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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 THE NEWBERRY SUN. PAGE SEVEN a ■ We Are Pleased to Announce \ NATURAL GAS The Modern Fuel will be available to the residents of Newberry on Friday, May 22, 1953, in aU sections of the city where mains and house service lines have been completed. Natural Use if for: Cooking, Water Heating, Home Heating, Refrigeration Natural IS SAFE, CLEAN, EFFICIENT, ECONOMICAL, and available in any quantity you may require. MAKE YOUR INSTALLATION NOW!-Avoid a Winter Rush! THE FOLLOWING IS A RATE SCHEDULE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAIT CONSUMERS AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS USING LESS THAN 600,000 CUBIC FEET OF GAS PER YEAR: • First 300 Cubic Feet $1.50 Minimum Monthly Bill i Next 1,000 Cubic Feet I5c per 100 C.F. of Gas Next 1,700 Cubic Feet 13c Tier 100 C.F. of Gas Next 17,000 Cubic Feet 8c per 100 C.F. of Gas All Over 20,000 Cubic Feet * 6c per 100 C.F. of Gas BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING ESTIMATED MONTHLY AND YEARLY CONSUMPTIONS OF GAS AND THE RESULTING MONTHLY AND YEARLY BILLS, BASED ON THE ABOVE RATE, For the purpose of this estimate, a typical five-room house, which might have single windows, no insula tion or weather-stripping, an eaved roof, and a nine-foot ceiling, has been used. ESTIMATED NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTIONS Prosperity Items Commencement exercises of the * Prosperity High school will be held May 29-June T. On Friday evening, May 29, at 8:15 o’clock class exercises will be held. The exercises will be in the form of a play, “Attic Memor ies,” in which all members will have a part. Elected officers are Helen Moore, president; Dick Counts, historian; Shirley Hawk ins, giftorian; Joyce Connelly, poet; June Hawkins, prophet; Paul Wicker, lawyer; Lindy Richardson, statistician. The commencement sermon will be preached by the Rev. Ray P. Hooker, pastor of Zion and Wight- man Methodist churches. The services will be held in the school auditorium, Sunday morning * at 11:30. Dr. Paul Hei^ey of Newberry College, will deliver the address at the graduating exercises on Monday evening at 8:15 p.m. Candidates to receive diplomas are: Juanita Bedenbaugh, Ronald Boozer, Billy Bowers, Barbara Alice Brown, Joyce Connelly, George Michael Counts, Richard E. Counts, Joel Derrick, Barbara Dowd, Annie Eargle Epting, Mon roe Fulmer, Robert Fulmer, Doro thy Nell George, Eddie Graham, Jr., Annette Hawkins, June Hawk ins, Kathren Hawkins, Shirley Hawkins, Alfreida Hipp, Carlton Hite, Larry Kinard, Bobby Long, Helen Moore, Linwood Richardson, Maiine Sease, Keith Shealy, Billy Singley, Joy Thomason, Dorothy Jean Werts, Milford Wicker, Paul Wicker. Mrs. John Dawkins was hostess to the Crepe Myrtle Garden club last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Ella Mae Hiller of Newberry, sis ter of Mr. Dawkins was a guest. The program of Mrs. Raymond Ruff, “This Must be Iris Month” proved timely and instructive mimeographed copies of the var ieties of iris and the price were given the members. Mrs. W. B. Ackerman read “Cross and Crown” for gleanings. Mrs. Elbert Shealy was winner in a May basket contest conduct ed by Mrs. Cole S. Wessinger. During the social period, delic ious refreshments were served. The May meeting of the Iris Garden club was held last Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. W. L. Mathis. The officers for next year be' gan their duties. They are: President, Mrs. W. L.' Mathis; Vice President, Mrs. W. L. Mathis; I Secretary, Mrs. Hubert Stockman; Treasurer, Mrs. L. C. Pugh. Mrs. Otis Shealy read an article on Tubrons Begonias. Mrs. J. C. Metts gave gleanings. In several rounds of bingo Mrs. Metts was winner. After the program the mem bers were invited into the dining room where a buffet supper was served. Attending the music recital of Mrs. Edna Mills Bedenbaugh at Columbia College Friday evening were: Mrs. W. L. Mills, Mrs. G. F. Clarkson, Carlisle Clarkson, Mrs. Leslie Mills, James Mills, Mrs. Joel Taylor, Asbury Bed enbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamm, Mrs. H. B. Hendrix, Rev. and Mrs. Ray Hook, Mrs. McFall Bedenbaugh, Misses Faye Shealy and Joy Thomason, Mrs. S. C. Brissie of Woodruff, who was visit ing here, Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and their two daughters of Spartanburg, who were also visit ing here. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Fellers, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ackerman, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Boland, Mrs. J. A. Singley, Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr., and Mrs. J. L. Counts were in Sumter Sunday for “Open House” of the new Eastern Star Home. Mrs. H. C. Wilson has return ed from a visit in North Caro lina and is .visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. J. LeGrande Mayer and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Crosson and daughters, Rebecca and Anne of Charlotte, N. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Callie Dreher of Batesburg visited Mrs. John Stockman last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Langford and their two children, Mary Sue and Bob, of Camden spent Sun day with Misses Susie and Mary Langford. Miss Edna Fellers of Allend*le visited Mrs. John Stockman last Sunday and Monday. Mrs. George Wise of Columbia was a recent guest of Mrs. J. Frank Browne. Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Glawson and son Tommy of Charleston spent Thursday and Friday of the past week as guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. LeGrande Mayer. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunt and their two daughters, Janet and Joan, of Spartanburg, spfent the weekend with Mr. Hunt’s mother, Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mrs. S. C. Brissie of Woodruff • >; y.yr<vW*y.Mkv*<i».», Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Boozer and their son Dale of Columbia spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Black. Mrs. R. T. Pugh spent a few days last week with her daugh ter, Mrs. James Arthur Beden baugh and family in Laurens. POLISH PILOT ... Lt. Frantis- zek Jarecki, 21, Polish flyer who flew Russian Jet plane to Den mark, arrives in IT. S. to join onr fighters in Korea. spent Friday night with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. James Tedder and their three children of George town were weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Mills. SEAMAN STERLING TAKES AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING Seaman, USN, Boyce E. Sterl ing, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sterling of 808 Pope street, is tak ing part in “Operation Seajump,” a large scale amphibious training exercise off the coast of Southern California. He is serving aboard the USS LST 1346, and Donald E. Ward, Seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ward of 1310 Drayton street, is also taking part in the “Operation Seajump.” He is serving ahpard the USS LST 1077. The cliT^aT of exercise will be a full scale, land assault by amphibious forces sunported by air units and helicopter landing attack forces, against an “enemy” entrenched at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. W'i THEV SORT* PINCR MY FEET THOUGH.' <SeA£K?U5 S^KES.' ‘What would you do with jfauscleo if you hod them?** T0MOEeOW£ HER- BIETHDAV 50 HR.BI6GS Month Space Heating Cooking Automatic Water Heating Total Monthly Bills July 0 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 2,833 C.F. $ 5.00 August 0 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 2,833 C.F. 5.00 September 258 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 3,091 C.F. 5.27 October 3,216 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 6,049 C.F. 7.65 November 10,650 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 13,483 C.F. 13.59 December 17,122 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 19,955 C.F. 18.77 January 18,016 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 20,849 C.F. 19.32 February 14,936 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 17,769 C.F. 17.02 March 10,450 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 13,283 C.F. 13.43 April 4,460 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 7,293 C.F. 8.65 May 863 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 3,696 C.F. 5.77 June 29 C.F. 1166 C.F. 1667 C.F. 2,862 C.F. 5.02 TOTALS 80,000 C.F. 14,000 C.F. 20,000 C.F. 114,000 C.F. - $124.49 HE£ <SETTlNG SOMETHING THAT WILL (JET HER OUT MORE! - Newberry Natural Gas Authority Newberry, S. 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