted ser
vice organizations, youth groups,
schools and civic organizations.
The group provided posters
that were set up in local stores
and offices. They distributed
over 3,000 pieces of literature
throughout the county and have
decided to make the campaign
an annual project.
Clubs from all parts of the
country have taken the problem
of poison prevention as ope of
the major projects in the safety
program. This is true whether
the club is made up of rural boys
and girls or young people from
the inner city of large metro
politan areas.
Other safety projects getting
special attention include bicycle,
skiing, radiation, avoiding eve
damage (eclipse), baby sitting
course, drug safety, testing of
drinking water and safety while
snowmobiling. These projects
are, of course, in addition to
traditional safety programs such
as driving, accidents in the
home, electric wiring, fire pre
vention, safe handling of guns,
water safety and first aid.
There are over half million
young people enrolled in the 4-H
safety program and they are all
Decoming better citizens because
of their involvement.
General Motors sponsors the
4-H safety program and provides
certificates of merit to four local
clubs in each county conducting
outstanding safety programs.
Ten clubs within each state can
also earn certificates.
The 4-H safety program and
all 4-H activities are supervised
by the Cooperative Extension
Service.
Woodland fire
losses are down
South Carolina’s forest fire
losses were lower in January
as 379 wildfires burned 1,969
acres of woodland, compared
to 1,170 wildfires that burned
9,298 acres in December.
January fire losses were also
lower than losses in January
1970 when 378 fires burned 6,380
acres, according to S.C. State
Commission of Forestry re
cords.
Incendiary, or “woods arson”
type fires accounted for 43 per
cent of the January fires. Care-
lers debris burning caused 23
percent and careless smokers
caused 21 percent.
In spite of lower losses in
January, total forest fire losses
for the last seven months were
higher than in the same pe
riod a year ago, said State Fo
rester John R. Tiller.
He urged everyone to exer
cise care with matches, ciga
rettes and any form of fire
to hold down spring forest fire
losses in South Carolina. He
pointed out that forest fires not
only damage and destroy tim
ber and property, but also de
stroy wildlife habitat, reduce
the forest’s protection of soil
and water, and mar the beauty
of the landscape.
J. Frank Wilson
died Monday
Judd Frank Wilson, 65, of
Route 2, Newberry, died sudden
ly Monday morning at Mills
Clinic, Prosperity.
Mr. Wilson was bom in Flo
rence, the son of Ida Williams
Wilson of Summerville and the
late John Wyatt Wilson. He was
employed at Ted’s Trim Shop
and was a member of Aveleigh
Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Mildred Bouknight Wilson; three
sons, John H. Wilson of New
berry, Lt. Col. J. Frank Wilson
Jr. of Colorado, and William
W. Wilson of Islandton; three
step-sons, James Henry Moran,
Joseph P. Moran and John T.
Moran, all of Newberry; a
daughter, Mrs. Donald L. Fur-
gerson of Greenville.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete and will be announced
by Whitaker Funeral Home. The
family will be at the residence,
Route 2, Newberry.
F. L. Bickley
rites Saturday
Flemmings L. Rickley, 68,
died Thursday (March 4) in
Chappells.
Mr. Bickley was bom in Rich
land County, son of the late
Noah and Josie Frick Bickley.
He was a retired carpenter and
a member of St. Jacobs Luthe-
* ran Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Allie V. Bickley; two sons,
Cecil Bickley of Newberry and
Joey L. Bickley of Lexington;
three brothers, Claude Bickley
of Prosperity, Lloyd Bickley of
Newberry and Henry Clard of
Chapin, three sisters, Mrs. Ruth
Derrick and Mrs. Lois Amick,
both of Chapin, and Mrs. Katie
Belle Wicker of Newberry; 14
grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at
St. Jacobs Lutheran Church by
Rev. John Wessinger. Burial
was in Newberry Memorial Gar
dens.
Julius Eison
dies in Columbia
Julius Blease Eison, 68, a
former reside.^ of Newberry,
died Friday in a Columbia hos
pital.
He was bom in Union, son
of the late Julius and Bertha
Blease Eison. He was a retired
surveyor.
Funeral was held Sunday in
Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia.
Mrs. Dominick
service Monday
Mrs. Y-jenia Amick Domi
nick, 63, of Chappells, widow
of Cecil Dominick, died Sunday
in Newberry.
She was bom in Newberry
County, daughter of the late
Jacob and Harriett Harmon A-
mick.
She was the last surviving
member of her immediate fa
mily.
Graveside services were held
Monday at 3 p.m. in Newberry
Memorial Gardens.
Jacob Wheeler
died Monday
Jacob Simeon Wheeler, 54, of
1132 Douglas Street, died early
Monday morning at his home
after several months illness.
Mr. Wheeler was bom and
reared at Prosperity and was
the son of Mrs. Lenora Curlee
Wheeler and the late Dr. Jacob
S. Wheeler. He was twice mar
ried, first to Mrs. Sophie Co
thran Wheeler and second to
Mrs. Elizabeth Mahaffey Wheel
er. Mr. Wheeler was a mem
ber of the Masonic Lodge, a
Shriner, a member of the Lu
theran Church of the Redeemer
and was connected with River
side Tractor Parts of Memphis,
Tenn.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mahaffey Wheeler,
Newberry; three daughters,
Miss Margaret Lenora Wheel
er, Charlotte, Miss Louise
Wheeler, Newberry and Mrs.
Melanie Mathis, Newbery; his
mother, Mrs. Lenora C. Wheel
er, Lancaster; three sisters,
Mrs. R M. Hughes, Lancaster,
Mrs. Florence Cox and Miss
Ellen Wheeler, both of Char
lotte; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were Wed
nesday at 2:30 p.m. at Luthe
ran Church of the Redeemer.
Burial was in Prosperity Ceme
tery.
Henry Duckett
rites Saturday
NEWBERRY — Henry Duck
ett died Monday night at his
home in the Helena Section of
Newberry County after several
months declining health.
Mr. Duckett, a native of New
berry County, was the son of
the late Henry and Betty Duck
ett. He was a member of Old
Beaver Dam Baptist Church,
Superintendent of the Church
Sunday School, Chairman of the
Deacon Board. He was also a
member of the Sons of Aid So
ciety and the Brotherhood So
ciety of Helena.
Surviving are six daughters:
Mrs. Henretta Duckett and Mrs.
Ella Baty, both of Winston Sa
lem, N. C., Mrs. Viola Simp
son, Mrs. Nancy Suber, and
Miss Helen Duckett, all of Pitts
burgh, Pa., and Miss Adeli
Duckett of the home; eight sons:
Joe Duckett of Augusta, Ga.,
Johnnie S., Herbert, Raymond,
James T., Roosevelt, and For
ster Duckett, all of Winston
Salem, N. C., and Luther Duck
ett of Washington, D. C.; 16
grandchildren; one great grand
child; two brothers, J. W. Duck
ett and Robert Duckett, both
of Greenville, S. C.; also a
number of nieces and nephews
and other relatives.
Funeral services will be Satur
day at 2 P.M. in Old Beaver
Dam Baptist Church conducted
by the Rev. W. C. Sanders.
Burial will be in the Flint Hill
Baptist Church Cemetery..
F. B. Pratt & Son Funeral
Home is in charge.
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