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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 10, 1969—PAGE 3
Kick-off dinner
to be tonight
A dinner at Newberry College
Thursday will formally launch
the school’s Second Century
Campaign in Newberry County.
Invitations in the name of
President A. G. D. Wiles and
the college’s board of trustees
are being sent to community
leaders and other friends of the
college throughout the county.
Funds will not be solicited at
the dinner, but starting April 15
teams of canvassers will begin
seeking campaign pledges pay
able over a three-year period.
Guest speaker at Thursday’s
kickoff dinner will be Thomas
H. Pope, Newberry attorney and
a member of the college board
of trustees. The dinner is plan
ned for 7 p. m. in Kaufmann
Hall.
James F. Coggins will be the
Master of Ceremonies for the
after-dinner program during
which guests will be posted on
progress in the campaign thus
far. The drive for a minimum
of $2 million has been in pro
gress among Lutheran church
es in a six-state area since last
month and a similar campaign
is getting under way among al
umni.
Among others on the program
are Dr. Wiles and Howard Kirk-
egard, general chairman of the
county campaign. Music will be
provided by the College “N” Or
chestra, directed by Charles P.
Pruitt. Other program details
are pending.
Members of two key commit
tees in the county-wide cam
paign have been announced by
Coggins, who is special gifts
chairman, and by Dr. C. A. Duf-
ford Jr., teams chairman.
Coggins said the special gifts
committee, which may be en
larged. now includes Dr. John
F. Clarkson, Herschel E. Kem
per, Kirkegard, A. E. Morehead,
Dan H. Hamm of Prosperity,
and T. H. Leitzsey of Pomaria.
Division chairmen in Dr. Duf-
ford's campaign organization
are Pinckney N. Abrams, Ed 0.
Cannon, Mayor Clarence Shealy,
C. M. Smith, all of Newberry;
William C. Armfield of Whit
mire, and Leitzsey.
WITHMEN IN
THE SERVICES
FT. KNOW, KY. - Private
Herman R. Lominick Jr., 19,
whose parents and wife, Shei
la, live on Rt. 1, Whitmire, S.
C., completed a general vehi
cle repairman course Feb. 18
at the Army Armor School at
Fort Knox.
During the 3-week course, he
was trained in the recovery
and maintenance of wheeled
and tracked vehicles issued to
armor units.
FT. BENNING, GA. - Jas.
H. Holcombe Jr., 21, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hol
combe, 1925 Harrington St.,
Newberry, was commissioned
an Army second lieutenant af
ter graduating from the Infan
try Officer Candidate School,
Ft. Benning, Ga., March 4.
During the 23-week course,
he was trained in leadership,
tactics of small infantry units
and use of infantry weapons.
He also received instruction in
map and aerial photograph
reading, guerrilla warfare and
counterinsurgency operations.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex.—Air
man Walter W. King, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. King of
1220 Kinard St. has been grad
uated from a U. S. Air Force
technical school at Sheppard
AFB, Texas.
He was trained as an aircraft
mechanic and has been assign
ed to a unit of the Tactical Air
Command at Eglin AFB, Fla.
The airman is a graduate of
Mary Hughes High School, Pin-
ey Flats, Tenn., and received
his A. B. degree in history in
1967 from King College, Brist
ol, Tennessee.
Sells & Gray
Circus coming
to Newberry
The true American Circus,
complete with “big top”, wild
animals, flying banners, saw
dust and pink lemonade will be
on hand when the Sells & Gray
Three Ring Circus makes its
appearance in Newberry o n
Wednesday, April 23 at the Fair
grounds for performances at
4:00 and 8:00 p.m. under the
sponsorship of the Newberry
Jaycees.
The show travels in a con
voy of giant trucks and trail
ers and carries an administra
tive and working crew of over
20 Opeople. The first all modern
circus, the big show has been
completely rebuilt and modern
ized to make possible the hand
ling of such a hugh project
which normally exhibits seven
days a week, in seven different
towns and during the 40-week
season which will take them
from their opening stand in Flo
rida to over 30 states and three
Canadian Provinces and back to
the Gulf Coaet where it will go
into winter quarters to make
ready for their 1970 season.
The show is on its 66th an
nual tour and carries about
every type of circus act includ
ing many animal acts and per
sonalities that have appeared on
the Hollywood Palace, Ed Sull
ivan and other variety type TV
shows.
The Jaycees have exclusive on
the advance ticket sale and are
selling a limited number of dis
count tickets for $1.25 and $2.00.
The advantages of buying an
advance ticket from the spon
sor are: the buyer saves 20 per
cent on an adult ticket over the
door price charged circus day
and the sponsor receives up to
50 percent commission on all
advance sales. As no advance
discount tickets will be sold cir
cus day, everyone is urged to
buy their tickets before mid
night preceding circus day. The
funds derived from the circus
sponsorship will be used for the
many worthwhile civic program
sponsored by the Jaycees.
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