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P*ft Two THK CLINTON CHRON1CLB Southern Bell Telephone Compnay Observed 75th Anniversary On Dec. 20; 2,232 Telephones In Operation Here ' Bell telephone service in Clin-1 “the noyelty of the telephone had ton began in 1902 with 56 tele- worn off.” phone*—there are 2,232 in opera- At the end of World War II, tion here now. The Southern Bell Telephone Company which serves Clinton and 1,040 other exchanges in Sbuth Carolina and eight other Southern states, observed its 75th anniversary of service to the South last Monday- The company was founded orj December 20, 1879, just thre* years after Alexander Graham Bell had obtained a patent for the telephone he invented. Southern Bell had 1,800,000 tele phones in service. To meet the tremendous demand for service after the war, Southern Bell launched a far-reaching expan sion program that has involved every'exchange it serves. It took 67 years to reach the first two million Southern Bell telephones. But in the past nine years 2 1-2 million more have been added. Today Southern Bell has 4,500,- 000 telephones in 1,041 exchanges County HD And 4-H Clubs List Success In Year's Demonstrations in the cities, towns and rural areas surrounding them. Also there are independent or non- Bell companies, which operate phone*”people "and the “public'for mo ™ ^ v a million telephones ,1,-: -art in malrimr mlonhone ln 1239 other Southern COm- their part in making te ephon mumlies joined with revue. Extras were Christmas de- Southem Bell President Fred J Turner of Atlanta, noted the occasion as an opportunity to express gratitude to both tele- Clothing and family life work were stressed during the year for demonstrations in the Laurens County Home Demonstration Clubs, accordin gto th eannual re port of Miss Hazel Ann Dean, home demonstration agent, made to the state extension service. A similatvplan was used for the county’s 4-H clubs. Under each department were two units and two specials. The two units in the home dem onstration clubs were under the general titles ‘ Family Life” and •'Clothing." Under Family Life fell demonstrations: laying the foundations of a personality, we build our walls higher, and house warming. Under Clothing fell de monstrations in new fabrics: using your pattern, staylines and stitch ing lines, sewing techniques, lines that flatter the figure, and dress service what it is today In a message to local telephone people, Mr. Turner said: “Southern Bell marks this milestone as a tribute to the dy namic spirit of the South and the region’s magnificent growth. Through the years the South has 1 telephone people have responded turned to the telephone more and by bringing telephone growth to Bell in serving the South. "In no other section of the na tion has telephone demand been heavier since the war than in the South,” said C. W. Underwood, coratoins and club achievement programs. , For the 4-H clubs, under the "Safety” unit: safety in the home, safety on the highway and safety more as an indispensible instru ment of progress and we ^are proud to have a part in the re gion’s growth and development.” “We salute the people who pi oneered telephone communica tions here, those who have pro vided and improved them over three quarters of a century, and manager of Southern Bell, “and in the yard. Under the clothing Unit: make your own clothes, put ting in a zipper* and using the pattern. The extras were health- the South that has passed any ether section of the nation. The growth in Clinton hds been an oiuiouooo aq; jo vred jireviodun development of this area and we are grateful for the confidence expressed in our company by telephone users here,” he said. On October 24, 1902, Southern those whose confidence in our 1 Bell purchased the Clinton ex company and reliance upon its j change from L. W. Floyd with 56 service have made possible the telephones in operation. From ever-widening scope of its use fulness.” Started With 1.246 Telephone* Southern Bell began operations this beginning, the number in creased to around 549 on January 1, 1940, and approximately 712 in July of 1945. Since the end with 1,246 telephones in 11 cit- of World War II in July of 1945, les. including Wilmington and there has been an increase of Raleigh, N. C., Charleston, S. C., some 1520 telephones until today Augusta and Savannah, Ga., and there are approximately 2232 Mobile, Ala. The other five were telephones in operation in Clin in Virginia, not now served by t° n - In other words, Mr. Under- Southern Bell. wood said, Southern Bell has in- In 1926, Southern Bell acquir- stalled more than twice as many ed the properties of the Cumber- telephones in Clinton in the last land Telephone Company which served exchanges in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucy, and Ten-1 ration of the exchange, ressee. Southern Bell now serves I This increase in the number of those four states in addition to j telephones, coupled with the tfe- North Carolina, South Carolina, j mendous increase jn^ require- Georgia, Florida and Alabama. ments for long distanoe service posture and foods-meats in the diet. In the summary, the report said that farm people were given im proved practices in