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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspoper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable .. i \ If You Don't Read ' THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLI Clinton, S. C.,\niursdoy, June 5,1941 Number 23 Pinal Exercises Held At Presbyterian College )■ ‘Ci 5 Seniors Receive Di^lomos and Hear Address By Graves. Awards for Yeor Announced. Fifty-four Presbyterian college se niors. received their diplomas Mon day morning in the sixtieth annual commencwnent ^sexercises' of the in stitution he^ in the “open air” on the Plaza. The exercises were largely attended by Clinton friends, visitors, parents and relatives of the gradu ates from all sections of this state and elsewhere. Following the academic procession the Invocation was offered by Dr. A. W. Didt, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Spartanburg, and president of the Presbyterian college Alui^ association. Thurty-thre#' Mbiiors, members of tiie Reserve OflEfceis* Tratoin# corps, were presented cosxunissions as sec ond, lieutenants by Lieu|. Col. Alex ander H. Cummings, professor of milltaiy science and tat^cs. The speaker for the occasion was John Tcmgde Graves, .11, Birming ham editor, who appealed for sup port of the “American system.” Albert C. Todd, of Ore«iwood, chairman of the board of trustees, conferred the degrees upon the grsld- uates. A farewell duurfc to the mem bers Qt die class was given by Dr. W. P. Jacobs, president of the insti tution. The list of graduates and their hoxne addrssser ai^)eared in The Chronicle last week. Graves Is Heard The literary address before the graduating class was delivered by Dr. John Temple Graves, 11, editor of the Birmingham, Ala., Age-Her ald, who told the graduates, VAU that America means to England at this moment, you can mean to us, if you are really young, if jrou are reaUr •diwated, if you are really capable Uia things associated through the wWrUig being ybung.’' “These are the things,” Graves continued, “tlmt spell Ood in num, the spirit in man that knows there are things not made to die and worth dying for, the spirit without which the two-ocean navy, the five million men at arms, the fifty thousand planes will never be enough. “Ours is the system of socially- umpired 'competUion, dUsed on the understanding that the only half- satisfactory approach to progresa and Justice in this world is through the free operation and fair play of op posing fcMTces, • opposing dreams, needs, desires, tastes and dpinions; not the competition of the jimgle or ON CAMP STAFF ERSKINE COLLEGE AWARDS DEGREES TO LOCAL MEN At the commencement e^fercises of ^kine college hdld on Monday, two Clinton citizens, Revr C. Bynum Betts land Prof. Harry E. Sturgeon, were awarded honorary degrees. Mr. Betts, who is pastor of the As sociate Reformed Presbyterian church, was given the degree of doc tor of divinity. He is a graduate of Erskine, and has held his present pastorate for the past 16 years. lAWRENCE PERCUSOH, above; will be. a member of the Old Indian Scout camp staff, located near Green ville, for the seastm of 1941, begin ning June 26. He will be director of craftwork, assisted byx Milton Sulli van of Granville. Lawrence bears the distinctive hon or of being Clinton's only Eagle Scout, the highest award made by 4 h e Boy Scouts organization of Arnica. To attain this rating a Scout must win 21 merit badges. Lawrrace is the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ferguson of this city, and graduated last week from the Fishboume Military school at Waynesboro, Vt.