Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, July 9, 1953 WEST CLINTON SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS MRS. GRADY SMITH, Correspondent and Representative—Telephone 422R Mr. and Mr^. Arzo Ivester and'Bobby Boyce in Spartanburg Tues- family are spending several days in j day . Asheville and other points of in * tercst in Xorth Carolina. Mr and Mrs. Raymond Onapbell. and daughter of Decatur, Ga., were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs, Murray Adams and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Campbell daughter, Becky of Charlotte, Nr "C,, >pent several days with her parents, w Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Oxner. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and* Mrs. J. C. Cannon are to Montgomery, N pen d ing" the wick with—Mr.— and Mrs. Floyd Gilbert in Pensacola, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis in Tampa, Fla. Mrs. J J. Smith and Miss Nan ►Smith accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Heuble of Joanna spent Satur day with Rev. and Mrs. V. McK. Marlowe in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Webb and ■hiriren are vacationing at St. Peters- burg, Fla., and will see other points interest in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Thitoadeau and children are spending the week •with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Thibadeau in West Warwick, R. I. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hamrick and daughter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hamrick and Rudolph Ham rick at Patterson, N. J., this week and will also sightsee in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Bazette and son, Murphy, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watt and family are spending sev eral days at Ocean Drive. Miss Dorothy Anne Biz bee is spending the summer with Mrs. Dar rell Bigbee in Grayville, 111. Mrs. Sadie Quinton is guest this week of her son, Thurmond Quinton and Mrs. Quinton at Fort Smith, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid and sons -of Manchester, Conn., have returned home after a weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ott Thomas and ofrher relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Meadors and son Harold, Mrs. C. B. Smith and Miss Brenda Strickland were • week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Strickland in Gastonia, N. C. Misses Gerry Trammell, and Pat Davenport of Lydia and Richard Hampton enjoyed the week-end at .Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Riddle are visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Comp ton in Pennsylvania and other rela- —t-tves—and—fa-ieneb- in Atlantic« City, N. J. Mrs. Laura Mae Howard is the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hunnicutt in Newport News, Va. Mrs. Eddie Davenport and son are spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Robert Reid. and Mr. Reid -in Manchester, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Wilie Lawson of Bal timore, Md., have returned to their home after several days with his mother, Mrs. Betty Lawson and with Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Dunaway. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGinnis have returned from visiting his mother, Mrs. Villie McGinnis in Gadsden, Ala. , Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ridings apd daughter have returned to their home in Charlotte, N. C., after a week-s stay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ridings. Mrs. J. J. West is spending sev eral days with her son, Hartwell West and Mrs. West in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sanders and son, Randy, are spending the week at Boiling Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Mona Sanders. Mrs. Troy Loving of Kingsport, Tenn., is guest this .week of her mother, Mrs. Mollie Painter and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown. Mrs. L. W. King and Miss Marie King have returned home after sev eral weeks at Beech Island with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. Mayor and Mrs. J. P. Terry and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lowe, accom panied by Miss Mary Anne Terry of Aiken spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Grady Arnold and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Few in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellett and daughter and Mrs. A. G. Galloway are visiting the latter’s son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom my Galloway in Oakridge, Tenn. Mrs. Carrie Bell Poteat, Mrs. Genieve Watkins and Jimmie Kin- ard are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Campbell in De catur, Ga. f Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGinnis left Tuesday to join her sister, Mrs. Edd Wilkerson and Mr. Wilkerson in Charleston for the week. Mr. Jimmie King of Rock Hill rpent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus King and Mr. and Mrs. Ed King of Rock Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis King and family of Ander son and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. King and family of Beech Island visited the Kings during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Holtzclaw and son, Sammy, Mrs. Alice Kinard and Mrs. Annie Mae Caughman visited Mrs. Fred Rholeapenger Sunday, who is a patient in the Newberry hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James Craine, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Creswell and sons spent Sunday in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. James Arnold of Moncks Corner were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Arnold, Mrs. J. L. Arnold