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THE NEWBERRY SUN PRIPAY, JUNE 2, 1550 PROSPERITY NEWS Long-Rawls Mr. and Mrs. Willie T. Long of Prosperity, announce the marriage of their daughter^ Elizabeth Anne, to Mr. John Wfilliam Rawls of Strother, on M)ay 7, 1950. Mr, Rawls is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rawls of Strother. He attended the Pressley sphool. Mrs. Rawls attended the Pros perity schools and graduated in the class of 1947. Since gradu ation, she has been •employed by the Hallmark Manufacturing Company in Newberry. The couple are mpw residing with the bride’s half-sister ana brother-in-flaw, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Mayer, Pomaria. Bride-Elect Honored Miss Miriam Ballentine, pop ular bride-elect, was honored with a linen shower given by Mlrs. C. Mower Singley last Thursday afternoon. The honor guest’s chair ’ was marked with a white parasol. She was also given a pink corsage. In a word building contest Mrs. Joe Bedenbaugh of Lex ington was winner. Each guest was also asked to write a love story using song titles. Miss Mlary Langford was selected winner in this. Miss Patty Singley, with a clever poem, presented /the gifts to Miss Ballentine. Miss Doro thy Leaph^irt assisted with the presentation. After the opening of the gifts the guest were invited into the dining room. The table was covered with an imported linen and lace cloth and was centered with a lovely arrange ment of white snapdragons and sweetpeas. On one end of the table was a miniature (doll) arrangement of the bride ' and her attendants. From the other end Mrs. W. H. Leaphart ‘serv ed punch. A variety of sand wiches in blue and white and mints were also served from the table. Misses Singley and Leaphart and Mrs. W. E. Tay lor assisted the hostess in serv ing. Artistic arrangements of colored sweet peas were used in the living room. Commencement Exercises Commencement exercises of the Prosperity School were web attended. On Friday night the seniors presented the class exercises in the form of a radib broadcast which was cleverly presented. On Sunday morning the audi torium was full for the sermon by Rev. J. Aubrey Estes of Newberry. Rev. Estes urged the seniors to seek worthwhile things instead of material things as they began their careers, in the world. On Monday night graduation Books Are Open For Registration New.berry County’s registra tion books were opened Tues day morning, May 9th, in the Courthouse and the Board of Registration will remain on duty through June 10 to issue certificates to qualified electors, it was announced. The books for the following precincts will be at Prosperity under the supervision of Mrs. Virginia L. Counts at the Mag istrate’s office: Central, ^Fair- view, Jolly Street, »Little Moun tain, Midway, Oneal No. 1, Oneal l^p. 2, Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity N. 1, Prosperity No. 2, Stoney Hill, St. Paul, Union and Wheeland. The Whitmire books will be at City Hall under the super vision of W. C. Scott. All other books will be at the Board of Registration Office in the Courthouse at Newberry, stated T. E. Keitfc. • Certificates will be needed in the Democratic primary this summer under terms of the new election bill. Senator Marvin Abrams of Newberry County said the books will be open each day texcept Sunday) at least until June 10th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Certificates in January, 1948, and subsequently are valid for a ten year period beginning that month. PAY PROVIDED FOR DEPUTY REGISTRARS ’ The county legislative dele gation has passed an act direct ing the county treasurer to pay Deputy Registra^rs $5 per day for their services. There are nine Deputy Registrars in the county. They were appointed to assist the County Board of Registration with the enroll ment for the summer primary. exercises were held with Mr. C. B. Seaborn of the State De partment of Education deliver ing the address. Miss Katherine Hawkins was valedictorian . and Miss Anne Bedenbaugh salutatorian of the class. Little Miss Linda Jean Brown daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard W. Brown, of Adams Camp and Master Steve Lovelace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Drury Love lace, served as class mascots. On Monday evening the fol lowing medals and awards were presented by Supt. Hendrix: Citizenship medal, given by Literary Soros is to Roxdell Taylor. English medal given by Mrs. John Stockman to Katherine Havykins. 8th grade English medal to Jewel Connelly. Athletic medals ^ to Narvis Hipp and Richard Cook. Commercial medal' to Reba Bowers. French medal to Beth Pugh. Danforth Foundation awards to Katherine Hawkins anc Charles Seastmnk. A trophy case was given to the school -by the classes of 1950 and 1951. • The presenta tion was made *by the two class presidents, Misses Anne Bedenbaugh and Gay Bowera. Diplomas were given by D. H. Hamm, Jr., Secretary of the Board of Trustees*. Miss Melba Derrick’s' dance pupils gave their annual recital on Tuesday evening. Purely Personal Dr. Leslie Mills of Florence spent the weekend ’ with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. L, Mills- Mts. Robert Alexander of Washington, D. C., spent the) weekend with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Counts and her husband who is staying with Mrs. Counts during Senator Johnston’s state campaign. Mr. Alexander is Senator Johnston’s press agent. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Morris and Miss Erin Kohn of Colum bia visited Mr. and Mrsi. J. F. Browne Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Counts and their two sons, Richard and Gordon Wright, spent the weekend in Estill as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Voight M. Epting., Mr: and Mrs. Graydon Pugh and their daughter, Mary, of Atlanta, Ga.; MJr. and Mrs. Ar thur Bedenbaugh and their two children, Jimmy and Anne, of Laurens, were weekend guests of Mrs. R. T. Pugh. Mass Pugh and her guests attended the graduation of Miss Betty Pugh from Columbia College Mon day. Mrs. J, S- Wheeler is visit ing her mother, Mrs. Minnie Curlee in Winnsboro. Mrs. A. Z. Counts of Green wood and Mrs. Pete Bratsos of Pageland, have been visiting their sister, Mlrs. J. Boyce Haw kins and family. They came for the graduation of their niece. Miss Katherine Hawkins from Prosperity High School. Miss Bertha Ruff, who has been teaching in Woodruff is at home for the summer. Mrs. L. J. Fellers has return ed from a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. Hall, in Winns- boro. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W! Pugh and children, Bobby and Linda of Orchard Park, N. Y., have been visiting Mrs. Pugh’s mo ther, Mrs. J. B. Stockman. • Mr. and Mrs. Pugh came down for the graduation of their daugh ter, Miss Bettye Pugh from Co lumbia College. lahg Ptntngraplja « Photographs of your baby should be made often as he grows up quickly. Come into our air conditioned studio ’ soon for a sitting. ' % S | s Nichols Studio CERTIFIED SERVICE Tree and Shrub Pruning, Spraying # / and Surgery WARRENFEJLTZ«- EICK CO. Of Rock Hill NOW IN TOWN For Estimate on Work, Call W. J. EICK, Wiseman Hotel SAVING .. . ONE OF THE STEPS TO SUCCESS Take a step in the right direction by coming in to open YOUR insured savings account at this Association. Then, add to savings regularjy. Earn liberal dividends, too. NEWBERRY J? Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWBERRY J. K.' Willingham, Sec’y Newberry, S. G POLITICAL Announcements United Stales Senate 1 hereby announce my candi dacy for the office of United States Senator from South Carolina. I pledge to abid by the rules and principles of the % Democratic Party of South Caro lina as enunciated in the State Democratic Conventions of 1948 and 1950, and I solicit the sup port of the good people of South Carolina who belteive in these principles. , J. STROM THURMOND For Governor I hereby anounce my candi dacy for Governor of South Carolina and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Dem ocratic p&rty of South Carolina. THOMAS H. POPE FOR CONGRESS After giving a great. deal of thought and consideration to the domestic and foreign affairs of our country, especially the fall of China and the ever increas ing threats of communism and socialism, I feel that I can be df service to the people of the Third Congressional district. The threat to every American citizen today is as real as at the time of Pearl Harbor. The only forces that can save our coun try are a revival of Christianity and a return to the principles of Jeffersonian democracy. As always, I will make a clean campaign and will fight to the finish. William Jennings Bryan Dorn FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce myself a caindidafe for fe-election to the United States Congress, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. JAMES B. HARE For Magistrate No. 2 I hereby anopnce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate No. 2 and pledge myself to abide by the results of • the' election. ROY D. STUTTS " For Magistrate No. 2 I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for District No. 2 and pledge myself to abide the results of the primary. * BEN F. DAWKINS i.— .., , ■,■■■ i. House of Representatives I hereby anounce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of House of Representa tives of Newberry County, and pledge myself to abide by the results of the election. WALTER T. LAKE House of Representatives I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Rep resentatives subject to the rules of 'the party. FRANK JORDAN House of Representatives I hereby anounce mysell a candidate* for the House of Rep resentatives and pledge myselt to abide by the results of the primary. J. E. METTS For Commissioner District 1 I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection fpr Commissioner in District No. 1, and pledge myself to abide the results of the primary elec tion. J. FRANK LOMINICK For Magistrate No. 3 I am a candidate for re-, election to the office of Mag istrate for District No. 3 and will abide by the results of the Dimocratic primary. >' claude Wilson LUNCHEON F6R MISS FLOYD, BRIDE-ELECT May 19 at 10 o’clock Miss Dorothy Floyd, bride-elect of June, was honor guest at a luncheon given by Mrs. Metts Fant and Mass Delora Fant at their home on Glenn street. As the eight guests arrived iced punch was served. Throughout the house were arrangements of mixed garden flowers. The luncheon table was over laid with a lovely white cloth, the center of which held a bri dal arrangement of white flow ers and candles in crystal can delabra. At each setting were hand painted mirror place cards and favors of attractive minia- . r. CLINIC AT SILVERSTREET There is to be an immuniza tion clinic at the Silverstreet school on Friday, June 2nd, at 10:00 ami. Protection against typhoid fever, smallpox, diph theria, and whooping cough will be available to all who need and want this protection. ture yellow baskets of dainty mixed white flowers. The guest of honor received a gift of bed 1 linens. Miss Lynn Sessions, also a 'bride elect, was remembered with a gift. Mrs. R. C. Floyd, mother of the bride elect, and Mlrs. Roy Anderson, Sr., and Mrs. Jim Wheeler, Jr., assisted in enter taining. - ---- -- VINES TO GRADUATE FROM ANNAPOLIS Midshipman Thomas Edward Vines, son > of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Vines of 403 Rodel- aperger street p a member of the 1950 graduating class at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Graduation exercises are to be held June 2* i A former Newberry High School student, he also attend ed Glemeon College. Midship man Vines served in the Navy before ' receiving his appoint ment from the Secretary of Navy. He was admitted to the Academy June 10, 1946. Midshipman Vines is slated for an Ensign commission in the Navy upon his graduation. I NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Commissioners of ' Newberry County, shall, on the 8th day of June, openly and pubdacly, at 9 o’clock A. M. in the Clerk of Court’s office, draw thirty-six names t° serve <is Pet*t Jurors for the Oourt of General Ses sions, which wiH convene in Newberry County Court House on the 19th day of Jun? at 10 o’clock A. ML H. K. Boyd, Clerk of Court P. N. Abrams, Auditor J. R. Dawkins, Treasurer. May 27. 1950 Itc Beginning \ SATU Through The JUNE - JULY - J V-', ; For Magistrate I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate in District No. 5 and agree to abide the results of the primary. 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