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\ y THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable 3 bp GlUtttmt If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 27, 1949 Number 4 WEST CUNTOH SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS MK8. JOE CAMPBELL, Correspondent and Representative Montgomery orf * Greenville, were^ the past fiscal year, Laurens county guests Sunday of Rev. and Mrs. John! received $42,471 from the 7 per H. Holland. by the highway department, which preaching a balance has its own earmarked funds, brings Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wier and Miss Marie Wier visited Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bright in Tucapau Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rodelsperger and son of Newberry, spent Sunday with Mrs. Alice Kinard. Mrs. Lillie Hurt of Whitmire, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Knox. Mrs. Eloree Cunningham and daughter spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Cartee in Spar tanburg. Caxl Sexton of Greenville, was the week-end guest of Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Sexton. Lamar Price spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Price in Wrightsville, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wright and son of Chesnee, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Holtzclaw, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Van Patton of Greer, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ada Center. 1st. Sgt. and Mrs. L. R. Foster, S-Sgt. and Mrs. Richard D. Foster of Greenville, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Foster and other relatives. Mrs. Mary Passmore df Green ville, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hedspeth and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Adams. Mrs. 1 826,102 which was distributed among Hattie Owens and daughter visited the counties during the year. an M ^2‘ Snu P A Sm ?’i e -- D „ t-\ i ^rs. George Gregory, who is a pa- In the t issued to the Gen _ Misses Biihe Arnold, Polly Dav- tient m the Greenwood hospital, I j Assembly ^ we ek, the Budget enport, Gerry Trammell, Martha Sunday. 'Commission revealed that the esti- Galloway, Betty Anne Campbell and; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cannon and Marion Simmons and Richard Hamp- children spent Sunday with rela- ton, Bobby Boyce, Gene Simmons 1 tives near Clinton, and Charles Kinard were among t Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green and those attending the funeral of Miss daughter of Chester, spent the week-! Eleanor Simmons at Cross Hill Sun-j end with Mr. and Mrs. Jmaes Smith.! day. ' j On Sunday they visited James Tay- Mrs. W. J. Nash and sons of Frank-! lor, who is a patient in a hospital in ling Springs, Ga., spent the week-end' Charleston. * with Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Sexton. | Mrs. Frank Kelly of Columbia, vis-' Mr. and Mrs. William Cannon vis-,ited Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson- ited Mrs. Lydia Strawhorn near'during the week-end. Ware Shoals Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Wilson and cent distribution, of the total $1,- the budget recommendation for ex- these fac tors tend to reduce net earnings . . . and if such conditions gain momen tum or assume a major trend, they mates for 1949-50 give a total gen eral revenue of $69,388,367, which, less the recommended expenditure of $69,322,143 would leave a surplus gain erf $66,233. The total general expenditure of $69,322,143, plus $40,754,596 in estimated expenditures operating revenues." The report add ed, however, th,at “there appears t.a be no basic factors which indicate a serious business depression." penditures lor 1949-50 to a grand W jn to some extent, aiffect the state’* total of $110,076,740. Appropriated for the present fiscal year was a grand total of $110,970,783, while a total of $109,338,541 was the amount actually expended during 1947-48. In submitting its recommendations, the Budget Commission stated, that “there are numerous indications of at least a leveling eff in business ac tivity throughout the nation . . .sup ply and demand are rapidly ap- THE CHRONICLE Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade Area for Advertisers There Is No Substitute for New»- paper Advertising Birthday Party for Bardwell Cannon A number of girls and boys enjoy-! ed a party at the home of Mrs. Roy i children, Mr. and Mrs. James Wil son visited Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilson at Mountville Sunday. i Cannon on Wednesday afternoon! Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spurlock spent given in honor of her son, Bardwell, - Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. W. M.; who was celebrating his 13th birth- Spurlock in Lockhart. I day. Mr. apd Mrs. Charlie Barker and ] Several games were played and; daughter spent Sunday with Mr. bingo prizes won by Jeanette Heaton, and Mrs. James Thornton in Ander- Maxie Wallenzine and Beatrice Hy- ^on. ! man. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Davis and son! Refreshments were served, after and Betty Jean Rushton of Green- which the gifts were opened and wood, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. passed. Victor Mattox Sunday. * ——♦ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berry of Whitmire, and Mr. and Mrs. Manley Among The Sick Mrs, R. L. Yarborough is recuper- Notice of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS The Clinton group of Alco holics Anonymous meets to night and every Thursday eve ning at 8:00 over Copeland Hardware Supply Co. store. Anyone who has a sincere desire to rid himself or herself of a drinking problem is cor dially invited to attend these meetings, ur write Alcoholics Anonymous Clinton, S. C. P. O. Box 113, Clinton, S. C. for an interview or informa tion. Penland and daughter of near Clin-! ating after a week’s illness, ton, were week-end guests of Mr. \ Mrs. J. G. Price is improving at i and Mrs. Harvey Berry. 1 her home after being a patient at, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pressley spent Hays hospital where she underwent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. an operation. Lewis Butler, Jr. ; Little Judy Burns has been con-! Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Adams attend- fined to her home on account of ed the funeral of Dewey Turner in chicken pox. Laurens Tuesday. ! J. E-. Braswell, Sr., has been ill | Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Jennings, Jr., 1 several days. of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. Jack ♦ Griffin and daughter of Ware Shoals, Special Services at Bailey Memorial visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Braswell On next Sunday, January 30, at during the week-end. Jimmy Jen- Bailey Memorial Southern Methodist nings remained for a visit. i church the first quarterly conferente Mr. and Mrs. David Riddle and for the year will be held, son and Miss Ruby Devall of Wil- The services and activities of the liamston, visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil day are as follow's: Wooten Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Oxner of 1. Sunday school at 10:: o'clock, with a good class for all age groups.! Greenville, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. The Communion of the Lord’s Supper C. Oxner Sunday. i 2. Morning worship at 11 o’clock. R. P. Harris attended the funeral will be observed. Hymns and music! of A. L. Ellis in Anderson Thursday, j i n keeping with the occasion will be ited Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bouknight in rendered, and a short Communion ited Mr. and Mrs. RC. Bouknight In Greenwood Sunday. Meditation will be delivered by the pastor. 3. At noon dinner will be Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Manning of! served in the basement dining room Latta^ M^ss Doris Holland and Homer Pui yourself in this piciurs! Your General Electric Heme Laundry will be sunny, bright —and fun to work in! Let us help you to make it a reality! Still trudging down in that dark, dank basement to get your laumlry done? Stop a second. Take a few steps through tins modern all electric General Electric Home Laundry. It can he yours, today! STEP NO. 1: Enjoy a half-hour of leisure as the General Electric Automatic Washer does your laundry ... washes, rinses, damp dries! Isn’t this a pleasant room? 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A written report by the pastor as to the! general state of the church and prog-! ress of the work will be the first to be submitted. It is the general con census of opinion that all reports will reveal general progress be ing made. 5. Epworth League will meet at the usual hour, 6 o’clock, at j which time additional information f" concerning the church census which ; is now in the process of being taken, | and engineered by the young people i of the Epw'orth League, will be given, j Also, Mrs. Holland, who is directing | a playlet to be given at the district ! Epworth League meeting to be held j in the church on the evening of i February 18, will choose the charac- ( ters and rehearsing will begin. A delegation from Morris Chapel will be present for the conference. Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries Mrs. Ina Bell Hooper celebrated a birthday January 4. Miss Billie Dee Hooper observed a birthday January 21. Billy Cranford was 11 years old January 15. Little Gail Fuller celebrated her 2nd birthday yesterday. Jack Cunningham will have a birthday Monday. i H. L. Cunningham will celebrate his 68th birthday February 10. Sybil Windsor will be 6 years'old tomorrow. Mrs. Lee Thornton celebrated a birthday January 20. I Mrs. Gerald Humphrey celebrated i a birthday January 25. j William Cannon will be 61 years old Sunday. To Broadcast Service The Calvary Baptist church ser vices will be broadcast over station WLBG Sunday, January 30, at 11 o’clock, the pastor has announced. I Cut Proposed In State Income Tax For All Counties Columbia, -Jan. 25. — (Special to The Chronicle).—The Budget Com mission has recommended that the General Assembly cut the amount of state income tax alloted quarterly to Laurens and other counties of the state fiom 7 V? to 5 per cent, a re- 1 ducti^Ei of approximately one-Lhird. In commenting on thle proposed cut, Rep. 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