Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 W i (y> .^ 'fc Edward Childress will celebrate a birthday August 29. He is the son of Martha Childress, Lydia Mills. Clinton News ... (Continued from page 4) Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wooten celebrated their anniversary August 18. SPINNING No. 3 3RD SHIFT By?Talmadge Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson were week end visitors of Mrs. Johnson's sister. Mrs. Lester Fowler, of McColl. S. C HiiritifV (ho imct mnntii L.V- ...v,..,.., Mrs. Eula Smith enjoyed a birthday party August 17th. Mrs. Minnie Beck and daughter, Bobbie, and Bobbie's two little ones, Cathy and Donald, spent a week end basking in the hot sun of Myrtle Beach. Oh my back! Want to welcome back to the third shift Hazel Long and also congratulate her for a birthday on August 15. Little Carol Wells also had a birthday on August 5th. Tiny Proffitt has been visiting Charleston lately to see her mother, Mrs. Clara Humphries, who is in the hosoital. Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Sanders and children, Terry and Elizabeth, were in Atlanta recently and toured Grant's Park. The children really enjoyed all the animals. A reminder that "King Football" is just around the corner. A lot of the Clinton High Squad are sons of Clinton Mills employees. Would like for all the sports minded employees, whether your son is playing or not, to be behind this "Red Devil" team and do all we can to make it a success. Good luck boys. SPOOLING 1ST SHIFT By?Kate Riddle We are sorry to report that Robert Moore is a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Robert we wish for you a speedy recovery and that you will soon be back at work. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Oakley visited Robert Sunday. He is Mrs. Oakley's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wert/, of Spartanburg and Mrs. Sam Richardson of Miami. Florida were recent week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Wallen/ine. Ralph and Kate Riddle spent a recent week in Chester, Pa. and Wildwood, N. J. visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Webb and children, Ann. A1 and Jimmy, and Mrs. James Dunaway and Arthur Dunaway attended the Whitmire Family Reunion in Greenville Sunday. Happy birthday to Ed King September 15. CLOTH ROOM By?Dorsey Turner Mrs. L. A. Hall of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Harvey and daughters, Toni and Kathy, of Lydia spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alston Murrell in Johnston. Mrs. Christine Campbell was a patient at Blalock Clinic recently, also her husband Woodrow Campbell is undergoing eve surgery at the General Hospital in Greenville this month. We wish him much luck. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Ficklin and children spent the week end on the lake at Bob's and Authur's cabin. Mrs. Billy Pitts of Anderson is spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder while her husband is taking two weeks Army Reserve Training at Fort McClellan, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Blackwelder and boys. Buddy, Bernie, Barry and Bobby of Wilmington. Delaware spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Snelgrove and daughters attended the Baird-Sanford Reunion at the home of Bill's mother, near Saluda August 13. Miss K a t h y Snclgrove spent the week at Ocean Drive Beach along with the members of the Horizon Club and their leaders. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Strange and boys of Greenwood visited the Bill Snelgroves and Mrs. R. M. Sullivan recently. Mrs. O. O. Wilkes of Pembroke, Georgia is spending some time here visiting her son. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd \\ 11 kcs, and iamiiy. Mr. and Mrs. Lcc Pitman of Mill Springs, N. C. visited Mr. G. H. Jackson and other relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Davis of Thomson. Georgia spent the week end recently with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lowe. Also Mrs. J. V. Lowe and Mr. and Mrs. Orin Davis visited Chimney Rock on Sunday. On Sunday August J Mr. ^ ? ,1 TV /T .? rv T> emu iviij*. i unii'i ^ctvu a birthday dinner in their home honoring Randy and Marsha Turner on their 15th and 13th birthday. Invited guests were Debra Lawson, Patsy Boyce, Wanda Phillips, Jane Trammell and Richard White. Card of Thanks Mr. Oscar Crawford would lilfo t/i tVinnb oror\ronn the visits, prayers, cards and the beautiful flowers while a patie.it recently at Blalock's Clinic. Birthdays Helen Oxner?August 1 Randy Turner- August 1 Flo Wilkes?August 5 Marsha