The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 14, 1957, Image 9

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t Thursday, February 14, 1957 Personal and Social News of Joanna MRS. LESTER LONGSHORE Correspondent and Representative Mr. and Mrs. Derr ill Bozard visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lowe in Union Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C.. L. Higginboth am, of Anderson, were Sunday afternoon guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. W. E. Brown and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. C, B. Dickey, Mrs. Lela Turner and Mrs. Cecil Blak- ley, of Greenville, were Sunday .visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. L'. Aibrams and family. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Duncan (Were Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Fowler, of Greer. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Taylor, Miss Edna Rodgers, of Woodruff, visited Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith on Sunday. * • Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lowman spent Sunday in White Rock With Mr. arid Mrs. J. J. Lowman. Mr. and Mrs’ Roy Templeton and Gail, of Lando, were dinner IS THIS IMPORTANT SEE YOUR LIBERTY LIFE MAN NOW Likeiity Life IKKdt.VM e COMPANY ' Home Office: Greenville, S.G. guests of Mrs. J. D. O’Dell. Mrs. Earl Simmons and son, Bobby, are spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Turner, of Greenville, apent the week-end with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Willingham. Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davenport, Jr., were Miss Joan Lehman, of Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Tuck er and family, of Woodruff. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. O’Dell, Sue and Jeff and Mrs. J. D. O’Dell visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craft in Silverstreet Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Monts visit ed relatives in Littlfc Mountain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fennell were Saturday visitors in Greenville. Mrs. L. E. Prater, Mrs. W. E. Brown were Saturday shoppers in Laurens. •Mrs, J. K. Waits, Mrs. J. M. Bozard attended Group Confer ence Number 2 at Hodges Presby terian church on Sunday after noon. * ° Mr. and Mrs. Lester Longshore-. Betty Zane and Dianne were Sun day dinner guests of Jim Alewine and family in Silverstreet. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Abrams vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Abrams and family in Newberry Sunday afternoon. • Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Salter were Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Salter and family, Mrs. C. M. Salter, of .Greenwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnson, of Roseau, .\Jinn. Mr. W. T. Simmons spent Sun day in Due West with his brother, C. C. Simmons. “Snooks” Niver, of Clemson col lege, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Niv er, Jr. Sonr>y Ross, of Greenville, spent the week-end with his grandfath er, John Ross and family. Misses Toni Stroud and Patricia Carr attended the Future Business Leaders of America convention in Columbia on Friday. On Wednesday' afternoon Mik- ey Banks and Bill Biship were ac companied by Jui*an Hunnicutt and Cecil BLship to Station WLBG to make a recording on ‘’What I Like Best About Cub Scouting.” The recording was played some time during the week-end along with other recording made by Cub Scouts of Laurens county. Friends of Mrs. James Derrick will regret to learn they were called to Royston, Cra., last week due to the death of her mother, Mrs. W. T. Phillips. Funeral ser vices, were held Sunday afternoon at Royston. Mr. and Mrs, David Madden, Mrs. Jeanette Gardner attended the services. Mrs. Lavinia Cooley and John Kyss were* Saturday visitors in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lee Higgin botham, of Anderson, were din ner.guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Elliott- Mis,sesAnn Niver and Ann Low- man attended the "Gay Nineties" dance and banquet at the Univer sity' of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Longshore and Dianne were Saturday night ,supper guests of J. C. Longshore in Greenville. - r Mr. and Mrs. Carter WrigiU and .children, of 'Clinton, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Wright Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Couch and Dixie accomipanied Mrs. Essie Reeves to Easley on Sunday aifter spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Couch. