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i » Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 27, 1950 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA MRS CECIL O’DELL, Correspondent and Representative Mrs. A F. Campbell of Clinton is| spending several days with her daughter. Mrs. Joe Johnson and Mr. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Evans spent the week-end in Walhalla - with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hardin. Mrs. Evans's mother. Mrs E. B. Lowery, accom panied them home after a visit there. Pjc. and Mrs. Bob Byrum of Au- pu.-ta. Ga. and Newberry were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Osborne. "Jr. and Mrs. Fred Bragg, Sr. and Jeanette and Ralph toured the state of Florida recently. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Few’ of Fay etteville, N. C. spent the week-end Wiih Mrs. Swannie Wicker, the for- n*er‘s sister. Mrs. Buford Weir, Miss Faye Gas- k:., and John Gaskin were called; to Camden several days last week due to the death of Mr. Gaskin’s fcroiher-in-law', Jesse Brannon. Miss Grace Adams of Greenwood ; spent the week-end w’ith Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Moore. Mr and Mrs. Clarence Lewis of Marion, Jesse Duckett of Clinton,; Drake Duckett of Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O'Dell of Columbia and Jimmy Templeton of Calhoun Fails were visitors during the week-! end of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. O’Dell. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hai* of Colum bia were week-end guests of Mr and Mrs. J. M. Ross. Mrs. Hair cele- trated her birthday paturday Mr and Mrs. Cecil O'Dell and' children attended the birthday cel-, ebration of the latter’s parents, Mr. * and Mrs. J. H Croft, at Greenwood State Park. Sunday. Mrs. Marian Hamm. Leroy and Morton Hamm and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Martin of Clinton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. W. T. Wright in Spar tanburg. M.ss Velda Farmer of Columbia* spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Farmer. Miss Effie Lou Godfrey, Martha Ann Godfrey and Roland Godfrey i spent the week-end in Simpsonville i w.th Mr. and Mrs. James Godfrey. Mrs L. W Little, Sr. is spending several weeks with her daughter, | Mr- George Morse and Mr. Morse. Messers John Ross. Fred Ross. Rolf C.arke and Carl Franzen attended, a Moose meeting in Greenwood Mon day night. Chsby Templeton and Sandy vis ited Mr. and Mrs Buchanan in Swan- ne‘>a, N C Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Darnell and Kay. Mrs Sara Feltman and children and Arthur Starnes spent Sunday witn Mr. and Mrs. Harper Wherry In Newberry. Mr and Mrs. Melvin Smith and son of Jacksonville, Fla. and Miss Doris Willingham of Brevard were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. | Shuford Lewis. the devotional period. Mrs. Frank Phillips, president, presided over the business session. Mrs. Frances Mur phy was elected treasurer to fill out Mrs. Myrtle Moore’s term. Mrs. Mamie Lee Murphy had charge of the games for the social hour after which the hostesses, mes- dames Ada Abrams, Gussie Waits and Ruby Holley served homemade ice cream and cookies. Boy Scouts Returned Fifteen Boy Scouts returned Sun day after a week at Camp Old In dian. Guy Clarke accompanied the boys. ♦ Senior Scouts on Trip Twelve Senior Scouts, The Explor er group, left Sunday morning by chartered bus for a week in Jack sonville. Fla. The boys will stay at the Naval Air Base and are accom panied by Jeff McCarthy. ♦ At Ridge Crest For Week Twenty-five members of the B.T. U. left for Ridgecrest today for Train ing Union week. Rev. and Mrs. James Mitchell, with the Training Union director, Mrs. Louis Murphy, will be in charge of the group. Whelchel-Hedges Wedding Immediately following worship service at the Joanna Baptist church Sunday, July 16, Miss Norma Shirley Whelchel became the bride of Pic. Leonard Preston Hedges, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hedges, of Indianhead, Maryland and Fort Benning, Ga., in a double ring ceremony, performed by the bride’s pastor, the Rev. James B. Mitchell. Miss Mafta Gardner, wearing a J printed summer sheer dress and a icorsage of pink carnations, served as maid of honor and only attendant to ! the bride. Morton Hamm of Joanna Iwas best man. | Messers. Le Grande Shealy and Jimmy Clarke served as ushers and (lighted the candles. A program of w r edding music was rendered before and during the cere mony by Miss Helen Phillips and Johnny Buchanan sang “Because” by Hardelot. The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Melvin Whelchel, was j becomingly attired in a sheer white dress, pink picture hat, white ac- jeessories, and carried a white Bible (topped with a purple throated or- ichid. Mrs. Hedges is the younger daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Whelchel. | She was a student of Clinton high school at the time of her marriage. After a short wedding trip to Geor gia, the couple has returned to the home of the bride’s mother where they will stay the remainder of Pfc. Hedges’ furlough, after which he will be sent overseas. Rice-Stroud Wedding Joanna Baptist church was the scene of a lovely wedding Satur day afternoon, July 15. when Miss Myrtis Rice and Carl Stroud were | united in marriage by the pastor, the Rev. James Mitchell, using the double ring ceremony. A program of nuptial music was presented by Darr Wise, organfst, of Kinards, and Bruce Galloway, solo ist, of Trenton. Serving as ushers were Tommy Rowe of Joanna, Arthur White of Columbia, Horace Hamm, Jr., of Jo anna, and Charles Hairston of Clin ton. The bride’s only attendant, Mrs. Tillman Crapps, was matron of hon or. She was dressed in a beige suit with brown accessories, and carried an old-fashioned nosegay made from pink carnations and tiger lilies. The bride, given in marriage by her maternal