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Council adopts new ordinances In regular session Tuesday night in council chambers, City Council gave approval on se cond reading to three new or dinances for the citizens of Newberry. A document, known as the “Uniform Subdivision Regula tions” was passed after much discussion over the objection of Councilman C. A. Dufford, Sr. Dufford insisted that the ordi nance needed further study be fore enacting it into law. The ordinance sets out regulations for developers as to street lay outs, drainage, water, sewer lines, etc. Adopted an optional method for collecting delinquent taxes owed to the City of Newberry. Accepted for annexation into the city a 16 acre section of Rosemont Cemetery. The ceme tery is owned by the city, and controlled by the Rosemont Ce metery Association. Council approved a new jury list for city recorder’s court. A committee selected 400 names to serve when jury trials are necessary. Approved a change in specifi cations for two elevated water tanks being constructed in con nection with the new water plant being constructed on the Saluda Highway. The addition is a safety device required by Federal regulation under the re cently enacted Occupational Safety and Health Act. Cost of the addition is $4,800. Certificates were presented by Mayor Shealy to Philip Mer rill Bouknight of the police force from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to perform Breath Alcohol tests. Mrs. Winifred Culclasure was awarded a certificate for com pletion of a course in Funda mentals of Governmental Ac counting conducted by the Bu reau of Governmental Research and Service of the University of South Carolina. At the beginning of the meet ing Mayor C. A. Shealy, Jr. made a statement referring to an article appearing in a local paper concerning a meeting of the Newberry County Water Au thority. He said he was “per turbed by statements made at the Water Authority Meeting.” Shealy said that city had al ways tried its best to cooperate with the water authority as well as other groups in the county. He expressed displeasure that the city was accused of not giving its cooperation to the authority. The matter of the city furnishing water to the au thority and the rates it would charge brought on the contro versy. Shealy said that every effort had been made to cooperate, but that the city would not sell water to anyone at less than the cost it took to produce it. Montgomery in Wofford interim The annual January Interim at Wofford College is in full swing. The college’s 1030 stu dents, taking a break between semesters from the regular schedule of classes, are inves- t gating projects that include such diverse and unusual sub jects as space astronomy, snow skiing, American folklore, ma nagement consulting and the Cherokee Indians. Newberry area students par ticipating in Wofford’s 1972 In terim and their projects, in clude: Benton McQ. Montgo mery, “Gettin’ It Together.” A sophomore at Wofford, Montgo mery is the son of Dr. and Mrs. B. M. Montgomery Vol. 35—No. 38 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, January 13, 1972 $3.00 PER YEAR PRESIDENT WELCOMED—Kiwanian Harry Weber, second from left, welcomes Newberry College President Dr. Fredric Irvin into the membership of the club. Also inducted was Frank Addy, left, manager of Bankers Trust in Newberry. Joe Roberts, right, former manager, adds his congratula tions. (Sunphoto) 21 countians on dean’s list Twenty-one Newberry County residents are among 101 stu dents on the Dean’s List at Newberry College in recognition of their academic achievements during the fall semester. The honor requires a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale in which 4.0 represents “straight A” work. The honor list announced by Dr. Conrad B. Park, academic dean at Newberry College, in cludes, freshmen: Jerry W. Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Graham, 2017 Adelaide St., Newberry; T. Vance Mat thews, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Matthews, Little Mtn., David C. Reames, son of Mrs. Sara F. Reames, Rt. 3, Newberry; Frances D. Williamson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Wil liamson, 1734 Boundary St., Newberry. Sophomores includes Connie E. Farb, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Farb, 1412 Grif fith Park, Newberry; Trudy B. Force, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Force, Silverstreet; Frances K. Koon, daughter of Mrs. Eldredge Koon, Route 1, Pomaria; and Margaret E. War