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V ■ v. &?&&&&&£&&& & :;u. ^ Vy' -r Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 4, 1%3 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE WHO'S WHERE PERSONAL ITEMS ABOUT CLINTON FOLK As Reported By NAOMI SEYMOUR Mrs. Ace Watkins, Misses Isa bel Westbrooke and Ella Mc Crary of Columbia were guests of Mrs. J. B. Speake and Miss Agnes Davis on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Muller and daughter, Beverly, were guests of friends, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stroud and family in Huntsville, Ala. last weekend. Miss Virginia Sadler of New York City is visiting her mother Mrs. R. E. Sadler for several weeks. Mrs. L. E. Avery and daugh ter, Agnes, of Rock Hill, visited Mrs. Avery’s mother, Mrs. Irby S. Hipp several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Law III, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Milam, en- route to their new home in Char lotte. , Mrs. George Cornelson and family have been spending the past two weeks at Lake Summit, N. C. Mr. Cornelson joins them several times during the week. Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Turn er and family returned last week from a trip to Williamsburg, Va. and the Outer Banks of N. C. Mrs. J. P. Rowland visited her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Draughon in Dunn, N. C., sev eral days last week. Mrs. L. H. Hardy and children, Susan and Frank, spent last week with Mrs. Hardy’s mother, Mrs. Frank Miller. They were joined Saturday by Mrs. Hardy who ac companied them home. James Sloajv Jr., rising junior at Harvard University is spend ing the summer in Chicago, 111., whei-e he is employed in an in dustrial plant. Mrs. and M^s. H. C. Sparks of Atlanta, Ga., Visited several days recently with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith and son, Phil. Also visit ing the Smiths was Mr. Smith’s sister, Miss Mary Erwin Smith of Elberton, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Adair are spending several months in Hampton, Va., with their daugh ter, Miss Vivian Parks Adair. Mrs. N. W. McDaniel hafc re turned from a several months visit with relatives in Augusta, Ga., Fayetteville, N C., and Front Royal, Va. TRANSFERRED AB Joe_ F. Neely has been folks can’t see a thing in the heiro- glyphics on a medical prescription. Bui to the registered pharmacist, it- spells out a specific jt ■ "N * •- 'V 7 Combination of drugs in exact measurements. * ' We follow* these direction to’thO lefteV. ‘ transferred from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Sheppard AFB, Texas where he will be stationed until September. Mrs. Joe Land is spending a few days in Mullins with her daughter, Mrs. Evans Goodwin and Mr. Goodwin. “ Friends of Mrs. C. D. Pitts will be interested to know she is con valescing at home following sur gery and stay at Bailey Memo rial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bonds spent Sunday in Anderson with Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Pitts. Mrs. P. B. Adair is visiting her daughter, Mrs. D. H. Rey nolds Jr., and Mr. Reynolds in Washington, Ga. -Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were here last week and she accompanied them home. Mrs. Joe Land, Mrs. J. P. Prather, and Mrs. George R. Holland spent the week-end in Swannanoa, N.C., with their sis ter. Mrs. G. W Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marse and daughters, Cathy and Sandra, have returned from a two weeks vacation trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Washington, D. C., and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finney Jr., Warren Finney and Miss Dot Taylor are spending this week in West Palm Beach, Fla., with the former's unde and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway and visiting other points of interest on the Florida coast. Mrs. John Roseboro spent last Tuesday and Wednesday ih Gas tonia, N. C., with her sister, Mrs. Everett Carson and family. Mrs. Morgan Todd has return ed from a visit with Mrs C. O. Milford in Greenville. Jane and Tim Timmerman left Friday for a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D Nance in Deland, Fla. Jim Bass who attends Massey Business College in Atlanta, Ga , spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bass before returning for summer school. i ommy Addison left Friday for a stay at Camp Pinnacle in West ern N. C. Robert Neely of Augusta, Ga,, is spending this week with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Carlisle N eely. Mr and Mrs. John Lay have returned to their hopcie in Ware Shoals following a visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Davis V. Pitts. Friends of Mrs. Lay will be interested to know she is convalesing at home fol lowing stay at Bailey Memo rial hospital. Vivian Russell of Lexington spent the weekend , with his sis ter, Mrs. Eth$l R. Pitts. • Clair Pitts Jr., of Orapgeburg fs- spending this week with his parents, Mr.’ and Mrs .