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J’he OInion ChrQiricle, Clinton, S. C., Thurs'^.a>%~!i(Iay 24, 19^4
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HOMECOMING OF THE FLAG OF
MARTIN GUARDS
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Given By Mrs. John Warren Finney on Memorial Day
4*SHOWeR of GOLD” gallery Fok THE FOURTIIGH EACH WEEK f
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Today we ha ve ""turned tne clock down to, our posterity ever to be cher-
back to the days of six:y-one and, i^bed for the sake of those who bore
the^ugh those stirring days are long
since passed and gone, there is one
relic come down to us that we pri^e
with deep reverence for the “sake of ^ fold-
it so valiantly into,the jaws of death.
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Toa^ ' !
Dear Flag,
The stitches you wear in each graceful
»hair
Auld Lang Syne’—the flag of Martin ^^e the marks of a love .T^hat
Guards. . . never grow old. '
In 1861, Major Addison Martin, of blood stains vmu bear on vour
Martin’s Depot, now Goldvilie, equip
ped and uniformed, at hi's own eJ>
pense, a company of 92 men of Lau-'
rens county, known as “Martin
Guards.” I
He^ ailso had made for them a beau
tiful hand-painted flag. This was de
signed and presented by tlxe women
of l^urens county. ~~
The flag was carried until 186*2.
bosom so bright
Are the heart throbs of men who de
fended their right. ' •
So we welcome you home to the place]
of your birth, ,
We smile while we weep for there’s
joy without mirth, j
Thieie’s a song in our hearts forever'
tor you ' . 1
-While a sob’s in each throat for the
when a reginumt was formcil and the , , ,
company’s flaj^^'as left in the State brave bo>s you knew.
House in Richmond, Va. They’re gone, djut you’re again herei
After the surrender, efforts were To rest as your glory grows brighter
made to secure the flag but no clue
could be found. After 60 years of wan
dering the flag came home.
A short time ago the flag was sent
by a Georgian to Miss Poppenheim of
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Here
.MARY
Charleston. Seeing on the flag the
words," “Presented by the Ladies of
Laurens” she sent the flag to Mrs.
Bennett of Laurens. Mrs. Bennett,
knowing that my grandfather was a
survivor of this company, asked him
if he would know the flag used by the
HALSELL ROBERTS B.ABV (.RACE VOl’NL
First Second |
each year. j ^ splendid little candidate Here is one of the most delightfuL
And we know you are glad to be home ^hat was an early nominee in our little beauties it will ever be your
again |“Shower of Gold” comjH-tition. This is good fortune to gare-upnn. This, dear ^hine smile, is none other than Mary is the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs, Ar-
To rest with those of your own faith- Master Halsell Roberts, son of Mr. readers, is Babv Grace Youmr d’auc-h- Howard of this city. Her loveli-
and Mr.s. W. H. Rol>erts , ‘
Thirnttie 1
K.ATE CARR
Third
adyj possessing the sun
KATHLEEN HOWARD '
Fourth
i - Here is another delightful little
candidate, Kathleen How’ard. Kathleen
Joanna Mill News
is Baby Grace Y'oung, daugh- p p Povr .r r,.! i.r ii u'-fu v,
and Mrs. W. H. Raberts of Clinton ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Yonnst, bea.ii pers^Lity she U sure rl'!Ii’. »nd her
R. F. D. No. .3. Little Halsell is a fire of this c:ty. Thi.s entrancing little lady ate and win a [ilace of prominence, I liature combine to
jsturdly fellow’, possessing more than ^ lo.gion of admirers in Clinton, Thi.s little camVidate, being one of the make her a most attractive child and
and you may he .sure they are not go- latei; nominees in our “Shower
of one who is sure to capture the fancy
his share of good looks and a smiling • . l' . ..it.r.'i ... v.u. ohwvyci h one wno is sure co cai
d.spositmn. He l.s a httie hoy much fort if it is within their po.vcr to brinic ;'.very minute count. Another we^rof ° “