-+ Trusteed Elect New Teachers COUNTY SCHOOLS ENROUMHIT FOR YEAR WAS 10.601 The annual report to the general assembly of James H. Hope, state siq;)erintend»t of education, shows a total enifi—Mhot IMOl wkttesaid Negro pui^ in the public schools of Laurens county for the 1939-40 ses sion. The white enrollment toiaied 64S87, including 4,789 in the elementary schools and 1,498 in the high schools. The Negro enrollment was 4,314, of which 4,006 were elementary school pupils and 308 high sdiool pupils. In the white sdiools, the enroll ment of boys in the elementary Schools exceeded that of the girls vduP, however, led the high school enrollment. The elementary school enrollment included 2,487 girls and 2,302 boys. In the high sdtools, 795 girls and 703 boys were enrolled. Six Vacancies In City Schools Faculty Filled for Year. The board of trustees of the Clin ton city schools announced yesterday that six new teachers have been elected to fill vacancies caused by re cent resignations, both in the high and elementary schools. All vacan cies in the system have been filled, Supt. W. E. Monts stated in making the announcement. D. S. Templeton of Owings,' was elected principal of Academy Street school and assistant coach, succeed ing J. B. Ouzts. Mr. TenuDleton is a graduate of Ih*esbyterian college with graduate study at Duke university, and has been principal and athletic director »t «ine^ Six seven years. “ Richard Meisky, who graduated Monday at Presbyterian college, and was a member of the varsity football team, was elected coach and instruc tor in the high school to succeed R. P. Wilder. Miss MfU7^ Glynn Rogers of Man ning, was elected teacher of EngliA in the high school, sxiccceding Miss Alice Gaines. Miss Manning is a graduate of Columbia college and has taught the past live years in the Manning high ashool. ROOSEVELT URGED BY SENATOR BYRD TO FIRE PRKINS Asks Removal of Lobor Secretary or That Others, Certify Strikes. Washington, June 4. — Senator! Harry B3rrd of Virginia (Deniocrat), • Mr. Sturgeon, who is professor oficalled upon President Roosevelt' chemistry at P*resbyterian college, Tuesday to remove Miss Frances Per- ' was given the degree of doctor of kins as secretary of labor or to take laws. He is a native of Sterling, Kan- i from her department the power to I sas, and came to Clinton in 1919 to ^ certify strikes to the defense medi- accept a professorship at the college. Ration board. ... • _ ; ; Addressing the senate In Washing- iton, he said that on May 31 there I were 75 strikes against industries [ i supplying army and navy orders, of; ! which only three had been certified: to the mediation board. These fig- lures, he said, did not include 21 I threatened strikes or strikes in the I industries building merchant ships. To the end of last week, the Vir ginian added, there had been no im provement in the defense strike pic ture since President Roosevelt’s fire- «ide-^ha4 urging labor industry to use government mediation and conciliation agencies in settling dis putes. “I submit,” Byrd told the senate, “that there should be no further de lay in dealing firmly and sternly with this great menace to our national se curity and this interference with our aid to Britain in her eminent peril.” The navy, he continued, had in formed him that strikes against na val .contracts alone had lost to na tional defense approximately 2,000,- 000 man days of work, enough time, he said, to build 8 to 10 submarines, 6 to, 8 destroyers, or 2 battle cruisers. The government’s efforts to bring about full resumption of work in the strike-bound shipyards of San Fran cisco bay moved a step closer to realization when the^Bay Cities Met al Trades council (AFL) ordered its metalcraft workers to go back to their Jobs at the Bethlehem Shl]^ buildiog company pending grievance negotiations. Bethlehem is one of 11 yards hold ing $500,000,000 of construction or ders which have be«i tied up by a strike of AFL and CIO machinists. THORNWELL SPEAKERS- CLOSING PROGRAM AT ORPHANAGE BEGINS SUNDAY Columbia Seminary • Head To Preoch Boc- colaureafe Sermon. 