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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C
WIST CLINTON SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
S. JOE CAMPBELL, Correspondent
Thursday, September 3,1942
Corp. A. C. Evans of Fort Jackson, Mae Chilton of Schoolfield Va., have
the Sunday guest of Miss Mil- returned home after a two week’s
Arnold. ! visit with Mr. and Mrs. West Greg-
Mrs. Walter Golden and Mrs. Clara ory - ,
Blankenship of Greenwood, visited i Mrs. Edna Vincent and grand- week.
Mrs. Golden’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. daughter, Evelyn, of Bessemer City,
drady Cox, over the week-end. |N. C., are visiting her son, C. E. Vin-
Miss Evelyn Thomas of Spartan-1 cent, and Mrs. Vincent.
teaching position as a member of the
Hickory Tavern high school faculty
for the coming year.
Harry and Paul Foster, and Joe
Burns were visitors in Wilmington,
N. C., Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. C. N. Sproles are
attending the assembly of the Church
of God in Birmingham, Ala., this
Sgt. Turner Transferred
Friends of Sgt. Sylvester Turner,
Friends of Harold Crowe will be son of William H. Turner, formerly
Tmeff Talks
Voting Issue
Famous Pastor Tells
Ridgecrest Audience To
Exercise Rights.
nihilate the last remnant of that
waited Japanese invasion.
The communique text:
“Northwestern sector—Activity was
limited to reconnaissance.
“Northeastern sector—Kokoda. Our
ground forces are closely engaged in
jungle fighting against enemy thrusts
of increasing strength. Allied fighters
in close support made two heavy
strafing attacks on the enemy posi
tions and lines of communications.
“Milne Bay—Scattered jungle fight
ing of a guerrilla type continues.”
Ridgecrest, N. C., Sept. 1. — Dr.
George W. Truett, addressing a
Southern Baptist assembly audience;
(FtUtfeal
nmtmmmammiasmxsam
burg, and Charles Selin of Camp
Croft, spent Saturday with Mr. and interested to know he is employed at Fort Jackson, will be interested
Mrs. Ott Thomas. a t the ship yards in Baltimore, Md.|to know he has improved from a . ... Christians 1
Franklin Dunaway has returned, wjiije Cannon left Mondav for the 1 illness. On being dismissed ’ , ’. . ^ . . i
home after a visit with his uncle, N avy headquarters in Norfolk Va * rom the arm y hospital ; at Fort to b® U 00 ^ citizens and to exercise,
J. J. Longshore, in Newberry. * ' _ ‘ Thompson, Ky., he was transferred to i the rights of citizenship to the utmost
Mrs. L. R. Gellelt of Columbus/ : Fort Cu st«. Mich. i„ dethroning evil and enthroning
Ga., spent the week with her daugh- recent week-end guest oi Mr. ana -
4er-in-law, Mrs. Homer Gellett. Mr A s - ^ Becltha ™’ ... T „
Sgt. Gellett was at home for several A - D - Harmon, Mrs. W. L. Har
days.
Among The Sick
■non, Mrs. Dan Smith of Woodruff,,, Samples is " Patient at the
I visited Mr. and Mrs. Colie Gregory i local hos P“ 81 wher * he underwent
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wolford, for-
ing their home with their daughter,
l and s
Pugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyl Foster of Wil
mington, N. C., spent the week-end
'Minnie"'Reed ■ haTritumed' Mr - a " d Mr*. & CKfeter.'
* Mr and Mrs. E. B. Davis, and fam
ily have moved to Bath.
righteousness.
“The little white paper that you 1
drop in-the ballot box,” said the
an operation the past week. I world-famous clergyman, “is the bat-
Friends of Mrs. S. G. Mayfield will ] tering ram by which we can batter
regret to know she has been ill the down wrong.
past week. I “Every citizen should be the best
Miss Marian Mitchell is a patient ; citizen possible,” he continued. “Each
at the local hospital where she un- has duties and privileges weightly in
Mrs. G. M. Foulkner and children
of Hinesville, Ga., and Mrs. J. W.
Foulkner of McCormick spent the . . . A . ,
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. mtr l7 °/ BuTOlngh.m. Al... are mak
Dunaway - ■ / „
Miss Amanda Milam, student nurse and ! ° n - in - |aw ' Mr and Mrs - Cacil
at the General hospital, Spartan
burg, has returned . after visiting
her mother, Mrs. M. A. Milam.
Mrs.
home after visiting relatives
Whitmire. ,
Mrs. Josie Baker and Mrs. Kath
erine Riser of Whitmire, were guests w _ ^ .
Friday ot Mr. and Mrs. W. H Ad- “ rs T ' ^ D J™. and Mr - Davis . naar
ams Prosperity Thursday.
Mrs. Edwin Ivester visited Mr . I M^tail? N^C C s ^ n t F the er w 0 eek-Tnd' School. Private Wifbanks was in- by God and by right thinking man is
Ivester, who is employed in thef ship i n ' W j VI SP®* 111 "® week end t
K K with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McGinnis.
in
derwent an appendix operation Tues
day.
