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■*- tmmm ' " '■J- ■■■■'liii ii ft • * I * THE. CUNTON CHHONIC^E . CBaton, S, C., Tluiwday, FeUrimry 2, I'.HiT t r">^ > Mrs, Bronson Mri, : Mn(lred Nabors Bran- mi, # t of 413 E. Florida‘Si., at 8:15 p. m. at a il after an illness Wks. ^ »f Clintoh, daugb- late Nathan H. add Ora 'Shsipflon Nabors, she was. a member of Hurricane Baptist Church. Suftiving; are a daughter, Mrs. “Linda Kitchens of Fort Urdale, Fla.; four sons, .11 Bransod of Temple City, Chlif.; SF1 Jack R. Braneon of the U. S. Navy, and , James Danny and Charles Herbert Branson of tee home; two sitters, Mrs. J. R. <Eloise) Holland of Charlotte, N. C., ahd Mrs. Otto (Olga) Wain Wright of Whitman (Lots) Neal of Char- Clinton; | half-sister, Mrs. k>tte, N. C.; twa brothers, Henry Lewis Nabors of For est Park, Ga., and Eugene D. Nabors of Clinton. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at 2:00 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home by Rev. C. E. Russell and Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial was in Hurricane cemetery. Oh Peon's. List At Uhijveoity f Mi*$ Betty Biack made the Dean’s List at the Univresity of South Carolina, Columbia, for the fall semester. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Black, she is a i ■ a sophomore majorjng in ele- ln Lower Lounty Areo Jeff Gruber, 86, of Rt 1, mcntary education. The Laurens County Libra- died at 3:10 a.m. Sa- , ry bookmobile will be in the J“|' d “f tf a r decli^iM'he«Uh‘ P of ReV i v6 i PtOgrCSS lower area of the county next s j x m0 nths A reviyal is in progress at week on ils resular route. Native of Newberry County. th * Gb »n> h <9 ol, . ot Pr ° |lhc - Following is the schedule: son of the lat e L e V i and Mary c f orl Sloan Street with ser- Tuesday — Burdette home, Fulmer Gruber, he was a y iee $ 'vj’hg ** c ” Baptist Kindergarten, Presby- member of Faith Baptist at 7, o pJook. Mrs. Mabel terian Kindergarten, Hamp- Church of Laurens and lived . rr . 8 °* War ® Shoa ls is the ton Avenue School, Hiers in Clinton 10 years. He was a vl sit‘ n g evadg«h*t. home and Mississippi Young retired* former. His first wife, Sunday at 2:30 the home, all in Clinton; Brown Mrs. Lulu Wicker Gruber, monthlyJttnKmg will be held, home and Baptist Kindergar- died in 1960. Rtv.* grapk Phillips is pas- ten at JoannaSimmons Surviving are his wife, Mrs. iV iV home, Rt. 2, Clinton; Benja- Dora McAlister Gruber; a •- -‘v “ y?"* ■'/ min home, Rt. 1, Clinton; daughter, Mrs. Otis Graham Mrs. fco^rtc Lwg of Newber- Whitten Village: Hunter of Greenwood: four sons, J. ry; 18 grandchildren and 20 home, Ora; Poole home and c. and Leroy Gruber of Jo- greaf-gteindchildren. Robinson home,;^f. J, -Lau- pnna, John Hery Gruber of Funeral services were cob- rens. • *** ^ Laurens and Colie Gruber of ducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Wednesday—Garrett Store, Tampa Pete Jones home and school Mrs. at Mountville^* CaFlj^fCrisp yMe home and Leanvaa£!!yStoratw4S«A^ James McAlister of bie. Burial was in St. Paul’s Cross Hill; John McAUs- Ltttdgr»4 ChUnch cemetery Waterloo. ' ^wi- of- ffvwherry; a sister,- near .^tospfri^.^y . y: ^ - Winn-Dixie Safes To Pos$ $ Billion For the first time in its his tory, Winn - Dixie Stores, Inc., will exceed $1 billion in sales during the current fis cal year ending June 24, the company said in a report to stockholders. Although “we are determin ed to show a favorable sales increase by the end of our fis cal‘year, we do not expect to make the original estimate of $1,025,000,000.” the - report said. “We estimate currently our sales to be in the range at $1,010,000,000 to $1,015,000,000 for the year, We had anticipa ted an increase in new Bous ing in our area. However, due to tight money, it has shown a decrease.” A rise of 2.49 percent in sales was recorded during the 28 weeks ended Jan. 7 com pared with the corresponding period last year. The volume amounted to $533,511,711 com pared to $62Q,549,309. The company opened 22 new stores and closed 12 for a net gain of 10 stores for the year to date. In the comparable period last year, it had a net gain of 16 In the number of stores. It expects to open 30 additional stores (52 for the fiscal year) and close five during the last half nr the year which would reiult in a net increase of 35 stores for the year. Roy K. Wilson ^Crots Anchor — Roy Knox Wilson of Cross Anchor died Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in a Clinton hospital af ter an Illness of two weeks. A lifelong resident of Cross Anchor, son of the late James Lawrence and Julia Knox Wilson, he was a member of the official board, treasurer of the Sunday School for 50 years, and a former trustee of Yarborough Chapel Metho dist Church. He was a retired employee of the Laurens and Lydia Mills Store. Surviving is a sister. Miss Gladys Wilson of Cross An chor. Funeral services wen* con ducted Thursday at 4 p.m. at Yarborough Chapel Methodist Church by Rev. Robert L. Me* Craw, Rev. James Bright and Rev. John G. Hipp. Burial wag in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were J. B. Ar nold, Robert Vance, W. C. Neely, Ray Pitts, Warren Dil lard, P. C. Turner, Jim Yar borough and Dillard Milam. Gets Certificate O. F. Furr, local superin tendent for Pilot Life Insur ance Company’s annual ob servance honoring leading su perintendents at Pilot’s home office in Greensboro, N. C., last Wednesday and Thurs day. While at the Greensboro function, Furr was presented a certificate by Pilot Presi dent O. F. Stafford in recog nition of his being one. of the tap 25 superintendents for the company during 1986. Mrs. M. B. Nickles Laurens—Mrs, Sylvia Mil ler Wood Nickles, wife of Dr. Melvin B. Nicklee of 2U Far ley Ave., died eariy Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Native of Prosperity, daugh ter of the late Ollie B. and Katie Mae Edwards Miller, she was a member of the. First Presbyterian Church. Surviving also are a daugh ter, Miss Sandra Wood of Washington, D. C.; a step son, Dr. M. B. Nickles, Jr., of Hartsville; a step-daughter, Mrs. J. Y. Sitgreave* of Houston, Texas; a brother. Dr. Francis T. Miller of At lanta, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. W. Alien Coleman and Mrs. Henry Hagen of Laurens, and Mrs. J. A. Surles of Isle of Palms; and five grandchil dren. Funeral services were con ducted Monday at 8:00 p. m. at the First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Ben F. Or mond. Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery. Subscribe to The Chronicle c/ i'l ■ r.v ■ • Clinton High Gets Trophy Henry Simmons (left), president of the Clin ton High School student body, is shown accept ing the Anthon F’oy Sportsmanship' A ward fron) A. C. Sanders (right), president of theiGreen- ville Touchdown Club. The award was made by the Greenville club to Clinton High for display ing the best sportsmanlike conduct by the team, coaches aiid fans at their football games last season in schools of AAA and AA classes. 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