The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 16, 1948, Image 5
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948
THE NEWBERRY SUN
On a heavy-duty job/
give me new Advance-Design
CHEVROLET TRUCKS
and here’s a "load” of reasons why...
Only Advance-Design
Tracks Have All These
New and Finer Features:
★ Cab that “breathes”
it FTexi-Mounted cab
it Uniweld, all-steel con
struction
/
it Larger, nlore durable,
fully adjustable seat
★ 22% greater visibility
it New, rear-corner win
dows
it Stronger, new frames
it Full-floating hypold
rear axles
it Specially designed hy
draulic truck brakes
it Valve-in-Head Thrift-
Master or Load-Master
engines
it More efficient loading
(stake and high-rack
bodies)
it New, thorough sealing
insulation
it Standard cab-to-axle-
length dimensions per
mitting interchange of
bodies
it... and MANY more!
Brother, how these etronfler, new frames stand-up I Wheel-
bases are longer, too, for better load distribution. And the
brakes are exclusively designed for greater brake-lining
contact 1
’/ CHEVROLET /i
Here’s a special, heavy-
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models and eight wheel
bases. There'* one made
for your special kind of
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There’s nothing like the cab that
“breathes” for comfort I . . . fresh air is
drawn in from the outside—heated in
cold weather—and used air is forced out.*
The cab is cushioned on rubber—Flexi-
Mounted—with 12 inches more foot room
and eight inches more seating space.
There’s 22% greater visibility, too, they
tell me. The seat is fully adjustable. Man,
this is it I
Look — rear-corner
windows!* Nowit's
a cinch to back up
without jackknif
ing. Yes, sir, those
trucks are brand
new—really differ
ent with Advance-
Design. And they’re
packed with power
In the worlo's most economical engine for its
size—Chevrolet's Valve-in-Head engine.
*Freth air heating and ventilating system and
rear corner windows optional at extra cost.
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DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY
1517 Main St. Newberry, S. C.
NEWLYWEDS FETED WITH
SUPPER PARTY
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Parr Bak
er of Washington, D. C., were
honor guests at a buffet supper
given Friday night, January i
by Col. and Mrs. Claud Smith.
A delicious turkey suppei
was enjoyed by 16 guests.
The Smith home was attrac-
tively decorated for the occa
sion. In the dining room, the
lace covered table wes centerec
with an arrangement of narcissi
and white candles in silver
holders.
Dr. and Mrs. Baker will be ii
Newberry with Dr. Baker’s par
ents until February, at which
time they will return to Wasn
ington.
TOLBERT-CROMER
Miss Velma Jenkins Cromer
became the bride of Harry Ed
ward Tolbert on December 20
at Danville, Va. The ceremony
was performed in the presence
of a few close friends.
Mrs. Tolbert is the daughter
of Mrs. Lois 3. Cromer and the
late William Alston Cromer of
Newberry. She is a graduate
of Newberry high school, and
of the Newberry College school
of commerce. Since September,
she has held a secretarial posi
tion with a textile plant in
Danville.
The couple will make their
home in Danville, where Mr.
Tolbert is engaged in business.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Notice is hereby given that on
January 12, 1948, the under
signed incorporators will apply
to the Secretary of State, Co
lumbia, S. C., for a Charter in
corporating Clary Clothing Com
pany with its principal place of
business at Newberry, S. C., and
with a paid-in capital stock of
$20,000.00, payable in cash and
property, divided into 200
shares of the per value of $100.00
a share; said corporation to en
gage in the business of buying
and selling mens’ clothing, hats,
shoes, and other merchandise
usually sold in stores of such
nature.
A meeting of the subscribers
to the stock will be held in the
office of Clary Clothing .Co.,
1214 Main Street, at 5 o’clock P.
M., January 12. 1948, to com
plete the organization of the
corporation.
J. H. Clary,
Mamie L. Clary,
B. E. Clary,
Lydie Bergen,
Incorporators.
January 5, 1948. J7-2tc
feature picture in BIG JOHN DEERE DAY PROGRAM
Stuart Erwin, popular Hol
lywood star, leads the cast in
“Doctor Jim”, feature picture
to be shown in the Newber
ry High School auditorium,
Saturday, January 24, at 2:00
p. m. This movie headlines
the John Deere Day enter
tainment and educational
program for farmers and
their families which is being
sponsored by C. B. PARR.
Admission will be by ticket
only, but tickets can be ob
tained free of charge at C.
