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c >x ; v>>xxv:-:vX-XvX<vXv:svx:^^^^ I § V s: Women's World •:<<WOCW<%-X > :'X«*X«<*WX‘X-XWX*X*X-ftW5S:*X'X*ft5S3WX*JSJSfrS555ftfXi-SS-X*S Mrs. Turner Entertains Actaean Club Mrs. William Redd Turner en tertained the Actaeon Book Club - in her attractive home on Octo ber the 24. Thirteen members were pre sent and three guest, Mrs. A. B. Claytor and Mrs. Thomas B. Edmunds of Lynchburg, Virginia and Mrs. William King from Summerville, Georgia. Apple Juice was served then all were invited into the diningroom for a delicious dinner. Each table was decorated with roses and chrysanthemums. A Halloween place card marked each place. Spartanburg County textile plants consumed 488,273 bales of cotton in 1968, topping every other county in South Carolina, according to the S.C. Department of Labor. VBITORS ENTERTAINED Mrs. Thomas B. Edmunds and Mrs. Boyd Claytor, Virginia friends of Mrs. Rufus Sadler were her houseguests last week. Also entertaining guests for the week was Mrs. J. M. Dick. Visit ing her from Raleigh were Mrs. John Beaman and Mrs. Kelvin Gray. The parties they attended while here are too numerous to elab orate on as they were enter tained literally morning, noon and night during their stay in Clin ton. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN? A Leading Manufacturer of Women’s Fash- iona Offers You A Business Opportunity With: • A PROVEN SUCCESS SYSTEM • A MOST SOUGHT AFTER PRODUCT • A COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAM • AN INVENTORY WORTH OVER $5,000 ON CONSIGNMENT • NO FASHION EXPERIENCE NECESSARY • A CHANCE TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS WRITE SANDY ANDRON P. O. Box 176 West Union, S. C. 29606 or Call CoUect 803-63&-5105 GRAPEVINE INDUSTRIES, INC. AVAILABLE IN CLINTON • • • • • • • • • • • »•••••••• save Several of the parties honored guests of both homes, as they made quite a congenial crowd. Thursday at noon Mrs. Dick had a lovely coffee and Friday morning Mrs. Ansel Godfrey in vited the ladies and other friends for coffee. Both homes were decorated beautifully with roses and bright fall flowers. Friday afternoon Mrs. John W. LitUe and Mrs. Robert Wy- sor were hostesses for a drop- in at Mrs. Wysor’s home on Cal vert Ave. Mrs. Sadler entertained Sat urday for a luncheon inviting Mrs. Dick and her guests. In addition to these social e- vents, Mrs. Henry M. Young and Mrs. Frank E. Miller had par ties honoring Mrs. Dick’s guests. Especially for Mrs. Sadler’s visitors was a dinner party at the home of Mrs. L. S. Mc Millan of Dc^gwood Circle, Thurs day night. Also they were in vited for lunch with Mrs. C. M. Bailey and Mrs. W. L. Marshall. With royal treatment like all this, it probably won’t be too long before these out-of-staters wish to return to Clinton for more of the same. * * * GREAT PUMPKIN ARRIVES There were no tricks. . .only treats at Mrs. W. G. King, Jr.’s house this week when she be witched her bridge club with a halloween party. A crepe paper witch hovered over a black cauldron filled with steaming cider. Guests helped themselves to this tasty witch’s brew. Then they were handed trick-or-treat bags brimming with treats. Guests excitedly dug into the sacks finding such goodies as jack-o-lantern and ghost sand wiches, caramel apples, noise makers and assorted sweets. The Great Pumpkin must be real! He came and left the cutest prizes toMrs. Mike Turner, Mrs. Rufus Sadler, and Mrs. Tom Baldwin. And they were present ed to the winners in. . .you guessed it! Trick-or-Treatbags, of course! Mrs. Lawson Guest Speaker Mrs. Marion Lawson was guest speaker when the Iris Garden Club met Oct. 22 at the home of Mrs. 0. B. Miller. Mrs. Lawson gave interesting suggestions on sewing, showing many lovely items made for gifts, and items to be used in the home. The president, Mrs. Sidney Bonds opened the meeting and led devotions. Refreshments of cake squares, sandwiches, nuts and tea were served during the social hours. Girl Staters Talk To Legion Aux. The American Legion Auxi liary met on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Marion E. Law- son. The meeting was opened with prayer by the chaplain Miss Es sie Davidson. Mrs. H. M. Young, president, led the pledge to the flag after which the group sang “America.’ Mrs. Frank Miller, program chairman, presented as speakers for the program the three repre sentative s attending Palmetto Girl State in June, Misses Al- meda Rogers, Susan Jacobs and Eleanor Lynch. They gave an outline of the day by day acti vities and the highlights of the talks made by outstanding speak ers including Governor McNair, Senators Thurmond and Rollings and Lt. Gov. West and many others. The service presented by the girls on Sunday morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital concluded the session. The theme for the 1969 session was “Building Bridges With the Love of God and the Love of Country’ stressed throughout the week. Palmetto Girl’s State is sponsored by the S. C. Depart ment of the American Legion Auxiliary and held in the Cap stone Building, University of S. C., Columbia, annually in June. Out of town guests for the meet ing were Mrs. R. 0. Chandler, president, Seventh District ofthe S. C. Department and Miss Mary Lawson of Simpsonville. Mrs. Chandler