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t . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948 THE NEWBERRY SUN PROSPERITY Shealy-Hunier D. M. Shealy of Prosperity announces the engagement of his daughter, Nancy Elizabeth, and Joseph Raymond Hunter, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hunter, Sr. of Prosperity. The wedding is to take place Jan uary 2nd in Grace Lutheran church at Prosperity. Missionary Circles Meet The circles of the Missionary Society of Grace Church will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 as follows: The Gertrude Leonard with Mrs. O. B. Shear- ouse; The Anna Kugler with Mrs. J. A. Sease; The Lillie Kyzer with Mts. J. A. Singley. Sponsor Offering The Women’s Missionary So ciety of Grace Lutheran church will sponsor a Thank Offering Service Sunday morning, No vember 21 at eleven o’clock, with the pastor. Rev. Halti- wanger giving a special ser mon on Thansgiing. Birth of A Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Olin Epting are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, Linda Lou, on Thursday, November 11 at The Newberry Hospital. The Eptings have two sons, Elton and James Bennie. Warren-Sligh On Saturday afternoon at five o’clock Miss Florence Julia Warren and Frank Horace Sligh were united in marriage at the home of the Rev. J. B. Harman, D.D., in Prosperity. The double ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Sligh is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Warren of Newberry and attended the Newberry Schools. She was attired in a light tan dress with brown . accessories and wore a corsage of red carna tions. She is employed at the Newberry Textile Mills. The groom is the son of Mrs. Rosa Lee Sligh and the late J. W. J. Sligh of the Union community of Newberry Coun ty, and received his education in the Union school. He was in the . S. Army for four years eleven months and three days and served in Africa and the European Theater. He is an employee of Harmon’s Garage in Newberry. The couple will reside on Charles Street in Newberry. Garden Club Meets The Crepe Myrtle Garden Club held its November meet ing with Mrs. W. A. Ballentine. Mrs. Raymond Ruff was pro gram leader.. Her topic was November in Southern Gardens. Mrs. C. K. Wheeler was gleaner. The title of her story was “The Eighteenth Tree.” For recreation a word build ing contest was enjoyed. Mrs. E. S. Shealy was the lucky winner. The hostess served a deli cious Salad plate with spiced SHOP AT . . . Chapman-Hawkins Co. For Your Hunting Needs Coats, Pants, Jackets, Caps, Shells, Bullets Lace Rubber Boots ♦ Food Choppers ♦ Meat Chopper Blades ♦ Butcher Knives ♦ Pocket Knives ♦ Pressure Cookers (Large and Small) ♦ Aluminum Roasters ♦ Stove Pipe ♦ Liquid Chimney Sweep (For Oil Healers) ♦ Meat Choppers ♦ Laundry Heaters ♦ Dampers, Coal Tongs, Shovels, Etc. ♦ Electric Irons ♦ Automatic Pop-up Toasters ♦ BPS Paints & Varnishes ♦ Kem-Tone BICYCLES ' VELOCIPEDES - WAGONS Us* Our Lay-Away Plan Chapman-Hawkins Company HARDWARE Phone 35-J 1319 Main Street Newberry, S. C. ARE.YOU MISSING SOMETHING? No matter what you’ve been offered for your present car, your nearest Kaiser-Frazer dealer would like to tell you what he thinks it’s worth. It could be much more than you think. And while you’re about it, see and drive the 1949 KAISER or FRAZER. Power to spare, with many a long mile between gallons. Room for yourself and your five best friends. Style and luxury that make the KAISER and FRAZER the most copied cars in America. A ride that smooths the bumps and hugs the road at any speed. Before you decide on any new car, fill out the coupon below and find out eosiZy—and without obli gation—what your present car will bring. Then drive a 1949 KAISER or FRAZER and find out for your self what our 300,000 proud owners already know. The keys are waiting for you. Maybe you’ve been missing something! MAIL THIS COUPON TO YOUR KAISER-FRAZER DEALER ///// ,0 like to know «hat «■< CAR 15 WORTH cor Name. Todd Motor Co. Upper Main Street H0 O.UOM.ON, OF COO.« III/Hii/. •MMMilifA tea. Literary Sorosis Meeting On Friday afternoon Mrs. C. Mower Single;/ was hostess to the Literary Sorosis. Nineteen members and three guests, Mrs. W. O. Callahan of Columbia, Mrs. H. L. Fellers and Mrs. P. C. Singley were present. Arrangements of beautiful chrysanthemums adorned the? living room and dining room. Interesting discussions of the lives and works of George M. Cohan and John Barrymore were given by Mrs. W. H. Leaphart and*Mrs. H. E. Counts. A delectable salad plate with spiced tea was served. - Gives Surprise Dinner Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts, Sr. gave a surprise formal dinner Thursday evening, November 11, for the fifteenth birthday of her son, Gurdon Wright, Jr. The dinner was served buffet style. Eight couples enjoyed this lovely affair. The