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V- \ \ \ ' - I .h. ,^■■,4^:' Li' / ■< I' 1 > /. The Clintort Chronicle, Ginton, S. Thursday, February 1, 1984 I J i :• ►; \ r I f I r I ^ The Woman’s Page ^ SOCIETY EVERTS. CLUB AND CHURCH NEWS OF INTEREST Murder Trial I Telephone 258 the experimental period. From that small insiffnificaht and discourafring 1 Aaf* Nicrhl’^ clubs with a small * ^>*0***'1 handful of memherg, it has grown into !the largest service club organization that by April of this year 20,300 Churches Sponsor ‘‘Who Killed in America—to a place of leadership ^''chools will have been doss'd, with an Earl Wrillir In An ImpressJ*“;?^'■^v^ ber, 1932, only 40 achoola in the nation I cent of teachers receiving le*.s than were cloaed; in April, 1933, 6^25 the minimum of unskilled NRA labor; schools were closed; it is estimated on reports 'from county supe"inten<lcnt.s ive Temperance Play. W ; zation, with 186^ clubs .scattered throughout the United States and Canada with a membership exceeding SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION FOR'EASTERN STAR The school of in.'^truction for the orated the library where a tempting | dinner w’as .served. pupils; and that during thia year one teacher in every four will receive a ^ary lower than that i>ermitted under’ tV Blue Eagle code. The Soi^hcm states are especially affected. , The northeast spctioi|, representing 'A group of twenty-four citizens, | lOO.OOO representing the churches of the city, j The Clinton Kiwanis club was or- presented the widely-heralded murder! ganized on^ May 11. 1923, w’lth thirty entitled, “Who Killed Earl! charter rn^bers. Its presidents in the ^11 the New England stites, spent la.st Hand-drawn pTace cards, especially !of off ice have | y^.^r $94.70 penr 'student; while the Sixth distriit, Order of the Eastem' appropriate for each gu?st, added in-inisrht before a large audience. A mo<iel, Edward Ung, average dor West Virginia. Virginia, Star, will be held at the Masonic tern-'terest and created favorable comment. I court room was .set up for the pre-i^,;^ i' ^orth Carolina and South Candina,^ in Oklahoma, half of the schools are either closed—er with a greatly re duces! term, and SO per cent of the teachers receive less than the mini mum NRA wage; and in* West Vir ginia 3,2.‘i>0 schools operating on less than a six months term, and' 6,005 teachers receiving les.s than the mini mum wage for-unskilled NRA labor. It is estimated that to add the total pie Monday evening, Feb. 5. All mem bers.of the order are invited. Colorful hat.s were the attractive fa vors. EASTERN STARS TO MEET FRIDAY The guests w’eie: Mr. and Mrs.'B. H. B<iyd, Dr. and Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris, J. H. sentation. * i Dillard, C. J. Killen. D. Coi>eland, Alabama, Mississippi, Ten- THe trial w’as designed to bring out Blakely, Rev. C. B. Betts, Dr. | ne.s.see and Kentucky wa.s $-10.56. On L. Plaxico and John a les.son on temperance as it pro- • ^ gres.sed, wdth the prosecution of Bob “• ciunter. Sims, playing the part of the defend-1 objectives for the comng year the first of last month 145 schools w'ere reported closed in Alarbama with 80 per cent of the teachers getting and'Mrs. W. R. An- ^ut, who was alleged to have killed j ^P International Kiwanis les^g than the^ minimum wage for un- !