Retiring Rep. Roy V. Lind commenting that he hadn’t kept up with politics much since he decided not to run for reelection.

Law Student Hans Paul commenting that one professor has called on him every day this semester.

Deputy Court Clerk C. J. Poat saving county money by revising with pen and ink a book of pay vouchers which no longer require countersigning by the sheriff, striking out that printed portion of the blanks.

Judge G. Duncan Bellinger speaking to acquaintances at the door of the court house.

Deputy Court Cleark Charlie Dantzler winding up the books and records for this term of Common pleas court.

Eight Division band from Fort Jackson serenading city hall yesterday afternoon promoting Armed Forces Day this weekend.

City Manager Thomas F. Maxwell commenting that he had heard that a Columbia mayor in the past had been named officially in a general election in which only 28 votes were cast.

Miss Pixie Howell spending part of yesterday swimming at the Fort Jackson pond.

Carol Poplin, Winston-Salem, N. C., visiting in Columbia while on vacation.

Kiwanis members collecting the most money in the Columbia Reds basball ticket sales including Tom Maxwell, Jeff Bates, Strother Pope, Joe Sprott, David Graham, Jack Pringle, Bob McCaskill, Emmett Wingfield, Arthur Humphries, George Prince, Gus Chalgreen, Bob Sumwalt, Jr., Carlisle Robinson, Sterling Usher, J. W. Hunt, Willis Cantey, Jesse Reese, Bill Cantey, Calvin Bruton, Mason Gibbes, Ralph Leitzsey, BIll Harley, Bob Clark, John Hiller, Law Epps, Deems Haltiwanger, Hugh James, Bill Smith, Charles Coggin, Varnum Wells, Norman Scott, Jules Bank, Dick Singleton, Bill Harth, Jim Holmes, Joe Sanders, Dave Robinson and Bryan Grubbs.

Mrs. Fannie Swygert relating she worked at home during the holiday weekend which included Confederate Memorial Day Monday for State employees.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace T. Jacobs (Clara Mae Jacobs) planning to observe their 22nd wedding anniversary today.

Col. Henry R. Sydenham and Col. Den Beiter, both of Fort McPherson, Ga., Third Army Headquarters, at Fort Jackson to inspect Post Dental activities.

Mrs. Brantley Cox, chairman of the box office committee for Columbia’s Town Theatre, pleased with news that next season there will be seven performances of every play because of the popular demand.

George Hopkins, supervisor of Elementary education, State Department of Education, planning to address a Health Education Workshop to be held soon at Newberry College.

Gerard Hartzog, Columbia attorney, walking down Main Street.

Exhibition of old books in the Richland County Public Library.

Soldiers at local motion picture theatre exclaiming about interesting United States Navy film on testing parachutes.