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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ May 16, 1%8—3
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Visiting Mrs. P. M. Pitts during the week-end
were Mr. and Mrs. P. Mark Pitts and sons of Aiken,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pitts of Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kastory and daughter,
Kelley, of Winter Park, Fla., are guests this week of
Mrs. Kastory’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dow at
their home in Merrie Oaks.
Mrs. George W. Taylor had as her guest for two
weeks recently, Mrs. Holmes Smith of Decatur, Ga.,
who was formerly with Presbyterian College. Mrs.
Smith was entertained bv a number of friends while
J. B. Couch
James Broadus Couch Sr., 50,
of 317 W. Main St., Clinton,
died Sunday afternoon after being
injured in an automobile acci
dent Monday, May 6.
Mr. Couch was injured in a
collision with an Aiken County
road scraper. He died in an Aiken
County hospital.
A native of Ware Shoals, he
had lived in Laurens and Clinton
most of his life. He was a route
carrier for the Greenville News
and Piedmont and was anemploye
of Carolina Delivery Service. A
veteran of World War II,
he attended Bellview Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Louise Martin Couch; two
sons, James Broadus Couch Jr.
of Joanna and Charles Couch of
the home; a stepson, Randy Mar
tin of the home; two step
daughters, Mrs. R. E. (Cornelia)
Jackson and Mrs. Richard
(Carole) Johnson of Clinton; two
brothers, Franch Couch of Lau
rens and Jack Couch of Dear
born, Mich.; and 14 grand
children.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Bellview Baptist
Church with burial in Rosemont
Cemetery.
R. A. Bullock
WARE SHOALS - Rufus Alex
Bullock, 85, father of Mrs. Lowell
Craft of Cross Hill, died Monday
night in a Greenville hospital.
• He was a former resident of
Cross Hill.
Survivors include another
daughter, Miss Grace Bullock
of Greenville; two sons, Roy
Bullock of Honea Path and Melvin
Bullock of Seattle, Wash.; a bro
ther, John Bullock of Charlotte,
N. C.; nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
E. C. Vincent
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday for E. C. Vincent
Sr., 75, of 413 W. Fifth St. Ser
vices were conducted at Calvary
Baptist Church with burial in
Pinelawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Vincent, a retired em
ploye of Clinton Mills, died
Thursday morning in a local hos
pital after a long illness.
A native of Pacolet, he was
a son of the late S. T. and Edna
Harmon Vincent.
Survivors include his wife, Es
telle Gibson Vincent; three
daughters, Mrs. Walker (Edna)
Osborne and Mrs. Wallace(Ruth)
Phillips ofClinton and Mrs. Sonny
(Betty) Porter of Commerce,
Ga.,; four sons,OscarW. Vincent
of Greenwood, Ed, Charles and
E. C. Vincent Jr. of Clinton;
three sisters, Mrs. Herbert
(Bessie) Phillips of Union and
Mrs. Foster (Grace) Garner and
Mrs. James (Ruth) Garner of
Bessemer City, N. C.: 20 grand
children and two great-grand
children.
H. 0. Goss
NEWRY - Henry Ottos Goss, 48,
father of Miss Jackie Goss of
Clinton, died Friday morning in a
Columbia hospital.
other survivors include his
wife, five sons, another daughter,
five brothers, and three sisters.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at Corinth Baptist
Church.
Dennis Sowers
Dennis Q. Sowers, retired
superintendent of the Thornwell
Orphanage maintenance division,
died Monday night at a Lexing
ton nursing home.
Mr. Sowers, 69, was a native
of Statesville, N. C., and was
a veteran of World War I. He
was a member of Thornwell Me
morial Presbyterian Church.
Graveside services were to be
conducted this morning at 11
o’clock at Rosemont Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mr.
Caroline Dugan Sowers; two sis
ters, Mrs. Florence S. Mitchell
of Bluemont, Va., and Mrs. Don
Dubois of Clinton.
Mrs. Watts
CROSS HILL - Graveside ser
vices were conducted Saturday
for Mrs. Sallie Davenport Watts,
94, of Palmetto, Fla. Services
were conducted at Liberty
Springs Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Watts, a native of Laurens
County, died Tuesday, May 7,
in Florida where she had lived
for 20 years. She was the daugh
ter of the late Napoleon B. and
Nannie E. Simpson Davenport and
was a member of the DAR.
Survivors include a son,
Barrett Simpson Watts of
Palmetto.
