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* \ Mrs. Wade CROSS HILL - Mrs. Pauline McCarley Wade, 89, widow of Ro bert F. Wade, died Monday at a Clinton hospital. She was born in Laurens Coun ty, daughter of the late Dr. J. M. and Stella Pitts McCarley. She was a member of Liberty Springs Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Everette W. Whittle of Co lumbia and Mrs. Harold Austin of Cross Hill; a sister, Mrs. T. B. Crews ofSpartanburg; two grand children; and six great-grand children. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday at Blyth Funeral Home. Burial was in Liberty Spring Church cemetery. * * * Mrs. Johnson LANCASTER - Mrs. Willie Mae Johnson, wife of Reece John son, died in a Columbia hospital Thursday. She was a native of Laurens County but lived in Lancaster for several years. Surviving also are a brother, J. C. Carwyle of Clinton. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at Mt. Zion AME Church, Cross Anchor. Burial was in Springhill Cemetery, Union County. Miss Metis Funeral services were con ducted Friday for Miss Dollie Metts, 54, who died Sunday, June 29, in a local hospital. Services were conducted at Zion Hill Pro gressive Church with burial in Bethlehem Grove Baptist Church cemetery. A daughter of the late Jim and Beatrice Workman Metts, she was a member of Zion Hill Holi ness Progressive Church, Wo men’s Aid Society and the Lau rens Aid Society. Survivors include three bro thers, John Metts of Clinton, James Metts of New York City and Theodore Metts of Youngs town, Ohio; five sisters, Mrs. Lula Rice, Mrs. Mary Rivers, Mrs. Eloise Daye and Mrs. Dai sy Moses of Clinton and Mrs. Bessie Bates of Brooklyn, N.Y. * * * J. A. Holtzclaw GREENWOOD - John Alvin Holtzclaw, 50, died Tuesday, July 1, at his home in Greenwood Shores. He was the father of Miss Gwendolyn Holtzclaw of Clinton. Other survivors include his wife, another daughter, two step daughters, two sisters, and a bro ther. A. L. Neighbors Albert Lee Neighbors, 90, of Rt 2, Laurens, died Saturday in a Clinton hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Laurens County, son of the late James M. and Sara Belle Dil lard Neighbors. He was a re tired farmer and a member of the Hurricane Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Erskine (Eugenia) Jacks of Clin ton; a son, Dillard D. Neighbors of Laurens; two half-sisters, Mrs. A. Clyde Young and Mrs. G. Robert Simpson of Clinton; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Monday in the Hurricane Baptist Church. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton. * * * John Washington CROSS HILL-John Washing ton Jr., 46, formerly of Cross Hill, died July 1 in Buffalo, N. Y. A Laurens County native, he was a son of John Washington of Cross Hill and the late Litha Washington. He was a member of St. John’s Baptist Church. Also surviving are four sis ters, Miss Rachel Washington, Miss Elsie Washington, Mrs. Gertrude Walker and Mrs. Mary Belle Tilliman of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a brother, Pollex Washington of Buffalo. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at St. John’s Bap tist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. George Thrift George Thrift died in a local hospital Friday. He was a native of Clinton. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hazel Thrift; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Carolyn Smith of Philadel phia, Pa.; and two stepsons, Sgt. Ronald Simpson of Ft. Jackson and Pvt. Albert Smith, U. S. Army, Vietnam. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at Hebron Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. * * * Alvin Bledsoe KINARDS - Alvin Bledsoe, 63, of Rt. 2, Kinards, died Tuesday morning in a Clinton hospital. A native of Saluda County, he was a son of Mrs. MaryJennings Bledsoe of Clinton and the late Edward Bledsoe. He lived in the Bonds Crossroads community for 24 years and was a retired car penter. Surviving also are three daugh ters, Mrs. G. L. (Doneria) Car ve: iiid Mrs. A. J. (Elizabeth) Carver of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. George (Gloria) Black of Newberry; a son, Alvin Earl Bledsoe of Tampa, Fla.; seven sisters, Mrs. Inez Shealy of Sa luda, Mrs. Irene Bridges and Mrs. Naomi Schumpert of Jo anna, Mrs. Georgia King, Mrs. Mary Lois Black and Mrs. Va- dis Black of Clinton, and Mrs. Sara Taylor of Kinards; two bro thers, Clyde and Broadus Bled soe of Clinton; and 15 grandchild ren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Gray Funeral Home of Clinton. Fred Fincannon GREENVILLE - Fred Fin- cannon, 51, died Monday at his home at 126 Somerset Dr., Green ville. He was the father of Tom my and Carl Fincannon of Clinton. Other survivors include his wife, another son, a stepson, four stepdaughters, six brothers, a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at McDougald Funeral Home in Anderson. Bur ial with military rites was in Shiloh Baptist Church cemetery in Anderson. * * * Mrs. Lommons GREENVILLE - Mrs. Lillie Bell McCall Lammons, 51, of 54 E. Main St., Woodside Com munity, died Tuesday in