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. If »'fll,u«w«.'f lim / f THE CHRQNiaE ^ Strivei To Bo A Clean : Newspoper, Complete, Newly and Relkible // If You Don't Read THE CWtONiaE You Don't Get the News Volume XU Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 29, 1941 Number 22 J 9^4 .‘r Exercises Are Held Lirge Graduating Cjoss First Honor 0r«^duates Seventy^one leiiiorf-—41 boys and 30 flrts — raceivfd thair dlplomiit Monday emdng at tha gradukttatf exerciafsi of Clinton hiiih adiool Ik^ in Flo):^ Straet school auditorium, with Sujpt W. Monts presiding. —The ex««l8#s were attended by a large aud^ce of parents, relatives and had. galhem the final, chaptw in the *41 ootnnienoe* ment program. The graduates, robed in caps and gowns, occupied reserved seats in the front of the auditorium. FoUo^iring the processional by the senior cla^ “America" was sung by the audience, after edddi die in vocation was offered by Rev. W. N. Long, pastor of the First Baptist chiuxh. . The salutatory address was made by Simeie% second honor graduate. The class president's address wss givoo. by Harold Pitts. Betty Hunter, the first honor grad uate, delivered the valedictory ad dress. . Annette Moorhead gave a vioUn selection, “Largo," by Dvorak. J. B. Gentry, Jr., principal of die hi^ sdiool, awarded medals and an nounced wbuiers of other awards for the year. Supt Monts deliverad di plomas to the graduates and made several announcements pertaining to the year’s work. The sini^ng of the Alma Mater by the class, and the benediction by Mr. Long brought the year’s exerciies to a close. Awted af Medab and Priaea G«Mral scholarship senior medal, Betty Hunter-awarded to the vale-' dktorian of the class, who has the highest average during first three years and 30 weeks of high sdiool course. Declamation medal, William Milam —gwarijted to thsk ydnaer of tha meStoBmikm gptBMMs who Clinton hi^ in dis tract contests. Expression nwdal, Jean Copeland— given by J. B. frontis, Jeweler, to the wiim«r of the sdiooTs exiM*essioQ contest, who represents Clinton high in the district contests. Athletic medal, Charles Burnett — awarded to that athlete who is ad judged by the coach as the best all round athlete of 1940-41. Spelling prixe, Billy Cooper — a cash aw^ tq^tpe best student in spelling, given personally by L. W. Rawl, manager of Roae’a. Billy also won top honors in the state spelling contest. D. A. R. history medal, Vlrgiida Sumerel — giv«a by the Musgrove's chapter, D. A. R., to the student do-^ ing the best work in American his tory. U. D. C. hirtory madal, Lillian Dillard—given py the Stei^cn D. Lee chapter, U. D. C., to the studoit in grammar sdiool who wrote the best essay on the life of Jdm C. Calhoun. AcUvtties medal, Betty Hunter — awarded to the student who, in the judgment of die entire faculty, has bpgg moat useful and has made the. largest contribution to the activities of student life during the year. (Val edictorian of class; editor The Smti- nel, member student council, mem ber tennis team). Second place hon orable mention, Virginia SumereL Oentral scholarship medal, Louise Singley, with a grads of 97 2-3—giv en by the Clinton Kiwanis club to the student in the entire sdiool sys tem who has the highest average for the year. Louisa % m«nbar of the aeyanth gre^if et achooL Other high gvaragaa were; Provl- dance school, Jfaanndtte Bridwell, 92; Acada^ ^4rry Tnun- O^reai 3tc^ mail, 97; Fio^ adt^iol, Vir-.^j^^ ^ ginia Qnjf Mi h^ M^l# — Johnaoa, im, Leamaa J<mes. Vfa>i.i.i.#.ii Appiogrigtioi tnergased for Road improveinents. ♦- - The Laurens county suiHfily bill lor 1941 as passed by the house and amended in the sepaie, amounts to $j33,4Sr.09, an increase of $6,000 be ing added '.by ttie senator and house meinl^rs for sponsolrship of WPA work on county roads. 