Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JANUARY, 1970 THE VERY EES'] f .;&? | V1' "J - . H t i .yC.gfc: .. v> ra.tr ii# f % *\> . . *vy. vA-lm* ' V *7 . V\ , SMg m 1 1 / v i? \ v. f -<r? 1 - f 1 n h I ' Y jJ > ?"*"*v ~ ' >-3' l ,?. L Every day of the year, by the hundreds and thousands, people from all walks of life come to honor his memory. Young and old, rich and poor, gaze in silence at his larger-thanlife statue in the beautiful memorial erected to pay him tribute. They read the magnificent words spoken by him at Gettysburg and at his second inaugural as president of the United . , \*V\ r > ? 7* > JU. ' ;. ' % . '/* f 1 . -.1 l'v v \ ' / t \ A v/JfT N/ \ - / . f t ** '% ?' ^ ? > A-V^v ?? -. >y -^"jLl t'^ Voics Miss Brenda Joyce Die Gaines were married Decet Church. Mrs. Gaines is tin Clarence Diekerson of Lain of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lamb < is employed at Lydia. r I CAN - ' i ' " J : 1 < .'. t rV. .\flfe . ? '' ; --i * . , ' >;i rf . ' 1 * 1 , > ! -L -' > V'' # L ' . J ?, * -j r 1 'V . < I ,( llHBr -.! -J rh . t'|. : j J'. I ' V : ? " / I 1 Sc - . kV . N ' is . ^. I ! J \ ?? v ii >. r #&>&. 4' I States. Yet he was one of the meekos* of men. Born in a log cabin in Kentucky, he studied by candle-light and was largely self-educated Af'er .he was electee! president of his country, he was scorr.cd anc! vilified by a great many people who should have been his friends. He was finally killed by an assassin's bullet. " - . / <. "C - , \ > >v ' i : \ \' t \: \ . / r V- y \ r 7 r> / kcrson and Jerry Richard nber 1'1 at Bellview Baptist daughter of Mr. and Mrs, ens and the granddaughter >f Rt. 1?, Laurens. Mrs. Lamh CLOTHMAKER /sfevt *)n Seswice i r > ' *1} I '.' i, * 'I I 'w ' ! ? vJXV V' ' 'sH ' \ -xu T/Sgt. Eugene Turner is on duly at Phang Rang AB Vietnam. He is a transportation specialist. Sgt. Turner is the son-in-law of Elmer Seay, *2 spinning. > Sgt. Turner's family re- 1 side in Laurens, S. C. 1 < He was mourned greatly by the people, and the ( words he spoke have be- , come a part of the Ameri- \ can heritage. For Abraham , Lincoln never lost the com- , mon touch. Ilis homely woids of wisdom are still , . ciuoted all over the world. [ One of the most famous of , his sayings goes like this, ^ "I di> tlie very best I know ; how?tlie very best I can; and I mean to keen doine * 1 o \ , so." ( Perhaps this attitude was 1 part of the secret of his i greatness. If so, those of us who have ambition and who j want to do well might well \ remember these lines < spoken by Lincoln. They t are so simple, so common- ; place, that we may wonder ( how they could be inspir- ; inc. lb.. they worked. In spite of criticism, mistakes, ( ancl discouragement, Lincohi continued to do the I - 1. - i 1 - i ijcs'. iic tnew now, me very best he could. His formula for success we might well adopt as our own. + * vII Pays "So you're the young man with his feet on the ground, eh?" said the prospective \ father-in-law. "What do you do for a living?" "I take orders from a man with both feet on the desk." + + + Wail! The hotel elevator filled rapidly with people on the top floor. The doors closed, and as the elevator started to descend, an elderly ma- , tron snapped indignantly at the operator: "We're going down without my husband!" "Take it easy, lady," i drawled the operator. "This ain't the Titanic!" ' "ff ' ' " " '' r-< ? ? m: . . " V Hj ?*** Win, ^t\I ' * SSGT Joseph O. Chalk ,vus decorated recently with he Air Force Commendaion Medal for meritorious service at Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. Sergeant Chalk was decorated for his outstanding orofessionalism, skill and lis duties as a security ooliceman with the 3rd Security Police Squadron. He was presented the medal during ceremonies at fan Son Nhut Air Base where he now serves with the 377th Security Police Squadron, a unit of the Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters for Air Force Operations in Southeast Asia, the Far East and Pacific f\rea. Sergeant Chalk has served n Vietnam on six different :ours, a total of 3l/? years service; served at 9 different bases; and has received l total of 13 medals and lecorations for meritorious service. Sergeant Chalk is the son )f Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Al <0* 'Cj[ im /4QpPW %. $?>%. ' v' ' TLi. is-.-j'/-. Es : csMCD . ; v . .. -V.-> 3 * A >*^5$ \ ? ? ttj? v\ Chalk of Joanna and a brother to Kenneth Chalk, Bailey Spinning. Kenneth also served 8 years with the Air Force serving in the Administrative Field and with the Air Police. He was stationed at Shaw AFB, S. C. with the 9th Air Force Inspector General's Team prior to his discharge. He also served in Greenland, Korea, Japan, French Morocco, and Bermuda. A younger brother, Bruce, formerly with Bailey Weaving is now in the Air Force stationed at Shaw AFB. S. C. as a Supply Specialist. A brother-in-law, SMSGT Gene A. Haupfear has served a total of 19 years with the Air Force and Navy and is now stationed with the Air Force in Hawaii. He will retire in 1971. Another brother-in-law, Lou McMurry, served in the National Guard for 8 years and is now supervisor of the Cloth Printers at Calvine Mills in Swainsboro, Georgia. I