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■«' - ,■■■■■ ■■ . ! * - — to Consider Selection of Nov Mont CLASS B TEAMS MEET FRIDAY well and Mullins Te Show Prowess Tomorrow In Co lombia Ip. Final Game, i The eyes of the football public of Clinton and Sooth Carolina hi gener al, have turned from class A teams MEDICAL MEN GATHER HERE I State Training School Is Host To Members of Third District Medical Society. The Third District Medical Society of South Carolina held its annual _ meeting at the State Training School to the class B teams of the high school |oa last Thursday. The secretary and league. Tomorrow afternoon the cor-| 0 thef officers of the association re tain will be rang down on high school port this to be the largest and most successful meeting ever held since the' Third district has been organized. This being the year in which the association was due to meet in Lau football in the state for the year when the fast Thorn well Orphanage eleven of this city and Mullins high clash< on Melton field in Columbia for the B championship. The Thorawell boys irens county, the officers were invited are in fine shape for the battle and to meet at the institution instead of the odds are in their favor. The team | a t Laurens. Fifty-four doctors reg- wiU be accompanied to Columbia by ‘ istered at the meeting, sixteen from a number of Clinton friends and sup-Newberry county, fifteen from Lau- porters. Irens county, three from McCormick Last week Mullins met Camden at county, two from Greenville county, Mullins and was returned winner, 211 one from Richland county and one t© 0, while Thorn well Orphanage ran | from Oconee county, all over Woodruff for the second time L The meeting was held in the school this season to win, 78 to 0. The auditorium and a turkey diiner wv scores, however, in this instance can-' served to the men in the new dining not in any way be taken as an indica- jhall, which has recently been complet- tion of the strength of the two teams ed. All of the visitors were strong OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION NEXT WEEK * as neither team has met a team play ed by the other. Thorn well’s team is reputed in the upper state to be the best team pro duced in that section in yean. Last week some went so far as to say that this year’s Orphan 'eleven was even better than the championship team of 1923, and if it is it certainly is a good team. Three yean ago the Or phan team went to Columbia and won the state championship from the Cap itals but have not been so formidable since that time, but are said now to once again be practically unbeatable. Thorawell, in Earl Dunlap at quar ter, presents perhaps the greatest in dividual high school player in South Carolina circles this year. This lad is the life of his team, being its general, phnter, passer, line smasher and a power op defense. He is ably support ed by Clark, Stamps and Lynn in the backfield. Mullins presents a powerful, con sistent playing eleveA, said to be one of the beat defensive high school teams produced in the lower state in years. What Mullins lacks in not having a Dunlap in the backfield she is said to make up for in a vigorous, ‘strong line of forward defense. Maj. J. D. Fulp, secretary of the South Carolina high school league, an nounced that Dixon Foster would ref eree in the game, Fritz vonKolnitx will be the umpire and George Belk will be headlinesman. The contest Friday will start at 2:30 on Melton fiold in Columbia. in their praise of the work being done by the institution and -the hospitality of its officers. By a unanimous ris ing vote, it was resolved that each member in attendance at the meeting, after returning home, should make it a point to urge the members of thw legislature from their respective coun ties to support the institution much more in the future than has been done in the past. The scientific program, which was interspersed with a sumptuous dinner and many songs by various groups of children, extended late into the after noon, many of the men remaining un til the close of the day. THE CHRONICLE, following an established custom, will issue its special CHRISTMAS EDITION next week. It wOTbe presented as before, filled with interesting and appropriate Christmas reading matter, something that will appeal to the little tots, those in their teens, the grown-ups and the old folks. It will also contain valuable and interesting “store news'* from the live merchants of the community, many of whom are now offering attractive special Christmas sales. It will serve as a “shopping guide’* to the buying public. Mer chants desiring space in this edition are atfked to make their reservations at once and lef us have their copy not later than Tuesday morning, since such an effort requires an extra amount of hard work. We will strive to make this edition interesting from start to finish and we hope our readers will enjoy it. For you it will solve the perplexing problem, “What to Give and Where to Shop.