19^ In Graduating Class. In the Negro schools, the boys’ W' battte^ lew-a^^rtj^ ahS^xmtaimStted ihifirW Miss Louise Johnson of Chester, a graduate of Winthrop, wiUi special study in library science at the Uni versity of North Caroline, will suc ceed Miss Jessie Newby as librarian. Miss Mary Crawford of CUnton, a graduate of Winthrop, will ^succeed Miss Clara Bowers, resigned, as teacher of biology and bookkeeping in the hi|^ schooL Miss Crawford, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Crawford, successfully taught this year at Fountain Inn. MIm Pauline Black of Travelers Rest, a Lander college greduate, will succeed Mise Evrtyn Jones as sixth grade teacher at Florida Street school. ing, educated, organized, umpired competition of civilized human be- i^. That is the American system. “The indestructible eternal thing' that makes all and saves all in this world is the spirit of man, the God- spirit toat keeps man daring, adven turing, hoping, loving, believing, moving forward, never saying die. ThM spirit, in youth’s own super- ebuMlance, must come to our country from the youth of 1941,” he said in conclusion. Honorary degrees were omferred upon the foUo^dfig: 'Doctor of divinity — Rev. Harold McQueen Shields, Atlanta, Ge.; Rev. K. FhiUips, Columbia. Doctor of lawa—Benjamin D. Rie- Tairfleld, Cenn.; Cleveland E. Dodge, Riverdele-on-Hudson, N. Y.; H. A. Reed« New Yocic city. Awards Are Made Dean MarriiaU W. Broem made the following awards for toe-year: Foun<tor’s medal to that senior nearly approximating toe ool- ideal young manhood—Felton Moore. Rome, Ga. Robert E. Wyaor sabre to cadet commander of beat toilled company in 1^0.T.C.,—James Corbett Cole man, St. Sixium’s Island, Ga. Reserve Officers’ amecisttorr medal to aio^ miUtariatic Junior—-Hugh M. Oettya, Camden. Scholaxahip award and Chi Beta Fhi adentifle award for student con- tributibn to science, Hoyt Crenshaw, Martin, Gil C A^toa Psi Delta trophy to frsth- me" girl with highest average—Flor- < Lcnoe BUkMy, Cltotoa. ^Ministerial club award to out- Manding sanior dMb member —Ed ward mreash, CbartoUa, M. C. Blue Key intramwal athletic cw to best intramural team—raceivad by Keito ^FlefsChman, OraAmboro, N. C, for Laurens-Soxyto donnitory fasm. Kappa Alpha trophy to outstand ing senior etoletsh—IVank Sutton, Fayetteville, N. C. Fred Jay Hay Bible award for highest average two years required Bible—Genair Goodyear. MuUins. Pi'Kappa nil award for fteMiman urith hlghast scholastle average—Hal (Continued on pdge eight) in the elemmitary schools but that of the girls exceeded toe boys in the high schools. In the elementary grades were 2,032 boys and 1J174 girls. In toe high schools 183 girls were enrolled compared with 125 boys. FISH TO RETURN TO MAINEJCHOOL. Dr. Kuold S. n*. Mtl' FIA ud smidl daughter, Lddndti, left Satur day tor a short visit to Mrs. Iliii’s mother in OraenvUlA From* Greenville Dr. Fidi will go to toe Uhiven^ of Virginie for study in the biology depertenent for toe summer. In the tall he will re turn to WatervlUe, Maine, where he will be a member of toe college fac ulty next year. Dr. Fish, a native of Maine, became professor of biology and geology at Preebyterian college six years ago. During their stay here he end Mrs. Fish made many friends who regret to know they will not return this felL DRIVB CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE so PA|i rm vkar thbbb HAYB BBBN 6 FATia.lTIES AUTOlKmE ACC1DSNT8 ip LAURENS COUNTY Lit’s Strivt Ts man INI s Saff Ymt Op lilt Hlfliwsys. ^ This dale 1m$ year, 9 Citizens Federal Pays PividCTd ~ Locol Association To Distribute 4% To Shoreholders. REV. J. McD. RICHARDS. D. D. President Columbia Theolorical Seminary, Decatur, Ga. BBV. JOHN J. HAYES Paster First Presbyterian Chureh af Laureus. A dividend for the six months pe riod, January 1 to June 30, 1941, on the basis of 4 per cent per annum was authorized by toe b<Mu^ of di- 9ector8 ot toe Citizens Fed^d Sav ings and Loan association at their monthly meeting Tuesday ni^t, and is announced in the edvertWng col umns of today’s paper.,The divi dend eiH^iitt on nil classes of shares, investment 'ind savings. The Citizens, which is toe city’s oldest building and loan association, has enjoyed a remarkable growth since It was federalized three and a half years ago. At that time it had assets of $97,000.39. Today ita assets total $816,014.38. It is a home-owned and (Htornted association with all ac counts inaured up to $5,000, and is hsaded by the following ofliem and directors: M. J. McFadden, president; J. P. Prather, vice-preddent; B. H. Boyd, aecretary-traasurer; B. Hubert B<^, assistant secrvUury* Board of direc tors: M. J. McFadden, H. Boyd, S. W. Sumerel, J. P. Prather, W, W. Harris, W. A. Moorhead, D. C. Heus- tess, T. D. Copeland