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7~ - :\ _f T THE CLINTON CHRONICLE CUntoo, S. C^ Thuraday, Fabruary 14, IfM Sister of Mrs. Cox Killed in Georgia Friends of.. Mrs. James W. (Thelma) Cox were saddened to hear of the tragic death of her sister. Mrs. Sybil Graydon, in Conyers, Ga., last Thursday. Rockdale Sheriff J. T. Wallace said that a l!S-year-old youth whom Mrs. Graydon and commercial artist husband Rob ert Graydon, had taken in has admitted shooting his foster mother. The boy. identified by Sheriff Wallace as Leon Victor Gntrekin, was quoted a$ saying. “I don’t know why I 'killed her. I just wanted to.” He also said, ‘‘She was too good to me.” The sheriff said that Mrs. Graydon was shot as she was ly ing on her bed reading a news paper ' B. W. Oxner, 71, Dies At Joanna Boyce W. Oxner, 71, died Tues day afternoon, Feb. 5, at his home on Hampton Street in Jo anna after several years of de clining health. He was a native of Newberry County, but had made his home here for 34 years. He was the son of the late Joseph Maurice xner and Kate Oxner. He was a member of the Old Timers Club at Joanna Cotton Mills. He Was a jnember of the Epworth Methodist. Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Gordon Oxner; two daugh ters, Mrs. Emma Kate Davis of Cross Hill and Mrs. Hilda Mont- joy of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, Marion Pope Oxner and Thomas Gordon Oxner, both of Joanna; four grandchildren. He was the last member of his immediate family. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday at 3 p. m. at Ep- worth Methodist Church ip Jo anna by R:ev. J. Herbert Thomas Mrs. Graydon was the former j ^ Rey James B Mitchell. Bur- Sybil Reynold? of Edgefield. Sur viving in addition to her husband are three daughters, Mrs. Pa tricia Alexander, Mrs. Paula Pounds and Miss Jeannine Gray don; one foster son, Laery Rog ers; four grandchildren, her mother, Mrs. Fannie M. Rey nolds of Edgefield; two brothers, Raymond Reynolds of Lakewood, Calif., and J. E. Reynolds of Greenvile; four sisters, Mrs. Ed ith Sumner of Greenville; Mrs. Ellen Kirby of South Gate, Calif.; Mrs. Lena Spangenberg of Rich mond.. Ind.; and Mrs. James W. Cox of Clinton. ial was in Rosemont Cemetery at Clinton. Local Foresters Attend Meeting Attending the annual meeting of the Appalachian Section of the Society of American Foresters at the Jack Tar Hotel in Greenville last Friday were Don Creighton, Bob Womack, Paul Muller, Mor ris Seymour and Ron Cleaver. Mrs. Creighton, Mrs. Cleaver, and Mrs. Seymour joined their husbands later for the society banquet and evening festivities. CHS Will Meet Union Friday in Season's Last Game Clinton High School’s Red Dev ils will meet Union tomorrow night at home, playing the last game of their regularly scheduled basketball season. Clinton traveled to Laurens Tuesday night and downed their arch rivals in a close game^that required overtimep lay. v Before ending 54-52, the Lau rens squad led 38-37 at the end of the third quarter. The last minutes of the game saw a last- ditch spurt, bringing the game to a 48-48 tie. The game went into overtime, with Phil Rogers scoring the win ning goal. Scooter Holcombe was high scorer with ~TSL~following s were Joel Whitsel with 15, Phil Rogers 11, Joe Gettys 9, Fred die Whitman and Billy Glenn. Gettys led /rebounding with 12. On Friday night, Chester found Clinton to be an overtime foe as did Laurens, the game ending 59-56 in favor of Clinton. The game see-sawed back and forth, ending in a 50-50 tie at the end. In overtime, Billy Glenn stole the ball to bring the tie. Scooter Holcombe and Phil Rog ers had 5 and 4 points, respec- ertimfe to clinch the DIAMONDS NEVER GET OLD BUT SETTINGS DO... LET US REMOUNT YOUR DIAMONDS IN THESE MODERN WOULD FAMOUS SETTINGS! .SEE THE FINEST SEtEGTION OF ATTRACTIVE OESIGNS-FOR EVERY BUDGET! HAMILTON’S Nile lively, in bv« victory. Phil Rogers had 21 points, with ] 18 rebounds to lead for Clinton. Folowing were Scooter Holcombe I with 14, Joe Gettys 10, Joel Whit- j sel 9. Freddie Whitman 3, and Billy Glenn 2. In the girls’ game, Laurens I downed Clinton, 20-26. Laurens led the whole ball game, al-1 though Clinton made a valiant ef fort in final scoring efforts. Janice Ruff led Clinton, scoring 15, following were Mary Nettles j 2, Sandra Huggins 9, Shirley Es-1 tes, Norma Davidson, I r e n e | Vaughan and Marilyn Sease. In the Chester game, the girls’ game ended in Chester’s favor, 53-33. Sandra Huggins led with 161 points. Others were: Mary Net tles 8, Shirley Estes 4, Janice Ruff 3, Carol Shealy 2, Norma Davidson, Irene Vaughan, Di anne Pitts, Belinda Leonard and | Marilyn Sease. ✓ Betty McDaniel, WAF, Reassigned To Keeslerj WAF Airman Basic Betty L. McDaniel, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R. McDaniel of 211 Hampton Ave., Clinton, is be-1 ing reasigned to KeesJer AFB, Miss, for training and duty as a ] personnel specialist. Airman McDaniel recently I completed United States Air Force basic military tattering at] Lackland AFB, Texas. A graduate of Clinton High School, she attended Winthrop College at Rock Hill. MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE —1 Lb. Bog Limit: 1 With $5.00 or More Order MISS CAROLINA LARGE BOX Washing Powder 29c CEDAR ROCK NO. 2 ft CAN Green Beans 2 for 35c QUICK QUAKER LB. BOX GRITS - - - ■ 10c SHOWBOAT NO. 2 Vi CAN PORK & BEANS 19c LITTLE JEWEL p BROOM ... 69c WHITE CANE FLOUR - - FAIREST FACE TISSUE - - GOLDEN RIPE BANANAS • VINE RIPE TOMATOES EASY MONDAY STARCH • 10*LB. BAG -69c 200 - - 10c Lb. 10c - Ql 15c 10-La BAG IDAHO POTATOES GUARANTEED MEATS DEL MON ICO STEAK Lb. 69c END CUT LB. Pork Chops Lb. 39c PORK ' v. - - Lb. 39c ROUND STEAK Lb 79c FRESH 3 LBS. Ground Beef 1.00 CHUCK ROAST Lb. 43c r*;- SUCED SMOKED BACON - -- 3 u. . .V . 3 'V .-V VEGETABLE MARKET EAST CAROLINA AVENUE OPEN 6 A. M.-11 P. M. DAILY • 1 ■ 4 ELKS m k mm TREMENDOUS GS HURRY! BARGAINS GALORE! ALL OVER THE STORE BASEMENT . 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