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s THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, August 3, 1961 Mrs W H. Balentirw. vice-presi dent of the Camak club, \ the host club. A very informative and inter esting program on “Civil De fense" was brought to the group by Mrs. Thomas Babb of Lau rens. Yearly reports were given by presidents of clubs in the dla- trict, which includes Camak, Cross Hill, Mountville, Eden, Hickory Tavern, Oak Grove, Sandy Grove, Sandy Springs, and Shiloh Miss Myrtice Taylor, Home Demonstration agent for Laurens County .introduced the new as sistant agent, Miss Judy Lyles of Winnsboro, a recent graduate of Columbia College. Mrs. E A Pitts, mother of the deceased Miss Laura Pitts, and Mrs. Arthur Childress, president of the Camak club, were remem bered by the group. Mrs. Chil dress’ young daughter just under went a serious operation in the Greenville General hospital The Laurens County Council remem bered Mrs. Thomas Babb with a South Carolina cook book * • • - On Saturday evening, July 29, Mr and Mrs C. W Johnson en tertained a number of friends with a chicken supper Mr. and Mrs. George Cobb and son of Rock Hill, were guests of i Mr. and Mrs David Pitts last week. A number of boys and girls re cently celebrated birthdays at the recreation hour Wednesday, Au gust 3 Those remembered were: Billy Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, i L y n n Nabors, Ricky Shouse, Mary Ann Bledsoe and Barbara ! Bledsoe HARMON-LEOPftRD REUNION On Sunday, July 30. about foHy members gathered at the Shady Grove club house for the Harmon- Leopard reunion. Rev. Howard Hanley of Joan na, gave a brief devotional. A picnic dinner was enjoyed by the group. Out of town guests includ ed Miss Betty Griffin of Okla homa; Rev. Douglas LeRoy of Langley; Mr and Mrs Elbert Leopard, Jr., and son of Green ville; Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Leop ard of West Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harmon of Georgetown; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leopard of Newberry. FIRST SUNDAY SINGING The Pentecostal Holiness Church will have the regular First Sunday singing August 6, from 2 30 to 4:00 p m Friday night, July 28, Misses Mary Ann and Barbara Bledsoe were honored with a birthday party by their mother and Mrs. Margaret Berry at the Shady Grove club house. The guests en joyed ping pong and group; games. After refreshments thej gifts were opened. GUEST SPEAKER Rev. Gordon Bradford will be guest speaker at a revival meet ing at Shady Grove Presbyterian church beginning August 6 and continuing through the 13th at 7:30 p. m. “DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH" Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN “Your Life Insurance Counselor For 40 Years" professional insurance information FURNISHED FREE Lions Governor Visits Clinton Club Lions District Governor David B. Mar tin. of Anderson, paid an official visit to the Clinton club Friday evening and was the speaker for the program. Shown here at the session at Hotel Mary Musgrove Dunean Virtually Wins Championship In Western Carolina * The defending champion Dun ean Dynamos, winding up their i regular season with a burst of power hating, walloped Clinton’s Cavaliers. 17-5. Tuesday night to virtually sew up the 1961 Western Carolina Textile League pennant Dunean, closing out with 18-7 record, is assured of no worse than a tie for the championship Clinton (14-7), which has four games to be replayed, would have to win all of its games to force a playoff for the title Home run-hitting by Wiley Wil liams and Ricky Duncan, with a double and four singles, sup plied more than the needed pow er for the Dunean victory Doug Turner, Furman star and fireball righthander, tossed his 8th wm without a loss as he let Clinton down on seven scattered hits Lefty Melvin Bailey, the first of five Clinton hurlers. was lag ged with the loss Williams accounted for six Duneans runs on two home runs and a single Williams' three run smash in the fourth inning broke open what had been an even game as the Dynamos went out ahead. 