** Catch the Christmas spirit through THE CHRONICLE. Don’t miss next week’s issue. RESIGNATION OF DR. DOUGLAS TO BE ACCEPTED BY BOARD COUNTY TEACHERS INVADE CLINTON Grqxp Crater Members Observe Work of Clistoo School Room on# En ter Educational Discussions. On Inst Friday the third group ren- Action Expected To Be Take* Towards Electing New Presi dent Bat No Official An nouncement Has Been Made. The board of trustees of the Pres byterian college will meet here this ter meeting of the year was held with < afternoon at 3 o’clock to accept the the Clinton schools. The following resignation of President D. M. Doug las, and to consider the selection of his successor. Notices of.the meeting have been mailed to all members by Dr. A. E. Spencer, secretary of the board, and n full attendance has been urged for today’s conference. The meeting this afternoon will be presided over by Dr. W. M. McPheet- ers, acting president of the boanfr qf trustees. While no officiail announce-, ment has been made, it is expected GRID SCHEDULE GIVEN FOR 1927 Presbyterians Have Nine Games and Probably Ten. New Games Book ed With Mercer and Duke. The football schedule of the Presby terian college, as announced during the past week by Prof. H. E. Sturgeon, faculty representative of athletics, will contain nine games, with the pos sibility of one other game. The only game not definitely scheduled is the contest with Furman and it is expect ed that an agreement will soon be reached on this date. Pi C. will play a ten-games sched ule next year if the Furman game is closed, and new teams included will be Mercer and Duke. The date us ually filled by Davidson college will be given to Duke, while the Presby- terian-Erskine game will be played at TUESDAY NIGHT ® ock Hill, the site usually of the game with the North Carolina Preabyteri- FOOTBALL FEAST P. C. and Thorawell Gnests ad Commercial. and Rotary Clubs. The Commercial, Rotary Teams To Be & ams. and Ki- The schedule, as it has for the last two years, will open with a game with Clemson at Clemson. Next year the opening date will be September 24. w™. dub. of the City h.ve joined .‘eek iTur DuE univ^iTy S „ , T7 * n«<be met nt an undecided piece. Oc- TuMd.j n.ctU for th, vanut, footlnUlY W ^e Foreet and Presbyteri- £ III **'. t » «« piny »t Asheville and will ded- Thornwell Orphanage The eve^rt ha, ■ ^ Ashevi|lc footb , n , udi . already been properly termed ’athletic i night" and mil be a brilliant banquet ^ ^ with Hera!r wiU {ollow> * rm 11 being played October 15 at Macon. The dates for the other games have not been definitely set, but the Citadel game will close the season Thanksgiv- day. The schedule- as in honor of the two football squads !that brought fame this year to Clin ton by their wonderful records. The curtain is expected to rise at 7:30 in the Masonic Temple club rooms, and the event promiaps to be one of the most delightful affairs ever - i attempted in Clinton. It will ^ve the ^ ... ... . . business and professVonal men of the 1 Mullins, Dec. «-Mullins high foot- ci , n opporlunity £ pay «*>; hdi squad, hainnE earned the to| t he players who have given of their P a? Thomwell Orphanage for the, tin)< , I1)d ^ M for lhe jtate ehampionahip. .less B. froth* 11 .1 entertainment of the 0 f the follows: September 24—Clemson at Clemson. October 1—Duke at (place undecid- Friday, will go to Columbia Thurs day, accompanied by Robert R. Har ley, superintendent of public schools, and officials of the athletic associa- ton. Friday morning it is probable that a special train will operate from this section for Hat accommodation of hun dreds who will go from Mullins, Mar- sport. A joint committee from the three . Jr ial representative of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, devoted Monday and Tuesday here to the necessary preliminaries. Robert R. Harley, school superintendent, spent Saturday with the Atlantic Coast Line officials