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Thursday, March 27, 1958 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pftgt TkirWra Personal and Social News of Joanna MRS. GEORGE METTS, Correspondent and Representative Phone Joanna 3261 Mr. and Mrs. Eugehe Bishop and sons spent the week-end in Bates- burg with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rinehart. Miss Emma Lee Goodman, of Greenwood, was the week-end guest of Miss Brenda Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Stevens and Neal and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Reyn- * olds, of Aiken, visited Mr and Mrs. Floyd Abrams and other relatives on Sunday. ■ Ml\ and Mrs. Clyde Atkins, Der- rell Whitmire, and Bill O’Shields visited Earl Girk at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia Sunday: Mrs. Annie Gunter, of Aiken, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Abrams several days this we&. Mf. and Mrs. M. H. Derrick, of Greenville, were Sunday visitors of Mrs. W. W. Hair. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dennis and O. F. Denais, of Prosperity, spent Sunday with their daughter and sis ter, Mrs. Clara Stroud. * Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Rushton, of Greenwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Rushton Sunday. % Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chandler were Mr. and Mrs. Pinckney Butler, of Saluda, and Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Good man, of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hair and Mrs. W. W. Hair visited Mr. and Mrs. Billy Nobles and children in Newberry Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Adams and children, of Columbia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Moore over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Moore visit ed in Pomaria Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Graham. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Holsonback. of Newberry, visited Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holsonback on Sunday i Mr. and Mrs. Walter Waits and little Laura Waits visited in Spartan burg Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ju lian Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ringer and children, of Newberry, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russel) Sunday afternoon. Sunday guests of Mrs. Fred Ross and Mrs. J. D. O'Dell were Miss Ann Blaney. of Winthrop College, Jimmy Templeton, of Marion. N. C. t and Mr and Mrs Roy Templeton and Gail, of Lando Mr. and Mrs. Milton Waits and Linda, of Belton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs W. K Waits. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lowman and Ann spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs J. J. Lowman in White Rock. Mrs. J. H. Craft, of Silverstreet. spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Cedi Odell Mr and Mrs Roy Holtzclaw. of Clinton, visited Mr and Mrs. Joe Johnson and Mr and Mrs Emory Moore Sunday Miss Ruth Hair attended the State Teachers meeting in Columbia last Friday. Mrs Clara Stroud and- Betty at tended the Luther League conven tion in Greenville last week end Rev. Hugh D. Pollard, of Jewc} Ridge, Va., was the guest speaker at the Presbyterian Church on "Sun day morning. He w^s also^ the din ner guest of Mrs/d: M. Bozard and Mr. And Mrs. Derrill Bozard. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Nabors, Mr. and Mf-s. Louie Nabors, Karen and Kathy spent, Sunday in McCormick with Mrahd Mrs. Douglas Davis. Mr. ind Mrs. W. B. Kitchen, of Newberry, were Sunday dinner gtiests of Mr. and Mrs. John Bur nett, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Livingston and daughters, of Prosperity; spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dickey. Mrs. Hugh Simpson, Mrs. Roy Pitts and Goyne Simpson of Clin ton, visited Mrs. Annie Laura Simpson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ruff visited in Whitmire Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Baker and Mrs. T. O. Bun- drick. Mr. and Mrs. John Burnette, Sr., Mrs. Georgia Lewis and Dennis Burnett visited Mr. and Mrs. John Lee in the Hurricane community Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Abrams and Mrs. Pat Bowers, of Clinton, spent Sunday in Hartsville with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bowers. _ • Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Buchanan vis ited Mr.-and Mrs. Fred Wertz of near Newberry Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Elliott and children, of Georgetown, visited relatives over thr week-end. Rev. and Mrs. Carl Kesseii and children, of Atlanta, visited friends during the week-end. Mr and Mrs. Barron O'Shields and Allen. Mrs. Sarah O’Shields and John Earl visited Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kennington in Atlanta re cently. Mrs. J. J. Abrams and Mrs. An nie Laura Simpson visited Mrs. “G. D. Surcey at Laurens Hospital Mon day. over the management of Barber Shop oanna News Of TV Sick Hilda Sue Ro)>bins is recuperat ing at home following a stay at Jo anna HospitdL B. R. Bowen has been dismissed from Joanna Hospital after receiv ing treatment. Mrs. Jessie Mae Prater received treatment at Joanna Hospital sev eral days last week. Mrs. Maggie Marshall is a patient at Joanna Hospital for treatment. Mrs. Dorothy Mae Robbins is re ceiving treatment at Joanna Hos pital. Billy Johnson, of Kinards. under went an appendectomy last Wednes*- day at the hospital. Celia Brooks, of Kinards, was dis missed from the hospital on Mon day after receiving treatment dur ing the week-end. Mrs. Margaret Berry, of Clinton, is a medical patient at Joanna Hos pital. Roosevelt Morgan was a patient at the hospital several days last week. Mrs. Ella Thomas was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for treatment. Tom Furr is a medical patient at Joanna Hospital. W. E. Brown is a patient at the hospital following a heart attack on Saturday. Thomas Haynes Brown is receiv ing treatment at Joanna Hospital. Mrs. J. W Odell is confined to her home with a virus infection. Rhonda. David, Cynthia