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V 4 . ■ * - Thursday, December 29, 1960 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE \ . 9 Should “Old Hickory” be al lowed to return to his native South Carolina hills, he might be amazed at the work done in es tablishing a monument to his memory. Although Andrew Jackson^ the only President of the United States born in South Carolina, will never stroll up the winding trail leading to Anderw Jackson State Park, nor see the collec tion of relics housed there in the museum, many travelers are visiting the park in Lancaster County. Visitors are welcomed through out the year. To reach the park, one motors eight miles on High way 521 from Lancaster, or south from Charlotte. The grounds cover much of the ?ame territory Jackson once roamed as a youth. His birthplace, long since erased by father time, stood on ly a short distance from the North Carolina border, thus causing some dispute about his native allegiance. A group of enthusiastic sup porters for the preservation of Palmetto State history have gathered the relics of the Jack- son era, and other authenticated items from his personal estate, and housed them in a two-story log-cabin type building in the center of the park. Plans are now in the making for the observance of the 194th anniversary of the birth of the seventh President of the United States on March 15, 1961. Last year at this event, a fu ture addition to the park was cit ed and an appeal was made for additional materials preserved from the 1750-1850 era. Items displayed in the museum include a miniature bronze equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson; an old painting Of “Old Hickory”, a copy of Thomas Sully’s painting of Jackson, made in 1845 from a sitting ta ken in 1824; a lock of Jackson's hair, cut in 1840 and once a part of a brooch secured from Nat chez, Miss.; a rare book written about Jackson’s life, and many other rare and notable articles. While inside the museum, one is taken on a tour of the past centuries, outside monuments have been erected, marking cer- Robert Earl Cook Dies In Accident Laurens—Irritation over fire works. pursuit in a car, and an icy road combined to bring vio lent death in Laurens County Christmas morning. Robert Earl Cook, 39, & cotton buyer for Riverdale Mills in En- oree, was fatally injured on the Wallace Lodge Road about 1:30 a. m. Sunday when his late model Thunderbird skidded off the tain occasions in the life of “Old road, across a branch and into PSOMfl Hickory.” Too; the park includes facili ties and offers an opportunity not only to the historians to sit and reminisce over their tidbits of historical data, but also affords those who love beautiful scenery relaxing withdrawal into new found enjoyment. The location of the park is ideal for those wishing to crank up the car and make a jaunt across the state. It is almost centrally situated along the northernmost extremity of South Carolina. Attracted to it are not only those from the Palmetto State, but many from Tar Heelia. Why not climb aboard and, after sufficiently, servicing your auto, drive to Jackson State Park, where you may enjoy the past and withdraw from the busy present? Birth Announcements BROOKSHIRE Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Dean Brookshire announce the birth of a daughter, Lissa Gayle, on Dec. 2 at Blalock Clinic. Before mar riage Mrs. Brookshire was Miss Kay Yeargin. BENJAMIN Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lee Benja min announce the birth of a dau ghter, Merri Christine, on Dec. 22 at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Ben jamin is the former Miss Doris Owens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Owens. LOWE Mr. and Mrs. James V. (Pat) Lowe announce the birth of a son, Joseph Wesley, on Decem ber 22 at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Lowe before marriage was Miss Marlene Humphries.'