Pvt. Wilbanks Transferred
the matter of citizenship.” He quoted
an author to the effect, “America is
afflicted with the bad citizenship of
good men,” and abhorred a careless
Pvt.' Martin Wilbanks has been attitude in regard* to voting, taxes
Mrs. Leila Smith and Mrs. Victor transferred from Fort Eustis, Va., an £,! a w enforcement.
Mattox visited Mrs. Smith’s
sister,! wh ® r ® be received training with the
coast artillery, anti-aircraft battery,
to Camp Tyson, Tenn. He is sta
tioned at the Barrage Balloon Det.
The Texas pastor was speaking on
faithlessness and condemning the sin>
of omission as greatly as that of com- J
mission. “The quality most applauded'
yards in Norfolk, Va., recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nix,
Mrs.
Mary Ruth Hyman and children, ai, “ "‘“‘“‘“L c , , .. r- wv,the will- of God. None of us know
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Osborne and chil- Ma y/ ie d of Spartanburg, spent tb® S • _ • y • what God is getting us ready for. Let
dren Mr and Mrs W D nilbert week " end Wlth their P arents * Mr - and i of Fort Bra 8«- N - C - and Union,
Mr an”/M^ SardCmiarn^ dau « h ‘ er -
children visited Mr. and Mrs. ^***
Miss Evelyn Mayfield of Gastonia,
N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. William i
ducted at Fort Jackson in June.
Birth Announcement
faithfulness,” he said.
“There is just one big question in
life and that is to find out and follow
us remind ourselves that the way of
true promotion is faithfulness. Jesus
Eustace near Clinton Sunday.
Mrs. Guy Overstreet and
Doris
Gray
Funeral Home
Clinton, S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
...and...
EMBALMERS
Ambulance Service
Phones 41 and '399-J
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
▼. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgr*.
daughter, Margie, spent Sunday with
Mrs. H. M. Barrett in Woodruff. -
Staff Sgt. Edward Bigbee of New
port News, Va., was at home for the
week-end. Darrell Bigbee, A. S., of
formerly of this city.
Family Reunion
! Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lunsford and Etta Lee of Union. Sgt. Whitmire is:‘ s fa ‘* fu , 1 »■“*» much - and h f w l , “l
is unjust m little is unjust also in ;
much.”
Three, divinely appointed institu- j
„ „ , ... .. . ..tions, Dr. Truett said, are home,,the,
On Sunday the famdy of Mr. and civil gove mment and the church of
the living God.
He repeated the assertion made
j earlier in thfe week of the importance I
Mrs. C. O. Owens held a family re-
; Norfolk, Va., has been home on an|unidn at their home on Milling ave-
; 8-day furlough. i nue. Those present were Mr. and
i .„u r '.hnar.n rS .n^'i eV fh r f 1 “l' ^ 'T'/' “ r -i of‘the home in upbuilding society and,
and children spent the week-end,and Mrs. Arthur Davis and family,; aid « nothint , c an atone for thg.
with Mr. Patterson’s parents, Mr. and; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Simmons, Mr. ♦ fnl , v«nmA
;Mrs. John W. Patterson, in Fort Mill. I and Mrs. David Owens end family,
Mrs. R. T. Trammell, Mrs. Grady Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Creswell and little
Every Christian should cooperate}
Smith, Mrs. Joe Davenport and chil- daughter, Mrs. and Mrs. James Crain,
dren spent Sunday with Mrs
Blakely at Ora Station.
Mrs. A. L. Waters and daughter,
100 per cent with the full program!
of the church. Dr. Truett said, assert- !
J. C.'Rev.andMrs. A M Herdon Mr. and ^ .. I am utterly afraid of anyone;
Mrs. Windsor of this city, Mrs. Jo-| who undervalues the importance of}
dia Sorrow and children of Green- church . We are not to treat ^
tanburg. On this occasion Mrs. Ow-l
Miss Nora Cannon has resumed her ens celebrated her 62nd birthday.
JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and IMPLEMENTS
THAT WORK
THERE’S A JOHN DEERE QUALITY IMPLEMENT
FOR EVERY FARMING PURPOSE
With hCr ^ ^ and ^‘ church lightly, but are to cooperate
* pard. | tanburg. On this occasion Mrs. Ow-i with to u t mos t. Make your
church the most vital living thing in
your community.”
JAPS FIGHf WAY
TO STRIKE ALLIES
J. R. CRAWFORD
CLINTON. S. C.
Birthdays and Wedding
Anniversaries
Miss Amanda Milam observed her:
birthday yesterday. ■> Milton Milam i
had a birthday August 29.
j Melvin Whelchel was fourteen 1
years old August 27.
v Miriam Long was four years old
; August 29.
August 24 was Mrs. Mary John
son’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bigbee observ-
!ed their 23rd wedding
, September 2.
WHAT
FRIENDS SAY OF HIS CANDIDACY FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROUNA
HE. IS EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED
He has served 32 years in the General Assembly, (28
years in senate and 4 years in' House of Representatives).
This service and the results obtained by him makes him
qualified for the position he now seeks.
