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Epting and Park to get degrees at convocation Two veteran Newberry Col lege staff members—Thomas E. Epting and James G. Park- will be recognized by the Col lege for their outstanding ser vice to Newberry when they are awarded honorary doctorate degrees. EPTING Epting will receive the Doctor of Pedagogy degree and Park the Doctor of Science degree during the College’s convoca tion officially opening the 1972- 1973 academic year at 9:25 a.m. Sept. 7, in Wiles Chapel. Dr. Royall A. Yount, presi dent of the Florida Synod of the Lutheran Church of Ameri ca, will address the faculty, staff, and students at the for mal convocation. A 1924 graduate of Newberry, Epting joined the College facul ty in 1926 after serving for two years as an executive with the Boy Scouts of America in the Newberry area. He was profes sor of French from 1926 until 1968 when he retired from ac tive teaching. In 1952 he was PARK also named the Secretary of the Faculty, a position he held until July. The longtime New- berrian has also acted as the Assistant to the President from 1969 until July. This year he is serving as an Assistant in Public Relations. (Continued on Page 6) Vol. 36-No 10 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, August 10, 1972 $3.00 PER YEAR Davis divisional leader for 1972 college fund Jack Davis, vice president of the Standard Savings and Loan Association for Newberry, has accepted the chairmanship of the Newberry County Business Industrial, and Professional Di vision of the 1972-73 Newberry College Annual Fund. William J. Raffield, vice pre sident of the South Carolina Na tional Bank, will serve as vice chairman. Both appointments were announced by the College today along with the names of those persons who have ac cepted appointments as mem bers of the Chairman’s Special Committee. JUNIOR MISS—Miss Cindy Matthews was crowned Little Mountain Junior Miss in ceremonies at the Mid-Carolina Country Club Tuesday evening. She was crowned by Miss Jan Rader, left, who is serving as Miss S. C. Grape Queen and Miss Princess Soya. At right is Miss Susan Stalworth, national Watermelon Queen and guest at the ceremonies. Miss Matthews will attend further Miss Junior Miss competition. She is sponsored by Little Mountain City Council and by Mrs. Myrtle Long at the Hat Box. (Sunphoto) Elliott named beautification Comm, secretary The Newberry County Beau tification Committee met in the City Chambers on Tuesday, August 8, 1972, at 2:15 p.m. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Chair man, asked the Rev. John M. Younginer, Jr., of Central Meth odist Church, to deliver the in vocation. Mayor Clarence A. Shealy welcomed the Committee and congratulated them on the a- wards they won on the state level. Offering special welcomes and congratulations were Mr. W. W. Hursey, for the County in the absence of Chairman Carman Bouknight, and Mr. L. D. Gardner, President of the Newberry Municipal Associa tion. Professor F. Scott Elliott was unanimously elected secretary (Continued on Page 6) Smoke chosen for senate post by Republicans William Gladden Smoke, Jr., 33, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was selected Thursday night, August 3, as the South Carolina Republican Party’s candidate for State Senate Seat No 2, District Five. Smoke’s nomina tion came at the reconvening of the state Republican conven tion in Columbia. A native of Calhoun County, he has been a resident of Gaff ney for the past seven years. He is the son of Mayor and Mrs. W. G. Smoke, Sr., of St. Matthews, and is married to the former Sheila Hampton of Blacksburg. Smoke was graduated from St. (Continued on Page 6) Class schedules be distributed Students who will be in the 11th and 12th grades are asked to call at the high school for their class schedules Tuesday, Aug. 15 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon. Pictures will also be taken at this time and Mabry advised male sen ior students to wear coat, shirt, and tie. Senior girls may wear dark print or dark flowered blouse or dress. For 11th grade boys: solid dark shirt with tie; 11th grade girls: dark blouse. Students who will be enter ing the 9th and 10th grades are asked to come to the school Monday, Aug. 14, between 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon to pick up schedules. Pictures will also be made at this time. Dress wear for boys will be solid dark shirt and tie and for girls dark blouse. DAVIS The Newberry College Board of Trustees set a toal in May of $252,000 for the new 1972-73 Annual Fund. The trustees set themselves a goal of $50,000 in unrestricted contributions. The goal for the alumni was set at $70,000, the goal for the faculty and staff of the College $10,000 and the goal for other friends of the College, $72,000. A total of $50,000 in unre stricted gifts in the one-year period ending June 30, 1973, is (Continued on Page 6) CONSULTANT SPEAKER—Kenneth Schoonhagen, right, was speak er at the Newberry Rotary Club last week. He is a member of the firm engaged by the Newberry County Hospital board of trustees as consultants. Jack Davis, left, president of the club, and Lawrence Richardson, hospital administrator, chat following the meeting. (Sunphoto) THANKS GIVEN-“In grateful recognition” the Newberry County Beautification Committee presentee certificates to Miss Juanita Hitt, second from right, W. Fulmer Wells, center, and Mrs. Perry Hamm am Mrs. J. Donald Rook, who were not present, at a meeting in city council chambers Tuesday afternoon F. Scott Elliott, Sr., was named secretary of the group, replacing Mrs. Mildred Holiday who resigned Newberry County Agent Henry L. Eason presents certificates to Miss Hitt. Mr. Elliott is at right and t< his left is Mrs. R. L. Baker, committee chairman. (Sunphoto)