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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIYM 41 Prosperity News GETS PRIZE FOR GARDEN WORK Wts. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent The members of the Iris Gard en Club held their October meet ing Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20 at Hal Kohn’s nursery. Mr. Kobn talked to the group on the mak ing and value of liquid fertilizer and also talked about arranging flowers in oasis. After his talk he took the group on a tour of the nursery. Mrs. John Earl Dawkins, the hostess of the afternoon, served sandwiches, cake and Cokes. The ideal Indian summer after noon made the meeting a memor- able and pleasant one. The Newberry Conference Mis sion Study Class will be held at_ Grace church, October 30, from 2:30 to 5:30 p. m. and from 6:30 to 8:30. Those attending will bring sandwiches and cookies and j drinks will he served by the local Women of the Church. Rev. Louis Bowers, missionary to Africa, will be the guest teach er on the world theme, “This Revolutionary Faith.” Mrs. Nan Wheeler Ward has moved to Columbia, where she is employed in the shoe department of Haltiwanger’s. She has been living Jn an apartment of Mr. and Mrs. James Wicker’s home. She left Sunday for Columbia. Mrs. P. C. Singley is spending the week with her son and daugh ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mower Singley at their summer home at Windy Hill near Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Dove Connelly, Mrs. Mary Long and Miss Jev/el Connelly, spent Sunday with Miss Drucie Connelly at Walterboro. Mrs. Cecil Finley of Columbia spent last Friday with her mo ther, Mrs. Ross Bedenbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connelly, Miss Patsy Connelly and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Connelly and their small son spent Sunday in Darling ton with Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Webster. Saturday guests of Misses Su sie and Mary Langford were tLeir brother and Bister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Langford of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Birge Wise and their little daughter of Columbia, were supper guests of Mrs. Frank Browne Friday night. Misses Jewel Connelly and Joy Thomason, Columbia College stu dents, spent the weekend at their homes here. Mr. E. Otway Shealy is at home after undergoing treatment at the Newberry Memorial hospi tal. Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Browne of Cherryville, N. C. were visitors in the home of Mrs. J. Frank Browne last Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Wise spent the weekend in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wilson, Sr. and their two daughters have returned to their home in Knox ville, Tenn. after a few days visit with their parents, Mjr. and Mrs. Marvin Wilson, Sr. near New berry and Mrs. J. Ross Beden baugh in Prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson came especially for the Carolina-Clemson game. Dr. and Mrs. Frank W. Shealy were supper guests of Mrs. Frank Browne last Friday. They were enroute from their home in Char leston to visit Mrs. Shealy’s rela tives in Qreenville. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs W A Ballentine were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David Lee and their two children of Clemson. Drop-In Honors Bridal Couple, Bribe Is Honored At Parties Wilma Boozer, 4-H member of Stoney Hill Club, attended the State 4-H Achievement Program at the State Fair Friday and Sat urday, October 21 and 22. The names of over 100 boys and girls were announced as state winners in various 4-H club projects and achievements at an achievement banquet held at the Jefferson Ho tel Friday night (For her outstanding work dur ing the past two years in the Carolina Garden Project, Wilma was awarded a check for $25.00. Wilma has been in 4-H club work three years and completed seven projects. •Sb® is the daugh ter of Mr. * aid Mrs. J. W. Boozer of the Sidney Hill section. Her trip to the State Fair was spon sored by the Local County Bank ers of which Mr. John Norris is Chairman. Mrs. Carrie Adams Services Today Mrs. Carrie Cromer Adams, 69, wife of Ernest J. Adams, resident of First street, died early Wed nesday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after an illness of several months. Mrs. Adams was born and reared in the New Hope section of Newberry County, the daughter of the late Jacob E. and Sally Dickert Cromer. She had made her home in New berry 21 years, where she was an active member of the Lewis Methodist Church as long as her health permitted. She was honored by a having a circle named Carrie Adams Circle. She was also active In Sunday School work. She and Mr. Adams celebrated their 56th wedding an niversary last December. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by four sons, Virgil, Horace and Edwin Adams, all of Newber ry, end Jacob Adams, Rock Hill: eight daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Ki- nard, Mrs. Ethel Schumpert, Mrs. Nina Perdue, Mrs. Janie Nichols, Mrs. Frances Waites, all of New berry; Mrs. Sara Felker, Whit mire; Mrs. Roberta Nance, Colum bia; Mrs. Anna Margaret Ashford, Williamsburg, Pa.; four sisters, Mrs^ Wilbur J. Ringer and Mrs. Ernest Ringer, Pomaria; Mrs. Clara Crook and Mrs. Styles Mor ton, Columbia; three brothers, Troy Cromer, Newberry; Roy, Lake City and George, Pomaria; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grand children. Legion Auxiliary With Mrs. Lindsay The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday afternoon, No vember third at 4 p. m. at the home of Mrs. John Lindsay on Ev ans street. Associate hostesses will be Mrs. A. E. Morehead, Mrs. James Lipscomb, Mrs. M. F. Bow ler and Miss Sara Caldwell. All members are urged to at tend as plans will be made for the Armistice Supper to be held on November 11. Mrs. Henry Fellers, Mrs. Clifton Graham and Mrs. George Martin entertained with a drop-in at the home of Mrs. Graham on Harper Street Saturday evening, October 23, for Mr. and Mrs. Carter Abrams who were recently married. The attractive Graham home was decorated with lovely arrang ements of dahlias, roses, gladioli and chrysanthemums. Mr. and Mrs. Fellers greeted the guests and presented them to the receiving line, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Abrams and Mrs. Arlie John ston, mother of Mrs. Abrams. Mrs. Abrams, the former Miss Tommie Johnson, wore her wedding dress, a lovely white embroidered nylon and net with tiered skirt with which she wore a corsage of sweet heart roses. i -V Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Georgia Wei born invited the guests into the dining room where sandwich es, ^chicken puffed cheese straws, individual iced cates, punch and salted peanuts were served. As sisting in serving and entertain ing were Mrs. Hope Wilson, Mrs. Margaret Tyson, Mrs. George Halfacre, Mrs. Robert Renwick & Misses Doris Ann & Gloria Parks.. The dining • table was covered with a pink satin cloth overlaid with net and was centered with an arrangement of pink roses, gladio li and tiny chrysanthemums. Mrs. Fellers had charge of the register. Around 100 guests called during the hours of 7:30 to 9 p.m. * Doris Ann and Gloria Parks as sisted the hostesses in serving. Bingo Party On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Walter Welborn and Mrs. George Tyson entertained at their home on College street in honor of Mrs. Abrams. Pink dahlias and asters Colonial Store Bids for the erection of the new Colonial Store here on East Main street will be opened in the officw of the vice-president of Colonial Stores, A. C. Eden, in Columbia at 2:30 p. m. Friday, October 23. Erection of the building is ex pected to begin immediately after were used in attractive arrange the opening of th^ j)ids. It ments about the home. The bride’s t> een eitftnated 1 ^ place was marked by a pink aster modern, structure will cost ap- eorsage. Places were set for 14 guests who enjoyed bingo. The hostesses served a. delicious luncheon with spiced tea. At the conclusion of bingo, Mrs Abrams was called into a proximately $70,000. tl.D.C. Chapter With Mrs. E E. Westwood • The Drayton Rutherford chapter H room 1 of the United Daughters of The where a pink ribbed umbrella cov-1 Confederacv will nteet Tueeday ered a shower of lovely gifts. ; af t e rnoon, November 1 at 3:30 P- iM. at. the home -of Mrs. Eineraon MR. AND MRS. .BOBBY JJN- Westwood. . DERWOOD and son, Mik©/ spent . Mfs.. Hoffmeyer will be In charge from Sunday pf last week fchtil of < the historical program, and Wednesday on a tour of Florida..' there will be reports by the dele- They visited St. Augustine, Mar?; gates who attended the recent ine Land, Silver Springs and ot&v convention at Clemeon. Member* er Interesting peaces during, the are asked to note the change tm trip. hour of this meeting: MORTGAG Vbu’ll love our V Wide-Open, Introducing a Big and Vital Genaral Motors "Automotive First" New Strato-Flight Hydra-Matic* coupled with Pontiac s new 227-h.p. 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