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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949 PROSPERITY Sponsor Clean-Up Week The three garden clubs are sponsoring Clean-up Week, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, at the Prosperity Cemetery. All persons having plots there are urged to co operate so that the entire cem etery will be clean for the win ter months. If there are those who can not do the work themselves and would like to hire it done, that can be arranged if a cash contribution sufficient to cover the cost be sent to the Civic committee composed of Mrs. -Ur THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE George W. Harmon, Mrs. B. T. Young and Miss Ethel Counts or any other member of the garden clubs. Prosperity Garden Club Mrs. C. Mower Singley was hostess to the Prosperity Gar den club last Monday after noon at the first meeting after the summer vacation. A var iety of lovely dahlias from the hostess garden was used in the living room and dining room. Mrs. Singley discussed win ter window boxes and gave many practical suggestions to have house flowers during the dreary winter months. The gleaner, Miss Effie Hawkins, 12 FULL GLASSES in this Six-Bottle Carton! —YOU CAN’T BUY A BETTER VALUE 1 ' 2 FULL GLASSES fa Back Mg. BIG BOTTLE TWICE AS MUCH FOB ONLY A NICKEL! NO FINER COLA AT ANY PRICE! ‘ 5c Plus Tax Pepsi Cola Co., Long Island City Franchise Bottler Pepsi Cola Bot. Co. of Columbia TAX NOTICE The tax books will be open for the collection of 1949 taxes on and after October 1, 1949. The following is the general levy for all except special purposes: Ordinary County . _ -3y* Mills Bonds, Notes and Interest 8 Mills Hospital 14 Mill County Board of Education 2% Mills County Schools (Special) 1 Mill TOTAL 15 Mills The following are the authorized special levies for the various ichool districts of the County together with the general levy: DISTRICT NO. GeneralSchool School TOTAL Tax Special Bonds Levy Levy Levy MILLS MILLS MILLS MILLS 1. NEWBERRY 15 32 47 2. !Mt BETHEL-GARMANY 15 6 21 3. MAYBINTON 15 6 21 4. LONG LANE 15 3 18 5. McCULLOtJGH 15 6 21 1 K 6. CROMER 15 0 F 15 8. REAG1N 15 18 2 35 9. DEADFALL 15 18 2 35 10 UTOPIA 15 18 2 35 11. HARTFORD 15 8 23 12. JOHNSTONE 15 5 20 13. STONEY KILL 15 15 30 14. PROSPERITY 15 20 5 40 15. O’NEAL 15 13 28 18. FAIR VIEW 15 8 23 19. MIDWAY 15 4 19 21. CENTRAL 15 4 19 22. ST. PHILIPS 15 8 23 23. RUTHERFORD 15 7 22 24. BROAD RIVER 15 6 21 25. NEW HOPE ZION 15 6 21 26. PO MARIA 15 8 23 27. RED KNOLL 15 6 21 28. HELENA 15 4 19 29. MT. PLEASANT 15 8 23 3.\ LITTLE MOUNTAIN 15 16 31 31. WHEELAND 15 3 18 32. UNION 15 6 21 33. JOLLY STREET 15 8 23 34. . ST. PAUL’S 15 6 21 35. PEAKE 15 3 18 37. MUDLIC 15 6 21 38 VAUGHNVILLE 15 6 21 39. CHAPPELLS 15 6 21 40. OLD TOWN 15 18 2 35 41. DOMINICK 15 20 ’ 35 42. REEDERVILLE 15 20 35 43. BUSH RIVER 15 20 35 44. SMYRNA 15 20 35 45. TRINITY 15 18 2 45 46. BURTON 15 18 2 35 47. TRANWOOD 15 20 35 48. JALAPA 15 8 23 49. KIN ARDS 15 2 17 50. TABERNACLE 15 20 35 51. TRILBY 15 4 19 52. WHITMIRE 15 20 5 40 53. MOLLOHON 15 4 19 54. BETH EDEN 1 15 3 18 55. PORK 15 8 23 57. BELFAST 15 6 21 58. SILVEERSTREET 15 18 2 35 59. PRESSLEY 15 4 19 60. ST. JOHN’S 15 3 18 There will b e a discount of 1 per cent allowed on taxes paid on or before October 31, 1949. On and after January 1st, 1950, the penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by school districts in which the property is located. Those who had their dogs vacinated for rabies during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1949 by a licensed Veterinarian, and expect to be exempted from dog tax will please bring their certificate of vaccination when appearing to pay taxes. J. RAY DAWKINS, Treasurer of Newberry Co. read' two appropriate poems. Mrs.” C. T. Wyche conducted "a lily contest with Mrs. B. T. Young winn.ag the prize. A sweet course with coffee was served. Dogwood Garden Club The first fall meeting of the Dogwood Garden Club was held Monday afternoon, October 2. with Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr. Lovely arrangements of fall flowers were used in the liv ing room and dining room. Mrs. W. E. Hancock gave a timely and practical discussion of roses. A poem, “Free Con version” was read by the glean er, Mrs. W. C. Barnes. Mrs. James Counts was win ner in a “Finding the Stamp” contest, conducted by Mrs. Joe Spotts. An appetizing salad meat plate with fruit punch and ice box cake was served. Crape Myrtle Garden Club On Tuesday afternoon the Crepe Myrtle Garden Club meeting was held with Mrs. J. A. Singley. The rooms were brightened by lovely mixed flowers. Mrs. Hoyt Boland, Mrs. J. D. Luther, Mrs. C. M. Singley and Mrs. P. C. Singley enjoyed the meeting as guests of the hos tess. Window gardens was the top ic discussed by Mrs. John Daw kins. Mrs. Ballentine read a poem, “Stick to Your Task.” Mrs. Raymond Ruff conducted a clever marshmallok contest with Mrs. WHlbur Wessinger and Mrs. Hoyt Boland as prize winners. Officers elected for the new year are: President, Mrs. J. W. Taylor; vice president, Mrs. J. A. Sing ley, sec.