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7 Two THE INDEX-JOURNAL, CREENWOOD, S. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 28. 1342 RETTA GRIER CELEBRATES FOURTH BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Retta Grier, little sanghier, of Mr. and Mrs.

Randolph Grier, was given party yesterday by her mother at their home on Jennings avenue. The occasion was in celebration of her fourth birthday. About 30 little friends attendod the affair, and played sames in the Later, they were invited into the dining room. where a colorful Maypole centered the table. All ditferent colored streamers were strung from the top of the pole to! tie table and attached with spring flowers.

At one corner of the table was the attractive birthday cake topped with four candles. Charming little favors and party caps were given the guests. The little honor guest was dressed in 4 white dress with a sight blue, coat. Mrs. Grier was assisted with the entertaining by Betty Baskin Roddey and Sam Castles.

Those who assisted with the serving were, Katherine Park, Dennie Reynolds and Ginger Burns. MRS. E. H. WOOD BECOMES HEAD OF McKISSICK CLUB YESTERDAY Mrs.

E. H. Wood was elected as, president of the McKissick Book club yesterday afternoon at the meeting at the home of Mrs. Willlam Mauldin. She succeeds Mrs.

Mauldin, who, with Mrs. George Mundy, was hostess for the group. Other officers chosen were Mrs. M. M.

Reid, vice president, and Mrs. Mundy, secretary, Mrs. Blyth Major, a guest at this meeting, was welcomed as a new member Into the club. Seven other new members were elected and will be invited soon. For the occasion, many lovely! TO GASTONIA, N.

C. Mrs. T. C. Beaudrot has returned home after attending the wedding of Miss Alice Dilling and J.

Y. Todd in Gastonia, N. C. Saturday night. VISIT HERE Mrs.

Werner Holseld and Barbara Ann and Doris, of Gastonia, N. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. C.

Beaudrot. OF AUGUSTA, GA. Miss Vivian Cushman of Augusta, is visiting Mrs. B. T.

Bolt. The Census Bureau calculates that there was one accidental death, on the average, every 5 minutes during 1940. One-third of these were automobile fatalities. WOMEN HEED THIS ADVICEN If, you're cross, restless, suffer hot nervous feelings, dizziness canned by this period in a woman's life table try Lydia E. Pinkham' Compound.

Made especially for women. Thousands upon thoulabel direcWORTH TRYING! spring howers were used throughout the home. Arrangements of sweetpeas, yellow and purple irises, spirea, roses, and blue phlox made an attractive setting. Mrs. George Mundy had charge of the program, "Religion in the Lives of Business People." She spoke of the Optimist's Creed, and referred to Bible quotations to show how business people were affected by religion.

After the business and the gram, the hostesses served clous refreshments. consisting of sandwiches, punch, and a sweet course, Red Cross Calendar Tuesday Aid Clyde Brooks Wednesday Miss Carolyn Avinger Aid Miss 1 Burris Aid Mrs. Bookter Thursday Aid Miss Burris Aid Clyde Brooks Friday Miss Avinger Aid Miss Burris COLORED CLASSES Tuesday Cothran Wednesday -Nutrition Lucille Cothran Thursday Aid Mary Johnson 7:30 Nutrition Lucille Cothran Friday Aid Mary Johnson Cothran RURAL COLORED CLASSES Monday Tuesday Wednesday 3:00 4:30 Home Loberta Goins BUS SCHEDULE LEAVING GREENWOOD, S. C. 4848-A, 1:57 P.

Ahherille: Calhoun Falls Ware Shoals Greenville Elberton Athens Winder Knoxville Decatur Atlanta 9:00 P. M. 5:55 A.M. Ninety Six Sateda Batesburg Columbia Batesburg Epworth Columbia Salads Fayetterille Charleston Raleigh Richmond Inston New York 9:15 P. M.

6:00 A. M. Cross HIll Clinton Abbeville mire Carlisle Chester Due West York alde Path Belton Charlotte Williamston Greenville 3:05 P. M. 7:00 A.