B. PARR’S.
“Doctor Jim” is a friendly,
warm-hearted picture that
pays a fine tribute to a small
community’s leading citizen—
the country doctor. You’ll like
Doc and his wife, Sally—
they’re human folks who’ll
tug at your hearts and pro
vide plenty of chuckles, too.
In the supporting cast are
such other well-known artists
as Barbara Wooddell, Hobart
Cavanaugh, William Wright
and Netta Packer.
In addition to “Doctor
Jim”, several other new, all-
talking pictures will be
shown.
They include “Keep Your
Eye on the Soil”—an educa
tional picture that sounds a
warning no one in agriculture
can afford to ignore—soil
maintenance , . . “Doubting
Thomas”—an interesting story
that will give you some new
slants n new John Deere
Models ‘A” and “B” Trac
tors . . . “Short Cuts in For
age Harvest”—which demon
strates the way to shorter.
easier, and more profitable
harvesting of hay and for
age crops . . . “Save More
Corn at Lower Cost”, and
“What’s New for ’48.”
C. B. PARR is extending
a cordial invitation to all
farm readers of this news
paper—and their neighbors—
to be his guests on John
Deere Day, Saturday, Janu
ary 24, at 2:00 p. m. Be sure
to call at C, B. PARR’S for
your free tickets, if you don’t
already have them.
C. B. PARR
Your John Deere Dealer
ACCEPTS POSITION AT
ACADEMY FOR BLIND
Arthur M. Eargle, formerly of
Newberry, has accepted a posi
tion as instructor of industrial
arts at the Academy for Blind,
Macon, Ga. He and Mrs. Ear
gle moved to a residence on the
Academy campus the first week
in January.
For the past two years Mr
Eargle has been principal o
the school at Ward, where he
and Mrs. Eargle were making
their home. Their daughter.
Miss Nelda Eargle, is a member
of the junior class at Newberry
College.
Mr. and Mrs. Eargle were i-
Newbery several days last week
because of the death of his
father, C. B. Eargle, of Pomaria.
MRS. SWEENY WITH
P. W. COMMISSION
Mrs. Aline L. Sweeney has
been employed by the Commis
sion of Public Works as clerk at
the city water and light office.
She began her duties there on
December 15th.
Mrs. Sweeney is the former
Miss Aline Livingston of New
berry. v
JAMES T. BERRY
James Tilman Berry, 57, died
Sunday afternoon at Newberry
county hospital. He had been
in declining health for several
months but was critically ill for
a week.
Mr. Berry was born and rear
ed in Newberry and spent all
of his life here. He was a son
of the late Emanuel and Corrie
Riners Berry. He was twice
married, first to Miss Rosa L.
Vaughn and second to Miss El
la Mae Longshore.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from Mc-
Swain funeral home with Dr.
J. B. Harman in charge, assist
ed by Rev. B. H. Harvey. In
terment was in Rosemont cem
etery.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ella Mae Longshore Berry;
and one daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Mims, Indian Head, Md., and
three grandchildren.
VETS CORNER .. .
Does the Veterans Administra
tion pay compensation to veter
ans with arrested tuberculosis?
What is the largest and the
smallest National Service Life
Insurance policy available?
Contact representatives of the
VA are regularly asked ques
tions on all phases of the pro
gram of veteran benefits. Here
are the answers to some of the
more commonly asked ques
tions:
Q. My brother entered the
service under the Armed Forces
Voluntary Recruitment Act of
1945 and he now wonders if his
rights will be affected by the
law officially ending the war on
July 25, 1947, insofar as veter
ans benefits are concerned?
A. No. He will lose none of
his rights even though his per
iod of enlistment extends beyond
July 25, 1947.
Q. Please tell me which non
service-connected disability ben
efits are available to World War
veterans and which to peace
time veterans?
A. The law provides that a
pension for non-service-connect
ed disability may be payable to
permanently and totally disab
led World War veterans. The
law does not provide such a
pension for peacetime veterans.
Q. Does the VA pay compen
sation to veterans with arrest
ed pulmonary tuberculosis?
A. Yes, VA can make full
compensation, payments to vet
erans who have been discharged
from its hospitals with arrested
pulmonary tuberculosis up to
two years after date of discharge
if necessary.
Q. I aip a World War II vet
eran and would like to know the
minimum and maximum
amounts of Government Insur
ance I can take out.