— WILBANKS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eugene Wil banks announce the the birth of a daughter, Teresa Renee, on December 24 at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Wilbanks is the former Miss Norma Jean Shelnut. HAMRICK Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rudolph Hamrick announce the birth of a daughter, Eve Annette, on De cember 24 at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Hamrick is the former Miss Ma rie Watts. KING Mr. and r Mrs. Heyward King announce the birth of a daugh ter, Robin Annette, on Decem ber 24 at Hays hospital. Mrs. King is the former Miss Rosie Terry. the bank on the opposite side Sheriff C. W. Wier of Laurens said today investigation showed Cook had been in pursuit of “three or four” youths who had exploded firecrackers near* his house. “The boys have been question ed,” Sheriff Wier said, “because we wanted to determine if there had been a collision, but they said they were half a mile ahead of Mr. Cook when the accident hap pened.” Cook met his death about' 14 miles out of Laurens, in the Friendship community. Sheriff Wier said his car skid ded off the road about two miles from the Cook home. It had gone out of control, the investigation showed, before reaching a bridge on the road. Cook was a son of Harley T. and Claudia Vaughan Cook of Rt. 1, Owings, and was a mem ber of the Woodruff First Bap tist Church. He was a member of Wallace Lodge No. 49, a grad uate of Gray Court-Owings High School and had attended Brevard and Clemson Colleges. He had served in the Marine Corps dur ing World War II in the Pacific at Saipan and Guadalcanal and other bases as a radio man. Also surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Henderson Cook; one daughter, Miss Patricia Cook of the home; three brothers, Carol and Otis Cook of the home; and Wilton Cook of Lenoir, N. C. Graveside services were con ducted at Cannon Memorial Park in Fountain Inn at Fountain Inn in Fountain Inn at 4:30 p. m. Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Webb Taylor and daughter, Bonnie, are visit ing relatives at EUzabethton, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Timmer man and daughter! LuciaTof Mtr^ Berry, Ga., were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cole and family. Misses Leila, Lizzie and Henry Bryson spent Monday -with rela tives at Greenwood. Miss Gladys Griffin, oi Green ville, spent Christmas with Mr. and ?Mrs. H. K. Boyce. } The Boyces, Miss Griffin and % W. T Boyce spent Christmas Day with .Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Boyce, Jr., at Whitmire. . Mrs. J. R. Martin had as her guests Christmas Day Mrs. Clay ton Turner, Mrs. H. M. Haynes of Charleston. James Turner and children, of Monroe, N. C. Miss Sara Goggans, of Ral eigh, 1^. C., is with her sister,' Mrs. Jim Hugh Austin and fam ily for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cleland are visiting their son and family in Columbia Frank Cole, of Jacksonville, N. CC\, has been visiting his moth er, Mrs. F. S, Cole. Mr. and Mrs. William Gray, and daughters spent Christmas Day with relatives at Woodruff. SM m. WORLD S MOST WIDELY UStD DEVOTIONAL tt* Cb«/UppcrRo^m • ! '>. ISH TOWH 31 Clinton Davidson This Week in Washington Community Service Cross Hill News Tommy Coats is spending the Christmas season with his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coats at French Morocco, Africa. Tom my will return this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Leaman, Mrs. J. E. Leaman, Miller Lea- man, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lea man, Jr., were Christmas guests of Dr. and Mrs. Louis DeBruh! at Lexington. M^. and Mrs. Ollie Irvin are at Milton, Fla., with the latter’s sister and her family for the hol idays. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Canter and daughter, Genie Claire, of Rock Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hipp, of Atlanta, Ga., have been holi day quests of their mother, Mrk. W. C. Hipp. Ordinarily we don’t go in much for contests. As a rule they are con ducted with a great deal of bally hoo intended to grind some special axe of the sponsor. There are, of course, exceptions. One of those is the nation wide Com munity Service Contest sponsored since 1948 jointly by the National Grange and the Sears-Roebuck Foundation. This is a contest in which more than a million farm and small town people work nearly 100 million hours each year to make their com munities a better place in which to work, live and raise their families. This year Grange members and non-members have worked together in more than 5,000 communities in 37 states to build schools, churches, community meeting halls, hospitals and clinics, playgrounds and parks, and «i hundreds of other worth while projects. A SELF-HELP PROGRAM This is a contest in which rural people survey the needs of their community, then join together in meeting those needs. Judges pick the winner in each state, then an other set of judges select the “top ten” from among the state winners Five, nationally known men then make a two weeks airplane tour of the ‘top ten” Jo select the first, sec ond, third, fourth and fifth place winners. Awards range from $10,000 for first place to $1,500 for fifth. The other five receive $1,000 each. • The