decorations and table ap pointments were suggestive of Armistice Day, with groupings of flags used effectively in the | living and dining rooms. The birthday cake, the center dec- ! oration of the dining room | table was very attractive with j the red, white and blue can- ! dies arranged to represent / a ! flag. | Following dinner the guests ' played heart dice. Miss Drucie | Connelly and James Robert Hamm were winners in the i game. Mrs. Jake Wheeler and Miss Ethel Counts assisted the hos- I tess in serving and entertain ing. Mrs. E. O. Counts and Mlrs. A. K. Epting, the two grandmothers of Gurdon Wright were present. The honor guest received many gifts. Rev. Martin Honored The Members of the M,Y.F. of Zion, Nazareth and Wight- man churches gave a farewell party for the Rev. and Mrs. Rex. V. Martin last Tuesday night in the assembly room of Wtightman church. The room was effectively decorated in vari-colored bal loons, which, when burst later contained wishes for Rev. and Mrs. Martin as well as all thef members. A number of games were enjoyed. The honor guests were given a lovely floor lamp along with individual personal gifts. The presentation of the gifts was made by the three presidents of the M.Y.F., Miss Mable Hipp of Zion, Ralph Adams of Wightman, and Carl Aull of Nazareth. Sandwiches, potato chips and an iced drink were served. Garden Club Meeting Mrs. W. E. Shealy was hos tess to the Dogwood Garden Club on Monday afternoon. The decorations were suggest ive of Thanksgiving. A lovely farewell gift was presented to Mrs. Rex. V. Martin, who has moved to Pageland. “Thanksgiving is More Than a Menu,” was the subject of the program given by Mrs.. Eddie Counts. Mrs. Ralph i Black read “Thanksgiving Poem” by Camak. For recre ation Mrs. B. C. Bedenbaugh conducted a color it and name it contest in which M*rs. H. E. Counts wa!s prize winner. The delicious refreshments also carried out the Thanks giving motif. Miniature Quak er hats filled with candy corn were given as favors. Jacob D. Mitchell The many Prosperity friends of Jacob D. Mitchell were shoked at the news of his sud den death on Wednesday morn ing in Columbia. Jake, as he wasj familiarly known, was borft and reared in Prosperity, but had made his home in Col umbia for a number of years. Funeral services were held in Columbia Thursday after noon with interment in the family plot in the Prosperity cemetery. # Personal Paragraphs The Rev. and Mlrs. J. B. Harman spent a few days of the past week with Rev. Har man’s sister, Mrs. Peter Schum- pert, ip Saluda. Miss Ethel Counts attended a State Home Economics meet ing in Columbia Saturday. B. M. D. Livingston, who un derwent an operation at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia last Tuesday is improving and doing as well as can be ex pected. Mrs. J. W. Kibler- of Spartan burg spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Berry Livingston and also visited her father in a hospital in Columbia. Dr. and Mrs. Ennis Powell' and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hunne- cutte of Swainsboro, Ga., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Moore Singley. Mrs. Pow ell remained for a week’s visit with Mrs. Singley. On Mon day they attended the dog show in Columbia, where Mrs. Powell’s dog, a Kerry blue terrier, was an entrant. They also attended the Dog Show in Augusta, Ga., on Wtednesday, and entered Mrs. Powells dog which already has a number of blue ribbons. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Loftis and their little daughter, Mary Elizabeth, of Charlotte, were weekend guests of Mrs. Loftis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor. The Taylors also had with them Sunday, Mr. and Mi^. Wiley Taylor, parents of W. E. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Mer chant and their son, David, spent the weekend in Sumter ah guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.» Givens. Mrs. Nancy W. Ward is visit ing her brother, Fred Wheeler and family in Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Parker and their little daughter, De- lores; Mrs. A. N. Crosson, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Crosson of Newberry; Mrs. E. O. Counts and Miss Ethel Counts were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mi>b. J. W. Taylor. Mr. and (Mrs. (Buddy) Kun- kle moved Wednesday into the apartment of Miss Sally Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Milstead, who have been in the Pugh apartment moved Monday * to Newberry, where they have bought a home. Lt. Virta Ruth Long of Fort Jackson spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Long. Misses Dorothy Minick, Christine Minick, Hazel Min ick, and Bernice Chapman, Thomas Buzhardt and O. L. Cook spent Sunday in the Mountains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Goff of Greenwood were recent guests of Mrs. Goff’s parents, Mr. and Mrs! J. Howard White. • Miss Bessie Taylor of Bates- bui* was the weekend guest of Misses Susie and Mary B. Langford. Mk. and Mrs. J. D. Purvis and two children of Washing ton, D. C. were guests last Tuesday of Dr. and Mrs. George Wl Harmon. Sunday guests of Mrs. C. T. Wyche were Judge and Mrs. C. C. Wyche and their daugh ter, Evelyn Crawford of Spar tanburg, and John Boulware of the Hartford community. Mids Ellen Wheeler has re turned from a week’s visit with relatives in Batesburg and Ridge Spring. Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell, who was called home on account of the sudden death of her bro ther. Jacob D. Mitchell of Col umbia has returned to her school work at Piedmont after a weekend visit with M5r. and Mrs. L. J. Fellers. Rev. and Mr's. J. B. Harman spent the weeend in Columbia TAUTON S. LIVINGSTON ■* Tauton S. Livingston, 80, died Wednesday afternoon at the Newberry Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Livingston was born and reared in the Jolly Street sec tion of the county and made his home there for a number of years. For the past 25 years he had made his home in New berry. He was the last mem ber of his immediate family. Funexal services were con ducted Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock from the St. Paul Luth- j eran Church. The Rev. J. L. Ballentine officiated, assisted by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe. Interment followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Shealy Livingston of Newberry: three sons, Otis Livingston of Newberry, J. D. Livingston of Norfolk, Va., and Thomas H. Livingston of New berry; one daughter, Mrs. H. L. Davis of Newberry and one grandchild. Prof, and Mrs. Kibler Wil- \ liamson of Charleston, were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Williamson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Strother Paysing- er on Johnstone street. as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil W. Bowers, and Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Matthews. Friday guests of Mr. and Mlrs. Aaron Livingston were Mr. and (Mrs. Bryson Living ston and Miss Addie Living ston of Newberry. Mrs. Minnie Taylor of Col umbia spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Leaphart. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard White and family and Miss Annette Hawkins spent the weekend in Spartanburg with relatives. _ „ , Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Beden baugh and children were Sun- dav guests of Mr. and Mrs. (Tom Summer in Newberry. Flowers- and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212 It’s Here! Money on your Automobile, Furniture or your Signiture. $5.00 to $2,000.00 SPECIAL NOTE, AUTO DEALERS We will finance your sales, no strings attached, without recourse, no endorsements or re-purchase agreements necessary—plus attractive reserve paid date acceptanceof deal. Phone 736-M. SERVICE FINANCE COMPANY 1506 Main St. One More Good Man Who can sell or be taught by best known AAAI Mfr. where family security and future progress are assured in permanent outside sales and service job. If you are honest, reliable, married, under 50, if you need more money than you’re making and will ing to prove your worth! then we will give you the (backing and teach you in the field by men earning a hundred dollars or more every week. No invest ment, no seasons, no lay-offs and no failures if you will work as taught. For interview next week, write full details, age, marital status, dependents, earnings last year, previous job and what your future hopes include. Address: Electrolux State Office, 1921 Blossom St., Columbia 5, S. C. If you can’t work without supervision, save your time. PRE-SEASON SPRING h IT S HERE . . NOW . . . . advance shoving of juniois’;. nfisses and women’s fashions from our *new’ 1949 Spring and Summer Catalog . . 10% off our regular catalog, prices . .-Order r.o later than Dec. 4th :> SAVE 10% UNTIL DEC. Alb , \ 1 SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. ORDER OFFICII Phone 430 WE GOT COAL IN BAGS, TOO! 44 I DO 19 ' “Do you promise to honor, cherish and keep her warm so long as life doth last and John Lewis alloweth the miners to work?” “I do.” “Then I pronounce you man and wife and strongly advise that you buy your coal from the Farmers Ice & Fuel Co.” A bit overdrawn perhaps, but our little story points up a moral in these days of rapid divorce. A warm little love nest—warm with the glow of young love and Farmer’s coal will be the tie that binds when the novelty wears off and pots begin to fly. Don’t wreck your marriage, order some of our good coal now. And it’s just as good for unmarried folks, especially babies and old folks. FARMER’S Ice & Fuel Co. THE BEST PLACE FOR Buick & Chevrolet Service • IS Davis Motor Company 1515-1517 Main Street 9 SMITH'S CUT RRTE DRUG STORE