Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BATTERIES To Fit Any Make Car. Reasonable Price. General Automobile Repairing Ignition Repairs and Carbuerators SEASE MOTOR COMPANY Your PACKARD Dealer H 3 Friend St. Phone 37-M BOWERS-COBB ENGAGEMENT OF INTEREST An announcement of much in terest is that made by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson Bowers, Jr. of the engagement of their daughter, Edna Louise, to the Reverend Paul Bryson Cobb, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cobb of Greensboro, N. C. The wedding 1 will take place in October. Miss Bowers, a graduate of Randolph-Macon Women’s Col lege in Lynchburg, Virginia, in the class of 1945, is now Minis ter of Music at St. James Luth eran Chuch, Concord, N. C. Rev. Cobb, graduated from Duke University in 1943, and from Lutheran Theological Sem inary in May 1945. He is how pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Concord, N. C. Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. NED PURCELL, Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building JOINT MEETING OF LEGION AND AUXILIARY A joint meeting of the Ameri can Legion Post and the Legion Auxiliary will be held Wednes day night, August 20th, honor ing Mrs. C. A. Dufford, recently elected State Commander of the American Legion Auxiliary. The meeting will be at the Legion Hut at 8:00 o’clock. All members of the Legion and Aux iliary are urged to be present. LUNCHEON HONORS C. E. HENDRIX The Newberry county court house officials gave a farewell luncheon at the Wiseman Hotel Tuesday, August 12, for C. E. Hendrix, who has resigned his position as county superinten dent of education. James D. Brown, the incoming superintendent, as a guest at the luncheon. Radio Repairs FOUR POINT SERVICE 1— Our Parts and Work are Positively Guaranteed. 2— Immediate Pick-up Service on Notification from You. 3— Prompt Delivery Service—To Your Home. 4— All work done at reasonable prices by experienced Tech nicians. CALL 470 — RADIO REPAIR DEPARTMENT OF THE Wertz Music & Appliance Co. 'There’s Rhythm In That There Store” — AUTO LOANS Quick Cash For Any Emergency REFINANCING Reduce your present car payments and get Extra Cash, Too. FINANCING When you buy a new car always see "Your Private Banker" First. We finance all makes. Newberry Insurance & Realty Company A Newberry Company for Newberry Folks E. B. PURCELL, "Your Private Banker”. Phone 197 Exchange Bank Building USED CARS Low Prices Eosy Terms 1941 Chevrolet 5 Passenger Coupe RADIO AND FOG LIGHTS 1940 Special Buick RADIO AND HEATER 1940 Ford Tudor 1939 Chevrolet Sport Sedan 1940 Chevrolet Town Sedan 1939 Pontiac 5 Passenger Coupe 1941 Ford 4 Door Sedan 1940 Chevrolet Sport Sedan 1936 Ford Tudor 1929 Chevrolet Coupe 1931 Buick Sedan 1937 Plymouth Sedan t Jerry’s Used Cars Friend and Nance Sts. Newberry, S. C. Shelley-Cox One of the loveliest weddings of the summer was that of Miss Betty Jean Cox and Herman Walker Shelley, which was sol emnized Saturday evening, Aug ust 2, at 8:30 in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. The double ring ceremony was used, with Dr. R. A. Goodman officiat ing. The church was appropriately decorated with palms, baskets of white gladioli, asters, fever few, greenery and cathedral tap ers in candelabra. Green and white bouquets marked the pews occupied by the families of the couple. Nuptial music was furnished by George Whitehead of Gran- itesville, organist, and Miss Elizabeth Hayes, soloist. Selec tions included “Romance,” “Lieb- e s t r a u m”, “Adoration” and “Claire de Lune”, which was softly played throughout the ceremony. Miss Hayes sang “Because”, “I Love You Truly” and at the close of the service, “The Lord’s Prayer” was sung as a benediction. The candles were lighted by Vernon Carlton, Jr., cousin of the bride. The usher groomsmen were: L. R. Shelley of Charleston, broth er of the groom, A1 Fischer of Orangeburg, cousin of the bride, Hugh Wessinger, Windy Lassiter and Charles Pruitt of Newberry, and Nevin Ledibetter of Colum bia. James Watt Bolyeston, Jr., of Springfield was the best man.. The bride chose as her maid of honor her cousin, Miss Bar bara Pearson of Jacksonville, Florida. Miss Pearson wore a blue taffeta dress, made with fitted bodice, short puffed sleeves and a full skirt. Her bouquet was of pink rosebuds tied with blending satin ribbon. The bridesmaids were Miss Patricia Pearson of Jacksonville, and Yalonde Palutta of Charles ton, cousins of the bride; Bar bara Felker of Newberry, Vassar Mae Shelley of Plantersville, sis ter of the groom, Evelyn Leavell and Ann Pitts. Their dresses were in early fall shades of green, rose and gold, made off the shoulder with puffed sleeves, bustle effect and full skirts. They carried bou quets of rosebuds which blended with their dresses. They also wore matching mitts and flowers in their hair. The junior bridesmaid, Miss Betty Leavell, wore a yellow taffeta dress similar to those of the bridesmaids, and carried yellow rosebuds tied with green satin ribbon. Robert Foster Cox of Myrtle Beach, cousin of the bride, was ring bearer. He was dressed in white linen suit, and carried the rings on a white satin pillow. The flower girl, little Mary Kay Shannon, wore a white taffeta dress, basque effect, puffed sleeves and a full skirt edged with a ruffle, and carried a dainty basket of rose petals which she scattered on the aisle. The bride was given in mar riage by her mother. An attrac tive blonde, Miss Cox was love ly in her wedding dress of white embroidered satin and net, fash ioned with a long fitted waist, sweetheart neckline, and long sleeves ending in points over the hands. The full net skirt ended in a long train. Her bridal veil fell from a coronet of seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of white rosebuds centered with a purple orchid showered with white sat in ribbon and fern. She wore a strand of pearls, a gift of her father. Mrs. Cox, mother of the bride, wore an aqua dinner dress with a purple orchid corsage. After the ceremony, a recep tion was held at the bride’s home