M. Hodges Donalds Hones Spar- Path Belton Anderson tanburg Marion Asheville Hartwell Athens Atlanta $:85 P. Cross HILI Clinton McCormick Mode Augusta Whitmire Carlisle Chester Jacksonville Miami York Charlotte 8:56 P. M. 9:05 A.

MC Laurens Woodruff SparAbberille Antreville tr mburg Asheville derson Hartwell Royston Charlotte Athens: P. M. 9:35 A. Abbeville Due West Hodges Donalds Beltea alds Honea Path Belton Anderson Seneca Walhalla WEllamston Greenville Ware Shoals 6:36 P. 1 9:85 A Greenville Hendersonville Asherille Ninety Six Chappells Silver Knoxville Street- -Winnsboro Gi eat Falls -Lancaster 9345 A.

M. Laurens Woodruff Spar- 6:25 P. M. tanburg Asheville Charlotte Abbuville Due West Don- Honea Path Belton 9:50 A. Anderson Clemson- -Walhalla Saluda Batesburg Columbia Sumter Florence 6:80 P.

Charleston Salada Batesburg Columbia 9:50 A. M. Orangebarg Charleston berry Salem Now. 6:50 P. M.

Ninety- Sis Winasboro Great Roads Laurens Woodruff Cross Falls Hendersonville Spar. Lancaster Asheville 10:83 A McCormick geflela 7:40 P. M. gusta Aville Ware Shoals Greenville Hendersonville Asheville 11:0 A. M.

Knoxville Abberille West Donalds Path Belten 9:20 P. Willians ton Greenville Abberille Calhoun Falls Elberton Athens Winder 11:86 A. M. Decatur Atlanta Salada Textugton Columbia Raleigh- Bean Fayetterille 10:43 P. M.

Wash- New York son ville Miami TAXI 2136 1 31 Glassed Foods for Wartime Needs Top, four ways to add variety to Ing box lunches delicious' as well mold that requires no sugar and family dessert as for a company dressed up tempting new recipes. peanut butter sandwich spread, makas nutritious. Below, a fluffy jam can be as easily prepared for a treat. Both are familiar glassed foods Data About Greenwood Business Women Compiled An informative program present- ed in the form of an informal quiz was led by Miss Ann Adelle McCaslan last nigHt at her home for the and. Professional Women's club meeting.

The questions related to facts about Greenwood business women. The members were first entertained in the garden where a cool drink was served. During the business session, Miss Margaret Bailey reported about the work of the Juvenile Council. She discussed three projects for Greenwood county-dental clinic, tonsil clinic, and the project for. making Greenwood county 100 -per cent for lunch room.

Miss Euphemia Gordan, who took charge in the absence of the president, Miss Nell Garrard, read a letter inviting the club here to an open meeting in Greenville May 11. It was decided to have for the May meeting a picnic at Lake Greenwood. The officers will be decided upon at the next meeting. Business Women Of County During the quizzing, for whict those who gave the most nearly correct answers received Defense Stamps, the following facts piled by Mrs. R.

H. Whitlock, were revealed: A total of 3,125 women are working in Greater Greenwood. An average of all trades would probably give an average wage of $17.50 per week, Clerical positions will average round $15.00 per week and in this class there is the greatest differentiation between the amount paid men and that paid women for the same work. Least differentiation is found in the clas of textiles, where a woman is paid the same as the man for the same work the same length of time and her a 40-hour week, at 40 cents per hour holds." Teaching profession comes next with men teachers receiving some more, but not twice as much tax. These will average $110.00 per month for 9.

months. Nurses are in the higher brackets: Very few women," comparatively speaking, as looking at the more 000 holding jobs, receive $125.00 and up, in Greenwood. Not more than 10 percent have bank accounts. Women in textile industries number 1822. There are 122 teachers.