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kessel and f hildren were visitors in Green- ille on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Johp*y Davis and Vivian Ann^jof^Cfoss Hill, spent Sunday wibf~Mr. and Mrs. B. V?. Oxher and family. With The Sick Mrs. Geraldine Jacks was ad mitted to Joanna hospiUfl for treatment last week. Mrs. Martha Taylor underwent surgery at Joanna hospital. Mrs. Elsie Gruber is confined to Joanna hospital following sur gery. Curtis Morris was transferred to Greenville General hospital. Gladys Lewis was dismissed following treatment at Joanna Hospital last week. Clyde Smith is undergoing treat ment at Joanna hospital. Mrs. Genieve Brewington was confined to Joanna hospital last week. J. W. Gentry was transferred to Spartanburg General hospital Sunday. C. W. Chandler is receiving treatment in Joanna hospital. Mrs. Sarah Whelchel was ad mitted for surgery at Joanna hos pital. Mrs. Claude Franks returned home on Wednesday following surgery at Greenville General hos pital. Mrs. Dons Simmons is under going treatment at Self Memorial hospital in Greenwood, J Mrs. John Fulmer is a patient in Newberry County hospital fol lowing surgery. Mrs. Fulmer will he remembered as a former Jo- annian. Birth Announcement Easter Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Easter, of Clinton, announce the birth of a son born at Joanna hospital on February 9. Bake Sale The'Joanna Worpan’s club will sponsor a bake sale at Joanna stores on Saturday evening, the 16th, boginning at 8:00 o’clock. Proceeds will go towards the club’s summer trip and all mem bers are urged to participate. Rally A .rally sponsored by the young Peoples Fellowship club will be held at 7:45 p. m. Saturday, Feb ruary 16, at the Church of God on the Columbia-Greenville high way.I The young people of the follow ing areas are invited: Clinton, Laurdns.'Whitmire, New’berry and Joanna. . The program will consist ot quiz teams (one team from each town) competing for a banner. Among other things planned will be special music, group singing and a six'aker of the evening. The speaker will be Rev. Fred Afam, member of the faculty at Bob Jones university.. Rev. Afam is tram the Bible department and is very proficient in IJible historj. The clubs are inter-denomina tional and the public is invited to a If end. n- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE 3 ^ 7 with blue writing and candles. Games were led by Miss Judy Simmons for the 15 present. Pictures were made of thd group Jo s£bd to David’s father, statibn / Page Nine and Mrs. W. W. Niver, Jr., on day night for fellowship. * yp The hostess served doughnuts and iced drinks , •• . Girl Scout Party The 10 and ( 11 year old Girl Scouts enjoyed a Valentine party at the home of Rosjwrtary Abrams last week. Mrs. Leroy Couch, Mrs. James Knight and Mrs. E. C Abrams led the games and assisted in serving Valentine games and dancing con tests were the highlights of the evening Refreshments of, sand wiches, potato chips, cookies and iced drinks were served. To close the party Valentine were exchang ed by the 14 Scouts present. Valentine Party The members of the Woman’s club sponsored a Valentine party for the folk at the Laurens Coun ty home on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Nathan Brazel. president, led the recreation of games, singing for the afternobn. Little Miss Sue ODell gave a reading befare the beautifully decorated box was pre sented with Valentines to each one and a Valentine box of candy presented each honored guest. Refreshments '-of red lemonade, cookies and potato chips were served. Birthday Dinner On Sunday Mrs. Thomas Wins delightfully surprised her husband with a birthday "dinner at their home near Truckers Inn. Those at tending from Joanna were Mr. and Mrs. J. Hf