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I t • 4 • •* Thursday, April 6, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pact Tint Some Recollections Of 'Anniversary' Days Reminiscenses of Presbyterian Sunday School Celebrations In the Long Ago. The First Presbyterian Church celebrated its Sunday School an niversary on Saturday before the second Sunday in May. I recall many years ago on one anniversary day, I was agent for the Seaboard Air. Line the whole town was crowded with people, particu larly from the business section to and around the Presbyterian church —people everywhere. We had to po lice our track to clear it for an in coming passenger train. An amusing incident happened on \he arrival of the train. The con ductor asked a little colored boy standing near the train what adl the crowd of people meant, the boy replied “This is anniversary day”. He understood the boy to say “Miss Anna Versity was dead”. I went out of my office to' speak to conductor. He said Miss Anna Versity must have been a very pop ular lady. , — I told him I did not understand him. He said the little colored boy said that Miss Anna Versity was dead why so many people here. > , We both had a good laugh after I told him that the boy really said “This is Anniversary Day”. —W. H. SHANDS. Anniversary Preparations I came to Clinton seven years af ter the last anniversary, but mem ories were still fresh in the minds of people. I loved to hear the late W. D. Copeland tell of his first trip to the state fair. Scarcely within the gates, he purchased a bag of banan as to take home to “Sister Hamp”. By noon, the bananas having reach ed a batter stage, he and the paper bag were well worn out when a sign, “This way for Ice Cold Water,” revived his spirit. Having drunk to the utmost satisfaction, he was sud- • Want a tube of toothpaste, cigar, or refreshing drink? Then go to any drug store in your neighborhood. You can also buy candy, magazines, books, and toys. The druggist renders a real service in making these and thou sands of similar items available. When you have a prescription to be filled, how ever, select your pharmacist with care. Pharmacy is a profession with us and not a side line. Our chief efforts are devoted to the compounding of prescriptions. Your doctor’s orders are safe with us and his instructions are followed to the letter. V/e are prescription specialists. ____ McGee’s Drug Store West Main St. — Phone No. 1 Fashioned For Easter Dresses 14.95 to 22.95 e Gracefully styled e Beautiful colors e Sizes 9-15, 10-20 e Also half-sizes “YOU CAN’T BEAT VALUE” Idenly knocked over by the demand 1 “Five cents a dipper please.” “Man alive, you must be crazy; charge for a dipper of ice water when at our anniversary we give away tubs and tubs of lemonade; come to our, anniversary in Clinton next May and see for yourself.” Larry says tnat In bis community Time was reckoned by the anniver-. sary. In order for certain patches to; yield their best they must be work ed out by that time. Months ahead preparations were made for horses were curried, ve hicles purchased and bolts of mater ials made into garments with this one end in view. Larry, having reached the age when boys look more than once in the mirror to see if the part in their hair is straight, told his father that they needed a new carriage for anniversary. Being denied .this request he made up his mind that if the old carriage had to mak^e this trip it would be the last, for he was going to tear it to pieces. Despite the protests of Miss Lula Blackwell, the school teacher, and the pleas of thfe 1 little Dillards, he 8 gave the horses full rein; hit every || rock possible, dashed through mud holes, up hill down hill and in the true Biblical fashion parted the wat- erf of Duncan’s Creek. Little Jes- j| sie, tho, forgot her mod ride as soon as she heard little Clair Hays, in a! spotless white suit, give his anni- versary welcome speech. She knew j: right then he was destined for greatly things and that she need not look further for her knight in white ar mor. My heart goes out to any child whose life -has not been touched by | similar occasions. My early child hood was on the verge of the old camp meeting days when families 1 -*■ j left their homes and went for miles to pitch their tents or live in cab ins for two weeks that they might tenjoy the blessings of a religious ” feast, for twice daily services were held ' under an enormous arbor. At the noon hour; a table, seemingly a mile long, groaning with the weight of food. & I wish that Larry and I could ga- | ther our brood from scattered parts 8 that they might have a glimpse of t-j former days, for verily such days are good for the soul. —MRS. LARRY DILLARD. Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Sanders, on Gordon street, after a brief illness. She was a native of Newberry county but had made her home in Clinton for 21 years. She was a mem ber of the Baptist church. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Alice^ S. Kinard; two daughters, Mrs. Sanders, and Mrs. Ernest Britton of Morganton, N. C.; two sons, Ralph D. Kinard of Clinton, and Woodrow D. Smith of Newberry; six grand children; four sisters. Mrs. W. H. Caughman, Mrs. D. B. Norton and Mrs. B. W. Holtzclaw, all of Clinton, and Mrs. Fred Rodelsperger of New berry; and two brothers, Oscar and William Kinard of Clinton. Funeral services were held yester day at 4:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Spillers and Rev. R H. Cause. Inter ment was in West End cemetery in Newberry. Pallbearers were Rudolph Barker, Elvin Holtzclaw, Earl Braswell, Ce cil Wooten, Brevard Patterson and Bobby Sanders. m : : : : For QUALITY MATERIAL and BEST PRICES • •• tkJVeV* ••• KING & SONS 210 lb. Composition Shingles, any color ... $6.50 per sq. i Johns Manville or Certainteed 16x32 Insulation Tiles for Ceilings $78.00 per M. Johns Manville or Insulite Asbestos Siding, Dover white T. $10.00 per sq. Johns Manville - < Lumber — All Kinds — Lowest Prices Paints — outside — S4.95 per gal. . West Clinton (continued from page six) Frank Arevalo, a recent bride, was 5 | \U 2 :: i ft IF IT’S QUALITY MATERIALS & BEST PRICES ••• See... THE Kim p OYS —: given a miscellaneous shower. Dur- i ft j ing the evening games were enjoyed, after which refreshments were serv- ft ed. . Phone 438 KING’S QUALITY-BUILT HOMES ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft :: ♦ ♦ ft ft ft i ft ft :.t 1 :: ft With The Sick Little Mie Yarborough is recup- ! crating at his home after several days Jstay at Hays hospital. Joe Wilkie has measles. Keith and Barhy. Caughman have been ill. Mrs. Marshall Samples is ill on Sloan street. , Little Rickey Dale Wilson has been !i]l several days. Mrs. Luther Turner is improving after being ill with flu. Friends of Mrs. J. E. Braswell, Sr., 1 will be sorry to know she is a pa- ; tient in a Columbia hospital where 1 she underwent an operation. Don McClelion has flu. Friends of J. C. Lowe are sorry to 'know he is ill. Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries MarcelLe Barker will have a birth day April 9. Miss Maudine Yarborough cele brates her birthday today. Dennis' Madden, Jr., will be one year old April 20. ! Frances Reese celebrated her 11th birthday last Friday. Julia Lusk was 10 years old March 7th. Cleo Lusk had a birthday March 24th. Mrs. Ethel Hawkins celebrated | her 61st birthday March 28. Mr. and Mrs. Eland Harris cele- ; brated their 5th wedding anniversary i March 30. Freddie Samples will be 11 years : old April 13. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Brewington | celebrated their 1st wedding anni- 1 versary April 3. Dickie Watts will celebrate his | 5th birthday April 19. Mrs. Horace Guest had a birthday ! yesterday. Phyllis Ann White celebrated a birthday April- 4. April 5th was the birthday of Gail Payton. Mrs. Mildred Moon had a, birthday Tuesday. Gail Ivester will be 4 years old April 22. Mrs. Clyde Bigbee had a birthday 1 April 3. j Jerome Boyce'will be 1 year old April 19. j. Mrs. Roy Holtzclaw celebrated a birthday April 4. | Ronnie Boyce will be 5 years old April 13. McCullough-Watson Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McCullough, of Clinton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Arlene, ter Hays 'Daniel Watson, of Ware Shoals. Th« j wedding will be an event of June. Service at Bailey Memorial Rev. George A. Anderson, of the Presbyterian college faculty, will de- - liver a communion meditation at 7 o’clock this evening at Bailey Me morial church. On Sunday evening -at 7:30 a candlelight service will be held at the church. 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