-treas., Mrs. Cole Wes singer. The hostess assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Sheely Setzler, served a chicken salad plate, apple pie, and coffee. William Lester Chapter Mrs. H. P. Wicker was hos tess to the William Lester chap ter of the UDC Friday after noon. Mrs. J. E. Ross contributed a paper on “Songs of the South/’ and Mrs. W. H. Cald well read one on Judah Ben jamin. Officers elected for the new year were: President, Mrs. H. P. Wicker; vice president, Mrs. G. Y. Hun ter; secretary, Miss Clara Brown; Historian and treasur er, Mrs. John Stockman. Delegates elected to the State Convention which meets in Florence were Mrs. H. P. Wic ker and Mrs. John Stockman, alternate. Mrs. Wicker and Miss Clara Brown were elected delegate and alternate to the General convention in New Or leans. During the social period the hostess served a salad course, iced tea, and ice cream and cake. Gertrude Leonard Circle Mrs. H. B. Hendrix, leader of the Gertrude Leonard Circle of the Missionary Society of Grace church,- entertajped the members of her circle With a “Know Your Missionaries” par ty Friday afternoon at her home. Mrs. J. A. Singley, pres ident of the society was also present. Pictures of the missionaries serving in Lutheran fields were passed around. The pictures, with the names hidden, were then placed on tables contain ing articles and curios from the country served by each missionary. Each circle mem ber was then asked to list the names of the missionaries in each field. Miss Blanche Kib- ler identified the largest num ber and -was given a subscrip tion to “Lutheran Woman’s Work.” Each member present was then asked to name the mis sionaries whom she knew per sonally and recount facts re sulting from the personal con tact. Mrs. J. A. -Counts won a book for the most personal missionary contacts. London fog and pound cake were served. Items of Interest The Literary Sorosis will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. W. F. Hancock. The Prosperity PTA will meet Monday night, October 17, at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium. Mrs. A. B. Hunt and her grandson, Larry Spotts, visited Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt in Spartanburg the firt of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Counts of Orangeburg were guests Sunday of Mrs. J. A. Counts, and Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Beden- baugh. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Beden- baugh and children of New berry were guests Sunday of Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wheeler and their little daughter, Mar garet, spent the weekend in Abbeville with Mrs. Wheeler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cochran. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts were Mr. and Mrs. George Davis and their two children of Green- ELBERT M. McMILLAN Elbert Martin McMillan, 46, died Tuesday afternoon at Duke Hospital in Durham, N. C., af ter and illness of. several months. He was born and raised in Chester County, a son of the late James William and Laura Grant McMillan. He spent most of his life in Whitmire, where he was a member of the Church ville. Mrs. Joe Spotts had as Sun day guests Mr. and Mrs. James Shealy an J son, and Mr. and Mrs. Berley Werts of New berry. A. B. Wise, Sr., of EUenton, and A. B. Wise, Jr. of Columbia visited his sisters, Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. L. W. Har mon Sunday. Mrs. A. B. Hunt spent the weekend in Brevard, N. C. with Mrs. Nellie Shirley. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brissie and their two sons, Robert and George, spent the weekend with Mrs. Brissie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. Miss Marguerite Wise of Co lumbia spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. B. T, Young and Mr. Young. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr.; Dr. and Mrs. V. A. Long, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fellers attended the Clemson-tMississip- pi game at Clemson Saturday night Mrs. Mack Hall of Winns- boro and Mrs. Frank Keene of Atlanta are spending the week with their sister, Mrs. L. J. Fellers. Mrs. J. A. Singley, Mrs, H* B. Hendrix and Mrs. C. E. Seastrunk attended the Luther an Women’s Missionary Society Convention in Charleston the first of the week. Rogers Taylor spent the weekend in Charlotte. Elton Sease and his son, Johnny of Columbia, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sease. of God. Funeral services will be con ducted Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from the Church' of God by his pastor, the Rev. B. R. Nichols and the Rev. Otis Smith. Interment will be in Whitmire City cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Zelda Phifer McsMillan; three children. Misses Minnie and Betty Lou McMillan and James McMillan, all of Whit mire; one brother, W. T. Mc Millan of Greenwood, and four grandchildren. The body remained at the McSwain funeral home until 4 o’clock Thursday when it was taken to the residence at 604 Evans street in Whitmire. NEWBERRIANS’ BROTHER DIES IN AIKEN William E. Berrie, 78, life long resident of Aiken, bro ther of Mrs. J. W. Denning and Miss Florence Berrie of this city, died at his home last Friday night, and funeral ser vices were conducted Sunday afternoon at the George Fun eral home in Aiken. He is also survived by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Cate Ber- rie; one daughter, Miss Willa Berrie of Aiken; two sons, Mar vin and William Berrie of Ai ken, and three other sisters, Mrs. J. H. Landis of Ocean- side, Calif., Mrs. I. W. Partin of Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. E. C. Hoyt of Aiken, two brothers, F. E. Berrie of Lynnhaven, Va., and E. S. Berrie of Aiken. NEWBERRIAN’S sister DIES IN GREENWOOD Miss Theodosia Rebecca Sal ter, 61, sister of Mrs. Verona Dominick of this city, died last Friday morning at her home on Oak Street in Greenwood, following an extended illness. She was bom in Chappells but had been living in Green wood for 28 years. Her par ents were Josiah and Rebecca Hawkins Salter of Saluda county. ,. . . . Surviving besides her sifter in Newberry are the following brothers and sisters: Miss Laura Salter, Miss Lily Salter, C. M. Salter, all of Greenwood, Mrs. Annie L. Ott of Navy Yard and E. C. Salter of GreenviUe. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock WANTED To buy some Guineas—Speckle or white—also pure bred Mal lard Ducks—Let us know what you have to offer. 23-30 2tc R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc. Wholesale Grocers Newberry, S. C. PP CIGARS and CANDY—Tampa Nuggets—Sports—Jewels—• Mo dems—Above the Average— Straights—Cincos—King Ed wards—Elmoro—ElReeso— All the popular brands of Candy & Chewing Gums—Cigarettes and Tobacco 23-30|2tc R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc. Wholesale Grocers Newberry, S. C. as# NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Lula Smith Daniel deceased, are hereby notified to file the same, duly verified, with the under signed, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. J. McT. DANIEL REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL ELECTION The Supervisor of Registra tion has been ordered by the City Council of the City of Newberry to open the books of registration 90 days prior to the election and keep the same open until ten days prior to the general election for Mayor and Aldermen in December. Any person applying for a Municipal Registration Certifi cate must show that he has a Newberry County Registration Certificate, has resided within the corporate limits of the City of Newberry for a perior of four months, oi’ more, prior to the election, and has paid the 1948 poll tax, if such tax was assessed against him. MRS. WINIFRED A. CULCLASURE, Supervisor of Registration. Buyer preference shows that in 95% of all hauling jobs, there's a Chevrolet Advance-Design truck that will serve you more satisfactorily . . . for more years ... at less cost. The wide range of the Chevrolet truck line—from smart panel delivery models up through specially •quipped heavy-duty carriers—means you get a truck specifically designed to carry the load, all the way up to 16,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. See us today—buy the Chevrolet truck that's just right for your job. ADVANCE-DESIGN TRUCKS For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio GEO. N. 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