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OOXN. JAMES SMITH, Jr. land-
fed in San Francisco last Saturday
and is expected to arrive in New
berry Saturday of this week to be
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Smith on Calhoun street. Coxswain
Smith has been in the navy nearly
three years and in the Pacific thea
tre for the past 30 months.
S-SQT. HARDY E CROUCH, hus
band of Mrs. Frances S. Crouch of
Silverstreet, has arrived at Army
Air Forces Redistribution Station at
Miami Beach, Fla., for reassign
ment after a tour of duty outside
the United States.
As a B-24 Liberator gunner, Staff
Sergeant Cdouch flew 50 missions
while in the European theater of op
erations, wining the Air Medal, and
Mrs. W. H. Asbbrough (Delle Mc-
Fall) and her young son, Mack, who
have been spending some time here
with her mother, Mrs. J. Y. Mc-
Fali, and her aunt, Mrs. John M.
Kinard, left last week for Glendale,
California where she has accepted a
position while her husband is in the
service.
Miss Nancy Cunningham of Wins
ton Salem, N. C. will arrive today
(Friday) to spend the weekend in
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter on Cal
houn street. Miss Cunningham will
also attend the mid-winter festivi
ties at Neewberry college over the
weekend.
BAKER-SUMMER
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Baker have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Boyd, to C. Walter
Summer, Cadet of Air Forces, and a
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer.
The wedding will take place early in
February.
MISS DAVIS ENTERTAINS
WITH PARTY
Myra Davis entertained about
twenty of her friends with a “tacky”
party at the home of her mother,
Mrs. W. H. Davis, on Hunt street,
Monday evening, celebrating her
eleventh birthday.
During the evening bingo and
other interesting games were enjoy
ed. Prize for the tackiest costume
went to Margaret Ann Spotts.
Delectable refreshments added to
the fun of the party.
CROOKS - SMITH
Commander William E. Crooks (M.
C.) U. S. Navy and Mrs. Crooks an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Ernest
Pul Smith, the wedding to take place
in California at an early date.
Mis. Crooks is making her home
at prer.cnt with her sister, Mrs.
Sloan Rankin and is supervising
dancing and dramatics in Oakland,
California.
Lieut. Smith, U. S. Navy, graduat
ed from the Naval Academy in the
class of 1942 and has been at see
since his graduation. He is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith of this
city.
MARION HALTIWANGER
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
Mrs. George Haltiwanger was hos
tess to about 25 children Monday af
ternoon in celebration of the fourth
birthday of her little daughter, Mar
ion. During the afternoon the little
guests enjoyed many games and con
tests with high honors going to
Helen Stutts and Johnny Wilson.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room where the Valentine
motif was used in attractive detail
for decorations. A birthday cake
bearing four tiny candles centered
the table where the guests were
served cakes, crackers, and drinks.
The little hostess received many
nice and useful gifts.
This occasion also marked the
fourth birthday of one of the guests,
Master Robert Addy.
Misses Elizabeth and Rosalind
Werts assisted in entertaining and
serving.
ABRAMS-SHEPPARD
A wedding of much interest and
beauty took place in the Silverstreet
Lutheran church Sunday noon, Jan
uary 21, when Miss Claudia Abrams
of Silverstreet became the bride of
Tech. Sgt. Billie Wayne Sheppard,
U. S. Army and Silverstreet.
The Rev. P. D. Risinger. pastor of
the groom, was the officiating min
ister, the impressive double ring
ceremony of the Lutheran churcn
being used.
White gladioli, carnations, ferns
and white lighted candles effectively
decorated the church for the occas
ion.
Richard Neel, brother-in-law of
the bride and Murray Sheppard,
brother of the groom, lighted the
candleswhile the pianist played “The
Butterfly” by Merkel.
Mrs. B. O. Long, pianist, and Mrs.
Mattie Lou Blackman, vocalist, fur-
nisced the wedding music. Before
the ceremony, Mrs. Blackmon sang
“Oh Promise Me” and “I Love You
Truly.” “Bridal Chorus from Lohen
grin” (Wagner) was used for the
processional and Mendelssohn’s Wed
ding March for the recessional. Mrs.
Long softly played “To A Wild
Rose’’ (MacDowell) during the cere
mony. t
The charming bride was beautiful
in a dress of delph blue crepe with
winter white accessories. Her shoul
der corsage was of red roses and
fern. He only ornament was a
broach worn by her mother on her
wedding day.
Mrs. Abrams, mother of the bride,
wore a navy crepe with black acces
sories and a corsage of white car
nations.
Mrs. Edward Blair, the only sis
ter of the groom, wore a black suit
with matching accessories. Her cor
sage was of red carnations.
Mrs. Sheppr^d. is the attractive
daughter of Mrs. Ellen Abrams and
the late Claude E. Abrams of Sil
verstreet. She is a graduate of Sil
verstreet High School and at the
time of her wedding was employed
in Newberry.
Tech. Sgt. Sheppard is the son of
M. D. Sheppard and the late Mrs.
Eva Berry Sheppard of Silverstreet.
He is a graduate of Silverstreet
High School and attended Newberry
College. He has just returned to
the States after serving twenty-five
months overseas in Africa and Italy.
He is a member of the ground crew
of the Army Air Corps. After a
short wedding trip, Tech. Sgt. Shep
pard will report to Miami, Florida,
where he will receive further assign
ment. Mrs. Sheppard will join him
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civili-sn and military engagements and
weddings^
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Hats of
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. .. many in stock; just arrived,
suitable to give your winter
clothes a fresh look or to wear
throughout the spring season
with your new out4it.
