Blaney, Ridgeway Open In Basketball Tonight

Blaney high school will open its basketball season tonight with Ridgeway. Coaches for the season are H. E. Burns for the boys and Leon Whetstone for the girls. The schedule: Nov. 9 – Antioch; 13- Baron DeKalb; 16 – Mt. Pisgah; 20 – Ridgeway, there; 27 – Baron DeKalb, there; 30- Blythewood. Dec. 4 – Antioch; 7- Mt. Pisgah; 11 – Midway, there; 14- Camden; … Continue reading Blaney, Ridgeway Open In Basketball Tonight

Blaney School Will Celebrate Fall Festival

Blaney school will celebrate its annual fall festival at 6:30 this afternoon. There will be contests, guessing games, country store and bingo. The merchants and school patrons are supplying many attractive gifts and valuable prizes. A beautiful table lamp will be auctioned off. Refreshments will consist of cakes, cookies and candy. The public is cordially invited. Continue reading Blaney School Will Celebrate Fall Festival

Six Soldiers Treated for Wreck Burns

Six soldiers were being treated yesterday at the Fort Jackson hospital for burns received early Tuesday morning in an automobile accident at Blaney. Their automobile burst into flame when it overturned on a curve, the Fort Jackson information office said. They were returning from 24 hours’ leave. Seriously burned were George P. Murphy, Jr., 22, of West Chester, Pa., burned hand; Myron Strober, 21, of … Continue reading Six Soldiers Treated for Wreck Burns

Three Soldiers Killed In Two Auto Crashes

Three Fort Jackson soldiers are dead and another seriously injured as the result of two widely separated accidents within the past 24 hours. Sfc. Herbert C. Burnett, 23, of Jackson, Ky., was killed early today when the car he was driving veered from Highway 76 near Chapin and smashed into an embankment. State Patrolman D. E. Abrams said the car, 1 1950 Chevrolet, did not … Continue reading Three Soldiers Killed In Two Auto Crashes