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I / Pajre Tmo THE CLINTON CHRONIC!.? Thursday, March IS, 1958 Industry Appreciation Night in Laurens April 8 ' \ , t, Laurens—Plan*, for a county-wide .speaker of the evening, with Con ' Industry Appreciation Ni^ht" in pressman '' .1 B Dorn of (ireen- Luirens on' Apnl 8 honoring E. D. w, ** > d. making eht intniduction Easterby and I>. F Patterson Tif! Members of other civic clubs in Laurens, Charles E Daniel of the county have been invited to join C.reom illo, and Robert S. Cooper of Columhia, were publicly released t>> the sponsoring Laurens Lions Club at their regular bi-monthly meeting last week At the same time it was' an nounced that U. S Senator J. Strom Thurmond would be the principal in the celebration. The big event, coming just two years after a similar gathering at which Mr. Daniel told a crowd of 600 Laurens Coupty businessmen that he would exert every effort to obtain a major hew industry for Laurens County, has been set for m Now Showing - Through March 22 ME SUPREME IliiMAN DRAMA OF ALL TIME... ME 6REATEST MOTION PICTURE EVER MADE! CECIL B.DEMILLE’S ■ The Ten Commandments CHARLTOM YUt. ANNC HESTON-BRYNNER-BAXTER EDWARD G YVONNE ROBINSON-DE CARLO DEBRA PAGET- JOHN DEREK sir cedrk: HARDWICKE • nina EOCH MARTHA JUDITH VINCENT SCOTT‘ANDERSON • PRICE TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY—3:00 and 7:30 P. M. (Not Continuous) SAIL RDAYS: Matinees 10:30 A. M. and 2:30 P. M. (Continuous) Night 7:30 P. M. — ADMISSION — MATINEES: ADCLTS 90c, CHILDREN 50c NIGHT: ADCLTS *1.25, CHILDREN 50c (Tax Inc.) Students W ith Discount Tickets Admitted For 75c the Laurens High School dining hall and auditorium, with dinner being served at 7:00 p. th. S T. Nicholson, general chair man of the affair two years ago, will also head,up- the one next month, assisted by Lions President Dr. L. \V. Gratz. past- president, and Luther Nabors During the evening, plaques will be awarded to Mr. Easterby. pres ident of-the Laurens Glass Works; Mr. Patterson, president of the Pal metto Bank in Laurens; Mr Dan iel, former U. S. Senator and chair- mon of the board of Daniel Con struction Co.; and Mr. Cooper, di rector of the state’s development and planning moard. in apprecia tion for their efforts which led to the location near Laurens of two big new industrial plants The new plants, L-O-F Glass Fi bers Co., and Graham Manufac turing Co., will be built by the Dan- id' company^ work already being well underway on the Graham in stallation oh the Greenville high way. The Glass Fibers plant will be built at the old airport site between Laurens and Clinton with construc tion scheduled to begin at an early date At Sl< John's Church Kindergarten Assn. In Joanna Meeting The lenten season is being ob served—m St John's Lutheran Church with special services each Wednesday evening. The services will be continued on March 12 and 19 at 7:45 p. m. •The Long Stride," a dramatic documentary' motion picture ‘por traying the work of the Protestant churches helping people in need overseas, will be shown March 30, at TA 1 ) p m. In this movie many of the refugees of the world are brought into close-up. showing the conditions under which many are living in Korea-, Hong Kong, the Near East and Austria. The film has a dual purpose. It shows the great work being done overseas by the Prosetant churches of America and it emphasizes tlie heed for the continued support of this rogram. Services will be held each night of Holy Week, March 31-April 4. "Jesus and the Passion" is the theme of the messages for this week. The public is cordially invited to these Lenten services as well as the regular Sunday morning and eve ning services at St. John’s. The Rev L Allen Wertz, Jr., is pastor of the church. Methodist Bishop Starts Fund Drive For New Churches Metluklist Bishop Nolan B. Har mon. along with the Rev. B. B. Black. District Superintendent af Anderson District. Dr., R. Bryce Herbert, District Supr^intendent of Greenwood District, and the Rev. E. Paul McWhirter. chairman of the church extension work in South Carolina, plan to carry out the drive in this area for the "Bishop’s New Church Fund.” Purpose of the fund is to buy loLs for the building of new churches to keep pace with expanding member ship of the church in the state. Pressley To Enter Commission Race The Spartanburg area Associa tion On Children Under Six met at the Joanna Baptist Church kinder Bi-County Meet Of garten, Joanna, on Tuesday. March: p pj. A. CHoptCrS 4. with Mrs. Walter Byars, area ^ chairman, presiding ' Some 245 girls, members of the Marshall N. Pressley, completing his third term as magistrate of Wat erloo Township, said yesterday that he plans to be in the race this year for County Commissioner. The county has two county com missioners who are elected every two years. One of the present commis sioners, Furman E Thomason, has announced for supervisor and the other one. Paul S. O’Dell, has stat ed that he will run again this year. Special Services At Joanna Baptist Church On lues., March 18 The Reedy River Training Union Association*! mass meeting and of ficers council will be held at the Joanna Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, March 18* at 7:30 o’clock. *- Conferences will begin in the ed ucational building at 7:30. Tbe vo cational guidance books will be re viewed for thirty minutes. Following conferences, the elimi nations for junior and intermediate sword drills and speakers’ tourna ment will be conducted in the church sanctuary. Nursery,- beginner and primary children will go directly to their department at 7:30 pi. m. All directors, pastors and associ- ational