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Volume LII
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 26, 1951
Number 31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA
MBS CECIL O’DELL, Correspondent and Representative
Capt and Mrs. Hal Davis and
son, Harry, of Columbia, were
week-end guests of Rev. and Mrs.
Joe Giles.
Those attending the WSCS zone
meeting of Greenwood district in
Waterloo last Thursday were Mes-
dames Joe Giles, J. M. Ross, La-
vinia Cooley, Pat Bowers, J. L. Ab-
brams and J. J. Abrams.
Mrs. Cecil Bishop was called to
Gatlinburg, Tenn., Monday due to
the death of her sister. Mr. Bish
op and boys joined her Tuesday for
the funeral which was held Wed
nesday.*’ The community extends
deepest sympathy to Mrs. Bishop.
SR Richard Lee Motes of San
Diego, Calif., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Motes, is spending a leave
with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Duckett and
children^ of Marietta, are spending
several weeks with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holson-
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gentry and
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Gentry of
North Carolina, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Crouch.
Messrs. Boyd and Robert Gaskin
of Clinton, were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. John Gaskin.
Mr$. Cecil O’Dell, Jeff and Su
zanne attended the family gather
ing of Mrs. O’Dell’s, parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H*_ Craft, in Silver-
on Sunday; Mrs. Roy O’Dell on "Marion'"street,
of Fort Mill, accompained Mrs
Lutheran parsonage in Prosperity
by the Rev. L. L. Mayer.
The bride was gowned in a white
summer dress with white accessor
ies. Her shoulder corsage was of
pink rosebuds.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowe plan to make
their home with the groom’s moth-
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O’Dell home for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Odom, Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Butler of Ninety-
Six, Visited” Mr. and Mrs. Tot Stew
art Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Christopher
1 of Fort Wayne, Ind., are spending
a few days with the latter’s broth
er, C. R. Thompkins, and Mr.
Thompkins. v
Friends of Granny Davis will be
interested to learn she has return
ed home after visiting relatives in
Ware Shoals for several weeks.
Dr. and Mrs. George Vasen and
son, Ronnie, of Chicago, 111., are
visiting Mrs. Vasen’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Francis.
Mrs. Roy Templeton and Gail of
Calhoun Falls, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff O’Dell this week. On
Sunday Mrs. Templeton, Mrs. Fred
Ross and children were overnight
guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hair
and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond O’DelL
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Thompkins
will observe their 25th wedding
anniversary July 28.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Moore were the for
mer’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. M.
Moore, Sr, Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Moore, Jr., Manning Moore of
j Rembert, and Miss Sybil Robertson
of Manning. The occasion was the
birthday of Johnny Moore.
the Baptist church by his pastor, at the Joanna plant.
Rev. James B. Mitchell. Inter-; Mr. Jones is the son of Mr. and
ment followed in Rosemont ceme- Mrs. B. O. Jones of Whitmire. He
tery in Clinton. attended the Whitmire schools and
He is survived by one brother, present he is employed bv the
Martin Craft of California, and Sumte* National Forest at Whit-
seven nieces and one nephew. •
♦ i The young couple will make
Barbecue at Club House their home near Clinton.
the
of
. A repeat performance of
With The Sick
Friends of Gerald Jenkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jenkins,
will regret to know he is quite ill
at the General hospital in Green
ville
John Gaskin is confined to his
home with an injured leg.
Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt was admit
ted for surgery last Tuesday at A group of young people of Jo- truck may be seen at Hunt Motor
Joanaa hospital. 1 anna Baptist church spent last Co.. North Harper Street, Laurens,
Mrs. Edith Lee is a patient at week at Ridgecrest, N. C. They S. C.
the hospital for surgery. _ ! were accompanied by Mrs. James,
Mrs. Florella Riddle is a patient, Mitchell and Mrs. Virgil Holley,
at the local hospital for treat-! Those attending were Jackie
ment. Harrelson, Myrtle Murphy, Malba
Gardner, Jeanette Evans, Boots
repeat performance of tne REQUEST FOR BIDS
chicken barbecue supper sponsor-! The LAUTem county Board v,*
ed by Epworth Methodist church Commissionprs .mnn
will be Saturday, July 28. It will thTf^lSwSiT ^
be at 5:30 till, at Joanna club i th ® 11 ??[ in «; . , _ _ ,
.. house. Plates are $1.35. The cook-i ° ne ^ ton tru <* 3-yard
ing will be headed by Jack Hunni-, U I!? P bod y-
cutt and his commitee. i T h c re W1 *l be a trade-m on the
above truck of one wrecked 1949
Group at Ridegcrest Studebaker truck. The Studebaker
Bids are to be sealed and depos
ited with the Supervisor on or be
fore the 28th day of July, 1951.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
LAURENS COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
Bennie B. Blakely,
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Birth Announcement
Lewis
Thomas, Marilyn Motes, Mrs. Nor-j
ma Hodges, Gene Floyd and Jim-i
Mg
Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Lew- j rny Clark. Joining the group for
is announce the birth of a daugh-;the week-end or a day were Mrs. 1
ter on Tuesday, July 24, at Joanna Rolfe Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
hospital. Mrs. Lewis is the for- Murphy, Mrs. Harold Murphy,
mer Miss Ruby Elliott.
