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//• A* Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ^ Charleston And Savannah Regions Schedule PC Drives Dr W Taliaferro Thompson, /noderator of the General Assem bly of the Presbyterian Church 'l'S, will deliver the main address 1 - es at Diamond Jubilee dinners be- irK.s held fdr Presbyterian college in Charleston apd Savannah next wwk. * . The distinguished religious lead er and" professor at Union Theor lagical Seminary in Richmond is scheduled to apeak to the Charles ton group on Monday night and to the Savannah meeting on Tues day evening/ * These occasions will serve to launch the Presbyterian college development program in’ the two regions Lowpr- Charleston Pres bytery has established a goal of $40,000 and Savannah Presbytery a goal of $00,000 to bo raised for T*C in the weeks ahead. Latest reports on the fund-rais ing campaign being conducted throughout the eontroling Synods o: South Carolina and Georgia now place the total amount sub scribed at approximately $770,000. Upper Charleston Presbytery^ centered in Orangeburg, reported SyOOS toward its $12,000 goal aft er the "first report meeting this past Tuesday night. Thirty sub scriptions were turned in as two churches in the area sailed over their establishefi quotas. The Bamberg Presbyterian church re- ' ported $750 from four gifts to hit 171 per cent of its quota, and the Allendale Pr-esbyterian church Local Men Attend Columbia Meeting On Air Development —♦-— Clinton Chamber of Commerce Manager George Massey and C. C. Giles attended a statewide meeting in Columbia yesterday •dealing with the development of air travel through Scfuth Caro lina.-^ \Under the leadership of Chair man C. B Culbertson, of the State Aviation Commission, at tendants at the meeting discussed progress being made on: the appli cation for more north r south air service in the state and explored the possibility of east-west ser vice. » " The meeting is another in a se ries of local chamber leaders and state aviation leaders in their ef fort to better air service, both freight and passenger, for all citi zens of South Carolina . * # Is Christened . Robert Luther Young, son of Mf. and Mrs. William L. Young, who was born September 3, was christened on Sunday at Hope- well Methodist church For his christening he wore a G7-year-old hand-made dress in which his grandfather, Luther L. Young, had been christened. brought in $1,500 from five sub scriptions to achieve 163 per eentl of its goal. The First Presbyterian church at Orangeburg reported $2,395 from 19 gifts. A total organization dinner, meanwhile, was set for this Thurs day night in the Abbeville-Green- wood regilon, at which voluntary workers select their prospect cards for the campaign. Ryan Lawson Named Farm Bureau Head In Laurens County Ryan F Lawson, of the Hope- well sectiory near Clinton, is the new president of the Laurens County Farm Bureau., He was elected at a meeting /of the ori- ganization last Tuesday. ' James Wasson, of the Hickory Tavern section, was re-elected vice-president, and Mrs. Har- riette Nabors, secretaHl’-treasur er I Director's for the year include: M B Cochran, M. B. Hendersph, Hugh B. Workman, T. Randolph Davis, R T. Hollingsworth, J. B. Pinson, J Lloyd Adair, W. P. Dickson, J D. NeighboYs, Tan M. Ray, Milton Thomason, T J, Copeland, Craig Hunter, Carl Smith. Fred Pitts, George Was son, Niles C. Clark, J. R. Coker, Charles P. Hill, W. D. Lomas, L. N* Cook. L. B. Stoddard, Jr. 