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Dorn to host young Democrats Congressman William Jen nings Bryan Dorn will host barbecue at his home at Bar- ratt House, Rt. 1, Greenwood, on Thursday, August 12 at 6:00 P.M. Dorn said the annual occa sion this year will have special significance as it will afford an opportunity to discuss national issues with 18-year-old voters. Dorn said, “Young voters will play a decisive role in the pre sidential and congressional elec tion next year.” Reeder principal Reuben school The Newberry County Board of Education announced today that Mr. Henry S. Reeder will serve as principal of the Reu ben Elementary School next school session. Mr. Reeder is replacing Mr. James Weaver who is planning to continue his studies at Rutgers University. Mr. Reeder is a native of New berry and a 1962 graduate of Allen University. From 1962 through 1967 he taught math and science at Gordon Elemen tary School in Fairfield County. Since September of 1967 he has been a member of the faculty of Gallman High School and the present Gallman Jr. High School. For the last two sum mers Mr. Reeder has attended the National Science Founda tion Institute in mathematics at Fordham University. Mr. Reeder is married to the former Betty Ruff from New berry and they have three chil dren; Henry Sylvester Jr., 7, who attends Boundary Street School, Travis, 6, who will at tend Boundary this year, and Lavete, 2. Harbin named to NAIA team Johnny Harbin, Newberry College’s star infielder, has been named to the National Associa tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American Second Team for the 1971 baseball sea son. The Greenville junior was one of the top three hitters for the winning Indians; he led his teammates in the home run de partment by slugging 6 of the 12 homers made by the squad. He finished the regular season with a .408 batting average. Other Indians who received recognition by the NAIA for their baseball abilities included Wayne Morrell of Hartsville and A1 Lewis of Georgetown who ranked 24th and 30th among the nation’s hitters in the NAIA- member colleges and univer sities. Morrell hit for .434 and Lewis for .432. The batting abilities of the squad’s top hitters (Harbin, Le wis, and Morrell) helped to rank the squad among the top (Continued on Page 6) Vol. 35—No. 15 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, August 5, 1971 $3 PER YEAR John Hills (1.), PRT Deputy Director, Tem of Newberry, as Tom Buzhardt, New- presents the final BOR reimbursement berry’s Director of Finance, looks on. The check for $9,571.63 for Newberry’s Marion check represented final payment of federal Davis Park to Pete Coleman, Mayor Pro matching funds for the $89,300 park. City gets park fund check A check for $9,571.63 was pre sented to the city of Newberry July 29 by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recrea tion and Tourism for final re imbursement of federal assis tance in the development of Marion Davis Park. Since the park was begun in 1967, PRT and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation have reim bursed the city a total of $44, 652.90 for the project. Total cost of the park, which is now complete, was $89,305.- 79. The check presented yester day was the sixth and final check for reimbursement. Bulldog boosters meet Monday A meeting of the Bulldog Booster Club will be held at Newberry High bchool on Mon day, August 9, at 8 P.M. This is a very important meeting and officers for the new year will be elected. All interested citizens are invited to attend. Democrat rally planned Sept. 9 Newberry County Democratic Chairman C. A. Shealy Jr. an nounced today that there will be a fund raising supper for the benefit of the Newberry County Democratic Party on Thursday, Sept. 9. The supper will be held at Walter Lake’s barn. Those desiring tickets may contact Mrs. Mildred Harmon, Secretary-Treasurer of the party or C. A. Shealy Jr. The guest speaker for the oc casion will be announced at a later date. The 12.3 acre park is located on U.S. Highway 121, the Sce nic Woodpecker Trail to Flori da. The park’s facilities include a 2.7 acre lake for swimming and fishing, picnic areas with shelters, a playground and com fort stations. PRT and BOR also assisted in the acquisition and develop ment of the City’s Wise Street Park, which cost a total of $114,328.14. The city of New berry has been reimbursed a total of $57,164.07 by BOR for development of Wise Street Park. Facilities at this 8.3 acre park include multi-purpose courts, picnic areas, 2 lighted biseball fields, playgrounds and com fort stations. Total BOR reimbursement to the city for the two parks was $101,816.96. The Land and Water Conser vation Fund is a grants-in-aid program administered through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The program annually makes available approximately $1,000,- 000 in financial assistance to federal, state and local agen cies in meeting present and fu ture outdoor recreation de mands and needs. The Depart ment of Parks, Recreation and Tourism administers the pro gram in South Carolina. Newberry prexy arrives in city Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, the edu cator who will become New berry College’s twelfth presi dent September 1, and his fa mily arrived in Newberry this week. During August he will spend his time learning about the Col lege and Newberry and confer ring with Dr. A.G.D. Wiles who retires as the College’s presi dent at the end of the month. Dr. Irvin was elected the new president in May by the Col lege’s Board of Trustees at their semi-annual meeting. The president-elect was the Chief of Out-Placement and Counseling Services for the U.S. Information Agency in Washing ton, D. C. at the time of his election. Prior to assuming his last position in 1970, Dr. Irvin was the Cultural Attache for the U.S. in West Berlin and Bonn, Ger many, and Rawalpindi, Pakis tan, and the Public Affairs Of ficer and Counsul in Hamburg, Germany. He is no newcomer to college administration, having served as president from 1952-1960 of Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. In addition he served succes sively, from 1947-1952, as dean of men, business manager and vice-president of Andhra Chris tian College in India. Dr. Irvin was also assistant registrar at Temple University in Philadelphia for two years in the mid-1940’s. He has also taught high school in Pitts burgh, Pa., and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Dr. Irvin received his B.A. de gree in German from Temple University in 1936 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English Literaure from the University (Continued on Page 6) OPEN SHOPPING CENTER—Ribbon- mayor pro-tem of Newberry; W. W. Hur- cutting for the Newberry Shopping Cen- sey, county manager, Little Miss Newber- ter was observed last Thursday morning ry, Wanda Werts and City Manager Ken- with the above principals taking part in neth W. Riebe. At far right is Charles B. the ceremonies. From left, Miss Newberry, Lebovitz, vice president of Arlen Shopping Jan Rader, Mrs. W. E. Matthews, former Center, who served as master of cere- owner of the property; C. D. Coleman, monies. (Sunphoto)