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/• / -y- w * THE CHRONICLE ♦ Strives To Be A Clean * Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable r Stye OIUtttnM Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 13, 1950 Some Recollections Of 'Anniversary' Days r Reminiscences of Presbyterian Sunday School Celebrations In the Lone Ago. What happy memories Anniversary brings to the old ones who have been left through all the years. ' On Saturday before the second Sunday in May ev.ery year, people began gathering early in the morn ing, coming in buggies, wagons, horse and mule back from Union, Laurens, Newberry counties, Columbia and elsewfliere. School in Clinton was dismissed for a week before, so that things would be ready for the great day. On Wednesday the older boys would bring in wagon loads of ce dar, so that garlands might be made. On Thursday ropes were stretched fronf^ree to free on the church yard, and the wrapping of the garlands was begun. This was quite a time for ro mancing among the younger folks. Each boy would ask his best girl friend to help him, and together they woud break cedar and tie it on the rope. Friday afternoon the flower gar dens of the town were turned to the church members. Boys fortunate enough to have a horse and buggy picked up their sweethearts and then drove around town collecting the beautiful flowers, which were used i to decorate the garlands. The first church, a white board one, stood just back of the present one. It had a balcony around back and sides, supported by large white pillows. The garlands of cedar were looped from pillow to pillow. Placed near the front 6f the church were letters covered with evergreen, spel ling the word “Welcome”. Saturday morning all the children Jn their new clothes (the girls al ways dressed in white) and new shoes went to Thornwell Orphanage for the march through town, back p the church. Two much coveted nners were in evidence. The Sun- • 4 <L $4950 HEATHER 17 Expansion Bratolot • Brilliant Whito Stonot 4 Faeotod Simulated Knbios $5950 AM Prim Include F«d«rol Tax “It’s Time That Counts” s... Pay Weekly or Monthly A LIBERAL ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR OLD WATCH! J. C. THOMAS, J' day S^Jiool class which had contri buted the most money to missions during the year had the privilege of walking at the head of the pro cession with Dr. Jacobs, carrying a beautiful purple satin banner with silk fringe and gold letters -spelling the word “Missions”. Those who had perfect attendance for the year walked next in the pro cession, carrying another beautiful banner. The orphanage children were a part of our Sunday School then, and we all marched together. Some times the new shoes caused trouble, especially if the day was real warm. I recall that one of my friends who was proudly displaying her pair of new patent leather shoes with cloth tops was so foot sore by the time she reached the church, she had to remain outside, take off the new shoes and rub her swollen feet be fore taking her part on the program. After the services inside the church, in which the children played an important part, everyone went outside to spread out their lunch for dinner. Some of the larger families packed their food in trunks, as bask-' ets were far too small. There were loads of good things—fried chicken, whole hams, cakes of all kinds, pies, fried apple tarts, just to mention a few. There were lemonade and ice. cream stands, operated by the wom en of “The Ladies Aid Society”. The ice for the cream had to be brought from Newberry. The ladies made and contributed the boiled custard for it. I remember once that the wea ther suddenly turned hot and the custard which had been cooked on Friday spoiled during the night. Word of the catastrophe spread quick ly ^Saturday morning. The ladies busied themselves with making more and the ice cream was ready for sale as usual. Many of us recall the first ice cream we ever tasted was at the Anniversary celebration. After partaking of all the good flood there was, we might say, an hour intermission before the out of town speaker for the occasion gave his address. During this time the lit tle folks played games, one memor able onfe being “Johnny O’Brown”. The young swains sought out their girl friends and often found a seat in someone’s buggy for a nice chat. I recall that one young couple was chartting gaily in an ear by buggy; when suddenly the back of the seat gave way, and out they both toppled backwards. The girl was brought over to our house, but soon recup- | crated from the shock and rejoined ‘ her beau and the crowd. During all the years the Anniver sary celebrations were held, it was j never rained out. Sometimes there j was an occalional shower during the day, and often ffie cool weather prov ed trying on us in^our white sum mer sheers, but always t^e day prov- I ed a glorious and memorable occa- I sion for us all. —LOU JONES COPELAND, Clinton. us in spirit. If I am not there, my thoughts wiL take an early morning start for the finest little city-, in the U. S. A. ‘ —DAISY COPELAND WEST, 2345 College Ave., ——— Terre Haute, Indiana. AfirP Flatly Denies Monopoly Charges, Hits Pending Suit New York, April 10.