Marriages and Engagements MATTISON-FRANKLIN Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Franklin of McCormick, South Carolina announce the marriage of their daughter Margaret Elizabeth to James Franklin Mattison, Junior Thursday, the twenty-third of April nineteen hundred and forty-two McCormick, South Carolina.

KIRBY-HUGHES Mr. and Mrs. Van R. Ramey of Abbeville announce the marriage of their danghter Doris Othella Kirby to John G. Hughes on Saturday.

April the eleventh nineteen hundred and forty-two. MRS. T. C. BEAUDROT ASSISTS AT PARTY GIVEN BY DAUGHTER, MRS.

MARSHALL DILLING Mrs. Marshall Dilling, formerly Miss Mabel Beaudrot, entertained at her home in Gastonia, N. with a lovely party last week. The affair was given for Mr. and Mrs.

J. Y. Todd Friday night before their Wedding. Mrs. Todd was Miss Jane Alice Dilling, sister-in-law of the hostess.

For the rehearsal party, decorations in the bridal motif were lovely, The central attraction was in the dining room where white predominated. The table was covered with. a lovely cutwork: cloth. The three tiered Garden Rites Performed Mrs. J.

C. Self Attends Wedding At Magnolia Gardens The wedding of Miss Sara Calhoun Hastie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Norwood Hastie, of 5 Water street, and Magnolla-on-theAshley, to Lieutenant Samuel S.

Logan, U. S. army, of Philadelphia, took place at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the gardens at Magnolia. The ceremony took place under a large oak near the bridge, where an altar, decorated with calla lilies and greenery, had been placed. The Very Rev.

Allen Evans, dean of the Philadelphia Divinity school, and the Rev. Dr. Albert Rhett Stuart, rector of St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal church. officiated.

Mrs. Laurens Patterson, organist at St. Michael's played the wedding music. Mrs. Robert Coleman Walker, of Philadelphia, was the bride's matron of honor.

The bridesmaids included the Misses Adele Gielg. Elizabeth Elliott Sass. Margaret, Louisa Read, Zelda, Drayton-Grimke. Effie Campbell, Siegling and P'elica Oliveros Chsolm, all of Charleston. Robert.

Coleman Walker, of Philadephia, was the bridegroom's best man. Serving as usher men were William M. Sloan, Peter H. B. Frelagnuysen, and Henry O.

H. Frelinghuysen, of New York; John R. Clark Ensign John Gribbell, Lieutenant John Wheeler, Lieutenant Howard W. Reed. Lieutenant Edward F.

Rivinus. and Lieutenant William McAdoo, all of 4 Philadelphia; Lieutenant John Drayton Hastie, of. Charleston and Camp Davis, brother of the bride, and C. Norwood Hastie, of Charleston also a brother of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her father.

The ceremony was followed by reception in the gardens. Lieutenant and Mrs. Logan left later for a wedding trip after which they will reside in Philadelphia. Mrs. Logan attended Ashley Hall and was graduated from Chatham Hall, Chatham, Va.

She made her debut in Charleston during the season of 1939-1940 and is a member of the Junior League of Charleston. Lieutenant Logan, son of Mrs. Samuel 'S. Logan, of Philadelphia, and the late Mr. Logan, attended Hill school and was graduated from Princeton university in 1939.

He 'attended the University of Pennsylvania law, school and at present is serving with the 104th Cavalry, stationed in Indiantown Gap, Pa. Mrs. J. C. Self was among the rout or 'town Clemson Cadet Of Columbia Visits Abbeville Abbeville, Apr.

27 (Special- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Boyd have had their two children with them this past week.

Victor Boyd, who has been called into the service, was home for the weekend. He has been stationed at Fort Eustace and nas been transferred to Fort art in Savannah. The young man has been awardad. a medal for making the highest score in the sharpshooter contest in camp. This is a fine record for a service of eight weeks.

Mrs. Jack Norris came over from Atlanta and visited here with her parents and her brother. Mrs. W. P.