and Ran dy Honeycutt, Valerie Simmons, Martha Ellen Abrams and Carolyn Metis all have chicken pox. at Blyth Funeral Home Sunday at 3 pm by the Rev. J. B. Mitchell and the Rev. Ralph Cowan. Burial was in Rehobeth Methodist Church ceme tery. Flavoring Sale The Youth Fellowship and Wom en of the Joanna Presbyterian Church announce that they have lemon flavoring and black pepper to sell Any one desiring these items can call Mrs. J. K. Waits. Conservation Notes By J. B. O'DELL The Laurens County Soil Conser vation District will this week wind up its tree planting program for this season The District has been operating t|iree planters throughout the winter assisting landowners in planting more than a million trees. This is the largest number of pine seedlings to be planted in the coun ty during one season since before World War II when the CCC camps planted more than a million trees each. year. However, if you includ ed the trees that have been planted in the county this year by the pulp- wood and paper companies this would no doubt run the total trees planted to an all-time high. And many more would have been plant ed if seedlings were available. This increased interest fh tree planting is perhaps due to the growing rec ognition of the financial returns offered in tree growing, and the federal cost-sharing assistance available through the Agricultural ' and Community Wardens employed by the South C arolina Commission of Forestry are interested in help ing woodland owner* protect their timber from wild fire Give them all possible support Our forests cover over .10 per cent of the land area, of Laurens County Wood from this forest land is fast becoming one of the most important sources of farm income Trees are considered one of the best use* for our steep badly eroded land And also for other areas of i idle land that are. not furniatung income on the farm There are still many thousands of acres in Lau rens County that need to be planted to tree* The Soil Conservation Service technicians assigned to the Lauren- Soil Conservation District will .be, glad to assist any landowner jfi planning areas for new trees or to help him to property harvest old- J — stands of timber Subscribe to THE CHRONICLE lords of a railroad company - ■atuad m 1881 - ara today lK« oldatl intarasl ■ paying bonds •radad on Isa Boor of tha Naw Tort Stock txekanga Many railroadi carry * blind parson travailng wsb a ugbsad companion at a single (ara (or tha two parsons Ticltals ara •old on lbs basis to those who present credentials issued by fw American Foundation (or the Bind a.* :: • • • • B Executive Board Meets The executive board of Joanna P. T. A met last Monday night at the home of Mr and Mts. J. E Boyce. Marion Banks, president, presid ed over the business session Sever al items of business were approved for recommendation to the P. T. A at the next meeting. During the social hour Mrs Boyce served cake and iced drinks Mrs. Son Honored Mrs E. N. Son, of Little Moun tain. was surprised Sunday with a birthday dinner at the home of her daughter, Mrs Barron O’Shields on Milton Road. Those helping Mrs. Son to ccle brate were: Mr. Son, Ann, Darlene. Johnny and “Bubber" Son, all of Little Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter, of Enoree, and Mr and Mrs Barron O'Shields and Allen. ladies Meet The Women of the Presbyterian Church met last Monday evening with Mrs. James Dominick. Mrs. J. K. Waits gave the Bible Study. Mrs. Dominick presided over the business session, in the absence of the president At the close of the meeting, the hostess served ice cream and cake Takes Over Barber Shop Friends of Cliflon Tucker will be interested to know that he has taken J J. McGrath P Greenwood — John Michael Mc Grath, 79, retired textile worker, died Friday at S p. m in a Colum bia hospital following several months declining health. Mr. McGrath was born m Me Cormtck County, a son of the late Michael McGrath and Savannah Talbert McGrath He was a mem ber oi the Joanna Baptist Church For the past seven years he had made his home at Joanna with his daughter. Mrs. Martha Thompson, and prior to that he had made his home in Greenwood for 30 years Before his retirement, he was em ployed by the Abney Mills. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. Thompson, .on*- son. Uoyd Me Grath, of Greenwood, and one grandson. * • Funeral services were conducted :: :: « • • • • I • • :: :: ;; I :: | Conservation Program' and the Soil Bank program - Farmers planting Trees are urged to keep fires oui r of the planted areas since the small trees can be easily killed by fire Also grazing by livestock is very harmful to the newly planted trees On planted fields' of ten acres or more, it would be desirable to plow or disk lanes eight or ten feet wide across the fields to prevent fires.if startedrf from spreading over the entire ! area County Ran. er Torn F Hil! LAURENS COUNTY Tax Books Open The tax 1looks of I^aurens County will open for pay ment of the following tixea: \ Lauren* Np: 55 I>aurens No. 56 Greeftvilie No. 520 Ware Shoa's 51 // ’(County-wide i bonds, 8 mills; hospital, 1 mill—total, 18 mills), (Mauldin-Simpsonville-Fountain Inn Water District levy, 13 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 open October 1, 1057, and will remain o'Pen without penalty through December 31, 1%7. Taxes will lie collected through April 15, 1958, with penalty added, and will go into execution April 15, 1958. The following penalties will he collected: January, 1 per cent; Feb ruary. 2 per cent; March, 3-per cent; and from April 1 to April 15, 7 per cent. SAM M. LEAMAN COI NTY TREASI RF.R ■W- e c l* 4 Iz t k <r. x School £ e £ 11 2 * Is JS IBM 57 Tolal 18 34 1 53 18 30 4 1 53 18 38 56'-. 18 42 60 ncludes: or •dinary county, 9 mills. X 1 8 i PAY DIRT... "Hitting pay dirt” is a once-in-blue-moon ex- I>erience for the mining prospector. But you “hit pay dirt” every payday. The important thing is to keep it from slipping through your fingers. Systematically saving something every week, will give you an ever-growing “stake” in the future. 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