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Page Two’ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thnraday, May 12, 1»5S National Magazine Pays Tribute To Laurens Native •n»e May issue of “Good Housekeeping,” a national wom an’s magazine, carried a story about a Laurens county “boy” who is making his way in the publishing field. The story concerned George Wham, son of Mr and Mrs. George S. Wham of Mountville, who hae recently been made di rector of the textile laboratory on the staff of the magazine. CHANGE SOUTHERN SELL MANAGERS J. M. Wasson of Atlanta, has been appointed South Carolina General Manager by Southern Bell effective May 1. He succeeds T. V. Heard who is retiring after a distinguished career of 37 years with the company. In his new position Mr. Wasson, a telephone executive of wide experience, will head Southern Bell’s South Carolina operations throughout the entire state. His offices will be in Columbia. Mr. Wasson was formerly . , plant operations engineer in the After reciting successive steps com p an y’ s general headquarters in his career through South m Attenta In capacity, he Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, and Texas, “picking up three academic degrees, a pretty wife, * n<™ two-v^ld sorC' mclud] ^ conation, msul- the magazine elaborated on him 7: „ •_* i. Nashville, Tenn., as a lineman which was followed by various positions of increasing responsi bility in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida in the plant and engin eering departments. In 1949 when the company’s South Carolina division was formed, Mr. Wasson was appoint ed plant superintendent for the state with headquarters in Co lumbia. The following year he was named to the same position in North Carolina. In 1954 he was appointed plant operations engineer, the position which he held until appointment as gen- was staff head for all activities eral manager for South Carolina. of the plant department in the nine state Southern Bell territory as follows: “George has taken the direct lation and maintenance work. A native of Winnfied, La, he ing'odf the 'largest'textile labora- attended school at Henderson- ! Brown College (Henderson State THE WEATHERiV.AN SAYS* RAIN Rain moans rust! Guard your valuable machinery ••■iaat w««tb«r .damage with SaHaa weather-greeted, trifle etreegth terp at 1000 eeet. See eel COPELAND HARDWARE SUPPLY Phone 15 Teachers College) at Arkadel- phia, Ark., and Chattanooga Col lege of Law, Chattanooga, Tenn. He was employed by the tele phone company 30 years ago at tory in the entire publishing world in his stride. He has super vised the testing of over 10,000 separate items; given consulta tion on the development of many new products; visited mills, manufacturers, and fini^iers; and still managed to remain calm and smiling." His last "port of call”, the mag azine said, was as director of tex tiles and clothing research at Texas State College for Women. asignments in Georgia, Alabama and Tenncasec. He was appoint- J 00 fill (I TOpS Id Little league Mrs. Wasson is the former Louise Bankenship of Hartsville, Tenn. The Wassons have two sons, John, Jr., 16, and James, 14. The boys are attending Christ School at Arden, N. C. The) Wassons are Episcopalians. Mr. Heard is a native of Dan- burg, Ga., and attended school at the University of Georgia. In 1918 he began his telephone service as a traffic student in Memphis, Tenn. Working up through the banks, he was pro moted through a succession of ed traffic superintendent for the state of Florida in 1984. He serv ed in this capacity until 1946 when he was apponited traffic superintendent for Tennessee with headquarters in Nashville. When the South Carolina Di vision of Southern Bell was es- tablshed in 1949, Mr. Heard was appointed South Carolina Traffic Superintendent. Last year he was named General Manager for the state with headquarters in Columbia, succeeding C. C. Sloan. Mr. and Mrs. Heard will con tinue to reside at their home on Spring Lake Road. The Heards have one son, Tom, Jr., a resi dent of Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Heard’s future plans, fol lowing his retirement, are in definite at this time. However, as he is well known as a floricul turist and authority on flowers, it is certain that he will devote a great deal of time to his gardens and gardening activities. YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS IF YOU DONT READ THE CHHON1CLE 74 Tht BANKER'S STORY I becomes a BAGOClS IN THE 6REEK AND ROMAN TEMPLES IT WAS THE CUSTOM OF THE MOM EX CHANGERS TO TRANSACT THEIR BUSINESS UPON A BENCH,WHICH IN i LATIN IS"aAA/a/S" THIS IS THE ORIGIN THE WORD bank: BE SURE TO FOLLOW “THE STORY OF BANKING” We will publish in this newspaper