The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 11, 1956, Image 7
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1956
THE NEWBERRY SUN
Prosperity News
MRS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent
The members of the Prosperity
Garden club drove to Kohn’s
nursery Monday afternoon for
their October meeting.
Mrs. P. C. Singley presided
over the business meeting. Mrs.
P. C. Stott was welcomed as a
new member and Mrs. R. T. Pugh
who had been out of the club for
a year or two, was welcomed
back.
Mrs. J. F. Browne, program
chairman, introduced Mr. Kohn,
who talked on spring bulbs. He
named kinds and varieties of
bulbs suitable for this locality
and gave planting and cultural
directions. The members enjoyed
the tour through Mr. Kohn’s gar
den.
Mrs. L. J. Fellers served sand
wiches, ' chips, cookies and a bot
tled drink.
Mrs. H. B. Hendrix was hos
tess to the Dogwood Garden club
Monday afternoon, October 1.
Yellow and orange flowers
were used in the living room and
dining room.
Mrs. Elmer Shealy, substituting
for Mrs. H. L. Shealy, talked on
the subject, “Fun with Flowers—
Past and Present.” In her dis-
cu$si<jn Mrs. Shealy gave the
liistory of flower arrangements.
She had pictures of some of the
^arrangements discussed.
Mrs. Joe Spotts gave gleanings.
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart Jr., was
-winner in the recreation conduct-
<ed by Mrs. Walter Hamm.
The hostess served a salad
plate with an iced drink. The
Hallowe’en motif was emphasiz
ed in the refreshments.
The October meeting of the
lYilliam Lester Chapter of the U.
D. C. was held Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. John Stock-
man with Mrs. Mary Epting as
hostess.
Mrs. H. P. Wicker, presilent,
presided. The news sheet was
Tead by Mrs. Vida C. Thomason.
Mrs. Wicker was elected dele
gate to the State Convention to
be held in Orangeburg October
10 and 11. Mrs. G. A. Quattle-
baum is alternate.
Mrs. Stockman, Mrs. Vida C.
TTiomason and Miss Clara Brown
presented the program. Miss
Brown and Mrs. Thomason read
poems, “A Friendly Smile,” and
“Let’s Be Thankful.” Mrs. Stock-
man read “Our Flag.”
The hostess served sandwiches.
pickles, and a cold drink.
The Literary Sorosis will meet
FYiday afternoon at 3:30 with
Mrs. Robert Pugh.
Mrs. Louise Bryson and Mrs
Frank Bell of Asheville, N. C
visited Miss Clara Brown last
Saturday.
Weekend guests of Mr. anc
Mrs. A. R. Chappell were Mrs.
Paton Watson, Mrs. A. G. Chap
pell and her two daughters, Bar
bara and Frances, of Jackson
ville, Fla.; Mrs. A. H. Chappell
of Lyons, Ga.; and Misses Lucia
Moody and Lib Walker of Char
leston.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smith and
their two children, Edgar and
Beth, of McRae, Ga., were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Hendrix."
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Har
mon attended a District Dental
meeting in Columbia Monday ev
ening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart Kohn of Co
lumbia visited Mrs. J. F. Browne
and Mrs. L. W. Harmon last
Thursday.
Mrs. J. F. Browne left Tuesday
to visit her sister-in-law Mrs.
Georgie Gorde, in Morganton, N.
C.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers
are spending the week with rela
tives in Beckley, W. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and
their two daughters, Misses Jan
et and Joan Hunt, of Spartan
burg, spent the weekend with Mr.
Hunt’s mother and sister, Mrs.
A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Joe Spotts.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swayne of
Elizabeth City, N. C., are visiting
Mrs. Swayne’s cousin, Mrs. L. J.
Fellers.
Mrs. E. W. Werts and Miss
Kate Barre will leave today
(Thursday) for New York to visit
their brother, Charles P. Barr$.
