Ana "Beth" Valentine .Peace College sophomore Ann Valentine Named “Cherry Blossom” Princess v Special To The Post ..Washington. D.C. — Anna Elizabeth (Beth) Valentine, daughter of Congressman Tim Valentine and the late Mrs. Valen tine of Nashville, has been chosen by the North Carolina State Society of Washington to represent North Carolina as its Cherry Blossom Princess In the 1965 Cherry Blossom Festival In Washington, D.C. North Carolina’s coronation ball will be held March 90 at the Kenwood Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland where Miss Valentine will be crowned princess by the Honorable L.H. Fountain of Tarboro. A graduate of Northern Nash Senior High School, Miss Valentine is now in her sophomore year at Peace College inRaleigh. In the fall, she will continue her education at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has studies abroad with the American Institute of Foreign Studies, spending time in Switzerland, Paris and on the French Riviera. In September she was presented at the North Carolina Debutante Ball in Raleigh. Misa Valentine is a member of the Nashville Baptist Church where she . has been active in the Youth Choir and the Baptist Youth Group The 1965 North Carolina Cherry Blossom Court will also include: Kimberly Babb, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Babb of Jacksonville and Springfield, Virginia; Jennifer Barton, daughter of Richard Barton of Avon and Arlington, Virgipia; Jennifer Besaom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hamilton of Warrenton and McLean, Virginia; Cheryl Chapman, daughter of WiMiam Chapman of Taylorsville and Sterling, Virginia; Csthryn Clapper, daughter of Peggy Clapper of Greensboro and Arlington, Virginia; Patricia Frazier of Oxford and Richmond, Virginia; Phyllis Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Jones of Cary, Raleigh and Woodbridge, Virginia; and Cheryl Petty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petty, Jr. of Charlotte and Rockville, Maryland. 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