returning home with them for a week’s stay. Mr. and Mrs. Oqpar Kinard are spending the wreck with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Griffin in Florence and at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and- Mrs. Grady Smith, Mrs. Vernon Trammell and children and Mrs. Joe Land visited Mr. and Mrs. Rev. and Mrs. Gene Phillips of Greensboro, N. C., and Mrs. Lillian Phillips of Woodruff visited friends here Monday. D. L. McGee and Claud Giady visited friends and relatives in Char lotte, N. C., Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Howard are tioning at Myrtle Beach this motored week's Junior week’s Leo Riser Ala., for a stay with their daughter, Mrs English and Mr. English. Ralph Smith is spending a vacation m -Gatliaburg, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Winsdor and daughter, Sybil, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winsdor and son and Mrs. Derrick are spending the week with DC3 and Mrs. Carl Winswor at Nags Head, N. C. Pvt. Gene Dunaway of Camp Gor don, Ga., is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ashmore Dunaway. i Mr. and Mrs. Waters King and family of Nashville, Tenn., are guests this week of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry King. Misses Billie Dee Hooper and Ann Hellams are vacationing in Washing ton* D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunaway and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Huey Barnett are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dunaway in Jack sonville, Fla. Mrs. Ira Bell Hooper and son, Tony, are vacationing at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Smitherman, Jr., and children are spending the week-end with friends and rela tives in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Smitherman, Sr., attended camp meeting at Greer Saturday. Cecil Pugh has returned to his home in Birmingham, Ala., after several weeks stay with Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Smitherman, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams and grandchildren of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. Macy Johnson and children of Rock Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wood ward and Mr. and Mrs. H. W Wood ward of Orangeburg visited Mr. and Mrs. E. C, Longshore during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. H. W.! Woodward remained for a longer! visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith and children of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lawson of Buffalo visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lawson during the week-end. John Finley returned home with Mr. and Mrs. Smith for two weeks. Mrs. James McCrary and son,’Dav id, Mrs. Irdell McCrary and children. Mrs. Eunice Adams of Ninety Six .were guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams. Mrs. Maggie Denson has returned to her home in Newberry after vis iting Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Leopard and family spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. George Leopard in Saluda. Miss Sylvene Rice is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bennett in Laurens. Mrs. Ben Campbell and son, Jerry are spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Jenkins in ‘ Ware Shoals. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adams and sons visited Chimney Rock and other points of interest in Nprth Carolina Sunday. Misses Alsey Wlikie, Judith Chan ey, Mrs. Tommy Butler and Clyde Cornell i attended a singing at the Church of God of Prophecy in Greenwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Washington Leopard and daughters of Ninety Six spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Leopard. Misses Polly Brazil, Nellie Os borne, Ruby Fallow, Gerry Barker, Mary Ellen Cannon and Richard Dunaway spent a few days at Myrtle Beach. With The Sick Friends of Mrs. Earline Strickland will be glad to know she is home and able to be up after undergoing surgery at Anderson hospital. Sorry to report Mrs. A. J. Salter- field underwent surgery at Hays hospital last week. f • Week-end Revival Rev. and Mrs. Joe Southerlin of Greenville will hold a week-end re vival at the Church of God on Eliza beth street beginning Saturday eve ning at 7:15 p.m. The pastor, Rev. J. B. Cole, cordially' invites the pub lic to attend. Birthdays And Anniversaries Little Darrell Whitsel was one year old July 4. Jimmy Strickland celebrated his birthday July 6. Bobby Simmons was seven years old Tuesday. Wanda' Strickland and Luther Strickland will have birthday? July 11th. Mrs. Thorton Meadors and Mrs. Joe Strickland will celebrate their birthdays Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lawson cel ebrated their wedding anniversary July 4. Giles Lawson had a birthday July 8th. Vacation Bible School Begins Vacation Bible School at the Church of God on Elizabeth street will <begin Monday at 9 a. m. Chil dren between the ages of five through 16 are urged by the pastor and superintendent, Rev. J. B. Cole, to attend these classes Monday through Friday from 9 to 11:30 a. m. Fourth la Observed The Field Day program celebrat ing the glorious Fourth was well at tended with contests, relays and stunts for which a number of prizes were awarded winners, given by lo cal merchants. Mrs. Eva Land, Mrs. Mike Sholar and Charles Leatherwood, the com mittee in charge, wishes to thank ail who participated and attended the festivities. Last Ritas Held Hare For John F. Weir John Franklin Weir, 62, died early last Friday night at his home on Pitts street following several months of declining \health. The largely attended funeral ser-; vices were held Sunday afternoon from Bailey Memorial Southern