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/ ^ $ N Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ' I «=M=^ // Thursday, February 21, 1952 " L 1 " ■ f PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF JOANNA MRS CECIL O’DELL. Correspondent and Representative Sgt. and Mrs. Lac^y Whitley and children of Fort Bragg, N. C, spent several days last week with the latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Osborne. Guests over the week end Pf Mr. and Mrs. Osborne were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osborne of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Os borne of Fort Mill, and Wallace Osborne of the navy stationed in San Diego, Calf. v Mr. and Mrs, Frank Shealy and children of Newberry, wore Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. El mer Bennett. Mrs. J. M. Ross joined Rep. and. Mrs. C. V. Verner of Greenville and spent several days this week in Columbia. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Brazel during the week-end were Lt. and Mrs. Buck Finney and El len of Camp LeJeune, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Craven and children of Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs. Clay ton Lunsford of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. George Frady at tended a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sat- lerwhite near Clinton recently. The dinner was in honor of Mrs. Frady and Mrs. Satterwhite.. Mrs. Dora Morgan. Andrew J. Johnson Posses Suddenly At Home Here daughter-in-law to Boone. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Garner and Laurel home on Musgrove s.ree, after Sunday. Pfc. Robert Thomas of Cherry Point, N. C., spent the week-end with. Mrs. Thomas. Guests of Mrs. Nell Ellison and, _ _ , „ Mr*; Dora Morean last Wednesday! ^ rom Gray Funeral Home were ^Sgt Ra!p g h an SltST'InS |-nt CP* and F M t r5 Ja |o S b n wn n i < ‘ d hy the Rev - E ' K - Garrison and fo a n of y G“eenw a o n od; on SunSy.| R f'’. and Mrs. Ted Ellison. J^rry,, ed p^^ a l3 ^ Cooper, Andrew J. Johnson, ..Sr., died suddenly Sunday morning at his tf brief illness. - The announcement was one of regret to his many friends here and elsewhere. The funeral rites were held yes- t e r d a y afternoon (Wednesday) Inter- and Debbie of Fort Jackson Whitmire; Bill Carol and Mr. and Mrs. Doc Willard, also of Whit mire. Birthday Party Given Friday afternoon Kent Prater, ^ ^ ^ son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph P ra 'j Oavis, Jack Davis, Hubert Owens, Bill 1 Patterson, Alvin Edge, Dillard Adair, L. W. Cooper, and Jack W. Anderson. The honorary escort consisted of J. D. Williams, Dennis Sowers, Dr. E. N. Sullivan, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Dr. Geo. R. Blalock, Dr. J. W. ter. celebrated his first birthday: Thom ’ as Qwens. L.C. Singley, R. L. with a party at Joanna club. Four- , teen little friends were present. Plaxico, W. D. Adair and R. P. Chapman. Mr. Johnson was a native, of this county and had made his home here for the past 21 years. At the’ time of his passing he was connect ed with Cooper Motor company. He was a son of ‘the late Acie D. and Gertrude Davenport Johnson. He was • a member of Sharon Methodist church of Kinards, and a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his - wife, Mrs. Sula Sanfprd Johnson, two sons, Andrew J. Johnson, Jr., of Hono lulu, and Acie Lee Johnson of this city; one daughter, Mrs. C. J. Wil lard of Chicago, 111.; two grand children, three sisters, Miss Alice Johnson and Mrs. Claude Merchant of this city, Mrs. Johnnie Bobb of Prosperity, and four brothers, Pope Johnson of this city, Jacob of Stey- on, Wigter and Van Johnson of Kinards. SAY: “I SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE” THANK YOU Lutheran Synod Holds Annual 3-Day Meet In Columbia The 127th annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina will adjourn thh afternoon after a three-day session which started in Columbia Tues day. Reports of the various boards and committees of the synod have shown growth and progress in the Lutheran church in the state. Of special interest has been the report of the board of trustees of Newberry college, owned and op erated by the synod in cooperation with other Southern synods, with the recommendation of the execu tive board relative to the continu ation of intercollegiate athletics. Represening St. John’s Lutheran church of this city at the conven tion have been: R. W. Boland, Rob ert Powell, E. E. Smith, and the Rev. James C. Dickert, pastor. Military Bail, Banquet Feb. 29 >. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB "The Paper Everybody Reads” The annual Military Ball at the college, a highlight social event of the year, has been announced for February 29 in honor of the grad uating senior ROTC cadets. The event will begin at 4 o’clock in the,, afternoon and continue on with the banquet and dancing in the eve ning. The main guest. Major Generali A. G. Paxton, will be honored by the battalion with C company the honoring unit. General Paxton as commanding general of the 31st in fantry division, now assigned at Fort ‘Jackson, will be the guest speaker at the banquet for the cadets and their dates. OFFICE SUPPLIES Complete line, all the little ltem» needed for the office. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Souvenirs of party poppers and fancy horns were given each child. The appointed table was overlaid with a white linen cover and cen- tered with a birthday cake top ped with an Indian campfire scene, | Mrs. Rolfe ! the candles being lighted log fire. 1 Clark and Jimmy visited Mr. and. Refreshments of cake and ice Mrs. Joe Purdy near Newberry J cream wcye served by Mrs. Prater, Tuesday. .Mrs. Dora Morgan celebrated her 73rd birthdav February 16.' • Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DaVer>port, Sr., attended the Laurens County Sing ing convention at Warrior Creek church near Gray Court Sunday. Mr. arti Mrs. Curtis Jackson assisted by Mrs. Cecil O’Dell. Kent was remembered with a gaily wrapped gift from each guest. Miss Mildred Bozard took pic-! tures of the group. Honored With Parly On Saturday fifteen little friends of Dale Hunnicutt gathered at her and children of Honea Path, spent heme on Tillman Circle to help her Sunday with Mrs. L. J. Brock and attended the memorial services .of the Loyal Order of Moose on Sun day. Mrs. Bob Plott, Jr., of Covington, Va., is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Carr. Sunday dinner guests- of the Carrs celebrate her 12th birthday. The living room was attractively dec orated in the Valentine motif. After 1 an hour of gkmes Mrs. Hunnicutt invited the children into the dining room., The table was overlaid j with a white linen cover and cen tered with a large dish of fancy’ were Lt. and Mrs. Charles Pollock, i candies on a lace heart, recently returned from a 3 years’ 1 Refreshments of ice cream and stay in Germany and enroute to El- j cake were served. The honoree gin Field, Fla. received many gifts. C. E. Chapman spent the week end in Columbia with his daugh ter, Mrs. John Boswell, and Mr. Boswell. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lowery and Mrs. Jack .Rhodes and children and Alfred of Clinton, spent Sat urday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hunnicutt and attended their daughter. Dale’s birthday party. Gary Chitwood recently celebrat ed his 7th birthday. Sweetheart Banquet The Intermediate department of, Epworth Methodist church held a semi-formal Sweetheart banquet Thursday evening, Feb. 14, in the assembly room of Joanna club of, which Mrs. Lavinia Cooley is coun sellor. - The tables were attracively dec- bfaled and arranged against a: background of white with a* huge Miss Gail Templeton of Calhoun ‘ re( j heart surrounded by tiny red Falls, and Jimmy Templeton of cirpids. On each table were tall Clemson, were week-end guests of, re d~and white stick candy In white : their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. holders serving as candles. J. D. O’Dell. b t As a beautiful center arrange- Mrs. Cecil O'Dell, Jeff and Su- ment for the guest table, a minia- zanne, accompanied by the for- t ure throne with a lovely brunette mer’s mother, Mrs. J. H. Craft, of, q ueen doll, fancily dressed, reign-1 Silverstreet, spent Saturday with e d with her king The place cards were small Val-, entines and the evening’s program was inside a larger Valentine placed by each plate. Miss Kittie Mae Moseley was of the decorations com- Mr. and Mrs. Roy O’Dell in Fort Mill. Miss Bonnie Pitts was the week end guest of the former’s college roommates,. Mrs. Margie Stevens and Miss Irene Johnson in Colum-1 chairman bia. mittee. Mrs. Bob Davis and daughter. The department president, Ma- Duffie, were week-end guests of| rion Madden, was master of cere- Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Davis in Char- ^0^5 an d gave the welcome toi lotte, N. C. the guests. Miss Toni Stroud re- Mr. and Mrs T. E. Osborne were sponded. called to" Gaffney last week due After the invocation, which was to the serious illness of the lat- an Intermediate song of grace, the jister, Mrs. J. H. Campbell, group elected Miss Stroud queen, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turner and- anc j gin Dobbins king. They were Holmes Willingham of Ninety-Six, visited Mrs. Sara Smith Surjriay. crowned by Vernon Garner, super- , intendent of the youth department. Mrs. Clarence Trexler and sons, Following the dinner the group of, Boone, N. C.» were . -week-end, was led in- -'singing, games and guests of Mrs. Annie L. Simpson. s t un ts based on the “Beat thej Mrs. Grace Trexler, who has been j clock” televisoon program by their a house guest of Mrs. Simpson .for! counsellor. several vceeks, returned with herj Toasts were given to special I guests, Rev. Joe Giles, Pastor; Billy Willingham, school superintendent; ! Vernon Garner, and their wives. At the close the group formed the MYF Friendship circle and re- 1 peated the benediction., _ Serving on < the food committee i were Mrs. Cecil O’Dell, chanrman; 1 Mrs. W. W. Niver, Jr., Mrs. Ru-1 dolph Prater, Mrs. J. M. Ross and Mrs. James Simpson. Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. Phone 658 Office Hoars 9:00 to 5:30 With Th« Sick Friends of Mrs. James tiollings-. worth are glad to see her out after an illness. Ervin Norris was admitted to Joanna hospital February 15 for treatment. Little Broad us Baker, Jr., small son of Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Bak er, is ill at the local hospital. Mrs. Sidney Hazel of Clinton, is a patient at the local hospital -for treatment. Friends of G. N. Foy will regret to learn he is a patient at Joanna Memorial hospital. ♦ Fellowship Service Sunday Sunday afternoon at 2:30 the Newberry District Fellowship Ser vice will be held at the Jkjanna Pentecostal Holiness church. Highlights of the service will be gospel-singing by the Bhealy quar tet of Batesburg, the young men’s quartet of Langley. Also other singing groups plus good choir singing. A message of timely importance will be given by Rev. J. W. Spain of Laurens. Listen to “the Pentecostal Faith Hour” 1:30-2:00 pl'm., each Sunday over station WKDK, Newberry, 1280 on your dial. The Rev. M. A. Frye is pastor of the church. IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS BELK’S EASTER HATS For your happy new-season selec- troTi we’ve a beautiful, “complete array of crisp new straws dressed up in the flowers and gay finery of springtime. 2.98 to 5.95 Nan Buntleys, 7 to 15, neat and trim •suit in duPont rayon, wonder fabric that shuns wrinkles, water and stain, in navy, pink, beige, toast, red, aqua. Other suits 10 to 20, IG'/i to 24‘/j 12.95 to 17.95 Assorted fabric and nylon gloves in Nothing like this crisp chambray new spring shades, all sizes, all col ors. 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