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A. THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ■iwm « If You Don't Read • f THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News -wtr— Volume XLVII t Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 27, 1947 Number 13 > i < South Clinton News For the Week . MISS BETTY JEAN ELLIS CmTetpondent and Representative Dinner Given On Sunday Mrs. N. E. Hill and Mrs. S. W. Prather gave a dinner at the home of the .former in Woodruff. The occasion was the birthdays of Mrs. Eula Quinton and Mrs. Kather ine Prince. Mrs. Pauline Lawson had as her Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. G. M.j Mason and children of Asheville, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Barnett of Columbus, N. C., and Mrs. Ola Wood of West Clinton. Misses Sara and Doris Balentine and J. C. Lawson visited in Laurens Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith and daughter visited Mrs. Alec Harris, who is a patient in the Laurens hos pital, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O’Shields and children and Hugh Ballard attended the funeral of Mrs. J. B. Wasson at Fountain Inn recently. Mrs. L. R. Balentine and children visited in Woodruff Saturday. Mrs. Paul Cousins and daughter of Newberry, spent a few days re cently with Mr. and Mrs. Oavid Ad ams. Mrs. Alma Williams and daugh ter-in-law visited Mr. and Mrs. Welter Cato Saturday- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCarson and son visited Ed McAlister and daughter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rogers spent Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. R. P. Barnett, in Greenville. Mrs. McQuire of West Clinton, spent Sunday with Mrs. G. E. Bishop. Mrs. Nora Lee and daughter of Spartanburg, is spending this week Birthday Party Mrs. A. T. Crawford honored her son. Major, with a birthday party Friday, March 21, at 7:30 at their home. Games were enjoyed by the group. Later in the evening refreshments were served by Mrs. Crawford. The honored guest was remember ed with many gifts. ell, Reba Patterson, Ervin Shock-! ley and Barbara McLendon. Mrs. Pauline Lawson is out again, after being ill for several days. Mrs. Kelly Johns remains ill at her home. With The Sick Those able to be up after an ill ness of flu are: Miss Joan Kuyken dall, Mrs. David Adams, Roy, Har old and Donny Snyder. Jimmy O’Shields is seriously ill at his home. Honey Brown is- suffering injur ies after being struck by an auto mobile recently. Mrs. Ida Kirby is ill. Curtis Taylor is seriously ill. Paul Taylor, Jr., son of Mrs. Fran ces Taylor, is ill. 171086 ill with flu are: Brenda Cobb, Linda Estes, Edward Manley, Mrs. Nina, Claudine and Louis How- Church News The G. A.’s will have a study j course Thursday (today) at 4:30 at the Lydia Baptist church. All mem bers are urged to attend. Mrs. McCauley Passes Mrs. Emma McCauley, 83, widow of John C. McCauley, died Saturday morning at the home of her son, J. Paul McCauley, near Clinton, after several years of declining health. The .funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 at Lydia Baptist church, conducted by Rev. J. H. Walker. Interment followed in .he family plot at tt^semont ceme tery. The services-i were attended by a large number of relatives and lifelong friends, with many lovely flowers banked upon the grave-as an expression of love and high regard from many who knew and admired her. Pallbearers were the following nephews: Jennings Britton, Clarence Britton, Paul Chesney, Lee Crowe, Frank Crowe and Arthur Crowe. Mrs. McCauley was born at Lan- ford Station, the daughter of the late James and Eliza Williams Crowe. She spent all her life in Laurens county, her married life be ing spent in this city and Goldville. Her late husband, John C. McCauley, preceded her to the grave six months ago. She was a faithful member of the Pentecostal church at Goldville, a gentlewoman of strong Christian faith, loved for her* strong qualities and sweet personality. By her many good traits of character she endeared herself to a large circle of friends in the communities where she lived. Mrs. McCauley had mdae her home with her son near Clinton for » the past three years. In addition to her son she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Janie Britton of Gray Court, and by a half-sister, Mrs. Robert Cody of Union, and two grandsons. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 7 th day of April, 1947, I will render a final ac- j count of my acts and doings as Exec utor of the estate of Butler H. Boyd in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o'clock a.m., 1 and on the same day will apply forj a final discharge from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay- j ment oh or before that date; and all) persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before laid date, duly proven, or be forever barred. on the docket of the CourL of General Sessions and all other persons having business at said Court are required to be present at said time and attend the session thereof until properly ex cused. ' /» V. R. FLEMING, Clerk of Court, Laurens County, S. C. March 10, 1947. 27-3cf .p B. HUBERT BOYD, Executor, Clinton, S. C. March 1, 1947. 