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t Pape Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949 - , < ^ ■ WEST CLINTON NEWS (Continiwci from page one) Berry, Mrs. Emma Dunaway, Mrs. Sara Word. Mrs. Zetha Adams, Mrs. Mary Terry, Mrs. Fay Barker, Mrs. Yallie Stewart. Mrs. Elloree Cun ningham, Mrs Blanche Ficklin, Mrs. Virginia SpurkK-k and two visitors, manity’s Hurt/Closet! with a prayer . ' ne universal minimum which can held at the school house Friday HufltillQ SeOSOfl by Mrs. Spillej-s. ’ bt fixed by the department of labor morning. Joseph Cunningham, presi- ^ — Mrs. Amick, president, presided >>n recomnfiendation of an industry dent of the boys’ club called the ClOS6S iCDrUOry l«) over the business session. The roll committee. ___ meeting to order. 1 ' — was called and minutes of the pre-, Retailers who purchase substantial After the singing of “America’ 1 -and i County Game Warden G. B. Odell vious meeting read by Miss Inez quantities of merchandise out of the ‘ Holdiridia” the third grade boys and has called attention to the fact that Byrum. After the business session state would undoubtedly be brought gi r i s gave the Beatitudes from the the meeting was closed by a prayer under coverage af law, unless spe- 5th chapter of Matthew. All members by Rev. Spillers. The hostesses, assisted the hunting season in Zom; 2, which includes Laurens county, closes Feb. 15, under an act of 1948. He said there is no foundation for the rumor that the season clised the first of this month. citlc exemption currently in the act j 0 i nec i , n singing the “Morning bv Mrs. is retained, Mr. Skinner said. Rev Holland and Miss Patsy Cun- Laura Ma e Howard served chicken. • — ^ ningham. ] salad sandwiches, cake and coffee. ,SlX Highway The March meeting will be held, (ard Thal , ks Deaths In County I wish to thank my triends and F!scq| ,947.43 in the home of Mrs. Spurlock. Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries Mrs.' F B. Burns celebrated birthday January 30. Mrs. T. L. Hooper celebrated ' neighbors for the flowers, cards and gifts sent during my illness. —Mrs. W. O. McGee and Marty, a I Retailers Affected By Proposed Change In I Prayer.” A piano duet was given by Alma Jo Poole and Mary Cunning ham. The third grade orchestra gave a musical selection, accompanied by Sonny Elmore at the piano. After the exercises Mr. Williams , . met with the boys and discussed Columbia, Feb. 8.—(Special to The c jtj ze n5hip. i Chroncle). — The highway cacidentj. Mrs # Adeline Vaughn Long talked death rate in Laurens county during gj r i s about “using their time the -1947-48 fiscal yeqr amounted to j n thp home” 13.5 per 100,000 population, accor(T : ^^g,hj r j e y Wilson is president of the ing to the annual report of the South c i u b Carolina highway department which — .. , was issued this month to the general birthday February 4. Jimmie Quinton, son of Mr. and \A/ nn « Hrmr I nw Mrs Paul Quinton, is six years old ▼VOge-nOUr L.OW t O ci 3 V Februa-y 14th birthdays include Proposals to increase the minimum assembly. Laurens county, which has T owiV \Villpn7ine who will be 14- wa S e under the fair labor standard a population of 44,185, as of the last vears old" 1 ' ’ ‘ act from 40 to 75 cents and to "emas-j census, was the scene of six highway, * Ronnie Hedspeth has a birthday cu!at e’ 'the retail exemption have deaths'between July 1, 1947 and June a birthday February 16. Melvin Creswell. has February 9. Neiffer Creswell will have a birth day tomorrow. been made in legislation now before 30, 1948. congress, according to information In South Carolina, which has a received by the S. C. Chamber of, population of 1,899.804, 27.5 deaths Commerce. p er 100,000 population occurred dur- D. A. Skinner, general manager of ing the fiscal y ear> or a tota] of 52 4 February 5th was Mrs J. R. Ham- the chamber, said he had contacted traffic deaths, rick’s birt'hday. South Carolina members of congress j Laurens county motor vehicle acci-i Mrs. J. L. Arnold celebrated a sskfng that public hearings of suf- dents during the fiscal year totalled birthday Monday. , ficient duration be held to permit 179, of which 124 occurred on state Carl Heaton. Sr. celebrated a birth- ^ ose interested to voice their opin- h.ghways. Property damage resulted 1 day January 21. ( ^ on on proposed legiQation. Re- , f r om 93 of the accidents. The state R. C. McGinnis will have a birth- p!' es were to the effect that hearings | acc jdent total for the fiscal year day Saturday. : 136 s ‘ iarte ^ January -3. 1 came to 8,520, according to the high- Lester Eustace was^ 16 years old, quite similar to iegis- w ; a y department’s annual statement, February 4. * lation proposed in past sessions of Cecil Adams has a birthday Feb- congress and which was passed in the on state highways, ruary 16. senate by one vote two years ago. 1 Judy Chaney will be 11 vears old on '- v ejected by the house. It . A U ^| ia L. February 16. provides for an immediate increase LOng DrOnCli T-rl V.IIIDS in the minimum wage to 75 certts U-.IJ Moofinnc Among the Sick hour, emasculates the existing n0ld Meetings r . . . | ret ail exemption, and arbitrarily! The February meeting of the Long L/ian e Lowery is a pat.en. ai 'adopts an objective of $1 per hour-! Branch boys and girls 4-H club was and 5,616 of the accidents took place lay in the Greenwood Blalock's Clinic. Mrs. Genev a .Coker underwent an operation Tuesn hospital. Tommy Brown is improving after being ill during the week-end. Little Brenda iGambrell has been ill several daysT' Mrs. D. C. Whitman and children, Mrs. Fred Campbell and children are improving after being ill. Mrs. Woodell King is ill. Donald Handback has chicken pox. Joe Adams has been ill. W. M. S. Meet Mrs. R. B Amick and Mrs. Ur sula Blakely were joint hostesses to the Woman’s Missionary society of Calvary Baptist church Monday eve- .-..'ig at Mrs. Amick’s home. An interesting program on "Christ, the Anv.ver in City Streets," was pre sented by several members, with M:>. Bertie Hodge giv.ng the Scrip- tu.e. found in Luke and Jonn. The program was opened with all singing "Rescue the Perishing,” and prayer by Mrs. R. T. Trammell. Rev. J. W. Spillers gave an interesting talk on Rescue Missions, and Healing Hu- Gray Funeral Home Clinton. S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... embalmers AMBULANCE SERVICE Phones 41 and 399-J L. 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