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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C
Page Three
The Services of Ihe
The WOMAN’S PAGE American Red Cross
SOCIETY Evens, CLUB AND CHURCH NEWS
Of INTEREST..... TELEPHONE 74 OR 258
work,” Mrs. Town&nd continued, “is sents itself. But many times we have much more agai'n. 1- she added,
concerned with our reporting ser- to make loans pending the payment , It was the larRe^numbers of eases
vice. .In this we cooperate directly ( of 1 allotments, or refer the family to handled quickly and efficiently, the
with the’military and naval authori-j'another agency that already exists to huge amount of paper work—reports,
ties. Suppose a commanding officerj°ft er help-” • telegrams, claims—that made me say
_ wants to know whether he is justi-! Mrs. Townsend also told me that th at the home service work is the
A fair"guess from a reliable source fled in breaking a man’s training to j the work of the* l^ome service had “business ' part of the Red Cros£.
estimates the number of men from give him a furlough that the man grown by leaps and bounds. She If the home service is the “business
Laurens county who are serving in requests, he contacts us and asks us asked me to compare the 83 cases part" of Red Cross work, then the
By Jeanette Ginsburg
Century Clu)> Meets
With Mrs. Prince
the many branches of the armed to get him detailed information on
forces at 3,500. That’s a *pretty big home conditions. We secure full re
number But what it boils right down ports—medical, financial, personal
vUed into the dining room and a
to as far as the rest of the county which help the commanding officer)
delicious dinner was serad" Center-, go* 8 * that there is hardl y a h « me decide on the tru * merits the
- — i ing the prettily appointed table was or family that has not a son or hus- ease. But please understand that we
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Haynie G. U beautifully iced birthday cake with band - a broth * r or fa ^ er wearing submit nothing that might harm the
Prince was hostess to the members 1 six gleaming tapers. i his country’s uniform. # ^ ld t , 5 r ' nor are ™ Powered to do
of the Century club. - j Edward was remembered with a These 2,500 men are not only scat- anvthl og m or etha o r eport on condi-
- ■ r-awara was rememoerea wun a « amris stafinns all nver tions. The final authority is with the
For the afternoon’s program Mrs. number of gifts. I !f re » camps and stations all ove commandi officer”
Hugh Holman gave a paper on “The Those enjoying the day were Bar-i^e forty-eight states, they are ound, a r tarioc ai
Comparative Study of Religious Phil- bara Milam, Nancy Pitta, Gene How-i on every cont.nent-and lt C . r ±""
osophy.
ian life causes heartaches and hard- i for pensions) insurance, and other
ships and problems and creates ur-! government benefits. While this part
gent needs. This is true of both the j of. the work is slight at present, they
men and their families. Knowing this,! expect that soon it will grow and
handled in November, 1942, with the production work is the Red Cross
250 cases handled the satme'month a community activity Of that I shall
year later. “And 1944 will be thatitell next week.
Mrs. J. B. Ricketts of Greenville,
was a guest.
The next meeting of the club will
be on February 15 at the home of
Mrs. Holman.
Ladies Bible Class
Has Interesting Program
On Monday evening Mrs. Augus
tus Blakely and daughter, Mona,
Mrs. Harry Nettles
Elected President
Parent-Teacher Group
the government, by ; an act of con- grow enormously. Their other task
jgress, designated the American Red .is helping servicemen’s families.
A meeting held Tuesday evening Cross as the agency which serves the j Sometimes all we have to do is talk
at the Florida Street school for the | armed forces in time of war and acts | the problem over, and a solution pre
purpose of organizing a Parent-; “in accord with military and naval
Teacher association in the ciay, was* 1 authorities as a demium of commu-
attended by nearly a hundred pat- j nication between the people of the
1921-1-944
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a^tbe^homtTof MrSVrank Mme H I The meeting was called to order That > briefly, is the American Re^
Mrs. John T. Young, leader^ taught 1 by . Pat H. Hobson, superintendent of; Cross. That broad order included as
the events lesson taken from the schools ’ who extended a cordial wel- much as we want to make it mean,
:udih:
book, “Studies in the Christian Life.”
Later, the hostesses served a de
licious course, cookies and coffee.
Lovely spring flowers adorned the
living room.
• Mrs. John David Blakely, a recent
bride, was remembered with- a gift.
come to those
the speaker
Mrs. Jacobs Hostess
To Study Club
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. J. F
Jacobs entertained the Study club.
