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PAGE TWO ■ dU—i ISIS Oolkft StrMt NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1987 at Cite Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March S, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR That mince pie—do you remember it? Last week I told about my keen wish for a mince pie the first Thanksgiving day I spent in Peru, high in the Andes, in the resort fav ored by the Incas—Cajamarca. As I told you I was only “Yankee" in all that region. I also told you that all Amer icans are called Yankees by people of other countries. I re call an editorial in a South American daily referring to our Government in Washington as El Gobierno Yankee— the Yankee Government. The first time I was ever called a Yankee was by a lady of a suburb of London,near the vast Capital of Her Brit annic Majesty’s realm. I had gone to that attractive com munity on a matter of concern to a colleague in the A. E. F. in France. As I walked down a residential street, looking for the house number I was seeking—When I told her, she very graciously said “Come right in; all you Yankees are wel come”. So there I was: A Yankee and just finding out that a native of Charleston, SouthCarolina, United States of America, Land of the Pilgrim’s pride, Star Spangled Ban ner—and all that, was, after all, a Yankee. I’ve never found the Yankees different from us—good, bad, indifferent—just as we are. Strangely enough, in Europe my most intimate associates were from New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and California. In South America I was closely associated for a while with men from Mass achusetts and the State of Washington. We Americans may be envied or admired—at times, but not usually liked by our British, cousins. To them we seem more or less like upstarts, braggarts, people of energy, ambition and driving power, but not imbued with much THE NEWBERRY SUN Prosperity News MRS. B. T. YOUNQ, Corr—pendent The Prosperity Garden Club will meet Monday afternoon, Dec. 6 at 3:30 with Mrs. Hunter FeA* lers. The Dogwood Garden Club will meet with Mrs. W. C. Barnes, Monday, December 6, at 3:30. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks and their two sons. Tommy and Allen of Columbia visited Mrs. Brooks parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eld Counts during Christmas week- Dr. E. N. Kibler and Miss Blanch Kibler spent Christmas Day with relatives in Columbia . Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richaxds, Sr. of Heath Springs; Mr. and Mrs. 0. K. Zeagler, Jr. and three daugh ters, of Lone Star; Dr. and Mrs. J. A Hunt of Saluda visited Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young Sunday. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cole S. Wessinger during Christmas week were Mrs. H. W. Smith of. Cayce, Mrs. Elvin Hallman and Earlene Derrick of White Rock; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and two children, Debbie and Frank- lyn, of West Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Wessinger, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wessinger and son Walt of Leesville. Mr.». R. D. Sykes and her daugh ter Miss Juliapne Myerly of Cum berland, Md. visited Mrs. Sykes sister, Mrs. H. L. Fellers and Mr. Fellers during Christmas v week. Other holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fellers were Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hooker of Charleston. Mrs. O. B. Shearhouse had with her for several days Christmas week Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shear- ouse of Glen Alpine, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin of Laurens. Christmas Day guests of Mrs. C. F. Adams were Mr. and Mrs. James W. Adams of Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Taylor and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adams and son, of Saluda, N. C.; M-Sgt. and Mrs. Albert Adams and daughters of Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wicker and children of Saluda, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Adams of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Sease and daughter and Miss Erma Cromer of Newberry; Miss Fern Adams Bobby Hodge, and P. H. Grat- ham of McBee. Mr. gad Mrs. Ed W. Counts and their two sons. Buddy and Steve spent Sunday in Sumter. Mrs. W. D. Moore of Newberry spent the weekend with Misses Susie and Mary Langford. Mr. and Mrs. Colie S. Wessing er attended The Suber-Richardson wedding in - Columbia,’ Saturday evening December 21. Mrs. J. C. Taylor and Miss Rebecca Taylor of Charleston spent Christmas week with Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. L. W. Harmon. Mrs. H. J. Kinard has return ed from a