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cloths of lavender and char treuse. DROP-IN On June 11, Mrs. Julian Cox, Mrs. Bruce Davis, and Mrs. Larry Hammond were hostess es . for a drop-in at the Cox home on the Pageland Highway honoring Miss Gail Small. Upon arrival, Miss Small was presented a corsage of pink roses. Her gifts from the hos tesses were wooden sconces and a lace trimmed handkerchief to be carried by the bride on her wedding day. Receiving with the bride were Mrs. Max Small, the bride’s mother, and Mrs. John Epps, her fiance’s mother. The refreshment table was covered wih a lace cloth cent ered with an arrangement of mums and roses in four branch ed candelabrum. Silver trays held refreshments of party sand wiches, chicken salad tarts, cheese rings, cake balls, black- eyed susans, imitation straw berries and punch. Assisting the hostesses in the dining room were Misses Debbie and Julie Cox. Between 35 and 40 guests call ed during the afternoon. REHEARSAL PARTY Immediately after the rehear sal of their wedding on June 17, Miss Gail Small and Char lie Epps were guests of honor for a party given by Mr. Epps’ mother. Mrs. John Law Epps, Sr., his brother and sister-in- law, Dr. and Mrs. John Law Epps, Jr. of Chicago, 111. Approximately 75 attended the event which was held at The Balcony. Refreshments were served from a long table cover ed with a white lace cloth and decorated with a lighted foun tain decked in white flowers. Punch was served from a sil ver punch bowl encircled with flowers. The bridegroom chose this time to present gifts to his at tendants. BRIDESMAIDS LUNCHEON On June 17, Mrs. Lewis Ply- ler, Mrs. Harvey Stewart, Mrs. Charles Taylor, and Mrs. War ren McDow entertained with a luncheon at The Wagon Wheel honoring Miss Gail Small. From the hostesses, Miss Small received a yellow orchid corsage and a gift of a gravy ladle in her chosen silver pat tern. Covers were laid for 20 and a three course luncheon was serv ed. The table was covered with a green cloth centered with an arrangement of varigated flow ers. The place cards were made of clusters of wedding bells tied together with blue ribbon. The bride chose this time to give gifts to her attendants They were engraved silver Juliet cups. State receives planning grant A program to provide family planning for 36,000 men and women in nine of South Caro lina’s 13 districts was announc ed Saturday by the State Board of Health. Dr. J. E. Padgett Jr., chief of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Care, said the Board has received a $1,506,925 grant from the Department of Health, Edu cation and Welfare for the 1972- 73 fiscal year. Matching funds were provided by the state le gislature. The grant covers Appalachia District II which encompass es Greenville and Pickens Coun ties; Appalachia III—Spartan burg, Cherokee, and Union; Ca tawba—Chester, Lancaster, and York; Pee Dee—Florence, Dil lon, Marlboro, Darlington, Ches terfield, and Marion; Central Midlands—Richland, Lexington, The Newberry Sun. Newberry, S. C., Thursday, July 13,1972-PAGE S Newberry, and Fairfield. Also, Waccamaw—Horry, Wil liamsburg, and Georgetown; Wateree—Sumter, Lee, Kershaw and Clarendon; Lower Savannah I—Aiken, Barnwell, and Allen dale; and Lower Savannah II— Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orange burg. “For several years all of the county health departments have operated at least one family planning clinic per month,” Dr. Padgett said. ‘‘Under the Board of Health’s state project exten sive services were offered in five districts last year. Now nine districts including 31 coun ties will be able to hold even more clinics.” More nurses, clerks, aides, and social workers will be hir ed in the nine districts, and additional local physicians will be employed part-time. Dr. Padgett said he is espe cially pleased with the commu nity health aides. “Not only will they perform some clinic duties normally reserved for nurses, but they will also visit people in their homes and tell them about family planning. In ad dition, they will provide follow up for families who fail to keep their appointment at the cli nics.” Although aides will work pri marily with family planning, they will, when necessary, tell people about other services of the health department and re fer them to other agencies. For example, they will tell famines about home health services, child health conferences, and immunizations. They will also refer families in financial need to the welfare department and tell them how to get