Young Reunion
The Nannie Blakely-Kit Young
Clan held their 14th annual re
union Sunday at the YMCA build
ing. 86 members of the Clan and
invited guests attended. A picnic
lunch was served and after this
a business meeting was held.
Claude Crocker, Clinton, re
ported on a scholarship fund the
Clan maintains at Presbyterian
College and introduced Shell
Dula, Laurens, the present re
cipient on scholarship.
Officers elected for the next
two years were, Larry Massey,
Clemson, President, Mrs. Grace
Young HamUton, Easley, Vice-
president, Mrs. Dorris Young
Hart, York, Secretary-Treasur
er, Mrs. Loueila Adair, Clinton,
Historian, and Reverend Davis
Young, Memphis, Tenn. Chaplain
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The Army and other services
are providing military civic act
ion assistance to 21 developing
countries, primarily in Southeast
Asia and Latin America.
she was here.
Mrs. George W. Taylor left Wednesday, May 15,
for a two weeks trip to include, Atlanta, Chattanoo
ga, and Asheville, where she will visit with members
of her family.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Handback of Greenville spent
the week-end with h«r parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her-
schel Thomason.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thomas attended the South
Carolina Retail Jewelers Association convention in
Myrtle Beach May 5-6. While there they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Darens of Conway. Mr.
Thomas is a past president of and is now on the
board of directors of the association.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Flinn had as their guests for
a Mother’s Day dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Campbell
and son, Ricky, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Croy, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Randy Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Campbell and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Everhart visited his moth
er, Mrs. N. L. Everhart, in Winston-Salem, N. C., the
past week-end.
Mrs. E. W. Rogers attended a Mother’s Day cele
bration in honor of her mother, Mrs. G. Bellinger
Davis, held at The Oaks in Calhoun County.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Johnson of Athens, Ga.,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson,
in Merrie Oaks during the week-end.
Charles Johnson of the U. S. Navy, stationed in
Charleston, was at home for the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finney, Jr., and Warren
and Joe McGee spent the week-end at Myrtle Beach.
They were accompanied by Mrs. John W. Finney,
Sr., who visited her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Mac Finney and family, in Marion.
Mrs. Renie Setzler, Mrs. Mary Corbett, Mrs.
Tinsley and Mrs. Geo. W. Copeland visited former
Clinton residents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Barnett, in Tay
lors on Friday. In the afternoon they enjoyed a
game of shuffle-board in the back yard. Mrs. Bar
nett served lemonade with slices of cake from their
fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Leaman Jones and family spent
Sunday in Laurens as guests of their mother, Mrs.
Nancy Putnam. Also there were Mr. and Mrs. El
bert Jones and family of Columbia. During the af
ternoon they were joined by Mrs. George W. Cope
land and George T. Copeland.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Holland had as Sunday guests
their daughter, Mrs. James T. Smith, Mr. Smith and
Michael and Ronnie of Columbia.
Copeland Hurt
In Auto Wreck
Richard Copeland of Clinton
was listed in fair condition Wed
nesday at Laurens District Hos
pital where he was being treated
for injuries received in an auto
mobile accident.
Copeland was injured in a one-
car wreck about 3:30 a.m. Wed
nesday on Highway 276.
Sanders Wins
Scholarship
Richard M. Sanders of Clinton
has been named winner of the
Graves Music Scholarship at
Newberry College.
Sanders, a junior, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Sanders
of Clinton.
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FRITZ BALDWIN
Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Aux
iliary will meet Tuesday, May 21
at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Perry Moore, 101 E. Maple St.
Since this is the last meeting until
September, every member is
urged to be present.
EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK
Fritz Baldwin is one of our more recent em
ployees, starting to work in March of this year.
He now lives in Enoree, but plans to move to Clin
ton in the near future.
Fritz is a 1965 graduate of Woodruff High
School where he was a member of the band. After
graduation, he attended two years of night classes
at Greenville TEC where he studied electronics.
Before coming with us, he was employed by the
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company in Woodruff as
a machinist and the Zonolite Corp. as a research
technician.
Fritz is responsible for new car preparation,
check-out and service. He has attended Carbu-
retion Tune-Up School and is now enrolled in sev
eral other schools pertaining to new 1 car service.
We are indeed fortunate to have a man with
Fritz’s background, ability, and initiative starting
with us in our shop.
LYNN COOPER, Inc.
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