27-4c MAJESTIC RADIO Mighty Monarch of the Air COPELAND'S Hardware Supply Co. Phone 15 NOTICE OF HOLDING SPECIAL TERM OF GENERAL SESSIONS COURT FOR LAURENS COUNTY State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. A special term of the Court of Gen- essary, to be presided over by Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, Presiding Judge for the feighth Judicial Circuit. The said order provides that members of the Grand Jury are not required to attend the said special session. All defendants, witnesses for the State and Defense on cases now pending NOTICE OF HOLDING SPECIAL TERM OF GENERAL SESSIONS COURT FOR LAURENS COUNTY State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. ,A special term of the Court of General Sessions for Laurens County has been ordered to convene at the Laurens County Court House at 19 am., on Monday, March 31, 1947, for a period of two (2) weeks, if neces sary, to be presided over by Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, Presiding Judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit. All Defendants, Witnesses, lor the State and Defense, ahd all other per sons having business at said Court are required to be present at said time and attend the session thereof until properly excused. V. R. FLEMING, Clerk of Court, Laurens County. 27-2c SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE The Paper Everybody Reads" r 1 - 1 ’-—— — - rtiUttiifi'i— — ■*— '#*29 with Mrs. Tom Burnette. Cpl. Gayle Ellis spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Ellis, recently. Rev. A. W. Dennis of Laurens, was a guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. - G. E. Bishop. <Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cromer of Ninety-Six, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knight and son were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Knight during the week-end. Mrs. J. W. Fuller nnd Patsy visit ed the former’s brother-in-law, Fed Fuller, who is ill. She was accom panied by Mr.' ahd 'Mrs. Howrad “ Roach. Beverly Webb is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Betty Webb, in Goldville this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cauble and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Patterson near Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sanders and children visited Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Anderson in Pickens during the week-end. Lerrine and Sue Brown of Fount ain Inn, visited Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Mills Friday. Davis Ellis of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis. Walker Johns and family of Un ion, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Johns. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Crawford and chlldren^yisited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Craft in Simpsonville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Shockley spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. John Motte, and Mr. Motte. Barry MoLendon, S 1c, is spend ing a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Stella McLendon, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Simmons visited Mr. and Mrs. Allen Camp bell at West Clinton Sunday. Cpl. Richard McLendon o f Charleston, visited his mother, Mrs. Stellar MdLendon, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Kirby and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jack- son and children visited Crawford Whitmire in Fountain Inn Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Walker and Bruce spent Saturday with Mrs. Hattie Walker in Honea Path. JUST OVER THE HORIZON... Birthdays and Anniversaries Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Balentine will observe their 21st wdeding anniver sary March 27. Carol Smith celebrated her birth day 'March 19. Mrs. Hugh Ballard observed her birthday March 24. Little Eddie Knight celebrated his 2nd birthday March J3. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kngiht ob served their wedding anniversary March 18. Tony Abercrombie will celebrate his birthday April 1. Peggy Patterson* observed her birthday March 25. John Dees, S. 1c, and Vickie Pat- terson will observe their birthdays March 31. Mrs. Ballard Honored Mrs. J. B. O’Shields honored her mother, Mrs. Hugh Ballard, with a surprise birthday dinner recently. Those attending were: Mrs. J. H. Crow, Mona Cannon, Mrs. Gene Buz- hardt and Beverly Ann, Mrs. Ella Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Shields and children. Mrs. Ballard was remembered with many gilts. S K A -£ ... the first carayan of fine new Greyhound coaches is coming - to bring the luxury you’ve waited for in highway travel One day in the not-distant future, the initial shipment of new Super-Coaches will be rolling this way to join the Greyhound fleet . . . bringing promise of more seats, more comfort, better service when you travel the highways. This is only one step toward finer transportation. But it is a step—one of the many to be taken in Greyhound's nationwide campaign of returning to the high travel standards you haven't known since Pearl Harbor. And Greyhound is not only returning to high standards, but is developing such new luxuries as you have never known in bus transportation . . . great new terminals, inviting wayside stations, picturesque Post Houses, still better highway coaches. Meanwhile, you’ll find that—by arranging your trips well in advance and by traveling, if possible, during mid-week days—you can enjoy good, dependable Greyhound service today along with die promise of luxury tomorrow. CLINTON BUS STATION East Caroline Ave. Phone 59' i