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/ / . / ♦ 1 r f \ V . r » T-* Pajre Eipht ^ ■ • 2; 2 lliiflll ii NEW LYDIA MILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED SUNDAY The" Lydia Presbyterian church ] came to the field September 1 last : 11 r ^ ^-1 /-J 1 111 ti rf i tvi TY1 <rvrT i Clt oT V 1 T"1 Y will formalb' open and dedicate their new church building Sunday, Sep- the task of getting a church built tember 14. The formal opening will begin with the regular morning wor ship at 11:00 a.m., with the pastor. Rev Homer C. Holt, preaching the year and plunged immediately into' S. B. Neal, how of Laurens, served as clerk of the session for many years until March 14, 1948, when his son, J. B. Neal, was elected as clerk and sermon. At 3:00 p.m. the building' serves at present, will be formally dedicated in an im- The future looks bright indeed for pressive service presided over by Dr. ^he Lydia church, Pastor Holt states, D. J. Woods of this city, assisted by which comes into possession of one tfbv. Ngil E Tmesdale of Newberry.: afL mnei-moHAm buildings, in this..} Rev, William If. Dendy of Whitmire,, ar<?a and a wide-open field in which ! Boyd of Ware V. Brown of Ab Rev. William H. Shoals, and Rev, L beyille. At 8:00 p.m. there will be a popu lar service with Dr. M. A. Macdon ald, pastor of Thornwcll Memorial church, as speaker. Each evening during the following in the village. week there will be a service of wor-j ship in the church. To all’these spe cial services the public is most cor dially invited. The imposing and beautiful church, j located at the corner of Pine and Peachtree streets, in Lydia Mills vill age, was designed by Architect Roy i E. Hitchcock of this city, and con- ■ structed by W. E. Baker and Son .of! Whitmire, at a total cost of $54,489.25,' T , pi: t system, heating* ease(f bv the to work. The pastor and members j wish to acknowledge their indebted-I ness to the Bailey family for the in- j valuable financial assistance afforded ' them in this program and for the! sympathetic attitude displayed at all 1 times toward the church and its work I Clinton Wins Opener, York Here Friday Night lighting Red Devils , . , _. Battsburg-Leesville t. and pews. It stands as an ex- Panthers here Friday night in the i .e o! modern enur^h design with season * 3 opener bv a score of 12-; including plant, amp many unusual features and a full use t)f color to achieve the desired set of mind in the worshippers. It is a church that is truly different. The Lydia .Presbyterian ehurch season s opener by a score 6. The fighting Panthers were yet, to be denied as they made the Red Devils fight till the finish. Clinton on the opening play from scrim-; : » , ,, mage, threatened to score when \vas organized April 28, 1929, with 21 0xner heaved a long pass which charter members, only two of whom Hamrick t00k m Qn the 5 0 . yard appear to be living. The newly or-ft^ and scam pered down to thel ganized congregatioa worshipped, in clinton twelve yard ]ine . G allo- ih^Lydia schQolbuildingfQf.a num-.. wa y. sgored a .f ew piava later—but her of years until November 19. 1939,' an offside penalty nullified the TD, i me lhe ^ m w V ! d 1I ? t J °. the .and Batesburg-Leesville took over old, Presbyterian church b u 11 d i n g. downs clinton drew {irst bi^ which stood across the railroad, late in the fi , t quarter when A l- tracks from the village. This building had been erected about 1901 as an outpost of the First church here, but whidh had been used by the Lydia Baptist congregation for many years until they completed their own build- vin Hampton blocked a B-L punt and Tommy Sease fell on the ball ( in the end zone. The try for the: point after touchdown was no good. Clinton scored again in the sec mg in the village. Plans to move the| ond quarter as B obby Galloway old church.into the village were dis- scooted around right end for 35 cussed but abandoned due to difficul-1 ds and a touchdown. The at- Les in crossing the railroad tracks.; { empted point was no good. Bates- The congregation continued to use ( ^yrg-Leesville scored in the fourth this building until February^l9, 1950,. ter 0n a jQ.yard run through when it was totally destroyed by fire. th „ midd ie bv Willie Harley. I They then “secured permission to use Hampton, Sease,' Wilson and Ham-’ tne Lydia community building until rick W ere- the defensive stars for a new church could be built. The clinton . wh ile Oxner, Pearsoi.;! Galloway end McElhannon were the offensive threats. Clinton will play York high’s Green Dragons here Friday night on Johnson field at 8 o'clock. promise of officials of Lydia Mills to give a suitable lot and also contribute some money in the erection of a new; building was fiinally realized this year and the construction of the new 1 church was begun. . ' „ . 