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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.
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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. Vernon
Boswell, pastor of the church
The guests were welcomed by
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