agriculture and homemakiog and were en couraged to apply them for the betterment of the homes,’commu nities and the county. The home demonstration pro gram, the report said, has been carried on largely through 21 or ganized home demonstration clubs and 13 4-H clubs, and also through the medium of training classes, visits, office calls, circu lar letters, publications, news articles, etc. The county’s extension service personnel included C. B. Cannon, county agent; J. Scott Boozer, as sistant county agent; John Wise* assistant county agent; Hazel Ann By 1929—its 50th birthday— Southern Bell had 1,000,000 tele phones in operation. This was in here in Clinton and the South has brought about a rise in local and long distance calls, Mr. Under sharp contrast to the situation in wood stated, as he pointed out pioneer telephone days when that the Clinton “operators” now some small exchanges were clos- handle an average of around 12,- ed for a period of time because 215 local calls per day and 1,- RUBY’S BEAUTY SHOP RUBY RAY 9 years than were installed dur- j Dean, home demonstration agent; mg the first 43 years of the ope- Myrtice Taylor, assistant home demonstration agent, and W. M. Holcomb, Negro county agent. The report listed the members of the executive committee and sub-committees which make up the county agricultural committee with which the extension depart ment works. They were named as follows: Executive Committee — J. W. Tinsley, Mrs. Robert C. Wasson, Mrs. Lawrence Cook, W. P. Dick son, M. B. Henderso^i and Mrs. M. A. Wilson. 4-H Club—Mrs. Fred Woods, j Hugh E. Marler, Mrs. Beatrice iitone, Fred Stoddard, H. T. Jones I and Mrs. T. B. Sumerel. i Home Improverhent and Beau-! tification — Mrs. Cora Stewart, \ Mrs. J. W. Tinsley* Mrs. C. H. Burgess and Mrs. M. A. Wilson. Health and Nutrition—Mrs. B. F. Ridgeway, Mrs. J. Gray Harris, Mrs. J. Herman Power, Mrs. J. M. Willis and Milton Nash, j Livestock, Dairying — Caldwell Henderson, D. Eugene Brown, tAlex Simpson, Fred Irwin, B. W. Brown, Arthur Baumberger, Rob- !ert A. Harris, A. J. Finley, E. F. (Coggins, E. B. Copeland* Roy Owings; Beef and Hogs—S. G. 985 ‘inward and outward” long distance calls every day. Gray Funeral Home Clinton. S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... EMBALMERS Phones 41 and 399-J AMBULANCE SERVICE L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mxrs. Dillard, J. Herman Power, Lucius P. Burns, M. B. Henderson and J. T. Addison; Poultry—Willie Lomas, Frank Baumberger, C. B. Owings and M. B. Cochran. Commercial Peach—C. W. Mad den, C. R. Bobo and Craig Hunter. Forestry—James D. Wasson, T. Roy DeShieldti and J. W. Tinsley. Crops (General)—W. P. Dick son, J. Y. Martin, J. R. Coker, P. W. Finley, Hugh B. Workman, C. R. Workman* J. L Adair, Earl R. Blakely and S. C. Babb. Balanced Farm—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tinsley, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. J. Herman Power, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hen derson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Harris, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Gray Harris. Listed as members o fthe State agriculture committee were J. W. Tinsley and Mrs. Lawrence Cook. ” The report covered some 60 typewritten pages and made a re cord of all activities of the depart ment during the year. Scout Leaders Hold Annual Meet, Elect Officers The Blue Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America held their 31st annual meeting Monday night in the new dining hall at Clemson college, attended by over .900 adult Scout leader*. Lamar C. Chapman, of Green ville* was re-elected president of the council for a third term which during the past year under his leadership reached a record high of 272 units with 6,493 boys in ac tive participation as compared with 252 last year with 6,090 boys. Two Silver Beavers were pre sented to A. F. Patton, of Greer, and Dr. A. L. Smethers, of An derson, the highest award that can be presented for adult leader ship at "''uncil level. Principal speaker for the meet ing was W. A. Dobson, of Atlan ta, regional scout executive, who praised the work of Blue Ridge Council but said that more prog ress could be made.* Council officers were elected in addition to Mr. Chapman. Nation al representatives from the coun cil included R. E. Ferguson, of this city, Morton Brightwell, of Laurens, was named as the new chairman for this county. Vernon Garner w&s presented an award as assistant scoutmaster, Troop 75, Joanna. Members-at-large on the council board from this coun ty include W. C. Baldwin and J. B. Templeton, of this city, Dwight F. Patterson, Morton Brightwell and Henry Faris, of Laurens. Condelight Service At LuHieron Church A traditional Candlelight serv ice will be held at 9 p. m. on Christmas Eve in St. John’s Luth eran church. The service, a tradi tion with the local Lutheran con gregation, is eagerly anticipated each year and is attended by nu merous visitors from the com munity. The service, lasting, about one hour, will feature the Christmas message from God’s Word, famil iar Christmas hymns, special mu sic, the lighting of individual candles, and a short sermon by the pastor. The music for the service is un der the direction of Mrs. T. M. Sease, organist of the church. The choir will sing “Lullaby at Christ mas.” Mrs. Ed Sadler will sing “O Holy Night” - The church is being decorated with numerous candles and the traditional evergreens of the Christmas season. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend this serv ice. V Suggestion For Dinner On Christmos Mushroom Soup Roast Turkey with Rich Crumbly Stuffing Giblet Gravy Cranberry Relish Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts Sweet Potatoes Bread Tray Carrot and Celery Strips Fruit Cake Slices with Paradise Sauce Pumpkin Pie Beverage Paradise Sauce Ingredients: 1 egg (separated), 1 cup bottled eggnog, 1-3 cup heavy cream, 4 1-2 teaspoons sug ar. New Safety Law Stafislics Show a Driver Protection South Carolina’s Safety Respon sibility Law, which went into ef fect in Janukry, 1963, has greatly helped to make Laurens county’s highways safer, according to the State Highway Department. Latest statistics compiled by the department show that 10 Laurens county divers had their driving privileges suspended between July and October* inclusive, when they failed to meet the law’s re quirements. Suspensions in this period for the entire state totaled 1,588. Viewing these igures, Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan said: “There is no doubt that the Safety Responsibility Law is fulfilling its main pur poses of removing irresponsible drivers from the highways of the State.” Under South Carolina law the operator of every vehicle involved or injury, or property damage of in an accident resulting in death 625.00 or more, must report the accident to the State Highway De partment within five days, al though an officer may have al ready reported the accident. Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished when required by any ol three ways: by filing a certificate of approved liability insurance; by filing a corporate surety bond or by depositing $11,- 000 in cash or securities with the state treasurer. Proof of financial responsibility is furnished as evidence that a motor vehicle owner or driver, is able to pay any damages for fu ture accidents for which he may be liable up to the amount state ! in the law. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING—EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Beloved Hymns By FRED PARKER Columbia Collaga Come, thou long expected Jesus, Borne to set Thy people free • From our fears and sine release • us; .1 Let us find our rest in Thee. 1 Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art; Dew Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. ' Bom Thy people to deliver, Bom a child and yet a King, Bom to reign in us for-ever, Now Thy gracious Kingdom bring. By thine own eternal Spirit Rule in all our hearts alone; By Thine all sufficient merit Raise us to Thy glorious throne. Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the author of this beloved Advent hymn, is too well known for' special comment as his name is immortal. Indeed he was the sweet singer of Methodism and the support and inspiration of his evangelist brother, John Wesley.. Dr. James Moffatt calls him the greatest hymn writer of any age. This hymn first appeared in] 1744, in “Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord,” however, later it was included in the revised edi tion of the “Wesleyan Hymn Book” of 1875. It is found in many hymn books in England and America, especially‘those of the Church of England. It is one of the most stirring and dignified of the Advent hymns. In simple words it states the essence of the guspel, the ful fillment of Israel’s hope, the source of her strength, and the consolation for her soul. Jesus is the “Hope of all the earth, the answer to human loging, and the Dear Desire of every nation," The Child is bom to reign as King of our hearts and lives.” Several tunes are used with these words, but perhaps the best known is the Welch tune, “Hy- frydol,’ by Rowland Hugh Pritch ard (1811-1877), who was bom rear Bala, in Holywell, Wales. Pritchard had a good voice and liked to lead the singing in church gatherings. He publish ed in 1844 “The Singer’s Friend,” a collection made up of many of his own tunes. He also publish ed a book of songs and hymns for children. The tune “Hyfry- dol should be sung with joy and in moderate time. SILVERWARE Drop a few small pieces of camphor in the box that contains he silverware and it will prevent it from tarnishing. All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads, and sows it self anew.—Thomas Carlyle. A man should be upright, not be kept upright — Marcus Au relius. Ifah our grwBm of Bio Season goes bur stneorf wish that wo may continue ta enjoy the pleasure af your ' friendship and good will. JOANNA INN MRS. MILDRED BOWERS, Prop. JOANNA, S. C. A BROADWAY THEATRE “Good Pictures Always” READ THE CHRONICLE ADS FIRST YOUR A BRQkXmS. OkeoXte V PROGRAM Today Only Dec. 23 Monday-Tuesday Africa Screams Dec. 27-28 : (A Re-issue) BUD ABBOTT — LOU COSTELLO Friday-Saturday Dec. 24-25 Nton would do amythlng for They hungered for her treasure! And died for her pleasure! -jss? MU MUIMB • KBIT «TM . 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