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Larry Hatchette fatally stricken on Saturday Larry Lanning Hatchette, Sr., 39, of 2231 Main Street, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Vol. 36-No. 16 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, September 21,1972 $3.00 PER YEAR Newberry College alumni leaders met Saturday, Sept. 16, to make final plans for the alumni participa tion in the College’s Annual Fund. South Carolina alumni will begin calling on fellow alumni this week in an effort to raise $70,000 as their contribution to the overall goal of $252,000. From left, D. J. Haigler, immediate past president of the Alumni Association, Columbia; Dr. Dorothy Brandt, vice pre sident of the Alumni Association, Clinton; and Murray Davis, president of the Alumni Association, Spar tanburg. Center opens for senior citizens Mr. Hatchette was born in Spartanburg, the son of W. W. Hatchette of Spartanburg and Mrs. Kitty Johnson Sanders of Spartanburg. He was owner of Hatchette Office and Supply Equipment Co. He attended the Undenominational Faith Church. He was a member of the Asso ciation for a Greater Newberry, the American Legion, and a for mer member of the Newberry Rotary Club. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Harris Hatchette; two sons, Larry L. Hatchette, Jr. and Timothy Hatchette, both of New berry; two daughters, Miss Cathy Hatchette and Miss Su san Hatchette, both of New berry; two brothers, Harold Hatchette and Bill Hatchette; three half-brothers, David Hat chette, Daniel Hatchette and Bradford Hatchette, all of Spar tanburg; one half-sister, Mrs. Mona Knox of Spartanburg. Funeral services were con ducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. John Deniker and Rev. Ray mond Blubaugh. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Academy to hold parents meeting The Newberry Academy will hold regular Parents’ Meeting Thursday night, Sept. 21, at 8:00. Parents will visit each classroom and talk with teach er concerning their child. Pa rents should avail themselves of this opportunity and plan to be present. WWI veterans plan picnic The Veterans of World War I USA Barracks 3032 of New berry County and their Auxi liary will hold their annual pic nic on Sunday, September 24 at 3:00 P.M. at the American Legion Home of Post 24 on U.S. Route 76 next to the Fair Grounds. All World War I Veterans and their families are urged to bring their picnic baskets. Dorn be honored at Fair Grounds Veterans, their families and friends of Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn, will meet in the Newberry American Le gion House at the Fair grounds this evening (Thursday) at 6 o’clock to honor the Congress man of the 3rd Congressional District. This event is being planned and sponsored by state vete ran’s organization and accord ing to spokesman, the public is invited to attend. Following the reception ho noring Congressman Dorn, a barbecue will be provided by the State Veteran’s organiza tion’s for all who attend. Con- stitutents and friends of the Con gressman will be able to meet (Continued on Page 6) Mrs. Mavis Riley, Director for the Newberry County Coun cil on Aging, announces the opening of a Senior Citizens Center at the Recreation De partment in the old Coca-Cola building. The center will be open from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday and can be reached at 276-7198. All Senior Citizens in Newberry County are urged to visit the Center and participate in pro grams and activities planned for them. Included in these programs is a men’s coffee hour on Mon days from 9:30 to 10:30, crafts with Paula Hall on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00, and cera mics with Esther Davenport on Fridays from 10:00 to 12:30. Additionally, a birthday party is planned for October 27, 1972 for those who have had birth days during the months of July, August and September 1972. Al so scheduled are two trips—one for Senior Citizens day at the State Fair on October 18 and another to Asheville to visit the Biltmore House and gardens on October 25, 1972. Further infor mation regarding these activi ties can be obtained by calling Mrs. Riley at the center. Drive set for business and local industry Last spring when the New berry College Board of Trus tees set themselves a goal of $50,000 for the College’s first Annual Fund, the 35 men and women served notice of their intention to lead the way to wards the overall goal of $252,- 000. Although the drive for unre stricted gifts to the College be gan with the new fiscal year on July 1, the soliciting of the College’s alumni, Newberry bu sinessmen, and other friends of the College is officially getting underway this month. But the members of the Board of Trustees did not want to wait until now to give their gifts to the College, since July 1, I hey have given or pledged over $58,150 or 116 per cent of their $50,000 goal. Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, New berry’s president, praised the Board and commented, “If the the alumni and the Newberry business community come any where near the standards of generosity these dedicated trus tees have set, the first Annual Fund will be a success.” Personal contact among the College’s alumni, who have a goal of $70,000, began Sept. 18 in most organized alumni areas and will continue through Oct. 7. In Newberry County, Jack Davis, vice president of the Standard Savings and Loan As sociation, is . iiairman for Coun ty business and industry and professional people with a goal of $50,000. His team is poised to begin active solicitation on Sept. 25. Other goals set by the Board are $10,000 for the faculty and (Continued on Page 6) Guardsmen get schooling Thurmond dinner plans J. K. Willingham and Eugene C. Griffith, co-chairmen of the Senator Strom Thurmond Ap preciation Dinner announced to day that Senator Strom Thur mond will be in Newberry on October 16, and will be honored at a dinner to be given at New berry High School that night. Dinner will be served from six o’clock p.m. to eight o’clock p.m. by Herman Wise. Speaking will begin at eight o’clock. This is a bi-partisan effort to show the appreciation of Newberry County to Senator Thurmond for all the help he has been to the County in the past. Music will be provided by the Cimmarons. Tickets for the diner are $3.00 each and may be purchased from Keister Willingham, Eu gene Griffith, Dave Hayes, Maxcy Stone, Charlie Altman, Henry Parr, Joe Smith, Gar rett Bedenbaugh, Gurnie Stuck, D. H. Hamm, Sr., J. J. Frier, Thad McCrackin, Clifford Smith, Francis Schurry, Ray Nobles, Olin Berry. SGT. TOBE SGT. TURNER SP4 LINDLER Sgt. Howard H. Turner, New berry, member of Det 1, 30th MP Co., SP4 James R. Lind- ler, Chapin, HHC, 2nd Bde, 30th Inf. Div., and Sgt. Eddie H. Tobe Jr., Newberry, HHC, 2d Bde, 30th Inf. Div., are three of the 80 South Carolina Na tional Guardsmen selected for the Noncommissioned Officer Academy at the Olympia Ar mory in Columbia. They began intensive class room training September 16 for leadership and supervisory du ties in their units. The training at the academy is conducted one weekend per m o n th for five consecutive months. Among the subjects to be taught are leadership, tac tics, administration, drill and command, map reading and methods of instruction. Classes of the NCO Academy are conducted twice annually and are attended by Guards men from every National Guard unit in the state. Brigadier General Joseph E. Brown, South Carolina National Guard Troop Commander, of Ehrhardt, South Carolina, offi cially welcomed the students to the Academy Saturday after noon.