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f 4 Pa^e Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 22 ,1950 JOANNA NOW HAS MODERN DIAL . TELEPHONE SERVICE ♦ Cut-in for 320 Tele phones Made Yesterday With Large Crowd Pres ent for Switch Throwing. The switch was thrown yesterday aiternoon (Wednesday) at o’clock providing telephone service to ov er 300 families of the Joanna com munity. The public was cordially inv.ted and the room was packed with interested residents for the long anticipated phone installation for the community. J B. Hart, treasurer of Joanna Mi s, presided and welcomed the gathering and paid tribute to the Men’s-club, Public Service Commis sion and Southern Bell Telephone company for their joint efforts in bringing the much needed service to the community. J. M. McAlister of Columbia, manager of the Southern Bell com pany responded to the welcome ex tended his company. Charles A K:ce, chairman of the South Carolina Public Service Com mission was also present, and man ager W. W. Stover of the Green ville office which serves Clinton and Joanna. Mr. Stover showed a mov ie. "Dial Corner To Town,” illus- trating the use of dial telephqnes. John Ross of Joanna, representing the Men’s club, turned the switch and made the first call over the sys tem. His call was to William Dun lap of the ommunity, assistant .ov erseer o: the drapery department, who is confined to his home because of injuries several weeks ago from an automobile aevident . The first long distance call was made by Chairman Rice to Gov. J. Strom Thurmond in the lower part of the state. Senator R T. Wilson, Representa tives Milam, Wasson and Culbertson were seated on the rostrum with other invited guests. The Woman’s club served punch and cookies. The inside and outside equipment for the new telephone service was Southern Bell at a total 1 cost of about $.80,000, officials said. kArc Pnnlp Hpnfta The company leased a building fromr* v,l »* ncuub the mill next to the bowling alley for Long Branch Club use for the exchange. Residents of | ♦ Clinton and Joanna will have free The June meeting of-the Long service between the towns ;uid ad- ■ Branch Home Demonstration club ditional cables were necessiry for was held Monday afternoon at the this service. j “shack' ’of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sum- Until yesterday tne only telephone I eral near their home, service to Joanna was through the All sang the song of the month, mill switchboard, with 40 stations “Old Folks At Home,” followed by through the switchboard. These j the devotional given by Mrs. Jim were mainly in the offices and homes, Cunningham. As the roll was called of mill officials. The switchboard 1 each member responded by telling will be continued, but with only 30; what she expected to do or where stations. she expected to go during vacation.- ! Mr. Stover said there w r ere 29 ap- The following officers were elect- l plications for rural phone service 'ed for the new club year: through the Joanna exchange and! President—Mrs. Joe Poole, that these wmuld be installed by the, Vice-President — Mrs. Charlton end of this year. .Benjamin, Jr. BRIEFS.. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Ge'neral telephone service at Jo anna results from efforts begun two years ago. The Men’s club has been active in promoting the project. Secretary—Mrs. W. P. Abercrom bie. Treasurer—Mrs. Sam Compton. During the social hour the club gave a surprise shower to one of the members. Mrs. Sam Compton, Mrs. McLees Cunningham and Mrs. Joe Poole served sandwiches, potato chips, Mrs. Brunson Asbili Loses Her Mother Mrs. Florence Caldonia Shealy, 83, widow of M. P. Shealy of near Lees- p:*. oc Af f’rncc Hill ville, died Last Tuesday afternoon at * Te ^ „ vl? 55 noon at a Columbia hospital after For D. K. Chapman declining health of several years and ■#. a serious illness of a few weeks. Douglas R. Chapman, 56, will Funeral services were held Thurs- known Cross Hill citizen, died here day afternoon from the St. Mark Monday afternoon at Blalock clinic i Lutheran church, Leesville, con- a f ter a brief illness, ducted by the Rev. M. Watson, pas-| The funeral services were held yes- tor. Interment followed in the ^ erc i a y morning at Liberty Springs churchyard. Presbyterian church in Cross Hill, Mrs. Shealy was the mother of ^ w hich he was a member and dea- Mrs. Brunson Asbili of this city. In con The Rev. Fred