on Caldwell street. Assist ing the bridal couple in receiv ing were the bride’s mother, Mrs. Vernon Carlton, a cousin, and members of the bridal party. Assisting with the reception were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hayes who invited the guests into the living room, Mr. and Mrs. James Leavell, who entertained in the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Ald- on Bedenbaugh, who presided over the bride’s register, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nichols and Mrs. Johnnie Wertz who entertained in the gift room. Those assist ing with refreshments were: Mrs. Daisy Denning, Miss Flor ence Berry, Mr. Vernon Carlton, Mrs. J. M. Hove, Mrs. Harry Dukes, Mrs. L. C. Pitts, Jr., and Misses Bette and Bobbe Hove, Julia Nichols, Bonnie Lester, Manning Jacobs, Beenie Lou and Rose Ann Carlton, Mrs Theo Pearson and Mrs. M. J. Palutta. In the dining room the bride’s table, covered with a white NEWS FROM WEST END Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Miller and Patsy left Tuesday to visit Mr. Miller’s parents in Louisiana. Mrs. Miller and Patsy have been spending the past month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Wesson. Misses Patsy Kinard and Ruth Ann Singley spent t he past weekend at Myrtle Beach with relatives. Mrs. Z. J. Knouse and Ronnie of Norfolk and Winston-Salem, are spending a few weeks witn her aunt Mrs. C. B. Matthews. SMiss Doris Jones returned home Sunday after spending a week with her aunt, Mrs. P. W. Davis in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bouk- night and family, Mr. Dave Bouknight and Miss Dorothy Vines visited Mr. Derrill Bouk night Sunday in Asheville. Mrs. R. R. Dion and Debbie left Sunday fo rher home in Providence, R. I. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wertz, Jr., and son spent the past weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Wood and Ann of Spartanburg spent the past weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Skipper Nichols of Orangeburg and Mrs. Maude Ramsey of Columbia spent the past weekend in Newberry. Miss Margaret Caldwell has returned home from Seneca af ter attending parties for Miss Vivian Hubbard bride-elect of this month. James Pritchard of New York is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Lela Pritchard. Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MdMeekin and Miss Ethel Koon visited Mr. J. Y. Jones in Greenville, Sun day. Jess Shealy of Saluda visited his sister, Mrs. F. B. Culelasure Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock of At lanta, Ga„ are spending a few weeks at the home of her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Colie Beden baugh spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. David Counts. Mrs. Marvin Humphries and son Mike visited her mother, Mrs. F. B. Culelasure Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Kinard leave Friday for Lake Junalus- ka where Mr. Kinard will take a course in Sunday school sup erintendent work. imported maderia linen cutwork cloth, was adorned with the beautifully embossed triple-tier ed wedding cake in an arrange ment of white flowers, fern and candles in silver holders. Ar rangements of mixed white flow ers, white candles and greenery were used elsewhere about the reception rooms. Block cream, eookies and punch were served. For traveling, the bride chang ed to a green two-piece gabar dine suit with white blouse and black accessories. Her corsage was the orchid lifted from her bridal bouquet. Mrs. Shelley is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh L. Cox of Newberry. She is a graduate of Newberry high school and at tended Newberry College the past year. She is a member of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer. She is the granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cox of Denmark and the late Rever end and Mrs. J. B. Haigler of Newberry. Mr. Shelley is a graduate of the Georgetown city schools and of Newberry College. He Ls a veteran of World War II, serv ing for several years in the Navy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Shelley of Planters ville, Georgetown county. The couple are making their home in Columbia until Mr. Shelley completes a summer school course at the University of South Carolina. TRIBUTE TO LOVED ONES Consecrate the memory of your loved one with a dig nified and enduring monu ment. O. C. PHILLIPS, Memorials Located on cut-off at Morningside Nursery. Fender & Body Work Have your Fenders and Body straighten ed by Expert Body Men. Complete Re upholstery service and Painting, Davis Motor Company 1515-1517 Main Street Open ow 1 NEW SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY .. Your entire laundry washed, rinsed and damp-dried ^ c?(tya f/ALFAou/b/ 1 Just bring your toiled clothes to our self-tervice laundry. We tupply all necessary laundering materials at a nominal charge. Our attendant will show you how to put your •oiled clothes into the new Westinghouse Laundro mats. Set the dials and that’t all you dot A half hour later you remove your clothes from the Laundromats. They are washed, rinsed and damp-dried perfectly. And your hands never touched the water! How is that for a washday without wait ing. worry or work? And best of all-^-it’s all automatically yours for only a few cents a week! Only 30c washes, rinses and dampdries a large load You pay onl JQ for each Laundromat you have used. You tah- -me clothes that are clean, bright and so thoroughly damp-dried, the final drying will take only half the usual time. of clothes ... as much as the largest con- ventiolal washer will hold. Everything finished in half an hour . . . for no matter how many loads you have, that many Laund-. romats will be assigned to you. , Open Every Monday and Tuesday 8 A. M. to 9 P.M. E . • Q . U ’ I . P P E D HALF-HOUR LAUNDRY R E C ? «Al>E MAL/k Open Other Days '9 i 8 A. M. to , 6 P. M. 15 Beginning Now yOU’LL HAVE WASRDAV FREEDOM Friendly Folks Laundromat 901 Main Street Phone 806-J Newberry, S. C Do your week’s wash and never touch the water isTTY