Davenport, Sr., Mr and Mrs. Otis Lewis and children, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Floyd and family. Jerry Hall Celebrates Birthday Jerry Hall celebrated his 14th birthday with a party at Joanna club house on last Friday night. The party room was gaily deco rated with Valentines. Tte .24 young people enjoyed games and records for dancing The birthday cake was frosted in white with blue decorations. Refreshments of sandwiches, pickles, potato- chips, cake, candy hearts and iced drinks were served by Jerry’s” mother, Mrs. Marvin Hall, assisted by Mrs. George Morse. David Adams Honored Little David Adams, son of Mr: •and Mrs. W. B. Adarris, was honor ed with a party on Saturday, aft ernoon at the Joanna club house, celebrating his second birthday. The club h >u.v a a.-, devoiated in the Valent.m motir The birth day cake was frosted in white ed in (Germany. Refreshments,, of ice cream, cake and iced drinks were served. Favors of' clowns holding candy hearts and party hats were given each small guest Mrs. Luther Motes assisted Mrs. Adams in serving. Out-of-town, guests were Mrs, Fred Bragg, Jn, and daughters, Sue and Patricia of Clinton Troop 31 Party -The Intermediate'Girl Scouts, troop 31, Miss Hilda Oxner, lead- 1 er, and invited guests attended a Valentine party. Monday night. February 11, at the Joanna club house. The party rooms were dec orated in the Valentine motif. Games and dancing wete-enjoyed by the 30 young people present. Mrs. George Morse assisted Miss Oxner in serving hea^rt-shaped open-faced sandwiches, potato chips, Valentine candy, cookies and Iced drinks. Presbyterian Indies Meet The ladies of the Presbyterian church held their February meet ing at the home of Mrs. J. M. Bo zard with* Mrs. Derrill Bozard, eo- hostess. ' . Mrs. Frank Simpson, president, presided over the business part of the meejing. Mrs. J. K Waits gave the Bible lesson from Matt 6:5-15; Luke 4:14-21, with the thoughts on Our Goals." Mrs. James Dom inick led the program entitled •Community Barriers.” The hostesses served sandwich es, pofiato chips, cookies and spiced — County Records SINGING AT CHAPPELS A singing will be held at the Chappels Pentecostal Holiness church on Sunday, beginning at 2:30 p. rh., it is announced by the pastor, Rev. Martin G Wilbanks. The South Greenwood string band, the Shealy family, of Bates- burg, the Knight family, and oth er gdspel singers will participate in the service. Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMEJRIST Offices at 2uo Smith Hroaa St I'hortt 65£ Office Hoars •:M to 5.1* The following public records were filed the past week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens county: Proporty Tramfer* J. H. Cooper to J. H. Floyd, iot on Lake Greenwood, in Cross Hill Township, for $10.00 and other valuable considerations. C S. Willingham to J. H Floyd, lot on Lake Greenwood, for $10.00 and other valuable considera tions. . \ I -J. H. Flow’d to C. S. Willing-, ham, lot in Cross Hill Township. ! for $1000 and other valuable considerations. J H Floyd to J H. Cooper, lot :n Cross Hill Township, for $10.0o and other valuable considera tions. Grady Richard Redding, to Raymond A Cook, lot in . Dials Township, for $5,000.00. Dessie Wilkes to C. W. Cooper, lot on Lake Greenwood for $2 - 500.00. J. R. Sims to Mr and Mrs. Lu ther R. Burdette, lot on I-ake Greenwood for $75.00. Sam E. Compton to J T Hol lingsworth, 135 acres in Scuffle- town School District, for $10 00 aqd other valuable considera tions. J D Robins to O L. Davis and Melvin Deal, tot dn Lake Green-, wood for $335.00. Trustees of the Emmanuel Holi ness Church to the Trustees of Smyrna Independent Church, of | Joanna. 