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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 25, 1963 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE —v iwfluiWI THE WOMAN'S PAGE Social Events and Chib News of Interest r. MISS ANNE TOWNSEND BAKER BAKER-MILLER ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Norton Concord, N. C., and is now em ployed at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Mr. Miller was graduated from Screven County High School in Sylvania, Ga. He received a B. S. degree from the University of Gorgia in 1961 and is now a ris ing junior at the Medical Col lege of Georgia and a brother of Theta Kappa Psi medical frater nity. Dessert Bridge At Mrs. Shealy'§ Mrs.'Wilmot Shealy entertain ed members of her bfldge club last Thursday, July 18, at her home on West Maple Street. Arrangements of yellow and white flowers were used through- A luncheon has been scheduled out the home. for the Ladies’ Golf Association! A dessert course was enjoyed, of Lakeside Country Club for August 6. Members wishing to make res ervations for the luncheon are asked to contact Mrs. John W. Finney, Jr., 838-0356, or Mrs. J. P. Rowland, 833-0206. Baker of Clinton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Townsend, and George Thomas Miller, Jr., son of Mrs. Lillian W. Smith and the late George Thomas Miller of Syl vania, Ga. The wedding is to take place on August 24 in the First Presbyterian Church in Clinton. Miss Baker was graduated from Clinton High School and received a B. S. degree from Limestone College, Gaffney, in 1961. She is also a graduate of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital School of Medical Technology, Ladies' Golf Assn. Plans Luncheon Meet followed with several progres sions of bridge. Score winners for the afternoon were Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr., club guest, and Mrs. Roy Cas que. high score of the club mem bers. Telephone 833-0541 Drop-In Honors Miss Roberts A drop-in honoring Miss Bar bara Roberts, October bride- elect, was given Saturday, July 13, at the home of Mrs. Cecil P. Wilson. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Tommy Sease of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Jack Crandall of Chester. Mrs. Sease greeted the guests as they assembled and present ed them to the honoree and her mother, Mrs. D. H. Roberts. The guests were invited into the dining room where dainty party refreshments were served. Adorning the buffet table was a pink arrangement of roses in an epergne carrying ou the pink color note. **— Miss Roberts was presented a corsage and a gift of silver in her chosen pattern. Miss Georgia Young, August bride-elect and an invited guest, was also remembered with a corsage and gift. Assisting the hostesses in serving were their mothers, Mrs. R. P. Hamer and AWT James Addison. Drop-In Saturday Honors Miss Young Mr. and Mrs. Davis Pitts and Mr. and Mrs. John Lay enter tained in honor of Miss Georgia Young and Lawrence Young at a drop-in at the Pitts home on Sat urday evening. Greeting the guests at the door were Mr. and Mrs. Pitts. Re ceiving in the living room were the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. John T. Young, the groom-elect’s mother, Mrs. Frank Young, his aunt, Miss Lula Young, Mr. and Mrs. John Lay and the honored couple. Garden flowers were used throughout the receiving rooms. The bride-elect was presented a nosegay of yellow and white rosebuds. Roses, tuberoses and other flowers centered the refresh ment table in the dining room that was highlighted by a minia ture bride and groom. Bell-shaped sandwiches, cheese and ham biscuits and decorated cakes were featured on the buf fet. The wedding couple was re- Telephone Talk T. By YOUNGBLOOD Your Telephone Manager LAYING THE CABLE THAT CARRIES YOUR VOICE ACROSS THE OCEAN FLOOR to tekphones in other parts of the world is the job of C. S. Long Uses, die world’s newest, most modem cable-laying ship. Her first assignment, scheduled this summer, will be laying a cable between Tuckerton, N. J., and Cornwall, England. The ship carries enough cable to lay 2,000 nautical miles, and {dans call for putting down 16,000 oodles of cable in die next three years. Comfortable quarters are provided for a crew of 90 and for Bell System technicians. And k ■n’t all work. There’s a recreation room aboard, a library, and a dining hall with moving picture and hi-fi fadhtiea. After the Atlantic cable is laid, next assignment for G S. Long Lines ... a cable between Hawaii and Japan. BY THE WAY — for speedier Long Distance ser vice use Area Code numbers in placing out-of-town calls. Long Distance operators now use these codes to dial all over the nation, and if you don’t know; the Area Code of the city you’re calling, write it down when she gives it to you. Next time, use