They will go by plane from Co
lumbia and will be accompanied
by Dr. and Mrs. Joe Freed ’ of
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lang
ford of Columbia were Saturday
guests of their sisters, Misses
Susie and Mary Langford.
Centering wide interest was the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Clare
Chappell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Raymond Chappell
of Prosperity and Mr. Joseph Wy
lie White Jr., of Charleston and
Chester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph Wylie White of Chester
which took place Saturday even
ing, the sixth of October at seven
o’clock in Grace Lutheran Church.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Ben M. Clark, pastor of
the bride in the presence of rela
tives of the bride and groom.
The nuptial vows were exchang
ed before a traditional back
ground of white and green. White
chrysanthemums and gladiolus,
lighted candles in branched can
delabra and palms made a lovely
setting for the impressive double
ring ceremony.
A program of organ music was
given by Mrs. J. M. Bedenbaugh
of Lexington. Selections included
Chorale: Jesu, Joy of Man’s De
siring (Bach); Andante, (Mendel
ssohn); Air from Overture in D
(Bach); Preludio Religiose
(Beethover); Solemn Melody (H.
Walford Davis; Arioso (Handel);
My Heart ever Faithful (Bach);
Melodie Sacree (Demorest); Chor
ale theme from “Sleeper’s Wake”
contata (Bach-Nicolai); Praise
my Soul the King of H®aven
(Goss); Arioso: from “Sinfonia”
Cantata No. 156 (Bach) and Con
secration (J. Rand.) The tradi
tional Bridal chorus from “Loh
engrin” (Wagner) and the Wed
ding March by Mendelssohn were
used. O Perfect Love (Barnby)
was softly played during the cere
mony.
Usher groomsmen were Mike
Chappell, brother of the bride;
Carlisle White of Pickens, cousin
of the groom; Tom Gettys of Rock
Hill and Hugh Muldrow of Ches
ter. Jim Stallworth of Charles
ton, counsin of the bride, and El
mer Long of Newberry served as
acolytes.
Mr. J. Wylie White of Chester
was his son’s best man.
Miss Fay Murray of Newberry
and Columbia, cousin of the bride
was maid of honor. She wore a
full length dress of autumn gold
silk crystallette and nylon net
featuring a bouffant skirt and
strapless bodice with a detachable
cape collar. She carried a colo
nial bouquet of bronze chrysan
themums with matching ribbons.
Junior bridesmaids were Averette
Chappell, sister of the bride and
Beth Smith of McRae, Ga., cous
in of the bride. Their dresses and
flowers were identical to those of
the honor attendant.
The bride who was given in mar
riage by her father wore a gown
of rosepoint lace and bridal
cromspun taffeta. The fitted lace
bodice with long sleeves ending in
points over the wrist had a Sa
brina neckline featuring embroid
ered motifs in sequins and seed
pearls and was fastened down the
back with tiny covered buttons.
The empire waist line with tuck
ed effect was tight fitting. The
bouffant skirt was taffeta with a
wide lace panel in back forming a
chapel train. Her only ornament
was a diamond and pearl lava-
liere worn by her paternal grand
mother at her wedding. Her fin
gertip veil of French illusion fell
from a profile tiara of lace em
broidered in matching sequins.
Her flowers were a shower bou
quet of white orchids and valley
lilies.
The bride’s mother wore a floor
length dress of aqua lace and il
lusion over taffeta, long white
gloves and a white orchid cor
sage. '
The bridegroom’s mother wore
a floor length dress of dusty rose
lace and chiffon over taffeta with
a white orchid corsage.
After the ceremony the bride’s
parents entertained at their home.
The guests were greeted at the
door by Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hend
rix.
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In the receiving line with the
bridal couple were their parents
and the bridal party.
The dining room was artisti
cally decorated in white. The
tabe was covered with an import
ed white linen and lace cloth and
centered with a triple tiered wed
ding cake beautifully embossed
with lily of the valley and roses.