Greene, and small daughter, Phyllis, are visiting in Charleston with Mrs. Allen Reed, the sister of Mrs. Greene. They will be away for a week. James C.

Hemphill, of Columbia, senior at Clemson, spent the weekend in Abbeyille with his numerous relatives. Honea Path Man Visits Abbeville Abbeville, Apr. 28 (Special) Mrs. David Henry and Mrs. Bryan, of Clemson, came down for a spend-the-day with Mrs.

G. A. Neuffer Sunday. They were accompanied by Mrs. T.

J. Raycroft, who was the guest of Miss Maggie Latimer. Mrs. John. McCalla of rille left Saturday for Swartnmore, Pa.

where she will spend a month with her brother and sisterin-law, Mr. and Mrs Brown. Hon. Melvin Ashley of Hones Path was a visitor in Abboville the past week. Mr.

Ashley 19 the representative, from Abberille and he says his mind is so worried a- bout the war prospects: that he has not had time to think of the approaching campaign, but lie expresses the desire to be a candidate again and threw his winter hat in the ring before buying a spring head-piece: The nation's 6,096,799 farms were valued at $33,641,738,726 in the 1940 Census. The land was worth 176,115,541, the buildings were valued at $10,405,435,796, and the farm implements and machinery were listed at $3060,187,389. Crescent of Bananas 1 Creates New Salad VITAMIN lovers and who isn't in these food conscious bless you for this beautiful new salad where banana blends with apple and grapes on a leaf or two, of crisp green lettuce. At one side of salad plate, place lettuce leaves and a slice of apple with peel left on for color. Top with cluster of grapes.

Now peel 1 ripe banana (yellow peel flecked with brown) and slice. Arrange slices of banana in two half circles at other side of salad plate. Garnish with watercress or other crispy greens. Serve with mayonnaise or cream dressing. Personals COLUMBIA Mr.

and Mrs. Pringle Pratt spent the wekend in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Orr. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt have recently moved into an apartment, 153 West Cambridge street. TO UNION and.

Mrs. Jack Wilburn and baby, Ann Spears, spent the weekend in Union with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilburn and Mrs. C.

C. Cooper. TO ATLANTA, GA. Mrs. Ernest Young joined her husband for a weekend visit in Atlanta.

Lt has been stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. HERE FOR WEEKEND Among the weekend visitors here for the Dorn-Shanklin wedding were Mr. and Mrs. H. D.

Shanklin and son, H. D. Shanklin, Jr. MaryPark, W. G.

Garnett. all of Ashland. H. C. Dorn of Portsmouth, Va.

of the United States Navy, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Carter, Il.

and daughter, ond Mr. and Mrs. G. B- Dorn and two children, of Greensboro, N. C.

TO CHARLESTON Mrs. J. M. Elliott spent the weekend in Charleston with her daughter; Miss Margaret Poole. OF CAMDEN Julian White, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Julian White, spent the weekend here with his parents. He is stationed at the Camden airport as assistant crew chief with the Southern Aviation company. TO ATTEND SCHOOL W. R.

Dunn, former Greenwood lawyer who is now stationed at Fort Moultrie, has received orders to report to Fort Lee, Virginia, May 2, to attend the quartermaster's officer's candidate school. HERE ON BUSINESS Miss Eleanor Carson and Miss Portia Seabrooks, Winthrop extension specialists, met here yesterday with Miss Carolyn Avinger for business. ACCEPTS WORK Mrs. Otis Dodgen has accepted work with the Greenwood company. For the past four years she has been employed at the Nantex Manufacturing Company.

HAVE COMPANY Mr. and Mrs. William Mauldin had as their guests Sunday her parents, Mr and Mrs. A. G.

ray of Beech Island, her brother, Pic. Galphin Murray, of Camp Wheeler, Walker Murray, Miss, Keliah Murray of Beech Island, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Glenn and children, Jimmie and Betsy Glenn, of Huntington, W.