«•« .A. • m A M ** I II fill 1 « « Wm M *11 I •« WV A • A The James B. Parrott chapter, ^^ssley'‘'Azile i best friend during a drunken spree; ‘ts nearly 2,000 clubs are seven, | skilled labor umler the NRA; in Ar- ’ _ _ * i 1! ; five r\f n o-enprni atw) twn nf n snAriAl .inn oc der of the Eastern Star, will hold its Regular monthly meeting Friday eve ning at 7:30. All members are urged to be present. U. D. C. CHAPTER MEETS FRIDAY The Stephen 1). Lee chapter, U. D. C., will meet at 3:30 on Friday after noon at the home of Mrs. John T. Lit tle. A-'=sisting hoste<vses w’ill be Mrs. Ralph Copeland, Mrs. A. M. Copeland Livingston Gladys Stilw’ell Olive I » sixth of a pint of liquor. Dr. ® general ami tw'o of a special j karjsas, 400 schools closed with 85 per Tuck, Lily’ Wertz, Ansie Kirven, and|J»lin MeSween was the judge, whose speaker ' ' 4_ ... A 1. -A 1 . f OC TAllAtlfC* of children ordinarily out of school in mirmal years, there will be the staggering total of 2,200,000 children of. .school age out of .school. . “The crisis is bound to be followetl by educational reconstruction,” Dr. Long observed “ Recon.struction that mu.st be one of purpose a-s well as of trmspiFrTlji^ Fh this task, you and I mUKt'wbp<*rate' for we are both in the education busim»ss, concerned wdth the .same ultimate end—the p-tiduction of character.” Messrs. A. L. Duckett, H. A. McQueen, and H. H. Taylor. ENTERTAIN FRIENDS AT DINNER , . Mr. and Mrs. Gedrge Addy enter tained on Sunday with a lovely thi*ee- course dinner. The guests included: Mrs. Estelle and .Mi.ss Lily Yarborough. Mrs. John j - T. Little will lead the program. r";*' ‘V''- >"■* little daughter Peggy. court was conducted in a dignified!®^ follows: I manner. The part of Jack aStiles (the i Service to under-privileged children, bootlegger) was taken by Dr. L. R. I Intelligent, a^rgi-essive and service- Lynn, who threw himself on the mer- ^ citizenship. ’I!!1 i :mm> K ■>.■! ■!:!« BibBi m cy,of the court. Rev. C. B. Betts was friendly undei-standing among all thejeheriff, with Rev. S. P. Bowles asurban. NEW ENDEAVOR SOCIETY OR(iANIZED Sunday evening at the First Pres byterian church a new Senior Chris tian Endeavor society was organized. The following were chosen as offi cers: President, Edward Ferguson; vice-president, Lykes Henderson; sec- retary-trea.surer: Robert McLees. SKATING PARTY ENJOYED The Senior Christian Endeavor of the Thornwell Memorial church enter tained with a skating party on Sat urday evening. After skating was enjoyed, various METHODIST BIBI,E CLASS HOJ,DS MEETINCt The Susanna M'esley Bible class of Broad Stix'ct Methodist church met on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G, R. Davison, with Mrs. (leorge Hol land, Mis. j, C, McMiTlan, Mrs. Jodie McMillan and Mi*s. P. M. Pitts as assistant hostesses. With Mrs, George Holland as lead er, an interesting jirogram was given. Mi.sses Ruby Woodruff, Frances Simj)- son, and Evelyn Henry, ami Jack Hol land took part. j At the conclusion of the program i refreshments were served. other games were played. ' , , lAter in th^ evening refi*eshmenGs A(TAEAN (LIB his alert deputy. W. R. Anderson as sumed the res{)onsibility of the court I'eporter. Mrs. John W. Finney took the interesting part of the star wit ness; Rev. Edward Long was the shrewd corom^r; Mrs. George Davis took the part of the pathetic figure of the defendant’.s mother; while Mrs. R. L. Plaxico took the part of the widow of the deceased and was in court with her^children who w'ere made orphans because of the tragtnly. H. H. Johnson defendeil Bob Sims, and Rev. H. 0. Chambers was the prosecuting attorney. Members of the ju’y summoneil in the case were: Gt'orge W. Holman, J. H. Witherspoon, E. 1). C^raig, I. C. Boland, M'. W. Harris, Dr. A. E. Spen cer, V. Parks Adair. M’. H, Eargle, A. L. Duckett, Dr. J. W. Davis and Dr. T. L. W. Bailey. were served. MRS. BAILEY