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I / 4 I I \ Pafce Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 10, 1951 visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boyce in^ Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Turner, Mf. and Mrs. B. G. Coleman of Green ville, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Humphreys. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Windsor and Pat visited friends in Greenwood Sunday. Bothwell Williams of Concord, N. C., was a supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Sunday, daughter, Mickey, Carolyn Bennett' Mr. and Mrs. Odis Fuller visit- and John Henry Estes visited Mr.led Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Emery Sun- and Mrs. J. B. Wasson in Fountain day. Mrs. J. L. Rhodes returned Inn Sunday. ' home with them for a several days Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Benjamin visit For the Week . . . LYDIA MILLS NEWS MRS. HORACE C. SMITH. Correspondent and Representative QMlMum • o» » * •_» o a o > < » • a •• ♦> t • • a t a »» Of * M *,+M ** V •••»«» ♦>V# ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦•♦*•♦ Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Shields and refreshments of pimento cheese nually of making up through in- sandwiches, potato chips, mints, creases in telephone rates the wage wafers and drinks, which were increases granted in the last 10 served buffet style. j years. 1 The center of the dining table “In its negotiations the company was decorated with an arrangement must constantly seek the middle of blue ins and red and white roses ground that is fairest to all concem- with fern. | Hostesses were Mrs. J. B.', O’Shields, Mrs. Rosa Satterfield, i Mrs. Verna Nelson, Mrs. Connie Davis and Mrs. Jackie Williams. ed—employees, customers and the people who have invested their savings in the telephone business. We are confident the public expects Southern Bell to pay fair wages. We must also recognize the rights of those who have put their money into the business expecting a fair return. And we must charge for telephone service only what is nec essary to provide good and expand ing service plus the return to which those who have invested their mon ey are entitled.” and daughters, Myrna and Carolyn, Misses Stella and Sally Ann Duck ett of Laurens, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Duckett. In the Mr. and Mrs. James Meeks of, Fork Shoals, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Shockley Sunday. Betty Abercrombie of Laurens,: afternoon they visited the Bennett spent the week-end with Virginia children at Thornwell orphanage. | Abercrombie. Mrs. Pearl Culbertson returned Mi\ and Mrs. Buddy Sanders, home Sunday from Gray CourL M rs q s. Sanders and Betty San- where she has been visiting Mr.; ders spent Sunday in Charlotte, N. and Mrs. James Culbertson, who c ( visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harvey accompanied her home and visited ( Sanders. relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pearson and had as their guests Sunday the lat- [ family visited their parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall; Mrs. F. T. Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. ter's mother, Mrs. B. E. Eskew, and 1 J. V. Pearson in Woodruff Sunday, sister. Miss Shirley Eskew, and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fennell spent J. W. Cauble and daughers, Geor- several days in Charleston last gia. and Rhonda of Columbia. ’ week. Mrs. Waler Coddy and children Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Burkhalter of Sparanburg, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Johnson Sunday. Also vsiiting the Johnsons Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hughes of Greenville. visited in Laurens Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. McCall. Mrs. Annie Adams of Newberry, is spending several weeks with her 1 brother, and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith spent the Mrs. E. C. Longshore, week-end near Clinton with Mr. Mrs. Mattie Harvey visited Mr. and Mrs. James Harris in Laurens Sunday. Jimmy Hairston of Spartanburg, spent the week-end with his par- and Mrs. Marvin Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Satterfield and children, Miss Jean Oakley, Mr. and Mrs. David Satterfield and son enjoyed a picnic at Lake Green wood Sunday. Misses Jean Oakley and Mary Crawford, Leon Abercrombie and Sam Elders, enjoyed a trip to Folly Beach Saturday. Mr and Mrs. J. T. Bray, parents ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dorrah Hairston. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. David Word and Sue, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Young and Kay enjoyed a picnic at Mineral Springs park Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pace and of Mrs. Ralph Harbin, and Mrs. family, Junior Thomas, Betty and Paul Julian of Greenville, attended 'Maudie Dunaway and Ronnie Pace the May Day festival on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harbin and Tootsie visited Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Harbin at Williamston Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Williams’ guests during the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holland and enjoyed a trip to Chimney Rock, N. C., Sunday. Mrs. J. L. Wofford of Danville, Va., plans to spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Hallie Campbell and other relatives here. Guests in the home of Mr. and children and Coy Reed of Whit-; Mrs. H. W. Campbell during the mire, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon week-end were Mrs. Gene Campbell Williams of West Clinton. of Great Falls, Floyd Elmore of Mr and Mrs. Bill Shealy and Spartanburg, Mrs. J. A. Campbell daughter. Phyllis of Greenville, vis- and daughters, Misses Jeanette and ited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Dell of Whitmire. Mrs. Joe Davenport Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith and Pvt Bobby Boyce of Fort Ben- daughters, Franceen and Laura, ning, Ga.. spent the weekend with with Mrs. M. C. Smith visited rela- Mrs Boyce and son. Sunday they tives in Kershaw.Lancaster and Chester Sunday. They were dinner Stomach Trouble Is P* 81 ?, °' M J a " d Mrs James Mc ’ Corrected By Dr. Hort •'It certainly is wonderful to be With Th« Sick able to eat anything I want, without Ernestine Parrish is improving fear of upsetting my stomach,” says af ter being ill with measles. Mr. C. C. Craine, Rt. 3, Laurens, S. C.l Gail Humphreys is recovering af- •For 10 years I had suffered witn I ter having a tomf operation at fick spells after eating. Since Dr. H a >’ s hospital. Hart located and corrected the cause Mrs. C. A. Gwinn is improving of my stomach trouble, I can eat a ^ er undergoing an operation in anythinjr I want without any dis- Greenwocai hospital, comfort, If you are suffering with Mike Campbell is improving af- stomach trouble, consult Dr. C. J. i ^ having measles. Hart of Laurens, he will find the! ^ Edward Carroll is a patient cause of your trouble.” —Adv. a * “ a y s hospital. ^ Birthdays and Annirersarias Birthday greetings to Mrs. Ruth Harbin who will celebrate a birth day Friday, May 11. Mrs. Katherine Williams observ ed a birthday May 2. Cecil Davenport observed a birth day May 4. Ervin Shockley will observe a birthday May 18. Grover Kirby and daughter, Eria Lois, observed birthdays May 7. Mrs. Helen White will celebrate a birthday May 20. Mrs. Mattie Harvey observed a birthday May 2. Little Frankie Nelson will cele brate his birthday May 8. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson ob served their sixth wedding anniver sary May 5. Men’s Club To Meet The Men’s club will meet today at 6 o’clock on the athletic field for! a softball game. Later they will go into the auditorium of Provi- i dence school for a regular meeting. All members, regular and irregu-. lar, are invited to attend. * Southern Bell Begins Negotiations On Wage Hike 1r —V f - Contract negotiations between the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company and the com munications Workers of America (CIO) began in Atlanta Monday} April 30. The present agreement | covering tHe company’s non-super-1 visory employees, including those} in Clinton runs until June 5. G. D. Garner, Southern Bell vice-; president, in charge of personnel, indicated in Atlanta Saturday that} the company will go into the ne gotiations prepared to make a wage offer within the limits of the gov ernment’s wage stabilization pro gram. ‘•Surveys just completed show that a general upward movement of wages has taken place in the South and that a wage increase for South ern Bell employees is justified,” he said. “The company’s policy is to pay wage rates that are in line with those paid other workers in the community having similar skills. Only in this way can we do justice to our employees and continue to attract and keep the high-type per sonnel essential to good telephone service. "Operating costs already have in creased out of line with revenue, and increased wags on top of oth er cost rises, will require an in crease in telephone rates. There is no margin in our income to absorb any increased costs. In fact, we have fallen short by $20,000,000 an- MARKWT5LL DRY PENS — Writ* well everywhere. Marks, letters, draws, writes on glass, metal, cello phane, rubber, cloth, wood, plastics, paper and all other surfaces. Ask to see them. Chronicle Publishing Oo. LAWN MOWER PRECISION SHARPENING DONE BY EXPERTS Call 184-R Cox Seed Cleaners E. Florida St. Mrs. Cole Honored On Thursday evening Mrs. Rosa Cole was honored with a surprise farewell party at the home of Mrs. J. B. O’Shields with 25 guests pres ent for the occasion. 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