officers are urged to pub licize the meeting. Watch-Core Display At Thomas Jewelers , A display indicating the skill and craftsmanship that go into the prop er servicing of present-day watch es and thoir intricate mechanisms is on exhibit at J. C. Thomas, Jew elers, of this city. The display is in observance of "watch inspection time,” observed by the cdu^try’s jewelers. Service Officer Here All Day Friday Howard Watkins, County Service Officer, will be in Clinton each Fri day from 9:00 to 5:00 at the Em- loyment Office instead of half a day as has been observed in the past. WANTED OLD GUNS WILL BUY, SELL OR TRADE Don L. Roddy RODDY’S RESTAURANT Phone 900 ' 4c-M20 A*raiCM-c$tMdaf4 WINTBH, SUMMBf* , AND VKAR ’ROUND AIR CONDmONIRfll No Down Payment— 36 Months To Pay Phone 117—596 ARTT11R BENJAMIN Licensed—Bonded—Insured Plumblnr—Heating—Electric Service Dr. David I. Mixon —Optometrist— 201 N. Broad Street PHONE 1308 Office Hours: 9-5:30 A workshop of activities was held in the Kindergarten room from five until six o'clock Supper was served by the Joanna Laurens Greenwood Bi-county chap ter of Future Homemakers of Amer ica, their advisors and guests at tended the spring meeting Friday group Follow nig the meal Eugenia afternoon. March 7. at Ford High Byars-accompanied bv Miss Mary i School. Laurens. Hickory Tavern Elizabeth tow lor. sang Hark the j was t > 0 .hostess for this supper meet ing. and My Jo-' Lark." by Schubert ban," by Grieg An evaluation and discussion pe riod was led i Those attending were Mrs. T Cecil Brown of Laurens, who teach es at Tliomwell Orphanage in Clin ton; Mrs Homer C. Brown and Mrs. Alfred C. Smith. West End kindergarten. Gaffney; Miss Nel lie Osborne, Lydia and Clinton kin dergarten. Clinton; Mrs Joe Mc Daniel and Mrs LeRoy Sanders, First Baptist Church kindergarten. Clinton; Mrs B L Jones and Mrs. Fred Taylor. Jffnes Kindergarten. Laurens; Mrs Frank Cauley and Mrs J P. Rowland. First Presby terian Church kindergarten, Clin- anna schools, and Mrs Prater; ton; Hack Prater, principal of Jo- Mrs Ernest Martin, first grade teacher, Joanna schools; Mrs. L. T. Lawson, Laurens County Health Department, Mrs. Johnny Moore. RN. Joanna Memorial hospital. I M iss Betty Thomas, secretary. Jo anna Baptist Church; Mrs. Walter Byars and Mrs. James Mitchell, leaders in the Joanna kindergarten ...DID YOU? Discovered what? The age-old formula for getting ahead: "Part of all you earn is yours to keep." Where does he keep his savings? In a BANK savings account. Why a BANK savings account? Because a bank offers not only safety, interest and friendliness, but also so many helpful financial services under one roof. Deposit your savings in a BANK savings account. 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In the stump speaking contest, candidates were elected to run for district and state offices at the dis-| trict meeting to be held in Anderson on March 29. Jane Wofford, of Tbornwell, and Mickey Davis, of Ware Shoals, will speak at the district meeting for the ' state office of second vice president! and chairman of membership. Beta Osbourn, of Ware Shoals, and Mary Ann Glasgow, of Green wood, will compete for district of ficc of reporter and chairman of rec reation. Nfiss Annie Mae Coleman, district supervisor, spoke to the group about new competition changes. She also reported that the state or ganization is now affiliated with the national Fuiure Homemakers of America. Another highlight of the evening w^ the fashion show. A girl from each school modeled a garment which she had made. For entertainment each school participated with a skit or talent. The Tbornwell girls sang three se lections A hamburger supper was served. Officers are Gail Hall, president; Linda Word, vice president; Jane Tolison, secretary; Linda Duvall, treasurer; Sarah Jane Taylor, re porter, and Allene Dodgen, assist ant reporter. Mrs. Miriam B. Tem pleton. Home Economics teacher at Hickory Tavern, is advisor. Mountville Grange Holds Meeting The Mountville Grange held its regular meeting Thursday, Feb ruary 27 in the Grange Hall. Garvin O’Dell, of the S. C. Wild life Commission, presented a film illustrating wild life in its various phases of development habitat and its relation to the pleasures of life. Mr. O’Dell called attention to the different projects which are being carried out in this county to protect and improve wild life. The Grange adopted as a project this year beautifying the cemetery, Grange Hall and grounds. During the social hour refresh ments Were served by Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Stewart. FOR...\ ELECTRICAL WORK and ^TROUBLE SHOOTING OIL FURNACES (Our Specialty) CALL— OLON H. 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Benjamin Dies At Mountville Silas Irvin Benjamin. 73, of Rt. 1, Mountville, died early Monday morning following several years of declining health and an illness of one month. A native of Laurens County,. he was the son of the late W. S. and Fannie Chandler Benjamin. He was a retired farmer and a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Randolph Moore and Miss Re becca Benjamin, both of Mountville, and Mrs. Allen Palmer, of Augusta, Ga.; ;one brother, J. Shell Benja min. of Laurens;; one sister, Mrs. G. O. Teague, of Mountville; also two grandchildren. ^Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 3 p. m. at Beaverdam Baptist Church by the Rev. George J. Mitchell, the Rev. Lloyd Hellams and the Rev. Carl Bishop. Bprial wias in the church cemetery. Phillips Has Part In German Maneuvers Specialist Third Gass Car! L. Phillips, son of Mr and Mrs. Frank L. 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