Methodist church, with interment following in Rosemont cemetery. The rites were conducted by his pastor, the Rev. W- R- Terry, Jr., assisted by the Rev. J. W. Spillers. Pallbearers were Murray Adams, W. R. Thomas, Dan Dunaway, Har old Lawson, Boyd Wilkes, Arthur Hamilton, James Hunt and Ralph Lawson. Mr. Weir was a native of this county where he spent a good part of his life. He had lived in Clin ton for the past 21 years where he made many friends who held him in high esteem and were saddened by the announcement of his pass ing. He was a son of the late Silas and Cordelia Boiter Weir, and "a member of Bailey Memorial South ern Methodist church where he had served on the board of stew ards for the past 20 years. He was also a member of the Masonic or der. ' He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie Smith Weir; two daughters, Mrs. David Word and Miss Marie Weir, both of this city; two sons, Wilbur Olin Weir of Grenville, and William S. Weir of this city; three Weir of Spartanburg; three sis- grandchildren; one brother, J. J. ters, Mrs. Mary Shelton and Mrs. Nan Harris, both of Spartanburg, and Mrs. W. A. Holt of Reidsville, N. C. i i ' i.i—i—■■ Cotton Parity Is 90% Unless Law Is Changed Columbia, July 6.—President E. H. Agnew of the ’South Carolina, Farm Bureau said last week unless Congress changes the law within the next few days, 1953 cotton will be supported at 90 per cent of par ity. “The present law provides for 90 per cent of parity price support on cotton for 1953 regardless of the size of the crop,” Agnew said. “Both Republicans and Demo crat are pledged to support the Tawf ifie Secretary of Agricidture has stated that he will admimster the law to the best of his ability, and no move has yet been made to indicate that either Republicans or Democrats want cotton supported at anything less than 90 per cent of party,” Agnew said. He said the chief concern of Con gress now should be “to protect the basic provisions of the Agriculture Act of 1949, which serves as a basis for operating the farm support price progam on the six basic commodi ties—cotton, corn, wheat, tobacco, rice and peanuts. Special! - Special! STERLING BABY SPOONS Popular Patterns 127 Tax Incl. ' IDEAL GIFT FOR BABY HAMILTON’S Blue Nile Diamonds a i l TlUcfc •dli Mgju) * AIR-ON FRIGIDAIRE CAR CONDITIONING* BRINGS YOU COOL, REFRESHING COMFORT IN HOTTEST WEATHER Imagine—driving along on the hottest day of the year—through city traffic or along country roads—and enjoying the same cool, fresh comfort as you get in the finest air-conditioned room! Imagine—parking your car all day long under the broiling summer sun—and then driving it away with the temperature inside cool and comfortable within minutes! Imagine—driving along on the hottest day with windows closed—with no wind blowing your hair—with no discomfort from dust, drafts, bugs, humidity or noise. Imagine—riding in an air-cooled car with no hot blasts of air to bother you—no damp, sticky atmosphere! Oldsmobile can do all this for you with the new Frigidaire Car Conditioner, one of the greatest automotive advancements in 20 years. H•»••’* how h works—The Frigidaire Car Conditioner works on the same basic principle as a room conditioner. A compact refrigeration unit is "tucked away” in the trunk. A rotary compressor is located under the hood. The condenser is installed in front of the engine radiator. The air distribution system is located inside the body of the car. Two flat sleeves—one on each side of the interior—distrib ute cool air evenly into the car by means of four sets of louvers and individual air jets. These louvers eliminate annoying drafts, and assure well-balanced air circulation throughout your Oldsmobile. Hsrs’s what It doas for you—No matter bow hot the weather outside, your Oldsmobile is refreshingly cool inside. And the coolness achieved is a clear, dry coolness— free from high humidity and wind noise. You just roll up your windows and relax in a quiet, serene atmosphere— free from wind, noise and dust. Conversation is easier, radio reception is clearer and warm-weather traveling is much more enjoyable. No mor* Hoot! No matter how torrid the weather out side, you'll always be cool inside! You can drive all day long under a blistering hot sun and relax in refresh ing comfort. No moro Humidity! Here’s where you can find relief from high humidity on rainy days. Even in sticky weather, windows stay closed and you enjoy • clear, dry atmosphere. No moro Wind! Think of "windows-up” protection and comfort on hot, windy, dusty days! You’ll breathe clear, filtered air even when you travd. over country roads. No moro Rood Noiso! You can actually talk in r .<w^ whispers and be heard easily, and you’ll enjoy your radio much more. Wldans Usofulnoss of Cor—The Gar Conditioner increases the efficiency of traveling salesmen and many others who depend upon a car in hot weather. And even on days that are not excessively warm, Oldsmobile owners find, that "windows-up’ 1 driving is so much quieter and more comfortable. Stop in and ask us about the Frigidaire Car Conditioner. This revolutionary new feature is typical of the advance ments you expect from Oldsmobile—"Rocket” Engine and Hydra-Matic Super Drive*—Power Steering* and Power Brakes*—Power Ride Chassis and Power Styling —the Autronic-Eye* and Custom-Lounge Interiors! Make a date with a "Rocket 8”—the Clastic Ninety. Eight or brilliant Super "88" Oldamobile. *Opti*nalMtxtrmcmH Cmr iUuurottd: NiMty.Ei t ht Sedan. 4 Cmerml Motor, Kata* OLD 3 M O B I L E SKI YOUR NIARKST OLDSMOBILI DIALIR Timmerman Motor Company Phone 119, or visit 109 Gary Street t * '• V ' ’ YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER ALSO FEATURES TOP VALUES IN SAFETY-TESTED USED CARS z: