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. PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN r, -''i. ■■ ■'■ch. " ’ £) &iijh • :ffr' •. •Vi -r • . Vr ' '? W' "'SI ■ ■/ '.’ ,*•. * V**', IK.- " ,11. •? THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1964 Miss Hamm, Mr. Nichols Are Wed In Maryland Community Hall Is Scene Anniversay Celebration pgr: By MRS. A. H. COUNTS In a lovely ceremony in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hagers town, Md., Miss Ruth Oneita Hamm, daughter of the Rev. Dr. er Boyd Hamm and Mrs. Hamm, of Hagerstown, formerly of Columbia, became the bride of David Robinson Nichols, son of Mrs. Ernest H. Nichols and the I ‘ ||late Mr. Nichols of Hagerstown, Md., on Tuesday, December 28th at live o'clock. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s father, who is pastor of St. John’s church. ^ The ceremony was witnessed by the families of the couple and . friend?. % Prof. Asher Edelman, organist ^>nd Mrs. O. D. Collins, violinist, y furnished a program of wedding music. To the strains of the time honor ed wedding march the bride ap peared on the arm of her uncle, Richard Hamm of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, radiant •and lovely in an elegant gown of Point de Nenise lace and heavy imported Italian satin, its beauty heightened toy a softly sculptured bodice ac centuated by a Shelly collar and long wrist tipped sleeves of lace. Panels of lace were embossed on the front of the bodice which were filled in with illusion and on the skirt of the gown, the graceful folds of which cascaded into a ca- terned of seed pearls, held a fin-, ger tip veil of illusion and was worn as a headdress. She carried a cascade of Calls lilies inter- sprersed with Baker fern. ' Miss Patsy Hamm, as maid of honor for hef sister, wore a dress of porcelain white silk Parkistan designed with a wide oval neckline and elbow length sleeves. She wore a small hat of Coq feathers, and carried a boquet of American Beauty roses. The bridesmaids. Miss Virginia Hamm, sister of the bride and Mrs. Norman Holzapfl, sister of the bridegroom, wore ballerina dresses of white silk Parkistan, de signed like the honor attendant. They also wore small hats of white Coq feathers and carried bouqets of American Beauty roses. Little Carol Boyd Hamm, sister of the bride, served as flower girl. She wore a minature copy of the brides dresses in white silk Parkistan over red crinoline with a head band of white Coq feathers. Thomas Nichols of Atlanta, Ga., served as best man for his bro ther. Philip Nichols of Macon, Ga., and Robert Nichols of Oakland, both brothers of the bridegroom, Norman Holzapfl, of Hagerstown, Md., brother-in-law of the bride groom and Donald Phillippy of Valdosta, Ga., and Hagerstown berved as ushers. Following the ritual of the mar riage services the congregation joined in praying “The Lord’s Prayer,” before the final bene diction by the pastor. A reception for four hundred guests was held at the home of the bride, 924 Oak Hill. Avenue. The bride attended Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, N. C., where she was a,member of Alpha Psi Omega, National Draipatic Fra ternity. She is presently with the Personnel Department of Fairchild Aircraft Division. Mr. Nichols graduated from Ran dolph Macon Military Academy, Front Royal, Virginia, in 1950 and until recently was serving in the U. S. Air Force and was stationed at Newcastle Air Force Base in Wilmington, Deleware. Both plan to enter College In Whittenburg, Ohio, next fall. Mrs. Nichols is well known in Newberry County. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. D. L. Hamm and the late Mr. Hamm of Silver- street, and J. W. Wheeler and the late Mr. Wheeler of Saluda. Her father is a former pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Co lumbia. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Adams entertained with a reception at the Newberry Com munity Hall, Sunday evening, De cember 26, in recognition of their parents fiftieth anniversary. ‘Mr. and Mrs.’Hugh Crooks greet ed the guests and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown introduced them to the receiving line composed of Mr. and Mrs, Adams and their 12 children, eight daughters and four sons: Mrs. James Kinard (Myr tle), Mrs, George Felker (Sara), Mrs. Homer Scbumpert (Ethel), Mrs. Jtm Nance -(Roberta), Mrs. William . Perdue (Nina), Mrs. Frank Nichols (Jai^eL Mrs. Mar ion Ashford (Margaret), and Mrs. Clifford Waits (Frances), Virgil Adams, Horace Adams, Edwin Ad ams and Jacob Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Alphus Ruff of, Greenville directed the guests to the punch bowl where Mrs. Mary Lou Costley poured punch which was served with mints and nuts by the granddaughters of the cou ple. Poinsett^as decorated the table. A yellow satin cloth covered the table which held the three-tiered decorated wedding cake topped with gold letters “50” and flanked with yellow, candles. Mrs. Viola Richardson and Miss Eunice Adams, sisters of Mr. Ad ams, entertained at the gift table. M#s. Richardson was the only per son present who attended the cou ple’s wedding. Mrs. Everette Kinard presided at the register. Daughters-in-law also assisted in entertaining. , Mr. Adams is the sop of .the late James P. Adams and* is a retired farmer. Mrs. Adams is the farmer Miss Carrie Cromer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Cro mer. They were married Decem ber 27, 1904 by the Rev. John J. Long at tjhe home of Mrs. .Adame’ BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER For many years I headed this paragraph “For Boys Are Just That Way You Know”. About 10 years ago one editor shortened it to “Boys Are That Way.” That said it even better. So it’s been that way since. • And talking about abbreviating and saving words, I recall a tale that went the rounds when we were kids. Our country store started get ting a box of fish on the noon train on Saturdays.' So the man was preparing a sign to tack on Miss Mamie Bishop, soloist, fur nished the w-edding music. The couple were unattended and entered the church together. The bride wore a dress of light parents. They have lived in New-1 blue faille made princess style with berry. for the past twenty years and prior to that time lived near ■Pomaria. v,Around three hundred people called during the hours of three and .six ’oclock. Mrs. Adams were a light blue dinner dress and a cor sage of tiny yellow chrysanthe mums. Koons Entertain For Church Choir Group Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Koon enter tained the members of the Po maria Lutheran Church senior choir, of which they are members, and their dates on Wednesday night, December 22, from 7:30 un til 9:00 p. m. The guests were greeted by the host and hostess and invited into the living room. Following the singing of the Doxology by all present, a Christmas prayer was led by Mrs. Koon. Christmas bells the side of the store. He started out with this: “rtesh Fish For Sale Here.” The usual local wags were sit ting around offering suggestions. The first one said he trould cut off the word “fresh”, for folks just knew he wouldn’t be adver tising any other sort. So that was done. Another said he would cut off the “here”, for folks would Miss Shealy Chosen Little Mt Miss Hi’ Miss Roxanne Shealy of Little Mountain High School has been named the 1955 Miss Hi Miss of her school. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Shealy, she will be f: Miss Hitt Honors Parents On Golden Wedding Date Miss Roxanne Shealy honored in the special Miss Hi Miss edition of the Johnsonian, Winthrop College weekly publica tion. Miss Shealy is business manager of the Wildcat, student newspaper, president of the sen ior class, vice-president of the Beta club, a member of the Junior Homemakers Association, and co- captain of the basketball t^am. km-- 1. Hermes Is anether word for (a) Mercury; (b) habitat; (e) tight. 2. Hortatory mesas (a) gardening; (to) encouraging; (c) fearing. S. Oriel refers to (a) a bird; (b) bay window; (c) animal. / V, ANSWERS • *3 *T LAFF OF THE WEEK Miss Juanita Hitt entertained with a reception for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hitt who cele brated their fiftieth wedding &nni- ver?ary Sunday afternoon, Decem ber 26, at their home on Nance street. ^ The home was attractively deco rated for the occasion. The living room mantle held an arrangement of white carnations against a gold fan flanked by gold imported fig urines, and large gold candles. Arrangements of yellow and white gladioli were used about the room. The stair rail was decorated with old fashioned white paper wedding bells, with gold clappers tied with white satin ribbon and ropes of gold beads elsewhere about the reception rooms were other attractive decorative ar rangements. The receiving line in the parlor was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hitt, Miss Juanita Hitt, their daughter;. Prof. James G. Parks, Miss Susan Mayfield, a niece, and Mrs. Fred Mayfield, Miss Edithe Hogge and Mrs. M. D. Gruber of Neptune Beach, Florida, sisters of Mrs. Hitt, and Mrs. Eugene ffitt of Clinton, sister-in-law of Mr. Hitt. For the occasion Mrs. Hitt wore a grey evenitog dress beaded in rhinestones and pearls, and a white orchid corsage. The guests were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin $eck and were introduced to the ^ receiving line by Mr. and Mrs. Dob Rook. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Kneece in vited guests to the living room where Mrs. Herman Wright, Mrs. T. E. Davis and Mrs. E. B. Hume of Neptune Bleach, Florida, enter tained. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Jr., presided in the gift room. Mrs. L. O. Sawyer of Columbia and Mrs. Floyd Bradley had charge of the register. Mrs. Elmer Epting and Mrs. Pinckney N. Abrams invited the guests into the dining room where Miss Martha Bouknight and Mr. and Mrs. J: W. Earhardt, Jr., en tertained. Mrs. Ben T. Buzhardt and Mrs. Claude Buber poured tea. Sandwiches, cheese straws, individual cakes, mints and tea were served by a bevy of young yirls. The dining table overlaid with a band worked linen cloth, held the three-tiered wedding cake, surrounded by yellow carna tions, net and candles. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beam bade the guests goodbye. , Several hundred guests called during the hours of four to six o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hitt were married December 26, 1904, by the Rev. George A. Wright, a Baptist minis ter. Mr. Hitt who ic the son Of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rainey Hitt of Newberry, has been a member of the Newberry City Police force for many years. Mrs. Hitt is^ the for mer Miss Willie Mae Hogge, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Newton Hogge of NewbfcVry. The couple are the parents of a daugh ter, Miss Juanita Hitt, a music rector in the Newberry City" Schools. bolero which was outlined with rhinestones and pearls. Her white velvet hat was also decorated with rhinestones. She carried a white S rayer book topped with a white urple throated orchid. The couple received in the ves tibule immediately after the cere mony. Mrs. Cox is a graduate of New berry high school and is now a student in the Business Depart ment at Newberry College. Mr. Cox is in the navy and is now stationed in Charleston. He finished Clinton high school and. attended Presbyterian College prior to entering service. Following a wedding tritf to Florida the bride will make her home with heir parents until the bridegroom completes his military service ih June. So the “here” was cut off. That left “Fish For Sale”. But the fellows had started something. So they kept at it. Why the “for sale”, someone raised. If you’ve got fieh^in a box of ice there in a store, “any fool would know they are for sale”, the fellow reasoned. That convihced them. So they cut the “for sale” out too. Then they just' had the-, large word “FISH” left. After thinking over it a while, the storekeeper said, “Well, why put that*wOrd up there? Everybody who comes near enough to read it can smell the fish anyway.” So they dispensed with the mak ing of any sort of sign, had a laugh, and the group, huddled there around the stove, resumed the checker game. 50th Wedding Anniversary The children of Mr. and Mrs. J. Asby Amick entertained with a drop-in celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary Sunday af ternoon, December 26, at the home of their son ad daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amick. The guests were greeted by Mrs. Herman Wise and Mrs. Olin Cous ins and were introduced to the receiving line by Mrs. Donald Ful mer of Columbia. In the receiving line with Mr. and Mrs. Amick were two of their wedding attend ants, Mrs. Charles Huffstetler, Mr. Amick’s sister, who was the form er Miss Mary Amick, and Mrs. Allen Epting, the, former Miss May belle Fulmer; also Mr. and, Mrs. Harold Amick, both of Co lumbia. The living room mantle held a£T arrangement of Magnolia foliage know it meant there in the store. ^ goM candiee aleo a wedding On 4-Vio “Vi am" xxro a and holly wreathe were cut into pieces, put in a b6x and p&sspd around^ for the guests to secure partners for contests. The con tests were well-known hymns, mu sic and musicians. Rev, v Cullum, Bettye Setxler and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ringer were the contest winners. , 1 ^ . , Following the sintfag of Christ mas carols, Mrs, ] guests into the di: warf^ attractively Christmas i covered with cloth, borden. ^ taffeta Christmas with tinsel and sequins. A large white crystal howl was placed in the center and was surrounded by (Continued on Page 5) picture of Mr. and Mrs. Amick. Mrs. Harold Amick invited the guests into the dining room where Mrs. Clyde Amick poured tea from a silver service. Assorted sand wiches, individual cakes and mints were served with tea. The table" covered with a madeira cloth and decorate# with bridal candles and fern held the three-tiered bridal cake with embossed designs top ped with tiny wedding bells and a wedding ring. A green and white design was .used in the dining room. Also assisting in entertaining in the dining room were Mrs. Otis Franklin, Mrs. James Langford, Mrs. Steve Reeves. Mrs. Owen Eargle and Miss Barbara Amick. Mints were passed by Gail Amick. Mrs, Lee Hunt presided at the register and bade the guests good bye. Approximately ^*50 people called between the to five o’clockl Mr. Snd Mrs. ried December 25, ick is the former Bickley. Both are, PIney Woods sect' county, moving to number of years is the daughter of Mrs. Henry Mr. Amick is the Mr. and Mrs. were married at morning by the Rev. ird at the home of parents. , For the annivc wore a black drc of white gladioli bells. of three Irs. Am- and Cox-Young Vows Said Last Month By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Ik Miss Annette Young, daughter j of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young, and George F. Cox, Jr., son of Mrs. George Cox and the late Mr. Cox of Clinton were married Sunday, December 19 following the morn ing church services at the First Baptist church in Newberry. The Rev. C. O. Lamoreux, pastor, per formed the double ring ceremony. Pedestal baskets of white gladio li formed the background for the vows. Miss Peggy Shealy, organist, and r* Polio Prevention ... Polio Care March of Dimes Poster Girl, RflarxJCosloskl of Collierville, Tenn. watches as her slater Kit Is InJoettHp March of Dimes testa of the Balk polio vaccine. Noodle Is wieMed >b» Dr. Riehard F. Kelsey. 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