ren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Warren, Jr., 1228 Sum mer St., Newberry. Juniors included Sybil U. Beat ty, 1004 Wilson St., Newberry; Susan T. Boyce, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Thomas, Rt. 1, Newberry; Carol E. Dukes, 1608 Evans St., New berry; Robert D. Kinard, Rt. I. Whitmire; Marian H. McGlo- horn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hall, Little Mtn.; Herby K. Stutts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stutts, 1203 Keroes Ave., Newberry; and M. Nancy Shealy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shealy, Route 1, Prosperity. Seniors included E. Monte Bowers, Jr., Main St., Pros perity; Gregg P. Counts, Rt. 1, Newberry; Joseph E. Counts, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Counts, Pomaria; Sandra A. (Continued on Page 4) Singers embark on 8-day tour The Newberry College Sing ers, directed by Dr. Milton W. Moore, will begin an eight-day tour of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina on Saturday, January 29. The 1972 tour will begin with a concert at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd at College Park, Ga., followed by 25 concerts in high schools and Lutheran churches in 14 cities in the three states. The final concert in this year’s tour is planned for Sum merville High School in Sum merville, S. C., on Monday, February 7. The Singer’s reperatory for the tour includes both religious and secular music. The College State Band di rected by Charles Pruitt will also give concerts at special youth concerts at some of the Lutheran churches along the tour route and at the high schools. Aull retiring from S.S. board Mr. J. Luther “Luke” Aull of Johnston, S. C. has retired from the position of Chairman of the Selective Service Board for Edgefie r d Coun fTr effective December 31, 1971. A recent amendment to the Military Se lective Act precludes an indi vidual from serving on a local board for more than 20 years. Mr. Aull was appointed to the Edgefield County Local Board on October 27, 1950, by Presi dent Harry Truman. In recognition of Mr. Aull’s twenty-one years of service to the nation and community, he was presented with a retire ment pin and Certificate of Appreciation by Colonel Donald H. Collins, State Director of Selective Service, at the local board office on January 4, 1972. Colonel Collins in present ing the Certificate of Apprecia tion on behalf of President Ni xon, Governor West, and Dr. Tarr, Director of Selective Ser vice, praised Mr. Aull for his selfless contribution to the Se- (Continued on Page 4) Common pleas court term set Judge Clarence E. Singletary will preside over the January term of Court of Common Pleas beginning January 24. The ses sion will begin at 10 o’clock a.m. Jurors listed below have been drawn for the term and are asked to report to the Newberry County Courthouse courtroom Monday, Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. Selected to serve as jurors are: Geneva Bishop, William W. Bedenbaugh, Jr., Flay E. Alex ander, Juanita Mills, Marvin B. Story, Jr., Marcus W. Todd, Jr., Carolyn L. Richardson, Mary B. Long; Also Mary B. Sease, Nellie B. Erskine, Theodore Black, Thomas R. Summer, Jr., Myrtis L. Dominick, William E. Spear man, Jr., Jillette S. Mayer, Cla rence Davenport; Also Mattie S. Lyles, Howard E. Coats, James W. Mills, Ha rold Stone, Charles K. Cromer, Toy B. Amick, Raymond L. Adams, Jessie M. Williams; Also Allen Nance, Jr., Mar vin E. Bouknight, Herman O. Fulmer, Sr., Dolphus E. Ray ford, Furman Long, Daniel J. Cool, George W. Stockman, Mat thew Mars; Also Dorothy B. Metts, Terry D. Green, C. Eugene Harmon, Bennie Sue Johnson, Ashley J. Shealy, Carlton W. Hite, Mau rice M. Moseley, Jr., and Loyd E. Woodall. Jasper chapter DAR meets Jasper Chapter, DAR, will meet Friday, January 14, at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. J. Chappell. Associate hostess es will be Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. Meredith Harmon, Mrs. Maude Ross, Mrs. P M. Ni chols, Miss Ellen Williamson, and Mrs. J. M. Smith, Sr. Guest speaker will be Brig. Gen. J. Wm. Henderson. His subject will be “National Defense.” OFF TO SPAIN-This group, in addition to others to be picked up in New York, left last Wednesday morning for Spain under the supervision of Dr. A1 Mature of the department of Foreign Languages at Newberry College. Standing from left, Miss Conii Sanders, Miss Patricia Leslie, Furman Miller, Dr. Mature, Mrs. Mature; kneeling, Roger Mature and Ralph Mayer. The tour is part of the interim program at the college. (Sunphoto)