in the interest of the special train schedule, and was informed that the extra train would be furnished if cer tain requirements were met, and it is now thought that-this arrangement will probably be npfected, whereby a greater number of people will be able to attend the game than would other wise go. All Mullins feels a just pride in the record of the high school football team composed of Strickland, Hatfield, the two Rogers, the two Blounts, the McMillans, the two Collins and the two Smith boys and Tarboro, Holland, Nash, Scboolfield and O’Neil. clubs sponsoring "athletic night,” is now at work shaping a program of in terest. There will be speches from representatives of the clubs and re sponses by members of the two teams, as well as other added features. The menu will be a culinary classic and Ion and Nichols. M. P. Adams, spec- -will include everything to tickle the Art Work To Be Offered For Sale r ■' ‘-m j*. . m The public is cordially invited to the annual Christmas sale of the indus trial art department at the State Training school on tomorrow after noon at 3 o’clock. Articles offered for sale will consist of needle art, basket ry, rags and toys. It is hoped that the exhibit will be viewed Friday af- by many in order that the most fastidious palate In addition to the .members of the three clubs, it is hoped that other cit izens interested in athletics will join in the celebration. Those who are not members of the Commercial club and desir eto attend, are asked to com municate at once with C. F. Winn, secretary, and have reservations made for the desired plates. Lutheran Pastor Declines Call Rev. Muller R. Wingard, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church of this city, has declined the call to the pas torate of the Church of the Reforma tion at Savannah, Ga., extended him recently. Members of the local con gregation and other friends in the city will be glad to know that he has de cided to continue his present work. Mr. Wingard resides in Greenwood and divides his time equally between the two pastorates. October 7—Wake Forest at Ashe ville. October 15—Mercer at Macon. Other games in probable order will be: W’offord at Clinton, Erskine at Rock Hill, Oglethorpe at (place unde cided), Newberry at Newberry and Citadel at Charleston, Thanksgiving day, with one open date in November. CRAIG DIVIDES ESTATE EQUALLY — ■ ■ • Brothers and Sisters Inherit Estate According to Will Drawn Oet. 22, 1918. The will of the late Joshua S. Craig, who died several days ago at his home in the county, has been filed in the office of the probate judge. While no appraisal has been made of the value of the estate left by the deceased, it is known that it is one of the largest fortunes possessed by any Laurens county individual. The bulk of the estate is left to the brothers of the deceased, Niles A. Craig of Greenwood, and S. J. Craig of Ora, and the two sisters. Misses Eliz abeth and Isabella Craig, also of Ora, while five nieces and grand-nieces share in the property division. The will bears the date of October 22,1918. To Mias Elizabeth Craig special be quests are made of two tracts of land, including the old homestead tract of 160 acres, and another tract contain ing 112 acres. The W. J. Copeland tract of 95 acres and the sto^e building now occupied by the Todd Motor company of Lau rens, are given to Miss Isabelle Craig, together with ten shares of stock in the First National bank of Clinton. The residue of the estate, which is generally conceded to constitute the larger portion of it, is left to be di vided into five shares, four of which go to his two sisters and two brothers, share and share alike, and the remain ing fifth divided into four parts, three of which go, share and share alike, to the three children of his deceased brother, Thos. B. Craig, and the fourth ; part to the two children of his de- I COUNCIL ELECTS ceased niece. Nan Craig Hunter. The executors of the will are Niles A. Craig of Greenwood, and A. C. Todd, Laurens attorney. The execu tors are authorized by the terms of the will to dispose of the property for division as they see proper without a court order. schools were represented: Bailey, Hurricane, Oak Grove, Rock Bridge, Goldville, Shady Grove, Renno, Gar- hngton, O’Dell's, Long Branch, Langs ton, Sandy Springs, Fleming, Gray Conrt-Owings. At nine o’clock the following teach ers gathered in the auditorium of the Florida Street school where they lis tened tot the morning exercises pre sented by the children of the school: Miss Mamie Sue Simpson, Mrs. J. W. I that Dr. Douglas’ resignation will be Tinsley, Miss Blanche Cox, Miss Clara accepted in order that he may be re- Wingo, Mrs. E. G. Hipp, Mrs. Beatrice lieved early in January as he has re-’ Sloan, Miss Ethel Prince, Miss Mary quested, to assume the presidency of Wyman, Miss Mattie L. Copeland, Mr.