7^ bill, as publidied in The Chronicle several weoks ago, called for a total appro- psiation of $196,867.09. The net amount to be raised by taxation un der the bni was increased from $86,157.09 to $91,797.09. This figure tot 1940 stood at $77,947.44. The roads to be improved under the a^4d q;8;ffO|iriation are to desii^ted by a majla^'of the I^u- rens delegation, including the sena tor, the act q;>ecifiet4 Several other minor amendments were made to the bill by Senator O. L. Long, and con- cufred in by the house members. ‘ Two amendments increased the salaries of the judge of probate and county supervisor from $1,500 a year to $1,800. MRS. W. D. BOYD DIES AT UURENS, RITES AT BUSH RIVER Mrs. W. D. Boyd, 84, died Friday night at the hmne of her daui^ter, Mrs. F. W. Culbertson, in Laurent following failing health for the past several years. The funeral services were conduct ed Saturday afternoon at 4:30 from tha graveside at Bush River Baptist diur^ with a large gathering of friends present to pay their last trib- uta of retpect Tha aarvices were in 'charga q$ Rev. B. Kfmr, _ of Uw Fini Baptist ehurdi of Lau rens, the Rev. J. H. 'Simpson of Woodruff, and tha Rev. W. Ray An derson of Laurens. Active pallbearers were: Paul and Diarlea Boyd Culbertson, Richard Workman, Randolph Dai^, H. L. Kennedy, Jr., and L M. Smith. Mrs. Boyd was the widow of W. D. Boyd, well l^wn termer of the Hopewell secuon. She vas bom in ClintMi and h^ lived moat of her life in the lower part of Newberry and Laurans counties. I9ie was a life long apd thb oldest living member of Bush River Baptist church. Aftar living f6r twtlve years in Woodruff, me movea a yew ago .to Laurens nmerc she had made her home with her daughter. Surviving are two diildrtn, Mrs. Culbertson' of Laurens, and P. Clair Workman of- Kinards, and twMve grandchildren and two great-grand children. OUZTS ACCEPTS HIGH SCHOOt POST J. B. Ousts has returned as princi pal of Aeadamy Street acbool to be come princUMil of the Pendleton high school for the coming year. Ha will move this week to hia new home but will spend the summer at Duka uni versity summer adiooL ^ Mr. Ousts, a native'of Edgefield, came to Clinton two years ago as principal of Academy Street school, succeeding H. F. Harris. Dbring his raaidenca here he and Mrs. Ousts have ma^ a wkle circto of friends who regml to leam th^ are leaving toa city, and whota best ptehas will toUow them. " No axmounoement as to Mr. Ousts’ succetsoi: has made by the tnurteta.^ BETTT HUNTER Valedleto^ Clintan Hteh Schoel i Giegnatlng Cltaa. WCONIA SUMEREL Salntatarian Oradeattng Ctass HEAD LIONS CLUB The Clinton Lions club at its reg ular meeti^ Friday evening, elects the following officers,to lead the or ganization in its activities for the cominx year: T. Heath Copeland, president H. E. Sturgeon, first vice-president. H. D. Iteyne, second vice-president. . W. R. P^, third vice-president. B. Hubert Boyd, secretary. R. G. Watson, treasurer. . Carroll Spencer, Lion tamer J; B. Townsend, tSil^wister. Directors for three years: J. B. Hart C^de Lankford. Mr. Copeland, the new president is a well Imown young business man of tha city and has baen activriy identified with the club for the past several years. He succeeds Hugh L. Eichelberger. u. s. mm TO mm GOODS HI BRITISH AID President Sa^ What- tever Metlio<» Necessary Will Be Employed. Washington, May 27.—Proclaiming the existence of an “unliipited na tional emergency,” President Roose velt said Tuesday night that the j United States would do whatever i may be necessary to assure the safe delivery of war supplies in England,' and served notice that it would “ac tively resist” any effort by Hitler to gain control of the seas. Bluntly, he accused the fuehrer and his Axis partners of an intent to conquer the world and “strangle the United States of America," asserted the war was “coming very close to home,” and warned that “we will not hesitate to use our armed forces to repel attack.” ' These thteigs, together with a r4- assertion of “the ancient doctrine of freedom of the seas,” were included in his long awaited diat.” delivered temn the glittering East Room of