it, and see what I mean. • • * * ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN OVERSEAS Tgtfi-~ PHONE SERVICE is Intercontinental Dialing which be- S recently between overseas operators in the U. S. and United Kingdom. Under die system, operators dial direct to telephones across the Adantk. Next country to follow suit was Wen Germany, and this fall, France, Italy sod Switzerland will join the group. The new system even includes a solution to language problems. If an operator anticipates any language difficulties, she uaally presses a key to bring in an operator trained to handle such cals. * * • • IF THE LONG, HOT SUMMER IS GET TING YOU DOWN, read this and cool off) It’s a long way between top and bottom on many of New Hamp shire’s ski slopes, and skiiers who find themselves up a tree (literally!) often need quick emergency service. Many progressive ski re sorts are now providing on-die-slcpe telephones strategi cally scattered over the mountainsides for. quick tion to ski patrols of mishaps on the hills MRS. FRANK SPROLES PITTS Portr.it MISS TERRY AND MR. PUTS MARRIED IN BAPTIST CEREMONY 1 membered with a gift of china. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. Ethel Pitts, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Pitts and Mrs. Joe Bonds. Morning Party Honors Miss Young Mrs. Leslie Milling and Mrs. Roy Milling entertained with a morning party for Miss Georgia Young on Saturday, July 20, at their home in Greenwood. For the occasion Miss Young, bride elect of August 10, wore black and beige with black ac cessories and was presented a white glamellia corsage on ar rival. The hostesses and honoree' greeted guests in the living room where floral arrangements of pink and white were on display. The buffet table was covered with an imported white linen cut- work cloth. A silver epergne held an arrangement ,of glads, snap dragons and pom poms which were interspersed with pink grapes. Arrangements in the den car ried out the pink and white motif. Among the guests present was the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. John T. Young, and friends from Clinton and Greenwood. PERSONAL MENTION Visiting recently with Mr. and Mr .sFrank Sherrill were Mrs. Sherrill’s sister, Mrs. James L. Whyte and Mrs. John Whyte of Hollywood, Fla. Remaining for a week's stay with Patti Sherrill was her oeusin,. Martha Jean Whyte. RETURN FROM ABROAD ‘ Mrs. Raymond Pitts and Mrs. Hercules Wise of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. George Bultman of Sumter, have returned home af ter spending severil weeks in Japan, Hawaii, the Philippines, and other points of interest in the Far East on an extended tour. IN SELF MEMOMAL Friends of Gillette Simpson win be interested to know he is a patient at Self Memorial Hos pital where he underwent surgery bn the 16th. Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilkie of Dallas, Texas, announce the birth of a son, Chadrick Wendel, on July 14. Mrs. Wilkie is the former Miss Patricia Sellers of lids city. Mr. Wilkie is a eon of Mrs. Missouri Wilkie of this city. GBK»unr Sgt and Mrs. Walter Grigsley of liberty Street, announce the birth of a daughter, Cynthia Ma rie, on July • at Bailey Calvary Baptist Church was the setting for the Idvely wedding of Miss Susan Terry and Frank Sproles Pitts Sunday afternoon at 4. The Rev. J. W. SpUlers per formed the ceremony, with Mrs. Frank Lee, organist, and Harry E. Bolick, III, vocalist, present ing the nuptial music. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Davenport Terry of 103 Bai ley Street. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Daniel Pitts of North Adair Street. Mr. Pitts was his sons’ best man. Gowned in Chantilly lace and silk-faced peau de soi with pearls and sequins, the bride carried a white bouquet of Sweetheart ros es centered with an orchid. Her dress had a high scalloped neck line, controlled bell skirt with lace front and peau de sole back extending to a cfithedral train over which flowed a back lace panel. Her bouffant veil was held by a forward cap of organza tip ped with lace, pearls and aurora crystals. Miss Jo Carrol Terry was her sisters’ maid of honor. Brides maids were Misses Mary Ann Terry of North Augusta, Sheila Jackson of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Beth Trammell of Charlotte, N. C. They wore apricot silk or ganza sheaths with scoop neck line, brief sleeves, empire front, overskirts, and headpieces were matching organza petals. The young women carried orange de light rosebuds. Ushers included Jerry R. Pitts of Charlotte, N. C., Jack D. Pitts of Clinton, and Clair D. Pitts, Jr., of Orangeburg, all brothers of the groom; James R. Bras well, Robert L. Edwards of Ruth- erfordton, N. C., and David D. Boland. After a reception in the church social hall, Mrs. Pitts changed to a linen suit in shades of green with beige accessories for the wedding trip. When the couple re turns August 2, they will live on Shands Street. The bride, who is receptionist for the Torrington Company, Clinton Bearings PlanL is a 1960 graduate of Clinton High School and Jefferson School of Com merce. Her husband is a member of the Clinton High class of 1964. He is assistant manager of the Winn-Dixie Store in Laurens." The bride is the granddaugh ter of Mrs.’ Joe Terry and the late Mr. Terry, former mayor of this city. Maternal grandparents are Mrs. D. G. Jackson and the late Mr. Jackson of Columbia, and formerr esidents of this city. The groom’s maternal grand- parentswere the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boland. Paternal grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Mark Pitts. Among the wedding guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ben nett and Lou Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Scott, Mrs. Helen Guest and Wylie, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips and daughters, and Miss Hazel Boland of Greenville. From Columbia were Edward Pitts, Miss Mona Cannon, Miss Dee Thompson, Mrs. David Bar- field, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Motes, Mrs. D. G. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson. Others were: Mrs. Mattie Sue Corley, Miss Ruby Miner, Mr. and Mrs. Holly Turner, CUkence L. Beaudrot, Mias Rosalie Beaudrot and Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Tolbert at Grsanwood; Miss Lucille Brancbe, Mrs. Clyde Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Reid, Beth and Mike, and mi— AOrot Copeland of Spartanburg; M*. and lira. C. L. Davenport and family aad Mr. and Mrs. er cake pans. Bake in hot oven 450 degrees, 15-20 minutes; But ter layers while hot. Spread fresh well-rippened peaches sliced and lightly crushed, sweetened to taste, between the layers and over the top. Serve with whipped cream if desired. Eichelberger Will Lead Lydia Revival Rev. Hjjgh L. Eichelberger, pastor of the Rock Presbyterian church of Greenwood, and a na tive of Clinton, will be the guest speaker at revival services at the Lydia Presbyterian Church. The series is scheduled to be gin on July 29 through August 2 and ending on Sunday, August 4, at the evening service. Services are scheduled for 7:30 each evening. Rev. Roger A. Gallion, pastor of Grace Covenant Church of Laurens, will be in charge of music for the revival. J. Gay nor Phillips, student supply pastor of the Lydia church, is host minister. Phillips, a rising senior at Co lumbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., is residing at the Lydia manse with his wife. A native of Baton Rouge, La., he will go to Los Angeles, Calif., for several weeks to work with the Billy Graham Crusade. MRS. JOHNIE EDDY STROUD, JR. Jerry R. Pitts of Charlotte, N. C. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Terry, Jr., and family of North Augus ta; Mrs. Peggy Kiolbassa of Au gusta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Willis and family, Roebuck; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson and Sheila of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Miss Jane McCurry of Abbeville; J. F. Buzhardt, McCormick; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spurlock, Jbhn and David of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ligon of An derson; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Gambrell, Woodruff; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Edwards, Ruth- erfordton, N. C., and Clair D. Pitts, Jr., of Orangeburg. Erskine Area Alumni Help College Make Outstanding Record The Clinton-Laurens chapter <flT the Erskine College Alumni Association played a double role in helping to make the 1962-63 Erskine College Living Endow ment the finest in history, the of ficial report on the campaign which ended June 30 has disclos ed. Under the chairmanship of R. L. Plaxico, Sr., of Clinton, all ten alumni from the area solicited for special gifts made contribu tions. Their gifts totalled $1,385. Under the chairmanship -otj- Mrs. R. J. Robinson of Laurens, 62 of the 91 tdumni in the chapter area made gifts to the general solicitation phase of the cam paign. Their contributions total led $843.50. Towns and their campaign chairmeri included within the chapter were: Clinton, Bob Plaxico, Jr.; Cross Hill, Mrs. J. D. Denny; Gray Court-0w- ings, Mrs S. C. Gambrell; Lau rens, Mrs. R. J. Robinson; and Ora, Miss Betty Blakely. Gray Court-Owings, with 100 per cent alumni participation, led the chapter, followed by Ora, with 8 per cent participation, and Clinton, with 75 per cent partici pation. The l962-()3 Erskine Living En dowment received more than $150,000 from 3,707 alumni and parents and friends of the col lege, with 66 per qent of all Ers kine alumni participating. These figures surpass even the 1961-62 campaign, which led all small co-educattonal colleges in the na tion in improved alumni support and won one of only six grand awards from the American Alumni Council. Heres How To Make Delicious Peach Shortcake Shortcake! The very words bring forth mouth-watering vi sions of rich pastry or tempting cake topped with ludous tree- ripened South Carolina peaches and mellow cream whipped to frothy lightness. No dessert can be more glam orous and taste-satisfying yet so simple and easy to prepare. Here Is how. Make a rich biscuit dough by adding a little sugar and double amount of shortening to your favorite recipe or use this recipe for pastry shortcake. 