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I Thursday, August 2, 1951 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pajr* Thr*# The WOMAN’S PAGE Society Events, Club and Church News of Interest telephone 74 or 495 Williams-Bonds Announcement IMr. arid Mrs. James B? Williams announce the engagement of their daughter, Bruna Jean, to Collis Huntington Bonds, of Woodruff, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonds of Lowndesville. The wedding will take place this month. Mrs. Sutherland Is Bridge Club Hostess Tuesday afternoon of the past week, members of her bridge club were entertained at the home of Mrs. A. G. Sutherland, Jr., in the Young apartments on Cleveland street. Two tables were in play, with club prize going to Mrs. Elliott Law and visitor's award to Mrs. E. N. Sulli van. During the afternoon the host ess served a salad course. in artistic array in the receiving dining room table. A turkey dinner partment, has been responsible for promise of the same jobs from a was served. ( training drivers, most of them high politician. It’s all right for a small Mrs. Porter was given an orchid school students 16 years of age or town office holder to get mixed up corsage and eighty silver dollars on older. j trying to save his bread and butter this happy occasion. After dinner, Several driver-training centers doesn’t it seem pretty small for pictures were taken of the group. j are operating for one-week courses a commander-in-chief to let petty Those enjoying the day were Mrs. and special school bus drivers li- P°htic* come first in matters of (Mrs. Wilmot Shealy gave a dessert Ralph Ford of Georgetown, Mr. and censes are issued. {great importance for millions of bridge on Thursday afternoon for Mrs. William Porter, Bill, Jr., Mary Members of the commission are persons.—The Easley Progress, members of her card club. 'Elizabeth and Bob of Wauchula, Governor James F. Byrnes, State rooms of the hostess’ home for the occasion. Dessert Bridge Given for Club In a setting of roses, zinnias and Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Porter of Supt. of Education Jesse T. Ander- $ £ Form PriCGS - gladioli, two tables were appointed Asheville, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Rod- son, Textile Manufacturer Elliott r* i. _ _ ^ Zinnias in a variety of shades for refreshments. Melon sherbet man Porter of Lyons, Ga., Mrs- R. White Springs of Lancaster, Colum- Decline 7 Per Cent were combined with other summer cups were served before the games W. Porter of Spartanburg, Mr. and bia Attorney D. W. Robinson, Char-' ♦ flowers to add attractiveness to the and later in the afternoon cold Mrs. Richard Porter of Oklahoma leston Builder and Attorney J. C.' Columbia, July 30.—South Cam- card rooms. drinks and nuts were enjoyed. {City, and Misses Helen and Julia Long, • (greenwood Banker Dewey hna farm prices dropped seven Score prizes for the progressions Porter of this city, who make their H. Johnson, retired Educator per cent in the month that ended AIR.P. ’ Bible Class —— In July Meeting Monday evening the July meeting of the Ladies Bible class of the As- went to Mrs. Elliott Law and Mrs. home with their mother. W. M. Hughes, visitors who played On Saturday evening, Mr. and ’for absent members. L. P. Hollis of Greenville. m-1.14 formed ^ 1 « 1 ^j Kontucky Visitor church was held at the home Bennie B. Blakely, with Miss Myrtle Shumate as assistant hostess. Luncheon Honors Honoring her aunt, Mrs. M. A Sumerel, of Newport, Ky., Mrs. Jack Reception Given For Mrs. Hubert Todd taught the les- Red entertained at luncheon onlm p . p., m from the book, “Adventures In (Thursday. j 1WO lleCent^ DIlClOS Marigolds were combined with; Mrs. James Bennett and Mrs. son Stewardship. After the study Mrs. Roswell Porter entertained the He Was Thinkina group for a hamburger supper at *. , ? . . their home in Asheville, and Monday ADOUf MlSSOUFI PollilCS the group enjoyed an all-day picnic Drew Pearson, who is a so-and-so in the mountains. -—— ^according In Harry Truman, recites a story which well illustrates the weak level of operations in Wash ington. The President was just obliged to take time off from work to go out to see the floods in the July 15, mostly due to the lower cotton and cottonseed prices. CALL 74 FOR YOUR PRINTING AND OFFICE SUPPLY NEEDS course a social hour was enjoyed and the hostesses served a salad course with punch. Colorful garden flowers were used '»* rf where eight places were laid for