Va. RETURNS Mrs. Jimmie Hodges has returned to Greenwood after visiting in Athens. OF FORT JACKSON Roy Raborn of Fort Jackson spent the weekend here vith relatives. Physician Takes Bride Scurry And Daughter Attend Scurry Thomas Rites In Charleston A marriage of which a number Greenwoodians are interested is that of Miss Emily Jordan Thomas, daughter of the Right Rev.

Albert Sidney Thomas, 4 shop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, and Mrs. Thomas, to Dr. Gerald Watts Scurry, of Chappells and Columbia The rites were performed Saturday evening in St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal church in Charleston. The coremony was performed by Bishop Thomas, father of the bride, and the Rev.

Dr. Albert Rhett Stuart, rector of the church. Mrs. Martha Laurens Patterson, organist, played the wedding, music. The church was decorated with white gladioli, white calla Millies and palms.

Miss Mary Ellen Bond was the bride's maid of honor and the bridesmaids included Mrs. Maurice Moseley, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. George Savage King, both of Columbia; Miss Josephine Manigault Gribbin, of Asheville, daughter of the Right Rev. Robert Emfet Gribbin, bishop of Western North Carolina, and Mrs. Gribbin, and Miss Margaret Buswell Walker, of of Charleston and Baltimore, was the bridegroom's best man.

Serving as usher -groomsmen were John. Francis Scurry, of Chappels, brother of the bridegroom; Dr. G. Preston Cone. of Williston; Paul K.

Switzer, of Union, and Heyward H. Pouche, of Columbia and Charleston The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Dr. Henry Carrison Thomas, of Charleston and New Harven, Conn. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 204 Southwood road, Mrs. Scurry was graduated from the College of Charleston, where she was a member of Alpha Nu chapter, of Delta Delta Delta, national women's fraternity.

She made her debut there during the season of 1536-37 and completed a course in medical technology at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina and at present is employed by the state board of health in Columbia, Dr. Scurry as a son of Mr. and Mrs. John 3. Scurry, of Chappells.

He was graduated from Furman University and from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He is a member of Pl Kappa Phi fraternity and Alpha Kappa medical fraternity, At present he is serving an mternship at the Columbia hospital. Out-of-town guests for the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. Scurry, parents of the bridegroom, and Mrs.

John Francis Scurry, of Chappells; Mrs. C. J. Scurry and Elizabeth Scurry Gray. Personals TO SAVANNAH, Ga, Mrs.

J. C. Golden is spending the week in Savannah, visiting Mrs. R. C.

Nelson. She went with Mr. and Mrs. S. C.

Bryan and their daughter, Phyllis, who spent the weekend there. OF WARE SHOALS Mrs. Johnny Balentine of Ware Shoals was a visitor, here yesterday. TO COLUMBIA Louise winiams" and Miss Mary Arnold spent Sunday in Columbia visiting friends. OF NEWBERRY Mrs.

Willie 'Mayer and daughter, Doris, of Newberry, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mayer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Metz. OF ABREVILLE. Mr. and Mrs. T.

F. Anderson and children of Abbeville spent the weekend here with Mrs. B. B. Milling and Mrs.

George H. Anderzon. OF FORT JACKSON Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis.

Underwood of Fort Jackson were here for the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clem. OF CAMP GORDAN Azell Walker of Camp Gordon, Augusta, spent the weekend here with Mrs. Walker and son, Wayne, at the home of Mrs.

Walker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MoElrath.

OF SPARTANBURG Wallace Louge' of Spartanburg spent the weekend with his brother, Bill Louge. OF FORT MOULTRIE Carlton Raborn has returned to Fort Moultrie after a few days visit here. AT FORT SILLS, Okla, Bill Fuller is stationed at Fort Sills, Okla. He is the soul Mr. and Mrs.