3-4 of an acre in Joanna, for $5 00 and other valuable con siderations. j Arthur C. McCall, Francis M Hipp and Edgar M Noms. to{ George P. Wenck. Blake P. Gar \ rett, and David H. Garrett, lot l Livingston street, Clinton, for $8,500 00. L. D. Cooley and Mrs. Igmise G. CoOley to Melvin Tucker and Bruce Tucker, lot in Dials Town- sfiip. for $600.00 American Insurance and Real Estate Agency, to Dwight E. Rrougher and Edith M Brough er, lot bn Lake Greenwood, for $225.00. Essie Mae Prince to C.ydp Wil liam Stuart and Lucille M Weathers Stuart, lot in Sullivan Township for $10.00 and assump tion of mortgage. , „ Frank A and Eleanor K Chil dress to Frankie Lee Elgin and Opal T. Elgin, lot in Sullivan Township, for $1.70353 and as sumption of mortgage Robert j McCrary \to Charles E* Hill and Franefs S. Hill, lot on Shands street, Clinton, for ilO.OO and other considerations Robert F Chapman to Roberta C. Chapman and Robert F Chap man, 97 01 acres, being the home, place of W E. Chapman, for $3 00 love and affection. Tom H Mitchell to John R Frazier, timber on 25 acres in Sul livan and Waterloo Townships, for $10 00 and other good con siderations. i Hilton W Jones and r Maggie JoheS, to Eastside Baptist church, lot in Garlington Place sub-df- vision, for $4,250.00. R. M George to David Sloan, Jr., lot in Forest Hills sub-divis- tion. for $400 00 J H Alexander and A- D Al exander to E. P Alexander. 153 acres in Hunter Township, for • $4.000 00 IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 R. Crawford SURVEYING Cl INT$ Phone ler Smith rOMETRIST Phene 794 Laurens, S. C. LAURENS COUNTY Tax Books NowOpen The tax hooks of Laurens County are open for pay ment of the following taxes: • County Wide Special School School Bonds School Deficit i Board hduc CO 2 H Laurens No^55 Laurens No. 56 Greenville No. 520 Ware Shoals 51 18 18 18 18 25 oo 4mt 42 35 4 3 */2 49 46 53 Vj 60 till! (County-wide includes: Ordinary county, 9 ml bonds, 8 mills: hospital, 1 mill—Total. 18 miils). (Mauldin-Simpaonville-Fountain Inn Water Dish levy 18 mills). - Every male between the ages of 21 and 60 years, who is not physically disabled is required to pay $1.00 poll tax. Tax books opened October 1, 1956 and remain open without penalty (through December 31, 1956. Taxes will be collected through April 15, 1957, with penalty added, and will go into execution April 15, 1957. The following penalties wil| be collected: January, 1 per cent: February, 2 her cent; March, 3 per cent; and from April 1 to April 15, 7 per cept. * I 1 ' . . >AM .\L LEAMAN Countv Treasurer IT'S LIKE TWO ENGINES IN ONE I Today’s active people want (i^t: i, refreshment' ■ IJght, dry (not too sweet) reduced in calories. , tToday’s Pepsi refreshes \\ without filling. II Pepsi - Cola Bottling Company tv. S. C. S. Meets ( The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service met on Tuesday, Feb ruary 8, at the home of Mrs. Vern on Garner with Mrs. V. M, Ross and Mrs. Hack Prater co-hostess. Mrs. Jessie Mae Prater, presi dent, presided over the business | wjth. the various chairmen, giving . reports. ' The program was led by Mrs. Mary Simpson Mrs. Belle Wil lingham gave the .meditation for the evening. Those assisting Mrs. Simpson on the program were Mrs. Lavinia Cooley, Mrs. Jessie Mae Prater, and Mrs. Sybil Motes. The hostess served strawberry short c ake, salted .nuts and tea. .Revival Services Revival services arc being held each night at 7:0O o’clock at Shad% Grove ‘Presbyterian church near Bonds Cross Roads. Rev. Lewis Haiy, professor of Bible at Pres byterian college, is the speaker each evening. To' close the revival on Friday night a family night .box supper will be held at 5:30 o’clock. Rev. Carl Kessel is pastor of the church. . • Woman's Ciub Meets The Joanna Woman’s ciub held their February meeting at the Jo anna club house on Thursday, February 7. The Cub Scouts pre sented aj unique program in co^- lumes bn "Famous Americans,” under the leadership of Den Moth ers, Mrs. Marion Banks, Mrs. Perry Lot- Swygert. Mrs. Carl Franzen and assisted by Mrs. Cecil Biship. Mrs. Nathan Brazel, president, presided over the business session. The chief item of business were plans for the summer trip to New Orleans, La. Mrs. Glenn Carr, chairman of the trip committee, presented all,information concern ing the different ways of travel. It was voted to go by train. The project for the month of February will be a cake sale at Joanna stores. During the social hour a beau tiful red and white Valentine box was brought out with Valentines and gifts for the Joanna sisters being remembered. Mrs. J. J. Abrams’ group .-ervod cherry pie a-la-mode and cat'.ee. M. Y. F. 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