grandfather, J. M. Ow- en^by, of Clinton, wore a white flan nel ^suit, alligator shoes and bag with] pink accessories, and pink bewftet-; style hat. She carried a white *Bible 1 topped by a purple-throated orchid, j The groom had as his best man his maternal grandfather, Joe Fhirdy of; Newberry. The mother of the bride was dress- j ed in a blue summer fabric with white accessories and she wore a cor sage of pink rosebuds, j The mother of the bridegroom , wore a sheer blue dress, w’hite acces sories and a shoulder corsage of pink rosebuds. Mrs. Stroud is the daughter of Mrs. A. H. Tinsley and the late Mr. Rice of Clinton. She received her educa tion at Bush River high school, and is an employee of the Southern Bell Telephone company in Clinton. Mr. Stroud is the son of Mrs. Ralph Stroud and the late Mr. Stroud. Since his graduation from Clinton hign 1 : school and his discharge from the armed services, Mr. Stroud has made his home in Joanna, where he is presently employed. The young coupe are making their home with the bridegroom’s mother on Marion street in Joanna. , Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad SL Office Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Phone €58 COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD WIRING Electrical Appliance Repairing and Electrical Construction Work Floor Plugs A Specialty ARNOLD M. CANNON 406 W. Maple St. Tel. 312-XJ k WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING —EXCEPT BAD Last Call—Coal! Coal will go UP AUGUST 1st, and may go up sooner. Now is the time to get in on the bottom price. There is no finer coal than GRENADIER, or RED CLOVER, or GREAT HEART. We have all three on hand now, but it is going fast. Place your order today, while you can get premium quality coal. . C-W-S GUANO CO., INC. Phone 62 Mrs Bell Tew is visiting Mr. and Mr< John Dodgen in Newberry. Mrs. Hubert Godfrey was called to Columbia last week due to the| illness of her mother, Mrs. Perry | D-xes Mrs Dukes is a patient in the Baptist hospital. Mr. and Mrs Curtis Jackson and ch.ldren of Honea Path spent Sun day with Mrs. L J. Brock. Sr. Bud Ja.-kson remained for the week witn h.a grandmather. Mr and Mrs. Harvey Dowd and Vivien. Miss Catherine and Dotty ! Decs of Clinton and Mrs. Earl Ar- ( thur spent the week-end at Ocean' Drive. Bi.ly Flow has returned home af ter spending several weeks in Ches ter with his aunt. Mrs. Ella McLen- 1 den. A Pledge to the American People by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company We will resist all unwarranted price rises with all our might We will make every effort to hold our inventories at the lowest point con sistent with good service to ourcustomers, because hoarding, whether by whole salers, retailers or consumers, will cause higher prices. Enjoy Picnic Members of Epworth Sundayf school enjoyed their annual picnic at Greenwood State Park Saturday. A large number of children and acrlts joined in the fun of games and contests. Those winning prizes were; Elaine Guyton, Linda Guyton, Ann Niver. Gale Morse. Mrs. Algie Abrams, Mike Cooley, Algie Abrams, Johnny Moore, Wadsworth Niver. With The Sick Mrs. Elizabeth Hendrix of Joanna and Mrs. Nora Atkins of Clinton and} Mrs. Hazel Kennedy of Kinards are I patients at Joanna Memorial hos- [ pital. Harry Kelly has been dismissed from the local hospital following I treatment. Mrs. George Morse is ill at her home on Milton Road. Mrs. Minnie Lovelace is a patient in Greenwood hospital with a brok en hip. Little Duffie Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis is quite ill in Greenville General hospital. Birth Announcements Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parrish an nounce the birth of a son, Michael Wayne,, at felalock clinic, July 23. Mrs. Parrish is the former Miss Ber nice Dean. F, - ' * McJunkin _ ^ Mr. and Mrs. Haskell McJunkin of Kinards announce the birth of a son at Joanna Memorial hospital, July 22. Mrs. Haskell is the former Miss Betty Joyce Burton. G A. Meets With Miss Hair The Intermediate G.A.’s of the Baptist church met Tuesday night with their leader, Miss Ruth Hair in charge of the program. The pro gram was most impressive and was centered around the 100th anniver sary of Baptist Missions in Africa.. This was observed with a large dec orated birthday cake. During the social hour the cake was cut and served with punch. Baptist Church Group The Ladies class of the Baptist church held their regylar quarterly meeting at the church on Monday night wKh twenty members and one visitor present. Mrs. G. N. Foy led nL ? 1 \j 1 We will continue to maintain the lowest profit rate generally prevailing in the entire retail industry. Our net profit now is less than one cent on each doUar of sales. We will continue to strive for more efficient distribution. We will fight waste of food, or L.me, or money all along the line so as to narrow the spread between wholesale and retail prices. I • ^ » We will devote all our energies to giving you the most good food for your money every day of the week. We will strive always to do what is honest, tair, sincere and in the best interest of our country and our customers. A* most of you know, this company and the low cost, low profit policies that built it are under attack. We are defending ourselves against a suit brought by the anti-trust lawyers to put A&P out of business. , But the greater conflict in which our country is now engaged takes prece dence over all else. Today, with our boys fighting in Korea, we believe that all citizens and all businesses, big and little, should devote themselves wholeheartedly to the public interest. * We promise the American people that we will cooperate unhesitatingly with our national government in the present crisis. We promise you that we will continue to do everything in our power to put more buying power in your food dollar and more good food on your dinner table. ' » V I John A. Hartford, • S