The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 12, 1969, Image 16

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8-C—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 12, 1969 Editor League On German Tour Clinton native Paul League, He is one of 60 U.S. newspa- editor of the award-winning Sene- permen who were invited to par- ca Journal, is in Germany this ticipate in discussions of mat- week, as a guest of German news- ters of mutual interst and to see papers and press associations and meet German people, and of the European Common Market. * * * ANTHONY'S DISCOUNT HOUSE WEST MAIN STREET We Now Carry A Full Line Of LADIES' LINGERIE ALL FIRST QUALITY AT DISCOUNT PRICES Lydia Mill News MRS. CLYDE TRAMMELL, Doyle Wyatt of Chicago, 111., is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Rabun Wyatt and other relatives. Mrs. Sara Hicks and daughters, Misses Louise and Linda Haney, Mr. Steve Strickland and Mr. Melvin Jordon of Lavonia, Ga., were Sunday guests of their aunt, Mrs. W. P. TerreU and cousin, Mrs. Mildred Dickerson. Dianne and Mitch Dickerson of Green wood spent the weekend with their grandmother, Mrs. Dickerson. Sunday afternoon they all visited Mr. Terrell in the Laurens Nurs ing Home. Mrs. J. T. Whitmore and daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Earl Gregory and Mrs. J. C. Thomas accompanied their husband and father tothe Veterans’Hospital in Columbia on last Friday. OnSun- day, Mrs. Whitmore and Danny Whitmore visited Mr. Whitmore. Mrs. Calude Gilstrap spent several days last week in Green- LOOKING FOR A GOOD JOB? ONE that pays food wages and offers plenty of extra benefits. TALK to the friendly people at the Clinton Bear ings Plant of The Torrington Co.—one of the fastest-growing industries in the THERE must be an opening that just fits your abilities—or perhaps you can be trained to do in teresting work. IT’S worth looking into—at the Clinton Bearings Plant. Come by or call Personnel Office at 833-0210. THE TORRINGTON COMPANY ~ CLINTON BEARINGS PLANT An Equal Opportunity Employer FOR THE MOST IN Dry Cleaning & Laundry ONE HOUR MARTINIZING CLINTON PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER Use Our Cash & Carry Service And SAVE $ $ $ SPECIAL THIS WEEK SHIRTS DRAPES • • • • • • • 5 FOR $1.19 99c per panel One hour mrinm: CERTIFIES ^ THE MOST IN DRY CLEANINO ville with relatives. Mr. Gilstrap joined her for Saturday and Sun day. They were both there be cause of the illness of their son, Gerald Gilstrap in the Green- viUe General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trammell visited her sister, Mrs. Royce Smith and Mr. Smith near Lau rens Sunday. # Steve Fennell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fennell and George Wilkie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkie have returned home after attending Boys State in Charles ton the past week. Mrs. D. P. Thomas and Mrs. Bill Chandler and sons of Green ville were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Thomas’ sister, Mrs. Mark Conner and niece, Mrs. Jimmy South and Mr. South. Visiting Mrs. Conner and the Souths in the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brinks and Mr. and Mrs. Horace O’Shields of Great Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Frank James and family of Whit mire. Mrs. Conner accompanied the guests to Whitmire where they attended the Farmer - O’Shields wedding at 3 p.m. Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bright and Mrs. Bertie Chandler of Startex who spent the weekend in Clinton with Mrs. J. W. Weir visited Mr. and Mrs. David Word on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Blanche Alewine of South Windham, Maine is spending two weeks with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Myrtie Alewine. Mrs. Capers Gregory, Tom Gregory and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Earl Gregory visited Sunday with Mr. Capers Gregory in Green ville. Steve Grady is home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Grady Sr. for the summer. He is a rising sophomore at the West ern Carolina University in Cullawhee, N.C. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Whitmire and Mr. and Mrs. AllenWhite Jr. were called to Ware Shoals on Saturday because of the death of Mrs. Whitmire’s nephew, George Davis. Mr. Whitmire and Mr. and Mrs. White attended the funeral on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tram mell and children, Phil andSteph- annie of Anderson visited the for mers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trammell on Wednesday of last week. S/Sgt. and Mrs. Freddie Hanna of Altus Air Force Base in Okla homa are home for a two weeks visit with his mother, Mrs. Clay ton Reece and Mr. Reece and with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Botts in Abbeville. Pvt. Ronald Abercrombie of Fort Gordon, Ga., spent a recent weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Billy Abercrombie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goss spent the weekend in Georgia with her mother Mrs. G. W. Bowen in Wad- ley and with their son Warren and Mrs. Goss in Atlanta. Mrs. Sidney Oakley spent a few days last week with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Oakley in Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Lindy Barlowe and daughters, Misses Debbie and Cindy Barlowe spent the weekend with Mrs. Barlowe'sparents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Reed in Dallas, Ga. On Sunday afternoon they at tended the Atlanta Braves versus the Pittsburg Pirates ball game in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Abercrombie of Laurens visited Sunday af ternoon with Mrs. Henry Aber crombie. Mrs. A. M. Shumate Jr. and Miss Denise Shumate with Mr. and Mrs. James Harris of Lau rens visited the former and lat- ters mother, Mrs. Mattie Harvey in the Medical College in Char leston Sunday. Privates First Class Claude (Butch) Grady and Harvey Shu mate who are in the U.S. Marines will leave Friday from California for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Williams visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wil liams in Newberry on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wills Jr. and children Shelly and Buddy of Greenville visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Parrish Sun day. The children remained for the week with their grandparents and to attend the Vacation Bible School at Lydia Baptist Church. PRESBYTERIAN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Vacation Bible School will be held at the Lydia Presbyterian Church with classes Monday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Friday a picnic will be held. At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday the Commencement program will be held with all parents invited. Re freshments will be served after the commencement. AH children and young people are invited to attend as classes will be held from Nursery - Young People. PARADE SATURDAY At 5 p.m. this Saturday the youth who will come to Bible School are invited to meet at the Presbyterian Church for a parade through the community. Then back to the church for registra tion for Bible School. NINE YEAR OLD HAS PARTY In celebration of his ninth birthday on June 3, Mrs. Silas Romines entertained with a party for her son, Eddie Romines. A dozen young friends enjoyed outdoor games, then were invited into the dining room of the home for refreshments of ice cream, cake and punch. Eddie was remembered with many nice gifts. WITH THE SICK Mrs. Nellie Dean is a surgi cal patient at Bailey Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Annie Lawson is a pa tient in Bailey Memorial Hospi tal with a broken collar bone and bruises received in an automo bile accident Saturday. Mrs. Jessie Mae Owens is at the home of Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Doyle Templeton with bruises which she received in the same accident. Mrs. Clee Satterfield has re turned home after several weeks hospital illness. INTERMEDIATE PICNIC TODAY The Intermediate Department of the Lydia Baptist Church will meet at the church Thursday (to day) at 6 p.m. to go to the Bap tist Assembly at Lake Greenwood for a picnic to climax a contest held in the department. Mrs. E. C. Burdette’s, 13 year old girls class was the winner with 100 per cent attendance for the month of May. They will be guests of the other classes. Mr. Ray Riley is superintend ent of the department. All members are urged to at tend. BAPTIST BIBLE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT The public and especially the parents are invited to attend the Vacation Bible School Com mencement program at the Lydia Baptist Church Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. Rev. M. J. Sanders served as principle of the school. BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES June 14 will be the birthday of Buddy CampbeU and Paul Kit chens. Mrs. Joel Templeton will cele brate her birthday June 17. Jimmy Dennis Childress and Kenneth Bryant’s birthdays will be June 18. Top Values! JOHN BINGHAM Bingham Speaks At Kiwanis Meet John Bingham, executive di rector of the Clinton YMCA, will be guest speaker tonight, Thurs day, at the Clinton Kiwanis Club meeting. The dinner meeting is to