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MISS FIRE PREVENTION—Miss Joni Mayor C. A. Shealy, Jr. The crowning Rader, center, is crowned “Miss Fire Pre- took place on the community hall steps vention 1971” by retiring queen Miss immediately following the Fire Prevention Sloan Walace. Beaming approvingly is Parade. (Photo by David Reames) Salvador Dali Art-in-Jewels collection display at Greenwood VD a serious problem in Newberry County State Health Officer Dr. E. Kenneth Aycock today called veneral diseases a serious pro blem in Newberry County and urged all residents to learn more about the problem during October—“VD Awareness Month.” During the fiscal year which ended June 30, 14 cases of sy philis and 18 cases of gonor rhea were reported in the coun ty an increase of 128 percent over the previous year. “Un fortunately many cases are ne ver reported,” Dr. Aycock said. “Another frightening fact is that federal funds for VD con trol may be withheld. Every year from January to June we worry that Congress will divert these monies to some other pro gram. “Should our fears be realiz ed, and you must be aware that the federal government is taking drastic steps as with holding food from school chil dren, the entire state will have only two full time casefinders instead of the 14 we now have.” Commenting on the public’s misinformation, Dr. Aycock said, “No doubt, some people still falsely believe that vene ral diseases are spread by wa ter, food, or air. Others think that gonorrhea or syphilis can be contracted from dirty toilet seats, door handles, water foun tains, or eating utensils. “However, except in very rare cases, the only way a per son can become infected is through sexual contact.” What can people do if they think they have VD? Accord ing to Dr. Aycock, they should call their doctor or county health department. The health officer said that hundreds of people who have VD don’t realize they have it because the symptoms are of ten unnoticeable. The first sign of syphilis may be a sore which usually appears where the germs first entered the body, the sex organs, but it may appear on fingers, lips, or breasts. The sore, called a chancre (pronounced shanker) is painless and usually shows up 10 to 90 days after exposure to an infected person. However, the chancre often occurs inside the body, or may be so small that it goes unnoticed. In most cases, it will disappear without any treatment. “If left untreated, the disease can result in paralysis, insan ity, blindness, deafness, heart disease, and even death,” Dr. Aycock warned. A blood test allows physicians to rapidly diagnose syphilis and enhances the possibiltiy for early treatment with antibiotics. “Gonorrhea is more difficult to control,” Dr. Aycock conti nued. “One major problem is that there is no positive blood test for gonorrhea. And while it can also be cured with antibio tics, some strains of the disease have evolved which have de veloped an immunity to regular drug dosages.” To compound these problems, the incubation period for go norrhea is short—only three to five days. A person may con tract the disease one day and infect someone else before he realizes he has it. A female may have mild symptoms or none at all, but a man usually knows when he has gonorrhea because of sudden, frequent and painful urinations with dis charge of mucus and pus. The results or untreated go norrhea can be sterility, arthri- (Continued on Page 8) Greenwood is one of four lo calities to receive a showing in 1971 of Salvador Dali’s Art- In-Jewels collection, which is owned by the Owen Cheatham Foundation. The $5,500,000 col lection will be shown this year in Paris, Rome, London, and Greenwood. It will come to the city Oct. 10 and will be on dis play at the county courthouse until Oct. 30. The world-famous collection will come to South Carolina through the efforts of Mrs. Ster ling Graydon of Greenwood on behalf of Cokesbury College re storation. Mrs. Owen Cheatham of New York City is owner of the world- famous collection, and became interested in the historical sig nificance of Cokesbury College restoration. She granted the un usual privilege of exhibiting the works of art to the South Caro lina Piedmont for a cause which she considers highly commend able and richly worthwhile for the cultural and spiritual way of life of her native state. She was born in Walhalla. Art-In-Jewels are objects