A. The minimum for National
Service Life Insurance is $1,-
000 and you can get more in
multiples of $500 up to $10,000.
Q. Do National Service Life
Insurance policies participate in
savings?
A. Yes, if favorable mortality
CHAPPELLS
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dominick
were visitors at the J. J. Boaz
man’s for several days last
week.
Brooks Workman and daugh
ter, Miss Lillie Mae Workma:
and Mr. and Mrs. Gettis Coat:
visited at Mt. Carmel during tht
Christmas season. \
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Boazmar
spent Sunday in Charleston.
W. A. Webb spent the week
end with home folk in Colum
bia.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Adam
Charleston, spent Saturday an
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Martin.
Dr. J. W Holloway and fam
ily of Ware Shoals, were week
end visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Scurrj
were dinner guests of Dr. anr
Mrs. Gerold Scurry, Columbi.
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carlson
Johnston were dinner guests o’
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Werts Sun
day.
Mrs. Rushton of near John
ston, called on Mr. and Mrs. M
L. Connelly a few hours on<
day during the week.
We are glad to report thr
M. L. Connelly is improving af
ter a severe case of flu.
Little Edd Calvert is home
from the Greenwood hospital
and is improving nicely.
Mrs. E. S. Leavell is a patient
at the Greenwood hospital. We
hope she will soon be able to
be home.
Mrs. J. L. Watkins has return
ed home from an extended visit
with her brother Frank Day a<
experience and interest earnings
warrant a premium adjustment,
dividends from gains and sav
ings will be authorized by the
Administrator of Veteran Af
fairs.
(Veterans wishing further in
formation about veterans’ bene
fits may have their questions
personally answered by visiting
the NewJierry Veterans Adminj-
stration Contact office at 1216
College street.)
MRS. POLLY A. HEDGEPATH
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday afternoon at
Ebenezer Lutheran church in
Columbia for Mrs. Polly Anna
Hedgepath, who died Thursday
afternoon at her home in Co
lumbia. She was the mother of
Harry H. Hedgepath of New
berry.
(Rev. C. E. Fritz officiated at
the service, assisted by Rev.
Vernon Frazier and Rev. David
Johnson of Salisbury, N. C. In
terment was in Elmwood cem
etery.
She was the youngest daugh
ter of William Henry and Louisa
Eleazer Koon of Spring Hill,
where she was born on May 2,
1873. She had lived in Colum
bia for 50 years.
Besides her son in Newberry,
she is survived by another son,
A. L. Hedgepath of Macon,
Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. C. D.
Weir, Mrs. R. H. Christmus, Mrs.
John T Smith and Mrs. Walker
M. Lee, all of Columbia; 13
grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren.
MILLS MOVE TO
CALDWELL STREET
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mills and
young son, who have been liv
ing on College Street extension,
are now making their home at
1527' Caldwell street.
Franklin, Va.
Mr, and Mrs. Claude Lawson,
Bush River community and Miss
Frances Webb, were dinner
guests of Miss Lillie Mae Work
man during the past week.
Mildred Spearman is working
in Newberry making the trip to
town each morning.
Mrs. J. M. Keith and Sunnie
spent the weekend in Columbia
with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sharpe.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wertz of
the Good Hope section of Salu
da county were callers in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Connelly during the past week.
The Longs of Greenville were
also guests in the Connelly
home.
Earl Boazman of Clemson was
home for the weekend, also
Ralph of Newberry college.
The South Carolina
National Bank
Condensed Statement of Condition
December 31,1947
ASSETS
Cash and due from Banks $ 49,809,048.3?
U. S. Government Bonds 66,613,786.20
State and Municipal Bonds 433,297.53
Fed. Land Bank Bonds and Fed. Int. Credit Bank Debs. 1,811,794.79
Federal Reserve Bank Stock 126,000.00
Loans and Discounts 39,739,314.16
Bank Houses (11) $507,376.00
Less Depreciation 120,130.50
, 387,244.50
Furniture and Fixtures 153,142.73
Other Real Estate 1.00
Other Assets 75,786.37
$158,149,415.60
LIABILITIES
Capital —Common
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Reserve — Contingencies
Reserve — For Taxes, etc.
Deposits
._$ 2,000,000.00
2,200,000.00
1,007,585.56
750,000.00
301,683.47
151,890,146.30
$158,149,415.60
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Belton
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Columbia
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OFFICES AT:
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Georgetown
Greenville
Leesville
Navy Yard
Newberry
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St. Matthews
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