IS HOSTESS W'e7Ine’s<Say aftefnboir Mrs. 8ilas Bailey ent(‘rtaine<l a few friends an enjoyable two-table bridge party. Lovely potted plants decorated the living room where the games were played. Late in the afternoon the hostess sei ved tempting refreshments. ENTERTAINFJ) Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Sr,, entertained the members of the Actrfenn club and several invited guests on Wednesday afternoon. Artiftic arrangements of flowering quince' decorated the living room, where thiee tables weie placed for riKik. At the conclusion of the games, a delicious two-course luncheon was served. Those who enjoyed the occasion Last Rites Held For B. H. Peace Vocational guidance. Boys and girls work. j Maintenance of adequate education al facilities, esix'cially tho.se making for character deveJopment. Bi\sines.s-like methmls in adminis trative government, with special at tention to local government. In conclusion, the speaker pointed blit three ways in which the club can effectively carry bn its work for the coming year. It was announced that next week’s meeting will be in charge of R. I^i Plaxico, F. M, Boland and C. 0. (Jile.s j of the receptTon, house and attendance committee. ' We Invite CLINTON HOUSEWIVES To Buy Your Groceries From Us In FEBRUARY SPECIALS THIS WEEK Lauds Teachers |" For Their Work ■ Hundreds of Friends Ghiher In Tribute To Greenville Publish- CT WIto Died- Last Week. Greenville. Jan. 27. — Funeral .ser vices for B.' H. Pivace, publisher of The Greenville New's jand The Greenville Piedmont, were held here toilay. Bur ial was in Spring^^'oo<^ cemetery. Hun<lre<ls of friends of the late pub- STIIDY CLUB ENTERTAINED The Wednesday Study club met last Wednesilay afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. E, Sadler. The program was on “I'rance,”*and Mrs. R. S. Owens gave sketches of famous F’rench wo men. A brief discussion of F’rench ar chitecture was also given. At the con- dusiOjH of the program" sandwiches and tea Wei^ sgryed. Mis.s Margaret Hell of Staunton, Va., was a visitor. were: Mrs. E. J. Adair, Miss Clara lister gathered at the First Baptist Duckett, M'r«. J. L. Wright, Mrs. Julia Griffin, Mrs. Bothwell Graham, Mrs. W. B. Owens, Mrs. Maggie Hays, Mrs. church and followed hi.s bier to the cemetery. Mr. Peace die<l in Wi‘st Palm Beach, One In Every Four Gets I.ess Than Minimum NRA Scale, Shown By Statistics. i ■ i J. H, WithersiKKin, Mia. B. H. Boyd, 11*'!®-, last Wednesday after an oper- Mrs. M. J. McFadden, .Mrs. A. E. Sjiencer, Mrs. J. W. (ojieland, and Mrs. J. B. Townsend of Andeiaon. BRIIXiE PARTIES BY MRS. JACOBS 1 Thur.sday afternoon .Mrs. W, P. Ja- , mL n kt ' . . . * .u V. , r, liecame owner of The Greenville New.s tcobs was hostess to the members oii. . " _ . . . . . f.,t ation for” intestinal obstruction. He was boi'n in the upper section of Grt*enville county and spent most of his mature years in Sjiartanburg and Greenville. He wa.s engaged in the commercial printing business in Greenville for some years before he Gi*eenw<H)<i, Jan. 21L—T4faehei's’ sal- Ij aries in relation to wages paid by the ^ NR'A were emphasized in' an address j I here ’'yesterdav before the Greenwoo<l y Teachers’ association by Dr, Roswell I j C. Long, pastor of the First Presby terian church, in his discussion of Character Education.” Dr. Ix>ng quoted the United States commissioner of education in a state ment that the closing of schools con stituted the “greatest crisis in Ameri can education” and in this connection paid high tribute to “that army of! herm*a and heroines - the teachers who have stuck to their tasks for the sheer love of the task, without compensa-. tion or with little compensation in j terms of financial pay.” He then (juoted the following sta-j tistics, tvgarded as peculiarly timely, i from the leiKU't of the United States commission of education: in Novem- i i i l»ORK & BEANS, No. 2'/2 can 10' STEW BEEF, 3 lbs. 25' LIMA BEANS, No. 2 can .. A 10' BEEF ROAST, Lb. 15: Castleberry’s HASH, Large can . .. 