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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
The WOMAN’S PAGE
SOCIETY EVENTS, CLUB AND CHURCH NEWS
OF INTEREST . TELEPHONE 74 OR 258
AROUND THE TOWN
Mrs. 13. fcl. Dutton, Jr., will be six
years old the 22nd.
Joseph Parker Dailey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. Dailey, will be three
years old January 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Benjamin have
a wedding anniversary January 22.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Furr cele-
. , . tiattt *rr\r»r\ bra ted their 32nd wedding anniver-
Fnends of PAUL TODD, son of j anuarv in
Mrs. Irene Todd, of this city, will be y y
Incidents, Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Raunds.
Joint Hostesses For
'Odds and Ends' Club
Mrs. E. B. Sloan and Miss Agnes
Davis entertained members of the
Odds and Ends club on Thursday
evening at the home of the former.
Small tables were prettily appoint
ed for refreshments and decorated
with bouquets of narcissus and yel
low jasmine. An attractive salad
plate was served with hot tea. Guests
were entertained during the evening
with puzzles.
Court, Richmond, Va., a former mis
sionary to Haichow, China, who re-
tturned to the United States at the
outbreak of the war, will .be the
guest speaker at the meeting of the
auxiliary Monday afternoon, Jan. 25,
at 4 o’clock. At this time the self-
denial offering for foreign missions
will be taken.
interested to know he has been pro
moted to the rank of captain. Cap
tain Todd writes he has landed safe
ly in North Africa. The letter dated
January 1, was received by his moth
er on the 13th.
J. L. “LUKIE” CULP, son of Mr.
Birth Announcements
LYNN
Rev. and Mrs. Matthew Lynn off
Brownsville, Texas, announce the
Teachers Circle Holds
January Meeting
The Edith DeWese Lynn circle of
Thomwell Memorial church auxil
iary met Tuesday evening at the
Turner building on the campus. Miss
Clyde Smith was hostess to the group
for the January meeting.
Mrs. Hugh Shannon gave an inter- Ml'S OwenS HoStCSS
esting program on the topic for the'
month, “Latin America.” At the con
clusion of the program refreshments
were enjoyed. Mrs. J. V.. Edwards
was a guest of the group on this oc
casion.
Century Club Meets
With Mrs. Barden
Mrs. John G. Barden was hostess
to nfembers of the Century club at
jher home on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. H. E. Sturgeon, who was pro
gram leader, gave an interesting dis
cussion on “The Gypsy.” *
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon, February 2, at
4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. L. Ross
Lynn. ,• , •
Methodist Society and
Circles Meet Monday
joint meeting of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service and the
circles of Broad Street Methodist
church was held on Monday after
noon at the church.
The possibility of community cir
cles was discussed, but due to the
scattered membership it was decided
to leave the circles as first drawn.
Each circle held a separate session,
after which the society assembled.
Mrs. J. B. Dailey, assisted by Mrs.
Walter Guy, gave an inspiring devo
tional. Mrs. John G. Barden conduct
ed the pledge service and gave a talk
on “Giving.” Mrs. J. H. Kohler also
spoke in behalf of the foreign mis
sion pledge. After a business session
the meeting closed with .prayer by
Mrs. J. W. Milam
To Study Xlub
Mrs. R. S. OWens was hostess the
past week to members of the Wed
nesday Study club at her home on
Maple street.
Bowls of flowering quince added
attractiveness to the living room
where guests assembled for the pro
gram. Mrs. J. F. Jacobs interestingly
reviewed the book, “The Count of
Monte Cristo,” by Alexander Duma$.
During the afternoon the hostess
served a sweet course.
and Mrs. L. P. Culp of Rock Hill has birth of a son - R °y Preston, on Mon
been advanced to the rank of major,[day. January 11.
with the Eleventh army at Chicago,
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armed forces has reached nearly 20,-
000, a total equivalent to many times
that number in this country. One of
the most active of the Canadian aux
iliary services is the WD, or the
women’s division of the air forces.
The WD is .about 10,000 strong now,
with new recruits pouring in at the
rate of about 1,000 a month. The
CWAC (Canadian Women's Army
corps) has about 8,000 members, and
the naval auxiliary, formed this sum
mer, already has about 500. -
HOUSEWIVES’ JOB: If you can’t
work in a war plant, you can help
Uncle Sam find someone else who
If you know someone who is a
can.
