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TRAIN-TRICK QUEENS-South Carolina’s “Cinderella” crop of soybeans yielded a crop of beauties at the annual meeting of the S. C. Soybean Association. Jan Rader, center, of Prosperity, was crowned the 1972 “Princess Soya” for S. C. Dianne Hutto of Holly Hill, left, was first runner-up and Ann Elizabeth Barnes, right, of Walterboro, was second runner-up. “Arsenic and Old Newberrians to Lace” be given seek academies COLLISION TAKES LIFE A stalled truck with four men aboard was struck by a CN&L train near Kinards Monday morning. C. D. Bouknight, 52, of Route 2, Columbia was pro nounced dead at the scene and was apparently killed instantly according to Coroner George R. Summer. Jesse Lybrand and Joe Geiger, both of Route 2, Columbia, were hospitalized in Columbia following the mishap. The fourth passenger, Luther Bowers of Newberry, jumped from the truck before it was struck and escaped injury. All four men were employees of the Clinton-Newberry and Lau rens Railroad Company. Bouk night was apparently driver of the truck. Coroner Summer said the truck has apparently stalled at Deprees Crossing, a mile south of Kinards. Engineer of the southbound train No. 568 was Clyde H. Hartman of Colum bia. Speed of the train was es timated at about 30 miles per hour when the accident occur red. Summer said no inquest is planned. Assisting in the investigation were Sgt. W. E. Hamilton, and Pat. J. H. Oates of the highway patrol and Raymond Roton of the Newberry Coun ty Sheriff’s department. Pacific specialist to speak hear The Political-Military Officer for Cambodia in the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State, Edward Richards, Jr., will speak to students at Newberry College on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The State Department official will speak to political science and history classes on three phases of International Rela tions: “Violence or Conflict in International Relations,” “Fo reign Policy Decision Making Process,” and “Southeast Asia Today.” Richards entered the United States Foreign Service in 1962; his diplomatic assignments have been in Bogota, Columbia; Aden, Southern Yemen; and Cairo and Port Said, United Arab Republic. He assumed his present position in 1971. Miss Rader is Princess Soya Since soybeans are often re ferred to as the “Cinderella” crop in South Carolina, it is only fitting that this growing industry be represented by a “princess” and this year that princess will be Jan Rader of Prosperity. Miss Rader was crowned 1972 S. C. “Princess Soya” by last year’s princess Gerri Spann of Sumter at the annual meeting of the S. C. Soybean Association in Columbia. The 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Rader will represent the Palmetto State in Cdlumbus, Ohio competition later this year for the title of National “Princess Soya.” The Newberry Community Players are now in rehearsal for their winter production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a three-act comedy by Joseph Kesselring to be presented on February 24, 25 and 26 at the Drayton Street Community Cent er. The famous comedy success, originally produced by Harold Lindsey and Russel Crouse, was a smash hit at the Fulton Thea tre in New York and on the road. “Arsenic and Old Lace” is a story of two sweet, elderly lad ies of Victorian charm, Abby and Martha Brewster, who pop ulate their cellar with the re mains of socially and religious ly “acceptable” roomers as a result of a taste of their dead ly elderberry wine, the ironic inventive fantasy of their bugle blowing nephew, Teddy Brew ster, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, and of Jonathan Brewster, another nephew who has a strange resemblance to Boris Karlof lends further sus pense to the population of the cellar. The comedy begins when Mor timer Brewster, another nephew who is a dramatic critic, re turns home to find a corpse in the window-seat, a victim of a potion of the famous wine. The series of events which fol low is a hilarious adventure in to the lives of the innocent Brewster sisters. Steve McCutcheon, who al ready has established himself as a veteran in the theatrical field in this area, is directing the production. Assistant direc tor is Darlene Boyd. Congressman Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn today released the names of two Newberry Coun ty young men whom he has se lected to compete for vacancies at the National Service Acade mies. Among these selected by Con gressman Dorn were Richard Garland Holcombe, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Holcombe, 1925 Harrington Street, New berry, who will compete for West Point; and John Sidney Frick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Albert Frick of Little Mountain, who will compete for Air Force Academy. SILVERSTREET POSTMASTER HAS RETIRED After serving the citizens of the Silverstreet Area for 45 years, Mrs. Ollie B. Nichols turned over the facility to Frank Culclasure of the Newberry Postoffice Monday. He has been designated Officer in Charge of the Silverstreet Postoffice. Postal officers from the At lanta Regional office were on hand to turn the office over to Culclasure. A number of area citizens were present for the ceremony, including Silverstreet Mayor Murray Sheppard, who present ed a placque to Mrs. Nichols on behalf of the citizens of Sil verstreet. The placque was in scribed: To Ollie B. Nichols with sincere appreciation for 45 years of dedicated and thought ful service as Postmaster of Silverstreet. Town of Silver- street, 1972. Representing the National As sociation of Postmaster of the United States were Greenwood postmaster and Kinards Post master Mrs. Mary Devore. The presented Mrs. Nichols a silver tray on behalf of the associa tion for her more than 40 years service. Culclasure who will take over the duties of postmaster at Sil verstreet with the title “Officer in Charge” has been associated with the Newberry Postoffice for over 19 years. Midlands nurses The February meeting of the Central Midlands Nurses Asso ciation will meet Tuesday on the ground floor lobby of the Richland Memorial Hospital, ac cording to C. Seigler, Public Relations chairman. TURNS OVER KEYS-Mrs. Ollie B. Nichols, postmistress at Silver- street for over 44 years, turns over keys to the post office to Frank Culclasure of the Newberry Post Office, who will be officer in charge of the facility in the future. A number of area people were on hand to witness the changeover at which time Mayor Murray Sheppard of Silverstreet presented the placque Mrs. Nichols holds with the wording “With sincere appreciation for 45 years of dedicat ed and thoughtful service as Postmaster of Silverstreet. Presented by the Town of Silverstreet, 1972.” Culclasure has been connected with the Newberry Post Office for 19 years. (Sunphoto) MAKES CONTRIBUTION-Joe Welborn, clerk at the Newberry Postoffice, gives his 36th pint of blood at the Red Cross Blood- mobile at Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church Monday after noon. Supervising the drawing is Kenneth Harmon, technician. Dur ing the Monday visit 227 persons appeared to give blood, and of that number 197 pints were drawn. The largest number of donors asked that their blood be reserved for Ron Robertson, hemophiliac son of Coach and Mrs. Steve Robertson of Newberry. (Sunphoto)