25‘ PORK ROAST, Lb^ 15' LYE HOMINY. I..arge can 10' PORK HAM, Lb. 2(1 Norwegian Sardines, ('an lO" BOILPM) HAM. Lb. V 35' JELLO, 2 pkgs. for .... 15' INIRK Rias, Lb. 15' Sweet PICKLP:S, (luart .. 25' BEEF LIVP:R, Lb. 20' -DILL PK.'KLBgl RfirnGMA. 1 f-r (luart 20 Lb. —ttt WEINER ROAST AT COUNTRY ( LUB A w'einer roast was given at Ixikeside Country club Saturday eve ning by Frank Martin of Ixiurens in honor of Miss Lunette ^ Betenbaugh who was a week-eml guest of Miss Ruth Todd. The guests includtHl Mr. and Mis. Hubert Todd, Misses Lu nette* Betenbaugh, Ruth Todd and .Mary Todd, Hugh Fxirgle, Frank .Mar tin and Paul Todd. her bridge club ami a number of addi tional guests. Long sprays of gohlen bell ami the flowering <iiiince artistically decorated the card rooms. After a series of progre.ssions, the hostess served a delightful salad course with cookies. in 1919. fsuhsequently, he aciiuired The Gr<*enville Piedmont and had since published the two papers. Kiwanis Club Has Birthday Everything In FLOWERS Clinton Flower Shop Member, K. T. D. Phone 33 TEA (JIVEN BY MR.S. SADLER Ml'S. R. E. Sadler entertained a few friends informally at a delightful tea on Friday afternoon. Her spacious living room was lovely with green bowls of golden daffoilils and spii-ea. During the aftemoon the hostess, assisted by Mrs. R. S. Owens, Mis.s Nancy Owens and Mrs. Gary Dillard, served dainty sandwiches, tea and cakes. Again on Friday morning Mrs. Ja cobs delightfully entertained a group of friends at bridge. Golden bell and^ pyru.s japonica formed a lovely setting for the tables. During the morning the hostess served a delicious salad courst with cookies. Anniversary Program Given In Honor of Founding of Inter national Organization In 191^. Home Club News LOVELY DINNER PARTY GIVEN Mr, and Mrs. H. M. Dunwody en tertained a group of friends at .a-love ly dinner on Friday evening. A profusion of early spring flow ers, golden bell, daffmlils tfnd pussy willow effectively decorated the living room and dining room. A delicious Mis.s Minnie M. Floyd, extension nu tritionist of Winthrop college, met the local leaders of the older organized M'o'men’s Home Demonstration clubs of the counti-y at the court house on Saturday, January 20, and presented to them the “Agricultural Outlook” and “Plans for Adjusting Farm Home Uyjng.Jl3JLJM4 ” .She gave a mjni- mdm fbbd''aml feed budget and plant ing plan for South Carolina’s average farm family of five, and showed how this food and feed budget may be grown on the government rented acres under the 1934 cotton contixil plan. Club leaders are to carry this infor dinner was served. The guests of the evening were: Dr.'n^ation back into their communities and Mra. Jack H. Young, Mr. and Mrs.!ami assist the home agent in present- .S. G. Dillard, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Pin- Mon and Mr. and Mi*s, A. B. Galloway. DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS (ilVES LUNCHEON The advanced domestic scienee cla.ss: aJj<i Lanford clubs. The hot school ing it in the clubs. Reports of the proj^t work being done in the various clubs were splen did. Outstanding repoi’ts were made by Young.s, Trinity-Ridge, Mountville of the Clinton high school, under thy direction of Miss Nella Long, entei lunch is being served to 138 children in seven schoolrooms. The club mem- A meeting commemorating the nine teenth anniver^ry of Kiwanis Jnter- national was held by the Clinton Ki wanis club at the Hotel (’linton last Thursday evening with a large at tendance ami an interesting program. , The meeting was in charge of the program committee, headed by R. E. Ferguson, with the new president, John Holland Hunter, presiding, and Miss F’llen Copeland as piano accom panist. The speaker for the occasion invit ed the members to look back over a span of 19 years to the city of iJetroH, .Michigan, where a small group of men organized the first Kiwanis club on J.anuary 21, 1915^ with Joseph Prance as the first member of this first-Ki wanis club. The child Kiwanis boim in 1915, was dedicated to the rendering of civic and .social service to the respective com munities in which the club members are, located. The name Kiwanis is a cointsj* Indian word or words, meaning to make one’s self known, to express one’s self. The slogan first adopted We Trade,”'which impli^ that PHILCO Radios & Tubes Smith’s Pharmacy Special for the Kiddies MORTON’S SALT Zbox^for 17c and a GOOSE BALLOON FREE! This Week’s Prizes Will Be: First Prize—8 lb. Ham. Second l^rize—8 lb. carton I^ird. Third Prize—t lbs. lieef Roast. Fourth Prize—3 lbs. Pork Roast. FiHh l^rize—3 pkRs. Morton’s Salt. TIME OF DRAWING GHANGEI) TO 7 O’C LOCK Baldwin's Grocery Good Things To Eat” I*hones 99 and 100 was tair^ the trustees, their wives and | furnish and prepare the food the high school teachers at a delight-1 assistance and cooperation ful dinner on Thursday. of the teachers. At Youngs a free Red cydonia japonica and aspaia- gu.s fern, arranged in low bowls, dec- “For the Bride” Silverware is always charming and attractive. Handsome open stock pat tern. Choice of many pieces. JEWELER QUALITY SILVERPLAT Jeweler Quality Silverplate — Six pieces for $1.00. A B««l} deposit will set any number •f pieces aside. FRONTIS \ Jewelry Sbnre clinic was held, and all children were examined by physicians. Follow-up work is being done and corrections made. Steam pressure canners are be- ing bought, aiid njeat is being canned in the county by club women and by Mrs., Annie H. fhinlap, ^^rgency worker. For the past we^k Mi^.-*^ulir lap gave an all-day meat canning demonstration at Waterloo at the home of Mr^. Rex Lanford. She also met with the women of the Hurricane Home Demonstration club and gave demonstration in canning mest. Following the meeting on Saturday, lunch was served by Mrs. Dunlap and !Miss Coleman, assisted by Mrs. Mc- the organization in a sense was born in selfishness. It was soon thereafter changed to “We Build.” This motto is a real expression of the spjrit of Ki wanis. The growth of Kiwanis for the first few years was small, the sjieaker showed. The organization had not then learned to walk or talk, nor had it learned the way it wanted to go. Then a few years after its birth its perma nent ideals and inspirations were defi nitely accepted after pa.ssing through Cuen Thomason and Miss Sarah Dun lap. Club Meetings The following clubs will be rpet by the home agent during this lyeek:’ Mountville 4-H club, Thursday, Feb- i-uary 1, at 2 p. m. Mountville Woman’s chib, ’niursday, February 1, at 3 p, m. Eden Woman’s club, Friday, Feb ruary 2, at 2:30 p. m. Spring s Newest Coats Suits -- Swaggers > Dr esses Bio uses Skirts J MANY HAVE TAKEN ADVAK'rAlJK OF OUR PEARLY SHOVVIN(i OF SPRIN(7 APPAREL. 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