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\ • < i 1 Page Twelve THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 1, 1957 Hymn Js Bern by cunt Conner ^ ri Qod Be With You The hymn that was taken from the dictionary Dr. Jeremiah Rankin, minister of Washing* *>n, D C's First Congregational Church, wanted to write a song especially for the conclusion of Christian gatherings he looked in the diction* ary for the definition of "good-bye” Finding "a Contraction of r God be with ye’." he started writ ing his popular benediction hymn “It was." said Dr Rankin, "called forth by no ^person or occasion ” He just wrote it for a pur pose ' / » That was 18$0 The 52-year-old minister sent the first verse to>Organist William G Tomer of Grace Methodist Episcopal'Church Tomer, one time school teacher, writer and clerk in the Treasury Department, set the single verse to music and sent it baejt to Rankin Rankin added •even verses and a chorus The hymn was pub lished in a songbook called "Gospel Bells" and famous Gospel Singer Ira D Sankey Introduced It on both sides of the Atlantic , Though Dr. Rankin held both DD and LI. D degrees, was for 13 years president of Washing ton's Howard College, wrote scores of hfmns. •rtldes and poems, this simple benediction song * • « God be with you till we meet ogom. By H.s counsels gu'de, uphold you. vy » v s'vai • as. a yso-vav, wk* f v- With His sheep securely dold you; God be with vQu *ill wf meet ogam. God be with you t'H we meet ogam, 'Neath His w.ngs protecting hide you. Do ly manna still provide you;- God be w,th you till we meet ogam. God be - *h you till we meet ogam; Whfw Me r. per I* ‘hick contour'd vOU. is his only surviving work, and critics have torn it to shreds. ‘Till we meet." they pointed out, U repeated 40 times during a single singing. Dr. Rankin wrote it to be repeated 40 times and "God Be With You" has been a part of Christian worship around the world for three-quarters of a century. With this, story No 150. this series comes to a close The research, which began more than 10 years ago. has been tremendous and tedious. Travel has been necessary from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from fhe Great Lakes to the Gulf and correspondence has reached Into foreign countries Jt has been a delightful job but I happily write to it "finis " Response from readers from coast to coast has been most encouraging and sincerely appre ciated. But most gratifying of all are expressions of renewed interest and appreciation of the grand old time-honored and inspiring hymns of our churches,'which, on their Individual merits, they so rightly deserve * And so. my thanks to Dr. Jeremiah Rankin for writing what 1 would like to say here; Put His orms untoiling round you; God be with you till we meet ogom. God be with you till we meet ogoin; Keep love's banner floating o'er you; Smite death's threot'n ng wave before you; God^< with.you till we meet ogom. O' (Chorus Till we meet, tilt we meet. Till we meet at Jesus' feet; Till we meet, till we meet. God be with you till we meet ogam Item* of Interest Front . . West Clinton MRS. JAMES DUNAWAY, Correspondent, Representative PHONE 1417 Miss Joanne Tharp, of Atlanta., Ga., spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Freeman Mrs. K G. Coker and children have returned home after a two weeks visit with her son and| daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.' Charles Coker, in Shannon, Ga. Mr., and Mrs. Vernon Trammell j and children, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Trammell. Mr. and Mrs. Houston Trammell attended the funeral of Miss Hester .Miller at Poplar Springs church near Moore Sun day. Mr and Mrs. W D. Bagwell,! of Newberry, visited Mr. and Mrs.! Robert Cannon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Arm- ! strong and Chucky, of Atlanta'; Ga.. spent the weekend with the latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.i Meadors. Sunday they left for Lake Charles. La , w'here he has accepted a position as insurance adjuster with Crawford and Co. M-Sgt. and Mrs. James Meadors and Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin! Bagwell. Debbie and Ginny. visit ed Mr and Mrs. W. O Wilson in Greenwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gilliland and daughter, of Greenville, w^ere- week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.; O. J. Gilliland. Mrs Wilma Orr and daughter, I Sandra Bigbee, Mrs. Leonard Gar rett, of Grayville, 111., left Monday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bigbee and other relatives. S-Sgt and Mrs. Aaron Balkham and children, Linda and Dennis, who have been in Japan three years, are spending a 30-day leave wnth their parents. 