Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 1“ ■ THE NEWBERRY SDN LAFF OF THE WEEK ..AV.v>Sx»HSSap(«i(SS !v MEL’S DRUG-i ) — MAIL i—* 3 1 s:^.; "Great Scott! ... I thought YOU were supposed to pick-up at this corner!" P ' BWWWSBsa •■ < ••''>-K •■.■■• '■ , . •SV <: ■•:• : : ' ^ - - ' SLIDE RULE DETERMINES SPEED ... A Los Angeles police lieutenant has invented a slide rule that determines speed of autos in accidents by taking distance of skid marks, degree of road grade, and surface condition. Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phone 719 — Night 6212. Truman Is An r onest Man” * Ia-r'.ft Hold the brick-bats, we're just quoting the state ment made many times by those who know him! The point we want to make is that it is noth ing to his credit that he is honest—he’s supposed to be that way. In fact we find that a great major ity of people are honest. If most people were not honest we would not be in business very long. We trust people and they have yet to let us down. If you want to finance a car, or refinance it and ease the payments, or, if you need money for any other purpose we will be glad to have you con sult us. We charge you simple bank interest and • • you repay us in convenient installments. PURCELLS is the largest business of its kind in the county and it got that way from a very small beginning. Yes, there’s a reason and once you deal with us you will know that reason. Come, consult us. Chances are 99 out of 100 that we can do business. Pur ce "Your Private Bankers" „ E. B. Purcell Keitt Purcell For Details Call 197 Prosperity Items attractive A marriage of cordial interest was that of Miss Una Summers and Mr. Walter Bowers which took place Friday afternoon, June 27, at 5 o’clock at West Colum bia in Mt. Herman Church, where the Rev. C. E. Seastrunk, former pastor of the groom officiated, using the double ring ceremony. Mrs. Seastrunk furnished the nuptial music. Miss Mary Frances Long and James. Henry Summers were attendants in the wedding party. Witnessing the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bowers, parents of the groom, Charles 'and Eddie Seastrunk. Mrs. Bowers was attired in a Navy blue dress with Navy ac cessories with which she wore a white orchid corsage. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Summers of the Oneal commun ity. She graduated from the Prosperity High School in June. Mr. Bowers, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bowers of the St. Luke’s community, attended the Newberry High School and the Prosperity High School. He is now employed at the Dupont Plant near Aiken. After a wedding trip to Myrtle Beach, the couple are staying with the groom’s parents. Last Tuesday afternoon when when Miss Katherine Counts en tertained her bridge club, she added an extra table, compliment ing Miss Nellie Wise, July bride- elect. After several progressions prizes were awarded and Miss Wise was given a piece of china in her chosen pattern. The hostess served a salad plate, an iced drink, and ice cream sundae. Punch was served during the game. The Rev. and Mrs. Whitten were in Walhalla over the week end to attend the funeral of Mrs. Whitten’s sister, Mrs. Smith. Misses Susie and Mary Lang- ford^ spent Tuesday and Wednes day in Camden with their .broth er, J. R. Langford and family. Their niece, Mary Sue, ac companied them home for a visit. Mrs. A. K. Epting has returned to Greenwood after a week’s visit in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts. Capt. A. B. Wise of Shaw Field, Sumter, spent Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. J. Frank Browne. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hughes, Jr. and their children of Lancaster were weekend guests of Mrs. Hughes’ mother. Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler, Sr. Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Margaret Wheeler ac companied the Hughes home for a week’s visit. Mrs. Ed. W. Counts and her two sons Joined her family in Batesburg and went to Sumter last weekend for a family reunion picnic at Poinsett State Park. Mrs. Olaf Bjonerud of Wilming ton, N. C. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dominick. Mrs. Bjonerud will go to Greenville, Tenn. for a few days this week to visit Guests of Mrs. J. A. Sease over the holiday weekend were Com. J. C. Sease, Mrs. Sease and their two children, Jean and John, of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. Her man Richardson and two children Betty and “Rick” and Elton C. Sease and son Johnny of Colum bia. Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks and their two children of Columbia spent the weekend with Mrs. Brooks’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Counts. With the Countses on the Fourth were Miss Annie Wheeler and Mrs. M. E. Layfield of Columbia,, sisters of Mrs. Counts. Mrs. C. T. Wyche has been visiting her son, C. G. Wyche and family in Greenville. She went to Greenville with her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Goggans of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Williams and their two children of Pitts burg, Pa. are visiting Mrs. Wil liam’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Furman Ballen- tine and children of Greenville were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballen tine. With the Ballentines on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cumalander, and daughter. Miss Eva Cumalander, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sites of Chapin. Also the David Lees and their two children of Green ville. x * Miss Rebecca Taylor of Charles ton spent the weekend with her aunt, Mrs. J. Frank Browne. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hancock will leave Saturday for Trilby, Fla., where they wil visit the D. C. Hancock^. While they are away the Hancocks will tour Florida, going to Key West, Miami, and other places of in terest. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Shealy of Elizabethtown, N. C. were week end guests of Mrs. Shealy’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Lester. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Jr., and their son Danny left Thurs day for a-Western trip.* Mrs. S. C. Brissie and her two sons, Robert and George of Wood ruff are visiting Mrs. Brissie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine and W. L. Mills attended the S. C. Rural Letter Carriers Associar tion at Clinton Monday and Tues day. With Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tay lor for the weekend were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Loftis and their little daughter, Mary Elizabeth of Charlotte, N. C. Miss Bessie Taylor of Bates burg was the weekend guest of Misses Susie and Mary Lang ford. Mrs. E. C. Powell of Swains- boro, Ga. spent last week with Miss Patty Singley. Mrs. J. A. Klnard of* Bristol, Va. and Mrs. Doris Derrick of Columbia were guests last Thurs- m "MS* New Tape Makes ^Handyman* of Housew m m o BT EDNA BOLES O NE of the newest trouble shooters for the many re pair jobs that pop up around the. house during the sum mer is a new plastic tape. Waterproof and impervi ous to oils, this tape is thin, black and pliable. It sticks on contact, is not affected by prolonged sunlight or in tense cold. Every housewife comes up against a pair of rubbers, now and again, that are torn but must see service in some weather emergency. This new tape provides the right solution. And it’s equally good for mending a leaky ice- bag, or for insulating electric wiring. Because it has a rubber like ability to litretch over twice its length, this tape; is fine for wrapping the han dles of golf clubs, baseball bats and tennis racquets. It’s just as effective for fishing rods, tool handles or a leaky hose. And it turns in a top performance in splicing lamp Plastic tape mends a cracked thermos top and leaves It ready for use. Tape is waterproof. cords, repairing rubber mats, replacing putty around win dows or for , stopping up leaky water pipes. It’s uses could make a lengthy list. With it. any housewife can turn into an efficient Mrs. Fix-It, thereby making her husband happy. New plastic tape is waterproof and impervious to oils, acids, longed sunlight or cold. It’s ideal for patching an icc-baj. m Garlington-Neely Engagement Is Told By Parents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Garlington of Newberry announce the engage ment of their daughter, Alice Day, and Augustus Theodore Neely, Jr., son of Mrs. A. T. Neely and the late Dr.' Neely of Newberry. The wedding will take place In August day of Mrs. Nan Ward and J. S. Wheeler. Dr. and Mrs. Carl B. Caughman of Orangeburg spent last Wed nesday with their daughter-in-law and grandson, Mrs. Carl Russell Caughman and Carl Jr., who are visiting Mrs. Caughman’s grand mother, Mrs. J. B. Stockman. Miss Martha Counts of the S. C. Medical College at Charleston spent the holiday weekend with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and their two daughters, Janet and Joan of Spartanburg spent last week with Mrs. Hunt’s mother and sister, Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances. Spotts. With Mrs. R. T. Pugh for the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Pugh of Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Grayon Pugh, and their daughter of Atlanta, Ga.; Miss Kathryn Pugh of Columbus, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Beden- baugh and their two children of Laorens. Crippled Children Society Organized A group of interested citizens met Tuesday night, June 24 at the home of Mrs. C. A. Dufford on College Street for the purpose of organizing a Newberry County Chapter of the Crippled. Chil dren’s Society of South Carolina. A code of Resolutions as sug : gested by the state society was adopted. Mrs. T. Jackson Lowe, executive secretary of the state society, of Columbia, briefly out lined the work that had been done in Newberry County for the past three years. The State society has helped many crip pled children in the county by furnishing hospitalization, braces, and by making home instruction available. Officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: James Con nelly was named chairman, Mrs. C. A. Dufford, vice-chairman, Mrs. W. H. Tedford, secretary and Mrs. Charlie Bowers, treasurer. The executive committee will be com posed of the foregoing officers and also Mrs. Louise Derrick, Lit tle Mountain,. Mrs. Keith Roberts, Whitmire, and Mrs. Gurdon Counts, Prosperity. ®k^-^ER, VISITS GRAVES . . . John Schulz (center), convicted < slaying his mother, brother, and sister in Milwaukee, stops to their graves enronte to prison. WILSON VISIT GEORGIA W. O. Wilson, Mrs. Furman Sterling and their house guests Mrs. Herbert Branch and son, Herbert of Asheville spent Thurs day visiting in Gainesville, Geor gia. . ANNOUNCING Dr. Von A. Long announces that he has his office from Prosperity to Newberry and gaged # in general practice. His office is the building with Doctors Senn and Livi Caldwell Street. _ SPECIAL!! ON THE FAMOUS Wm. Rogers Silveiplate |;V. / - •1" § v- ■ •• w-C - - :> ' ■ •r * i 51 Pc. Service This Take Care Company Tarnish Proof Chest Included *23.50 RNER, Jeweler ■ * ■* I h \ ; mmmm