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' I "3* ' ' • VlsVkt '?* ' <r fit** SPS S'?' f or SOUTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER tl&iwu $2.50 per Year Georgetown, S. C, Thursday January 3, 1952. Vol. 154. No. 44. Exchange Club John T. Stevens Memorial Marker Books Musical Comedy, Brigadoon To Be Unveiled At New Bridge The Georgetown Exchange Club has booked direct from New York The new $1,308,000 crossing at San City, the national company of the tee River between Georgetown and Broadway musical comedy smash hit, McClellanville on U. 8. Route iff Brigadoon, for a one performance on will be appropriately dedicated at February 8,1952 at the Winyah High exercises scheduled for noon Thurs School Auditorium. day, January 3, when a bronze marker honoring the memory of Former Produced, directed and staged in Highway Commission Chairman John New York City by the Civic Drama T. Stevens of Kershaw will be un Guild of New York, the attraction veiled. plays here as part of a coast to coast tour that Includes forty of the forty- The modern crossing, consisting'of eight states. This booking is most modern steel and concrete bridges unusual in that the average musical over the North Santee and South comedy entertains playing nothing Santee Rivers, connected by a long less than one week stands. How dredged embankment, was named the ever, the producers of BRIGADOON "John T. Stevens Bridge" by a joint feel that this delightful musical resolution enacted by the 1950 Gen should be made available to the eral Assembly. smaller community. And also that Mr. Stevens, leading South Caro Georgetown County becomes $388,727.19 richer when O. L. Richard, ac- the smaller community, so long with accountant for the Georgetowa Division of the International Paper Company lina industrialist, was a member of gives Charles W. Lawrimore, county treasurer, a chock for this amount which out legitimatestage stage fare, the Highway Commission from May covers the 1951 county tax assessment for the company. Also shown in the would welcome and support the 22, until October 4, 19_0. Ho died picture are J. H .Ros, agent, at the right and John H. Leland, county auditor, return of the living theatre to the January IB. 1950. at tin ML—(Photo by Burney). extent that the tour itself would be profitable. To make such a cross The program for the unveiling ex •wr country treck practical, the com ercises is as follows: pany travels by their own land cruiser Presiding — Chief Commissioner bus. Special scenery and electrical Claude R. McMillar of tha State equipment, duplicating fa every re Highway Department spect the original New York Produc Invocation—The Reverend A. D. tion, has been designed by George McArn of Camden Dunkel, and can be set up and Introductions—Dr. W. K. Gunter, taken down on any stage in a min chairman .of the Highway Com imum of time. mission Dedicatory Address—Charles O. BRIGADOON played in New Hearon, editor of the Sptartan- York City over two years for a total burg Herald of 570 standing room only perform Benediction—The Reverend Mr. ances and was seen by over 500,000 McArn. patrons. It was voted tha Critics Mr. Hearon, the only living mem Circle Award as the best American The John T. Stevens Memorial Bridge, over the Santee River between ber of the first State Highway Com musical comedy ef tbe season by the McClellanvill and Georgetown on U. S. Highway No. 17, is shown above, un mission, established by Act of the New York drama critics who, without der construction, lt replaces the old timber structure that was a menace to Legislature February 20, 1917, was exception, gave the play rave notices travel on this highway. A bronze plaque erected in memory of Former High' a member of the body from 1917 and was selected by the dean of way Sommissioner Stevens will be unveiled at noon today. to 1935. serving much of that period drama critics, John Chapman, to be along with Mr. Stevens. He was included fa his book, "The Ten Best flrst Federal Savings chairman of the body from 1930 to Plays of The Year." Ervin Laszlo, And Loan Association 1935. Laid in the mythical town of Mr. McMillan said that all iving "BRIGADOON" the play ia a musical Pianist, To Piay Declared 4% Dividend members of the Commission who salute to the land of plaid and At the regular December monthly served with Mr. Stevens and all The grand prize winner'of the Georgetown County Fishing Rodeo for heather. It unfolds the tale of a 1951, W. M. Sandifer af Columbia, is pictured above, as he spends hjs $100 meeting of the First Federal Sav members of the present Commission cash award with a Georgetown