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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thuraday, December 24, 195» *
Personal and Social
News of Joanna
MRS. GEORGE METTS. Correspondent and Representative
' TVIephene Joanna 3261 ' ,
I uish for fa<h of rraders and
subM nbers a >cr> Merr>' ('hrist-
mas and a Happ> and Prosperous
\c» Year
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Mr-' Lambert and chil
dren <>f Chrton. visited Mr and
lrv;n \rro\‘ K>d 'Sunday after-
Mrs
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Mr
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K Hs’yee and- Mrs Leroy
at.ended tin Modern Dance
program 'at Wmthrop College Wed
nesday night 1 Misses Sue Boyce
,.nd Dixie .Couch are members of
•he daltee class
Mr and Mrs Toddy Black and
.randson. Larrv. spent Sunday with
Nfr and Mrs Dick Hueble.
Mr and Mrs. \|\in Marshall
celebrated tneir 23rd wedding an
niversary on December 12.
Miss Dixie Couch, of Wmthrop
College, is speeding the Christmas
holidays with her parents. Mr and
Mrs Leroy Couch
Mr and Mrs J E Boyce Bar
bara and Elaine spent the week
end with relatives in Lynchburg
and Lamar.
’ .Mis.- Brenda O'Dell, of Wmthrop
College, i- spending the Christmas
ho’idays with her parents. Mr and
M s. Cecil O Dell.
l.AB CHRISTMAS PARTY
f h staff of the lab of Joanna
Mills and their guests enjoyed a
C hristmas party Saturday night at
1 >anna Clubhouse
. Christmas decorations were used
throughout the party roams Places
were laid for 20 guests The tables
were covered.'with white cloths with
low :k)v is or holly as centerpieces.
The serving table was covered in
green with a white Christmas tree
and holly and a centerpiece of red
carnations A butfet supper was
sen ed
Mrs Pope Oxner directed a num
her of games, including a panto-
mine quiz
WITH THE SICK
Virgil Varborougn has returned
hoihe after being a patient at the
» Veteran's Hospital in Columbia for
several weeks.
C. H. Brown has'been dismissed
from Joanna Hospital following
treatment.
Baby Mary Elizabeth Crowder, of
Mountville. is a patient at Joanna
Hospital
Mrs. Myrtle McCumber, of Clin
ton. is receiving treatmeht at Jo
anna Hospital
Mrs Annie Lyda is a medical pa
tient at Joanna Hospital \
FIGHT TB
Wouldn’t you do anything you can
to protect your family . those
you love ; r from being stricken
by a drea*i disease” Then why not
take a very simple step toward
helping to fight TB Answer your
Christmas Seal letter toddy
CLASS HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Ever Ready Class and W. S.
C, S. members gathered for a joint
Christmas party at Epworth Meth
odist Church Monday evening
The social hall was beautifully
decorated ih keeping with the
Christmas reason A lighted Christ-
FARMS...
AND FOLKS
By I. M Eleazer
Clemson College
Information Specialist
BALE PER ACRE j metto Grape Marketing Association
We can well remember when a that's promoting the building of a
bale of cotton per acre was a j(ield grape processing plant in the sthte.
ag ffl
to brag about, and it was seldom
made on a whole field or farm in
South Carolina
But with the pinch of h*gh costs
and the fuller application of devel-
per -acre
A lot of grapes are being set this
winter Interested farmers, see your
county agent or ag teacher
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HAIL! TAKE'HEART
When hail hits a young growing
Public Records
The Following
Stores
Will Be Closed
4
Two Days
For Christmas
HAMILTON’S JEWELERS
PEARLE HENRY
GpORGE A. COPELAND & SON
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.
ROSE’S 5 & 10c STORE
HOWARD’S PHARMACY
SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY
McGEE’S DRUG STORE
EFIRD’S DEPT. STORE
BELK’S DEPT. STORE
LADIES READY-TO-WEAR
SHOPPE
CATO’S
Monday-Tuesday Dec. 28-29
TARZAN
FINDS °
FORGOTTEN
WORLDS OF
ADVENTURE!