..v.v..va ,, ...* Goldvilie, May 2.5.—Mr. and Mrs. Z. loved by everyone with whom he about victory, ar 1 we expect a vigor-'special attention on .Mary Kate’.s cam- given splendid sup-
Martin ”Gua*rd.s."HrvinraIs^ur^^ her T.'Manly of Ninety-Six, and Mrs. A. comes in contact. Some very impress- ous campa gn to be comiucted for pai^cn and watch her get up tn the ^y her host of friends and if
that he would know it in the dark. Sistrunk and children of Green- ive campaigning has-been done in his Baby Grace. Up to da‘e she has made
into his possession fell his long long "■^<>‘1’ Mr. behalf and if results obtained up to .splendid progress in the
race and
, c „ ♦u 4. , f ,1 . - J. na\e e\erv reaso
friend. It was kept by the members of ^ ‘'^^nly. the present stage of the race are du- there is eveiy indication that her cam- .some~«)Jendid work
hirTamily until rec^ehlLy w-^enTt was'
piesented to the local U, D. C. chap- is yi.siting his parents, Mr, and Mrs. contest, this little hoy is (juite .grow keener each week for every can
ter for preservation. We shall pass it L E. Stroud. . l-^re to be anioung oui prize winners, didate. Should any one lag it would
' ^ Mr. and Mrs. W.'K. Wait.s and fam- of the greatest rntan defeat at the end. We pi-ophesy
iily spent Sunday in Calhoun Falls.
race for the grand prize of $r)0().0(). extra effort is put into her campaign
We have every reason to believe that iluring this next period, she is going!
to beat. No. sacrifjc^jyottldL
mn wiir Tlohe in her behalf during this contest, be too great to. make wTiere lier Tate
Very Much Improyed
After Taking Cardui
"1 have suffered a great deal
from cramping,” writes Mra W. A.
Sewell, Sr., of Waco, Texaa ”1
would chill apd have to go to bad
for about three daya at a time. 1
would have a dull, tired, aleepy
feeling. A friend told me to try
Cardui, thinking It would help me
—and It did. I am \ery much Im-
proved and do not ape^ the tline
In bed. I certainly can recommend
Cardui to other aufferera”
Tbousands of voBMa
taomtoO Uwa. U it toe
TOO. cooBUlt e pbril«U&
.rtfort and we believe it will be forth- much success foi' this delightful little
coming. Miss,
j Mrs. E. C. Abrams was called to
Calhoun Falls Sunday on account of
the death of her father.
Mary Kate also has a competitor in is concerned, so we feel sure her
her community who will hot be de- friends will not allow her to be de
feated without a struggle. Some very feateil. How'ever, Kathleen has a
impressive campaigning is being ,done 'strong competitor, in her community
^T i.-., .-. 1 .1.^1^ . Uv'ho will k-eep her busy until the end.
in Mary, Kate’s behalf.
YOU....
perhaps realize that dry*
cleaning you r clothes
keeps them looking
spruced** and summery
and always presentable.
BUT....
did you know that to get
the best results in Ap-
, pearance, the greatest
protection in fabric wear
and the finest service and
> reasonable prices, the
place to send them is to
ROYAL CLEANERS?
Just give us one trial—
lhat*s all we need.
Royal
CLEANERS
Dan Hollia, Manager-Opvrator
Phone 77 ^—
Mrs. M. K. Medlock and little .son
are .spending the week in Sumter.
M rs. Mamie White and Leon Craig
made a trip to Bowling Green and
Tampa, Fla. 4aat week. Mrs. T. B.
Sherrill and little son, Tommy, of
[Tampa, accompanied them home and
will spend several weeks, with Mr.s.
! White and Mrs. Beulah Addison at
I Joanna Ijin.
Mr. and Mrs.^R. G. Carr and chil
dren spent Sunday with Mrs. W. C.
Moore in Gaffney. Master Buddy .Carr
Ls spending the week with his grand- j
mother in Gaffney.
Mr. and Mrs, Waiter Wright and
little .sons of Spartanburg, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Marian Hamm.
M rs. W. A. Moorhead visited her
daughter. Miss Margaret Moorhead,
at Coker college, in Hartsville on Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. McDowell of
Laurens, were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Feltman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Meeks and chil
dren spent Sunday with relatives in
Honea Path.