and T. H. Cope land. Groduafot FrtdoY At WaibiuQtOfi ond Log Thomas Lewis Mai^. son of Dr. and Mn. W. T. Mv^ of Ooklville, will graduate wfto honors tomorrow at Watoington and Lae university, lAxingtop, Va., where be hat made an outstimding record 'toe past tour years. Thomas will enter Duke uni versity this fall tor toe study of med icine. Dr. gad Mrs. Martin and daughter, Miss Oraoa, have gone to Lexington tor toe graduation exercisea. against the strike two wedts ego asked its men to return to work in all plants except Bethlehem. The lat ter was excluded because it had not agreed to a union shop. There was no indication that the covmcil’s order would affect the ma chinists who struck after refusing to accept a so-called master contract calling for wages of $1.12 an hour and time and a hall for over-time. The former scale was $1 an houf and double for over-time. The machinists are asking $1.15 an hour and double time. SprjiM) Court Term Scheduled “ Session To Open Monday With Judge Featherstone Presiding. With Judge C. C. Featherstone of Greenwood presiding, the June term of general squions court will convene in Laurens next Monday morning. The grand Jury is heeded by Frank B. Roper as foreman. Thirty-six petit Jurymen have been drawn for the term. By townships they follow: Laurens: George Moore, J. A. Hornsby, Marion Htors, Jim Fuller. Arthur F. Davis, Luther. S. Chaney, Jess Roland. Dials: Louis Lott, Wright Willis, Tom Cxury, Homer M. Goodwin, Raymond Cook, J. H. Owings, Guy Snow, M. T. Yeargin, A. V. Hughes, Marvin Davis. Youngs: W. D. Stewart, S. H. Co ker, J. Marvin Patton, Walter Prince, S. S. Weisner. Hunter: A. B. Jacks, Grady Chand ler, Arthur Howard, T. J. Willing ham, F. M. Temideton. SuUivan: J. W. Davis, William S. Sharp, Willis A. Cheek. W. X. Wood. Waterloo: E. B. Boland, Robert E. Ctovington. Cross Hill: Sam Leaman, Charles R. Turner. ScLifftetown: C. D. Benjamin. Caldwell W. WieL Jr. On Highway Pat^t CaldweU W. Wier, Jr., son of Sher^ Iff C. W. Wier. and a resident of Clin- ton'until four years ago. Is now a full-fledged highway patrolman, and was assigned during the week to Charleston for his first service. Young Wier recently completed his training for the pocition at the high way training School in Columbia. Young People To -nntritH, ^ » to and ifORl rWCrtKfS Infermediate Confer ence June. 10-17 At Presbyterian College. Plans for the 1941 Intermediate or Pioneer conference to be held atj Presbyterian college June 10-17 have been completed, the synod's commit tee charged with religious education has announced. The conf^ence will be under toe direction of Dr. Charles H. Nabers of Greenville, the Rev. I. M. Bagnal of Honea Path, and the Rev. Raymond Wickersham of Walterfaoro. Among those who will teach or lead the conference are: the Rev. Ray Riddle, Columbia, the Rev. Redd Turner, Florence, Miss Eirene Hud son, Hartsville, the Rev. Hugh Brad ley, Charleston, the Rev. Fred Hay, Dillon, the Rev. H. D. Corbett, Bowl ing Green, the Rev. Waite Fulton, BishopviUe, the Rev. L. N. Edmunds, Aiken, toe Rev. C. J. Matthews, Newberry, and the Rev. J. J. Hayes, Laurens. [ The sixty-sixth commencement ex- ! erti.ses of Thomwell orphanage will be ushered in next Sunday morning at 11:15 when the baccalaureate ser- [mon before the graduating class will 1 be preached by the Rev. J. McDow- !ell Richard.s, D.D..'pre.sident of Co- j lumbia Theological seminary. Dcca- I tur. Ga. The regular morning ser- ! vices in the churches of the city will ! be withdrawn in order that all whij i .so desire m;iy accept an invitation of j the institution to unite for this spe- i cial occasion in the Thomwell Me morial church. In the afternoon at 3:30, a special communion service will be held pre- sidech'over by the Rev. J. K. Roberts, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city^ Monday morning at 10 o’clock the annual alumrti meeting will be held with President C. F. Winn presiding. In the evening at 8 o’clock members of the high school senior class will present their annual play. Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, the annual meeting of the board of trus tees will be held in the office build ing, to be presided over by the chair man, Hon. Martin F. Ansel of Green ville. In case Mr. Ansel is unable to be present because of ill health, toe vice-chairman, Dr. T. Ellison Simp son of Darlin^n, will preside. Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, the graduating exercises proper will be held, at which time diplomas will be presented and prizes and medals awarded. The salutatory will be giv en by Hilda Woodside, and the vale dictory by Jean Curry. The address before the graduates will be deliv ered by the Rev. John J. Hayes, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church of Laurens. To all of the closim; exercises the public is cordially invited. Nineteen to Gradnate The graduating class is composed df 19^en^n, 14 gjjxls and five boys, as fwlowsr Eleanor Barnett, Spartanburg. Martha Boozer, Newberry. Dorothy Cumalander, Little Moun tain. Jean Curry, Wauchula, Fla. Mildred Davis, Whitmire. Betty DuBose, Lake City. Winifred Hoskins, Atlanta, Ga. Catherine Kennedy, Atlanta, Ga. Chloe McClure, Young Harris, Ga, Clara Malpass, Spartanburg. Polly McLeod, Atlanta, Gi. Dorothy Smith, Marion. Dorpthy Wells, Atlanta, Ga. Hilda Woodsidd, St. Petersburg, Fla. Lewis Alexander, Athens, Ga. Thomas Mayers, Florence. Bobby McLellan, Hamo'. Fatal Accident Is" Bruce Quarterman, Waycross, Ga. George Westmoreland, Perry, Fla. CLINTON BOYS GO TO CAMPS SOON a The thirty-three seniors at Presby terian college receiving commissions as second lieutenants Monday in the Reserve Officers’ Training corps, are all to be called into government ser vice within toe next few days. Tench Owens and James E. Free man have been ordered to Camp Croft. Spartanburg, on extended ac tive duty in the Infantry. Hugh Jacobs will go to Fort Bragg, N. C., on a similar assignment, and Robert E. Jones to Fort Jackson. The young lieutenants have al ready received preliminary instruc tions and are expecting their final orders by the middle of the month. Drivers Held Blameless In Collision In Which Three Died. Laurens, June 3.—A coroner’s Jury here Tuesday afternoon termed as unavoidable a car collision near Lau rens April 4 that resulted in death for thTM Goldville men, John Gas kin; Will Brown and J. D. Hawkins. Rudolf Prater, listed as driver of the GoldvUle automobile, testified i that a downpour of rain caused summer enjoyment. It is.lo- k)M of vision and skidding of his l c*ted between the Tech building and car acroM the highway where the j Fowler cottage, crash occurred with another automo-1 The popular spot with the boys and bile occupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. named the John J. Mc- Whlte of Charlotte, ind County Com-! Kay pool, Mr. McKay l^ing lerge^ missioner J. Herman Power of Lau rens. White and Power corroborated New Swimming Pool Opens At Thomwell A concrete swimming pool for the Thomwell orphanage family has Just been completed and was opened for the first time this week for t)ie chil- Pratcr’s statement regarding weath er conditkma. . eXUB MBE^ TUESDAY The June dinner-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be -held next Tuesday avening at 7:80 at Ho tel Clinton. All members are invited to be present Presbyterians Elect Seven New Deacons At a congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church held last Sunday morning, Leland Young, W. C. Baldwin, Sr., Carroll M. Spencer, Hugh Holmim, O. A. Burton. Jack H. Davis, Sr.^ and Charles A. Smith were elected as deacons. At a simi lar meeting the preceding Sunday J. J. Cxunwall, H. L. Eichelberger, P. S. Bailey and Jehn W. Little were elected to toe office. 'responsible for the raising of funds to build it. He is a devoted friend of the inatitution, a>Miative of Macon, and has served on its board from the synod* of Georgia for more than twenty-five years. Four Thomwell Girls Graduate Four Thomwell orphanage girb graduated during the week at Moo- treat Junior college. Montreat, N. C., and Presbyterian college. Finishing at the Montreat school were Misses Edna Chandler and Maizie Whitaker. At P. C. Misses Bessie Fortner and Elizabeth Tucker were members of the graduating class.