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Miss S. C. is pageant emcee W. Harold Koon, Publicity Di rector for the Jaycee sponsored Miss Newberry Pageant, an nounced today that Miss Pa mela Ruth “Pam” Inabinet, Miss South Carolina of 1972 will be the Mistress of Cere monies for this years Miss New berry Pageant Production: “Luv, Luv, Luv”. Pam is an excellent perform er and entertainer, having had 16 years special training in Dance; 3 years special training in Music; 1 year special train ing in Art and 7 years special training in Drama. She is a member of the Columbia Col lege Players had the lead role in the South Carolina Out door Drama “Liberty Tree” and has served as a dance in structor at a Columbia Dance Studio for the past 5 years. Pam’s talented dance presen tation in the 1971 Miss Ameri ca Competition brought her an offer to try out for the Broad way Production, “No No Na nette”. Pam will certainly add to an already exciting nite of pageant entertainment with five contes tants competing for the title of Miss Newberry, Saturday, April 15 at 8 P.M. at New berry High School. Vol. 35-No. 51 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, April 13, 1972 $3.00 PER YEAR Library Week being observed National Library Week will be observed at the Newberry Saluda Regional Library dur ing the week of April 16-22. All overdue library books may be returned during this week, free of charge. Books may be dropped into the auto page at the Friend Street library en trance. CANCER KICKOFF-Principals at the kickoff supper for the Newberry unit of the American Cancer Society Education-Fund Campaign are shown above following the meeting for campaign workers. From left to right, Dr. Tom Rowland, Central Midlands Volunteer Education Training Chairman; Mrs. Gertie West Donald, president of the Newberry unit; Joe B. Davis, Jr., Central Midlands Crusade Chairman; Mrs. Ann Smith, 1972 campaign chairman for the county; and Dr. D. C. Hull, Spartanburg, Chairman, Patient Service Committee, S. C. Division, Inc., Ameircan Cancer Society. Rowland, Davis and Hull all spoke of the need for eariy detection of cancer to improve rate of cure for the disease. At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Hull showed slides of cancer patients and the treatment they had received. The campaign goal for Newberry County is $7,463. (Sunphoto) College to install new president Exhibition of arts and crafts “The Boozers Present . . .,” an arts and crafts exhibit, will highlight the National Library Week activities at the New berry Saluda Regional Library beginning April 17. Everyone is invited to come by the library to see the talented Genell and Blair Boozers’ creations, includ ing ceramics, sculptures, bat iks, pastels and oils. Dr. Fredric B. Irvin will be inaugurated as the twelfth pre sident of Newberry College at 11 a.m. April 21, in ceremonies in the Wiles Chapel on the Col lege campus. Dr. Fredric W. Ness, the pre sident of the Association of American Colleges, will deliver the principal address for the occasion. Ness has headed the Association since 1969; prior to assuming his present position, foe held many adminjtrative posts in several colleges and universities including the pre sidency of Fresno (Calif.) State College. Formal invitations for Dr. Ir vin’s inauguration have been sent to nearly 1,000 educators and clergymen in the Southeast and to the presidents of all Lutheran colleges. A. Hart Kohn, Jr., the chair man of the College’s Board of Trustees, will install Dr. Irvin in office. Following the inaugural con vocation, Dr. and Mrs. Irvin will be honored at an informal reception on the campus quad rangle. Prior to assuming the presi dency of Newberry College in September, Dr. Irvin was a fo reign service officer of the United States government for eleven years serving as Cul tural Attache in Berlin and Bonn, West Germany, and in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and also as Consul and Public Affairs Officer in Hamburg, West Ger many. He is no newcomer to teach ing and college administration, having started his academic career as a special teacher of English and German in the schools of Puerto Rico during the thirties. He was the presi dent of Thiel College, Green ville, Pa., from 1952-1960 and was professor of English and vice-president of the Andhra Christian College, Guntur, In dia, from 1947-1952. Both Thiel and Andhra Christian College, like Newberry, are institutions supported by the Lutheran College in America. Dr. Irvin has also had experience in pu blic insituttions, having serv ed as an instructor and assis tant registrar at Temple Uni- (Continued on Page 6) Demos certify party nominees The Newberry County Demo cratic Executive Committee met Wednesday morning in the court room of the Newberry Court house to declare nomi nees for the forthcoming De mocratic Primary, and also to open the books for filing of candidates for County Council man, District 2. John H. Schumpert, whose term was to have run for two more years was victim of a truck accident last week, leav ing the position on county coun cil open. Since over one-half of his term remains, the Execu tive Committee decided to hold an election to fill his uncxpired term. Two candidates have al ready filed for the position. They are Heyward L. Fulmer and L. Bruce Wessinger. The committee also certified the following as nominees of the Democratic party: For Clerk of Court: Mrs. Mil dred R. Harmon. For County Treasurer: George W. Summer. For Auditor: Mrs. Jeanette K. Hamm. For Coroner: George R. Sum mer. For County Council, Seat 2: Curtis E. Shealy. For Magistrate: District 1, James G. Roof; District 3, W. B. Wicker; District 4, H. J. Smith; District 5, J. Milton Pitts; and District 6, Walton McLeod. For School Board: District 1, Mrs. Cheryl Folk Bannister; District 1, Rev. E. E. Gaulden; District 2, J. Scott Boozer; Dis trict 3, David L. Ruff; and Dis trict 4, J. F. Roche. The books for filing for the seat of the late John Schum pert will remain open until April 26 at noon. No date has been set for the rimary election. COUNTY CLEAN-UP-The week of April 17-22 has been designated “Clean-up week in the city and county. Seated is Carman Bouknight, signing proclamation as chairman of the Newberry County coun cil; Mayor C. A. Shealy Jr., at left, also signed on behalf of the city. Mrs. Richard L. Baker is chairman of the Newberry County Beautification Committee, sponsors of the effort, and Ed Hazel, co-chairman of Clean-Up Week. Jack Queener, not present for the picture, is also co-chairman. (Sunphoto)