beginning next week a feature known as “The Story of Banking." The whole family will enjoy this feature, which consists of 52 illustrated subjects depicting jihe his tory of money and banking from the dawn of civili zation until the present time. The series shows the human side behind the de velopment of banking and points out the tremendous contributions that banks have made to the growth of America and the free enterprise system. “The Story of Banking” will be extremely interesting, educational and entertaining for the whole family, and will be an excellent series to collect and preserve. Watch for it everv week. BROUGHT TO YOU BY M. S. B1ILEV a XIIVJU. B l I 5 H E D N 16 8 TUI CjCtd CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S600 000 00 MIMIER - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ...Graduates Will Love Them... SO SMART...SO RUGGED, fool Ttmy Luad Double Livt..» For DRESS or SPORTS I MERMAID *65°° Modtf* I) l*w*h Skoch'irosttM »»d pro*' MifftoduMdslits. PANAMA *59*° Htftdsomt shock-ftvsttM. wtleipiool* ctl* fiptn- not btnd ' Ritt-Gi® (Rtl SAMOA *49” ltdy's smiH oitl dni Wilttpioof* md shock it- sisltnt H'fk flit ctysltl. Every One Has The Guaranteed DURAPOWER MAINSPRING The Heart That Never Breaks * Other B.GINS from $83.75 J. C. THOMAS “It’s Time That Counts" CLINTON JOANNA Joanna Little Leaguers have won three straight games and so far are undefeated and bold ing on to first place. Florida St is second with three wins and one loss. Thomwell is in third place with one won and two lost. Lydia and Academy St have lost the two games they have play ed. Three home runs have already bailed over the fence in the first six games. Leonard White of Florida Street hit the first one out in the young 1955 season. Gordon Timmons fo Thomwell hit the second home run and James Lollis of Joanna hit the third home run. First Nine Hitters AB H Ave. Wise, Joanna 7 Timmons, Thom 9 White, Fla. St. ... Flanagan, Thom. Lewis, Joanna Bedenbaugh, J .... Madden, Acad. St. Bond, Fla. S Revls, Fla. SL 13 7 10 8 6 10 10 .857 .778 .692 .571 .500 .500 .500 .400 .400 YOUR J tfffiJADWRi O healic L PROGRAM Today and Friday Starting Monday, May 16 For Four Big Days TECHNICOLOk m*c*WIN MIN THAN Saturday (One Day) May 14 Tall In the Saddle (Western) With John Wayne, EUa Raines, W’ard Bond, and “Gabby" Hayes Coming—“20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," “Blackboard Jungle," The Prodigal" and “Country Girl” How fo make them HAPPY/ The warm, wonderful story that topped the nation's best seller-lists for 128 weeks! Tate Hum out to the klOlflEgr Let yourself glow at you become port of this delightful motion picture. It will put a new }oy in the land... a new twinkle in your eye... o , new smile on your lips I 200 CtuMy-f— pwinh % Mote Caifecf petet w avwjr do on wnnon oy ina woffton wno fovao RNDr CalwwDcLUXI RICHARD TODD JEAN PETERS The picture that has been called “A Tonic for Heart and Sour is, we believe, the finest ever to pfey in Clinton. Young, Manager Leading Strikeouts Lewis, Joanna—18 Timmons, Thomwell—17 Bond, Fla St.—17 Campbell, Thronwell—15 Vaughn, Joanna—11 Schedule For Week Thursday—Academy Street at Thronwell. Friday—Lydia at Academy St. Mnoday—Academy 8t. at Fla. St. Tuesday—Joanna at Thomwell Wednesday—Lydia at Fla. St Clinton Box Plant Completes New Building The Clinton Paper Box Co. has completed the construction of a 50x125 foot edditoon to its plant on E. Carolina avenue, L. N. Warren, general manager, stated. Mr. Warren said the new addi tion gives them a plant 125x200 ft, sufficient at present to handle their growing business. The plant has 37 employees and produces seven million box es a year, Mr. Warren stated. T. E. Addison is president of the corporation; L. W. Cooper, vice-president; and Mr. Warren secretary-treasurer and general manager. Rax Thomas is pro duction manager. Personal Mention Mk\ and Mrs. G. A. Burton spent Sunday in Greenville with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burton. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Adams and daughters of Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ramsey and sons of Whitmire, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Inez Pruitt. Mrs. Heide Trask and son, 1 Heide Trask, Jr., have returned to their home in Wilmington, N. C., after a few days visit with her mother, Mrs. Lee Hunter. Also spending Sunday with Mrs. Hunter were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunter and family of Lyman. John Eichelberger of El Paso, Texas, is visiting his brother, H. L Eichelberger, end other relatives in Laurens. Airman 2nd Class William E. Young has returned to Chamb- ley, France, where he is stationed with the 21st Air Police Squad ron, after spending a thirty-day leave with Mrs. Young and fam ily here. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Copeland end children of Orengeburg, spent Sunday With the former’s mother, Mrs. R. J. Copeland. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bethea of Winston-Salem, N. C., were week-end guests of relatives and friends here. , Mr. and Mrs. Ed Young, Mr. and Mrs. Chick Young were guests of friends in Laurens Monday evening. TAKE TWO FOR fASTE Stumped for ideas? Variety is toe spice of any meal and spice adds variety to tasty Soup Mates. To round out a luncheon or start a dinner, mix two soups to make a new soup. Chicken with rice and pepper pot soups mixed with two soup cans of milk are perfect topped with a dash of curry. AUXILIARY OFFICERS TO BE OfBTALLED A public installation service for officers for the 1855-50 ses sion of the Copeland-Davdison American Legion* Poet No. 56, will be held on Tuesday evening, May 17, at 8 o’clock at the American Legion Heine. — - —4 ■ ■ ■■ TEEN AGE MEET Mothers of Teen-Age Canteen members are requested to meet Wednesday morning, May 19, at 10 o’clock at the Frist Praebyto- rian church. Plans for the can teen during the summer and next year will be ipede by the group. IF YOU DONT READ the chronicle YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS PHONE 74 WITH THE SICK The following have been dis charged from Hays hospital: Charles Giles, Mrs. Pearl Duna way, fhomas Lee Fuller of Jo anna, Mrs. Evelyn Holtzclaw, Mrs. Margaret Wooten and Rev. Stanley Hardee. Mrs. Susie Barnes, Mrs. Hen ry Trammell, Mrs. Nettie Beal, J. D. Hanley, J. M. Cunningham, Mrs. Christine Brewington, Les lie Austin mad Mrs. Effie Downs are patients at Hays hospital. E. S. Jackson, Mrs. Billy Sher- field, Mrs. C. A. Sullivan, Stone wall Whitfield, and James Mc Lendon, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McLendon, are patients at Blalock clinic. The following have returned home after undergoing tonsilec- tomies at Hays hospital: Ted Furr, Robert Furr, Norman Young, Jack Prater of Joanna, and Caroline Hughes. Don’t! - - - LET THE MOTHS GET YOUR CLOTHES % Send Them To Us For Cleaning and Preparation For Safe Storage % FREE Moth Proof Storage Bags With $3.00 Or More Order * TIME TO STORE YOUR FURS INSURED STORAGE, CLEANING, GLAZING Sunshine Gleaners and Shoe Repair W. Florida St. Phone 436 Birth Announcements YARBOROUGH Mr. and Mrs. Dan Yarborough, Jr., announce toe arrival of a daughter, on May 11 at Hays hos pital. Mrs. Yarborough is the former Miss Sara Elizabeth Workman. ROBERTS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Roberts annuonce toe birth of a daughter on May 5 at Hays hos pital. Mrs. Roberts is the former Miss Marie Lark. BLANEY Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blaney an nounce toe arrival of a son on May 11 at Hays hospital. Arthritis r Corrected At Hart Clinic Arthritis is a very painful condition that affects the joints of the body. It causes stiffness in the knees, hips, shoulders, And even the back may get stiff from the ravages of this disorder. Arthritis has a way of spreading to various parts of the body and it always brings stiffness and painful sore joints to that area. If you suffer with arthritis or suspect that you may have a touch of this dreadful disor der, you should consult Dr. C. J. Hart at his clinic located at 205 Church street in Laurens . . . There you will find relief from toe painful condition and prompt recovery from crip pling arthritis. Hundreds of people of this area have already found bless ed relief and recovery from arthritis at the Hart Clinic lo cated at 105 Church street in Lasgens for an t appatoment with Dr. Hart Call 11501. Re gardless of hoar long you may have suffered with arthritis, you may find relief from this painful condition at toe Hart gliniC- IF YOU DONT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DOMT GET THE NEWS U See* HAMILTON'S First Now! A lady can shave without cuts, muss EASY TERMS NO CARRYING CHARGES Wm 3 ■ HI I w ' /•:-5 ft,. '&•' X-, k mmM m i.ee down 1.H WEEK Wltti the hgw Waiwlngloti Duchess you got ths smoothest shsvas possMHa! / Now you can dbave (he way a lady daould ehavel For with the new Remington Dochaae, there’s no moes and fuse with measy creams.. .no nicks and eerapea with unwieldy resort. You eee, this electric riiaver is shaped to follow your shape. So you shave safely and onoothly. And this shaver’s ao gentle it am riwve the close fuzz off a peach.;. without harming its tender ridn. So you shave as dost as poaeibla,*too! ^-vStop in and see the Remington Ducfcam. Take your pick of peppenufat pfak or wedge wood blue, isut bunrjr! 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