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v? •% ,, r "v <4 Thursday* January 19* 1956 msm THE CLINTON CHRONIC*:* Page Five Briefs About ... People You Know Items of Interest Concerning Clinton Residents Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Sturgeon and children, of Florence, spent the week-end with the former’s mother, Mrs. H. E. Sturgeon Mrs. William J. Henry and Mrs. »the gift show. \ ti* 1 Johnny Adair are spending this week in New York on a buying trip for the Ladies Shop. Mrs. Jobe Nabors and Herman Nabors visited Mrs. Henry Martin who underwent an operation at the Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte, N. C„ during the week-end. While away they also visited Mr. and v Mrs..C. G. Barnette and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Padgette. ' • Mrs. W. P. Gastley and Mrs. J. O. Teague attended the South eastern China Show in Atlanta this week. . Mrs. Frank Bailey and daugh ter, Connie, of Greenville, are visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Cas- sanova. Mrs. J. B. Templeton attended a meeting of the executive board of the Women of the South Carolina Presbytery in Greenwood on Mon day. Mrs. George Yeldell and son, George, of Greenwood, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jeans. ^ Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mclnvaille spent Sunday with their daughter, Miss Peggy Mlclnvaille, student at Winthrop college, Rock Hill, and with their son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Midln- vaille in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. W. H. James, of Atlanta, visited her sister, Mrs. John Spratt, and Mr. Spratt here sever al days during the week. Miss Anne Owens resumed her position in Columbia Monday aft er a few days visit with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs, Robert S. Owens. ■ Mrs. C. W. Stone has returned from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Denzler, and Mr. Denz- ler in New Orleans, La. Mrs. W. M. Scott, of Easley, spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Sadler. 1 Friends of Joe L. Davidson will be jinterested to know he has returned to his home following an operation illness at the Gen eral hospital in Greenville and is able to be up some. Mrs. R. Q. Johnson of Whit mire, is spending tome time with her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Lee, and Mr. Lee, while the former is convalescing after a several days hospital stay. Miss Cornelia Harris was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Henry in Aiken and at tended the opening polo match. Friends of Toni Ray will be glad to know she is recupgrating following an operation last week at the Columbia hospitla. Miss ^Ray returned to her home here Tuesday. Quinton Chapmna of Charles ton, joined Mrs. Chapman and infant son here the past week end for a few days stay. Mrs. T. V. Kirkman of Green wood, was the week-end guest of . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Watkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thomas, Mrs. Davis R. Holland and Mrs. Joe Johnson of Joanna, spent yesterday in Atlanta attending Mrs. C. E. Galloway has re turned from St. Petersburg, Fla., where she was the guest of friends for a few days. - Mr. and Mrs. Tom Childress of Pendleton, Sammy Chaney, student at Southern Technical Institute, Atlanta, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Chaney. Rev. and Mrs. Clyde L. Ire land attended an Episcopal cler gy conference in Columbia sev eral days last week. Mrs. W. C. Hogan and daugh ter, Teresa, recently spent a few days in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Abit Alexander and children are now occupying their recently completed new home on South Adair street. Mrs. James Ellison and Mrs. William Davis spent Monday in Anderson with the former’s mother, Mrs. A. V- Campbell. Friends of little Bobby Lee, sno of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lee, will be interested to know he has been transferred from Self Memorial hospital, Greenwood, to the Shriner’s hospital in Greenville. j Miss Margaret Bethea of Dil lon, a member of the Fort Mill school faculty, spent the week end with her. sister, Mrs. W. W. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stephenson and daughters have moved into their new home which was re cently completed on Shands street extension. Mrs. J. E. Merchant was in North Augusta on Tuesday of the past Week to attend an executive meeting of the Green wood district, Methodist Wom an’s Society of Christian Ser vice. Mrs. Merchant is district secretary of mission education. Friends of Mrs. D. B. Smith will be glad to know she is im proving satisfactorily after un dergoing an operation on Mon day at the General hospital in Greenville. Mrs. O. D. Ginn, of .Gifford, Mrs. Westley Ginn and children, of Brunson, visited the former’s daughters, Mrs. J. R. Webb, Mrs. Howard Mixon and their families during the week-end. . , Mrs. Bessie Godfrey has return ed to her home in Greenville aft er visiting her son, Ansel Godfrey and Mrs. Godfrey for several days. Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Adams and children spent the week-end in Camilla, Ga., with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1$. Adams, Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Keadle. Miss Daphne Murdaugh, of Al lendale, was a recent guest of her uncle, Howard Mixon and Mrs. Mixon. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Murdaugh, spent the week end here and accompanied her home. • Mrs. Oliver W. Chapin, of Belle ville, N. J., spent .a few days last week with Mrs. Julian W. Cole man. ), Mrs. Alida Anderson, of Temple City, Calif., arrived yesterday for a Visit with her son, Robert W. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Ansel Godfrey and Mrs. John T. Young visited and Mrs. Callie Gault in Augusta on' Thursday and attended the an tique show held there. • Johnny Roy Webb, who is in the navy stationed at’ Key West, Fla., recently spent a leave with hisi4fe rer rt s > Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Webb % . Hamilton Named To National Board —r —■w— 3-DAYS ONLY at Tirestonc SPECIAL SALE! . ' 12-Piece Combination Screwdriver and Socket Set Regular $1J5 Valwa &99* Actually takat tha place of several dollars worth at tools! K ! T CONTAINS PLASTIC CARftVINO CASS • Mastic handle with aluminum FOM COMPUTTB SOT. chuck e JV socket extension e 5 sockets: 3/S," 1/4", 7/16", 7/32", 11/32" e 4 screwdriver blades: No. 2 Phillips-type, 1/4" mechanics’, 3/14" cabinet with snow holder, d i/r e Free plastic carrying case Handiest set ever seen! Slips tdSsUy into your pocket, glove compartment or tool box. Well-made for long service ... not a toy or gadget, but genuine High- quality tools. i Got Here Early . . * They won't last long at this price cox HOME & AUTO SUPPLY Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed * 205 N. BROAD ST. k PHONE 12 J. W. HAMILTON J. W. Hamilton, president of the South Carolina jewelry store chain that bears his name, has been elected to the 30-merrtber board of directors of the National Jewelers association for 1056. Mr. Hamilton, a native of Laor- ens county, lives in Columbia. He has stores in Clinton. Greemville, Spartanburg, Columbia, Sumter, Darlington and Newberry. He is also president of Hamil ton's Distributors in Columbia. Mrs. Holsonback Claimed By Death Mrs. Katie Dodgen Holsonback, 71, wife of John E. Holsonback, died early Friday morning at Jo anna Memorial hospital after an illness qf several months. Mrs. Holsonback was bom and reared in Saluda county, a daugh ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clay Dodgen. She had made her home in Joanna for a number of years and was a member of Joanna Bap tist church and the Women’s Mis- sionany society. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Earl Holsonback, of Joanna, and Marvin Holsonback. of Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. Walter L. Gresham, of Joanna; one brother, John Dodgen, of New berry; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren". Funeral services were conduct-" ed at 3 p. m. Saturday at Joanna Baptist “Church by the Rev. James B. Mitchell, the Rev. P: W. Umer and the Rev. B. F. Jones. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery here. Presbyterian Meets Mercer Here Friday Presbyterian College fans will attend the PC-Mercer game here- Friday night convinced that their one-two scoring punch of Dave and Bruce Thompson is among the best in basketball. Game time is 8:00 p. m., in Le- Roy Springs gymnasium. This powerful duo from Indi ana has scored well over half of the Blue Hose total points with 623 of the team’s 1050 to date. That means a combined average of 51.8 points per game. PC Coach Rusj^Murphy gives this estimate “These two Thmopson boys have been the backbone of our offense all year. They’re'simply terrific. Dave’s hitting from the outside has been tops, and Bruce has been outstanding under the basket. ^ Forward Dave Thompson, of Frankfort, Ind., although stand ing a small six feet, currently ranks second in the nation with a 12-game average of 59.5 points per game. He has amassed a to tal of 354 points on 133 field goals and 88 charity shots. His field goal accuracy stands at 47.1 per cent and his 88 free throws in 109 attempts make him top man on the team in this department with 80.7 per cent. He ranks sec ond in rebounds and second in assists. Dave, who strikes with a varied offense, is particularly effective with has one-handed push shot from the comers and outside. Bruce Thompson, the six foot- four inch center from Michigan City, Ind., has dumped in 268 points on 91 field goals and 86 free tosses. This gives him an average per game of 22.3. Pre haps the biggest accomplishment of this big pivot man, however, is the rate he has been clean ing the backboards. In the 12 games he has grabbed 198 re bounds for an average of -16.5 per game. By hitting the bucket on 86 of 108 free throw attempts, he ranks second with 79.6 per cent. His field goal accuracy is 48.2 per cent. Bruce’s favorite shot is a two-handed shot from out in front of the basket, al though a large amount of his points have come on tip-ins. BAY— “I Saw H In THE CHRONICLE" 4,708 Hunting Meanses; 5,247 TFor Fishing Sold In County Pa^t Year Columbia, Jon:^9—Sportsmen in South Carolina bought 159,151 hunting licenses and 124,865 fish ing licenses, as well as over 200,- 000 special lakt permits, during the 1954155 fiscal year. * License agents. of Laurens county sold 3,212 county hunting licenses, 1,488 state hunting li censes, 4 non-resident hunting licenses, 5,243 