■DENNY NU£R a IN NEW Tna
OSARE DAN0VA-X1ANNA BARNES•H06EKT OOU6LAS
ROfMTHul
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JOSEPH NEMMN * M.BMIBT
ADMISSION THIS PICTURE:
CHILDREN 25c — ADULTS 60c
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!op«)d know-how, a bale
average on the better farmis has not cra P- the farmer always fades the
been exceptional now for..^,some dilemma of what to do Whether it
time But a bale or more average ^ better to trust it to grovy out or
per acre in a whole county has been ‘° plant it over, that s the pressing
very rare However, last year 6 quesion that must be decided right
ma* tree was placed at one end of | counties in the state averaged over For time will not wait,
the hall. * S00 pounds of actual lint per acre County Agent Bonnette of McCoc
Mrs. Jimmie Murrah led a num- on their entire acreage. These, with mick reports: “Cotton that was
her of appropriate ^ames their yield figures in order, were: beaten completely clean of leaves
A buffet style supper; was served Calhoun 550. Hampton 345, Dorches- and limbs on Jpne 3 by hail came
ter 541, Allendale 522. Bamberg 520, ou( and made a' bale per acre in
and Orangeburg 510 pounds. And some fields ”
the whole state averaged 406 1 * • * .
pounds Add the bagging and ties BOYS ARE THAT WAY
to that and you have close to a good When they opened the hog up at
bale per acre for the state. butchering time,' we were right
Under present conditions, facts there, getting in the way, trying to
developed by Clemson show it takes see everything,
boqt a bale of cotton per acre here As soon as the insides came out in
iow to make the crop at all worth- a tub, some of the women folks took
from a beautifully apifunted jable,
covered in white and centered with
a net Christmas tree flanked by
green burning tapers. R '
Rev Nathan Fleming, pastor of
the church, was a special guest..
Gifts were exchanged at the close
of the/evening
W. S. C. S. HAS MEETING
The Women's Society of Chris
a making very little, just swapping There they cleaned the intestines for
dollars, or losing them. • -luffing sausage and puddin’ in.
Our cotton acreage is fast settling .And the stomach and larger parts
on the best cotton lands, mostly in went for chitterlings. My, how we
the mid-state. Large fields, lands liked them! Creamed like chicken
that warm up and grow off early, and served on grits, they were won
and those suited to mechanization derful. And to this day, I know of
are the ones where this great crop nothing better.
tian Service met December 8 at to the grower. Under that, you ; them down behind the plum thicket
Epworth Methodist Church. Mrs.
Lavirua Cooley, president, gave the
Christmas/ nieditation from the
Christian ^Herald. t
Mrs. Jessie Prater was assisted
by Mrs Olivia Abrams. Miss Kit-
•tie Moseley. Mrs. J. D. O’Dell and
Mrs. Lula Mae O'Dell in present
ing the program. "There’s A Hush
Of Expectation."
The worship center was covered
in white, centered with a brass
cross flanked by lighted lapers and
the world globe.
Items from (the work sheet were
read by the president She also an
nounced that the Zone meeting will
be held January 25 at the First
Methodist Church in Laurens
Mrs. -Van Godfrey and Mrs. Pearl
Williams, hostesses for the meeting,
served fruit cake with ambrosia
and coffee.
BOY SCOUTS GO TO FLORIDA
The following Boy Scouts and
still looks, good.
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WITCHWEED IN
WILLIAMSBURG
Associate County Agent Harring
ton of William shug, reports:
“Witchwedd was found on one farm
rounty
We spoke in turns for the bladder
It was highly treasured. We would
insert a cane in it and blow it up.
