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Dr. John Aman retired professor died Monday Dr. John A. Aman, 73, retired Newberry College professor, of 1211 Reid Street, died suddenly Monday morning at his resi dence. Dr. Aman was bom in Hyatts- ville, Maryland, the son of the late Frank. Andrew and Esther Crubb Compher Aman. He was educated in the public schools of Maryland and District of Colum bia, A.B. in 1920 with distinc tion, M.A. in 1922 and Ph.D. in 1935, all from George Washing ton University and received his B.D. from the Lutheran Theolo gical Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa. in 1935. In 1936 Dr. Aman came to Newberry College as profes sor of Social Sciences and Head, Department of Social Sciences, in 1946 he became Professor of Economics and Head, Depart ment of Economics and Busi ness Administration. He retired from Newberry College in 1968. During World # War II, he serv ed as Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, he was Instructor of the Chaplains School and Division , Chaplain at Fort Polk, La. He was a member of the Lu theran Church of the Redeemer and a member of the American Legion. He is survived by one bro ther, Walter F. Aman of Holli- daysburg, Pa.; one nephew, Charles W. Aman of Ocala, Fla. Funeral services were con ducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by Dr. Henry A. McCullough. In terment was in Newberry Me morial Gardens. CIVIL DEFENSE ALERT WEDNESDAY The quarterly civil defense alert, a test for equipment, will be held next Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m., according to David W. Morison, Civil Defense Di- recttr for Newberry County. Post Office closes Jan. 1 The Newberry Postoffice will close Monday, Jan. 1 in obser vance of New Year’s Day. Postal officials stated there would be no service whatsoever on this day. Eight cent and Airmail stamps will be avail able from machines in the lobby. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS Mrs. Tom M. Fellers will be hostess for the January meet ing of the American Legion Au xiliary at her home at 4 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 4th. Assist ing her will be Mrs. Fred Schumpert, Mrs. J. N. Nichosia and Mrs. Huston Long, asso ciate hostesses. As we look to the beginning of the year 1973, I cannot help but be optimistic for the out come of South Carolina in 1973. Due to the revenue sharing money that we will be paid in the year 1973 and the increased economy, I don’t see wherein City, County or State taxes should be increased. I predict that a solution for the construction of a new hos pital for Newberry County will be worked out during the year 1973 as this is without a doubt the most pressing need of New berry County. The textile picture in the Unit ed States looks exceptionally bright for 1973 and all persons involved in the textile business should have a good year in 1973, including employers and employees. With the construction of the large timber processing plants to be built in 1973 by Cham pion International Company and the other improvements made in timber processing plants re cently, “the Sleeping Giant” of Newberry County which is tree farming should find its place in the growing and expanding economy of our County and State. There is at the close of 1972 practically no unemplyment in our County, in fact there is a shortage of good available la bor for our expanding indus tries. I would forecast a growth in the population in Newberry County because of the housing which is presently under con struction throughout Newberry County. Our County has been hindered from growing because of the lack of adequate housing and with the housing projects now under construction we should see a population growth that should result in further in dustrial growth during the year 1973. My wishes to the people in 1973 is that God may grant to each of you the richest blessing of all, Good Health. High School tournament underway Thirteen high school basket ball teams are participating in the sixth annual Newberry College High School Invitational Basketball Tournament ac cording to Nield Gordon, New berry’s basketball coach and di rector of the tournament. “The tournament is actual ly two tournaments in one,” Coach Gordon commented, “since the Class I A and II A teams and the Class III A and IV teams will compete in se parate pairings.” The Class I A and II A teams competing in the holiday tour ney are Abbeville, McCrorey- Liston (Blair), Mid Carolina (Prosperity), Pelion, Whitmire, Ninety Six and Hollywood (Sa luda County). The Class III and V A squads are Camden, Clin ton, Newberry, Saluda, Strom Thurmond (Edgefield), and Winnsboro. Four games are scheduled each night of the tournament with the first game at 5 p.m. in MacLean Gymnasium. The pairings are as follows: Thursday, December 28, 1972: 5:00 P.M.—Losers game No. 1 vs. Losers game No. 2 6:30 P.M.—Winner game No. 3 vs. Camden 8:00 P.M.—Whitmire vs. Nine ty Six 9:30 P.M.—Winner game No. 4 vs. Strom Thurmond Friday, December 29, 1972: 5:00 P.M.—Winner game No. 5 vs. Losers game No. 7 6:30 P.M.—Losers game Nb. 3 vs. Losers game No. 4 8:00 P.M.—Winner game No. 1 vs. Winner game No. 2 9:30 P.M.—Winner game No. 7 vs. Hollywood Saturday, December 30, 1972: 5:00 P.M.—Losers game No. I vs. Losers gmae No. 12 6:30 P.M.—Losers game No. 6 vs. Losers game No. 8 8:00 P.M.—Winner game No. II vs. Winner game No. 12 9:30 P.M.—Winner game No. 6 vs. Winner game No. 8 J LARGE CHECK-City officials beam at the windfall in the form of revenue sharing funds from the federal government. At left City Finance Director Tom Buzhardt, Mayor C. A. Shealy, Jr., and City Manager K. W. Riebe, all “feel” the U. S. Treasury check for over SI80,000. Another check is expected soon. (Sunphoto) An Announcement Publication of The Sun will be sus pended with this issue. This is an announcement we find ex tremely difficult to make and with many regrets. This newspaper has been in the Armfield family since it was established in 1937 and has been oper ated continuously except for a brief time during World War II when we were in the armed services and our sis ters were in goverment defense work, having only our father and mother to carry on. It was resumed during the war when part-time help was found. We are going the way of many small family weekly papers. Advertisers, mainly national, have left the weekly media and have turned to television and other means for promoting their pro ducts. Other smaller papers have sold out to their competitors or newspaper chains. We chose not to do this and will retain the identity of The Sun. We are grateful to the many New- berrians and county business firms who have supported us since we have been in business here. 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