merchant, which was a stipulation in the couple of Yanks in the Scottish High Here, January 16 ings & Loan Association of George were being especially invited to at- lands who stray several centuries off award. Mr. Sandifer's catch was a forty-five pound channel bass, the largest The residents of Georgetown and town, tiie Directors declared a 4% held at the south end of the cross- the beaten path. one to be hooked in 1951 fa Georgetown waters. vicinity caa look forward to an ex Annual .Dividend for the six month tend the exercises, which will be From left to right are: Louis Pollock, merchant, Mr. Sandifer, Jack Sentiment and humor, delightful traordinary aesthetic experience when period ending December 81, 1951. ing. Campbell, chairman of the fishing rodeo activity and Mrs. Sandifer*—(Photo songs and exciting dance numbers the Georgetown Community Concert Dividends fa the Savings Share Ac by Burney)., • and colorful costumes and fantastic counts and Investment Certificate Ac Association presents Ervin Laszlo, pi tt scenery are woven together to make anist, Wednesday, January 16. The counts amounted to $18,657.69. j Calendar off Meetings an exciting and thrilling evening fa youthful Hungarian pianist who caus Feast Of Lights" "Recreation" To Be the theatre. zlo, who tackled the piano with a • Week of Jan. 7-12 < ed even the hardened New York cri Among the top hit tunes to be tics to sit up and take notice, made flawless technique and mature under Service On Sunday Monday— Theme Of January heard and .tmebered are: "IT'S AL his spectacular debut fa Town Hall in standing." 11:00 a. m. Ministerial Association MOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE"; 1948 at the age of sixteen. Technical virtuosity is not an un • 4:00 p. m. Prince George Chapter— On Sunday evening at T:80 at "THE HEATHER ON THE HILL"; In commenting on the New York usual accomplishment of young mu Prince George Church there will be Womens Auxiliary — Prince P.-T. A. Meeting "WAITOP FOR MY DEARIE"; sicians but when this is combined George Church press reviews of this debut Life Ma hold the annual service of the Feast Mr. J. H. Boswell of Summerville, "THE W)VE OF MY LIFE" and gazine stated, "When they (New with superb interpretive ability, it of Lights, this being the Ephany. 7:80 p. m. lions Club at Prince who is particularly outstanding in the THERE BOT FOR YOTJ GO I". must be admitted thai tha artist This beautiful service portrays the George Hotel York's music critics) show evidence of field of community recreation in The music of BRIGADOON was wakefulness, something unusually posesses true genius. coming of the Three Wise Men to 7:30 p. m. Laymen's Evangelistic South Carolina and formerly presi composed by Frederick Leowe and Bethlehem to visit the infant Christ, Club at Presbyterian Church good is apt to be happening . .. They Possibly Ervin Laszlo's unusual dent of the Florida Recreation Asso the book written by Allen Jay Lerner, nearly jumped out of their seats at ^background may account for hia fa* bringing gifts of gold, frankincense let* p. m. Boy Scout Troop No. 98 ciation, will be the guest speaker at who also authored the highly success the debut of a dark-haired sixteen nate musical intuition and artistry, aad myrh and the giving of the 8:00 p. m. Catholic Women's Club the Georgetown Parent Teacher Asso ful motion picture An American In year old Hungarian named Ervin Las- He was born in Budepest fa 1932 and light of the Gospel to the world. Tuesday— ciation's January meeting, Tuesday, Paris." at the age of five after six months This service is largely conducted by 1:00 p. m. Rotary Club at Prince January 8, at 8 p. m. in the Winyah In New York, BRIGADOON sold feserved seat tickets may be or- af lessons from his mother,, began George Hotel the young people of tiie parish anil School Auditorium. for a $6.00 top. Local admission lered now by mail by sending a check { study with the famous Dohnanyi. At the offering is devoted to tha work et 3:00 p. m. Plantersville Home De Not only members of Civic clubs prices have been scaled at $1.80, ogether with a self addressed nine he made his first public ap- monstration Club the Young Peoples Service League. and the P.-T. A. but all civic minded $2.40 and $3.00, which is regarded tamped enve'ope to BRIGADOON, pearance with the Budapest Philhar- It has been held annually at the 3:00 p. m. Junior Rose Garden Club citizens are urged to attend. as really great entertainment value. • n p_.. if.? Georgetown, 8. C. Continued On Back'Baga) 3:45 p. m. Prince George Garden Ephany for a good many years aad Club I ia always well attended.