111. Major Culp is a graduate of Pres
byterian college and has been in the
army since graduating over two
years ago. Mrs. Culp is the former
Miss Katherine Bryson of this city
and Mountville.
JACOBS
Lt. and Mrs. Allen C. Jacobs, for
merly of this city, announce the birth
of a son, Allen Cleveland, Jr., Janu
ary 11, in Macon, Ga. Mrs. Jacobs be
fore marriage was Miss Agnes Hope
skilled mechanic, carpenter or driver,
why not tell him about the United
States Employment service? He may
not know where to get information
about where he is most needed.
“HEALTH ENGINEERING”: One
very important aspect of post-war re
construction will be “health engin
eering,” the development of an ex
tensive public health program with- j W.C.T.U. TO MEET TUESDAY
out which the better world for which
we are now fighting cannot be built
firm foundation. Nurses will j Temperance union
Members of the Woman’s Christian
ij< _ _ will meet at 4
Gwaltney of Charlotte, N. C„ and a| p i a y on active part in the “health o’clock Tuesday afternoon, January
TECH. CPL. CHARLES ALLEN, member of the Thomwell orphanage engineering” program, but they must 26, at the home of Mrs. J. Reed
on a
SULLIVAN has been enrolled in a
special course of instruction at the
Signal Corps school at Camp Mur
phy, Fla. Cpl. Sullivan is'the son of j
school faculty.
MONTJOY
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Montjoy of St.
be trained now, so they will be ready
to take their place when they are
needed. In spite of that fact, and in
spite of the present great need for
Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sullivud of thisi Marys ' > t 5’ , ™ erly , 01 11115 c j* y ’ a "'! nurses, many schools of nursing have
ettjr. - ^ I nounce -the birth of I report^ a drop in registration for
spring. Schools that once had long
waiting lists are unable to fill their
Friends of J. D. BOLAND, JR., a
native of this city, who is serving
with an air borne engineers group in
Africa, will*be interested to know he
has been promoted to the rank of
corporal.
Clair, January 3, in the Woodbine,
Ga., hospital.
JEANES classes. If you have been drawn away
Captain and Mrs. James G. Jeanes tfom nursin f by , the . glamour or
announce the birth of a daughter,! m<> " ey y<>uga ; n ,r0 " 1 oth "
Susanna Patricia, on December IS, * 5 ? 1 ™ * iv< ; 3
’‘little thought to the “health engin 1
Moorheads Attend
Wedding In Savannah
Mrs. Marion Nabors
Honored With Party
Mrs. Marion Nabors, the former
Miss Miriam Coleman, a recent bride,
was complimented on Monday eve
ning when Miss Dorothy Stutts, Mrs
Roy Sanders and Miss Sara Etta
Holland entertained at the home of
the former in her honor.
About twenty-five friends of the
honor guest were invited and en-
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead, Miss
Annette Moorhead and Mrs. W. H.
Moorhead of Shreveport, La., who is
spending some time here, left yester
day for Savannah/Ga., where they
will attend the wedding of their
niece, Miss Violet Hughes, and John
Miller Wilson at the First Baptist
church today.
Miss Moorhead will be a brides
maid. Mr. and Mrs. Moorhead will
entertain the wedding party with a
wedding breakfast at the DeSoto
hotel.
Red Cross To Moke
Surgical Dressings
The local Red Cross chapter will
begin the making of surgical dress
ings today, with Mrs. S. C. Hays in
charge of the work, which will be
done at the Red Cross room in the
college library building.
Instructors for the classes, to be
-STfu “O “ ntests toUo™* held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
the bridal theme. Prises were award- ^ afternoons from 2 until 5,
ed end these were in turn presented i wiu ^ ^ Heath Copeland- Mrs
Mrs. Nabors. The main feature of T Addison, Mrs. Pringle Copeland,
entertainment was bUndfolduig the; M B d Jo Mrs wmi 7 m p
gueste and lett'ngttem cut out dress-. J b/j, E Hall M Zee
^1" MeLees and Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Jr.
es.
A night class, being organized for
the bride she was surrounded with a
showed of attractive gilts- working women, will be held on
Later in the evening the hostesses ^ 5 evenings from 7:30 until
5e 7 e ? • salad course sandwiches , J0 Mra Brewer Dixon will instruct
and hot chocolate. For the occasion thij cl beginning Thursday eve-
the living room was prettily adorned . Januarv M
with fragrant breath-of-spring and ning ’ January 28
flowering auince.
