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PAdE TWO THE NEWBERRY SON 1218 CoU*c« Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR This is the greatest country in the world; this is the greatest nation of all time. More than the grandeur of classical Greece and the glory of the Roman Empire is the America of our people. Even the gravely misguided policy of so-called Foreign-Aid has its foundation in a liberality unknown to other nations. So then the very faults of our nation proclaim an idealism which is highly respectable even though utterly ineffectual. Men are oftener creatures of circumstance rather than of enduring principles, but all the ancient magnificence of em battled empires is today largely a vague ememory; those nations are now r unimportant. What shall we do to assure the greatness of America? Is America to continue to be the beacon of mankind ? Or are we following in the steps of those empires which flourished and fell and now are one with Nineveh and Tyre? Two grave dangers assail us: One the trend of even good men to Socialism; the other is the growing menace of Com munism among us. I need not say that Socialism is quite a step toward Communism. Many of our best people are go ing along the Socialist road in blissful ignorance. Is there any real danger to our great America? I have before me a great warning by J. Edgar Hoover, well known Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation—the fam ous F. B. I. Quoting Mr. Hoover’s timely book, Masters of Deceit, let us see what threatens us. “When the Communist Party was at its peak in the Unit ed States it was stronger in numbers than the Soviet Party was at the time it seized power in Russia.” “Under Com munism a tiny minority, perhaps ten to twenty men, would rule the United States.” Mr. Hoover cites some figures that are appalling. Observe how few Communists took nations under their iron hand: Bulgaria had only 20,000 Communists and they seized power over 7,000,000* people. Rumania had 800,000 and they controlled 16,000,000; Poland’s 1,000,000 govern ed 25,000,000. Yugoslavia’s 141,000 dominated 14,500,00. Suppose Communism seized power what would happen? “The Constitution and all our laws would be abolished. If you owned property you would be arrested as an exploiter, hauled before revolutionary court and sentenced to a con centration camp. All property used in production would be confiscated, this would include your home, business, bank deposits. The press would be muzzled, free speech forbid den and complete conformity demanded. “God does not exist. Why worship Him,” says the Communists. All organizations would be abolished, such as the Y.M.C.A.*, Rotary Clubs, American Legion, Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Elks, Knights of Columbus—and others. Clergymen would be compelled to accept the Party line. How would all this be brought about? By force? Under the leadership of the Communist Party Communists must be prepared to use force; opposition must be stamped out utterly, completely, mercilessly. All this from Mr. Hoover’s book. If the capitalists resist, slaughter them. Communism gained a real foothold here when President Roosevelt resumed diplomatic relations with Russia. To appreciate the deadly seriousness of the Communist program we Americans must remember that Communism now has a strong Party among us. The Communist Party in the United States works day and night to further the Communist plot in America. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS In a lovely wedding at eight o’clock Saturday evening, July 26, in the First Baptist Church of Newberry, Miss Joyce Pruitt, daughter of Mrs. Jimmie S. Pruitt, became the bride of James Charles Fraser, son of Mrs. Marion Fras er of Florence and the late Mr. Fraser. The Rev. Clarence O. Lamoreux, a former pastor of the bride, officiated using the double ring ceremony. Palms, floo; baskets of white gladioli and pink carnations tied with pink satin bows and seven branched candelabra with pink cathedral tapers decorated the church. Satin bows marked the family pews. Virtually every word I’ve used came from J. Edgar Hoov er’s book. Wake up, Americans! trait neckline and was enhanced by a wide pleated cumberbund of pink and blue taffeta ending in a wide double drape at the back which fell to the hemline of the gathered bouffant skirt worn over Southern Belle hoops. She wore a crescent shaped headpiece of shell pink flowers and carried a pink chantilly lace fan with pink'vanda orchids showered with pink satin streamers. The bridesmaids, Miss Ann Cannon, Miss Kay Dominick, Miss Judy Jackson and Mrs. Norman Beck, cousin of the bride, all of Newberry, and the junior brides maid, Miss Terry Lynn Lawhon of Florence, niece of the bridegroom wore dresses and headpieces and carried flowers similar to the ma tron of honor. All attendants wore single strand of baby pearls and short white gloves, gifts of the bride. The flower girls, Ronda Living ston and Paula Fuller, both of Newberry, cousins of the bride, were dressed like the other at tendants and carried pink nylon net puff baskets filled with rose petals. Randy Lawhon of Florence, nep hew of the bridegroom, was ring bearer. The honorary bridesmaids were Dot Laird, Miss Loretta Werts, both of Newberry; Mrs. Pat Chev- is of Rock Hill, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Barbara Marra of Columbia. The lovely blonde bride was giv en in marriage by her brother, Jimmy Ray Pruitt. She was ex quisitely lovely in her floor length bridal gown created of imported chantilly lace and tulle over taf feta, fashioned with a high neck line which was outlined with pearls and irridescent sequins. The fit ted torso bodice of lace was fast ened down the back with tiny lace covered buttons, and the long fit ted sleeves ended in points over the hands. The bouffant skirt of chantilly lace worn over crino lines, was embroidered down the front with pearls and sequins. The back of the skirt was formed with rows of embroidered lace and Mrs. Ruth Whitener of Union, tulle alternating to form a chapel aunt of the bride, was matron of train. honor. She wore a floor length Her finger tip veil of silk illu- dress of white velvarae over pink sion fell softly from a tiara of taffeta. The fitted bodice was pearls and sequins. She also wore small pearl earrings, a gift from the bridegroom. She carried a white satin covered Bible topped with vanda orchids and stream ers of satin ribbon. The Bible was a gift from the Young Woman’s Auxiliary of the First Baptist Miss Elizabeth Ann Ruff of Newberry, organist, Mrs. Mamie B. Edgeworth of Charleston and Dumas Turner of West Columbia, soloist, furnished a program of wedding music. The ushers were Marion Lee and Charles Hanna, both of Flor ence; Charles Dukes of Newberry and Whitey Jordan of Clemson and Florence. Henry Fraser of Fernandina Beach, Fla., was his brother’s best man. fashioned with cap sleeves, a por- An interesting study on Latin America by A. N. Spanei Church of which she is a member \ v.v.v.y.v vivlvMtlv a yy You don’t spend money, you save it when you pick up bargains like this with an auto loan from Purcells. There’s an auto loan to fit every need. If you need extra cash in a hurry, give us a call—it’s 197.” r c e i l 3 “Your Private Bankers” 1418 Main St. Newberry “In Latin America God and nature created an incredibly rich land. Long before the Spaniards discovered it, the In dian civilization of the Incas and Mayans was well advanced in astronomy, architecture, military science, metallurgy, surgery, textiles and art. Even so, their society and their powerful military organi zation were destroyed when they encountered the unquench able zeal of the Spaniards who understood so well the prin ciple of ‘Divide and Conquer.’ In a comparatively short per iod of time a civilization of the Old World was superimpos ed on the new. Today, eighteen of the twenty Latin-American states are deeply rooted in the historical heritage of Spain. Brazil and Haiti also bear the stamp of strong colonizing nations— Portugal and France. Latin America from Mexico’s northern border to the tip of South America possesses every natural resource for a living standard as high as technology and uhman effort can make it. It has minerals and petroleum in huge quan tities, and the widest range of tropical and temperate agri cultural products. With this exists a vast hydroelectric po tential to provide power for broad industrialization. Yet from colonial times, Latin America has lived, for the most part, by exporting mined and grown raw materials to industrialized nations of the world while importing manu factured goods. Retarded and denied by this and other eco nomic disparities, they have for a generation attempted to industrialize. In the Western Hemisphere, the Latin Americas are old in history, learning and culture. They are young only in modern economic development as measured by the hemis phere standards of Canada and the United States. In their struggle to emerge as nations, political, economic and mili tary conflicts left their scars of oppression, violence and war. In this process the United States played no small part, often good, frequently bad. Prior to World War I, time stood still for the majority of people of Latin America. They suffered from an in credibly low standard of living. The underdevelopment was in glaring contrast to the vastness of their land area. The upheavals of two World Wars markedly changed the eco nomic structures of most of the twenty nations compris ing these fabulous lands; at last there was evidence of the beginnings of industry. Their cities had grown tremen dously. Buenos Aires reached a population of 3,000,000, Rio de Janeiro, 2,500,000. Sao Paulo, 2,250,000; Santiago, 1,- 025,000, Havana, 825,000, Bogota, 650,000. The great pride these republics take in their cities is well justified. For some of the most beautiful architecture in the entire West ern Hemisphere is to be found there. But these bright city lights should not blind us, for they mask the poverty, the struggle for existence, that is to be found in the hinterlands of many Latin republics. Indeed, in some of them the living standards and conditions of the burdened Indians have not changed in a century. Theirs is the treadmill struggle with want. And the Communist nev er fail to ply them with false promises and with conspira torial cunning.” PROSPERITY NEWS Mrs. A. R. Chappell, Averette Chappelle and Kathy Myers have returned home after a few days’ stay in Saluda, N. C. Wallace Harmon of Dallas, Texas, is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. George W. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks and their two sons. Tommy and Al len, of Columbia were weekend guests of Mrs. Brooks’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Counts. “Rick” Richardson of Colum bia spent several days last week with his grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Sease. Mrs. J. A. Sease and Miss Grace Sease wept to Clinton Sunday to see Mrs. Sease’s tenth great grandchild. Marion Welborn Jr. has return ed to his home in Anderson after a three weeks’ visit with his cous in, Danny Hamm. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Beden- baugh and their two children spent the weekend at Crescent Beach. Mrs. Marion Welborn and Mrs. Chris Sober of Anderson were re cent guests of their mother, Mrs. G. F. Clarkson. Mrs. A. B. Hunt, Mrs. Frances Spotts and her two children, Larry and Frances Anne, are vacation ing this week in the mountains of North Carolina. Susan Hamm has returned home after a visit with relatives in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh and their two girls spent last week at Myrtle Beach. Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Petrea at tended a family reunion in Con cord, N. C. the first of the week. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine were Mr. and Mrs. Hal Cumulander and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sikes, Miss Eva Cumulander and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballentine of Chapin; J. B. Ballentine of Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W- Counts were vacationing last week at Myrtle Beash. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Callahan of Columbia were weekend guests of Mrs. Callahan’s mother, Mrs. P. C. Singley. Misses Susie and Mary Langford spent last Tuesday and Wednesday in Pacolet as guests cf their cous in, Miss Annie Lee Langford. Guests last week of Mrs. H. E. given Friday night by Mrs. Von Long. Counts Sr. were Major and Mrs. R. J. Ohlhues and their two daughters, Jan and Kay of Pat rick Air Force Base, Florida; Rob in Alexander of Washington, D. C., and Miss Martha Counts of Savannah, Ga. Brides Warned To Change Names With SS Administration Came June, came brides, come headaches for the biggest book keeping organization in the coun try, the Social Security Admini stration. Being proud of their new names, working brides almost invariably ask their boss to show their new names on the payroll—and being human, most of them put off bringing their cards around to the Social Security Administration of fice for an official social security name change, Miss Martha Press- ly, manager of the Greenwood of fice, reports. So, last month’s bride now ap pears on her employer’s social se curity report as Mary Brown along with the number that the Social Security Administration re cords show for Mary Smith. The Social Security Administration suspects that a marriage might be the answer to the discrepancy, but there is also the chance that Mary Brown is now a hew em ployee who was accidentally re ported with Mary Smith’s num ber. Miss Pressly explains that the Government can’t afford to take chances, and correspondence with the employer is necessary before Mary Brown, nee Smith, can get credit for the wages she earned. “In most instances, the records are cleared and Mrs. Mary Brown gets credit for her wages,” Miss Pressly said, “But this happens only after the Government and the employer have spent considerable time and effort in untangling the mix-up.” NEW FALL DRESS MATERIALS NOW IN STOCK FIBER GLASS DRAPERY PLAIN COLORS $1.39 yd. One Stop Shopping For All Materials and Notions CAROLINA Remnant Shop Main Street Newberry, S. C. m CAROLINA METAL WORKS Sheet Metal - Heating - Air Conditioning COLLEGE ST. EXTN. TEL. 115 A. G. McCAUGHRIN, President & Treasurer. The bride’s mother wore a street length dress of teal blue lace with white gloves, white ac cessories and a white vanda orch id corsage. The bridegroom’s mother wore a street length dress of pink lace with white gloves and accessories and a white vanda orchid corsage. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the Church Fellowship Hall. During the ev ening the bride and bridegroom left for a wedding trip to Fon tana Village, N. C. and Gatlin- burg, Tenn. For traveling the bride wore a two-piece dress of tangerine embroidered cotton, white hat and gloves, brown and white, shoes and the orchid from her bouquet. Mrs. Fraser was graduated from Newberry High School and from Newberry College the past sum mer. She was named Newberry County Queen of Hearts and at Newberry College she was May Queen, Miss Newberry College, representative to “Miss Universe” contest, Miss Newberrian, Class Beauty, student council represen tative, soloist in Newberry College Singers, vosalist for the College “N” Orchestra, Majorette New berry Band, Newberry College Players (Dramatic Club), and Baptist Student Council represen tative. Mr. Fraser is also a June grad uate of Newberry College. He attended the University of South Carolina for two years where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. He served in the Marine Corps two years and ent ered Newberry College in 1955. While at Newberry he was named an outstanding member of both football and baseball teams, he was co-captain of the football team, treasurer of the student body, president of the senior class and was a member of the Block “N” Club. Mr. Fraser will coach and teach history at the Bennettsville High School the coming semester. Mrs. Fraser will teach commerce in the Clio Public School. The couple will make their home in Clio. Many lovely parties were given prior to the wedding honoring the bride elect. Among them was a bridesmaid’s luncheon at the Wal lace Home with Mrs. G. K. Dom inick vand ' Miss Kay Dominick as hostesses. The luncheon table was covered with a pink linen cloth, centered with a bowl of pink car nations flanked, by pink candles. Pink dahlias were used on the mantle. Fourteen guests enjoyed the delightful affair. The bride was presented a gift of Wear- eve r cookware. The rehearsal party for the Pruitt-Fraser wedding party was ACT on FACTS... WHEN YOU SECURE A HOME LOAN chances are it will be a lifetime venture for you. One that you should remember pleasantly rather than regretfully. For it is surely a fact that here is a difference in Home Loans. Act on Facts—let us show you our plan. NEWBERRY Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.’ “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVWiGS INSTITUTION” m