brought greetings from the S. C. Department and stress ed the need to increase member ship to reach goal. She also gave information on the Seventh Dis trict meeting to be held Nov. 18. Members were given year books for 1969, and the group concluded with “Song of Peace." Co-hostess were Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. H. M. Young, Mrs. W. C. Baldwin and Mrs. S. C. Rowe. Club Officors Entertained At Tea Celebrating National B&PW week during the 50th anniversary of the clubs founding, Mrs. W. W. Harris entertained with a drop-in, Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 at her home, 108 W. Cen- tenial St. Refreshments were served buffet style from a table with an embroidered and lace cloth cen tered with pink roses in a crys tal epergne. Sandwiches, cheese biscuits, mints and cake were served with coffee and punch. Roses and pastel colored zin nias were used else where for decoration in the home. Assisting in entertaining dur ing the afternoon were Mrs. M. C. Poole, president of the Clin ton club, Mrs. Grace L, Connor, Mrs. Paul Muller, Miss Lula Bess Wilson, Mrs. A. C. Young. Mrs. Thornwell Dunlap, Mrs. Ayliffe Jacobs. Out of town club members were Mrs. Kenneth W. Koenahrens, Dillon State President; Mrs. George S, Dominick, Gaffhey, im mediate State Past President; Miss Willie Maxwell, Inman, State President-elect; Miss He len Tidwell, Greenville, State 1st Vice-president; Mrs. Berta Fortune, Easley, National Trea surer; Mrs. Harry Libner, Pau line, State 2nd Vice-president; Mrs. Lewis Lipscomb, New berry, district 4 director, Mrs. Ruby Ouzts, Ninety-Six, Presi dent of the Greenwood Club and others of that club. on each piece in International® Sterling TEASPOON, now from $7 50 PLACE FORK, Reg or large, now from $12 50 PLACE KNIFE, Reg or large, now from $11 00 PLACE SPOON, now from $11 00 SALAD FORK, now from $10 50 BUTTER SPREADER, now from $6 50 COCKTAIL FORK, now from $5 50 DEMITASSE SPOON, now from $3 75 ICED BEVERAGE SPOON, now from $10.75 and save up to $6.00 on serving pieces Add those long wanted pieces now for the ultimate in gracious entertaining during the holidays. And for "someone special," a gift of International Sterling in her favorite pattern that these special savings makes the occasion memorable. Offer ends January 17, 1970. ‘Trademark of International Silver Company, a tubeidiary of Insiko Corporation J. C. THOMAS Jeweler 2-A—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton. S. C., Oct. 80, 1969 About People You Know Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Payne stopped in Clinton Friday for a visit with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Horace D. Payne. They were on the way to Lakeland, Fla. * * Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tollisou and children of Gaffbey spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Teague in Smallwood. Mrs. George E. Simmons of Charlotte, N. C. spent Monday and Tuesday with her aunt, Mrs. Hugh Simpson. Monday afternoon, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Simmons visited, Mrs. Simpson’s daugh ter, Mrs. K. R. McMaster Jr., in Winnsboro. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Leary, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Leary and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox spent Sunday at Clemson University visiting Linwood Cox, the for mer ’s daughter. It was open house after homecoming on Saturday. Also Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Cox and children are spending this weekend in Charleston to attend Parent’s Day at the Cita del. They will be entertained while there by Mr. andMrs. John I. Moore. Kayran Cox and Johnny Moore will participate in the Ring Dance on Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Howe and sons, Jeff and Chip have moved into their recently completed home on Sky land Drive. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Wilson and daughter, Pam, of Charlotte, N. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Wilson of Matthews, N. C. visit ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson this weekend. Miss Margaret Bethea ofNorth Augusta spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. W. W. Harris. Miss Elizabeth Copeland and Mrs. George Watts Copeland visited Col. and Mrs. J. W. Cope land in Greenville last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Younghave returned from a visit with their daughter, Kay Young, student at Virginia Commonwealth College in Richmond, Va. While away they toured the Shenandoah Valley. Last weekend, Mrs. Horace Smith and Carlton went to Boone, N. C. and other interested places. In Laurinburg, N. C. they joined her daugher, Mrs.RickWellsand Mr. Wells, who make their home there. Also visiting with the fami ly were Mrs. Smith’s daughter, Mrs. Robert Gantt and Mr. Gantt of Columbia. They were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wells. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Roy Palmer and Mrs. M. A. Hatcher of Hamlet visited Mrs. George Watts Copeland. Steve Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Sanders, left today for Ft. Benning, Ga., where he will have basic training. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hlers and Miss Biba Hiers attended the Carolina - Maryland game last Saturday. Miss Carolyn Todd, student at Newberry College, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sloan Todd. * * * Wrinkles Removed In 3 Minnies Now, available to you, RE VEAL, a new ncieotfflr roo mette which will remove your and lasts up to I hours. Apply REYEaZT as «> reetod to your Jerohsul. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wood of Talledega, Ala., spent last week with their daughter, Mrs. Bailey Dixon and Mr. Dixon, and attend ed the American Textile Manu facturers Exposition in Green ville. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Adair, Mary and Chris, HI, were called to Great Falls Sunday due to the death of Mrs. Adair’s mother, Mrs. J. B. Ferguson. Visiting Mrs. Belle Hender son over the weekend was her son, Sgt. Cecil F. Henderson who recently returned from Vietnam; SgL Carl E. Henderson, another son who has returned from a tour of duty in Korea and John C. Henderson and children of Greer. Sgt. Cecil Henderson has been assigned to Davis-MonathonAFB in Tucson, Ariz., while Sgt. Carl Henderson has received his dis charge from the service and is now with his family in Hodges. Bob Vance who is attending Mc- Callie School in Chattanooga, Tenn. spent a recent weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Vance. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milam accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Davis and daughters, Ren nie and Karren of Greenville, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milam, Jr., in Char leston. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McSween and son, Dickie, were in Mari anna, Fla., last week due to the death of his aunt, Mrs. Paul Long. Miss Melissa Turner, student at Salem College, Winston- Salem, N. C., spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Turner. Miss Elaine Addison of Win ston-Salem, N. C. spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Addison. Dr. and Mrs. Edouard Patte have returned to their Pine Street residence after 10 weeks inSwit- zerland, France and Germany. They flew back to the United States from Geneva and stopped over at Washington to spend the weekend with their children, LL Col. and Mrs. Chris Patte and see their new grandson, Chris tian n. Sp/5 and Mrs. Jimmy E. Hea ton have Just returned after spending two years in Germany. Mr. Heaton received his dis charge from Ft. Dix, N. J. Mrs. Heaton has q?ent the previous two weeks with Mrs. Nancy Sharch- crow in Hartsville, Conn. Mr. Heaton is the son of Mrs. Cath erine Heaton of Clinton and Mrs. Heaton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Sellers of Jo anna. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Langston of Hattiesburg, Miss., and Mrs. Ambrose Hudgens of Laurens were here for the funeral of Mr. J. R. Langston in Laurens on Saturday the 18. Mr. and Mrs. Hall King, Miss Martha King, Matthew King and Amanda Ballew spent Sunday in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Chand ler, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ram- age and Tommy Ramage were visitors in Hendersonville, N.C. on Sunday. Mr. James Hornsby has re turned home from Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, S, C., where he underwent surgery last week. Early “Electricity” The Greeks gave amber the name “elektron,” since they found that amber, when rubbed briskly, could pick up straws and small bits of pa per This gave man his first knowledge of electricity NELSON Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Nelson announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Ellen, born Oct. 26, at Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Va. Mrs. Nelson is the former Pat ricia Pirkle of North Augusta. Mr. Nelson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Nelson. * * * CHE STEIN Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chestein of Laurens announce the birth of a son, Darren Ray, on Oct. 15 at Self Memorial Hospital in Green wood. Mrs. Chestein is the former Juanita Patterson, daughter of Mrs. Irene Patterson of Clinton. * * * CLEAVER Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cleaver of Elberton, Ga., former resi dents of Clinton, announce the birth of a daughter, Sheila Marie, on Friday, Oct. 25. Newcomer Club Holds Meeting The Clinton Newcomers Club held their monthly meeting in Douglas Hall at Presbyterian College on Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. Dr. T. Layton Fraser, guest speaker, presented a film, “The Hope of Man," to the members. The film, which was produced by the Biblical Films Project of Clinton, gave briefly the central message of the Bible from crea tion to the judgement Copies of the narrative were given to the members for individual study. A business meeting followed, provided over by Mrs. Jim Wal ler, president. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Russell Rice, hostess for the meeting. Alexander-Armstrong Mr. A. E. Alexander, Route 1, Clinton announces the engage ment ofhis daughter, Nancy Flor ence, to Martin Keith Armstrong. The bride-elect’s mother is deceased. The groom-elect, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Armstrong of Laurens, is pre sently stationed in Charleston with the U.S. Navy. 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