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Presbyterian Women
Hear Mission Program
Sorority Sells $385
War Bonds and Stamps
Members of Alpha Psi Delta soror-
On Monday afternoon the auxiliary ity of Presbyterian college, who are
and circles of the First Presbyterian conducting a drive to help sell war
church met jointly. j bonds and stamps, sponsored an en
Immediately following the circle tertainment on Tuesday evening in
MRS. C. C. BRANNON, formerly of
this city, who is residing with her
parents in Inman while Lt. Brannon
is in foreign service in Australia,;
writes^ of the prized souvenirs he has j
sent her. She has a number of pieces
of Australian money* including three
pence, shilling, florin, six pense, pen
ny and half penny, and also a note
worth ten shillings or about $1.60.
Both the note and coins bear the pic
ture of King George and the penny
has the picture of a kangaroo on the
other side. A note, paper money, is
sized according to the value; the
more it is worth the larger the paper
on which it is printed. The Austra
lians add their money as we would
inches, feet and yards. When Lt.
Brannon’s outfit landed in Australia
they had over $2,000 in company
funds that had to be converted into
Australian money before it could be
deposited. As personnel officer, that
was his duty, and he succeeded in
getting it to balance to the penny.
in a Pittsburgh, Pa., hospital. Mrs.
Jeanes is with her parents in Wil-
*merding. Pa., while Dr. Jeanes, for
merly of this city, is in service in
Trinidad.
FURR
Mr. and Mrs. Olin F. Furr an- j
nounce the birth of a son, Olin Fay-
rel, Tuesday, January 19, at Hays
eenng” program? You will be help
ing ytfur country now, and you will
be insuring your own future securi
ty, for, next to a breakdown in our
system of communications, nothing
on earth will so certainly help us to
lose the war — and the peace — as a
breakdown of our health.
MISCELLANY: Helen Jacobs, the
hospital.
tennis player, is in WAVES officer
training school at Smith college ...
A regional director of the War Man-
BAPTIST WOMEN TO MEET
The Baptist Woman’s Missionary P° wer commission recently reported
union will meet Monday afternoon, women are more frequently ab-
January 25, at "4 o’clock at the sent from war industry jobs than are
church. : m P n -
j CANADA AT WAR: The number
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DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE
HAS BEEN
O
FATALITY
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ffom
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
Let’s Strive To Make
1943 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
This date last year, •
Friends of LT. ALLEN JACOBS
will note with interest he has been
promoted to. first lieutenant. Lt. Ja
cobs has been transferred from Camp
Wheeler, Macon, Ga., to Camp Car-
son, Colorado.
CUNTON HOUSEWIVES
SGT. JAMES W. SIMMONS, serv
ing with a marine corps unit in the
Pacific area, has been promoted to
the rank of technical sergeant Sgt.
Simmons has many relatives and
friends here who will be interested
in his advancement. .
Won’t You Help Can Hitler
By Saving Your Tin Cans
v Friends here of TOM PLAXICO,
who is attached to a quartermaster’s
regiment, Camp Lee, Va., will be
pleased to know he has been promot
ed to the rank of major. Major Plaxi-
co is a graduate of Presbyterian col
lege and made his home here for a
number of years while he was busi
ness manager of the State Training
school prior to entering service.
A Truck Will Call At Your Home
FEBRUARY
PLEASE Prepare Your Cans In the Way
Pictured Below... and Have Them Ready
If They Are Sent In UNPREPARED They Must Be Thrown Away, As No
Facilities Are Available For Mass Production.
An advertisement inserted in The
Chronicle, issue of December 3, fori
M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, cer
tainly had a far-reaching effect. LT.
C. W. HALLMAN, serving with the
American forces in North Africa, no
ticed the adv, on the subject of bank
ing by mail, so on Jan. 9 as soon as
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meetings the ladies gathered in the the college gymnasium. The admis- he had seen the paper he sent along
auxiliary room for a foreign mission sion price was the purchase of stamps
program in charge of Mrs. John
Spratt. Dr. J. R. Neilson of the col
lege faculty gave an interesting talk
on the history, geography and people
or a bond and proceeds amounted to
$385.00. Miss Vivian Dukes, of Lau
rens, is president of the sorority.
