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3rd ANNUAL ROSE SHOW JUNE 26,27 The Newberry County Rose Society will sponsor the third annual June Rose Show to be held at the Newberry Federal Savings and Loan Association on June 26 and June 27. The show will be open to all rose growers in South Carolina and in neighboring states. Since South Carolina rose shows are usually held in May or early fall, the Newberry Rose Society Show is unique in this area. The blooms will be judged by the rules and regulations of the American Rose Society. The schedule includes a di vision for Newberry County roses alone. Those growers who wish to enter this section would compete only against oth er Newberry County growers. They may also enter their ros es in the other categories if they desire to do so. Rose growers are urged to make their plans to enter their blooms. Additional information may be obtained from Mrs. L. Hart Jordan, President of the Newberry County Rose Society and General Chairman of the Show; and Mr. Gallic Boyd Parr and Mrs. J. Emmett Ni chols, Co-Chairmen. Others in clude local American Rose So ciety Consulting Rosarians—Mr. C. B. Parr, Mr. W. W. Cone, Mrs. John Earle Smith, Sr., and Dr. Charles G. Jeremias. Dr. Jeremias also serves as the Carolina District Director of the American Rose Society. A. H. (Box) Counts dies in Columbia Arthur Henry Counts of 1704 Evans St. died Sunday in a Co lumbia hospital after a linger ing illness. Born in Little Mountain, son of the late Walter Phillip and Elizabeth Lake Counts, he was a retired employe of the Inter nal Revenue Service of Green ville with service of 17 years. He was formerly a co-owner of The Newberry Observer and a Newberry correspondent for The State and The Greenville News for many years. He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and a gra duate of Newberry College, c!..ss of 1912. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Zeigler Counts; and a daughter, Miss Betty Jo Counts of Newberry and Augusta. Funeral services were at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Whitaker Fune ral Home by Dr. H. A. McCul lough. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Episcopal church plans bihle school A one-week Bible school for Newberry children, ages three through 10, is being planned at St. Luke’s Episcopal church. The school will be in session Monday, August 9, through Friday, August 13. Classes will meet at St. Luke’s parish house from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Classes will be arranged into four age groups with teachers for each. A special feature one day will be a field trip to Camp Gravatt near Aiken. Children from all churches in Newberry are eligible to attend St. Luke’s Bible school which is offered free of charge. Ear ly registration is urged so that the study materials may be or dered. Parents may register their children with Mrs. Hugh Gault at telephone number 276-6682. Vol. 35—No. 9 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, June 24, 1971 $3 PER YEAR ■^*5- . « ., PUTT-PUTT COURSE—Construction is berry Recreation Department will be open- practically complete at the Putt-Putt Golf ed to the public on Saturday of this week, course adjacent to Margaret Hunter park (Sunphoto) on Nance Street. The facility of the New- Players hold tryouts June 30 The Newberry Community Players will hold tryouts Wed nesday, June 30, at the Dray ton Street Community Center, beginning at 8 o’clock p.m. If the auditioneers desire, they may bring their own ma terial, such as a poem or read ing, to present. The Players will also have material avail able at the center to be used in the auditions. The Players plan to give two 30 minute performances, involv ing short skits and readings. One program will be geared for children and presented at the six summer recreation sites for the children and their parents. The other program will be pre sented at the nursing homes in the area. All performances will be giv en free of charge. The Players have expressed hope that a large crowd will turn out for the 8 o’clock try outs, Wednesday, June 30. Ellerbe named manager for Prosperity plant Richard H. Ellerbe has been promoted to manager of Col lins & Aikman’s hosiery plant at Prosperity. He replaces John M. Wallace, who has resigned. The announcement was made by D. Frank Welch, general manufacturing manager for the company’s Anderson Hosiery Di vision, to whom Mr. Ellerbe reports. Mr. Ellerbe is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He joined Collins & Aikman’s Industrial Engineering depart ment in 1962 as a trainee, later serving as a plant IE with the Automotive Division. In Decem ber 1969 he was named divisio nal industrial engineer for the hosiery division. His wife is the former Mary Drugan of Huntington, West Virginia. They have three chil dren and reside in Clinton. Carl Amick Jr. gets Air medal VIETNAM - Army Chief Warrant Officer Carl L. Amick Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Amick, 1811 McHardy St., Newberry, recently received the Air Medal in Vietnam. CWO Amick earned the award for meritorious service while participating in aerial flight in support of ground operations in Vietnam. He is an aviator with the 335th Assault Helicopter Company near Dong Tam. Deadline set for scholarship The deadline for applying for the $1,000 scholarship for an in coming freshman at Newberry College has been set for July 15, according to Phil Kelly, director of Alumni Affairs for the College. The scholarship, established by the Alumni Association in 1970, is given on the basis of financial need, academic record and the worthiness of the re cipient; it is renewable each year. “As additional funds become available,” Kelly said, “another scholarship will be given to a freshman for the 1972-1973 and the 1973-1974 school years so that eventually there will be four Alumni Scholarship stu dents enrolled at the same time.” Applicants for the scholarship must be accepted for admission to Newberry College when they apply. Necessary forms for the $1,000 scholarship may be ob tained by writing to either the Director of Alumni Affairs or the Office of Admissions at New berry College. This year’s scholarship reci pient, Charles W. Easley, Jr., of Kings Mountain, N. C., will have his award renewed for his sophomore year. 0. W. Holmes News was received today of the death of Oliver W. Holmes of Fayetteville, N. C., husband of Sarah Fant Holmes, formerly a Newberry resident. Newberry twirler in Who’s Who Newberry College’s baton twirler during the 1970 football season, Gail McGarrigan from Haddonfield, N. J. is featured in the 1971 edition of “Who’s Who in Baton Twirling.” Before she enrolled at New berry College while she was still a high school student, Miss McGarrigan was a twirler for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League in J96fi and 1969. Riebe completes CG training United States , Coast Guard Hospitalman Kenneth C. Riebe, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Riebe, completed a 15 week training course March 4 from Naval Hospital Corps School at the Great Lakes Naval Train ing Center, Great Lakes, Illi nois. Riebe was an Educatio nal Petty Officer during his training period and graduated with distinction. Riebe also completed an 8 week Clinical Experience Course at the United States Coast Guard Academy Hospital, New London, Connecti cut. He is now stationed at Fort Macon, North Carolina for 18 months duty. His wife, Barbara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ander son, has been residing with him. Plumblee gets $300 scholarship Thomas W. Plumblee of New berry Rt. 3, a junior at Clem- son University, is recipient of a $300 Cotton Producer’s Asso ciation scholarship for the 1971- 72 academic year. Plumblee is among 145 stu dents who will receive scholar ships at Clemson next year. An agricultural engineering major, he is the son of Mrs. Ruby L. Plumblee of Newberry and is a 1968 graduate of New berry High School. Plumblee is president-elect of the Clemson Student Branch of the American Society of Agri cultural Engineers. He has a cumulative acade mic grade-point ratio of 3.2 out of a possible 4.0 (all A’s). BOY and GIRL OF THE YEAR—Debbie Coggins, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coggins of Newberry, left, and David Reames, son of Mrs. David Reames, right, were chosen Boy and Girl of the Year at the regular meeting of the Exchange Club of Newberry Tuesday night. The winners are chosen from students at Newberry High School who were selected during the school year as Boy and Girl of the Month. Donnie Layton, center, is chair man of the Exchange Club project. (Sunphoto by Gordon Leslie)