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Thur^oy> September 19, 1940
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE/CLINTOK, S. C.
Poge Seven
Walter A. Johnson, Dean of Southern Coaches,
To Celebrate 25th Anniversary At College
Come To Clinton In 1915 and Has Seen Athletic
Plont At Local School Develop From Nothing To
Its Present High Stondord. Is Civic Leader.
WEST aiNTON NEWS
Mnu Jm Campbell. Cerre^Mndent
Rev. and Mr% R. D. Hughes were
visitors in Greenville Thursday.
D. G. Jackson and A. H. Hughes
As Presbyterian college - enters itsj When asked for a statement about j
1940 gridinm seas(m, it will be the his twenty-five years of work here,;
twenty-fifth consecutive year that {Johnson merely grinned his fam-
Coach Walter A. Jcrfmson has been at ous, hearty , grin and said with hisj
the helm of P. C. football elevens, j characteristic modesty: ‘Tve seen'
And the life story of the veteran the athletic plant built from noth-'
athletic mentor is in one sense theming to what I consider one of thei
story of the school that he repre-'best small college plants in the'
sents. Without Coach Johnson the' cotmtry.” And he went on to talk
modem athletic plant which is a plrttof the size of the schools we for-|
of P. C., might not have been. For merly played in all.sports and the
the past twenty-five years of John- schools A|^ith which P. C. has athletic
son’s life have been given to Pres- relations today. |
byterian college. | That was all—nothing about what^
On April h, 1893, in Milwaukee, he has done to make the plant what-
he was bom of Swedish parents, it is; nothing about the important)
and the clean courageous blood of part he hm pUyed in bringing box-1
his Viking ancestry has shown nobly ing to this state (it began at this
in all that he has done since. , school under his direction); noth-j
In 1»I5 Jolm«>n cune to CUnton j?* »'»''< the v„tl, ripilIicMlt rote
to take chaue of athletic activitie, 4" k
at ProabytSSi coUege. an inatltu-1 “W-'i "<>*‘"*1
tlon of atout 185 .tudSnts. Fourtea.ijJ®-'*•h'^
tnen reported tor his first football'-? '{-* *'*)* if*..*’,
practtee^d yeTout of that fourteen.'"f* " J"”''!
he molded a team that won five of I
Mven contests- and had two .n- <«“ •*• C. Spirit” in aU the athleUc'
II I teams. Merely a simple unadorned
state men on its roll. * ““vjr"
In those days there were tnreei . . .. . „ ..
, . 4 *-- — I^Lfid that tells the story ox the vet*
^horts on the campus, footballt i athlptix* m#ntnr b^tti^r than a
ball, and basketball, and he coached if™" ♦ i!f vJ" s.*
„ ’ .thousand words that could be writ-
all of them. |.
In December, 1917, he left Clinton) *
to join the American Expeditionary.
forces in France. He served as a
I attended the Lark-^ughes reunion
in Gaffney Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ealy and sons
visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Samples
in Greenville Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C L, Blease spent
the week-end with relatives in Cow
ard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sumerel of
Whitmire, visited li^r. Sumerel’s sis
ter, Mrs. C. B. Smith and Mr. Smith.
Mrs. Lizzie Braswell, Mr. and Mrs.
Noe Green of Whitmire, visited Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Freeman Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Young of Ninety-Six,
visited Mr. and Mrs^Joie Strickland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith and
children of Chester, spent the week
end with Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs.
L. W. King.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lawson of
Reidville, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks Dunaway Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strou(9 of
Spartanburg, visited Mrs. Minnie
Tinsley Sunday.
Messrs. Ralph Riddle, Ruble
Strange, Rev. R. D. Hughes, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Hughes, Mrs. L. M. Ev
ans, Misses Sadie and Lottie By
rum, and Mildred Arnold, Mrs. J X.
Arnold were visitors in Spartanburg
Saturday.
Mrs. W. A. Terry and Misses Sue
and Beatrice Terry of Greenwood,
spent the week-end with Mrs. Ter
ry’s son, Joe Terry and Mrs. Terry.
C. C. Abbott visited relatives in
Ware Shoals Tuesday.
Mrs. Ora Wood and son, Robert
visited in Elberton, Ga., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reed of Whit
mire, visited Mrs. Reed’s mother,
Mrs. Selma Boulware Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Tinsley has returned
home after spending several weeks |
with her daughter, Mrs. Bryant i
Stribble and Mrs. J. O. Boozer inj
Newberry. j
Mr., and Mrs. J. L. Arnold, James
Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Arnold,,
and Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cranford!
were visitors in Greenville Tuesday.'
Rev. And Mrs. V. McK. Marlowe j
of Columbia, spent several days with!
their daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Brown,
and Mr. Brown.
had made her home here 15 years.
She was a member of Calvary Bap*
tist church.
Surviving are her husband, six
children, Charles, Haskel and Ol
iver Williams<m, Mrs. L.- F. Strick
land, Mrs. J. C. Lusk, and Miss
ie Wil
Mattie Williamaon; one sister, Mrs.
W. L. Finley; four brothers, E. D.,
James, L. B. and Lee Griffin.
Funeral services will be conducted
from Bailey Memorial Methodist
church Wednesday at 4 p. m., by
Rev. R. D. Hughes and Rev. R. G.
Looney. Burial will be in Virginia
cemetery near Enoree.
the secretary, Mrs. Smith. Report
of the sick, and committees ap
pointed.
An interesting program on “The
Jews,” led by Mrs. R. D. Hughes,
with several taking part.
Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. Joe Davenport and Miss Nell
Smith.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Ralph Riddle.
Mrs. Margie WUllamsen
Mrs. Margie Williamson, 52, wife
of J. R. Williamson, died at her
home on Frances street here today.
