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i FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1946 THE NEWBERRY SUN Society WEDDINGS ENGAGEMENTS PERSONALS Brannon-Carpenter In a candlelight ceremony mark ed with simplicity and loveliness, Miss Mary Helen Carpenter became the bride of Rufus Hamilton Bran non at 5:30 o’clock Saturday after noon, September first, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E O. Carpenter. Dr. F. O. Lamoreux, her former pastor, of Batesburg, officiated. The vows were spoken before a background of palms, gladioli, white lilies and white lighted candles in candelabra. Miss Gloria Summer, pianist and Maurice Brannon, brother of the groom, furnished the wedding mu sic. Before the ceremony Miss Sum mer played Liszt’s “Liebestraum” and “I Love You Truly”. Mr. Brarr- non sang, “Ah Sweet Mystery of Life’’ (Victor Herbert). “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin (Wag ner) .was used for the processional. “O Perfect Love” was rendered softly during the ceremony. Robert H. Fellers and Robert Padgett lighted the candles. Mrs. Harold Hendrix, sister of the bride and matron of nonor, wore a black street dress with ac cessories to match with a corsage of pink asters. The lovely bride, who was given in marriage by her father, D. O. Carpenter, was striking in a new fall suit of gray with a small brown hat and brown accessories. Her corsage was of purple-throated white orchid. A string of pearls was the bridegroom’s gift to the bride. Harold Hendrix, brother-in-law of the bride, was the best man. Mrs. Carpenter, mother of the bride, wore grey crepe with a cor sage of pink asters. Mrs. R. W. Padgett, Sr., mother of the groom, wore brown crepe with a pink aster corsage. After the ceremony the bride’s parents entertained at a reception at their home on Fair avenue. The dining room table was graced by a two-tiered wedding cake flanked by white candles, white asters and glads. A beautiful white crocheted cloth covered the table. Assisting rt the reception were Mrs. Tom Parks, Mrs. J. H. Hen drix, Mrs. W. O. Miller, Mrs. Adrian Summer, Mr. and Mrs. Holland Sligh and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Dicker!. Serving in the dining room were Dorothy Abrams, Virginia Senn, Elizabeth Hayes, Kathryn Duncan, Florence Wicker and Mrs. Willie Hawkins. Alice Jo and Bar bara Ann Nivens of Charlotte pin ned favors on the guests. During the evening the young couple left for their wedding trip to Washington and Ndw York Upon thair return to Newberry they will make their home at 2804 Fair ave nue. Mrs. Brannon is the charming and attractive daughter of Mr. and Due to the shortage of meat we will not be open on Sundays. Come Around And Have Your Breakfast With Us Open Every Day In The Week p rom Monday Through Saturday Open 6 A. M. ~~ Close 10:30 P. M. You’ll find your meal here at anytime an enjoyable one. A courteous service awaits you. MITCHELL’S SANDWICH SHOP Friend Street Newberry, S. C. Use it with water instead of soap — very softening! 4-OZ. JAR O A refreshing cream that helps brighten dull, drab complexions. Smooth Creamy Masque all over your lace and throat... rinse ofi. Notice how much softer your skin feels... bow much lighter it looks i Left on, s wonderfully refreshing 3 to 5-minute beauty masque treatment. SMITH'S CUT RRTE DRUGSTORE- Hawkins-Stribble Of interest to their many friends is the marriage of Miss Eula Mae Hawkins and Mrs. George Lindsey Stribble, which was solemnized Sat urday afiernoo, September seventh, at three o’clock, at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman, D.D. The double ring ceremony was used. The bride was becomingly dress ed in a pink street dress with white accessories. Her corsage was of white carnations. Her only at tendants were her sister, Miss Doris Hawkins, Newberry, and a sister of the groom, Mrs. Mamie Frink, also of Newberry. Mrs. Stribble is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Hawkins of this city. She grad uated from the Newberry city schools and has been employed with the Mollohon Division of the Ken- day company. Mr. Stribble is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stribble of Newberry and served two and one-half years in the service of his country, two years of which was spent in the service overseas. Since his re turn he has been employed with the Mollohon division of the Ken dall company. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for a short wedding trip. Upon their return they will make their residence with the groom’s parents, 61 Glenn street. Miss Nancy Summer left last Wednesday for Honea Path, where she will be a member of the city school faculty there for the 1946-47 session. She was accompanied to Honea Path for the day by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Sum mer and aunt, Mrs. P. D. Johnson. Mrs. D. O. Carpenter. She attend ed Queens college of Charlotte and is now a rising senior at Newberry college. Mr. Brannon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Padgett, Sr., of Co lumbia. He served two years in the armed forces of his country and is now a rising sophomore at Newber ry college. Among the out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sisk, Mrs. Roy Bullard, Sr., of Bessemer City, N. C.; Mrs. L. A. Wolfe of Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Nivens of Charlotte; Major and Mrs. Frank Seddon, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. King, Jr., of Clemson; Mrs. E. C. Kay of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. DeVore of Daytona Beach, Fla.; Mrs. C. C. PhiPips, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Padgett, Jr., A1 Hen drix ,Louis Hendrix, Mrs. A. B. Padgett, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Caudle, Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Es- ken, Jr., of Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Todd and family of Pelzer. Scruggs-Keffer The wedding of Miss Amanda Leigh Keffer, daughter or Mrs. Opal S. Keffer of Radford, Va, and Geo. Evart Scruggs, son of Mr. and Mrs George F. Scruggs of Newberry, was solemnized Friday evening, August 23rd, in the First Christian church with Rev. A. C. Meadows perform ing the ceremony. Miss Ellen Cline played a program of pre-nuptial organ music and Miss Annie Bane sang. The bride, who was given in mar riage by her mother, wore a white satin dress fashioned with a sweet heart neckline, cape sleeves and a full skirt ending in a full train. Her finger tip veil of illusion fell from a coronet of white satin embroider ed with crystal beads. She wore long white gloves and carried a white orchid and showered with stephonotis. Miss Brownie Clifton was maid of honor. She wore a floor length dress of white silk jer sey with square neckline, cape, sleeves and long white gloves. Her flowers were an old-fashioned bou quet of pink rosebuds and sweet peas. Miss Jean DeHart, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. DeHart was flower girl. She wore a dress of white taffeta fashioned like that of the bride and carried an old-fash ioned bouquet of small pink and blue flowers. Mr. Scruggs had his father as best man. Ushers were Jack Hack- ley of Radford and T. S. Humphries of Blacksburg. Immediately following the cere mony, a Reception was given by Mrs. Keffer at her home on West Third street for the bridal party, the families and out-of-town guests. Following the reception, the couple left for a southern wedding trip. For traveling, the bride wore a robin egg-blue dress maker suit with black accessories and a mink scarf. She wore a white orchid and a gold lapel watch, a gift of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Scruggs will be at home at 540 South High street, Har- rinsonburg, after September 1. The bride is a graduate of Rad ford college where she was a mem ber of the choral club, cotillion club, and Pi Gamma Mu and Kap pa Delta Pi fraternities. She did graduate work at the Washington Musical Institute in Washington, D. C. The bridegroom was graduated from Newberry college and attend ed V.P.I., in Virginia. Among guests from South Caro lina were; Mr. and Mrs. Goerge F. Scruggs, Newberry; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Crum of Denmark; Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Humphries of Newberry and Blacksburg, Va., and E. Maxey Stone of Newberry. 1212 Main Street Newberry, S. C. A ... . v m BELOVED BY BRIDES FOR ALMOST A CENTURY Here are rings created by master craftsmen . . . precious diamonds of enduring worth, value in the great tradition of a hundred years of fine ring mak ing. We invite you to look at our assortment of Art-carved rings. Set A 22.50 Set B Set C 150.00 100.00 W. E. TURNER Jeweler Ezell-Dickert Miss Julia Frances Dickert of Newberry, and Mr. Albert Ezell of Spartanburg and New Orleans, La., were united in holy matrimony in a charmingly simple candlelight ceremony Saturday evening, Sep tember 7, 1946, at eight o’clock at the home of the bride on College street. Th impressive double ring ceremony of the Baptist church was performed by Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor of the bride. The vows were spoken before an improvised altar in the living room in the presence of the immediate family. Artistic arrangements of white gladioli, palms, ferp and white ca thedral tapers in branched candle- labra formed an appropriate back ground for the occasion. Mrs. Neal W. Workman, pianist, rendered a beautiful selection of pre-nuptial music, playing, “O Promise Me,” by de Koven; “Ro mance” by Rubenstein, “The Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin by Wag ner, “Wedding March” by Mendel ssohn, before the ceremony. “Ve netian Love Song” by Nevin was softly played while the vows were spoken. Following the ceremony “Song of Love” by Romberg was rendered. Coke S. Dickert, brother of the bride, lighted the candles. Mrs. Drayton L. Nance, Jr., niece of the bride, was matron of honor and only attendant. She wore a charming early fall street dress of beige. The bride and groom entered the room together. She was lovely in an electric blue dress, studded with silver nailheads of lightweight wool with black accessories and an orchid corsage. Mrs. Ezell is the attractive daugh ter of Mr. J. L. Dickert of Newber ry. Fon the past five years she held