T. Magill and the addition to Mrs. Asbili, she is sur-, Rev Ware Madden conducted the viveef by two other daughters ana! services, with interment following in four sons, one sister, 25 grandchil- the church cemeterv Jr o„ and .7 great-grandchildren , ,he M C r hU c r ' a h p r„ na d ' been connected 1 with an Augusta candy firm for 35 years as a traveling salesman. He was the last member of his imme- 1 diate family. j Surviving are his wife, the former At the annual meeting and picnic Miss Carrie Young, of the Hopewell of the Lakeside Country club last. section; three children. Miss Sara Wednesday, J. J. (Peck) Cornwall,: Chapman of Cross Hill and Concord, of this city, was elected presideat for N. C., James Chapman of Charlotte, the coming year. , Douglas Chapman, Jr., of Columbia, Other officers elected at the same | and two grandchildren. time were: | ♦ Vice-President — Charlie Huff, of ————————————— Laurens. Secretary-Treasurer—Claude Cook of Laurens. Directors: Fred Oxley, Tom Addi son and Bab Hamer, of Clinton, and Dr. Eaddy of Laurens. The new slate takes office July 1. Cornwall New President Of Country Club Birth Announcements ROBERTS Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roberts an nounce the birth of a son, Dennis Ralph, on Saturday, June 17, at the Blalock clinic. i Qleu) 'MOAMKl OJte<xtae LINDSAY Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lindsay an nounce the birth of a son, Richard ; Tatum, Jr., on Monday, June 19. Mrs. Lindsay is the former Miss Johnita Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Horton of near here. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE l “The Paper Everybody Reads'* Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Fuller, John ny and Floyd Fuller spent Sunday in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs. Cal vert Marsh. Miss Nelle Fuller is spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Marsh and Mr. Marsh. Mrs. J. D. , t Henry and children have returned to their home 1 Montgomery, Ala., following a two weeks visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs.Joe Donnan of Charleston spent the week-end with !the former’s mother and sister, Mrs. J. H. Donnan and Miss Miriam Don- 1 nan. I Mr. and Mrs. George Frady, Mr ' and Mrs. Gary Lehn and little son,' Collie, spent the week-end at the Anderson cottage in Garden City. , Mrs. Lehn and little son remained , for a longer visit. ' Miss Nelle Buchanan of Savan nah, Ga., is visiting her mother. Miss Jean Layton of Greenville spent the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Laj’ton. Joanna First, Fla. Street Second In Little Leaguers Joanna Little Leaguers continue to set a very hot pace in their league by defeating Thornwell and Florida Street during the past week. Lydia , and Academy won one and lost one last week, while Thornwel} lost two and Florida Street one. The Little League is behind three games to date. Academy and Lydia 1 have a protest to replay. Thornweli and Academy have a double-header with the Little Leaguers and Midgets that was rained out. Joanna and i Florida Street have one rained out game to play. In about two weeks the managers i of all the Little League teams will meet and select about 25 players to try out for the Little League all-star team that will represent Clinton in the State Little League tournament which will be held in Florence this year starting July 31 and ending August 4. Efcch team will have to lose two games in the state tourna ment before being eliminated. Only 14 Little Leaguers will be able to make the all-star team that goes to Florence. Standings Through Monday Won Lost Joanna 11 WHO’S WHO Among FARM WOMEN One of a series of articles de scribing one member of each home demonstration club in the county selected by her fellow members as “Who’s Who” in that club for this year. very successful one. At the spring Council meeting, Mrs. May, together with women chosen “Who’s Who” in the other clubs of the county, was riven a corsage. Her pleasing person- j ality and excellent club work mean I much to the Musgrove community and school. ic Cox, Publicity . Chairman MRS. A. A. MAY Commission KANNING Commissioner Thfe Musgrove Home Demonstra tion club has made considerable pro gress in the last several years, and has done much to improve the com munity and school. Mrs. A. A. May is president of the club, and under her capable leader ship the club has gone forward