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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, May 7, 1953
brate each year began at Henderson, | on May 12. The Rev. Wallace
Kentucky, in 18S7. For it was there | Friday will conduct worship ser-
ithat Mary Towles Sasseen, a school, vices. The Rev. J. O. Smith will
teacher, invited the mothers of her j lead this service at the evening
pupils to attend a special musical i session. Mrs. Helen B. Bourne,
program in their honor. 1 conference president, w r ill .speak on
a n* Mother's Dav greet-! Miss Sasseen made this populari Tuesday afternoon, and the Com-
Th^M^nd Mothe . > ceremony an annual event, and de-i munion service will be led by the
Origin of Mother's
Day Celebration
The meeting will adjourn Thurs
day after the morhing session.
During this time there will be a
memorial service for deceased
members, a business session, and
Literature and Publications, as well
as Public Relations will be present-
♦v.r.r- iii Mav 1 ceremony an annual even;, aim ue-1 — ed by Mrs. Hoyt Bookhart, Mrs. F.
ing cards Mother will rece * ^ life to establishing Moth-.Rev. S. D. Newell, superintendent M.'Roddy, Mrs. Niles Clark, Miss
10 arc fina. links in a ct ) ain ° " j er - s Day programs in other nearby of the Spartanburg District, assist-j Dena Bleckley and Miss Eula Winn.
SUMT She r in 1906, j cl ^ by Spartanburg ministers
just two years before Anna Jarvis | The program for the several days
of Philadelphia organized a similat sessions also includes Miss TJorothy
and more successful campaign. Myland, Secretary of Student Work
Miss Jarvis was a fluent, 4<5gical, of the Woman’s Division of the
and convincing woman. Her count- pue Xepsonj, suoissij\j jo paeog
less lectures and letters were re-. Wednesday; Wednesday morning
. I warded - in 1914, when President! Mrs. E. V. Ennis of Norfolk, Va.,
Centuries lat#r the early Chris-, signod a 'congressional Reso-, Southeastern Jurisdiction Secretary
lians dedicated the fourth s ^ nda >’M ution setting aside the second Sun-; of the Wesleyan Service Guild; , ... , ,
before Easter to the Mother o. Jesus. da in Ma as Mother ' s D ay- , and Mrs. R. L. Holroyd of Green-j 28 - M. Hudson, principal of the
Pilgrims visited Marys shrine, and - nations first official tribute | ville, official delegate from the ^pol, hi* 5 extended the public an
to motherhood, all federal buildings South Carolina Conference Worn- invitation to attend the closing ac-
Olympus.
In their annual springtime festival
honoring Rhea, the “Mother of the
Gods,” the ancient Greeks were ac
tually holding the first Mother’s Day
ceremony of any
Commencement Closing
Program Now On At
Bell Streep School
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Commencement closing exercises
for' Bell Street school are now un
derway to continue through May
brought flowers in her name to the
church altar where they'd been bap
tized. Living mothers' were remem
bered with gifts, too, making this
Mid-Jent Sunday the first step to-i^—
ward Mother s Day as we know it. j ..'phe flag was never used in
an’s Society of Christian Service
to the Conference on Missions held
were ordered to display the Ameri
can flag. Rep. Heflin of Alabama,
corauthor of the Mother’s Day reso-jat Buck Falls, Pa.
, Wednesday talks by four mis-
a ! sionaries and also a tour of Metho-
of India, built the Taj Mahal, the i gerftle Army, the mothers of Amer
Tributes to mohterhood of course,, ore 5eauti?ul and sacred cause! dist centers of interest in Spartan-
have taken many Jorms. Shah^Jehan j than when flying above that tender, burg .
Wednesday speakers other than
Miss Myland will be *the Rev.
Wanamaker Hardin of Trinity
Methodist church, Spartanburg;
and Mrs. LeRoy Epps of Kings-
tree.
world's most beautiful building, as
a monument to his favorite wife for
the sons she gave him. During the ;
Renaissance, the Madonna or the
Madonna and Child inspired scores
of famous paintings by Raphael, Bot
ticelli and other classical artists.
Here in the United States, there’s
a beautiful birch tree on the White
House lawn dedicated to the mothers
of our presidents. Another has been
ica.