start at 7 p.m. and will be held at Mary Musgrove Hotel. A native of Boone, N.C., Bingham is a graduate of Appa lachian State University. He was employed with the Cannon Me morial YMCA in Kannapolis, N.C., prior to becoming Clinton’s first YMCA director in October, 1967. He is married to the former Joan Edna Phillips of Boone and they have two sons, Kirk and Brent. Bingham Attends National Meeting John Bingham, Executive Di rector of the Clinton YMCA, will attend the National YMCA Con vention next week in St. Louis, Mo. This will be the first national convention in North America • Bingham, his wife, Joan and their sons Kirk, 10, and Brent, 7, plan to leave Monday and drive to St. Louis. Mrs. Jimmy Hairston will celebrate her birthday June 15. June 16 will be Mrs. Jimmy South and “Skeef’ Bailey’s birth day. rr si Larry Fuller will have a birth day June 13 and his mother, Mrs. Homer Fuller will celebrate hers on June 19. Jessie Lanier will observe his birthday June 19. Mrs. Mart Satterfield’s birth day will be June 13. Fair Prices! Our Trademark Look! 1968 VOLKSWAGEN Low Miles — Like New, R, H, and Air—Only $1895. 1965 CHEVROLET Step Van with New Engine. Lo cal Unit $1991 11 Late Models" 1967 CHEVELLE Malibu HTC. V-8, A-T, R. H. One Owner $1945 1965 CHEVROLET Step Van, Good Condition. Lo cal Unit $1795 1968 CHEVROLET Impala 4-Door Sedan, Fully Equipped. One Owner .... $2395 1967 CHEVROLET Cab and Chassis, V8, Dual Rear. Local Unit $1595 SEE OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF “OK” Used Ca rs — Trucks and Station Wagons BEFORE TRAD ING. CALL 833r-0042 FOR ANY ASSISTANCE— INFORMATION—APPOINTMENT—HELPING YOU IS OUR DESIRE. Plaxico Chevrolet, Inc. 400 W. Main - Clinton. S. C M DeYoung Receives Cross Of Honour Marvin Newton DeYoung of 307 Shands Street has been awarded the designation of Knight of the York Cross of Honour. This honorary degree, highest in the York Rite of Freema sonry, is conferred only on those who have held the highest office in each of the four bodies of the rite. Mr. DeYoung becomes one of the comparative handful of about 400 of the over four and a quarter million Freemasons in North America and the Phillip- pines to qualify this year. Mr. DeYoung served as Mas ter of Campbell Lodge of Ma sons in 1951; High Priest of Wil liam P. Jacobs Chapter, Royal Arch Masons in 1950; Master of Musgrove Council, Royal and se lect Masters, in 1950. Comman der of Lawrence Commandery, Knight Templar, in 1958. He was elected to membership in Pal metto Priory and his election confirmed by Convent General of the Order on June 3rd. A certi ficate of membership has been mailed to him. Mr. DeYoung is Grand Master of the Grand Council of South Carolina. Mann Accepts Applications To Academies Congressman James R. Mann (4th Dist-S. C.), has announced that he is accepting applications for appointment to the United States Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies, classes entering in 1970. Rep. Mann, a WW H veteran and Colonel in the U.S. Army Re serve, said that “the service academies offer an unparalleled opportunity for young men who are interested in (1) receiving one of the finest educations a- vailable anywhere in the world; and, (2) serving their country in a most necessary, unique and re warding manner.” The new Congressman, whose district includes Greenville, Spartanburg and Laurens Coun ties, has chosen the open com petitive system in order to “give all applicants an equal oppor tunity to qualify for appointment. ” His candidates will be required to participate in aCiVil Service^ Designation-' Examination 1 whiclm provides an objective testing method for the use of Members of Congress in the selection of ap pointees to the four academies. A potential applicant should be: (1) a resident of Greenville, Spar tanburg or Laurens Counties; (2) 17 but not over 22 years of age by July 1, 1970; (3) willing to incur a 5-year military obliga tion; (4) citizen of the United States; (5) unmarried; (6) of good moral character; (7) in the upper 40 percent of his high school graduating class; (8) in exelllent physical condition; and, (9) ex perienced in leadership. All young men who meet these requirements and who are inter ested in competing for a Con gressional nomination to one of the four service academies, should apply by letter to Rep. James R. Mann, 1109 Longworth House Office Building, Washing ton, D. C. 20515. * * * Don’t be a fender bender on the highway. Keep pace with traffic - not too fast - not too slow. Pace your space when changing lanes and on entering a high speed high way. Banish those worries! 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