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4 * « t \ / i Page Eight v THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 22 ,1950 — * —- PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA MRS. CECIL O’DELL. Correspond* nt and Representative Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Howard of At lanta. Ga.. spent a few days last WeeK with Mr. ^nd Mrs. E. J. Will ingham. ^ Mrs. Elizabeth Hendrix is visiting her da ugh. ter, Mrs. Lydie Corlev, in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wicker and Philip, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Norris and fam ily. and Nolan Wicker were among! those attending the air show--in Greenville Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Harry Estes of Cross Anchor. Mrs. Edwin Thomas, Mrs. James Simpson, Mrs. L. J. Brock, L.! J. Brock. Jr., and James Fulmer vis-| ited Luther Brock at State Park I Sunday. On Monday Rev. Joe Giles and Boyce Oxner visited Mr. Brock, j Little Kathy Miller of Bennetts-1 ill at General hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Marvin Tucker is recuperat ing at her home on Milton Road after receiving treatment at the local hos pital several days last week. Miss Georgia Corley is a patient at Joanna hospital. James Lott ie a patient at the lo cal hospital. China, where she worked as South- program. In these programs the ern Baptist missionary in the semi- highlight of the courses they had nary in Shanghai. The publi^ is cor- studied were given and the congre- dially invited to attend the service. ' gation was invited to view the hand- I work projects on display in each Birthday Party for Judy Dobbins * class room. Little Judy Dobbins was honored! Chorus singing was enjoyed in the by her mother, Mrs. Bill Dobbins, i entire school, “Every Day Witn with a birthday party last Tuesday Jesus,” being used as a theme song, in honor of her sixth birthday. The enrollment was 140 and 89 cer- Thirty-two little guests enjoyed this tificates were presented. The work- happy occasion. j ers and teachers of th school were asj Games on the lawn and story tell-| j 0 " 0ws ‘ ¥ ^,'^ 0 *l, ^°L* c * l ’ T ^* rec * or: ! 1 ing were features of the aternoon. ^, an ? es John Gaskin, Perry Turner, These were directed by Misses Kitty ^ A ' l:,rams > Floyd Birth Announcement Delany and Jennie Addison LateV Abrams - Cllsb y Templeton, Wood- „ , Bu ^ dri T ck „ , . , !th e Wttle folk were invited into the T ™ Crouch, Bryan Crouch Fred Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bundnck an-> dining room which was beautifully ^nard James Brown'Pat Bowers,, nounce the birth of a daughter. Mary decorated in pink and white The ^ uther Wn ght, James Simpson, Rudy Edna. June 16 at Joanna hospital. wide streamers were hung from the Prater ’ J,ac,t McCarthy, Lavinia ~ . , j chandelier to the ceiling making a | Miss Jackie Lovelace, Mrs., Mission study School mass of color for the overhead The Cobb, Miss Effie Lou Godfrey,. The Woman’s Missionary society, | two-tiered pink and white cake with 1 , ? ssr ^; Carl Garner, Vernon Garner,] Young Woman’s Auxiliary and lead-j lighted pink candles made a perfect Rev - J° e Giles and Mrs.! ers of the Young People’s organiza- centerpiece for the lace covere d I ” a “ e £ Fmmer, pianist. Hack Pratei , tions of Joanna Baptist church will table. Favors of colored Indians i bad , charge o! the recrea tion a nd re- | ville. is visiting her grandmother, meet for a mission studv led by Miss with candies were given each guest 5re shments were served each day, . 1*-.--- « t, , , . 0 ■ ■ under the supervision of Mrs. Cecil the date for the electrocution in the state penitentiary. ' Elmore was alleged to have slain Virgil M. Betsil, 65-year-old store keeper at Bestils store in the Sandy Springs section of the countv on No vember, 26 of last year. Testifying in his own behalf El more admitted firing two loads from a shotgun into the body of the lone storekeeper but said that he fired in self defense. In its testimony the state set out to prove murder with a robbery motive. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB “The Paper Evevrybody Reads” WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. GIVES FAST RELIEF when COLD MISERIES STRIKE Mrs. Dollie Mae Carr. Mr and Mrs. Ira Whittle. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett, E. J. Richard and Harold Willingham attended the singing convention in Woodruff Sun day. Mrs. Murray Simmerville and chil dren of Charlotte. N. C., are spend ing a few weeks with her parents.. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Nabors near Clinton. Mrs. Bell Tew. Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Gresham. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hol- ‘■onback attended a birthday dinner in Chapin Sunday Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hair of Colum bia. spent Sunday with Mr .and Mrs. J M. Ross and Mrs. W. W. Hair. Miss Mildred Bozard joined Mrs. ! Louise Hyde of Clinton and spent the week-end at-Oeean Drive. Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch ot Greenville, were Monday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil O’Dell and cnildien visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craft in Silverstreet Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Lee Bridges and Judy of Ninety-Six. visited Mr. and Mrs. J D. O’Dell Sunday. Miss Jackie Lovelace and Miss Audrey O’Shields spent Monday in Columbia where they took pre-en-1 trance examinations for the school of nursing. Mr. and Mrs Frank Templeton and Mack were week-end guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Roy Templeton in Calhoun Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Evans and Mrs. Ida Lowery visited relatives in Lancaster Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Foy, accompan ied by the latter’s parents, Mr and Mrs. Riddle of Laurens, spent Sun-1 day in Greenville with Mr .and Mrs. I Curran Bridges. j C W. Whitley and Walter Whitley of Bessemer City, N. C., spent last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Jeff 1 O’Dell. I Mr. and Mrs. Charlie B Dickey and 1 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blakely of Green- , ville. visited friends and relatives^ here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lowman, Jr., and son of Greenwood, were week- j end guests of Mr. ond Mrs. J. F. Low- j man. Sr. On Sunday the families attended the 69th birthday dinner of George Bauknight in Lexington at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Frick. Mrs. Dolly Prater, Dianne Prater and J S. Prater visited relatives in Newberry Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Koon spent Sunday in the St. Phillips community near Newberry with the former’s j parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Koon. 1 The occasion was a birthday dinner for J R. Koon. . Mr. and Mrs. F H. Brannon and children. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fulmei | were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. | S. G Sulton in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Waits, Mr. and Mrs Bernard Nabors were guests on Sunday of the former’s son, J. M. Waits, and Mrs. Waits in Belton. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Waits spent Sunday in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gardner. With the. resignation of Mrs. Tom Chandler and Mrs. Joe Terry, Mrs.' Mary Coats of Laurens, and Miss 1 Kathleen Penland of Kinard, have joined the hospital staff at Joanna Memorial hospital. Jimmy Stewart is attending Boys’ State in Columbia this week. Clara Lane and other state workers Admiral Byrd daisies were used in from Columbia, this evening (Thurs | low arrangements throughout the day) at 6:30 at the church. Each one living room. Mrs. Dobbins served is asked to bring a “covered dish” ice cream and cookies, for the fellowship period. The vice-! Judy received many lovely gifts president. Mrs. E. J. Willingham, I from her little friends. urges all members to attend the 1 — meeting. Vacation Bible School O-’Dell. Negro Sentenced To Die For Betsill Sloying i After a period of two weeks of i ^ ,aurens * J^ ne —Larry Elmore, worship and play mambers of the ^* e «» ro crop hand, was Miss Franks To Speak KJ l. JU l a at. HU 1 a 1 ill mil KJKH & KJ L lilt: o- ~ ~ ^ - • w. On Sunday evening, the 25th, at Methodist vacation Bible school had ® :ven death sentence here Thurs- 7:30. Miss- Martha Franks of Lau- their commencement exercises Sun- day by presiding Judge Sieverl C. rens, will bring the message at the day morning at 10 o'clock. Each de- Griffith following conviction yester- Joanna Baptist church. Miss Franks, partment from the beginners through day on a murder charge. ' has recently returned from Shanghai, i the intermediates presented a short* Judge Griffith fixed August 4 as 1 HEAR STROM Thurmond . Candidate for the United States Senate Every Tuesday Night On Your Favorite Radio Station Class Meeting Held Members of the Ladies Ever- Ready Sunday school class held their Quarterly business meeting last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Pat