M. H. Fuller. Teacher To Cross Hill Miss Eleanor Dial Visits Parents, Mr. And: Mrs Conway Dial Cross Hill, April 28-(A)-Mr.

and Mrs. Jaynes Coleman, J. H. Coleman, Mrs. Renie C.

Setsler, Mrs. Ella Black spent Friday in Chester with Mr. and Mrs. Lanter Black. Mr.

Black is a patient in the Chester Hospital. The Rev. J. E. Ratchford visited his parents in Waxhaw last week and also attended the high school graduation on Tuesday evening, his brother being a member of the senior class.

This week Mr. Ratchford wil go to Decatur, Ga. to attend the Conference for Rural Pastors which will be in session at the Columbia Seminary. Mrs. 8.

W. Addison of Charlotte; N. C. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J.

O. Denny this week. Mr. and Mrs. Yount, Misses Louise Yount, Mary Brown Griffin, day in Hickory, N.

C. where they and Marjorie Sims Byrd spent Sunenjoyed the birthday celebration of Mr. Yount's rather. Alec Brown of Orangeburg- spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs. R.

W. Griffin. Private Wilton Jacks of Camp Sutton spent Sunday here with his parents. Mr and Mrs. Boyd of Clinton visited friends here Sunday.

Miss Clara Wideman of Troy, Miss Lula Wideman and Miss Anne Denny of Greenwood spent Sunday with 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Denny.

J. H. Shealy of Ruffian was at home for the weekend. Little Miss Anne Foster has returned to Columbia after a visit here with her grandmother, Mrs. J.

H. Witherspoon. Miss Eleanor Dial of Greenwood spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conway Dial.

Group Returns From House Party Given Over This Weekend A group of young people returned last night from a three days outing and house party at Hemlock House, on Whitewater River, the mountain camp of Gerald H. Smart. In the party were: Evelyn Anne Duckett, Virginia Stranch, Betty Snead, Gladys Park, Lillie Fuller, Juanita Anderson senior high school; Annie Mary. Buist, Wilma Duckett, Sue Eligh, Joyce Ballentine, Kathleen Winifred Gaines, Jackie McCurry, Jean Hines Juntor high school; Betty Coleman, Ruth Hines, Pat Horton, Betty Anderson, Erline Duckett, Dixie Huff, Barbara Medlock- grammar school. Harold Duvall, Sidney Hartzog, Miss Louise Burnett, Mrs.

H. T. Medlock and Gerald H. Smart. HAVE GUESTS John Cox, who is stationed at Camp Croft, Spartanburg, spent the weekend with Mr.

and Mrs. W. P. Watkins. They also had as their guest during the weekend Mrs.

Watkins' sister, Miss Helen Hunter, of Greenville. VISIT HERE The Rev. and Mrs. Robert er, and daughter, Juanita, of Pickens, and the Rev. and Mrs.

Paul Webb of Greenville, visited yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Webb and daughters, Virginia and Martha Jean. RETURNS HOME Mrs. Forrest Jones has returned home after spending several days with her husband, Mr.

Jones, in Baltimore, Md. TO TAMPA, FLA. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Willis and daughter, Barbara Liles, left Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs.

Willis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Smith, Tampa, Fla.

They will return Thursday night. OF FORT MOULTRIE Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Sparks of Fort Moultrie: spent the weekend with Mr.

and Mrs. John Sparks and Mr. and Mrs. Jerrell Sperry. bridal cake mounted with the little bride and groom figures was at one end of the table.

At the opposite end was the bouquet of bride's roses showered with satin ribbons. Entwined around the table was the real string smilax. A large arrangement of white gladioli, and snapdragons was used on the buffet. In the punch room was served cream and cake and punch. About 50 guests were entertained.

Mrs. T. C. Beaudrot, mother of the hostess, assisted with the entertaining. A VEGETABLE Laxative For Headache, Sour Stomach Dell and Spells when caused by Constipation.

Use only as directed. 15 doses for only 10 cents. Dr. HiTCHCOCK'S LAXATIVE POWDER.

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