of art designed and created by Salvador Dali and executed in to jeweled interpretations by Alemany Company of New York. Religious, classical, and sur realistic objects rendered in diamonds, gold, emeralds, ru bies, pearls, and sapphires are included in the collection. Christian works of art to be shown are the Lapis Lazuli Cross, the Madonna of the Aqua marine, the Light of Christ, the Angel Cross, and the Pax Vo- biscum. Dali uses the light of the jewels to reflect the explo sive beauty of the Faith. A pulsing heart, angel wings that fold, and a sea anemone whose petals open and close by an electric impulse hidden in the base of the exhibit are several of the animated crea tions to be shown. In addition to the 36 jewels, as each individual work is call ed, there will be 26 original Dali paintings. The exhibition is a major pro duction requiring a sizable gal lery of 40 by 60 feet. A steel framework is first set up, pro viding a room within a room. Fiberglass drapery is hung from this framework and the display cases are shown in in dividual hand carved boxes which are lighted from within. The galleries where the je wels are shown are darkened so that the jewels, in their bril liantly lighted cases, appear to float in space. The Dali Art-In-Jewels Exhi bit will be in Greenwood at the county courthouse Oct. 10 through Oct. 30. Weekday show ings will be from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday show ings will be from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hostesses will be pre sent at all times to assist vi sitors. Admission price is $1.50 for adults and $.50 for students. Glenn street sets revival services Oct. 10 Reverend Paul Sullivan, pas tor of the Ridge Spring Bap tist Church, will lead in Revival Services at the Glenn Street Baptist Church, October 10-17. Pastor Sullivan will speak Sun day night and each night during the week at 7:30 P.M. His clos ing message will be on Sunday morning at 11:00 A.M. his mes sage will be heard over WKMG radio at 12:30 P.M. Mr. Sullivan is a native of Union County. He attended North Greenville Junior College, Furman University, Erskine Se minary and Southeastern Semi nary. His previous pastorates include Mt. Olive, Ware Shoals and Poe, Greenville before com ing to Ridge Spring. Other places of s ervice in which Mr. Sullivan has served are: Vice-Moderator, Chairman of Evangelism and Seminary Extension Teacher all of the Greenville Baptist Association. (Continued on Page 8) Jurors named for October common pleas court term Judge Harry E. Agnew will preside over the October term of Court of Common Pleas for Newberry County. The session will begin on Monday, Oct. 18th at ten a.m. Jurors are request ed to report for duty at 9:30 a.m. Serving for the October term are the following: Agnes C. Kelly, Dorothy L. Lovelace, Evans Osborne, Fran ces E. Allen, Jacob S. Dawkins, Leon D. Graves, Mary I. Chick, Laura N. Bowers, Tressie C. Boland, Norine B. Dehardt, Ken neth P. Sutton, and Mildred B. Hentz. Also Violet Browning, Joe B. Homesley, Harold E. Fuller, Lawrence W. Bragg, Jr., George R. Riddle, Rufus R. Kitchens, William D. Beard, Drayton L. Minick, Hovie L. Riggins, Jennie H. Counts, Ar thur Floyd Amick and Ruth S. Grant. Also Furman Long, G. W. Jacobs, Ida D. Underwood, Ri chard C. Glasgow, William E. Pitts, Harmon E. Jennings, Burnest W. Neal, Orie L. E. Moore, Johnny E. Metts, Tho mas D. Jacobs, James E. Stock- man, Jack O. Jenkins, Henry Jeter, Ralph G. Bowers, Eu gene H. Lominick, and James C. Abrams. Karate classes begin Monday Karate classes will be held in Newberry beginning Oct. 11, 1971. The classes will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings starting at 7:00 PM.. Mr. P. D. Johnson’s Warehouse on the corner of Tench and Caldwell will be the location for the classes. Mr. Pat Key formally of Ai ken, S. C., a holder of the Black Belt in Karate will be instructing the classes. REJOICE MASS—A contemporary folk service, “Rejoice Mass”, was presented Monday night at 8 p.m. at the Newberry- Saluda County Fair. The group is com posed of youth choirs of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and St. Philip’s Lutheran Church. The choir is under the guidance of the Rev. and Mrs. Clarenc Walck of St. Philip’s. Prof. Karl Kinar of Newberry College, is music directoi Miss Elizabeth Wise of Batesburg is oi ganist for the group. (Sunphoto by Biff Riebe