the' position of coordinator for the local draft boards. Immediately after the ceremony a small reception was held. The dining room was defcoarted in tra ditional green and white. The table was overlaid with a white lace cloth and centered with a beauti ful three- tiered wedding cake flank ed on either side by tall white candles. The happy couple cut the cake which was served with ice cream. Following the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Ezell left for New Orleans, La., where he is employed as an auditor. The bride chose a smart black suit with black and white accessories and her wedding corsage for traveling. They will make their home in New Orleans. Miss Elizabeth R. Boylston spent last week here with her mother, Mrs. Bertha D. Boylston on Cal- hun street before going to Florence where she has accepted a position as head of the city schools commercial department. Miss Boylston has been with the U. S. Government during the war and is now resuming her teaching, having resigned the position as head of the Conway schools to enter the service in Co lumbia at the beginning of the war. Misses Alice and Octavia Garling- ton, daughters of Mr, and Mrs. A. C.. Garlington of the Panama Canal Zone, arrived in the city last week from Panama, to spend a while with their grandmother, Mrs. R. D. Wright on Harrington street, before enrolling at Converse College, Spar tanburg for this session. Octavia, who is a member of the junior class, left Sunday and Alice, a member of the senior class left for Converse today (Thursday). Mr. and Mrs. J. Rex North, Jr, have purchased the house on Nance street next to the home of Mrs. G. G. Sales, and will move there as soon as it is remodeled and painted. They have been staying with Mrs. North’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff at their home near the country club for the past several months. VETERANS You Can Still . . . LEARN TO FLY UNDER THE G. I. BILL Within the next week we will be able to take several former GI’s for Flight In struction under the GI Bill of Rights. We are continuing our service of flights over the city for those who enjoy flying but who have not learned to fly. Shealy’s Flying Ser. NEWBERRY AIRPORT E O. SHEALY, MGR. A son Mr. and Mrs. Eddie B. Odum are receiving congratulations upon th e arrival of a 7 pound, 15 ounce son, bom at the Newberry hospital Tues day morning, September 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Odum make their home in an apartment in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Summer on Main street. Mr. Odum is connect ed with the Firestone Store on low er Main street. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thad McCrackin, Jr., spent the weekend in Warner Robbins, Ga., with Mr. McCrackin's sister, Mrs. Jack Workman and Cap tain Workman. Mrs. J. T. McCrack- ■n> who has been on a two week’s visit with her daughter returned to her home on College street Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. McCrack in, Jr. Announcement The Civic League wishes to an nounce a recent gift of $200 from a prominent merchant • in Newberry to be used in carrying out tue Leagues program of city beautifica tion and community service. Mrs. J. H. Summer, Pres. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. King and small son, Walter William, returned to their home in Atlanta, Ga., last Friday after a ten days visit here with Mrs. King’s mother, Mrs. W. H. Davis on Hunt street. Mr. King visited his mother, Mrs. F. W. King in Orlando, Florida, while on his va cation. Miss Virginia Senn and roommate, Miss Ben Stuckey of Columbia, spent the weekend here in, the home of Miss Senn’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn on Harper street. WANTED—Scrap iron, brass, cop per, lead, zihe, aluminum, pewter, old batteries, radiators, all kinds of rags, old waste cotton, mattress cot ton. Also old feather beds and pil lows filled with goose or duck fea thers. We also have a nice line of groceries. W. H. Sterling, Vincent street. WANTED TO BUY—Portable or standard typewriter, and adding machine Phone No. 1 3tc WANT TO BUY— Geese, Ducks, Rabbits, Pigeons, Bantams. R. DERRILL SMITH, Wholesale Gro cer, Newberry, S. C. 3-8tn FOR SALE—Two mules, two 2- horse wagons. 1 No. 7 Mower; 1 McCormick Grain Drill with ferti lizer attachment' 1 3-row Cole grain drill; several thousand feet second hand lumber. H. O. LONG & SONS, Silverstreet, S. C. A23tnc — More women choose KOTEX than all other sanitary napkins Comfort and confidence are always yours ... with Kotex Its flat tapered ends that don't show — its special safety center are all Kotex features that are ."Very Personally Yours." REGULAR SIZE 5-12-54 to package. JUNIOR SIZE 12 to package. It We Deliver C ar penter’s 'Newberry, S. C. Mr. Farmer \ Gin your cotton with us. We have the most modern up-to-date gin out fit money can buy. If we did not know this, we would not have installed it last season. Satisfaction guaranteed. Highest prices paid for cottonseed, meal, hulls and fertilizes sold at ceiling prices. We also clean grain. Your business appreciated. THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.