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PAGE 6 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Dec. 18, 1969
The 1970 Miss Newberrian Susan Little of Cayce is flanked by her court. The an
nual pageant at Newberry College was sponsored by The Newberrian, the Student
yearbook. From left, Laura Nearth, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Camber Able, Ridgeville;
Brantlee Price, the reigning Miss South Carolina and the 1968 Miss Newberrian,
Newberry; Judy Wise, 1969 Miss Newberrian, Newberry; Miss Little, seated; Pat
ricia Shealy, Newberry; and Joan Gonzales, Columbia.
Jasper Chapter
has meeting
Jasper Chapter of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
met at the home of Mrs. P. K.
Harmon on December 14. The
hostesses, who were Mrs. Mere
dith Harmon, Mrs. A. B. Schriv-
er, Mrs. E. R. Baker, Mrs.
Earl Bergen and Mrs. Carl
Amick served an assortment of
tasty refreshments upon the ar
rival of the members. The home
was festive with Christmas de
corations.
The regent, Mrs. F. Scott
Elliott, Sr., Miss Rose Hamm
and Mrs. Mary Frances Finney
conducted the opening ritual
service. Mrs. Ralph B. Baker
gave a brief talk on National
Defense. Miss Cornelia F. May
er read the President General’s
Letter which expressed a hope
for peace and courage during
the new year.
Miss Juanita Hitt, program
leader, introduced Mrs. John
Cobasco, operator of Trader
John Antique Shop.
The speaker’s topic was
“History of American Glass,
Pewter and Silver”. She said
that glass making went back to
the Jamestown Colony. She de
monstrated her talk by display
ing some examples. She said
that early cut glass is highly
prized and quite expensive.
Then she displayed a pewter
tea caddy and a brandy warm
er, which were made about
1776. The teaspoon was the first
piece of silver made. Newberry
County had a silversmith, Ed
ward Smith from 1852-1860. A
silversmith at Pomaria made a
communion plate out of coin
silver.
The regent thanked the speak
er for her interesting treatment
of the subject.
A business meeting followed
the program. Good reports were
given by chairmen.
Mrs. W. M. Garlington asked
for information on Revolution
ary soldiers’ graves in the coun
ty, whether they are marked or
not marked.
Mrs. Ralph B. Baker closed
the meeting with an appropriate
prayer.
UDC chapter
enjoys party
The annual Christmas supper
party of the Calvin C r o z i e r
Chapter UDC was held at Kauf-
mann Hall on the Newberry
College campus December 2.
Mrs. Ralph B. Baker, Chap
lain of the South Carolina Divi
sion, UDC was a special guest
of the chapter. She brought
greetings from the state division
and also spoke briefly about the
convention she attended in Flor
ence. Other invited guests in
cluded Mrs. Elmer Shealy and
Mrs. Sarah D. Wallace.
The hall was beautifully de
corated for the affair and a
bountiful old fashioned Christ
mas supper was served. A short
historical program was given,
two December anniversaries,
December 8, the birthday of
Henry Timrod and December
20, Secession Day. Mrs. W. H.
Tedford read “The Night Be
fore Christmas” and Miss Juan
ita Hitt read “The Night After
Christmas”. A fun contest was
won by Mrs. Roy Whitaker.
The chapter honored its his
Give HER a DIAMOND
for CHRISTMAS
a gift sure
to please
SUMMIT
We sell wedding rings.
Give us a hand!
W. E. TURHER
JEWELER
torian, Miss Juanita Hitt, for
the national honors she had re
cently brought to the South Car
olina Division and to Calvin
Crozier Chapter. She was pre
sented a UDC membership pin
by the chapter. Mrs. A. T. Neely
Sr. presided at the ceremonial
supper which Miss Joe Shannon,
Mrs. F. Scott Elliott and their
committee had arranged.
ANDERSON-RIEBE.
VOWS BE SAID
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry
Anderson request the honour of
your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Barbara, to
Mr. Kenneth Carroll Riebe on
Sunday, the twenty-first of De
cember, One thousand nine hun
dred and sixty-nine at three
o’clock, A. G. D. Wiles Chapel,
Newberry College, Newberry,
South Carolina.
JUNKER NAMED
'PERSONALITY 1
Michael Lee Junker, assistant
professor of chemistry at New
berry College, has been named
to the 1970 edition of “Person
alities of the South”.
Persons named to the book
are chosen on the basis of their
achievements, ability and ser
vice to their community and
state.
Junker joined the Newberry
College faculty in 1966. In addi
tion to his teaching responsi
bilities, Junker is doing research
under a National Science Foun
dation grant in the measure
ment of the electric charge car
ried by the silver ion and other
transition metal ions dissolved
in non-aqueous solvents.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Dec. 21: Mrs. E. B. Purcell,
W. E. Spearman, R. E. Hanna.
Dec. 22: Mary Baker, Ralph
H. Setzler, Mrs. 0. C. Phillips,
Benjie Nichols.
Dec. 23: Mrs. Pinckney Ab
rams, Claude Buzhardt, Frank
Lominack, Jr., James Hender
son, Martha Jean Longshore,
Mrs. Clay Ballentine, Angela
Dominick, Mrs. A. T. Dennis.
Dec. 24: Ed Senn, Mrs. Ellen
Abrams, Pat Underwood.
Dec. 25: P. D. Johnson,Jr.,
Frank Senn, Thomas Shaver,
Miss Verna Lane, David Leroy
Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Boyd Jacobs.
Dec. 26: Bill Moore, Harold
L. Pitts, Barry Shealy, David
Edmond Sease, Larry DeHart.
Dec. 27: Linda Jane Lominick,
Mrs. David Ringer, Mrs. Ferd
Summer, Larry McCullough,
Ronald Chapman, Berley Shealy,
Mable Darby, Douglas Bozard,
Mrs. J. W. Longshore.
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DEBBIE DEAR... dresses up
in a delightful Cone cotton
“Lurvel” Jumper with pockets
and flap detail. White
Kodel®/cotton Blouse, en
hanced with pretty lace,
gives it a sophisticated look.
Moss. Wine,
7-14
Tots To Teens
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