Catpentei’s
THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1945
REALTY TRANSFERS
A number of real estate transfers
have been made in Newberry In the
past few months. . Mrs. R. D. Byrd,
who has been a resident of Prosper
ity for a number of years during the
ministry of her late husband at the
ARP church there, has bought the
E. M. Evans home on Boundary
street and will move as soon as the
home is vacated. Mrs. Brown is a
sister of Sims, Wilson and Otie
Brown.
The Rev. J. B. Harman, pastor of
Mollohon ad Oakland Lutheran
churches, has bought the house on
Boundary street known as the Dav
idson house and will live there it is
understood.
ROTARIANS HEAR WORKMAN
The Newberry Rotary Club held
its meeting last Friday evening at
the Newfberry Hotel with Piekney
Sally presiding. This was the sec
ond of two evening meetings which
were to determ/ine whether subse
quent meetings would be held in
the evening or at noon. A vote was
taken and the decision was almost
unanimous in favor of returning to
the one o’clock meeting hour which
has been the custom of the Club
for the past twenty-five years. Hon.
Neal W. Workman was guest speak
er, who gave a most interesting talk.
His subject was “What To Do With
Germany After The War”.
WELLS THEATRE
THURSDAY
“JIVE JUNCTIONS
Dickie Moore and ffhina Thayer
Added: Community Sing
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
“U-BOAT PRISONER”
Bruce Bennett and Erik Rolf
Added: ZORRO’S BLACK WHIP
and LI’L ABNER
MONDAY and TUESDAY
The Truth About Modern Youth!
“YOUTH RUNS WILD”
Bonita Granville and Kent Smith
Added: NEWS and SHORT
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“THREE LITTLE SISTERS”
Mary Lee, Ruth Terry and
Cheryl Walker
Added: THIS IS AMERICA
Admission 9c - 30c every day
OPERA HOUSE
Saturday
WILLIAM BOYD
in “CALL OF THE PRARIES”
Added: Black Arrow and Comedy
Admission: 9c-25c all day
Late Show 10:15 Satruday Night
RITZ THEATRE
THURSDAY .nd FRIDAY
Maria Montez, Susanna Foster, Jack
Oakie, Turhan Bey, Donald O'Con
nor, Peggy Ky an
IN
“BOWER TO BROADWAY”
COMEDY: “Monkey Business”
FOX NEWS
SATURDAY
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
IN
“PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES"
Musical Short with Matty Malneck
and His Orchestra
UNIVERSAL NEWS
MONDAY^and TUESDAY
Carmen Miranda, Michael O’Sh sa
Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Perry
Como
IN
“SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS”
Comedy: “Birdie and The Beast"
M.G.M. NEWS
WEDNESDAY
Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Ray
Whitley and His Bar-6 Cowbows
IN
“THE OLD TEXAS TRAIL”
MARCH OF TIME
AUDITOR S TAX NOTICE
Returns of personal property, new
buildings, transfer of real estate,
poll and road! tax, are to be made at
the County Auditor’s office beginn
ing:
JANUARY 1, 1945
THROUGH
FEBRUARY 28, 1945
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of twenty-one and
sixty are liable to $1 poll tax; all
persons between the ages of twenty-
one and fifty outside of incorporated
towns are liable to pay commutation
tax of $1. All dogs are to be as
sessed at $1 each.
All returns are to be made by
School Districts. Your failure to
make a return calls for penalty as
prescribed by law.
PINCKNEY N. ABIAMS,
County Auditor
later.
Immediately following the re-
be|rsbl Saturday nighl Mfcs. OEin
Berry and Mrs. Richard Neel, sis
ters of the bride, entertained for
their bridal party and a few close
friends at the home of Mrs. Abrams.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF
ELECTRICITY
W« respectfully eslc our customers to comply with WPBs Order
prohibiting the use of electricity in the following:
Outdoor advertising and outdoor
(promotional lighting.
Outdoor decorative and outdoor
ornamental lighting.
Outdoor display lighting except
where necessary for the conduct of
business of outdoor establishment.
Show window lighting except
where necessary for interior illum
ination.
Marquee lighting in excess of 60
watts for each marquee.
White way street lighting in ex
cess of the amount determined by
local authorities to be necessary for
public safety.
Outdoor sign lighting except for:
recreational or identification signs
required for fire and police protec
tion, traffic control transportation
terminals and hospitals; or direct
ional or identification signs for simi
lar essential public services, the
lighting of which is specifioially cer
tified to be necessary by local pub
lic authorities. Certification shall be
made in writing to the appropriate
electric supplier and need not be in
any particular form; directional or
identification signs using not more
than 60 watts per establishment, for
doctors and for hotels and other pub
lic lodging establishments.
Commissioners of Public Works
of the Town of Newberry
For a Short Time Only
2«/2 x 3'/2 PHOTOGRAPHS
5 for $1
These photographs are ideal for billfolds, applications and for
exchanging with friends. This offer will last but a few weeks,
so we advise you to have yours made now.
NICHOLS STUDIO
We Close Wednesdays at 1 P. M.
Announcement
The Square Grocery
Heretofore Operated by Edgar Paysinger
has been purchased by
*
Frazier Lominack
The business will continue operation at the present loca
tion under Mr. Lominack’s personal direction and stocks
will be increased as rapidly as possible.
We invite your trade and assure you good service and
“good eats.”
TheS
quare vwrocery
MAIN AND NANCE STREETS