—f The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company flat ly denied monopoly charges todaj and accused the justice department of trying to change the nation’s whole economic structure through I its anti-trust suit. In its first formal answer to the ! government's “civil suit, the food chain told the U. S. district court that the public would suffer “irreparable injury” if the A&P organization is broken up. Asking dismissal of the suit, A&l 3 : said there is “no justification in fact or in law for the drastic and confis catory destruction” of the company.- The company's 109-point answer said the justice department “is ask ing this court to adopt, by judicial fiat, new and extremist principles of. law which would result in a com plete remodeling of the entire eco nomic strurture of tfuTTiountry.” The government’s suit, filed last September, under the Sherman Anti- Trust act, charged that the A&P and a group of affiliates were a monopo ly in restraint of trade. In its answer, A&P termed its ex pansion over 90 years a “natural growth” which came almost entirely from within the company and not by mergers or by buying out competing companies. A&P, the answer continued, has made great contributions toward revolutionizing the food business I "with enormous and incalculable | savings to the consumer and espe- 1 cially to the worker families.” Far from curbing competition, A&P said, its activities have “great ly promoted trade and increased If You Don't Rood THE CHRONICLE You Don't Got the News Number 15 competition.” The food chain sdid a decree of dissolution wou’d be entirely unwar- anted because: “1. A&P is not a monopoly or oth erwise illegal in itself. “2. There is n>o clear, willful, seri- oua or continuing violation of the an ti-trust laws. “3 Relief, if any were necessary, could be obtained through other means. “•}. The public interest will be harmed and not served thereby, and competition would no) be increased but d-minished.” A&P rontended that it has done more than any other distributing or- ganization in the world to make food available at low prices" The answer was filed by the law firm of Cahill, Gordon, Zachry and Reindel on behalf of defendants John A Hartford, chairman of the board; George L. Hartford, treasurer, and the A&P itself. Cali 74 FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES l Nostalgic Memories I am thrilled over the fact that the Anniversary of our Presbyterian Sunday School is to be revived. I would love to attend it again. The event heralded “Spring Op ening”. The merchants ordered their spring goods early, for things were made by seamstresses. There were bolts of organdy and muslin, lawn and clotted swiss; ribbons fluttered from every dress and hat. Sashes took three yards. There were hair ribbons in caster egg shades for the girls. New slippers "and hose and “drawers” were tucked and trim med with tatting and-’dace, under skirts had 20 fine tucks and insertion. Every family invited out of town guests. We cleaned house early, raked the lawn, ^trimmed the hedges, white-washed outbuildings. Our two- seated carnage was painted; old Tom, our carriage horse, .was curried and groomed; new harness was bought—we got in the parade. The air was thick with dust — men and women wore dusters. Frying chickens were slaughtered. We killed a shoat, picked tender Eng- ish peas, robbed the Irish potato patch of marble-size potatoes, gath ered strawberries, mother baked corn lightbread. We each were given a dime to buy ice cream served by the Ladies Aid Society. Once I lost mine and just stood by and watched the others feast. Bub Young dished out the cream. Old Mrs. Nate Green said, “Don’t fill them saucers so full.” Of the beautiful teen-age girls, Janie Little McCrary was the pret tiest one there, 13 years old. She had the prettiest floppy cream leghorn hat trimmed in canary colored satin rib bon. Mine was a plain white straw sailor with a pink moire band. We wore mitts. Lucy had one just like it with a blue band. Those were carefree times. We re membered the post-Civil war time but Communists were unknown to us. We believed in the Democratic party and what it stood for. ^ We loved dear Dr. Jacobs. Mother and Dad’? marriage was the first cou ple he married, beginning his minis try. He always called them by name, Frank and Alice, and knew every one of us tep children by name. There will be many sleeping in the church iemetery. They will be with Hear...Ai!ston Calh oun “THE WORKING MAN'S FRIEND" SPEAKING TO YOU ON 4- Ameri caiHsm Allston Calhoun has long been know > t tells the truth on conditions afTectin^ your w . future. ><: Man’s Friend” because he ui c\ orv day existence and your TIN WLBG 860 K. C. Every Saturday At 8:00 A. M. WCRS-FM 9 1 ).7 M. <’. Every Monday At 8:30 I\ M. 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