in the work laid out by the home demon stration agent, Miss.Hall, and the assistant agent, Miss Dean. Each year “Who’s Who” in the club is chosen. Our club honored Mrs. A. A. May by choosing her “Who’s Who’ ’this year. The honor is bestowed upon the member who nas done the most outstanding work in the plub during the year. She did much toward making the past year a To the Voters of Ward Five I wish to thank my friends and supporters for the splendid vote given me for Alderman in Tuesday’s primary. This evidence of your interest and confi dence will always be ap preciated. Carl Campbell Box Office Opens 2:45 Saturday 12:45 Shows Run Continuous Thursday and Friday, June 22-23 mm uv mi ona mto nemm i* the days whet a luAr was kiaf! COLUMBIA PICTUKS prtttoN Randolph Scon aeAfevadan 1 .\C/N£COLQ%, Mm (NBl ftw UH MAIM IDCXUi - FAYUN - MACftADY Charles Kemoer • left Corey • Tom Powers • Jock O'Mahoney Saturday, June 24 aWEi'ISSEafira D06ERI PUCE ANNE {WYNNE NmH:E8;. k Dram BARRYMODE LEO CARRILLO ANOT DEVINE w IN CMEl Monday and Tuesday, June 26-27 AT LAST IT CAN BE TOLD! THE BIG STORY BEHIND THE AIRLIFT! CEOfiGE WILLIAM PEJtLBEgG WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 ONE WAY STREET With James Mason and Marta Toren HloviEys BETTER 2M! icoot IHE CASINO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, June 21 and 22 TRAIL OF THE YUKON (Northwest Adventure) With KIRBY GRANT and SU ZANNE D ALBERT. Feature: 3:26, 7:26, 9:57. ...Also... LAWLESS CODE (Western Action) With JIMMY WAKELY and CANNONBALL TAYLOR. Feature: 4:33 and 8:33. Chapter 8— Cody of the Pony Express 9c and 35c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, June 23 and 24 HOSTILE COUNTRY (A “Black Riders” Western) With RUSSEL HAYDEN and JAMES ELLISON. Feature: Friday: 3:26, 7:26, 9:58. Saturday: 1:30, 4:02, 6:34, 9:06. ...plus... FORBIDDEN JUNGLE (Jungle Adventure) With DON HARVEY and FOR REST TAYLOR. Feature: Friday: 4:26 and 8:26. Saturday: 2:30, 5:02, 7:34, 10:06. ...Also... CHARLIE CHASE COMEDY 9c and 35c MONDAY AND TUESDAY, June 26 and 27 BOTnoM INDIANA m» i*ct( irtJN Mtma M it AST Feature: 3:35, 7:35, 9:16. NEWS AND SHORT. 9c and 35c 3 5 7 8 11 Florida Street 8 Lydia 6 Academy Street .... .... .... 4 Thornwell 4 Weekly Schedule June 22—Academy at Lydia. June 23—Florida St. at Joanna. June 26—Florida St. at Lydia. June 27—Joanna at Thornwell. une 28—Thornwell at Florida St. 1 Midget League Florida Street is leading the Mid get league with five wins and one loss. They are closely followd by Academy Street and Thornwell. The Little Leaguers from last year’s team who have graduated to the Midget league are some of the best players in the league. Standings Through Monday • Won Lost Florida St 5 1 1 2 6 5 Academy St 4 Thornwell 5 Joanna 1 Lydia .... 0 Junior League Joanna Juniors continue to set the pace in the Junior league. They have won five and lost one. The Junior schedule is one-third over. Standings Through Monday Won Lost Joanna 5 1 Lydia .... Owens ... Braswell 3 2 3 4 4 Little Bobby Fulmer Passes At Hospital Bobby Hugh Fulmer, four-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Fulmer, died Tuesday at Blalock clinic after a short illness. Funeral services were held yester day afternoon at Sandy Springs ’ Methodist church, with the Rev. J. jL. Ashley officiating. Interment fol- | lowed in Rosemont cemetery at New berry. The lad is survived by his adopted ! parents, Lonnie and Mrs Clara Craft Fulmer and a number of relatives. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friends and neighbors for their prayers, the many cards and flowers sent me dur ing my recent illness. May God bless each of you. -MRS. J. J. SMITH. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL To old and new subscribers THE CHRONICLE invites you to come to Clinton Thursday, Friday and Sat urday for TRADE DAYS sponsored by the Merchants association. You' can’t afford to miss the big event. | Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: S. K. LAFTPODAY, Clinton. MRS. EUGENE PRATT, Columbia. MRS. WILBUR RUSSELL, Newberry. THANKS... To My Friends I wish to publicly thank my friends for the vote given me in Tuesday's primary, I deeply appreciate your interest and * support. The confidence you placed in me will always be cherished. ' • • • L B. DILLARD 4 « tf-GSi-BufUtext Byeletll Heres an eyelet batiste with a real fashion future. 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