week’s visit with re latives in Greenwood. Yule guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shealy were Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Paden and their daughters, Cheryl and Brenda of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Thomp son and three children, Susan Mike and Faron,'of Marietta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. William Ross and their son Douglas of Athens, Ga.; and Mr. and Mrs. James Crabtree (Barbara Barnes) of Pensocola, Fla. were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barnes. Yule guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brissie and their two sons, Robert and George of Woodruff; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bedenbaugh and and children, Linda and Mike, of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shealy spent the weekend with Mrs. Shealy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carter in Charleston. Misses Susie and Mary Lang ford visited friends and relatives in Williamston and Greenville last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Chappell, Averette and Mike Chappell spent Saturday in Chester with Mr. and Mrs. Joe White, Sr. The Chappell’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe White, Jr. and little daughter Clarissa of Charleston are visiting during the holidays what woman does not enjoy with the keenest relish any further proof of a man’s failure. So here we go: Remember that my assistant, Mr. Santolalla had never seen a layer cake or a fruit cake. Don’t think those Peruvians are unacquainted with luxuries and tempting dishes. There have been dinners in old Cuzco that lasted four hours and along with an endless profusion of ordinary foods, there were ten or twelve desserts! When I described a layer cake to Santolalla his math ematical mind invented symbols. So he drew a cake with all the meticulous accuracy of a surveyor making a plat. It resembled one of Ernest Williams Spring specials of straw hats with three ornate bands, a sort of young man’s delight in haberdashery. We took that drawing to a Senora who had special artistry in the confection of dainties. When the fruit of her handiwork appeared it was loaded with lard. She charg ed me six dollars for that cake, even though lard was cheap at the time. in Chester. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Connelly spent Christmas with their son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Jr. and their two sons, Russell and Mark, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Eaddy of Folly Beach spent several days last week with Mrs. Eaddy’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dove Connelly. Mr. and Mrs. C. *E. Hendrix have returned from a week’s visit in New York City as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keller and Danny Newton. J W. E. Hancock spent Christmas week with his brother, D. C. Han cock and Mrs. Hancock in Trilby, Fla. Miss Joyce Thomas of Tampa, Fla. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. P. Connelly. Miss Martha Counts of Savan nah, Ga. spent several days Christ mas week with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Counts, Sr. A3c Gene Hendrix has returned to Robins Air Force Base, Georg ia after a weeks holiday at his home. Mrs. Philip Mayer and her son Ezra of Greenville spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Counts. With the Countses Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Monts and their daughter Jan of Charleston. > Guests of Mrs. J. A. Sease last Thursday were Mrs. Tom Sease, Tommy, Myrna, and George Sease of Clinton; Mrs. John Davis of Fountain Inn; Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Shannon and their four children of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster and their little daughter Loris of Flor ence wereweeken d guests of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Counts- spent Sunday in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks. Robert Myers of Levistown, Pa. spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers. Mrs. Mayer and her three dangfeton* Sharon Kathy and Roberta, who had been with Mr. and Mrs. Fellers for two months while Mrs. Fellers under went surgery and during her re cuperation returned home Sunday with Mr. Myert. Dr. and Mrs. George W. Har mon entertained with a buffet dinner Christmas Eve. The guests list included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Price and two children of Den mark; Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Miss Rebecca Taylor and Bernard Hes ter of Charleston. . Dr. Francis W. Bradley Miss Jane Bradley, Misses Erin and Nella Kohn, Mrs. Jessie L. Wise, «ol. and Mrs. Geoorge