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Thursday, June 23, 1955 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pafe FU$ Briefs About . People You Know Items of Interest Concerning CKnton Residents - - ■ rrr rrrrfffirjfff jj Dr. and Mrs. T. Layton Fraser and daughter, Anne, spent aev- | eral days last week at Bon darken, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Sturgeon and children of Florence, spent several days this week with the former’s mother, Mrs. H. E. Stur geon here and with friends in Greenville. Accompained by Mrs. Sturgeon they will leave today to return to Florence and for a week's stay at Garden City Beach. Mrs. W. C. Adams of Macon, Ge., was a recent visitor here with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Speake,, and father, R. B. Sim- Howard F. Smith spent several days last week in Dillon with his mother, Mrs. Robert B. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loveland returned Sunday from their wed ding trip to Florida and spent several days here with the let ter’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs. X H. Derr before leaving for Bridgeton, N. X, where they will make their home. Friends of Mrs. Robert E. Wy- sor 3rd, will be interested to know she is improving satisfac torily at Self Memorial hospital. Greenwood, and expects to re turn to her home here in about a Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dillard spent the week-end with Mr. nad Mrs. Tom Saltan in Salters. Ate. Mattie Black of Natchez, Miss., returned to her home Sun day after a several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Black. Mias Peggy Mclnvaille is spending the week in Aiken with y, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Mclnvaille, addle her brother is away on National Guard maneu vers. Mrs. F. M. Stutts had as her guests over the week-end Mrs. Alice Braddock of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Ruth Sanders and granddaughter of Savannah, Ga., Mrs. Hattie Prince of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Nettie Moore of Nor folk, Vs., and Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Stutts of Charlotte. They came especially for the Grand Rally at Thomwell Orphanage. Miss Margaret Bethea of Dil lon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. W. Harris and Miss Cornelia Harris. Mn. F. M. Stutts leaves today for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Walters and Mr. Walters in Raleigh, N. a D. W. Bethea of Dillon, spent several days last week with his Sister, Mn. W. W. Harris. Friends of Charles Malpass will be niterested to know he has returned home after being a pa tient at the General hospital in Greenville. Miss Bobbie Jean Whitlock has returned to California after a visit with relatives here. Mrs. T. W. Caskey of Steuben ville, Ohio, is visiting her broth er, Dr. Marshall Brown and Mn. Brofem. ^Tfcey ark spendbiig sev eral days in Montreat, N. C., re turning Sautrday. On Tuesday they will leave for Daytona Beach, Fla., where Dr. Brown will attend a conference. Mrs. Metta Stone and Mias Sara Stone spent last week in Mocksville, N. C., with Rev. and Mrs. W. Q. Grigg. Mn. Ray McGee of Green wood, is spending several days this week visiting her brother, J. P. Prather, and other relatives and friends. Judy and Kim Covington of Hamlet, N. C., are visiting their uncle, Aldine Blakely, and other relatives here. Lt and Mn. Marshall Lanter and daughter, Marsha Anne, will reutm to their home at Fort Ban ning, Ga., this week-end after a visit with Mn. Lanter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Fowler. Jim Gasque and Henry Chand ler are guests of George Blalock, Jr. at the Blalock cottage at Fawlew’s Island. Dr. Blalock Napoleon Doesn't Work Here! We are pleased Is report that there is no “Insanity” at Plaxieo Motors. No one here Is (fine “Hog Wild”—nor are we having any emergency 34-hear tales. We're not “on fire” and we don’t have 1M can that “most go” today. Frankly, we don’t believe that this sort of carrying-on is necessary to sell ears. And the facts bear ns oat Our business Is good. WHY? What’s the reassn more and more people In this area are baying ears at Plaxieo Motors—wtthont benefit of carnival an ties, free lunches, fabulous discounts and chorus girls? There are at least two good reasons: Pint, the ears themselves: The beautiful new 1955 Chrys ler* and Ptymenths are so outstanding In styling, performance and valne that they ate a “show” In themselves. Second, folks have come to have faith In oar reputation for square dealing—not only In selling cars, but la servicing. So, when yon are ready to see and drive a new Chrysler, Ply month, or guaranteed used ear, we invito yon to find out how it feds to be treated like a Plaxieo Motors customer. We promise yen an honest, fair deal—what more could yon ex pect? Plaxieo Motors Inc. CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH Clinton, S. C. spent several days this week with his family at Pawley’s. Mrs. Janie S. Boyd of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was the week end guest of Mrs. George W. Bailey and attended