Bridges. Mrs. G. N. Foy and Mrs. Luther Wright were co-hostess es. Mrs. Joe Abrams led the devo tion which was centered around race prejudge and was assisted by Mrs. Lavinia Cooley. Mrs. Luther Wright, president, presided over the business hour. It was voted to buy new blinds for the class room. The social chairman and treasurer gave favorable re ports. The meeting adjourned with prayer by Mrs. John Ross. The hostesses served refreshments of congealed salad, sandwiches, cook ies and tea. Holsonback-McLeod Of interest to friends in Joanna and surrounding community is the' following announcement: Mr and Mrs. W. E. Holsonback of Newberry, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Ann, to James Calvin McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McLeod, also of Nftf- berry. The wedding will take place September 2 at Hunt Memorial Bap tist church. ' Accepts Position In Columbia Miss Jo Nell Lowman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Lowman, Sr., left yesterday to accept a position with the Carolina Life Insurance company in Columbia. With The Sick Alvin Evans is a patient at Hays hospital following an appendectomy. Mrs. John Longshore is recuperat ing from an appendectomy at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Merchant. Furman Nabors continues seriously Strom Thurmond has served South Carolina i with distinction in all three Branches of the State Government Legislative, Judicial, and Executive ... Seldom in history have our people had the opportunity of electing a United » States Senator with the background, breadth of understanding of state, na* tional, and international problems, ability and courage possessed by Strom Thurmond. -J : *«L2kE Wb v >7; t> ML Thurmond’s Life Reared on Farm Agriculture Teacher County School Superintendent in thro p College Trustee City & County Attorney Senator from Edgefield Circuit Judge Combat Veteran, World War D Governor of South Carolina States Rights Democrat ie Leader Presidential Candidate Chairman, Southern Governors’ mm • « Thurmond Says: m l will not be one kind of Democrat in Washington end another kind of Democrat in South Carolina** RECORD AS GOVERNOR Reorganized State Government and installed Central Purchasing to save millions annually. Ended vicious pardon racket by removing pardon power from Governor’s office. Created 50,000 new jobs and $100,000,000 bringing in in new payrolls by scores of new in dustries Cleaned up Industrial Commis sion, protecting working people from excessively high legal fees once charged them for benefits. Smashed liquor ring by chan neling liquor profits of $5,000,000 annually into State Treasury. Modernized election laws, pro viding secret ballot, single regU* tration, and punishment for fraud. Raised educational atandarda by increasing school funds 100%, providing best teacher salaries in history, permanent 9-month state- supported school term, and many other measures. Established Farm Market Sys tem and paved 4,100 miles of farm- to-market roads. Raised State’s credit rating from A to AA by business-like operation of government. Established Area Trade School system, enabling workers to get skilled training and increase their earnings. Passed Occupational Disease Law to benefit persons soffering from disease contracted during employment. ( ' Initiated program to modernize State Penitentiary. Increased funds for aged, needyi blind, dependent children, and other needy persons. Ended practice of unconstitu tional dual office holding. Abolished “secret spending” by ending hidden appropriations. Appointed more women to pub lic office than in any other similar period in State’s history. * Saved cities, counties, and State $8,000,000 through Surplus War Property program. Removed tax on household goods and furniture. Extended forest fire control to entire State. Increased support for Veterans’ Service and provided for education of children of deceased or disabled veterans of World War II. Developed our seaports to larg est use since War Between the States. Increased health services by pro viding hospitals and health centers in every county, cancer control pro gram, training of doctors for rural areas, and modern teaching hos pital at Medical College.* Increased support for State Parka, National Guard, Mental Hospital, State Training School, and other State institutions. There Is No Middle Ground! STROM THURMOND SOUTH •,x; Published by Laurens County Friends of Strom Thurmond who are supporting his candidacy for the L nited States Senate because they believe he is good for South Carolina