the White House, before the entire diplomatic corps of the'West ern hemisphere. Previously he ran over the perti nent passages of hia addins with congressional leaders of both parties at an extraordinary White House meeting. Speaker Rayburn, who was among them, later told reporters that the address had his fbll approval, but that he could not speak for all who were present. These included the Rej^blican senate leader, Senator 4 *cNary of Oregon, and the chairmen oi the house and senate foreign af- faL committees. Senator George of Gea gia, and Representative Bloom of N* W Yoric. Then, in his proclamation, the president predicted the declaration of a state of full emergency upon state ments that: The objectives ot the Axis beUl- gerents “include overthrow through out the world of existing democratic order, and a world-wide domination of peoples and economies through the dasfmctiMi of resistance on land, saa ” ‘ to Rmilr."- " ■■■'■ "*■ • He continued he was declaring the existence of an emergency which re quired that the .nation’s ‘Military, naval, air and civllian\ defenses be put on the basis of readiness to re pel any and all acts or threats of aggression directed toward any part of the Western hemisphere.” Closing Progrfim At College Begins Sunday TO SPEAK HERE D*. WBN mtnjt GBAVM, n CcmmencemeBt Day Speaker at Piesbjrterian CoUega Next Mon day. Baccalaureate Sermon By Anderson Pastor. Graves to Speak. Fifty- Six to Groduate. The sixty-first annual commence ment exercises at Presbyterian col lege, in which 56 degrees will be awarded, will open next Sunday and continue through Monday morning. First of the events ih connection with the graduating exercises will be the baccalaureate sermon which will be delivered Sunday morning at 11:15 at the First Presbyterian church by Rev. James Appleby, pastor of the First Presbyterian church p£ Ander son. Morning services in other churches of the city will be with drawn to give the people of the com munity who so desire, an opportunity to attend this special service. The Young Men's Christian aaao- oiation will hold open houM Sunday afternoon between the hours of 3 and 5 p; m., followed by vesper services Rhame Gets Call To Duty Clinton Physician Or dered to Louisiana Comp for Training. Dr. Delmar O. Rhame, Jr., of this city, first lieutenant in the medical corps. United States reserve officers, has been called to a year of active service effective June 15, to be sta tioned at a camp near Alexandria, La. Dr. Rhame is a graduate of Presby terian college, clau of 1926, and an M. D. graduate of the College of Phyaiclana and Surgeons, Col^bia, TteTteteRy, Itew YSk, ht 199R Ite served his internships at the New York Poljrclinic hospital and Kings County hospital. New York, and for a year was resident surgeon on the staff of the latter hospital. In February, 1933, Dr. Rhame lo cated in Clinton to be associated with gtota Sumerel, Bftty Hwrier, Marcig QeUoway, Anita Cesseiiove, end Jeae LttOe^ 9g. I Monts bloddhg trophy, James Rhodes—awarded to the player op the 1946 tooth|R tfem who has begkV judged by , c^ as Oi? best! blocker. I State high sehdol music contests—'* irginle Sumere^ sopertor rating in clarinet solo. ‘ ^ State inental cooteat wtonox: short story, BkUay Owens; speUing, Billy Copper; scim, t^eemen Jones; Viri^hie Swnertl; shorthand, Vlrginie Smnanl; typing, Virgtoia Sumerel; junior L|Un^ Jolm Morns. The following pupib were mem bers of the hoitar W every mohtS during the idiool fear; Eighth grade: f nititan Jones, Billy. CoopM*^ Hugh CInne, Frank Oakl», Vivian Alford, Betty Ann Bolaiid, Ann McMiUlan, Ruth Rumph, Nancy Neal, Elinor Shaw. Ninth gn^: Arm Blakely, An^ (Contin^ <m page eight) | DRIVE CAREFULLY SAYB 4 UEE SO PAR TBIi TEAR THRRR 6 FATALITI^ .jfpBSi AUtKtMOBILI^ AUCl|>tENTS ip • LAURENS COUNTY Le(*g Sirlvp Te Make 1S41 R Safe Yw Or the Hishwaya. This dale laat year, f Dr. S. C. Hays, physician and sur- T6 further the general objective | geon, in the operation