a Green ville hospital. She was a sister of Lowell McCall of Clinton. Other survi vors include four sisters. Funeral services will be con ducted Thursday morning at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home with burial in Graceland Ceme tery. * * * Beat the fall furnace re pair rush by calling a heat ing contractor now to check your boiler or furnace, make any adjustments and clean your chimney. Then, when the first cold night arrives next fall, you can turn up the furnace and re lax. Hospital News Patients currently in Bailey Memorial Hospital from Clin ton are Jody Crawford, Frances Wilson, Betty Eaton, Virginia Brewster, Ada Little, Callie Rob bins, Alice Dunaway, Sheila Campbell, Theodore Blakely, Gertrude Copeland, May me Todd, Sallie Adair, Sybil Osborne, Claudine Oswald, John Little, Minnie Ray, Leah Benjamin, Cad die Barton, Lou Satterfield, I- nez Leake, Mattie Lankford, Can- zater Hill, Jo Lunsford, Luke Cothran, Baby Boy Crawford, Charles Giles, Arthur Green wood, Nanna Martin, Sirlimer Edwards, Loree Belden, Dwight Moody, Walter Hughes, Luther Cason, Zella Yarborough, Odys McIntosh, Pernetter Kern, Hozie Dalton, and Charles Wofford. Patients from Joanna are Ef- fie Elton, Rolfe Clark, Virgil Yarborough, Mayr Boyce, and Barbara Willingham. Patients from Cross Hill are Coraw Moses, Lucile Boyce, and James Washington. Patients from Laurens are E- laine Finley, Alice Adams, Sam uel Uldrick, and Russell Eubanks. Patient from Enoree is Robert Barrett. Patient from Bloomfield, N.J. is Tommy Thomas. MRS. JONES Presides Over SS Institute Mrs. Pernella V. Jones, dis trict Superintendent of the Green wood District Sunday School In stitute, announces the institute will convene at 10 a.m. on July 10. This two-day institute will be held at Pine Grove AME Church, Hodges, S. C., Rev. W. B. Wil liams is host pastor. The theme for the institute is "We Must Introduce Our Youth to Our God.” Mrs. Jones will deliver the keynote address. She has served for 17 years and so licits the attendance and coopera tion of all. Dr. W. S. Mims, District Pre siding Elder will preside over the general session. Bishop and Mrs. W. F. Ball Sr., Dr. T. P. Baylor and Dr. Henry H. flat ten will be guests of honor. Sewing Classes At Bell Street Sewing classes are being held at Bell Street High School in the Home Economics Department. Classes ar£ held each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon for older teens and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon for beginners. Adult classes are being held in the Bell Street and Gary Street areas of the city and are sche duled to begin in the Mountville Community Center July 30. All classes are made available as a part of the Vocational Edu cation Pr ogram in the high school and by Laurens County Dis trict #56. These classes are taught by Mrs. Cynthia G. Pruitt, Home Economics Teacher. * * * So shall my word be ... it shall not return to me empty. (Isa. 55:11). God is our Ruide to prosper ity and success, and with Him new channels of Rood open up for us. As we turn to God, and identify ourselves with His work, it becomes more than just a prayer. It becomes the workiriR principle by which we live, Prayer recenters our at tention on God, and in God every prayer of our heart finds perfect fulfillment. JULY STORE-WIDE CLEARANCE! BARGAINS GALORE ON AU 3-FLOORS SALE! LADIES' SALE! LADIES' SUMMER DRESSES BEACHWEAR VALUES TO 11.00 SOLIDS, PRINTS MISSES AND HALF SIZES ONE AND APIECE SWIM SUITS, BEACH COATS, HATS, BAGS SWIM CAPS. Off FASHION CENTER FASHION CENTER LADIES' ROBES & DUSTERS WkAT’fc le LADIES' SUMMER HATS 40°/, OFF THE O ORIGINAL PRICE PASTELS AND BLACK VALUES TO 20.00 S7.00 FASHION CENTER FASHION CENTER SALE! LADIES' SLEEPWEAR SUMMER GOWNS SHIFTS, SLEEP COATS BABY DOLL PAJAMAS LADIES' SHIFTS PANT DRESSES BRA DRESSES Off PRINTS, SOLIDS, AND CHECKS JR. SIZES Off FASHION CENTER FASHION CENTER CLEARANCE! NYLON SHELLS SLEEVELESS AND LONG SLEEVE REG. 4.99 FASHION CENTER REDUCED! LADIES' HANDBAGS VALUES TO 4.99 ** 50 FASHION CENTER DACRON AND COTTON PRINTS 45” WIDE REG. 1.99 BUDGET BASEMENT SOLIDS AND PRINTS TERRY CLOTH 36” AND 45” WIDE REG. 1.19 BUDGET BASEMENT Yd. SALE ON MEN'S CASUAL SLACKS VALUES TO 8.99 5 BROKEN SIZES REDUCED! MEN'S STRAW HATS BIG SLECTION! LIGHT AND DARK TONES. BUDGET BASEMENT BUDGET BASEMENT SALE ON AUTO STEREO TAPES LARGE SELECTION OF STEREO ALBUMS REDUCED! MEN'S SPORTSHIRTS REDUCED! MEN'S WALK SHORTS tEG. 5.99-6.99 jATEST HIT TUNES $4.88 BUDGET BASEMENT BY FAMOUS ARTIST BUDGET BASEMENT $1.57 VALUES TO 4.00 SIZES S-M-L MAIN FLOOR VALUES TO 4.50 BROKEN SIZES MAIN FLOOR CARRIER AIR-CONDITIONER 22-INCH POWER LAWNM0WER LADIES' SUN R CLEARANCE! J,1O0 BTU |« OTHER ROOM COOLERS TO 329. £239 3 HP BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE EASY START! BUDGET BASEMENT BUDGET BASEMENT FASHION SHOES VALUES TO 18.00 BROKEN SIZES Hurry For Best Selections SHOE SALON STREET FLOOR Boys' Sport Shirts VALUES TO 3.00 PRINTS, CHECKS, STRIPES. SIZES 8-20 MAIN FLOOR BOYS’ DEPT. USE YOUR BELK'S CHARGE PLATE. BANKAMERICARD OR MASTER CHARGE — OPEN ALL DAY WED. — FRL NIGHT TIL 7:00