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p ~.'VJ £9^ fft* CLINTON CHRONICLE CHnton, S. C, Thursday, July 6,1967 • • [ a?- “*^•^1. W. I. BOGAN _ . ttethre ; TelefhMie V»4. . Ida Fowler of Dallas, is on an extended visit Mr. and Mrs. James Bur- and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Tracy and Patti, week the group, along Mr. and Mrs. v Albert and sons of Blackville, vacationing at the Bur- J’s home on the lake. Join- IM them on the 4th for the IJy.was their son Tommy Bur- istt who is a student at Co- Nftihia Commercial College. ‘ * MYRTLE BEACH 'l&r. and Mrs. C. H. Tucker, and daughters Ginger and 18a are enjoying the week [Myrtle Beach. Ginger had “it. the previous week in Alabama, with her father, Ansil Prince of T , re. Rita had been with And Mrs. C. E. Foster in for two weeks, fr. and Mrs. Bill Tinsley Susan, Mr. and Mrs. C. fltBowers and Jan of Joanna Mr. and , Mrs. Tony, Tins- •and Miss.Brenda Wilson ^nton are vacationing this at Myrtlp- Beach..' Blr. and Mrs. F. W. Frady, jtttifcd by Rufus Kellet of En- >and Mrs. Marie MimS of ms spent last' Sunday in OkBdgeburg with Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. imy Mdrgan-of Jowina Robert FkW of Newberry y, • •• • Here From Texas enjoyed a deep sea fishing trip in Charleston on Wednes day. Miss Debbie Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Everette Morris of Porsperity are enjoying vacation this week at Day tona Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mor ris will return on Friday af ter spending several days in Miami, Florida. Thefir chil dren, Ronnie, Violet, and Cin dy stayed with their grandmo ther, Mrs. Neta Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morris in Hartsville. Timmy Bedenbaugh will re turn this week-end after spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bedenbaugh in Gray Court. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Whitsel and Mr. and Mrs. Joel Whitsel and sen, Joey visited the for- mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Whitsel in Com merce, Georgia on Sunday. IN OKLAHOMA Mrs. Willis Perry and chil dren left on June 25 tor Mus kogee, Oklahoma to stay with the elder Mrs. Perry until Au gust. Sgt. Perry, who is in Vietnam, will join them in Au gust for a leave and to await further orders. Sgt. Nathaniel Bates of Camp LeJune, N. C. is spend ing two weeks with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bate. . Terry Kitchens, X-ray tech nician of Bethesda, Maryland, is spending a week’s leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kitchens. ATTENDS CAMP The Joanna Brownies and Girl Scouts attended Camp last week at Camp Star Fort near Greenwood. Going with the group and assisting in their activities were Mrs. Ru by Waits, Mrs. Peggy Rowe, Mrs. Rita Floyd and Miss Margaret White. Mrs. Rowe and Miss White had attended a training session prior to this. IN N. C. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thomas and family and Mrs. James Thomas are spending a feW days this week at Wrightsville Beach, N. C. The latter Mrs. Thomas had just returned from Athens and At lanta, Georgia, and Gatlin- burg, Tenn. Joining her on that trip were Mrs. Mildred Whamm and Mrs. Alma Lloyd of Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sease and Shane Burnett are spending several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Walker Poston in Hemingway. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES On July 6 Ruby Franklin, and L. T. Lawson celebrate a birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crocker and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kinard will observe a wedding anniversary. On July 8 Junior Dunlap, Elvin L. Floyd and Ruby WaqRs wjU celebrate birth days. Heyward Lever, Vera Snow, Edith Crowder and Gene Ma? rie Stroud will celebrate birth days on July 9. Happy birthday on July 10 to Elbert Boyce. Many happy returns of the day on. July 12 to Janice Price, O’Merria Wicker and Bobb Simmons. Mrs. Langston Lanford — Mrs. Mary Pat terson Langston, 87, widow of Lee Langston, died Saturday at 2:00 p. m. in a Jackson, ville, Fla., nursing home after a long illness. Native of Laurens County, daughter of the late William J„ and Rebecca Fleming Pat- terson, she lived in Lanford ttipst of her life. She was a Member of Patterson Chapel Methodist Church and the Woman’s Society of Christian Service. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jasper (Mary Lee) Mar tin of Jacksonville, Fla.; a son, Herbert Langston of Shelby, N. C.; four step daughters, Miss Ethel Lang ston, Mrs. M. A. Hatcher and Mrs. Roy Palmer of Hamlet, N. C., and Mrs. Ambrose Hudgens of Laurens; three step-sons, Lloyd C. Langston of Arden, N. C.; J. L. Lang ston of Hattiesburg, Miss.; and Earl Langston of Mobile, Ala.; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Monday at 11:00 a. m. at Patterson Chapel Metho dist Church by Rev. Joe E. Tysinger and Rev. Jack Reid. Burial was in Lanford Baptist Church cemetery. With Men in Service Army Private Steven R. Al len. 19, son of Mrs. Lois S. Allen, 403 Francis St., Clinton, completed eight weeks of ad vanced infantry training June 9 at Ft. Jackson. He received specialized in struction in small unit tac tics and in firing such wea pons as the M-14 rifle, the M-60 machine gun and the 3.5-inch rocket launcher. >1 V.' y Senator Uirksen, Marshall Parker and Senator Strom Thurmond discuss the July 14 meeting in .Columbia. ; .. '*■■■" t •. ■' * % _ . . * . ^ • to Speak At Columbia Dinner ' Senate Minority Leader Ev erett Dirksen. of Illinois is ex- lH?c,ted to draw a large crowd wliety he speaks in Columbia •n., July 14. at a Republican HOUl-raising dinner. South Carolina Republicans, led by Dinner Chairman Mar- gball Parker, are selling adult Bckets for $25 and student and Children tickets r for $5< Dinner !« ; to be served, at, 0:80 p.'th. And the proglam begins at feOO p.m. at Columbia’s air conditioned" TOWfisW AOdi- tbrjjim. •-'T&pkets can be obtained through GOP County Chair- "fWui W. P. (Pat) Dickson, Route 3, Box 130, Clinton, tel- ephone 697-6143, and other lo cal Republicans or at State Headquarters, P. O. Box 5283, Columbia, S. C. 29205 The Dirksen crowd is ex pected to be swelled with stu dents and children. “We’re making this a family affair,” Parker says, “because this is a rare treat for South Caroli na. Every state is trying to get the silver-tongued orator of the 'U. S. Senate, but he’s only Icoming to South Carolina.” This will be Dirksen’s first political dinner visit in the South and his first visit to South Carolina since he was a soldier at Camp Jackson 50 years ago. » mm Army Second Lieutenant Heyward M. Stephens, 27, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Steph ens, N. Broad St., Clinton, completed a nine-weeks signal officer course at the Army Southeastern Signal School,' Ft. Gordon, Ga., June 23. He received instruction in the duties of a signal officer and was trained in communi cations, use and maintenance of signal equipment, and ad ministration. Lt. Stephens’ wife, Grace, lives at 10 Crestone Drive. Greenville, S. C. Technical Sergeant Howard L. Strickland, Jr., son of Mrs. Mary C. Strickland . of 40} Stonewall St.* diilton, nitt been graduated ffotti the U. S. Air Force technical train ing school at Sheppard AFB, Texas. He completed the course for U. S. Air Force medical rec ords specialists conducted by the Air Training Command which provides technical and specialized education pro grams for the nation’s aero space force. He is being reassigned to McCoy AFB, Fla., as a mem ber of the Strategic Air Command. Sergeant Strickland was graduated from, Woodruff High School. Marine ! private Darrell G. Godfrey! ^oh of Mr. ahd Mrs. James ft, Godfrey of 900 Mus- grove St‘., Cfinton, is going through recruit training at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Darrell Orr and William B. Ballard, of Clinton, cadets at Clemson University, are at tending Reserve Officers’ Training Corps summer camp at Fort Bragg, N. C., which began June 24 to continue for six weeks. Orr is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Orr, Jr., and Bal lard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ballard. H / '.'■V > .•••. - " These are the 4-H members who participated in the '^County Poultry Barbecue Cook-Off. Left to right, front ..