guests, were adorned with small col orful bouquets. A course luncheon was served. * Bridge Club Is Entertained Well, so Drew says, even though he is a so-and-so, Truman wanted company on the plane trip besides other summer flowers in decoration Marion Taylor, of Sedalia, enter-j 0 ^ home country—you know how for the home. The small tables, tained with a lovely reception last '* re f>° ^ res anc * cuss the Wednesday from four to six, com-'“ r * men w ho are risking their necks plimenting two recent brides, Mrs. 1 stand on the sidelines. Hayes Bennett and Mrs. W. C. Ben nett, the former Miss Louise Rid ings of this city. The entire lower floor of the Ben- the galaxy of fancy military that nett home was open and beautiful earn their big salaries just riding arrangements of mixed flowers around, and he asked Big Shot Wil- W Mrs James AddiTon entertained were used - As the guests arrived,; s°n. the Chief Mobilizer or Mogul, . Mrs. James Addison entertained M A j T j 6 d M R to go along. Feeling mighty friend- members of her card club Thursday ’ “ ‘* nu " ir » . afternoon for a dessert bridge Bishop greeted them at the door ly- he tells Wilson he thinks a lot after oon for a s ert bridge. directed them to the receiving °f him and he will just make him When the guests for two tables r ^ l ,n « composed of Mrs. James Ben-iLrown Prince of flood relief and to assembled a sweet course was served, nett gnd her daughter Mrs. Marion £ct busy next morning. At the imov^d" Mrs^^H sU- Taylor of Newberry.’ Mrs. Elisha meeting next morning, another Big 2J? 7 F K'fnlr of auILhh!? McBrayer and Mrs Hayes Bennett Sh ot named Foley comes in and Mrs. James F. King of Alexandria, of Shelby N c MfS w c ^.j starts giving orders to all of Wil- p wh „ W t S her ‘ I *t er -nett, and Mrs. Arthur Ridings of son s crowd. President Harry, in R. P. Hamer, were winners of the Clinton. another friendly moment, had ap- score awards. # . 1 Mrs. William Whitmire and Miss pointed him Crown Prince of flood Zinnias In • variety of bright hues invited guests into and two ^ces were very red. were prettily arranged in the card' the dminj , room whe % punch J That sounds like Misw.un politics, room* j cookies and mints were served by or could it be just like South Caro- Mrs. Russell Prince and Mrs Joe hna politics? We have often heard Stevens^ Mrs R L. Smithy Miss * w o or more hopefuls getting the For Visitor Here |Joy ” Buw * nd M " D —» " Johnson's Floral Shop Saluda Highway Clinton S. C. Picnic Given Ridings of Clinton, entertained the Honoring Mrs C E. Kmg of Ifoul- guests throughout the evening, trie, Ga , Mr and Mrs. Murphy Tim- Misses Rosalyn Ridings of Clin- mermon gave a picnic on Wednesday lon - Becky Prince and Gene vie evening Valentine had charge of the refis- About eighteen friends were invit- About fifty guests called dur- ed for the occasion and a picnic sup- th e evening per was served from a table prettily The lwo rrcrnt brides, Mrs Hayes appointed on the lawn of their home. Bemrtt and Mrs W. C. Bennett, Mrs. King with her small da ugh- wrrr d «****d »n lovely printed silk, ter, Carol, is visiting her mother, corsages of white carnations. Mrs. W. C. Baldwin, and other rela- • tives here Mr King wtll join them Ps_| PJ »• ji3i6 taucanon them back to Moultrie. PenneyIs ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY! >« - Commission Faces Gigantic Task Marjorie Mills ’ — j Honors Visitors On Tuesday evening Marjone Mills entertained with a canasta oarty honoring two out-of-town visitors. Columbia. July JO — The new Henrietta Gourdine and Joanne Me- State Educational Finance com- Lain, at the home of her parents, mission faces a complex admin is- Mr and Mrs K F ‘Mllla. trative asaignment Following fever a 1 games high score It » in charge of a state-support- prue was presented Rose Moore ** supervised expansion of the public arhool system in South Car- Later in the evening, refreshments °kna *** immediate of sandwiches and punch were en joyed Mrs. Sadler Honors Laurens Bride-Elect atm is to equalize Negro school facilities with those for white pupils Financed by a three per cent gen eral retail sales tax expected to vield 131.000,000 or more a year, the heart of the new plan is a $73,000,000 school construction bond Mrs. Ed Sadler honored Miss my* now under preparation Dale Blakely, bride-elect, with a Alfo mduded » a state system of delightful bridge party last Thuis- school buses, previously operated day afternoon at her home here. locally by school