The cake was topped with fresh
roses and valley lilies and the
base was encircled with white
tulle pom pons interespersed with
roses and lilies of the valley . It
wa^ flanked by triple candelabra
holding white tajers based with
tulle ruffles.
In the other rooms of the home
chrysanthemums in shades of
bronze and yellow were used.
During the evening a collection
of dainty sandwiches, cheese
straws, chicken salad puffs, bri
dal cake and punch were served.
Miss Elizabeth Walker of Char
leston and Mrs. J. T. Black of
Walterboro presided at the punch
bowl.
The bride’s register was kept
by Miss Marion Gene Stallworth
of Chester, cousin of the bride.
Also assisting in entertaining
were Mr. and Mrs. Allen.Murray
of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Smith and the Rev. A. D. Woodle
of McRae, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert D. Woodle Jr., of Savan
nah, Ga.
During the evening the bridal
couple left for a wedding trip
through the New England States
and Canada. For traveling the
bride changed to a brown wool
suit, winter white hat, white
gloves, and brown skin shoes and
bag. She wore a corsage of yel
low rose buds.
Mrs. White attended Newberry
College and graduated from the
School of Medical Technology at
the Medical College of South Car
olina. For, the past year she was
employed as Medical technologist
at Roper Hospital in Charleston.
She is a member of Les Demois
elles in Columbia.
Mr. White graduated from Wof
ford College where he was a mem
ber of Kappa Sigma social frater
nity. He is manager of the Real
Estate Loan department of the
Charleston office of the Citizens
and Southern National Bank of
South Carolina.
The young couple will reside at
4 1-2 Tradd street in Charleston.
Mrs. A. W. Murray of New-1
berry gave a pre-rehearsal din
ner for the^ Chappell-White wed
ding party. The dinner was held!
at the Wallace Home in Newber
ry.
The table appointments were in j
pink and white. Pink and white)
flowers in silver containers were)
used. The honor guest’s place was
marked by a cup and saucer in
her china pattern. A novel ar
rangement of pink flowers was!
made in th6 cup.
Twenty-five were present for|
the four-course dinner.
Miss Chappell was extensively j
honored prior to her wedding.
On September 20, Mrs. C. E.l
Hendrix and Mrs. E. B. Smith of
McRae, Ga., gave a tea for Miss
Chappell at the home of Mrs. C.!
E. Hendrix in Prosperity. One |
hundred guests called between the
hours of four and six.
Miss Chappell was given a pink |
carnation corsage.
Artistic arrangements of pink)
and white flowers in White con
tainers were Used in the living |
room. Greenery was banked in
the fireplace.
Mrs. Von A. Long of Newberry,]
greeted the guests at the door and |
Mrs. H. E. Counts Jr., introduced
them to' the receiving line, com-)
posed of the two hostesses, Miss j
Chappell, Mrs. A. R. Chappell,
mother of the bride-elect, and
Mrs. Wylie White of Chester,!
mother of the groom-elect.
Mrs. George W. Harmon invit
ed the guests into the dining
room. The dining room tabl^,
covered with an imported linen |
cloth had a lovely arrangements
of pink and white flowers, glad
ioli, snapdragons and roses, in
large crystal bowl with a silver
base. Silver triple candelabra
with pale pink tapers flanged the
arrangement. Dainty party sand
wiches, cheese straws, cake |
squares iced with pink rosebuds,
and pink and white mints repre-1
seating double wedding rings
completed the dining table ap
pointments.
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart Sr., and
Mrs. Hunter L. Fellers served
punch. Others serving were Ava-
rette Chappell, Kay Newman, and
Julia Pugh.
Mrs. A. W. Murray of Newber
ry said goodbyes.
Mrs. J. L. Counts and Mrs.
Richard Foster honored Miss
Chappell with a miscellaneous
shower Thursday evening, Sep
tember 20.