of Dr. Hays he called upon manufacturers to give j hospital, which was later changed in precedence to the products that the [name to Hays hospital, nation needs and “upon all our loyal workmen as well as employers to merge their lesser differences in the larger effort to insure toe survival of toe only kind of government which recognizes the ri^ta of .labor or of capital.” He referred to the labor problem in his speech as wcU.' on toe Plaza with President W. P. Jacobs as guest speaker. On Monday morning open air grad uation exercises will be held on the campus at the left of the YMCA building, at which time the com mencement address^ will be delivered by John Tetnple Graves, II, member of the editorial staff of the Birming ham (Ala.) Age-Herald and distin guished Southern editor, author and lecturer. There will be no valedictory or sa lutatory, college authorities have an nounced, but competition for first and second honor graduates lies be tween Hoyt Crenshaw of Martin, Ga., Miss Clarice Wells of Mount Holly, N. C., Donald Draper of Wilkes- Barre, Pa., and Miles H. Ferguson of West Point, Ga. Receiving honorary degrees will be Rev. Sam K. Phillips, jArtor 'ojt Arsenal Hill Presbyterian church, Columbia, and Rev. Harold McQ. Shields, pastor of Gordan Street Pre8b3rt«rian church, Atlanta, doctor of divinity; H. A. Reed of New York, Here are some passages from President Roosevelt’s broadcast: aiNTON LOSES, JOANNA WINS ♦ Newberry scored four runs in each toe seventh and eighth innings Sri- urday and easily_defeated Clinton 12 to 2 In a Mid-Carolina league game played at Newbertry. Joaima, behind Castlebern’s steady pitching, Uxdc a 10 to 3 vic tory over Watts Mill at Goldville. OaaMa lar Satawday Newberry at Clinton. Joanna at Watts. Haw They Man4 W Joanna 5 Watts 3 Newberry .... .... 3 Clinton-Lydla .... 1, BOARD CALLS TEN NEGROES Tan selective * service registrants (colored) from Clinton Board No. 59, ware calVad yeHarday 4o- raport lyr induction at Fort Jackson on M^ 29. Tha list follows: Caiariea HiU, Harvey Lee Young, James Isaac Johnsmi, Willie Janma .. Adell Adasns, WUlit He^ James WilUt Pitts, Jimes Tay- German Burnas Johnson, ami Thomas Woodrow WUsoo. / “It is unmistakably apparent to all of us that, unless the advance of Hit lerism is forcibly checked now, toe| Western hemisphere win be within range of toe Nazi weapems of de struction.” “The Nazi world does not recog nize any God except Hitler; for toe Nazis are as ruthless as the Commu nists in the denial of God.” The war is dbpniaching toe brink of toe Western hemisphere itself. It is coming very close to home.” Two Clinton Boys Ckosen For Study B. C. Ferguson and William John son, Clinton members of the Laurens Medical Eietachment now stationed at Fort Bragg, have been selected to study a four to 12 weeks course in medical and surgical technique be ginning June 1 at Walter Re^ hos pital in Washington, D. C., according to an announcement of the past week. Ferguson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ferguson, and Johnson toe son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad John son, Sr. Three Laurens privates are also included to take this training course, Edgar Blakely, William Roff and Coy Lee Bass. “The present rate of Nazi sinkings Boyd Brooks Arm in Fall At Home B. H. Boyd bredm his left arm Sid- urday aftenKion when be stumbUd and tell in his bade yard, and then has been confined to his tidfering much pain. Mr. many triends in tte city will be to know he was resfing better torday, and hope he wiU aooo be eble to be out again. Presbyterians Elect Additional Deacons At a congregational meeting of the of merchant ships is more than three' First Presbyterian church held Sun- times as high as the capacity of Brit-1 day morning, J. J. Cornwall, H. L. ish shipyards to replace them; it is Eichelberger, P. S. Bailey and John more than twice toe (XHnbined Brit-jW. Little were elected as deacons, ish and American output of merchant! The