'Mr. and Mrs. K E. Balkham in Laurens, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bigbee here.! Mrs. Cora Stone is* visiting her! brother and sister-in-law 7 , Mr. and I Mrs. Ed Stone in Easley. Mrs Beatrice Dyer. Mrs Sara Hawks, Eugene Vaughn and daughter. Ann, vsiited. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ledford in Chester Sunday. 1 Mr and Mrs. Harvey Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. Derwin Atkins and; daughter, of Warrenton. Ga., * spent last week-end with Mr. and ; Mrs. Roy Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boyce and children, of Joanna, visited the latters’ parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Rollins, Sunday.' Mr. and Mrs. Roy Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kennedy visited the former's mother, Mrs. Eva Waters, in Greer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Harmon and children, of Johnston, spent Sunday with Mrs. William Can non and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Trammell and children visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. Sadie Mabry, in Union Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Boyce and children, of Inman, Mr. and Mrs. ■Brit— Shea-hr-—and- chrldrerH -oL Greenville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davenport Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Owens, of Spartanburg, spent the week-end wnth his mother, Mrs. Rosa Ow ens. Mrs. Thelma Jones and Mrs. Frances Johnson, of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams Saturday. Hubert Leopard and daughters, Nancy and Elizabeth, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Leopard, near Saluda Sunday. Mrs. P. D. Watkins, of Green wood, Mr and Mrs. Hilton Jones, of Ridgefield,-Conn., visited Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John McAlister and Pam. of Newberry, visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. Nancy Harris, over the w’eek-end. ' Mrs. Pat Brissie and children, and Mrs. Royce Smith, of Ware Shoals, visited Mrs. J. J. Smith and Mrs. J. H. Seay Saturday. Mrs. Nancy Harris and Mrs. Dessie Douglas attended the Douglas reunion at Curry’s Lake Sunday . , Mrs. J. J. Smith. Misses Nan and Nell Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smith 'and Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell LongWn Joanna Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. William Cannon and son, Randy, of Rock Hill, visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cannon Sunday. Mrs. Rosa Ow’ens, Mrs. .Essie Mil! HOWL t. f j / S _ TEXACO TOMLPOW9! % Chief Su-preme ... and I’ve got M HlEW high in octonc. Octane Is up — away up! So — you can be sure of all the knock*free power your engine, new or old, can deliver!' ' ♦ NEW get-up and go! Increased volatility ... to give you quicker-than-ever starts, warm-ups and get-aways. 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C., visited the for mer's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Samples, Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harvey and Sheila, of Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Ella Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cause. Mr. and Mr. Bud Carr and chil dren, of Aiken, visited the latter’s mother. Mrs. John Hedspeth, sev eral days this week. ' Mrs. Charlie Foster and Vicki spent Sunday with Mrs. Helen Moates, in Whitmire. M-Sgt. and Mrs. L. R. Foster and sons, of Pope Air Base, Fort Bragg, N. C., spent several days with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Foster, during the past week. Mr. apd Mrs. Budd Carr and children, Mrs. John Hedspeth, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Caughman and children, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Junior Gamer and children, of Chester, enjoyed a picnic at Springs park Sunday, * Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watts and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Hi ram Pressley in Charlotte, N. C., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J E. Cox, Sr., of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cox and daughter, Elaine/ of Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. J E. Cox. Jr, of Greenville, were supper guests of Mr. *nd Mrs. Joel Cox recently. Mr. and Mrs. George Webb and daughter. Rosemary, of Simpson- ville, visited the former’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Webb, Sunday. Mrs. A. H. Sisk. Mr. and Mrs. W F. Hamrick, Faye and Jimmy, of Forest City, N. C., spent the week-end with the former’s daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cox visited Mr. and Mre, James Traynham on Lake Greenwood Sunday - *'” Mrs. J. C. Chapman, of Green wood, is visiting her sister, Mrs. David Owens, and Mr. Owens. Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Chapman visited Mrs. Floyd Scott and Mrs. Troy Cole in Greenw'ood Sunday. Mrs. John Weir, Miss Marie Weir, Mrs. David Word and Sue visited Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wier in Spartanburg and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brannon in Greer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Manley Faulkner, of Jacksonville, Fla . visited Mr. and Mrs. Hughey Barnett and other relatives this week. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wallenzine and Maxie, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wallenzine and Smoky, of North Augusta, enjoy ed a picnic lunch with their son, Lewis Wallenzine, at Fort Gor don, Ga.. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arzo Ivester and Danny visited Mr. and Mrs. Deri Watson in New Ellenton Sunday. Sandra Ivester returned home with them after several weeks visit there. Mr. and Mrs. J J. McGinnis and children, Mrs. Juanita Gra ham and son visited Mr. and Mrs. George McGinnis in Chester Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Blackwel- der and children, of Wilmington Del., are visiting the latter’s par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis, a few days this week enroute to Elinor, and Daytopa Beaches in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wooten and Debbie were dinner guests of the latters’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Godfrey, in Ninety-Six 1 Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy and son, of Clemson, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Lyon, of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Faye Butler, of Johnson City, Term., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. B Norton and other relatives. Misses Susan and Jo Carol Ter ry visited their grandmother, Mrs. D. G. Jackson, in Columbia last week. Mrs. W. D. Terry accompanied Mr. and Mrs.-Jack Glover, of Lan caster, and Mrs. Lucile Branch, of Spartanburg, to Springmaid Beach last w r eek. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sullivan and Tony, of Greeleyville, visited Mr and Mrs; W. R. Snelgrove and Mrs. R. M. Sullivan Thursday. Tony remained for a longer Visit. Mrs .Ashmore Dunaway, Miss Irene Dunaway, and George Dun away, accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Trammell and Jimmy Starnes, of Cross Anchor, attended the fun eral of Mrs. Irene Brewington in Greenville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Eland Harris, Da vid and Beth, of Batesburg, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Snelgrove Sunday. David and Beth re mained for a longer visit. Mr. and Mrs. James Dunaway visited Mr. and'Mrs. Ray Fowler in Augusta, Ga., Friday. Mrs. Fowler, Beth and Mike, returned home with them for a visit. Mr. and Mrs-W. R. Strange and children, of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Snelgrove Monday. i Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Duna way and family spent Sunday with the butter's brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs .E. D. Donald, in Inman. Mr. and Mrs. John Ivey and children, of Greenwood, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brevard Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Alexander were spend-the-clay guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thurmon Smith in Greenwood Sunday. BM2 Paul Arnold, of Atlanta, Ga., spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ar nold. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patterson, of JtfhMmkie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Brevard Patterson Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wooten mo tored to Folly Beach Saturday. On Saturday evening and Sunday they 1 attended the Legion of the Moose meeting Yn Charleston. Mrs. Oscar Howard, Sr., and Oscar, Jr., of Greenville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kernels, Sit, Sunday and were Sunday night guests of Mi. and Mrs. Claude Kernells, Jr. / Miss Peggy Dunaway, of Green ville, spent Wednesday and Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dunaway. Clyde Whitmire, of Joanna, Ar thur Dunaway, Bobby Simpson and Bill Snelgrove motored to Mt. Mitchell, N. C., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gauible and iMargaret, Mike McGee and D. L. McGee visited relatives in Can ton, N. C, Sunday. Mr. McGee renxained for a longer visit. Wright Reunion Held Sunday The Wright reunion was held Sunday at Greenwood state park. Those attending were; Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Wright and daughter, of Joanna; L. R. Weeks, of Colum bia; George Weeks and Carroll, of Abbeville; Sandra Bigbee, of Grayville, 111!; Linda and Dennis Balkham, D. V. Wright, Sr, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Wright and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bigbee and children, Mr.