districts. Some The games were played in a col- 135,000 children are expected to orful setting of roses and mixed rK jc this bus system during the flowers. The bride-elect was prv- coming school year, sented a corsage of yellow gladioli A long-range ann of the plan is blooms each of which w-as centered ^ eoualize rural and city school fa- with a button chrysanthemum of c i]jt)cs among both whites and Ne- the same color. groes. Punch was served the guests as The entire plan is the sole re- they began playing sponsibility of the finance com- Miss Betty-Neal Derrick won the misgjon. high score prize and Mrs M H The first problem is speed Hunter, Jr., the low award. Miss A federal three-judge court has Blakely was presented a gift of sil- upheld the state’s segregated school ver in her chosen pattern. system—this decision is now on ap- Guests included a number of pe a i f 0 supreme court of the Laurens friends of Miss Blakely. u. S. At the same time, the judges ; directed that facilities be equal ized. Their order also asked for a pro- • a one pieee plaid ith solid brand- eloth. Soft plaid witb a “V” bib rimmed ia white pique. gress report within six months — five months left, now—on the dis trict which was under fire in the Parties for Fiancee Of Eugene B. Sloan Miss Kathleen Lewis, who will be married to Eugene B. Sloan, of this jest* case city and Columbia at high noon Sat- j The district 1S Summerton-Clar- urday in the R irs ^ Methodist Episco- en d 0 n county’s No. 22, The commis- pal church of Wmnsboro, is being I s j on j s proceeding with plans to extended a number of social courte- Summerton advance* as rapid- sies in Winnsboro and Columbia this j y as possible toward equalizing wee *- admittedly unequal facilities. Mrs. James P. Sloan was a guest i A f same time, the decision is on Friday for a bridge party in applicable to every other school Winnsboro honoring her future sis- district in the stale—about 1,500 of ter-in-law. Yesterday, she and Mrs. them—and the commission plans to E. (B. Sloan attended a luncheon in I back equalization in each one of li • .<• NOW! BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLAIDS SIZE 7 to 14 Columbia for the bride-elect. This evening Mr. and Mrs. James them. The principal immediate difficul- 1 ■ T WEDDING INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS CALLING CARDS - INFORMALS High quality engraving on the loveliest papers . . . styles to suit the most dis criminating. It would be a pleasure for us to look after your requirements. Sloan have been invited for a buffet ty facing the commission is getting supper in Winnsboro in compliment the school bus system going on a to the betrothed couple. Attending the rehearsal party on statewide basis. It needs 1,000 new buses by Sep- Friday evening will be the James tember 1. It advertised for bids and Sloans, Mrs. E. B. Sloan, Lt. Col. and found the best promise it could get Mrs. Walter Todd and Mr. and Mrs. was for 200 chassis and 050 bodies. , John Sloan. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Stationery Dept. Mrs. Porter Honored On 80th Birthday In celebration of Mrs. W. S. Por ter’s 80th birthday, her children, with the exception of Mrs. John i As a result, with the needed new buses probably not available until well into the coming school year, the commission has: .1 Asked county education boards to continue school bus operating contracts they- have had with pri vate operators. ^ ... 2. Sought a speed-up in delivery Morrison (Mary Porter), who.is a of new buses and bodies. missionary in the Belgian Congo.) 3 Arra nged to buy all available entertained at dinner on Friday, school buses owned by counties and July 27, at the Porter summer distnct ^ that haye as much as a home in Montreat, N. C. year s life left in them, (t had been Summer flowers were used in pro- planned to buv only buses with fusion throughout the home, with three or more years of usefulness pink gladioli in the living room and a low bowl of vari-colored sweet-1 Along with buses, the commis- peas adorning the prettily appointed aion, with the state highway de- * NEW! NEW! Colors! Patterns! Stylos! * WOVEN GINGHAMS - Color bright for keeps! * SANFORIZED* -Perfect fit after laun- dering! > * PRACTICAL —Extra wearing* between washings! * VALUES —Priced with old fashioned thrift! * Will not shrink more than 1% 3&i£ WSik. .ii. ALL WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN'S SUMMER SANDALS REGARDLESS OF FORMER PRICES NOW only 2.00