Earl Girk, who has been in the army
.service for the past three years, re
turned to his home here^ F'riday.
Y’ate.s Frady of Spartanburg, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Fra<ly. ^
Mr. and Mrs. James I^ovelace and
children .spent the week-end in Green
wood.
W. D. Bozard and son of Silver
.street, vi.sited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bo
zard Sunday. t
Crop Of Winter
Wheat Trimmed
13(),52tb0()d bushels below the ,er^4mate
of .April I, This pro-bable c.op to be
harvested during the next few months,
comparer! wtih last ytar’s abnormally
low crop of ool.' JO.OOX bushels. i
While the estimates did not take
into account damages done in the past-
10 days of extreme drought an<l high
temperature.s the hoard’s figures
Washnigton, May 21. — This year’s that Texas, Oklahmna and
winter wheat crop, drastically trim- three of the princ pal winter
med by drought, was .set at 46iT;2TI,- ''^^reatJrtates,ira\l shown a partial re-
000 bushels by the crop reporting
About 200,000 Bushels Below
Average, Government Esti
mates. Hurt By Drought.
board of the department of agricu 1 -
EXCURSION
TO ATLANTA
$2.50 From Clinton
forecast called for a crop al
most 200,000,000 bushels below the 10-
year average production of 631,061,-
000 bushels.
The board said that the drought af- - j • m-
fecting all crops in wide areas of the for....the round-trip. Tic'kets on
country’ hatl cau.sed crop prospects to. sale all trains May 25, 2H and
“seem less promising than at this ear- morning trains 27, limited Mon-
ly date in any recent year.” The fore- day, 28th.
oast did not take into account dam- /, i, fT<* i ^ .
age that-has been done by the drought Consult Ticket Agent
since May L
The w'inter W’heat croi) foreca.st was
LINEN AND WASH SUITS
THEY WILL LOOK FRESH AND CRISP WHEN WE
CLEAN THEM.
One-Day Service"^
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HATS
Cleaned and Reblocked. Let us make your last season’s
hat new again.
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UCHANAN’S
CLEANERS AND LACNDRY
“THE OLD RELIABLE"
Phone 28
SEABOARD Subscribe to The Chronicle — $1.50 a Year
33 GASOLINESTAKE “HiaTESTS
VI
l*EAY PLEADS GUILTY
GULF WINS 7 OUT OF 12 TIMES!
W. D. Peay of this city, pleail guilty I
Tue.sday in the United States district
court in session in .YnJerson to a po.^t-
al violation involving embezzlement
and wa.s'sentenced by the court to a
teim of 1.') month.s In the .Atlanta fed
eral pri.son. Mr. Peay was transferre<l
to-<'Hnton three years ago from Ches
ter, and until recently was as.sistant
•postmaster at the local office.
CASE 77
Modern Farm
Machines
FOR SALE Wy
CUNTON MILUNG'^O.
PHONE SOO
IS there a difference in
gasolines? READ THIS
Tests C7; fimoui American htlh—from
Ma.wa^husetts to South Carolina—prove
that the power of gaiolifles selling at the
same priu vary widely!
In each of thei.e.tests, gosoimea..
bought ffotn laml servxccstarianaj^om-
peted to see which could propel a car
ai:d heavy load up hill farthest before
tlic motor stalled. Results?.. .
GULF WON MORE HILL TESTS
THAN 32 OTHER GASOLINES
COMBINED! Study the chart be
low! Then go to any Gulf station
and test That Good Gulf Gasoline
Tor yourself!
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LOOKOUT MT., TENN., wh«« a
borrowad Chcvrolac, nmning in lugli gear
;:nd hauling 3200 Ibt of goats, uated li
brands of gaiolmca. GULF WON I
NOW IS THE TIME
... TO SCREEN YOUR PORCH AND REPAIR YOUR
SCREEN WINDOWS AND DOORS.
DRIV€ IN AND TRY
A tankfulI
Let us give you an estimate on re-robfing your home
—either in red cedar shingles or fire-proof composition
shingles.
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i;umber and Building Material of AN Kinds. J
Phone 15-J
CLINTON BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.
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