Fishing Trip Enjoyed
Members of the RA’s of
»yei
fishing trip on Frida
the Ba
Misses Doris and Helen Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell Long, Miss
Dot Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
lap- Floyd and Elvin, Mr and Mrs. Lee
tist church enjoyed an overnight: Thomas, Charles Holley. V. L. Hol-
Mrs. Curtis Lake and children lanta, Ga., after an illnes of sev
spent several days last week in Co
lumbia with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Adams. On Sunday Mr.
idav night at, ley and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Evans.
Rev. James Mitch
Rowe-Jones Rites
In a quiet ceremony Miss Betty
Joyce Rowe became the bride of
John B. Jones of Whitmire at the
Joanna Baptist parsonage Saturday
evening at 7:30 o’clock. Rev.
James Mitchell, pastor of the bride,
officiated.
The bride was becomingly at-
in a summer sheer white
Lake Murray
ell, Harold Murphy and Nathan
Brazel accompanied the boys.
George B. Craft
George B. Craft, 62, resident of
Joanna, died Friday night in At-
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Atlanta
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Knoxville
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Myrtle Beach
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CLINTON BUS STATION
East Carolina Art.
Lake joined them and accompanied
them home.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jacks and
Sheila attended the Stone reun-
| ion in Clinton Sunday.
Mrs. Buck Murrah and daugh
ter, Judy, spent last week in Un- 1
1 ion with the former’s father, Rev. |
, S. B. White
John M Ross and Mike Coolev
spent the week-end in Monroe. N.
| C . with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross
and in Charlotte with Mr. and Mrs.
B. T. Little.
Mrs. Oscar Boyte and son of
Great Falls, are spending the week
! with her sister, Mrs. James Coolev
and Mr. Cooley. “ |
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hogan and
son and Miss Barbara Boyce were
week-end guests of Mr and Mrs. T.
M. Buff in Hickory, N. C. Bar-
| bars remained for a visit and her
sister, Elaine, returned after stay
ing two weeks with Mr. and Mrs
Buff.
Nathan Brazel spent the week
end in Liberty with Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Craven.
Little Ellen F'inney is spending
the week in Silverstreet with Mp-
Harold Bowers.
Lt. and Mrs. Henry Finney are
spending several days at Cherry
Point, N. C. Lt. Finuey has re
cently returned from Overseas and
will be stationed at Cherry Point.
Mrs. L. J. Brock spent the week
end in Cross Anchor with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Estes. Mr. and Mrs.
James Fulmer and family joined
Mrs. Brock for the day on Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Street and Miss
Eleanor Grant of Greenwood, were'
week-end guests to Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Stroud.
Field Day and Entertainment
Last Tuesday afternoon at 3:00
the children of the Foundation
summer program enjoyed a water- 1
melon slicing at the park.
On Wednesday afternoon a field
day program was held in which all
the children participated. The
winners were as follows:
Baseball throw — Tommy Jen
kins, Sammy King, Betty Ann
Lowman, Vera Estes, Kenneth
Whistle, Bud Humphries, Dwight j
Tucker, Richard Nix, George Bo-
die.
Sack Race—Becky Farmer, Jen
nie Lewis, Jean Poag, Gail Morse,
Marion Madden, Reginald Morse.
Foot Race—Eddy Stroud.
Hiree-Legged Race—Alfred Ni
cer, Rhett Butler, Linda Guyton,
Vera Estes, Eleanor Nicer, Betty
A. Lowman.
Running Race—Marion Madden,
Jean Ray Addison, George Bodie.
Throwing Race—Gail Morse.
Egg Race—Gail Morse, Reginald
Morse, Randy Morse, Jean Raye
Addison, Kenneth Whistle, Annl
Lowman.
Dash Race—Elaine Guyton.
Prizes of dollar bills were given
each winner.
On Monday the children enjoyed
the movie, “Lassie,” at the Broad
way theatre in Clinton.
Watermelon Slicing
Members of the young adult
class of Epworth Methodist church
and invited guests enjoyed an eve-|
ning of fun and swimming Satur
day. Later cold watremelons were
sliced and served.
Church Picnic To Be Held
On Saturday members of the
Presbyterian church are requested
to meet at the church at 3 o’clock
for a family picnic at Camp Fel
lowship. This promises to be an
enjoyable evening of outing, swim
ming and fellowship, so will every
one plan to attend.
eral months
Mr. Craft was bom and reared
in Fairfield county, the son of the tired
late Moses C. and Maggie Eliza-'dress with brown and white access-
beth Gordon Craft. For the past ones. Her onlv ornament was a
38 years he had made his home in rhinestone necklace with matching
Joanna where he was a member earrings, a gift of the groom.
of the Baptist church. He was Mrs. Jones is the elder daughter
married to the former Ollie Lu- of Mrs. Fearless Rowe and the late
quire who died five years ago. Mr. Rowe, and a graduate of Clin-
Funeral services were conducted ton high school, in the class of
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