‘the University of South Carolina. The W. A. Hart, Miss Louise Davis, Miss | matter of naming a successor to Dr. Sarah Williams, Miss Carmen Wal-, Douglas is one of vital importance to pole, Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Miss Clarice the institution, and it is hardly Dillard, Miss Sarah L. Weir, Miss Li-'thought probable that any decision die Sloan, Miss Alpha Belle Cox, Mrs. will be reached- today other than a Mary Taylor, Mrs. Ed Stevens, Mr. S. careful survey of the field of a num- C. Gambretl, Mr. R. H. Gaston, Miss her of prominent ministers and edu- Louise Thompson, Miss Emily O’Neal, | cators who have been unofficially Miss Elizabeth McCowm, Miss Mattie ment'oned for the .place. Lee Mitchell, Miss Mary Garrison, | While no definite information re- Miss Mattie Sue Witherspoon, Miss garding the successor to Dr. Douglas Esther Reid. Mias Aubrey Brown, has been given out, several names Miss Kathleen Nickles, Miss Annie have been informally put forth. Hall, Miss Ruth Wallace, Miss Lucy Among those who have been suggest- Burns, and Miss Harriet Folk. led are: Rev. John McSween, pastor After chapel the following were ob- of Central Presbyterian church of An- served by the visiting teachers: Third |derson; B. L. Parkinson of Columbia, grnulf reading, taught by Miss Nancy former high school inspector of the Owens; first grade number work, state and now director of the exten- taught‘by Mrs. Raymond Pitts; sev-'.sion division of the University of enth grade arithmetic, taught by Miss South Carolina; Prof. S. D. Edmunds, Evelyn Botts; ninth grade algebra,)head of the Sumter city schools; Dr. taught by Miss Stilwell; and high H. Tucker Graham, pastor of the First school English, taught by Miss Tuck. Presbyterian church of Florence and After the observative classes the a former president of Hampden-Sid- visiting teachers were guests of the'ney in Virginia; Dr. Henry Sweets, business men of Clinton at a dinner secretary of the Christian Education served at the Clinton hotel. After land Ministerial Board of Louisville, lunch the visitors together with the Ky.; Dr. W. H. Fraser, president of Clinton teachers met in a meeting for! Queen's college, the North Carolina the discussion of the lessons observed,'Presbyterian college fo'r women; Dr. after which J. P. Coates, secretary of A. D. P. Gilmour, pastor of the Frist the State Teachers association, ad-1 Presbyterian church of Wilmington, N. C., and probably others whoso names have been oonfiderfttally refer red to the board for consideration. It is expected that there will be a meeting, together with their Presbyteries and home ad dressee fallow: Bethel Presbytery: Rev. Alexander. Martin, Roc* Hill; Rev. W. M. Mc- Pheeters, Columbia; S. M. Jones, dressed the group on the subject, "The Joys of Our Task.” According to Miss Kate V. Wofford, county superintendent of education, the visiting teachers were very much full attendance at today’s pleased with the lessons observed and The members of the board, were loud in their praises of the Clin ton school system. Pythians Elect NEW RECORDER .a?*"- Charleston Jenkins, Presbytery: C. Bissell A. R Hlak.lv ( Noun To Fill the Of- pCharleston; Fred fie. A. SoecStor To C. C. • if-T.. , ; "■ put d . . l harleston. .... .. giBeu. j Congaree Presbytery: Dr. W. R. City council in regular session Tues- „ TT .. D .. r- r> »t j owt _ow Barron * Columbia; ReV. G. G. Mayes, _ h *i.'* f . 0r !,".