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Cslvin Crozier to award 22 Military crosses Calvin Crozier Chapter, Unit ed Daughters of the Confede racy, has applied for 22 Cross es of Military Service to be awarded at an impressive ce remony in the Wiles Chapel, Newberry College, on Tuesday evening, May 2, at 7:30 P.M. Veterans receiving the distin guished UDC Cross of Military Service must have served in World War I, World War II, in Korea during the Korean Conflict, or in Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. The vete ran must also be a lineal des cendant of a Confederate sold ier. Friends and families of the Drayton Rutherford and William Lester Chapters are cordially invited to attend the ceremony in Wiles Chapel and also to a social hour in Smeltzer Hill immediately following the cere mony. Calvin Crozier Chapter will be accepting applications for awarding crosses at a cere mony in November. Anyone in terested in applying may con tact Miss Juanita Hitt, tel. no. 276-1188, Mrs. 0. 0. Copeland, tel. no. 276-2085, or Mrs. John L. Epps, tel. no. 276-4304, for further information. The following veterans have completed applications for the ceremony on May 2. Posthumous awards will be received by the families of the deceased veterans. 1. Benjamin Thomas Ander son, Jr., World War II, lineal descendant of Patrick Henry Anderson, his grandmother, who was one of the eleven brothers who served the Confederacy. The applicants mother, Mrs. Lo- rena P i c k e 11 Anderson will receive the cross to her son’s memory. She is a member of Calvin Crozier Chapter. 2. Robert Harold Anderson, Jr., Pvt., Marine Corps, World War II, lineal descendant of Patrick Henry Anderson, his grandfather, who was one of eleven brothers who served the Confederacy. Mrs. R. H. Ander son will receive her son’s cross. 3. Walter Darby Henson, Sea man First Class, U.S. Navy, World War II, lineal descendant of William Walker Willingham was wounded at Second Manas- Mrs. Louise Darby Henson Vol. 35-No. 53 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, April 27, 1972 S3.00 PER YEAR James Riddle, Jr., Mauldin senior, (left) president of the Newberry College Student Government Asso ciation, and Dr. Conrad B. Park, academic dean at the College (third from left) present Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, Newberry College’s president, to A. Hart Kohn, Jr., the president of the College’s Board of Trus tees, to be formally installed as the College’s 12th president during the College’s Inauguration Convoca tion on April 21. sas. Sawyer will receive the cross to her son’s memory. She is a member of Calvin Crozier Chap ter and is a resident of Colum bia, S. C. (Continued on Page 6) May Day at college Sunday Judy Shealy, a Newberry Col lege senior, will continue a 37-year old tradition on Sunday, April 30, when she is crown ed the 1972 May Queen at 2:30 p.m. in MacLean Gymnasium. Jan Cromer, Newberry senior, will serve as the Maid of Honor for Miss Shealy in the tradi tional colorful ceremony. The 1972 May Festival will be an all-day affair beginning with the morning worship ser vices in the Wiles Chapel at 11:15; the Rev. Eugene L. Ept- ing, Jr., pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Rincon, Ga. and an alumnus of Newberry, will preach the sermon. Following the worship ser vices, the May Festival will be come an all-College picnic on the campus quadrangle. Bank Week be observed here Mayor Clarence A. Shealy, Jr. has proclaimed May 7-13 Bank Week in the City of New berry to correspond with the statewide Bank Week in South Carolina which was declared by Governor John C. West on March 6. In making the proclamation, Mayor Shealy stated that “these institutions provide a full and complete service to all our ci tizens, . .” and we recognize wholesome development of all our community, which involve ment makes our city a better place to live and enriches the lives of all our citizens.” Area banks will join scores of others throughout South Caro lina in this major effort to im prove communications with the public. Bank Week in South Carolina is sponsored by the South Carolina Bankers Asso ciation, and its 96 member banks with more than 500 bank ing offices. Explaining the pur pose of the event, R. M. Laf- fitte, president of the associa tion, noted that the purely com mercial role of banks is well understood, but less is known of the part they play in the economic development of the state and its communities. Also, banks and bankers render ser vices outside the realm of rou tine savings, checking, and lend ing functions, said Mr. Laffitte, who is president of the Ex change Bank in Estill. Mr. William D. Kilber, Jr., who is coordinator for New berry County and Assistant Vice President, The South Carolina National Bank, Newberry, said “We also hope to use this oc casion to take a good look at STUDENT AWARD-Boy and Girl of the month were named last ways we can help tackle some week at Newberry High School and were awarded placques by Bill of today’s pressing problems in Smith, right, president of the Exchange Club of Newberry, sponsors our community.” During Bank of the program. Recipients were, at left, Phillip R. Baker, son of Mr. Week, several area bankers and Mrs. Wm. R. Baker and Pamela Jean Harvey, daughter of Mr. will be available to speak be- and Mrs. R. E. Harvey. (Sunphoto) fore civic and service clubs. Cancer drive ends Friday Mrs. Ann Smith, Newberry Cancer Chairman, states that all Cancer contributions are to be brought, to Dr. Van Ander son's office on Calhoun St. in Newberry, Friday, April 28th, beginning at 5 p.m. Anyone wishing to contribute money for any person or Can cer benefit throughout the year should contact Mrs. Russell Ad- dy, Rt. 1, Wilson Rd., Newberry. Money can be contributed at anytime of the year for the purpose of helping to conquer cancer. Purcell speaker at Civic League Keitt Purcell, president of the Association for Greater New berry, was the speaker at a meeting of Newberry Civic League held Tuesday afternoon, April 25. Prof. F. Scott Elliott, Sr., president, presided, and he call ed on Mrs. Richard L. Baker, vice president, to read the Club Collect as an invocation. Mrs. C. M. Smith, program chair man, instroduced the speaker. Purcell spoke on “The Pre sent and Future Plans for Down town Newberry.” He said that Jack Raffield is chairman of the committee for beautification of the plaza in front of the Community Hall. The improve ments being made there are being financed by a loan of $20,000 from South Carolina Na tional Bank. It is planned that this loan will be paid back by contributions as follows: City of Newberry, $8,000, Newberry County, $6,000, Association for Greater Newberry, $2,000, New berry Civic League, $1,000, and others, $3,000. He said that phase one is ex pected to be completed by June 15. Phase two consisting of work, tree wells, and plant ings will probably go into next year, and phase three will be up to Newberrians as to what they want to do. He added that the things of top priority are the following: to try to create a modified mall down Main Street, to beau tify the parking lots, to carry out a more attractive type of lighting system, to carry for ward the Nance Street project, and to get store owners in down town Newberry to make the fronts of their buildings more attractive. (Continued on Page 2) BANK WEEK-Mayor Clarence A. Shealy aids in “making it hap pen” as he signs proclamation declaring Bank Week in Newberry, May 7-13. The observance will be statewide with federally as well as state chartered banks included. At left Shealy holds one of the hangers that will be displayed during the week. SCN representative William D. (Bill) Kibler looks on approvingly. (Sunphoto)