Pink gladioli were beautiful in a
present and introduced as much as we make it possible to
of the evening, W. J. [ mean. For when we come right down
Castine, principal of Augusta Circle to basic facts, we—you and you and
grammar school, Greenville. Mr. Cas- you and everyone o<f us — we, are
tine traced the development 6t edu-, the American Red Cross. Putting it
cation through the ages and gave an i n other terms, the American Red
informative and stimulating talk on'cross is our own way of taking care
the work and aims of the Parent-! of our own loved ones, whether at
Teacher association, whose object is home or abroad, as we * would like
them to be taken care of.
The local unit of the American Red
Cross is the chapter, in our case it is
the Laurens county chapter with two
to promote the welfare of children
and youth in home, school, church
and community. J
Mrs'. John G.^ Barden served as
chairman-and Mrs. G. Dilard, sec-'offices: the mhin office in Laurens
.... , .. .retary. The meeting had been called with Miss Beaufort Copeland as the
crystal bowl and carnations were on at the suggestion of a number of in- i executive secretary, and the other
me conee table. I terested patrons. It whs unanimously
An interesting program was given a p _t a. be organized
d u ri J lg * be afternoon with Mrs. Mar-j ggpgp^jjy f or Florida Street school,
shall Brown as chairman. She read a and 72 enrolled as charter members.
number of letters from former Pres
byterian college students who are in
the service. Mrs. W.' P. Jacobs and
Mrs. George W. Taylor read letters
from their sons, Hugh and Aiken,
who are In foreign service.
office in Clinton with Mrs. J. B
Townsend as the home service sec
retary. * ,
The American Red Cross has defi-
The report of the nominating com- nite tasks to do and it is as impor-
mittee headed by Mrs. J. Leland | tant to know what it does not do, as
Young was presented and the follow
Ing officers elected: President, Mrs-.
Harry Nettles; vice-president, Ellis
to know the many, many services it
offers. That is what I would like to
make clear to you. I have had the
Later, the hostess served a deli- j^ ar ^. treasurer, Mrs. Rembert Tru
cious chicken salad course, coffee and j luck.
1 L. Stockman; secretai*y) 'Mrs. J^ B. opportunity to read the various bul
letins which tell of Red Cross activi-
cookies.
ties, I have talked with Red Cross i
Later in the evening a delightful, workers, and what I want to do is I
Edward Pitts Has
Birthday Party
1 sdcial hour was enjoyed and group to give you the truth, the whole
; singing led by John Holland Hunter, truth, and how it affects you.
! For the occasion the auditorium During the next few weeks I shall
. _ i was beautifully decorated with red explain in detail all the work under-
Honoring her small son, Edward, and white flowers carrying out the taken by the American Red Cross,
on his syxth birthday, Mrs. P. M. Valentine theme. A profusion of But first I want to tell you about-
Pitts entertained Wednesday with a flowering quince and ivy adorned the our Laurens county chapter. Here-
spend the day ' party. stage and on the speaker’s tablle was we are mainly concerned with two
During the day the little folks en- a bowl of white carnations and fern, aspects of Red Cross work: home
joyed riding in a goat wagon, play- The prettily appointed tea table was l service and production,
ing games and listening to Edward s decorated in the Valentine motif. De- Home service, which is carried on
mother read stories. ) licious refreshments of sandwiches, by trained, paid workers, really is
At noon the little guests were in- cold drinks, cookies and popcorn the “business” part of the Red Cross.
4 were served by Mrs. J. B. Hart, Miss Copeland and Mrs. Townsend
chqirman jof Jhe hospitality commit- handle all this work,
tee, and others. J ' “First, there is the communication
and inquiry service,” explained Mrs.
U. D. C. TO MEET Townsend. “Here our main concern
The regular meeting of the local vvifh relieving fears and worries,
chapter, United Daughters 4)f he Con- \\*e are here to expedite communica-
federacy, wilfbe held Friday evening tion between the service men and
THE
loweisTo,
HIGH SPIRITS
H IGH spirits—cheerful
ness—cost less and are
worth more than anything you
can readily name. Good health
begets good spirits. And you
can have health,*if you will re
solve firmly to go get it. Don’t
be content todrag along, when
' there’s so much vital war-win
ning work to be done! Right
now, consult your physician;
be guided by his experienced
counsel. Then bring his pre
scription here to be expertly
filled. Get well—KEEP well!