2 cups sifted plain flour * 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powderc 2 tablespoons sugar 6 tablespoons shortening 2/S cup milk Mix flour, baking powder, su gar, and salt. Sift well. Cut in the shortening. Add milk. Turn out on a lt#Uly flowed board. The dough ahoald ha eery soft Divide dough In half, pat to uni form thickness in two t-inch lay- MISS JANICE RUFF WED IN JOANNA CHURCH CEREMONY Miss Addison In Golf Tourney \ Mary Jane Addison of CMn- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Addison, was one of the par ticipants in the 10th annual A1 Esposito Junior Golf Tourna ment at the Country Club in Charleston recently. Mary Jane finished among the top five golfers. The Clinton Miss was featur ed in a photograph in the Charleston Evening Post with the comment that she . . adds her beauty to the Country Club scenery.” The photo above gives cause for agree ment. — (Post-Courier Sports- —Photo courtesy Charleston Evening Post ATHLETE’S FOOT HOW TO TREAT IT— Apply instant-drying T-4-L. You feel it take hold to check itching, burning, in minutes. Then in 3 to 5 days, watch infected skin slough off. Watch healthy skin replace it. If not pleased IN ONE HOUR, your 48c back at any drug store. NOW at McGee’s Drug Store. 3c It Epworth Methodist Church, Jo anna, was the scene of the wed ding of Miss Janice Marie Ruff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ruff, and Johnie Eddy Stroud, Jr., both of Joanna, at 4:00 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, July 20. Mr. Stroud is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stroud, Sr., of Joanna Heights, and he was at tended by his father as best man. The Reverend Herbert Thomas, pastor, officiated, and Mr. Ruff gave his daughter in marriage. Ushers were Bobby Ruff, brother of the bride, and Duane Brannon of Charleston. Mrs. Harmon B. Murrah, Jr., organist, and Miss Jenny Rae Surratt, vocalist, rendered a pro gram of nuptial music. Miss Sandra Mills, Clinton, at tending the bride as maid of hon or, wore a daytime length dress of yellow Thlffon featuring bouf fant skirt with a plain bodice with capped sleeves and a round ed front neckline which dipped to a V in the back. She carried a crescent-shaped bouquet of daisy chrysanthemums, and* wore a ribbon-crowned hat with large bow in the back. Mrs. Mac W i 11 i a m s, the groom’s sister, was matron of Jionor. She wore a mint-colored dress with plain bodice and a skirt accented by a front drape and bow of matching color. Her flowers were identical to those of the maid of honor. Mary Beth Sfroud, dressed as a miniature bride, and Kervin Burnett served as flower girl and ring-bearer. , J The bride’s gown it bodice of Chantilly lace! over sat in, fashioned with a 'scalloped neckline and long sleeves. Her bouffant skirt was overlaid in the back with a lace panel which formed a train and her waist- length veil of illusion was se cured by a pearl-studded prin cess crown. She carried a white satin Bible centered with a white orchid. For their wedding trip to dw beaches of South Carolina, Mrs. Stroud changed to a beige linen suit and brown accessories. Upon their return the bride will make her home temporarily with her parents, while her husband is training at the Beaufort Air Sta tion with the Second Marine Air Wing Fighter Squadron 333. Mr. Stroud is a graduate of Clinton High School in the class of 1961. Mrs. Stroud, also a graduate of Clinton High School, class of 1963, was president of the student council and served as vice-president of the Future Business Leaders Association. 250 TONS and what do you getpj ONK CARATV DIAMONDS - It ia a fact that it 260 toaa of difginr to produce ovary carat of diamonds. More than that to produce the kind we like to sell. And it tatoa a lot of diamond sales to produce the kind of repu tation that makes friends tike ours - new diamond \ entemble 'in UK gold. $17SJ6 J.C THOMAS ~r- No matter whether you are gone from home two days or two months/ you have nothing to lose a finder can use when you carry Travelers Checks. SOU) HOB A S. Bailey & Soe, Bankers Member FDIC Chaton, 8. C.