8-4 Williams three run blast also featured a four run outbreak in the 7th for Dun ean Catcher Bub Rasmaussen al so hit a two-run homer for the Dynamos in the 6th Bill Archie's home run with a mate aboard tied It briefly in the 3rd for Clinton at 4-4 Roy Mill wood had a run in the 8th for Clinton Clinton plays at Slater Thurs day night and the two trams re turn to Clinton on Friday night COL. TODD Col. Walter 6. Todd Promoted, Awarded Commendation Medal Col Walter B Todd, a native of Clinton, has assumed com mand of the 2nd Battle Group. 1st Infantry, at Fort Benning. Ga Col Todd is married to the for mer Rosemary Alexander of Lau rens They and their son. Walter, Jr and daughter. Matilda. 14, live at 105 Rainbow Ave . Fort Benning He is the son of the late Mr and Mrs J Reed Todd of this city The new commander served at the U. S Army Infantry School as deputy director of instruction before the 2nd Division assign- 1 ment Col Todd was doubly honored recently in two separate ceremon- -. -» **”.' , j w hen he was promoted to his bases-emptv home ’ , j . . present rank, and when he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal The awards were made only two days apart The Cavaliers also have makeup, His Arm > Commendation Med games with Piedmont and Berke al was awar ^ ed , or ou * st “ n lnf: ley Standings are R. S. Truluck of the Clinton ■club;-who is an International Counsellor; Gov. Mar tin: L. N. Warren, president, and Sarnie 1‘inson, zone chairman and secretary of the local group. — Photo by Dan Yar borough. staff for their role in the one- army concept Col Todd has a varied back ground of command and staff as signments which began with his entry on active duty in July, 1940 During World War II he served! with the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division He served in the Far East Command (luring ihe latter stages of the' occupation of Japan, including the first year of the Korean War j lie was awarded the Legion of: Merit for this service and return j ed to the U. S. in June, 1951, to attend the Command and General | Staff College at Fort leaven- worth, Kansas Then followed a tour with the United States Mili tary Mission to Turkey M. L. Avinger Cross Anchor — Manley lee Avinger, Sr, 74, died at his home at Cross Anchor at 5 p m Mon day after three years of declin ing health and two weeks of ill ness He was a native of Orange burg County and was a son of the late Roland J and Mary Ann Griffin Avinger He had lived in Cross Anchor community for 50 years He was a member of Cross Anchor Methodist Church and was a carpenter before his retirement Surviving are his wife, Mrs l-eila Harvey Avinger; 6 daugh ters, Mrs Nell Taylor, of Cross Anchor; Mrs Doris Woodard, of Auburndale. Fla ; Mrs. Frances Edwards, of Cross Anchor; Mrs. Julia Hiledhrandt. of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs Sybil Wilburn, of Cross Anchor, and Mrs Rita Myers, of Cross Anchor; 3 sons, Albert Avinger. of Burlington. N C, M L. Avinger, Jr . of Cross Anchor, and S-Sgt Ed ward Avinger, of U. S Air Force in Peru. Ind ; 30 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 5:00 p m at the Cross Anchor Methodist Church by Rev T E. Gable and W L Pet GB Dunean * 18 7 720 — Clinton 14 7 667 2 Berkeley 14 10 538 3H Slater 10 12 455 6H Piedmont 10 14 417 7>4 Monaghan 4 20 167 13i. Clinton Tops Rangers Kinard Littleton’s two run smash in the 7th inning and some clutch pitching by Julian Greene in the 9th inning gave Clinton’s Cavaliers a 4-3 win over the Piedmont Rangers here Friday night. Sam Owens opened the Clinton service as Director of Career * Mullis. Burial was in Courses and Director of Instruc-: t * >t ‘ vhuich cemetery tion for the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning The commendation also cites, in addition to his regular duties, the "outstanding work he per formed for the refresher courses for Reserve and National Guard officers" and for work performed during otf-duty time in support of the 31st "Dixie" Infantry Divis ion in preparing their division 7th with a single before Littleton delivered his game-winning blow Greene beat the Rangers on an eight-hitter Littleton also added two singles to help Clinton win New* Of Bond* Cro»» Road* AT CLUB MEET Mrs. B W. Cooper and Mrs. N A Shouse attended the Sou thern District meeting of Laurens County Homemakers July 27 at Harmony Methodist Church The meeting was presided over by Mrs Shouse, District Director. An inspiring devotional period was conducted by Rev. 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