Not one blemish is charged against his name. His rec-^
ord is clean. His character is spotless, he is a Christian
gentleman of the highest order. .
HONEST, COURAGEOUS,
. FAITHFUL, FAIR, SOBER
He has been a pioneer in the building of the common
and the high school system throughout our state. A loyal
friend of the child, the parent and the school teacher.
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He is an ardent dry and fotaght to carry out the voice f}
of the people in the referendum as expressed in 1940. He
has proved himself a friend of the fanner, the laboring
man, and of every other interest individually and cor
porate in South Carolina.
Inquire from past and present members of your county
delegations as to the truthfulness of the above state
ments.
REWARD THIS FAITHFUL SERVANT BY
YOUR ACTIVE SUPPORT IN ELECTING
HIM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
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(Paid for by a friend of George K, Laney)
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Gen. Mac Arthur’s- Headquarters,
Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 2.—Jap
anese ground forces fighting their!
way overland in New Guinea toward;
the big Allied base at Port Moresby
anniversary j have attacked Allied positions at Ko-
koda with increased sertngth and as
_ ! a result ground fighting there has
Mrs. Sproles Honored . ' j been intensified, Allied headquarters
On Thursday evening Mrs. C. N. J announced today.
Sproles was surprised at her home Allied air fighters gave effective
i with a party. support by twice strafing the Japa-r
Guests gathered and after an hour nese hearvily, a communique said,
of games refreshments were served. The opposing forces were fighting
Those present were: Mesdames east of the towering Owen Stanley
Charls Dunaway, W. L. Evans, Joe'mountain range which affords a nat-
Terry, Grady Smith, L. A. Boyette, | ural -barrier to the Japanese troops
M. A. Milam, J. W. Fowler, James which drove overland 60 miles from
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Plus 1c State Tax
PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING GO.
GRKKNVILLE, 8. C.
j Creswell, Grady Golden, T. B. Cran-
| ford, Arthur Sanders, Ott Thomas,
Alice Kinard, Ella Harvey and Lizzie
Hooper.
Mrs. Sproles was presented with
a basket of lovely gifts.
Woman’s Club Meets
On Monday evening the Woman’s
club met at the community hall with
the president Mrs. J. V. Lowe, in
charge. All sang “God Bless Ameri
ca,” and Mrs. R. L. Yarborough read
the Scripture. Mrs. Ralph Riddle led
in prayer, after which “The Star
Spangled Banner” was sung. Mrs.
Grady Arnold read “How Do You
Tackle Your Work?”
The sick committee appointed
were: Mrs. Ursula Blakely, Mrs. Ora
Wood, Mrs. Joe Campbell, and Mrs.
Brevard Patterson.
Mrs. John Cranford who is leav
ing our community, to make her
home. in Chester, was presented a
basket of lovely gifts.
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ESTEEMED COLORED
CITIZEN PASSES
Arthur English, colored, lifelong
resident of this community, died at
his home here August 15 with; the
funeral services following on thei
18th. The service, which was attend
ed by a large gathering of friends,
was held at Hebron Baptist church,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. A. A.
Sims, assisted by Rev. E. W. Riley of
Lancaster. Arthur suffered a stroke
about three years ago and since then
had been confined to his home.
For 30 years Arthur was employed
at the home of W. J. Bailey, where
he was highly regarded by Mr. Ballet
and the late Mrs. Bailey. He was a
first-rate citizen, a man of high
ideals, rigid honesty and Christian
character, who had many friends
both among the colored and white
citizens who knew him, ail of whom
will regret' td learn of his passing.
Mr. Bailey, his employer and friend,
spoke of Arthur in the highest terms
and with warm appreciation of his
valuable services.
Arthur is survived by his widow
and one son in the U.*S. army.
their invasion base at Buna.
In the Milne Bay area in south
eastern New Guinea “scattered jun-t
gle fighting of a guerrilla type con-}
tinues” in the Allied attempt to an-
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Phone 3M
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Lander B. Stoddard
-for
Supervisor
TO THE VOTERS OF LAURENS COUNTY:
May I express my sincere appreciation for the splen
did vote given me in the first primary for supervisor
which gave me the privilege of offering my services again
in the second primary. -
' Now I ask you to investigate my record ^Commis
sioner for the four years I was in office.,During that time
I made a special study of our county needs and roads
I have had experience in securing top soil and rights-of-
way in building, surfacing and maintaining roods. This
road supervision, together with my experience in help
ing to handle the county finances and business transac
tions during my two terms of office qualifies me for fill
ing the Supervisor’s office in a competent manner.
If elected, I have no intention of releasing any man
now employed by the county so long as he knows his ioh
and performs his dnty. I shall endeavor to Kep^ber
honest men who have the ability to handle the countv’s
property and labor at an times. J
I promise to be the Supeirisor of all the people, deal-
ing fairiy and equally with att parts of the county. I will
endeavor to spend the county’s meuey wisely and eco
nomically for the betterment of the entire county and its
citizens. -
' YOUR SUPPORT AND INFLUENCE
WILL BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED
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