That was the only sort of balloon we
ever had. We would put a few cow-
peas in it, let it dry inflated, and
then it would rattle like a drum
in the coubty the past summer bor- when we agitated it.
dering on the Santee Swamp Con- About that time they bad split the
trol measures were immediately set hog down the back with a sharp
up." axe. We hadn't beard of meat saws
It was a bit surprising to find it then. The best axemen bragged
there, as that’s on the far side of about being able to split the mar-
the big county of Williamsburg row all the way down the back*
from the known infestations in sev- bone ,as the hog hung from the limb
eral -border counties' in the other of the old apple tree there in our
direction. back yard
* * * ‘It was really getting interesting
leaders returned Saturday from a GRAPES ON THE PEE DEfc to us then, for it was nearing the
week's trip to Florida. While there
they visited many points of inter
est They are: George Marshall.
Randy Thompson. Alfred Harrel-
son, Philip Wicker. Bill Bishop,
Keith Ovsens. Roman Jaskin, Adgie
Abrams. Johnny Moore. Jr., Steve
Holt, Lewis Marshall, Johnny
We ordinarily think of our start eating stage They would cut thin
with bunch grapes as a money crop strips of the light tender loin and
in this f state as being in th^ mid- give it to us to cook on Miarp sticks
state and up-country. However,(over the coals there by the pots.
County Agent Livingston of Flor- Frequently we would hold it too
ence, tells me he asissted 11 farm- close and it or the#bck would catch
ers there in marketing 30 toof of fire. If it dropped off, we’d scrape it
grapes the past summer from 21 out of the ashes and try again. With
Moore, Sr, Alvin Marshall and Ju- acres of rather young vines. These a little salt sprink'ed on, we thought
lian Hunmcutt' | growers are-members of the Pal- that roasted pork was grand.
Head, liver, skins, and scraps
were all put in a pot, with a bag of
rice to boil for liver puddin’. Trim
mings of lean were ground for sau
sage, and the fat was ground for
lard The trimmed hams, shoulders,
and sides were salted heavy and
placed oq. papers on a shelf in the
smoke bouse. And next week now
we will finish this butchering thing
CREDITORS’ NOTICE
.All persons having claims against
the estate of Dr. James W. Davis,
deceased, are hereby notified to file
the same duly verified, with the un
dersigned, and those indebted to
said estate will please make pay
ment likewiae.
LAWRENCE F DAVIS,
Executor,
To ail our good friends, v>e send our
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warmest thaiks for their patronage and good will,
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along-with our heartiest wishes for their
happiness throughout the Holiday season.
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EASTSIDE GREENHOUSE
COLl MBIA HWY.
The following public records were
filed the past week in theroffice of
the Clerk of Court of Lauras Coun
ty. 1
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Joe H. Bonds to Mullen G. Over-
street and Myrtle G. Overstreet, 1.9
acres, more or less, on east side of
the Calhoun Highway for $10.00 and
o’.her considerations.
Blanche C. CoVan to Mertis S.
Rhodes. 8 acres, more or less, in
Laurens Township for $100.00.
John Pinson and Lorsie Redfiekl
to John F. Grant, lot on road lead
ing from Piedmont Church for $50
Joe H. Bonds to Bu^r Mack and |
Jennie Salters Mack. 2B.29 acres in
Town of Waterloo for $10.00 and oth
er considerations
Sam Compton to James Todd
Compton, lot three miles northwest
of the City of .Clinton for $10.00 and
other considerations.
George Q Neely to C. W Kinard
and J. Lindsay Fennell, 136.1 acres,
mote or less, in Sullivan’s Township
No. 17 for $10.00.
James Henry Pulley to Thomas
C. Lancaster and Mrs. June Martin
Lancaster, lot on Douglas Street in
the City of Laurens for $500 00 and
other considerations.
* Andrew F, Holliday to Levenia I
McIntyre and Hugh B. Jones, lot on
By-Pass 76 in the City of Laurens,
for $10.00 and other valuable con
siderations. ’ p
Sam Cathcart to Fred Cathcart, j
of an acre in Youngs School Dis
trict No. 10 for $1,700.
M. H. Hunter, Jr, and Boyd H.
Parham to Thomas T Adkins, 2 lots
on Lake Greenwood for $1,600.00.
Louis O. Vinson to Mary M. Vin
son, lot in Fountain Inn for $1.00
and other considerations.