staterwide fishing licenses, and 4 non-resident fish ing licenses. Fines collected during the year totalled $60,449, including $1,- 195.50 in Laurens county. Hudson Requests Help To Residents In Polio Drive «r X*. McQuilla Hudson, prinicipal of Bell Street high school and chair man of the campaign fgr funds in the March of Dimes amnog Ne groes of the community, yester day called for intensive effort by solicitors and citizens. “Remember, the gfft you give will help someone,” he said in drive. Spirit seems quite high urging all to have a part in the in relation to the campaign, he said. ‘ , Pastorif’Vjiave agreed to work through theii- churches, principals through their schools .and other influential -citizens have gareed to assist v A special project will be a sale of peanuts directed by Mrs. M. W. Hudson, and the coin collect ors will be in charge of J. F Watts. Residents are requested to turn on their porch lights on the. night of January 31,“ when a “Mothers March will solicit contributions between 7:00 and 8:00 p. m. The follbwing will work the stated areas during the “Mothers March'’: ' Gideon Hill—Mrs. M. Evans and Mrs. H. Crawford. North Bell and Bond streets— Mrs. E. Mason and Mrs. M. Ma son. South Bell Street—Mrs. A. L. Kern and. Mrs. R. L. Sturkey. Tribble Street—Mrs. J. Little. , > Announcement! y ' —l * On January 4, 1956, Hits Association was appointed as agent for the United 1 States Treasury Department to sell and ; cash U. S. Savings Bonds. * If you wish to buy or redeem U. S. Sav ings Bonds, we shall be pleased to handle the transaction for you, and without charge, of course. Laurens Federal Savings AND LOAN ASSOCIATION THE SECURITY OP A NATION LIES IN THE HOMES Or IT LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA The .Savings Corner of taurens County—A* the Clock Ample Free Parking at Rear of Building ’> Livingston Street—Mrs. A. Wil liams and Mrs. M. W. Hudson. Gary Street—Mrs. H. Davis and Mrs. P. B. Ruth., » West Caro. Ave., Centennial, Oak and Sloan Streets—Mrs. M Rice. , ... Adair Street—Miss Mary Den- dy. North Broad Street and Area —Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. L. Flem-, ing and Mrs. E Taylor. # Pitts' Alley and Stonewall Street—Mrs. A L Moore Young’s Town and Brown Line —Mrs. S. L. Finney. Lydia Mill Section—Mrs. O. L. Moore. Owens Hill—Mrs Rice and Mrs A. Tate. Fairview—Mrs. Z. .Wilson. Crews IJill Section—Mrs.^. J. Motes. Dcncan Creel^^rs. FrpnuLn — ~ • . IF YOTT DON'T £EAD THE CHHGNICLE YOU DON'T GET “.HE NEWS Phone 74 caught w a /rmimsMot? Around in circles,, things happening so fast it makes you dizzy—that’s the general situation to day. . * Fortunately that isn’t the situation in Clinton. Here the merheants have carefully anticipated your needs and they have merchamhee from the four corners of the world. Above all, other prices , are FAIR. Do all your shopping in Clinton for complete satisfaction. ' * ' BANKING HOURS: Monday Through Friday 9 to 1 Saturday «, -9 to 12 DRIVE-IN WINDOW Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 to 5 Wednesday and Saturday 9 to 1 Bank of Clinton Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, • Z% Interest Paid 0%»S*vinfs Accounts — •heek piped pe*- gues, !, & to fTH 2 Y I. T Friendship Church At Hickory Tavern To Burn Mortgage Friendship Presbyterian .church at Hickory Tavern, this county, will have a mortgage-burning and re-dedication service Sunday eve ning at 7:30. The re-dedication sermon will be preached by Dr. W. Redd Turner, pastor of the First, Presbyteriail church of Clinton. ' Greetings will be brought by a former pastor, Rev. R. W. Coker, under whose leadership the church was built; by Rev. F. T. McGill, representing the Presbytery; and by Rev. A. R. Martin, representing the Synod of South Carolina. Dr. C. R. i Thayer, of the Pres byterian college faculty, has been supply pastor of the church since September 1954, when Mr. Coker resigned. iSot^Of Shorthorns Be Held At Anderson Friday, January 27 A sale of .Shirthorn cattle, 71 in all, including the select herd of Dr. Theo L. Burriss, veterinarian of Anderson, will be held at the Taylor stockyards at Anderson on Friday, January 27, according to an advertisement appearing in The Chronicle today. Offered in the sale will be 4 bulls, 22 cows, 24 bred heifers, 10 open heifers, and 15 calves at foot with their dams. A feature of the sale will be Sandoon Forecaster, four year old Burris§_. herd sire purchased in Canada. ^ The auction will begin at 12 noon. Directors Of Farm Bureau Opposed To Water Rights Bill . At a meeting of directors .of the Laurens County Farm Bureau Monday, January 12, the group went on record as unanimously opposing the state’s so-called “water rights” bill. Th£ directors admitted the need for a basic water rights law, but wanted one with “less outside regulation.” An invitation was issued to all county fanners to join the Farrr Bureau. v - V brilliant example of balanced braoty! lt’« Old<fm«*bilr’» “Trrnd-Srttcr" inMrumrnt panel 1 Luxury you've l»n|ed for - clamorou* new “Faohiun-Lirrt" interior devign by AHdMnubile! A toreping glanre - otiddenly you know I Here'* “dream car" de»i|ro — ronie true! That brand-new “Intagrilie. Bumper”—it’* a bumper and a grille — was inspired by Oldsmobile'* experimental “Delta’.’! 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