In the 39 years since then, Moth-
i er's Day has become our most senti
mental holiday. Unlike the Greeks
of old, we think of every mother as
a goddess. And to sing their praises,
our Mother's Day cards are mailed
“With all my love,” to mothers,
grandmothers, god-mothers,
tivities
The program opened Friday eve
ning, April 24, with the 11th grade
oratorical contest.
Friday, May 1, featured May Day
activities. On Monday Evening,
the first, second and third grades
presented “Little Red Riding
Hood.”
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On May 11, the fourth, and fifth
grades will present an operetta,
“Around the Seasons.”
On Thursday evening the 4th,
the sixth and seventh grades will
present a three-act comedy, “Just
Ducky."
Tuesday, May 19, the eighth,
ninth and tenth grades will give a
comedy, “Granddaddy Steps Out.’"
The annual baccalaureate sermon,
will be preached on Sunday, May
24, at 3:30 by the Rev. Alfred Isaac,
A.B., B.D., associate professor of
history, South Carolina State A. 2c
M. College, Orangeburg.
Senior “class night” program will
be given on the evening of May 27.
Final graduation exercises will
be held on Thrusday, May 28, at
which time diplomas will be
awarded to the graduates. The ad
dress will be delivered by a Spar
tanburg attorney-at-law, Matthew
Perry.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Glazed sweet rolls are attractive.
Add a little sugar to the egg white
for glazing if you want a sweet and
shiny topping.
To separate eggs, have them as
cold as possible. This chills both
the yolk and white and makes them
easy to separate.
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Civil War days, Julia Ward Howe, | ♦ —”
composer of “Battle Hymn of the | The annual meeting of the South
Republic," proposed that Independ- Carolina Conference, Woman's So* ft
ence Day be recognized as Mother’s ciety of Christian Service of ^he
Day, thus making it a day of peace. Methodist church, will be held at j-l
Mrs. Howe’s suggestion never Central Methodist church, Spartan-ig
caught on. But a “Mother’s Friend- burg. May 12, 13 and 14, with the' ft
ship Day” did originate in West Vir- Executive Board meeting on the,
ginia, and for several years it helped night of Mav 11 through the morn-[ft
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NATURAL GAS
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’r.terrmnd ing of May 12.
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THE FOLLOWING IS A RATE SCHEDULE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS AND COMMERCIAL CON
SUMERS USING LESS THAN 600,000 CUBIC FEET OF GAS PER YEAR:
• First 300 Cubic Feet $1.50 f Minimum Monthly Bill
Next 1,000 Cubic Feet 15e per 100 C.F. of Gas
Next 1,700 Cubic Feet d.. . 13c per 100 C.F. of Gas
Next 17,000 Cubic Feet 8c per 100 C.F. of Gas
AH Over 20,000 Cubic Feet 6c per 100 C.F. of Gas
BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING ESTIMATED MONTHLY AND YEARLY CONSUMPTIONS OF G^S AND THE
RESULTING MONTHLY AND YEARLY BILLS, BASED ON THE ABOVE RATE.
For the purpose of this estimate, a typical five-room house, which might have single windows, no insulation or wea
ther-stripping, an eaved roof, and a nine-foot ceiling, has been used. / , ^
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i ESTIMATED NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTIONS
Month
Space,
Heating k
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Automatic
Water Heating
Total
Monthly
, Bills
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
0 C.F.
0 C.F,
• 258 C.F.
3,216 C.F.
10,650 C.F.
17,122 C.F.
18,016 C.F.
14,936 C.F.
10,450 C.F.
4,460 C.F.
863 C.F.
29 C.F.
v> v... 1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1166 C.F.
1667 C.F^_
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
1667 C.F.
2,833 C.F.
2,833 C.F.
3,091 C.F.
. 6,049 C.F.
13,483 J C.F.
'* 19,955 C.F.
ft 20,849 C.F.
17,769 C.F.
13,283 C.F.
7,293 C.F.
3,696 C.F.
2,862 C.F.
$ 5.00
5.00
5.27
7.65
13.59
18.77
19.32
17.02
13.43 r-
8.65 *
5.77
5.02
TOTALS
80,000 C.F.
14,000 C.F.
20,000 C.F.
114,000 C.F.
$124.49
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Lydia Mills Store
Clinton - Newberry Natural Gas
Authority
P.O.Box 34
Clinton, S. C.
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