called meeting had stated that ships today.” ^‘It is time for us to realize that the ten deacons would be elected. Twelve additional nominations made Sunday will go before the congregation next satety of American homes even in < Sunday, toe six of the group r4ceiv- thweenter of our country has a defi-ling the highest votes to be declared nite relationship to toe continued elected safety of homes in Nova Scotia or Trinidad or Brazil.” Our patrols are hiding now to inEure d^uvvry tM MCdra sq|!k plies to Britain. All additional meas ures necessary to deliver toe goods win be taken.” “Collective bergaining will be re- ^ tained, but toe Americim people ex- I'Associate pect that impartial recMnmmdations of our government services wiU be followed both by capital and by labor.” it. Tkomwell Church Elects Officers At a congregeticmal meeting of Ihornwell Manorial Presbyterian church held Sunday morning. John M. Hudgens was elected as an add!- tionel elder in toe church, and Wel ter Beeinen end Benny Hinhouae, edditlooel deacons. Thornwell Choir Af A. R. P. Church _ The ThoipweU orphanage choir, under toe direction of Mbs Luve McDonald, will give e program of sacred music from the Psalms Sun day night, June 1, at • o’dock at the Reformed Preebyterian church. The public is cordieUy in vited to worshiif with toe congrega tion at this hour. Miss Frances Sproff Af Home From Brozil Miss Frances Spratt, who holds a position with the United States em bassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ar rived Saturday for a two months’ visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spratt. Miss has bera in Brazil for the past four years and this is her fizit visit home. and Cleveland E. Dodge of New York, doctor of laws. The only living member of the graduating class of 1891, Samuel Gladney Harden of Anderson, will be honored by the award of a special parchment scroll at these exercises for 50 years of distinguished service as an alumnus of the college. Mr. Harden is now a private tutor in Anderson. Award of commissions as second lieutenant reserve officers in the United States army to young men of the graduating class who are mem bers of the R.O.T.C. \uut,.will 1>e made by Lieutenant-Colonel Alexan der H. Cummings, professor of mili tary science and tactics at the college. Candidates for the bachelor of arts' and science degrees, together with their home addresses, fpUow: Baehetar ^ Arto Grace Bozard, Goldville. Tom Brooks, Waynesvillc, N. C. Nora Cannon, Clinton. ^ Roy Coker, Commerce,” Ga. Willie Earle Davidson, Clinton. Dorothy Dillard, Whitmire. Miles H. Ferguson, West Point, Ga. James £. Freeman, Clinton. Bessie Fortner, Clinton. Powell Frazer, Brunswick, Ga. Fred J. Harmon, Kinards. Hugh Jacobs, Clinton. Robert Jones, Clinton. W. T. King, Orlando, Fla. James MacLeod, Lumberton, N. C. Richard Meisky, High Point, N. C. Felton Moore, Rome, Ga. Matthew Moore, Chtf leston. Harvey Norville, Rutherfordton, N. C. Edward Overcash, Charlotte, N.C. Tench Owens, Clinton. Louie Porter, Thomasville, Ga. Walter SomerviUe, Jr., McCon- nellsville. Roy Spratt, Charlotte, N. C. Elizabeth Tucker, Clinton. John Weldon, Bishopville. Clarice Wells, Mt. Holly, N. C, Robert Wysor, CoUege Park, Md. Baehetar af Setanoe Edward B. Beard, Camden. Daniel Bird, Colvunbia. Lewis Bogff, Pidwiks. J. C. Coleman, St. Simon’s Titianrf, Ga. Lacy W. Corbett, Fayetteville, N. C. (Continued on page eight) GODFREY «)ES TO FORT SILL, OKLA. Lieut.-Colohel Ansel B. Godfrey, accompanied by Mrs. (Godfrey and daughter, Joy, left Sunday for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where toe officer has been assigned for the next three months to take an advanced course at this U. S. Artillery Field school. Mrs. Godfrey and Joy will reside at Lawton, Okla., near Fort Sill. Lieut.-Colonel Godfrey, command er 1st Battalion. 178to Field Artil lery, has been stationed at FOrt Bragg, N, C., since early in Janujory undergoing a year of active training.