Smith's Pharmacy
The Rex^ll Store
RtLIABLle •
PRESCRIPTION'
at 7:30 at the home of Mrs.
Jones.
R. E.
BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES NOTED
The Chronicle Extends Greetings
To Those Whose Birthdays and
Anniversaries Occur This Week.
their families. For instance, suppose
a man in Italy is worrying and eager
to know that his baby his.been born
and his wile is well. A letter would
take two weeks. But through Red
Cross channels he will be notified
within 24 hours.
“The information part of this ser-
! vice means that we are ready to ad-
I vise the service men’s families about
jibe laws and regulations which af-
I feet them. You understand that the
I Red Cross is not responsible for se-
1 curing allotments, but we are glad
to assist families in fiXing duplications
and helping them collect the neces
sary suporting - evidence — marriage
licenses, birth certificates, and
so
Claude Kemells, Sr., of Rennb,
had a birthday January 29. *
Today is the birthday of Miss Min
nie Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. W. • H. Roberts are f° r th.
observing th£j r weddmg annivereary "Since most of the men tell their
today. ’ - - 1 families to go to the RjM Cross if
Mrs. E. L. Chandler has a birthday anything arises to worry them, you
Saturday, February 5. . - can understand that communications
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cornwall will and inquiries makes up most of our
observe their wedding anniversary office work.’ Mrs. Townsend then
. , went on to tell that the chapter has
February 7 birthdays include Mrs. 1560 cases on its register, of which
J. B. Wilder' and Mrs. Russell Coo
per.
. Billy Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Henry, has a birthday Sun-
J day, Feb. 6. Jo Copeland, -daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Copeland, also
i has a birthday Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bond have a
wedding anniversary Saturday.' ,
Barbara -Workman, daughter of
MOTORING A 8 C'S
It makes • no difference
what kind of gasoline
rationing coupons you
have—t-A, B or C—if you
drive at all, an accident
can happen anytime. Make
sure you have Automobile
Liability Insurance.
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
Jacobs Building—Phone 80
CLINTON, S. C.
1198 had corpe in during 1943!
“The second large bulk of dur
BLIND MAN~
LOST WITHOUT
Mr . and A C. Workman, Has a "SEElNG-|YE” DOG
birthday the 8th. . When someone in-your family comes
I Surtday is the wedding anniversary down with a cold, you'd be as lost-as
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Merchant. a blind man without his “s£eing-eye”
Mary Elizabeth Horton, daughter dog—if the products, in your favorite
of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Horton, wjll drug store had no nafries. You
I be three years old Monday. wouldn't be able to, get what you
; Mary Ann Ray, daughter of Mr. wanted! Names are jrour guides to |
/J and Mrs. John .Maxcy Ray, will be reliable, result-getting products. The
> [two years old the 7th. | name Vicks VapoRub is your guide
to the best-known home remedy for i
relieving miseries of colds. Ask for |
it by its trade-marks.
years
Tomorrow is the birthday of Wal
ter Dunlap.
Edward Pitts, son of Mrs. P. M.
, Pitts, celebrated his sixth birthday
1 January 26.
Vicks VapoRub
Birth Announcemenls
, MARTIN
Mr. and Mrs. W.' A. Martin of
j Fountain Inn, announce the birth of
a daughter, Mary Frances, on Sun
day, January 23, at Hays hospital.
Mrs. Martin is the former Miss Fran
ces Black, daughter of-Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Black of this city. j
LEAGUE
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. (Bill) League;
announce the birth of a daughter, I
Shirley Ann, at Hays hospital on!
Saturday, January 22. . I
Gray
Funeral Home
Clinton* S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
...and...
EMBALMERS ‘
Ambulance Service
Phone* 41 and 399-J
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
▼. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Mgra.
Have a Coca-Cola = Skal
(HERE’S TO YOU)
... in Iceland or Idaho
Have a “Coke” is the American fighting man's way of saying
Here’s to you in every clime. It’s the high-sign of friendliness. That’s
why Coca-Cola always belongs in your icebox at home. From the
equator to the poles, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes, — '
has become the global symbol of those who wish well to their
fellow men.
, iOTTlED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY RY
Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling: Co.
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It’* natural for popular names
to acquire triendly abbrevia
tion*, That’* why you hear
Coca-Oda called “Coke’’.
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