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SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1959PEE DEE MAN OF THE WEEKDarlington Principal HolleyEnjoys Educationa I ActivitiesSpecial to the NewsDARLINGTON — Daniel Lester Holley Sr., is that rarity — a happy man. What makes him so blessed? “Happiness,” says Mr. Holley, doe? not come from within: not in entirety, outside influences mean much. I am surrounded by children. Someo? their joy rubs off on me;-'ill '.his is not strange, for Dan-id L. Holley is no! only a family num. he is principal of an elementary school — the Jerome Bate Klemenlary School in Dar-linjton County, lo he more e» plied.D. L. Holley was born at Pe hon. !lt;e\in»ion County, on August 23. ID07. the son of Henry Ham^ tor. and Lula Shcalty Holley. The senior Holley was a farmer. Your.* Daniel attended the local schools, .graduating trom Pclion High in 1924. -It was a small school.” i«-calls the educator with a smite. And I was its best and smartest smdcni. 1 stood highest in all respects — simple because I was the only student in the graduating class'4t was on to Newberry College for the pride of Peior». where, in June of 1928. he took a Bachelor of Arts degree. Out of onr school, and inlo another: Sept. o? that some year. Hie young Bachelor accepted an all-embracing position at the Fdgemoor High School in Chester County — where ho taught five classes and functioned ps principal, to boot That Prui eipal Holley did a good job at Edgemoor is obvious by the fart that alter two years hr was promoted lo school superintendent.on anything they touchAFTER A YEAR SPENT supervising the Edgcmoor school. Mr. Holley moved or. to llarleyvilli*, also in Chester Courtly, in the same cnpscily. Tlien it was to Che.V.erfieM and a Ion? tenure in that county seat, lasting n dozen years, as administrator deluxe — principal and superintendent.In !M2 however, and during the summer vacation period; Aug-usi 30, lo be exact. Daniel Holley j married Louise Bari on of Orange-J burg. Three children resulted from: this match and they arrived nl. rather widely-spaced intervals, The fust, a daughter n3med Louise; Virginia, on Oct. 13. 1935. the sec- j ond cluld being a boy. he w«| promplly dubbed Jr.. and arrrved ■ julr 13. tm the third and last. ehiid burn to the HolSeys. lt;lid not, make his appearance until July. 17. iffist. to be named Tiiad llnmp- [ ton Miille?. But much had hap- • pcnelt;l before this event took place. lt;In 1341. for example, Mr. Hot-; ley. by virtue of cramming itur inr summer school classesDANIEL LESTER HOLLEY SR .elementary things arc dear to GodLost all these committees, associations. title* and wtfat-liJve-you.v says Pt-lnelpnt Holley, ''confuse the reader, let me break down our work tn simplestterms:What we are currently endeavoring to do. is lu gel the Southern Association lo officially recognize (Continued on Pogc 13-B)STARS AND STONESBy Eugene FallonIt’s been a hectic week — what with summer breaking-up with its usual reluctance; the hundreds o? new fares in Florence swept in b.v the surging wheels of the Soulh-i had era 500. the trek back to school, among other things. But-earn-A himself a coveted Master each Monday brings a clean slale and-little histories areof Arts decree from Duke liniver-,'0„rs f0l- the making. Life, it's wonderful! inln i Jncd.'^nd0 the U. S Nnvyj .HtCfc:;VLV A Iat rhp. h,^|p«inuthrillle family. naming a sonKLCEXLVheekoficda teacher from his class-!0/ Mends and hard /hem talk ofjj, jvaJ? H cn:c; can you get?; I hekontu j||lls and (haU ^ cof(ee warm in.. whfrcM |he wor!d is 0Vrr?Bleri[«jwilh Jimmy*, there are fevji : James' or even Jims. Oflhand I;t can think of bin two: James Rox-i* ers and James. Fallon.. The last v .. was named for Conrad's Lord; Iwfth the State Dept, of Education'mien ft. .» w* ever it tail'™- » » *•» “d ,d‘!’, , i . millions oildrcn were mine and f was quietlyf ^S L^ Hotlev conicni. And the talk darted fromPlt;!w!.‘ ih J sirned to S?e subject to subject. Topic KtUe and““ K r«i£i Ur*. -1 1 «•him abe returned toIn J94S, however hi* first love.It was to Saluda High School he went — to remain for one year as principal Then it was to Dillon he traveled, to remain three school years as principal o! the Dillon Elementary School, fl «« during this tenure, that son Tnail came uo (he scene.Jim’ tremember him?.We tew In dwell on the names, ka - until the conversation grew Q[ Dawn sounds lrosh apd|oIN SEPT. OF 1M9. the pedant turned tn Darlington and the St. John’s Elementary .Srhoot. where lie remained through 1953: nl which date he was promoted from Tirinripal to Area Superintendent. He remained in this categoryoverly-palriotic: and strained, I listened tu the nominees: was Ike the greatest American? Was he Washington; Lincoln. l.ee, Salk, Danow? a dozen others?And 1 examined these forward men: soldiers, statesmen, doctors, lawyers, and rejected them silently bill without quibble. For 1 had my own American picked long ago. He reached more men. probed more souls, sang more melodies; said much, much more than had nlP the others put together And. whereas k reolly doesn't matter, ami you don't care, and must make your own singular choice, like a gooc nr.d faithiul to* the i disciple 1 shall yel sin? histhrough 1936 when hccame to« eI — - ^ hjmVfare yols Jerome Pair Uemenlnry Srhon! as • principal and ™ordinal.rof the.. Mi;?e lt;hc sailt;|. migrate Duilinplon Elementary Sc.toel s? ( lent. A position he retains at this |j from Greece ami tenia.virginal, we think: and Prudence sounds dullish. Mamie always re-!’ minds us oi Al Smith — a litlle j1 vulgarish: while Mary is beat tnj-death. Rose is too sweet entirely, i* we think; Georgia reminds of:'( Sweet Georgia Brown Skin Bleach, i' for some rcRSon or another.A few years back a lovely 'but -madcap) girl, with the euphonic j1 name of S'larr Failliful deal ’ name), was mysteriously done loi *name), was mysteriously uone tor death and thrown from a luxury I* liner ir.to the sea off Long Isfciml *' where her body washed up on a lonely slre'.ch of beach. The murder was never solved, although several persons were grilled in the subsequent investigation Obviously. she was hut a poor Starr and hlile Faithful. . . .THINGS I'D LOVE TO DO:wrti inc.I Cross on! please those immense Close up every TV and radio slaTlie Hoi levs arc members nf ;bc . ly owrpoid account*Trinity Methodist Church of Dar- That matter of Troy and Achilles jlngton. where Mr. Holley I caches wrath, the Young People's Dept. Sunday j placard Removed' and'To Let'School; and where he is a past member o! Ihe Official Boardon the rocksParnassus.ol vour snowyFrom acivic standpoint too. he;For know a bolter, fresher sphere.bos not been idiv: filling Ihe following various positions 3r.d post*: Member of the Lion's Club, chairman of the club's civic improve-a wide, untried domain awaits, demands you.”Here was an American for you.lbsmcnl committee: he is chairman!His name0 Walt Whitman of ihe Cub P3ck committee. Dar-j sour? America. Did ever an Amrr I melon Pack oCO. Mr. Holley is i man do more than this man ?W ho aim a member of the Darlington dared. 1850 clc.. to stand .and oei-Cmmty Menial Health Association, and one oi the original hoard members of the Darlinglon-Flor-ence Mental Health Committee.Professionally speaking. Holley Is exiccmeb- busy — being currently president of the Dartmglon Couniy Education Association: and he is also a member of the South Carolina Associalion of School Administrators. as well as a life member of the NEA.low that America was the ultimate of nit that had come before' That we owed nothing So Greece and Ionia, that we had paid in full and a thousand-fold, the oid debt? Cross oul please those Immensely overpaid accounts he cried •;J jing America Democratic; the Pinnacle!”Why is it that this song fell land \ci falls' on deaf American ears, when they knew its truth, in •Europe, at first utterance, andAOIOOI. WORK IS. of course. Of j Icmhled and wept for their de-paramount importance to a man parted greatness? A my.sterj who has devoted his life to erlucasadtion. Mr. Holley is completely *lh aorhed in such splendid interests as the Stale Commit lee studying Blandnrds for tiie State elementary school system, u committee bended by Bill Hipster: and I’rm cipa! HoHcy is vice-chairman of the slate commiliee of Southern Association's Cnnperalivc Program In elomenlary eiltieniion The work ha hn» nccomplished for the last, ii n little nwn inspirlng.and somber WHATS IN A NAME?: More lhan you might think For ex-ample, any Gene knows the dangers in being spelled Ji-.m: Cean, ficcn. Dmvu nl Chur lest mt sum« years 3t!o your scrilie was called G-Ann. by n ctulain girl priviVged(mn Take a slow ship's enllse around the world. Never see a i typewriter again. Give Russia! hack lo the Tzars. Be 3 hoy with!1 my son. James. Think nothing]' lull por-lic Ihnughtf. Abolish money |l aliogdher. Abolish sports. Abolish! t death. Cancel everybody’s debts j lt;Go do a strict diet (of thick1'steaks i.Can't nobody hetp me?to he a native ol thus land of double-syllable*. And the name Percivnl k « terrible handicap to nnv hoy: simply means he has loOil Of SIGHT: Be. not on*, of.1 mind — John Boles, a former ! movie and stage sior. whom this j lt;wriler interviewed at the height |( of his fame. Boles blushed whenj' he confessed his middle name was j 1 love 'his mother's maiden name). I John was real manly. A hi? Texan (• from Greenville (Tex., of course). Botes told us he slatted a! the top — as leading man with Gloria Swanson in the silent films. But Botes did not conte inlo his own until the movie? developed a \oice. He starred in such films as Bio Rita. King oi .law twhh Paul!? Whiteman' The Desert .Song Br.d|l many oilier*. Last we ever head j of (he fellow, he was slarrin? with j Marv Marlin in One Touch of; Venus'’ on Broadway. A Couple of OiTix-ai films 'for a singoi-i wliirh Julin played in. were Tlie Uiilosl hvbel 'with hhirley Temple i. auc Frankenstein iwltli Burls Kaih.fi' Tin- guy had a lot on the hall. Tenor baritone range of voice. Tlu-y huvi-n'l a singer alive inday could much him a: his hesl. with the exception offight a lot. Can you Imagine the I Mnrlo Lnnrn.
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