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CHnton, S. C, Thursday, July 6,1967
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“*^•^1. W. I. BOGAN
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. 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
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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.
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V.' y Senator Uirksen, Marshall Parker and Senator
Strom Thurmond discuss the July 14 meeting in
.Columbia. ; ..
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.. V2 price
Better DRESSES V2 price
ALL IN NEW STYLES AND COOL FABRICS
MAIN FLOOR MEN'S DEPT.
ONE GROUP DACRON and ORLON BLEND
SUMMER SUITS
Reg. 55.00 now 25.00
SUMMER — VAL. TO $39.95 NOW
SPORT COATS .. 15.88 to 27.88
SUMMER — PRESS FREE — ALL SIZES
SLACKS 5.88 tQ 9^8.
SHORT SLEEVE
SPORT SHIRTS 2.88 and 3.88
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WHITE — SHORT SLEEVE — SIZES 14'/, to 17
DRESS SHIRTS 1.66
BASEMENT LADIES' WEAR PEPL
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DRESSES
COOL COTTONS
LADIES
SKIRTS
VALUE TO $6.99
PASTEL
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VALUE TO $5.99
$5.00
$3.00
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LITTLE BOY’S — 4 to 8
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