S. Wise, all of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Spence Wise of Union Mrs. Frank McMillian of Latta; Frank McMillian Jr., of the University of Ga.; Lt. Col. and Mrs. Frank Bradley of Wash ington, D. C.; Mrs. J. F. Browne Mrs. P. W. Smith and Mrs. L. W Harmon of Prosperity Hospital Patients Mrs. Pearl Barnes, Prosperity. Mrs. Bessie Buzhardt, Rt. 1. Forrest E. Cannon, Little Moun tain. Mrs, Evelyn Crumpton and baby girl, Joanna. Mrs. Myrtle Cromer, Rt. 1. Mrs. Julia Devore and baby girl, Glenhaven Apts., Greenwood. Mrs. Irene Ellisor and baby girl, 1001 Norris St., Edgefield. Sidney E. Gilliam, 2807 Milne Ave. Mrs. Mary Hembree, Rt. 1. Eugene Hite, 1320 Kate St Dr. Julian B. Harman, 2019 Nance St. Mrs. Lillian Hendrix, Rt 4. Miss Susan Jenkins, 1302 Sum mer St. ' Master Michael King, 1403 Third St. , x Harvey Kirkland, 1218 Glenn St. Miss Ethel Koon, 817 Boundary St. Proupurtty., James F. Hiss, 2809 Milne Ave. Mrs. Estelle Marlows, 1519 Harrington St Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt 1. Mrs. Janie Nichols, 1628 First St Mrs. Mittie Parr and baby boy, ^t $• t * Johnny Rush ton, Airport R<L, Clinton. Ray Stockman, 118 Hammond Mrs. Maris Smith, 1821 Kanes St Mrs. Bessie Sanders, 1300 Fourth St Y Wallace B. Timmerman, 726 'Boundary St. Mrs. Mary Lane Williams, 2207 Nance St Colored Patients Sally Burton, 913 Sunset Lane. Jim Chalmers, 884 Bess St ‘ George Collins, 229 Drayton St Jackie Graham, 104 Boundary St ‘ Marjorie Kinard, 608 South St Mattie Mae Miles, Rt 6, Salu da. A. C. Robertson, Vincent St Marie Vaughn, Silverstreet Tommy Walker, 720 Langford St. Jamima Wyatt Rt. 3. Carrie Williams, Rt. 1. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Bobby Bush and son, New berry. Mrs. Clyde Wicker and daughter, Pomaria. Mrs. Frances Epting, Newber ry. Mrs. Minnie Frick, Chapin. Mrs. Alma Brown, Prosperity Route. e * ; Mrs. Doris Richardson, Route 8, Prosperity. ^ Carl Epting, Route 3, Prosper-' ity. ■ . V Mrs. Georgia Mae Haltiwanger, Chapin. Mrs. Minnie Reagin, Newberry* Miss Cordelia Bowers, Route 1, Prosperity. THUBSD&Y, JANUARY 2, 1058 Mrs. Elisabeth Mtetelr, Rt 1, Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity. Robert E. Long, Rt. 1, Pros perity. Jesse L. Mayes, 1417 Jefferson St. Mr. and Mrs. James Britt Jn^ of Louisville, Ky. spent the hoM* days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and Mr. sod Mrs. T. H. Crooks. STATEMENT OF CONDITION culture. A Scot or Englishman is somewhat supicious of us until we prove ourselves. This little story of our first days in Lima, the Capital of Peru, will show that the Scot is still expecting us to be bumptious braggarts, while we, may be only speaking soberly. Three Americans went into a book store and addressed the Scottish lady as follows: “Have you a dictionary of Spanish-English by Laroussee”? “No, we have not”. One American, turning to the other Americans, really forgetting the young lady, remarked, “We’ll get it in New York”. “In America”? remarked the young lady, with a mild degree of scorn. “Why yes; you can get anything in New York”. The young lady interpreted that as a bit of blatant American bombast, and she said, “Oh for con ceit give me a Yankee”. Now, don’t you see? I was told in Europe that the Americans and French were on friendlier terms than the Americans and British, because the Americans and French did not understand one another and so stood grinning cheerily, whereas the Americans and the British could almost understand one another, at least enough to provoke acrimonious dispu tation at times. i About the cakes? I lived with a truly lovely couple, Dr. and Senora Puga, of the bluest Castillian and distinguished pedigree^ Eight Indian servants lived and worked there, coming from the Hacienda of Dr. Puga’s mother—a mam moth area three hundred miles in circumference. Dr. Puga was Abogada Fiscal, that is he was advisor to the Superior Court of all Northern Peru. The Abogado Fiscal ranks as a judge of the tribunal and he studies the facts the law in every case and submits an opinion to the court. The Senora, with euphonious of Grimaneze Iglesias, became La Senora dona Grimaneza Iglesias de Puga. Pretty, don’t you think? And she was as gracious as one, can imagine. By the way, my first Secretary in .Cajamarca was the Senorita Irene Silva and she married my Assistant, don Fausto Santolalla and she is today a Senator, the first wo man Senator in Peru; and she has been acclaimed the Woman of the Americas. . And she was “Miss Peach”. And thereby hangs a tale, as Shakespeare says. One day at the dinner table a nephew of Dr. Puga asked “What do you call a beautiful girl in the United States”? I answered offhand, in Spanish: Senorita Melocoton”. “Ah”, he