food stamps. Men and women who attend the clinics receive information about several different contra ceptives. They learn exactly how a woman becomes pregnant and how she can prevent preg nancy. Before any woman receives contraceptives, she is given a physical examination including a hemoglobin test and a pap smear (for cancer). The doc tor then recommends the me thod he thinks will best suit the particular woman, but both the doctor and patient make the final decision. The health department clinics are open to all who are not being served by a private phy sician. According to Dr. Pad gett, people interested in family planning information should con tact their county health depart ment for an appointment. South Carolina has the third highest rate of infant deaths in the United States, and only Mississippi has a higher rate of maternal (mother at birth) deaths. “Many of these deaths can be prevented if mothers and fathers will attend our clinics and learn to practice child spacing,” the physician explain ed. “Far too many die because the mothers are having children too often. They are not healthy enough to endure the burden of an additional pregnancy. And a high percentage of the babies who live suffer as a result of being unwanted or from being born into an unsuitable environ ment. Many times the mothers are not physically able to take care of all the children. “Not only should every child be wanted, but each one is also entitled to good health, a pro per education, a safe environ ment, and love,” he concluded. Head Start gets suppiemen Governor John C. West an nounced Monday that he has approved and forwarded to the Regional Headquarters of the Office of Economic Opportunity a $10,000 supplementary grant for the Full Year Head Start Program in Lexington, New berry, and Richland Counties. If funded, the grant will pro vide for renovation of fifteen offices in the old Columbia Hospital. Upon completion of the renovation, the administra tive operations of the area Head Start Program will relocate in this office space. The Federal funds sought are being match ed by the in-kind contribution of space in the Hospital by the Richland County Council. Coordinated through the State Office of Economic Opportunity in the Division of Administra tion of the Governor’s Office, the program will be monitored locally by the Midlands Com munity Action Agency. Mrs. Vernon Shealy Mrs. Nannie Elizabeth Har mon Shealy, 65, of 2106 Ade laide St., wife of Vernon F. Shealy, died Monday in Colum bia. A native of Newberry, daugh ter of the late J. Lee and Clau dia Hendrix Harmon, she was a member of Summer Memo rial Lutheran Church. Surviving also are a daugh ter, Mrs. J. L. Boozer of New berry; four brothers, DuPree, J. O. Hodges and Marvin Har mon of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Price of Newberry and Mrs. Curtis Shipman of Union; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were Wed nesday at 11 a.m. at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, with burial in Baxter Memorial Cemetery. Dr. John D. Wicker Dr. John Keifer Wicker, 82, died Monday in Augusta. Born in Newberry, son of the late John Henry and Mary Pay- singer Wicker, he was a general practitioner, a graduate of New berry College and a Tulane Me dical School. He did postgra duate work at Johns Hopkins University and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are a brother, Wil liam H. Wicker of Spokane, Wash.; and two sisters, Mrs. Joe L. Feagler and Mrs. O. M. Cobb of Newberry. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Whit aker Funeral Home, with bu rial in Rosemont Cemetery. OFFICERS INSTALLED-American Legion Post No. 24 installed officers for the ensuring year at their meeting at the Legion home Tuesday night. From left are: Bennie Sprouse, Adjutant; Ray Schumpert, Executive Committeeman; Ray Hunter, 1st Vice Commander; Carroll Looney, retiring post commander; Fred Schumpert, Finance Officer; Pete Parrott, incoming post commander; Carroll Eargle, 2nd vice commander; James Dawkins, Executive Committeeman, and Dale Eargle, Sergeant-at-Arms. Officers not present are Grady Graham, Service Officer and J. W. Fuller, Executive Committeeman. (Sunphoto) VACATION NOTICE WE WILL BE CLOSED the week of JULY 16-23 for The Sun family's vacation. In order that you are not inconvenienced, we suggest you check your printing supplies now and give us a call if you find you will need some item before or during the time we will be closed. 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