-C. D. Pitts. * Lt. and Mrs. Gleni) Brock Reaves -and small son, Davis, are aking their home in Waco, Texas where Lt. Reaves % sta tioned withjhe U.‘ S. Air Force, A- E. Farmer eni Bohol*;. Deborah, ‘ Bilbxi, MisS., are Fanner’s parents, . af,- V tStilwell Sr and %i and Jlr] yisiting^ TSlr - and Mr. and 1 * Mrs. Charles Craw ford and family of Greenville visited Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hol land, Sunday. • - VAUGHN AT UNC Owens Vaughn of Chapel Hill, N. C., where he has been teach ing school, has accepted the po sition of assistant research biolo gist in the School of Medicine at the University of North Caro lina. He is a graduate of Gaffney High School and Lenoir Rhyne College, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Vaughn of Gaffney, former residents of Clinton. He is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Owens of Clin ton. Arnold Stark of Atlanta, Ga., with his children, Lynn and Steve, visited his aunt, Mrs. Hu bert Pitts, last week. , Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pruitt and daughter, Rachel, of Atlanta, Ga., are spending the week with his mother, Mrs. Inez Pruitt, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Kennedy of Spartanburg, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hubert Pitts. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barker visited their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Suttle, in Durham, N. C., over the week end. Evin Varner spent the week-end in Blowing Rock, N. C., with friends.''-. *, | 4 * '"V 4 '-diS f Mrs. Inez Pruitt was called to Columbia last week due to the death of a nephew, Michad Lane Mahaffey. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Seymour and family are now making their home at 404 Hickory Street. Mt and Mrs W. G. King will return tomorrow from a week's visit to the former's sister, Hfs. Harry Phillips, and Mr. Phillips in Garden City. Sandy Cruickshanks of Talla hassee, Fla., la time with relatives Mrs. Frank Jordan of Colum bia, recently visited Mrs. John W. LitUe. ^ WILL MOVE TO CITY Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Gault and children, Joy Godfrey, Em mie Ann, and C&lly, Jr., will move Saturday to the city from North Augusta. Mr. Gault is ath letic director at Presbyterian College. Mrs. Marvin Turner and son, Steve, are spending part of the summer at their home in Black- stock. * Little Miss Pamela Shook of New Orleans, La., is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. S. W. Sum- erel, for the summer. Miss Shook is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Shook. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr., and children, Julie and Charlie, with Butch Anderson of this city, and Tommy and Mar garet Brown of Columbia, va cationed last week at Camp Ar rowhead near Myrtle Beach. Mrs. L. E. Avery and daugh ter, Agnes, of Rock Hill, visited the past week with Mrs. Avery’s mother, Mrs. Irby S. Hipp. Mr. and Mrs. George Senn of Newberry, were guests of the lat ter’s mother, Mrs. W. W. Harris, on Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Lewis H. Lan caster are spending the summer in Montreat, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. P. Mark Pitts and sons of Aiken, and Ed Pitts of Columbia, visited their moth er, Mrs. P. M. Pitts, during the July 4th holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Craw ford and family •of Greenville, visited Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hol land Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R G. Hairston of Route 1, were called to Ram- seur, N. C., Sunday due to the death of the latters’ brother, Dwight Stroud. VACATIONING IN FLA. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wallace are spending ten days vacation ing at Daytona Beach, Fla Mr. and Mrs. Ed Farnell and family of Sumter, were here the' past week-end, coming especially for the Lowman-Smith wedding. Mrs. L. R. Crawford of Green ville. is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. E L. Holland, and Mr. Holland. Mrs. Tom Flow of Joanna, will join-ber sisters on Thursday. 1 Mrs. Kenneth Bogle and chil dren of Marietta, Ga., will arrive during the week-end for a visit with Mrs. Bogle’s mother, Mrs. Ayliffe Jacobs. Miss Janie Stewart of Green- vUle, was the guest of friends here last Friday enroute to a va cation stay at Sullivan’s Island. Dr and Mrs. R. H. Dawson and son, Wendy, are spending the holidays at the Isle of Palms with Dr. Dawson’s family.' VISITING IN KANSAS .Mrs. Eloise Cannon, Mrs. Sara Jenkins and daughter, Lynn, are spending their vacation with Sgt. WHlie Cannon at Fort Riley, Kan sas. Mrs. B B. Ballard, Miss Kate Milam and Billy Ballard were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Ballard in Charlotte, N. C., Friday. They went especially to attend a party honoring Mrs. Ballard’s niece. Miss Betty Bal lard, bride-elect. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Chandler and Mrs. R\ S. Horton of Clinton, with Mrs. Louise McCartney of Laurens, spent ttye week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Riddle and family in Burlington, N. C. Steve Crowe was a recent house guest of Miss Linda Sue Stanley and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Stanley, of Lakeland, Fla., who are vacationing at their mountain home at Mills River near AsheviUe, N. C. While there they motored to Cherokee, Ghost Town and other points of interest in the North Carolina and Ten nessee mountains. From The Chronicle Files Looking Backward Take a look at this week in the past by way of the files of The Clinton Chronicle. 40 YEARS AGO In 1923, the new Clinton Golf Club was organized. A seven-hole course had been constructed on the pasture and meadow of Hen ry Young. The intiation fee for charter memberships was set^at $2.00, with some 46 members fed-,, , elect *d president and Miss Sallie ready signed up. “Stiles, flag*^ Writfht - trea * ,,r<lr ” poles, putting green cups, driving tees and level greens have been taken care of and the pasture football and head baseball coach, succeeding Sid Varney, recently resigned, to become head coach at Elon College.” “Friday afternoon Mrs. Robert S. Owens was hostess to members of the Actaean club for a busi ness meeting and social. During the business session, club officers were chosen. Mrs. E. H. Hall was in the afternoons presents a very attractive appearance, with play ers spotted here, there, and yon der.” Miss Kate V. Wofford had just become superintendent of educa tion for Laurens County, the first woman in South Carolina to hold such a position. Dr and Mrs. A. E. Spencer had just left for an extended visit in Europe, with plans to re turn in September. From the advertising columns: “Corn solvent, ^afe and sure re lief from corns and warts. Rhame’s Drug Store.” 20 YEARS AGO “B. Carroll Preslar has arriv ed in the city as the new man ager of Hamilton’s jewelry store, suceeding J. C. Thomas, resign ed. R. L. Plaxico, Clinton post master, had just been appointed chairman of the local war price and rationing board. “Dr. J. William Frey has re signed his position as professor of modern languages at Presby terian College to become an in structor in the/ armed forces at Lehigh university, Bethlehem, Pa.” 15 YEARS AGO In 1948, a “handsome new post office building” had just been constructed in Goldville. The Democratic Party “moves into 1948 Platform Battle. Leaders facing hectic job of preparing for Philadelphia convention.” “Mrs. T. J. Leake entertained a group of young girls for her granddaughters, Jean and Tony Nelson, at her home on Thursday afternoon. The group organized a Jolly Chain club with twelve members. “The following officers were elected: President, Jane Ray; Vice President, Tony Nelson; Treasurer, Helen Anderson; Sec retary, Ann Johnson; Program Leadej, Martha Wilson.” Scheduled for showing at the Broadway Theatre was the Louis-Walcott fight. 10 YEARS AGO “William Crutchfield, former head football coach at Atlantic Christian College, has accepted a position as a member of the Presbyterian College coaching staff, it has been announced by Walter A. Johnson, athletic di rector. He comes as an assistant Miss Kathy Milam of Ridge wood, N. J , is visiUng her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ballard, and family. Her father, J. W. Milam, will arrive Tuesday from Ridgewood, N. J., for a sev eral days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ballard and Miss Kate Milam. Johnny Cannon and Steve Crowe are camping at Hunting Island State Park this week. They were overnight guests of Miss Jane Crocker and<b#r aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Hielrs, in Allen dale on Saturday. Miss Crocker, Steve Crowe, and Johnny’s grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Crowe, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Holland visited them Sunday and Mon day on Hunting Island and then motored to Hilton Head, Savan nah Beach and other points of interest on Sunday. Corporal Garner In Mediterranean Marine Lance Corporal Harold D. Gamer, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Garner of 502 Caldwell St., Clinton, is a member of the Ma rine Corps amphibious striking force of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. • The unit departed North Caro lina recently and wiU spend six months overseas. It will take part in several argphibious training exercises and visit various ports in the Mediterranean. Paul Arnold Is Aboard Kitty Hawk Paul C. 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