—and Mrs. CoHe Campbell. Birthday Party Giron Mrs. Joe Davenport honored her daughter, Kathy, with a birthday' party on Saturday afternoon. A number of boys and girls enjoyed games directed by Miss Janice Davenport and Miss Phyllis Ginn. Mrs. Davenport, assisted by Janice and Phyllis, served re freshments and each child receiv ed a favor. Each guest remembered Kathy with a gift. She was six years ojd July 18. ob- Birthday and Wadding Anniversaries O. J. Gilliland observed his birthday July 19. Pete Cranford celebrated his birthday July 21. Mrs. Ed Young and Carolyn Young will celebrate their birth- days July 30, ; Mrs, Jessie Samples will serve her birthday July 29. Ronnie Glenn will celebrate his birthday July 31. Mr. and Mrs. Houston Trammell will observe th<?ir wedding anni versary July 28.1 Mts. Brevard Paitterson will ob serve her birthday July 30. Mrs.- L. B, Trammell will ob serve her birthday July 26. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Downs will observe their 28th wedding anni versary July 28. Kenneth Thomas will celebrate his birthday July 29. George and Gene Dunaway will observe their birthdays July 26. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barker observed their wedding anniver sary July 18. Mrs. Ed Nelson, Jean Nelson and Truman Leopard will observe their birthdays July 27. Mrs. Truman Leopard will ob serve her birthday July 25. Mrs. Alice Kinard will observe her birthday July 31. Elsie Williams will celebrate her birthday July 27. Among those observing birth days July 24 were Mrs. Ila Ker ne 11, Claude Kemell, Jr., Furman Brown, Frankie Brown and Larry Wehunt. Mrs. Robert Cannon will ob serve her birthday July 26. Mrs. Reba Samples is observ ing her birthday today, August 1. Cheryl Wilson will celebrate her birthday Adgust 4. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kernells, Jr., will observe their wedding anniversary August 2. Mrs. Dewey Oxner is celebrat ing her birthday today, Aug. 1. Debbie Whitlock has a birthday today. | Mrs. James Meadors observed, her birthday July 30. Linda Cash will celebrate her; birthday August 3. Sandra Ivester will celebrate' her birthday August 5. Jack Dunaway, now in Japan, | will observe his birthday Aug. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cauble ob- [ served their wedding aniversary July 15. With The Sick Mrs. R. M. Sullivan was a pa-' tient at Hays hospital due to an! accident at work a few days ago. She is now at the home of her daughter,. Mrs. W. R. Snelgrove. OvelT Woody underwent sur gery at Hays hospital Monday. Sgi. Ross In Kansas Sergeant First Class Benjamin F. Ross, son of Mrs. Lula Ross, 309 Beauregard St., this city, is a member of the 1st Division’s 28th Infantry at Fort Riley, Kansas. ; A mess steward with the infan try’s Headquarters Company, Sgt. Ross entered the army in 1948. Alexandar-Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Alexander of this city announce the marriage of their daughter, Betty Jean, to William Edward Waitkins, Jr., son of 'Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Watkins, July 17 in Laurens. ‘The bride is a 1957 graduate of Clinton High School The groom was graduated in 1953 and at tended the University of Hawaii while serving with the armed forces overseas. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for a wed ding trip to Clarksville, Va. ' Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are now residing in Bridgeton, N. J., where Mr. Watkins has accepted a position with Owens-'Illinois glass container division. Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. Phone 658 Office Hours »:e0 to 5:30 PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. Greenville, S. C. Thrifty Shoppers The Chronide BEFORE THEY BUY Mr. Merchant . a Your Local Way Out in Front WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING YOU THE MOST FOR YOUR AD VERTISING MONEY—THATS US! SMART SHOPPERS MAKE IT THEIR THRIFTY RULE TO MARKET BY “T H E CHRONICLE” ADS. 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