H. G. Prince was master of cere-
of the Latin American countries, monies for the evening’s entertain
Mrs. Spratt and Mrs; George Taylor
reviewed the foreign mission book,
ment, including a beauty contest
with members of the varsity football
“On This Foundation” and “The Ev- team dressed like women as contest-
angelical Witness In Latin America” | ants, and prizes being awarded. Oth-
a deposit and the following letter, i
which was received here Jan. 19:
“Dear R. G. (Watson): Am still in
North Africa. No banking facilities.
Credit this deposit to my account .
and send the slip to ‘Miss Frances’ 1
(Mrs. Hallman). Wonder If Mr. Bai
ley expected any business from this,
far? ||
“Regards to all. Everyone here
by W. Stanley Rycroft. Members ;er features were humorous skits by
were given prayer guides for observ- each fraternity, the faculty, the so-
ance of the “week of prayer and self-! rority and non-fraternity men. The
denial” for foreign missions, January college band furnished music for the
18-25. (evening and a number of musical se-
Dr. Edward S. Currie of Mission ! lections were rendered by the
‘Spots,” a quartet. Prize for the best
seems to be getting along OK.
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“Thanks.
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Clean can well mi soak off label Cut off both ends and flatten firmly
performance was awarded Miss Linda
Franks, who rendered a solo.
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES NOTED
Tuck cut-off ends in can
Chandlers To Observe
55th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chandler, high
ly regarded residents of the Rock
Bridge section, will observe their
55th wedding anniversary Tuesday,
j January 26.
Mrs. Chandler is the former Miss
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The Chronicle Extends Greetings
To Those Whose Birthdays and
Anniversaries Occur This Week.
M iwst To relieve discomforts,
one of the best things you can do
is put a good spoonful of home-
tested Vicks VapoRub in a howl
of boiling water.
Then fe
feel the wonderful relief
come as you brsaths In the
steaming medicated vapors that
penetrate to the oold-oongested
upper breathing passages! See
how this soothes Irritation, quiets
coughing, and helps clear the
head-bringing grand comfort.
FW NDOED ROMF... rub throat,
chest and bssk with VapoRub at
bedtime. Vicks VapoRub work:,
for hours—1 warn at ease—to brink
relief from distress. Remem ba
it's Vicks VapoRub you want
/
Jacob Mayer, son of Rev. and Mrs.
J. LeGrande Mayer, will be one year
old tomorrow, January 22.
Today is the birthday of Lillian
DoroUi/Ann’stap^n, d.uSter‘Tj'ffuihter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
Henry and Eleanor Henry Simpson.! iJLU * ra -
Mr. Chandler, the son of Mr. and j Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Adair are ob-
Mrs. James Wilkerson Chandler, has serving their wedding anniversary |
spent his entire life in the county and jt°d a y» Ik® 21st.
continues to reside in the home-place
where he was born and reared.
Twelve children were bom to Mr.
and Mrs. Chandler, and the following
ten survive: Mrs. A. A. Ramage, Sr.,
Miss Viola Chandler and C. I. Chand
ler of Clinton; Mrs. T. Henry and
Mrs. Aerial Jarratt of Cow pens; Mrs.
C. B. DesChamps of Bishopville; Mrs.
W. B. Huzzard of Arlington, Va.; J.
W. and E. S. Chandler ofXocoa, Fla.,
and H. R Chandler of Switzerland,
Fla. They also have 22 grandchildren.
Many friends and relatives will
unite in congratulating and extending
to Mr. and Mrs. Chandler their best
wishes on this occasion.
SAY, *1 SAW IT IN THE CHRON
ICLE.” THANK YOU.
Halsell Roberts, Jr., has a birthday.
January 23.
Shirley Dawkins celebates a birth
day Wednesday, January 27.
Myraa Sease, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Sease, is two years old,
today. I
Mrs. Lewis D. Simpson observes a .
birthday January 26. I
Mac Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Mills, will be six years old to
morrow.
January 23 is the wedding anniver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Glenn.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ferguson will
observe a wedding anniversary Jan
uary 25.
James Dominick has a birthday the
26th.
Save ia separate containers and
live to an authorized collector
NOTICE TO RURAL CITIZENS
' Those residing in the country who wish to help in this salvage cam
paign are asked to properly prepare their cans as explained above and
bring them to either the Casino or Broadway theatre where they will be
received and added to the Clinton collection.
CAMPAIGN TO BE SPONSORED BY
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Dutton, son of Mr. and
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