'M' Night Services At First Baptist Church The annual Laurens Baptist Asscoiational “M” night services, sponsored by the Training Union, will be held at the First Baptist church here December 3, at 7:30 r ■ . p m The Rev R. W Major, pastor of the Ashley River Baptst church. Charleston, will be the inspira tional speaker. Everyone is in vited to attend this meeting. Ttye attendance goal fqj- this meeting i has been set at 500. M. S. Bailey & Son Bankers Capital and Surplus $625,000 Our 70th Year Pictured above are two local Automobile dealers presenting the keys to new ears to be used in the driver instruction courses in the public schools. Charles Burnett, instructor for Clinton Senior High School, is receiving the keys to the 1957 Plymouth presented to the school through the courtesy of Cooper Motor Co. and M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers. McQuilla Hudson, principal of Bell Street High School, re ceives the keys to the 1957 Chevrolet presented through the cour tesy of Giles Chevrolet Co. and the Bank of Clinton. ’ School officials have expressed their appreciation to the two , dealers and banks for supplying the cars for the courses, which have been offered in the schools for approximately ten years. County Receives $2,515.15 For Beer And Wine lax Laurens county has received $2,515/15 from the State Tax Commission as its share of the July-September quarter tax col lections on beer and wine. Total payments to counties of the state were $113,346.02, it was ; stated by the emomission. ^ When the payments for the ! quarter were sent to the counties, | the commission also sent $129,- 536.31 to the various cities and retained $1,356,345 in the state treasury for support of, .the | sc hools and other state purposse. i Market Quotations Of Local Interest NEW SUBSCRIBERS Quotations of local interest. (Courtesy of Wolfe and Addison. Investment Dealers.) Bid Amer Marita Colonial Stores Gen. Amer. Oil Haloid Maule Indus. Lone Star Steel Texas Nat. Gas Unit Amer. Winn-Dixie United Income Acc. Fund Centennial Science Canada McD. Aircraft (Supplied by 451 27! 32'- 47 S 3 * 2U, o9 1 S 3 ! 21 1 4 10:23 11:65 8:14 10:47 15:39 39*2 Merrill Ask ! 28'•• 34 49% , 3% | 22 k More people dre / reading THE | CHRONICLE today than ever be fore Each w£ek new subscriber? are added to our large family list. We welcome newcomers. ' You will get all the news from this “visitor" in your home each week, j Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week, f MRS. FRED HANNA, ° ' MRS J. A. BLACK. JR., Lydia J C. LAWSON, W.T. O'SHIELDS, MRS. J T McBRIDE. City , BENNlE HUEY, Greenville RALPH D. CHILDS, Perris, Calif. PVT. DOUGLAS DeYOUNG,. La Plata, Md. J.MISS MARGIE ANN HUDSON, Montreat. N C. , - __ Tax Collections « - • In County Reach $58,232.56 In Oct. County Treasurer Sam M. Lea- 62 Pierce, Fenner and Beane.) 4 j man said yesterday.that tax col- I feet ion-. ''which got underway " 7 !k j dui :: < ctobfcr, had produced $58,232 56 by the end of the month. Another total of collec tions will be, made at the end of November, he said. ‘ The county appropriation bill lists a total of about"$400,000 to be collected by December 31 without the addition of a penal ty. 11:12 '12:66 8:90 11:44 16:73 . 40 Lvnch, CREDITORS' NOTICE All persons having claims S\il iiOVAJlg Fergusons Honored ajainst the estate of Edgar F In New York As Dunaway, deceased, are hereby _ _ _ notified to file the same duly ( 100 # 000th Stockholder undersigned, verified, with the and those indebted to said estate will please ^ make payment like wise. VINOLA MOORHEAD DUNAWAY, Executrix Nov. 26, 1956 3c-D-13 : YOUR i tfffOADWRt L PROGRAM ♦ Last Day Today GECOACH mum Nov. 29 I Monday-Tuesday Dec. 3-4 o Friday-Saturday Nov. 30-Dec. 1 ODONGO _ Technicolor African Jungle Adventure With: MacDONALD CAREY and RHONDA FLEMING -COMING- WAR AND PEACE LOVE ME TENDER in the .funniest movie in maybe twenty years! ITOU (§ANT IEun Away ouius Biom a Columbia'picture .5 (MOT • ha lAdon • tMky Urt • Mp JOant. MtMf rOUMMM . Jcnw PI* M CUUK lunot M WHV I - * •art Maftvrk'VMJa Mrn*SNMiS-I«cikf MMnncM.MGmo<MM •tatarfariOncMMOICX »swtu OnbmaScopE TtCMNlCOLOR# Starts Wednesday Dec. 5 The Low-Down on Dunes A4-G-M pr.i.nft June Allison^ Joan Collins DolmGray*AMSlarihi tom The Ihiosite Sex*' CINfA and MfFtOCOtOK iwjri FUN-flUiD [ GiMJC SHOW- WITN MUSICI R. Edward Ferguson, Jr., of this city who recently became the 100,000th stockholder in the Phil lips Petroleum company, and Mrs, Ferguson, were taken Sunday to New York City where they were signally honored and entertained by Phillips, marking the occasion. They returned to Clinton Tuesday. Monday morning the Fergusons visited the company’s New York offices and were introduced to the directors who reside in the east. He was presented a scroll of ap preciation as the company’s 100.