the Grand Rally at Thomwell. Mrs. Richard Girffith is spend ing the week in Asheville, N. C, with her parents, Dr. and Mn. D. E. Graham. Friends of Captain H. F. Fin ney will be interested to know he has returned to the states af ter a year’s service in Korea with the Marinas, and is with his fam ily. They will move July 1 to Oceanside, Cat, where Captain Finney will be stationed at Camp Pendleton. Mr. and Mn. H. R. McLeod and children of McBee, spent the week-end wit hthe latter’s par ents, Mr. and Mn. Ralph R. Blaksly. Friends of Mr. and Mn. Wel don Jackson will be interested to know they were called to Greensboro, N. C., Monday be cause of the Hllneas of the let ter’s mother, Mn. W. L. Inskeep. Mrs. A S. Roberts returned yesterday to her home in Wash ington, N. C, after spending the past few days here as the guest of her sister-in-law, Mn. C. C. Giles, and Mr. Giles. Mrs. John W. Little left yes terday to visit her daughter, Mn. J. B. Pittman and Mr. Pittman in Rockingham, N. C., and to join friends tor a trip to the New England stataa. Mrs. Etnma Newman of Wood ruff, spent the week-end with her brother, Blufe Blakely, Mrs. Blakely and nephew, L. M Wil son and family. Mr. and Ifrs. W. A. Corbett and sons will return tomorrow from a vacation trip and visit with relatives in Jacksonville and Silver Springs, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Black left Monday to spend several weeks in Waynesboro, Ya n with their daughter, Mrs. Cecil Lewter and the Rev. Mr. Lawter. Mrs. William Cannon of Han- au, Germany, is spending some time with her mother, Mrs. J. K. Crowe, having been called here due to the death of her father. Mrs. Cannon will rejoin Sgt. Cannon and children in Germany in August Mrs. W. S. Waldo, her son, Al- bie Waldo, her daughter, Mrs. Bob Sisk and Sgt. Sisk, of Atlan ta, Ga., were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wilson. John S. Glover has returned from Sewanee, Tenn., where he attended the annual Episcopal layman’s conference of the Fourth Province at the Univer- sity of the South. •Mrs. Hazle Hicks of Raleigh, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. Eu gene Hitt this week. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge Adair of Rock Hill, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Henry. Mrs. R. H. McDonald and Mrs. Job H. Little of Columbia, were guests on Tuesday of Mrs. W. W. Harris. Miss Janet Sloan is spending the week at Smith Walbridge Twirling Camp at Syracuse, Ind. , Mrs. R. K. Patterson and son, Raymond, of Bon Air, Va., are visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Norman and sister, Miss Pa tricia Norman. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Loftis and daughter, Nannette, attended the Huggins reunion held in Brook- wood Park, Landrum, on Sun day. Miss Loftis accompanied, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McMurray. home for a few days visit inj Swannanoa, N. C. On Sunday' Mist Loftis will assist in tha wadding of Mias Clarissa Morgan of Swannanoa. Mn. E. L. Holland was called to Greenville yesterday due to the serious illness of her sister, Mn. W. J. Stewart, who is a pa tient at St. Francis hospital. Mrs. Ralph Yonce and children of Johnston, spent a few day* this weak with bar parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Copeland in Ren- no. Mn. J. C. Thomas has return ed from a visit with her daugh ter, Mrs. L. A. Odom and Mr. Odom in Wilmington, N. C. She was accompanied home for a sev eral weeks visit by Little Linda Ann Odom. P. S. Bailey and Robert M. Vance qpent a few days last in New York on business. HOT 1... NOT 2... EVtPY ROOM will BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUl WITH THESE MODERN IAMPSE Prather>Simpson Furniture Co. “The Home-Makers — Phone 167 Mrs. Emmie Wlngard has re turned to the home of her daugh ter, Mn. Russell King, in Dar lington, after spending some time here with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wingard. Mn. J. E. Merchant recently served as counselor at the Meth odist Youth Assembly at Colum bia College. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Poole and small son recently spent a ten- day vacation with relatives in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mrs. M. J. Gatlin, mother of Mn. J. E. Merchant, is visiting relatives in Atlanta and Mari etta, Ga. Mr. and Mn. Harry Mc&ween and children are spending two weeks with the former’s mother, Mn. J. C. McSween in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Reddeck and sons are guests of relatives in Greensboro, N. C., this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Thomas of Belmont, N. C. t spent Sunday with their son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mn. C. Ray Thom as. Ed Sadler, lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve, is attend ing summer camp at Little River Marine Baae, near Norfolk, Va., for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Gasque, Dick and Celia Gasque attended the wedding of the former’s niece, Miss Margaret Langston, and Trellis Carter at Elam Bap tist church near Timmonsville on