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Another Banks McFadden Story
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Another Banks McFadden Story


Mar 28, 2019, 4:32 PM

Banks and his family were long time active members of Clemson United Methodist Church. If Banks was in town on Sunday, he was always at the eleven o'clock service. Quite often, Banks was the last one to arrive and when he made his entrance we knew no one else would be arriving.

One Sunday when I was serving as a greeter, Banks came rushing up the steps straightening his tie. When he saw me he said, "I'm here now, the Minister can start the service".

(I have another one about Banks I'll post later)

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I bet Banks never got a milkshake at Mac’s***


Mar 28, 2019, 5:14 PM



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Re: Another Banks McFadden Story


Mar 28, 2019, 6:35 PM

I remember Banks and his family coming up into the balcony, usually late, numerous times at the Methodist Church before it burned 63-64.

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^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 28, 2019, 6:44 PM

was a very sad sight involving a beautiful old facility which we attended as a married student couple.

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Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 28, 2019, 8:24 PM

I always wondered why the (mid-century modern) Methodist church seemed to have been built much later than the other denominations. Thanks for that insight!

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Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 28, 2019, 8:57 PM [ in reply to ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field.. ]

Bill --- that was a sad sight. The night before the church fire the elementary school burned down. After the fire some of the elementary school classes met in Godfrey Hall on the campus. One of my daughters was one of those who were housed in Godfrey. She and some of the others in her class would tell everyone they went to Clemson University.

During the church fire, many students rushed over and helped remove any thing that was movable. Thanks to their help, many items were saved that otherwise would have been destroyed.

Were any of you in school when Dan's Restaurant had a fire?

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Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 29, 2019, 6:40 AM

Outdoor eating for a while.

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Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 29, 2019, 2:25 PM [ in reply to Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field.. ]

Joe,

I was there in Clemson and also spent half my fourth grade year in the old Physics Building. Went to Holy Trinity next door to the Methodist Church. Strange time with those fires, but I also remember the summer of Dan's outdoor cafe.

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Re: ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field..


Mar 29, 2019, 5:51 PM [ in reply to ^^ Watching Methodist Church burn to ground that evening from Soccer Field.. ]

LBB ... I'm pretty sure the church burned my freshman year 1964. It seems like there were another couple of fires too and if I am not mistaken they were deliberately set ....can't remember the details.

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