- 000th owner. They were taken to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange where they met Keith Funston, president of the exchange. IMr Ferguson said he purchased the Phillips stock a| an investment for the future of his two young sons, Dick 8, and Jack 6. * " IU S Christmas Movie" In Color Available To Schools, Clubs —♦— A color motion picture featur ing “The Night Before Christ mas,” and “The Nativity,” is available to schools, clubs, and church groups through Southern Bell Telephone company. The 30-minute, 16mm film fea tures the Mabel Beaton Marion ettes and is accompanied by specially arranged Christmas mu sic. Clement Clark Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas” brings to mind the thrill of Santa’s vis it and has a universal appeal. 'The Nativity" re-creates the in spired story of the first 'Christ mas as told in the Bible. “This film can be booked by schools, clubs and other organiza tions by calling our business of fice,” I. A. Edwards, Southern Bell manager here, said. “We al so plan to show it on television shortly before Christmas.” • Locol Students In Oratorio, 'The Messiah, In Greenville Sunday Tommie Cooper and Bennie Hughey, Clinton students at Fur man univrsity, will participate in the oratorio, “The Messiah,” to be presented Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the First Baptist church in Greenvlile- Included in the rendition will be the Furman singers, the church choir, and a 25-piece orchestra composed of Furman students and residents of Greenville. Cooper will be a member of the orchestra, and Hughey will sing with the tenor group. Funeral Services Held Thursday For Charlie R. Norris, 74 Charlie R. Norris, 74, died last Tuesday afternoon at his home near here after several months’ illness. He was a native of Greenville county, but had made ber of years. He was the son his home in Clinton for a num- of the late Mary Elizabeth Poole and WjHie Norris, and was ai member of Lydia Mill Baptist church. -Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Daisy Conrad fJorrip, of near Clinton; two daughters, Mrs. Geo. i Raines, of Clinton; and Mrs. Rob ert Crain, of Joanna; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:00 p. m., Thursday at Fairview Street Baptist church of Fountain Inn by the Rev. B. B. Terrell and hte Rev. Monte Bish op. Burial was in the city ceme tery, Fountain Inn. . Pallbearers were W, T. Gast- ley, Carroll Young, Ernest Norris, General Lyda, Richard Crain and Bud Conrad. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the „ 15th day of January, 1957, I will ren der a final account of my acts and doingj as Executrix of the estate of Frederick L. Webb in the of fice of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will ap ply for a final discharge from my trust as Executrix. Any preson indebted to said estate is notifed and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will Thursday, November 29, 1956 present them on or before that date, duly proven, or be forever barred. . EMILY E. PENTON WEBB, Executrix Nov. 28, 1956 4c-D-27 MEN’S OVERALLS $3.50-S3.95-$4.25 Flv & N & W—Carhartt L B. DILLARD ' rS sWO*j EASY LAYAWAY Short of cosh? Small down payment reserves your selections. Pay balance little by little. looking-for the finest? LOOK UNPER "SILVER” IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA You’ll see Gorham is the only modem man ufacturer mentioned. 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