J. Marvin Rhodes to Marvin L.
Bennett and Dorothy 0. Bennett, 1
acre on highway between Gray |
Court and Martin’s Cross Roads, for
$10.00 and other considerations.
Joe H. Bonds to Frai* H. Golden
and Sara M. Golden, lot on David-
son Street in the City of Clinton for
$10.00 and other considerations.
Anna M. Beaty to James O. Fin
ley, lot in the Town of Laurens, for
$75.00.
Fred Hill to M. E. Hunsinger, lot
in Cross Hill Township for $10.00
and other considerations.
A. C. Clark to Orien Vance Clark,
lot in Laurens County for $5.00. love
and affection.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
John H. Stevens, Woodruff, and
Carrie Lou Godfrey, Joanna.
James Darrell Landreth, Wood
ruff, and Joan Vaughn. Woodruff
Leon Broughton Wright, Honea
Path, and Sallie Mae Collins, Lau
rens. t
Eddie Lanier Johnson, Joanna,
and Carol Ann Mills, Laurens,
Gilbert Eugene Kidd, Clinton, and
Sarah Vidalia Smith, Clinton.
Calvin Joel Poag. Clinton, and
Dorothy Eloise Corbin, Clinton.
Dex Allen Madden, Laurens,
and Rachel Johnson. Laurens.
William Leroy Alexander, Clin
ton. and Mattie Lee Floyd Jones,
Clinton.
Jodie Martin GambreO. Waterloo,
and Ethel Rice. Waterloo.
Clarence Wilburn Barnes, Lau
rens, and Francelene Hitt, Laurens.
Robert Earle Scott, Woodruff, and
Donnie Ann Simmons, Laurens.
Ray Leonard Gossett, Clinton, and
Sallie Mae Johnson, Clinton.
Edward Oscar Craddock. Foun
tain Inn, and Pearl Etrulia Hens
ley, Fountain Inn.
George William Kiker, Laurens,
and Martha Ann Thomason, Gray
Court.
Donald Frank Nelson, Clinton,
and Leona Arresa Beaman, Clinton.
Eugene Hunter, Clinton, and .Ly
dia Bell Kennedy, Mountville.
Preston Bobo Gist, Spartanburg,
and Sara Ellen Y^tmg Laurens.
Hubert Ruben Davis, Hope Mills.
N. C., and JiU Elizabeth League,
Joanna. 1
Booker T. James, Gray Court,
and Elizabeth Coleman, Greenville.
THANK YOU
AND A
TO ALL
OUR FRIENDS
We're happy from the top of
ovr bright red slocking cap right
down to our shining boots, to
have hod a share in your Christ-
mosl Smiles and kisses and
squeals of joy around your family
drde are our best reward for our
many long and busy hours spent
these post few weeks.
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We know... Santa does some
times make mistakes on sizes,
colors. So please, bring it bock
lor exchange. You'll be happiar
... ond so will we!
pjL We wont to moke good
Santa's mistakes and we will
appreciate your cooperation, so
...PHASE MAKE EXCHANGES
BEFORE JANUARY 1st.
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and A Happy New Year -
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BROAMRi
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the IMfe day
of January, U8i, I will radw a
final account of my acts and doings
as Administratrix of the estate ef
George James Sinesth. Jr., in the
office of the Judge of Probate of
Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. H-.
and on the same day will apply for
a final discharge from my trust as
Administratrix.
-Any person indebted to said es
tate is notified and required to make
payment on or before feat data;
and all persons hatpng claims
against said estate w«il preaent
them on or before said dale, duly
proven, or be forever burred.
HELEN H. JOHNSON.
Administratrix
Dec 9, I960 4c>J-7
IF YOU DOHT READ
THE CHRONICLE
YOU DOITT GET THE NEWS
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through the world. We wish for all
our friends Christmas peace and happiness.
PIGGLY
WIGGLY
Dr. David T. Mixon
—Optometrist—
201 N. Broad Street
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PER ANNUM
NEW ANTICIPATED RATE ON
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Place Vow Funds Witfc Us Now
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