*,row: Mary Lou Adair, Eleanor Coleman, Eileen Coleman, Bpcky Craft, Caroline Pinson. Back row: Pat Wrenn, . Bftice Simpson and Allen Finley. t s 'if .it 4-H Poultry Barbecue Cook-Off Held ‘The Laurens County 4-H Poultry Barbecue was held June 15 at the Laurens fair grounds, with Pat Wrenn of Fountain Inn, the winner. •Five girls and three boys of Laurens County competed for top honor. The winner of the contest was . invited to ' participate i n the Piedmont 3 [strict Poultry Contest. This ves county blue ribbon win- nfccs an opportunity to com- with ^ other _blue ribbon winners from all over the Piedmont District. The winner of the district meet will attend the State 4-H Week at Clemson and com pete with the district blue rib bon winners of the state. Judges for the county con test were Mrs. George Mc Daniel, Mrs. John Mahon, and Miss Ruth Casey. Wrenn will compete for dis trict prizes during the Pied mont barbecue contest b. be held in Laurenb County. Seaman Recruit George A.- Reid, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Reid; Seaman Re cruit William R. Pitts, Jr., and Seaman Recruit James R. Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Cunningham, Rt. 3, all of Clinton, have completed two weeks of an nual active duty for training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111., and hare returned to their local Naval Reserve unit. Naval Reservists receive intensive training in such sub jects as naval history and or ganization, customs and cour tesies, ordnance and gunnery, seamanship, damage control, first aid, swimming and sur vival, shipboard drills and sentry duty. A vigorous phy sical fitness program rounds out the training. Returning to their local un it, they will be provided with modern educational and tech nical facilities, and training under regular Navy officers and petty officers to enable them to become proficient in one of the many Navy techni cal fields. Major Norris F. Dendy, son of Mrs. Amanda James, 507 W. Centennial St., Clinton, completed the 10-month reg ular course June 9 at the Ar my Command and General Staff College, .Ft. Leaven worth, Kan. He was among more than Before Abraham was bom, I am.—(John 8:58) I am that in you which is made in the image and whole ness and perfection. I am that in you which gives you the clear vision to accept the good I have prepared for you. I am the light of your world. My rays of life, love, wisdom, and peace dispel all darkness from your world. I am with you through eternity loving, guid ing, teaching, protecting, sus taining you. I am the Christ CHRISTIAN AUTOMOBILE The annual Christian Auto mobile Contest was held at the New Wateree Baptist Church July 2, 1967 at 6 o’clock p.m. The Oldsmobile having the highest amount was the win ner. This car was sponsored by Mrs. Lelia Mae Butler who reported $86.00. Second place winner was the Pontiac which was sponsored by Mrs. E. S. Lindsay who reported $50.70. Total amount collected was $207.53. —Paid Adv. OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 833-0541 BELK'S 1UIY Clinton, S. C. CLEARANCE 30 and 50% Buy Now At Great Savings! All Summer Items Must Go! Shop Every Dept. Lots Of Hot Weather Still Ahead !!! 700 officers from the United States and 43 allied nations who were prepared for duty as commanders and general staff officers in divisions or logistical commands. They received instruction in the function of the general staff at corps and army levels. The major received his com mission through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps pro gram at A & T College, Greensboro, N. C., where he received his B. S. degree in 1953. . r • • Private James B. Stephens, 20, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jes se. D. Stephens, of North Broad St. Extension, Clinton, com pleted an eight-week telephone operator course at the Army Southeastern Signal School, Ft. Gordon, Ga., June 2. During the course, he was 1 trained to operate the com plex central office telephone switchboards used by the Ar my. He also learned the var ious communications systems of the Army and was taught to operate manual telephone office sets. FROM THE FASHION CENTER ’q - IANT7FN CATALINA - SHIP-N-SHORE SWIMSUITS ....... 7.97 to 14.97 JAMACA SHORTS . 1.97 to 2.88 BLOUSES.... .... 1.33 to 2.88 SKIRTS. 4.97to7.97 KNIT SHELLS ..... 1.33 to 2.67 ALL SUMMER DRESS HATS ..1/2price HAND BAGS, one lot.. 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