Friday evening. A. B. Bryan of Clemson was a •guest during the week of Mrs. R. E. Sadler and family . Mrs. W. C. Dobbins, Miss June Dobbins, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Adair and sons were called to Valle Crucis, N. C., Monday be cause of the death of the for mer’s sister, Mrs. John Davis. Mrs. Ed Sadler, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. L. S. McMil lan of Laurens, is on a two weeks trip to New York. _ Mrs. R. E. Sadler and Miss Virginia Sadler were week-end guests of their sisters and aunts, Mrs. W. M. Scott and Mrs. Ben Martin in Easley. Miss Mary Alice Hamm of Thomwell, student at the Uni versity of South Carolina, is spending the summer at Mon treat, N. C., where she is em ployed. Mrs. Don Winslow and small son of Martinsville, Ind., are vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Thomason. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Smith and sons, Michael and Ronnie, of Columbia spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland, coming especially for the Grand Rally at Thomwell. The boys remained for the week with their grandparents. Mrs. Quinton Chapman of Chatham, N. J., is spending three weeks with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Dnonan. She will be joined here for the latter part of her visit by Mr. Chapman and they will also spend some time with his parents in Mountville. Mr. and Mrs. Yates Smith have recently moved into the King Apartments to make their home. Mr. Smith, who is from Johnston, will be a student at Presbyterian College, having transferred from Wofford. Mrs. Smith is a native of Cameron. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Merchant left Monday to attend Pastors’ School at Columbia College. Rev. Thomas Jones of Duke Uni versity and Sumter, is serving as assistant pastor at Broad Street Methodist church during the summer months. .Mrs. Ansel B. Godfrey, with her daughter Mrs. Gallic Gault of North Augusta, and Mrs. Craig Purcell of Salisbury, N. C., left Sunday for a ten-day trip to Boston and other points of inter est in the New England states. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Root and children and the former’s moth er, Mrs. Herman Root, of Syra cuse, N. Y., will arrive tomorrow for a visit with Mrs. Root’s aunt, Mrs. Olin H. Sheely, Jr., and Mr. Sheely and other relatives in Greenwood. Mrs. Pitts At Commerce Meet Mrs. P. M. Pitts, secretary of the Clinton Chamber of Com merce, is at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, at tending the 12th annual South eastern Institute for Chamber of Commerce executives and staff. The annual ineeting got under way Sunday, June 19, and will continue through Sautrday, June 35. . Some 300 chamber of com merce executives from through out the Southeastern United States are attending the insti tute. Joanna Milb Honors Negro Employees Long term Negro employees of Joanna Cotton Mills Co. were honored with a frontal banquet in the community house re cently. In a setting of floral arrange ments on the raised plaftorm, the group enjoyed a Southern fried chicken dinner with all the trim mings served by the Star club of which Lillian Bums Hunter is president. Professor Nathaniel Williams of Woodson elementary school was in charge of the occasion with Messrs. John Holland Hun ter, Walter Regnery and Julian Bolick of the plant management in attendance to make the pre sentation eg awards. Members of the Old Timers club honored and given pins dis playing a ruby were Lee Cromer, Will Cromer, Will McCrackin, Bertha Rice and W. C. Worthy. These employees together have given 108 years of service to the Joanna plant. Inducted into the group as new members of the Old Timers club were Arthur Lindsay and Lind say Suber, each of whom has completed 25 years of service. Will Cromer is oldest in point of service, having completed 38 yean. Horace Chakners received a gold watch for having completed 20 yean of service, and Obie Morse, trtick driver for Joanna Stores, received a gold ring for his loyalty through 15 years. Re ceiving gold pins for 10 years of service were Selena Kinard, Steve Logan, Colie McCrackin, Johnnie Miller, Thomas Sanders, Laura Wilson and Gustava Young. As the guests arrived shoulder corsages were presented and at the dose of the banquet all were given complimentary tickets to the baseball game which was be ing played that evening between the Joanna Hornets and Great Falls. CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against the estate of Wilson W. Harris, deceased, are hereby no tified to file the same duly veri fied, with the undersigned, and those indebted to said estate will please make payment likewise. CORNELIA B HARRIS, Executrix June 20, 1955 3c-July 7 IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS DEADLINE JUNE SOTH n STERLING # ■ " n Only a Fete Days Left To Trade-In, YOUR OLD SILVER ^Solid Mahogany Chert, Value $30.00 FREE with Every Set Purchated! y June 30th ia the deadline for "trading-in your old ailver, regardless of condition, make or pattern, for beautiful Wallace Sterling! 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