Turner?August (i I i m m \' 17 r\r\r\ n r* A infiud (1 Arzo Ivcstcr?August 10 Shirley Nelson?August 20 Bradshaw Bagwell, Bobby Japart, Marion Turner and J. H. Whitmore are out of THE CLOTHMAKER SCNG Summer Training CLASSES, ARJ PREPAF Clinton's crack National Guards unit recently completed two weeks of annual active duty training at Fort Stewart, Georgia. South Carolina's eighty-eight units, composed of some 9,000 men conducted their own "war games" on the 280,000 acre fc military reservation from August 6 through August ( 20th. Clinton's Battery B 100 men unit under tlie command of Lt. Van C. Oxner moved S out by truck from the local ^ armory at 6:00 A. M. on Sunday, August 6. The unit ar- x rived intact at 4:00 P. M. The first week of training was spent almost entirely in AAA Service Practice. For those who are unfamiliar with that term. AAA Service u C Practice is the firing of Anti Aircraft Weapons at aerial . targets. The targets used bv Battery B during the week were RCAT'S (Radio Controlled Aerial Targets). The unit had the most successful practice in its histoiv, knocking down a majority of ? the RCATS and other aerial targets in the 1st AW BN. Lt. I Van C. Oxner. Jr. personally I 41 I rtL'LKUIllL'U 1WI t)|lt_" 1)1 lilt-* RCAT'S. At the end of the first week of training, all equipment used was given a thorough cleaning. On Saturday morning the unit had its usual Full Field Inspection with all individual equipment being displayed on bunks. From Saturday noon until e Sunday night, all personnel 1 were given leave. The second week phase of training was spent in a tacti- c cal problem. The unit left i early Monday morning for l four days and nights in the r field. During the problem i tne unit simulated actual Foreign Mills Have Cost Advantage How can a foreign textile producer ship goods to the United States and still undersell American manufacturer? Here is how thev are able to do it: They have an industry which, taken as a whole, is as modern or more so than ours; they have plenty of know-how, a good labor supply, with one-fifth to onetenth the U. S. wage scale, < and a big advantage in the < price at which they can buy . cotton. ] Not even the superior ef- * ficieney of American textile , mills can make up for these i extreme cost advantages. this department taking two 1 weeks army training with 1 the National Guard Units of ! Clinton and Woodruff. 1 MORED WEAP tE LOCAL GU> ?i- JuMmmE ^ *? *? rV Clinton-Lydia employees of Clinton, nit fall out for a group photograph itizen-soldiers comprise a large scgmer f X * ? wJk .3 v ^ Lt. Van C. Oxner. Battery Commando mployees, Lt. Silas Campbell, Sgt. R< >avis, Sgt. Fred Lowery on an assignme ion of the unit on active duty training ombat problems and lived wee inder combat conditions. A^- paic pressor forces were used to for nake the problem more real- bat1, stic. Clir On Friday of the second noo McGinnis-Leopard wi Rites 3 pj sage " Vi I * '" . 'xt? wer thor dL Miss Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McGinnis announce the marriage of their daughter, Jessie Mae, to Lemuel Leopard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elaert Leopard, of Bonds Cross Roads at 3:00 o'clock P.M. July J at the home of her parents at I 17 Milling Avenue. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Lester Braswell of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Bonds Cross Roads. She was given in marriage by her father. Miss Roberta McGinnis, sister of th?. ride, was Maid T af Honor and Bobby Anthony, Dor brother-in-law of the bride, was ter best man. Eub AUGUST, 1961 ONS VRDSMEN V " ' j ,t, " ^ ^ - * South Carolina's Battery B prior to noon chow. These it of the Clinton unit. ?i m I m ' ? m ft ift r, briefs fellow Clinton-Lydia alph Blackwell, Sgt. Copper nt prior to Full Field Inspechere last week. k of training, troops were 1 and equipment readied return to Clinton. The lery arrived back at the lton Armory in the aftern of August 20th. ie bride was dressed in white i pink accessories. She carried ink and white carnation cor> on a Bible. Those attending e: Mr. and Mrs. Bobby An?y and children of Laurens; and Mrs. Henry Dunaway of I.~ 1 1 KT r? - O 1 ? ivwtn, r*. nev. ana i*irs. ;er Braswell of Whitmire: i Barbara Anthony of Ripley, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Leopand family of Bonds Cross ds; and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. xinnis and daughter Roberta, a few close friends, hey are making their home in t Columbia, South Carolina. % he above happy young miss is othy Louise Eubanks, daughof Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy >anks.