contest has been called “the greatest force for community im provement in America,” and “the contest m which everybody wins,” because every community that par ticipates improves itself In thousands of communities rec reational and entertainment facili ties have been provided for children and young people. Church attend ance has been increased. .Safety projects have been undertaken to reduce accidents. WINNERS ANNOUNCED Awards to the 1960 contest win ners are to be made Saturday, No vember 19, at the annual conven tion of the National Grange, oldest of the farm organizations, in Win ston-Salem, N C. The first prize of $10,000 will be made to the community of Vale. Oregon, through Vale Grange. Sec ond place award will go to Volun teer Grange, near Knoxville. Tenn.; third to Flowing Well Grange at Beaver Crossing, Neb ; fourth to Gazelle Grange at Gazelle, Calif.; fifth to Glastonbury Grange at Glastonbury, Conn —— Read Isaiah 61:1J; C .Matthew l:lH-23 “He will come to Zion as Redeemer.” (Isaiah 59:20. RSV) , From Isaiah to Joel—a span of several centurie voices of the prophets were raised with an accord in the interest of Israel’s de liverance. At first, as the chosen people of God. Israel was to bring the nations to Him. Then, as the experience of the centuries mount ed. it became clear that Israel herself was in need of deliverance from the enemies and sins. ■ • ■*» Gradually, persistently, the idea and feeling grew that Israel's deliverance would come in the form of a Messiah' lie would save His people 4 and raise their hopes as a nation Many offices were ascribed to Him by prophets: Shepherd, King, Man of Peace, Suffering Servant. None fitted Him so well and came so near to His real office as that of Redeemer. The angel visitant shocked Joseph into rapt at tention with the words, “Thou shall call his name Jesus; for He shall save his people from their sins “ Today, if we will listen and ^ieed. He becomes our Saviour PRAYER Our Father, we tha*ik Thee for the coming of Jesus. We are glad He came as a little child, thus teaching us hu mility and trust. We rejoice that He came as the Sa viour, to teach us the way of forgiveness. Help u> to ac cept Him in sincerity. We pray in His name. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Jesus, the child of Bethlehem, is Christ, my Saviour v, C. Lacy Va«Norman (Pennsylvania) nation. Board this year and all i future students of, the South Carolina College for .Women must take, the tests of the board Tests will be administered at ^V'ihthrop once each month from December through J-jne and once H'WugUSt i-*-- Students from tb s area who expe t *o enter any. 1 college re quiring these examinations ma> 'be teste i at Winthrop i A student - ■ re report ran "nt t fh- .■ .i it. j.hree dif-J ferent institutions without forth er expense to the pxaminee Further information concern ing Winthrop s testing procedure ma> be obtained by contacting Dr Livingston at the college fox Silver Cleaning is Easy WASH and POLISH in One Operation A brief listing of the projects car- rad out. by Vale, Ore , indicates die scape of community improve ment in just one of the more .tyan 5,000 which participated in the 1960 contest: Purchased an ambulance and do nated h to the county; conducted a soil conservation education and demonstration program; promoted a count} fair; improved a local la bor camp; built a playground; sponsored migrant families in cym m u n i t y activities; conducted a know - your candidate campaign; sponsored a bl<*od bank, a nursing program, boys and girls 4-H clubs, and a Home Demonstration Club. Here is an inspiration for those who believe, as we do, that democ racy and self-reliance have a* firm foundation in the homes and towns of rural America. P v Winthrop Named As Testing Center For College Entrance Winthrop College. Rock Hill, has been designated hs an area testing center by the College En trance Examination Board, ac cording to Dr Wilbur D Living ston. registrar of the South Caro lina College for Women. Winthrop becam$ J 1 member of the College Entrance Exami- .t/T*'- ■■ JSI mm migx L 0(6 t fermnU. Mild. "•A-obw.rt F»«ir nq •way »«rwnh . . . *• 4utf. **• rand** Mfor thmm awy »•!•«* 4 mmk* Imr — J2 •». S3 fi Dillard Boland JEWELER 103 E. Pitt* St. Listen to WLBG On FM I .. The Tangerine Bowl Game The Gtadel Tennessee Tech Friday Night at 7:45 •h I Sponsored By M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers Start The New Year Right PLAN NOW TO Live A Healthier, Happier & Longer Life Our Most Precious Possession Is Good Health, Why Not Take Care Of It? 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