She had been ill two weeks. She
was a native of North Carolina but
NYA Girb OoesU af Clab
Mrs. Icxie Wallace and the girls
of the NYA home were guests on
Wednesday evening at a meeting of
the “Willing Workers” club of which
Mrs. Jack Fuller is president. Mrs.
Wallace with her group of students
demonstrated the making of tomato
sauce cake which when baked and
iced with cheese icing wAs served
the club members. The girls favored
the audience with a number of musi
cal selections during the evening.
Birth
Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson
announce the birth of a son, Joseph
Earle, on Sept. 18.
Mrs. Patterson will be remembered
I as Miss Irene Tinsley.
Saville
Mr. and Mrs. James Seville an
nounce the birth of a son Jerry Lee,
on Tuesday. Sept. 17.
i Mrs. Saville is the former Mbs
Florence Campbell of Anderson.
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W. M. 8. Meet
The W. M. S. of Calvary Baptist
church held its regular, monthly
meeting Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. Grady Smith.
Roll called and minutes read by
lop sergeant until the end of the war,’ r||A|\Tr PU ATTEDPAV
and returned to his coaching duties {| J ^|||||
in August 1919. ’ Thb wJ» the only'l'p. .
break* in his coaching record and| I fcMv#n UWfcNj
diu-ing the 1918 season, which was|
the only one he mis8ed,_only three Vievrs the Athletic Front
fames were played
Under hb direction Presbyterian
eoUej^ sports have SATURDAY’S PROGRAM
practically nothing to the hi^ stand
ard they have today. Four other
sports have been added to the three
In which the school participated
when he came: track, boxing, tennis,
and swimming. Johnson has coarii-
td all of those at one period or an
other in their development.
The athletic plant has developed
from bare, unfenced fields to what
is considered one of the best small
college plants in the nation. To
Walter Johnson goes a large portion
of the credit for the vast develop
ment in athletics that this school has
seen in the past twenty-four years.
And hb activities have not stop
ped with coadiin^, though his job
has been a num-si^ one. He b a
member of the Clinton Rotary club,
formerly a member of the Chamber
TO HONOR JOHNSON
Clinton’s population may be doub
led Saturday if the size of the John
son Day crowd comes up to expec
tations.
The Opening test of strength for
two splendid college football teams!
b always a strong attraction for]
the fans. Add to it ail the tradi-i
tion and rivalry that the P. C.-Clem-!
son classic has behind it; toss inj
such factors as the first appearance i
of a Howard-coached Tiger eleven 1
and the first time in the hbtory of
the twenty-year old series that the
game has been played in Clinton, j
Season well with plenty of publicity
and you have a natural crowd-draw-!
Ing contest. |
Elaborate preparations consbting
of Commerce, a Mason, and a Ehrin- * parade, luncheon, dance and
of Commerce, a Mason, and a Shrin-
er. He b a major of National Guard,
Battery G, 283rd coast artillery.
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presentations have been made in or
der to honor. Coach Johnson now'
beginning hb twenty-fifth year at
the coUege. We know of no one in
this town who mora fully deserves,
such honor. Coach has done a great
deal for Presbyterian coHege and
Clinton that many people here have
never heard of. Perhaps the cele
bration Saturday will help us realize
just what a valuable citizen we have
in Walter Johnson.
As for the game, a. thrilling ,bat
tle of the gridison may ensue.
Clemson’s power and reserves are
expected by most people to turn the
tide rather strongly. However, we
will take our stand for a fairly close
game with the Tigers coming out
ahead, 14 to 6. If the Blue Stock-
^s should score first, their best!
chance for victory in several years
will be here. A P. C. win b im
probable but quitCv possible, some
thing which the Blue Hose squad
b keeping in mind. An upset would
certainly make it'a great day In
Blue Stocking athletic hbtory.
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THORNWELL OPENS
WITH GREENWOOD
Thomwell will attempt another
grueling ten-game schedule thb sea
son. Opening with Greenwood and
closing with Clinton, the Thornwell-
ites have only one vacant week-end
for two months. However, they
won five, tied one and lost four in
a tenrgame schedule last year, so we
see no reason why they can’t better
that record thb season.
‘ Coach Yankee Beeman is work
ing hard to fill positions left vacant
by the graduation of four regulars:
Thomas Weller, center; Richard De-
Montmollin, end and guard; James
Painter, end; Felix McLellan, end.
Abo the absence of Ernest Jacobs,
a star back, from the squad willj
hurt the team. *
Right now, it seems that the start
ing line-up for tomorrow’s game in
Greenwood will be: Thomas Wham
and Carl Hill, ends; Bruce Quarter-
man and Richard Allen, tackles;,
i Thomas Mayers and Glenn McAr-'
i ffiur, guards; George Westmoreland,
center; backs, Warren Gambia, Jim
mie McDonald, Billy Gilliam, Sidney
Rhodes.
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RED DEVILS LEAD OFF
Irmi PARKEB IN GREENVILLE
Acfoes town, Clinton high football
ers are taking it easy as the opening
gianc with Parker Iq Greenville to
morrow approaches. A lighter team
than last year’s with far less experi
ence will face the Parker Tornado.
Captain Choc Burnette will carry the
burden of the backfield duties. If he
gets good blocking, Burnette will be
a i^nstant threat to the opposition.
However, he will probably be a
marked min, which can slow down
the best of backs. The loss of Law
rence Ferguson, who b attending
prep school, b a blow to the Red
Devil backfield. Lawience would
have contributed ihueh needed pow
er and*speed
PREDICTIONS:
Clinton 0, Parker 14.
Dmmwell 13, Greenwood
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