said, translating “Miss Peach, eh”? And so the Senorita dona Irene was henceforth known, even today, as Miss Peach. Her husband, my dear Fausto, always referred to his wife as Miss Peach, when speaking of her to me. And now, at length, we try again to present the cakes. I am not especially enthusiastic over cakes; nor have I us ually a great yearning for pies, cakes, puddings, custards, dumplings or other things of that sort, but when you are a long way from home you associate some things with home. My experience with a layer cake and then a fruit cake was quite interesting, even amusing. The ladies should enjoy this story because it will be only a fresh revelation of a man’s vain effort, perchance even his stupidity; and From intimate association with some very delightful but fiscally cautious Scots I had acquired the habit of watching my step; that is to say I looked twice or even thrice before taking a step. Here was a problem: What should I do with that cake? I conceived a plan; I would use the cake as a means of fomenting a new item in the book of culinary delights. So I presented slices of cake in the most promising places. As a result one lady present ed me with an almond cake which had resulted from her study of my layer cake. And that almond cake was a joy forever! You may think from the profound skill I am telling about that I am a marvellous cook or baker. That would be a gross exaggeration; I have just enough culinary ap titude to boil water without scorching it. My real masterpiece was the fruit cake. I applied my self with complete dedication and customary assiduity. I found no nuts, citron or cherries, so I resolved to let brain overcome matter. I bought parched peanuts and a profusion of raisins, all well seasoned with age. La Senora and El Senorf of the casa (house) wherein I had rooms participated in this notable feat, scarcely as striking as the Sputnik, but even so; this was to go down. The Senora, dona Grimaneza Iglesias de Puga, was a capable cook, though she left all that to her eight Indian servants. But she herself tried this. I poured in the peanuts and raisins even over her protest. When this creation of my genius was laid before us as a work of art it looked like a distant cousin of faint and weak ginger bread, with here and there a raisin. It did not look or taste like the cake my mother used to make.. / The State Building & Loan Association Newberry, South Carolina AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1957 ASSETS LIABILITIES 605 First Mortgage Loans $2,208,356.59 Savings and Investment x:LZ UT ll TLZ Share Accounts $2,674,020.84 in Monthly Payments. First Mortgage Funds paid into the Association for loans only, the unpaid Balance of which Savings and Investments. now Average ,3650 per loan. LoanS-in-PrOCCSS 9,544.53 bnare Loans _ 7 22,897.96 Undrawn Balfcnces on New Building These loans are Secured by Savings Loans, and deposits for purchase of and Investment Share Accounts of the Homes. Association Federal Home Loan Reserves 100,606.05 - These reserves have been built up Bank Stock 41,000.00 through years of careful management. Our membership in this Bank System They insure the stability of this insti- places at the disposal of this Asso- tution and protect members against all elation $950,000 of additional funds if possible or contingent losses, desired. Office Building 46,907.07 Sf fu i£ abilities ~ 48L83 Less Depreciation. Miscellaneous Assets 8,214.25 This Item Consists of Furniture and Fixtures owned by the Association, and Certain Expenses prepaid. Other Investments 100,031.25 Cash not required for current opera- vv:.' ^ “Now nwiybe John will believe me when I tell him a r.cw car, financed by Purcells would save us money.” Come to think of it, why wait to tell John. I’ll start looking around for that new car myself. J'urcelld “Your Private Bankers** 1418 Main St. Newberry tions has been invested but can readily be converted back into cash at any time. Cash on Hand and in Banks 357,246.13 Working balance providing ample funds to cover all approved loan appli cations as submitted and accepted. $2,784,653.25 HOME LOANS $2,784,653.25 INSURED SAVINGS Each Savings and Investment Share Account Insured Up To $10,000.00 By The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington” D. C. Current Dividend Rate 3 1 / 2 % Per Annum, Payable Semi-Annually Funds received here for savings and investment on or before the 10th of each month will receive earnings from the first of that month. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS R. B. BAKER, President J. DAVE CALDWELL, Vice President PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Secretary-Treasurer THOMAS H. POPE LOUIS C. FLOYD R. AUBREY HARLEY