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home and are anxious to prove
that they are a good football
team against area competition,
too.
The Lion offense is directed
by junior quarterback, Marvin
Parrott, who is leading the team
in both passing and running
yardage. His favorite pass re
ceiver is senior Danhy Balcome,
operating as a flanker in the
pro-type attack.
Hie Indians appear to have
made a trade in quarterbacks
this week. Gary Welchel, who
has been leading the offensive
attack was injured in the
Wofford game and will not be
able to play this week. In his
place will be Johnny Harbin,
who appears to be recovered
from injuries suffered earlier in
the season. Backing up Harbin
will be sophomore quarterback
Buddy Hargrove.
Among those still on the in
jured list are tailback Don Gar
rick and defensive safety Say
lor Fox, both of whom have
been unable to run at top speed.
Defensive end Wade Nichols,
bothered by a sprained ankle
for tli0 past two wocks pro*
ONE WILL BE QUEEN! Newberry Col- didates are, from left, Camber Able, Ridge- bably will be ready to play in
lege students will vote today for the 1969 ville; Lynne Mayes, daughter of Mr. and Saturday’s game.
Homecoming Queen from a field of five Mrs. J. A. Mayes of 1903 Luther Street in
senior coeds. The Queen’s identity will be Newberry; Lesley Laudig, Summerville;
announced at the half-time ceremonies of Gail Lightsey, Alexandria, Virginia; and
the Newberry-Mars Hill football game Carolyn Saine, Columbia.
Saturday afternoon, October 25. The can-
Lominick. Prior to moving to
the Lowman Home, she had
spent most of her life in the
St. Phillips section and was a
member of St. Phillips Luther
an Church.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Dorothy W. Abrams, Jo
anna; one brother, David Lom-
inick, Columbia; three sisters,
Mrs. Althea Hollingsworth of
Whitmire, Mrs. Floy Mills of
Newberry and Mrs. Virginia
Dickert, Lowman Home; three
grandchildren, and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon from the St.
Phillips Lutheran Church with
Rev. C. G. Walck, Rev. J. K.
Webb and Rev. C. L. Richard
son conducting the service. In
terment was in the church cem
etery.
Wofford’s bite
worse “
The Indians took on the Wof
ford Terriers Saturday and were
set back by a 49-14 defeat at
the hands of their speedy half
back Bobby Jordan.
The fired-up Tribe looked im
pressive in the first quarter of
play. Wofford marched from
their own 26 to the Newberry
one, only to be stopped on downs
by Mark Davis, Ken
a pass from Tom Watson and
zoomed 70 yards to the Wofford
three. On the next play Jimmy
Fulton ran around left end for
the second Newberry touchdown.
The extra point was no good
and the final score was
ford 49, Newberry 14.
Wof-
and the Fighting Indians will
be on hand at 2 p.m. to enter
tain the visiting alumni with a
gridiron battle against Mars
Hill College.
Mars Hill has been rebuilding
its football program and is fur
ther ahead than anyone thought
they could be at this point.
Concerning this week’s game
Head Coach Fred Herren stat
ed, “We will be trying to re
bound from our defeat last week
by Wofford and start the second
half of the season with a win.”
Mrs. Wicker, 84,
rites Saturday
City Building
Permits
Doug Solomon, and the rest of
the Newberry defense. On the
first play of the second quarter
defensive end Dennis Swygert
picked up a Jordan fumble and
ran to his own 40 for a timely
recovery^
Construction permits issued by
Pettus, the City last week:
Mrs. Vera Lominick Wicker,
84, widow of the late John W.
Wicker, died Thursday after-
Their record is four wins and noon at the Lowman Home in
two losses in games which have White Rock after several years
shown them in competition with of declining health,
two teams from West Virginia Mrs. Wicker was born and
and one team from Kentucky, reared in this county and was
Now they face a team closer to the daughter of the late Bach-
man and Bessie Swittenburg
G. B. Bowers
service Sunday
George Brady Bowers, Sr., 76,
of Prosperity died Friday night
at his residence after a short
critical illness.
Mr. Bowers was bom in Pros
perity, the* son of the late J.
Lindsay and Mary Bowers. He
was a member of St. Luke’s Lu
theran Church, was a farmer
and a retired employee of the
Joanna Mills.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Sybil Dawkins Bowers;
one son, George Brady Bowers,
Jr. of West Columbia; 2 daugh
ters, Mrs. H. W. McElroy of
West Columbia; one brother,
Brabham Bowers of Lt. Moun
tain; one sister, Miss Pet Bow
ers of Prosperity; and 5 grand
children.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at Whitaker Fun
eral Home by the Rev. J. Hil
ton Roof. Interment was in the
Prosperity Cemetery.
U. S. Gallman, erect building,
834 Hunter St.; Roberta Cole
man, repairs, 1909 Lincoln Ct.;
Kendall Mills, repairs, 2 8 0 8
Fair Ave.; Eugene Cromer, re
pairs, 2005 Ola St.; Bessie L.
Campbell, repairs, 819 Bound-
Wofford regained possession of ary St.; Francis Mitchell Est.,
the ball on its own 21 and took repairs, Wilson Road.; Tom
the ball to the Newberry seven Halfacre, addition, 2019 Glenn
St.; Glenn Street Baptist church
addition, Glenn St.; John Mer
chant, repairs, 531 Main St.
Total value shown for permits
issued: $181,748.
in four series of downs. On
second down Terrier Mike Luns
ford took the ball to the end
zone. The extra point by Bring-
man was good to put Wofford
ahead 7-0. With 7:13 left in the
half Jordan broke free and gal
loped 52 yards for the second
Wofford score. Bringmrn’s kick
was good. It was Qm terback
Harold Chandler to Joidan who
raced 32 yards for the third
L r off "d score. Bringman again
adr . the extra point to put
w ford in front 21-0 with 25
.conds to play in the half.
Newberry took the ball in the
third quarter to midfield only
to have Wofford defensive end Here’s A Chance To Make
Alumni to see
grid contest
Saturday is homecoming on
the Newberry College campus,
A RIDICULOUS OFFER
Mike Johnson intercept a Wel
chel pass and run it back to
the Newberry four. On first
down Jordan again ran it over
for the score.
It was Jordan again finding
running room to take it to the
Indian 42. Chapman passed to
Curie to the nine, and on se
cond down it was Chapman to
Jordan for Wofford touchdown
number five. Number Six came
when Jim Miller ran over from
the one with 11:45 remaining
to play.
With 7:45 left to play New
berry’s Jerry Long ran three
consecutive times from the Wof
ford 13 to put the Indians on
the scoreboard. Buddy H a r -
grove completed a pass to Jim
my Fulton for a two-point con
version.
Wofford scored again on a
30 yard run by Dean Lindler
to put the score at 49-8 with
2:07 left to play.
The tribe’s Chuck Beatv took
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