Lovely arrangements of pink
flowers with a green background
were used in the party rooms.
Miss Chappell was, given
corsage of pink rosebuds. Wed
ding rings with a dove in the cen
ter were pinned on the guests
when they arrived.
Each guest was given a card
on one side of which she wrote
advice for the bride-to-be, and on
the other side a recipe. These
were put in a card file box—the
gift of the hostesses.
The shower gifts were present
ed to the honoree by Rick Foster,
the small son of Mrs. Foster, who
brought them in in his small wa
gon, decorated in pink and green
The hostesses served a salad
plate, cake and punch.
Another lovely affair compli
menting Miss Chappell was the
desert bridge kitchen shower giv
en by Mrs. Hunter L. Fellers and
Mrs. W. H. Leaphart Jr., at the
home of Mrs. Fellers Wednesday
evening, September 26.
The honor guest was given a
gardenia wrist corsage.
Tables for dessert were placed
in the living room, the drawing
room and the halls. A small doll
dressed as a bride was used on
the bride-elect’s table. Dolls rep
resenting bridesmaids were used
on the other tables. The favors,
miniature rolling pins, were used
in the table appointments. Green
block ice cream with a white wed
ding bell in center, angel food
cake, toasted nuts and coffee
were served.
Three processions of bridge
followed the dessert. High score
prize was awarded to Miss Effie
Hawkins, second high to Mrs. H.
E. Counts Jr., and low to Mrs.
Walter Hamm. Miss Chappell won
the floating prize.
After bridge, Miss Chappell was
invited into the dining room. In
the center of the dining table was
a small white opened umbrella
standing upright in a large crys
tal tray. Water dripping from
the end of the umbrella ribs gave
the effect of a shower. Ivy was
twined around the edge of the
tray. Small cupids placed in the
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ivy seemed to be guarding the
gifts which were placed on the
table.
Miss Chappell was again honor
ed when Mrs. Von A. Long and
Mrs. J. N. Burgess of Newberry
gave a Coke party on Thursday
morning, September 27, at the
home of Mrs. Long.
Lovely arrangements of fall
flowers were used throughout the
home.
The hostesses presented the
honoree a piece of her crystal.
Sandwiches, cheese straws,
cakes and Cokes were served buf
fet style.
Another Coke party for Miss
Chappell was given by Mrs. H. E.
Counts Jr. and Mrs. G. W. Daw
kins, Saturday morning, Septem
ber 29, at the home of Mrs.
Counts.
Grape and fruit arrangements,
unusual but lovely, were used in
the living-dining room.
The hostesses gave the bride-
elect an oval vegetable dish in
her china pattern.
Sandwiches, cakes, and Cokes
were served.
Twenty were present for this
delightful affair.
PAGE SEVEN
TAX NOTICE
The tax books will be open for the collection of 1956 taxes on and
after October 1, 1956.
The following is general levy for all except special purpose®:
Ordinary County ———10 Mills
Bonds, Notes and Interest — 5 Mills
Hospital ■ ■ 2 Mills
The following are the authorized special levies for the various tax
districts of the County together with the general levy:
55
03
Q
County
Tax Le
Mills
School
Spec. L
Mills
County
of Edu<
Mills
Total
Levy
Mills
Newberry -
17
29
1
47
Silverstreet
17 ’
29
1
47
Bush River —
17
29
1
47
Whitmire
17
29
1
47
Pomaria
- 17
29
1
. 47
Little Mountain —
17
29
1
47
Prosneritv
17
29
1
47
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There will be a discount of one (1% ) percent allowed on taxes paid
on or before October 81, 1966. ...
On and after January 1, 1957, the penalties prescribed by law will
be imposed on unpaid taxes. ... . u . u
You are requested to call for your taxes by tax district* in which
the property is located.
^ J. RAY DAWKINS,
.A. Treasurer of Newberry County
21-4tc Treasurer of Newberry County
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