1 Homecoming Day Set for Sept. 21 Dr. F. D. Jones served the church : as pastor for many years until Janu- Joanna Methodists ary 11, 1941, at which time he re signed and Rev 4 . L. W. Brown became pastor and served until about a year and a half ago. Under the direction of Rev. F. T. McGill, superintendent Epworth Methodist church in Jo- of home missions- in South Carolina anna w in observe its seepnd annual Presbytery, the church grouped with homecom i ng day 0 n September 21 Rock Bridge chapel and called Rev. with an all-day schedule of activi-' Homer C. Holt of Jasper, Ala., who tieSi beginning in the church school i ...■.■.■■■T..; at .If), a.m. ReV. S. B. White, a former pastor,! will be the guest preacher for the 11 1 a.m. worship hour. A picnic dinner will be served at the Joanna club- ! house at 1:00 pan., and those attend- ^Jhinh it Over! A number of people who wish to enter our slogan contest have written us for full infor mation. Complete details have already been pubished in a series of advertisements that started the first week in Au gust, but it seems that many either did not see the first few < of these or else did not become interested until later. For this reason, a larger ad will be run next week explain ing the contest in full. Be sure to watch for this. The fact is. there are no special rules—just write your suggested slogan on a sheet of paper or a postal card, give your name and ad dress, as well as the name of your favorite newspaper, and mail it to: Contest Editor, Cap ital Life and Health Insurance Co., Columbia, S. C. We will tell you this much now. the final date will be ex tended, and the amount of the prizes again increased There will be plenty of time for all to . get in their slogans. Don’t fail te watch for oux ad next week. PPFQinrwT CAPITAL Lift AND HEALTH INSURANT COMPANY COLUMBIA, S. C. | ing are requested to bring picnic bas- 1 kets. In the afternoon at 3:30 there will be a period of singing and fel lowship. Special music will be presented by the choir, the Cambridge trio of Ninety Six, and Mr. and MrS. M. V. Lewis of Elizabethton, Tenn. Former pastors who are present will be in- | vited to speak briefly Evening wor ship will be at 7:30. 1 Members, former members, former pastors and friends are invited to I come and participate in all the scr- | vices of the day. Epworth’s fall revival will begin the next day, with Rev. C. O. Dorn as the visiting preacher and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis leading the singing. The public is cordially invited to these revival Services which will continue nightly through SUnday, September 28. Rev. Joe Giles is the pastor. IF YOU DON’T READ you Don’t get the news THE CHRONICLE Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN €14 Muagrove Street Clinton, S. C. Phones: Office 958 Residence 991-W THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, September 11, 1952 Fall Fashion \ Demonstr atio n SUITS See the long, supple lines of fall’s favorites, all new fabrics—spatter ribs, wool crepes, tweeds and cords in royal blue, purple, grey, green, red and black. 24.95 to 49.95 DOUBLE DUTY Box Coat FOR RAIN OR SHINE 1 . In practical’water-repellant acetate and rayon gabardine. Similar to sketch 24.95 h We have other coats in fleeces, zibo- lenes, poodles, gabardines and tweeds. Beautiful colors to choose from in black, red, grey, beige, green and heather tones. Sizes 7 to 15, 10 to 20, 16«/ 2 to 24«/ 2 , 38 to 42 We also have the new millium lined coats. 2495 to 55.00 \ t r I BLOUSES Our fresh, new sparkling fall col lection of blouses take over the fashion scene. Rayons, tissue faille and crepes. Shirtwaist and jewel necklines. White and assorted col- drs. Sizes 3Z to 40, 38 to 44. 1.98 to 5.95 #4 DRESSES Juniors, misses and women’s. Fash ion’s newest patterns in jerseys, taf fetas, crepes, rayon, flan nels and gabardines. AH of the beautiful new fall colors. AH sizes. 5.95 to 16.95 __ (Similar to sketch) SKIRTS A wonderful assortment of new skirts in plaids, wool ens, gabardines, and cordu roys. All new fall shades. 2.98 to 7.98 1 m JANTZEN V HATS SWEATERS Here’s wonderful imported virgin worsted wool in a wonderful short-sleeved Jantzen pull-over. You’ll love the fit . . . exclusive full tailoring assures you that it will never hike up in front. 4.95 OTHER SWEATERS FROM 3.98 to 11.95 ~ GLOVES ~~*t A complete selection of velvet-trimmed ^ ' fabric* .n „.w f.H sh«,«. 2.98 to 6.95 98c to 2.49 (Similar to sketch) A Lovely Assortment of ^ New Fall HANDBAGS All of the new fall colors and styles. Velvets, leathers and snedes. 1.59 to 4.98 Comes In black or brown suedes and leathers. ^ Sizes 4H to IB- -AAA to C 6.95 to 9.95 Black and grey suedes, black and brown leathers. Sizes 4 to IB—AA to D 3.98 to 6.95 Comes in black, brown, red or green leather and suede. Sizes 4 to IB—S. N, M and W widths 3.98 to 8.95 Black and brown leathers. Medium heel with arch support Sizes 4 to IB—AA to CC 6.95 to 9.95