[ 0 „ r ^ f ““ rt , h i Winnsboro; Joseph Walker. Columbia. Enoree Presbytery: John T. Wood- i w time, the question of the Recorder’s | side, Greenville; Rev. W. A. Haffner, office. Two Gifts Come To Thornwell The Tbornwell Orphanage is in re ceipt of ( two one-thousand dollar con- , tributions. One cornea from the estate the Ugh-class work of the late Mr. Ed McQueen of Dun- of the school un- bar, S. C., and the other is the gift 'Mira Ayliffe Rob- .of Mrs. W. R. Harney and sisters Anderson Heads Alumni Chapter A meeting of local alumni of the Presbyterian college was held last Friday evening in the college library rooms. One of the first matters of business before the meeting was the election of officers and the endorse ment of the idea of organizing a live chapter in the city to help promote the college’s interests. Officers elected were: W. R. Anderson, Jr., president; L. S. McMillan, vice-president; Dr. S. C. Hays, treasurer. A suggestion was adopted favoring an elaborate banquet in honor of the new president of the college shortly after his arrival in Clinton. For this occasion efforts will be made to bring together alumni and fomer students of the institution from all over the state and to make of the event a successful get-together meeting. Soon after the convening of council, = ... ,, ’» » ’ o * w ’ New Officers,?' r ' si *"* tio " <; f rU. r w! G. C Pitts -sa vi'a i and accepted. uke cit w M O’Bryan, Snnn tangly the appluat.on of A.j He j nema H M M< , Uari Wed B. Blakely for the position was pre- Pythias, elected officers |j RU|ock by Ald . rma „ j Carter, Mr. Blakely was elected,'] Local Kiwanians To Entertain Tonight On Tuesday night at its regular monthly meeting, Clinton lodge No. 84, Knights of for the ensuinig year. They are as p follows: Chancellor Commander: H. C. Bald win. Vice-Chancellor: J. H. Donnan. Prelate: Silas P. Bailey. Master of Work: Geo. R. Owens. Keeper of Records and Seal: C. P. Robinson. Master of Finance: C. F. Winn. Master of Exchequer: Goyne L. Simpson. Master at Arms: Roy Madden. Inner Guard: F. M. Stutts. Outer Guard: Ansel Bobo. A committee was named to arrange a get-together meeting on the last Friday in the month, at which time' -every member will be expected to be present. The lodge officers are be coming more encouraged as new mem bers are added, and interest revived. It is hoped the year 1927 will see Clin ton Pythians again very mfich inter ested In Pythianism. The annual December “Ladies” Night” party of the Clinton Kiwanis club, an event at which the Kiwanians’ wives and friends are -always guests of honor, will be celebrated this even ing at eight o'clock at the Hotel Clin ton. A •program of fun and music has been arranged and the party promises to be one of the most original in the club’s history. W. H. Simpson, the re tiring president, will preside,, and cov ers will be laid for eighty plates. sented. Upon motion of Alderman T., Pe€ Presbytery: Rev. H. Tuck er Graham, Florence; L. B. Stephen- aij . son, Hartsville; Rev. D. M. Fulton, . .Aldermen Blalock, Carter, Wilson and r- i;^ Ba,d - Holland voting in the affirmative andi Dar,in * t ° n ' for.Jthe retention of the office. Alder-* Presbytery: Dr. E C. men Duncan and Hai ris. as-heretofore, Dojle, Seneca; M. M. Hunter, Pendle- expressed their disapproval of the * on ’ Bev * ^ Kirkpatrick, Ander- motion and stated that they would. son ‘ Ivote for no applicant for the office.® Sputh Carolina Presbytery: C. M. which they termed as useless and anjBmlcy. Clinton; Rev. E. D. Patton, unnecessary expense placed upon the ‘ Laurens; Dr. F. town. Mayor McMillan stated thatjriHe. the abolition of the office was one of j Rev. E. D. E. Harrison, Abbe- Ciinton Girl Makes Splendid Record Friends of Miss Alva Wilson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Wilson of this city, will learn with interest of the fine record she is making at Chi co ra college. In the freshman class of 68 members, for the first semester she tied fer second place in the high est averages the planks in his platform and that he was willing to do the work without remuneration and save the city the salary of $300 per year carried by the office. With the election of Mr. Blakely, the question is now settled and the office will be continued, ihe majority members of council having insisted on its retention since they as sumed office in September. Wadsworth School Honor Roll Given Regular Meeting First grade: Katherine Barr. Second grade: Mary Agnes Crow der, Mary Crawford, Thelma Taylor. Third grade: Gertrude Cannon. Fourth grade: Ha Mae Satterwhite. Fifth grade: Ryon Satterwhite. Sixth grade: Marion Boyd, Hugh Buford, Allen Dominick. Seventh grade: Mary Pauline Law- Comntercial Club 500 Mar >' workman The December meeting of the Com mercial club will be held Tuesday evening at 7 £0 in the club rooms. The meeting will be a joint occasion with the local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and has been designated as “athletic night” in honor of the varsity foot ball teams of P. C. mod Thorawell. . .1-