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n|| Strives To Be A Cleon Newspoper, Complete, Newsy ohd Reliable Slip (Ehrontrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XU I Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 4,1942 Number 23 Final Exerdses Held erian College Seniors Receive Diplomas and Hear Address By Maybank. New Infirmary Is Dedicated and. Awards for Year Made. Forty-four Presbyterian college seniors received diplomas Monday morning in the sixty-first commence ment exercises of the institution held bert Elwih Butler, Howard MacRay Chesnutt, Wiliam Verne Church, Miriam Donnan, Eleanor Crawford Fleming, Isaiah Tucker Irvin, Allen Plaza and attended by a large gath ering of friends and relatives. Twen ty-eight of the seniors have already received War department orders to exchange cadet uniforms for army attire and will be inducted into ser vice in about two weeks. The exercises opened with the in vocation by Rev. S. H. Fulton of Laurinburg, N. C. Dr. S. C. Hays of this city, formal ly presented the new Doyle infirmary to the college. The acceptance was made by A. C. Todd of Greenwood, chairman of the board, who presided over the exercises. The presentation of the alumni award to Dr. Hays was made by L. A. McCall, Jr., of Florence, vice- president of the association. Lt. Col. Alexander H. Cummings, commander of the R O T C unit, awarded seniors with army commis sions. The address to the graduates was delivered by United States Sen ator Burnet R. Maybank of this state. In his opening remarks he said, “I cannot thank you young men enough for the splendid patriotic spirit which has actuated you in molding your lives to serve your country uv this emergency.** * In his brief address, Senator May- bank praised the college’s accelerat ed educational program under which a student may complete the standard' course in three years instead of four. “We must speak, think and act as one nation,’ he said. “Every citizen must be a part of the war effort Farmers are as important in winning First Honor Graduates Thomwel! High in the new outdoor theatre on the j Cleveland Jacobs, Edna Anderson Leonard, Charles Brown MacDonald, Charlton Cromer McSwain, Chester Ware Wadden, Jr., Mary Mitchell, Frances Farrell Ratteree, Elizabeth Killian Spratt, James Thompson Theus III, Robert Edward Wysor III. Bachelor of Science—Frances Eliz abeth Barnes, Arthur King Black, Dillard Epting Boland, William Reid Callaway, Eldred William Davenport, Edward Dunn, Lloyd Rueben Evans, William Templeton Farmer, Hugh McMaster Gettys, Sara A1 m e d a Jacks' Walter George Larson, Dun can McCall McDuffie, Thomas Oneal McKeown, Jr., John William Maul din, Joseph Bee Milam, Harry Hub bard Mitchell, Thomas Blakely Montgomery, Benjamin Russell Moye, Augustine Statham Quinn, Jr., Wilmot Shealy, Jr., Eamuel Edward Smith, Earl Howard Stockton, Jr., Joseph Guyton Thompson, Charles Franklin Timmons, William David Wilburn, George Dean Wilson. . Sigma Kappa Alpha He—rs The following students were elect ed by the faculty to the honorary scholastic society, Sigma Kappa Al pha, for the year. 1941-42: Eleanor Crawford Fleming, Lau rens; Frances Farrell Ratteree, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Chester Ware Madden, Jr., Laurens; Edward Mil- ton Selfe, Huntington, W.Va.; Walker Proileau Rivers, Aiken; Wilson Parks McKittrick, Whitmire; Genair Good year, Mullins; Mary Mitchell, Clin ton. SHIRLKT GRUBE y -^ CHESTNUT WHITAKER JUNE BOTH SET AS FILING DEADLINE Candidates Must Qualify By This Date. Entry Fees Fixed. this war as any other group. Besides feeding six to nine million men who may soon be in service, they must provide food for civilians of the United States and her Allies. “The world- which you seniors knew as freshmen will never return. Though our ultimate victory is un questioned, we must chart a new course of international trade. We j n a body and occupied reserved must create peace out of chaos. The sea t«j. The exercises were presided old order changeth and you young j over by (be president of the college, men and women, and thousands of £) r . \y. P. Jacobs. The commencement program be gan Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church when the mem bers of the ^graduating class heard the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. John W. Melton, ^Tr., pastor of the First Presbytetfan church of Rome, Ga. The faculty, followed by the graduating class, all wearing caps and gowns, entered the church .others like you, change for us.” must make that Mr. Melton took as his text a part of the 8th verse of the 4th chapter The exercises were brought to a of phiUppians, “Think on these close with a charge from President, things.” He told the members of the W. R» Jacobs to the graduating class i graduating class of the need today and with the singing of the alma of successful Christian thinking, de mater song. daring that your thinking determines Awards Are Made what you are. There is not a thought, Dean M. W. Brown made the fol- he said, that hasn’t consequences in lowing awards for the year: living. Gold “Fs” for meritorious work in “The color of a man’s thought de- extra-curricular activities other than termines the very fibre of his char- athletics: Guyton Thompson of Au- acter,” Mr. Melton said. “Our Sa- gusta Ga. editor of The PaC-SaC; viour was interested in the thought Tucker Irvin of Washington, Ga., world of his disciples and their st and Charles MacDonald, editors of titudes ” The Blue Stocking, 1940-41, and 1941-42. Hugh Gettys of Camden, the foun der’s medal to the senior who most The world of tomorrow, he con Unued, is being moulded by the thought of today. The respohsibility of rebuilding the world will fall up- Jhe Laurens county executive committee in session Sat urday, set June 30 as the deadline for filing pledges by candidates for the summer campaign and primary election. The committee, according to Chair man R. T. Wilson, decided to defer campaign schedule plans until after the expiration of the filing date when a meeting of candidates will be call ed for the purpose of arranging an itinerary. The committee fixed entry fees at $100 each if no opposition and $75 if opposed for the offices of probate judge, superintendent of education, treasurer, auditor and supervisor; $75 or $50 for game warden; county commissioners $25, and house of rep resentatives $30 eech. There will be.no election for state senator, sheriff, cleric of court and coroner. Books of enrollment are now open for the 41 precinct clubs of the county. CRY ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY ' ~ , V _ Mayor Bailey and Three Aldermen Without Opposition. Two Polling Places. CANDIDATES FOR STATE, U. S. POSTS Here is the line-up for state and federal offices in the Democratic pri mary in August: U. S. Senate—Burnet R. Maybank, Charleston, incumbent, and Eugene S. Blease, Newberry. Congress—1st District, L. Mendel Rivers, Charleston, incumbent; 2nd district, Hampton P. Fulmer, Orange burg, incumbent; 3rd district, Butler B. Hare, Saluda, incumbent, and John C. Taylor, Anderson; 4tM* dis trict, Joseph R. Bryson, Greenville, incumbent; 5th district, Jaipes P. Richards,- Lancaster, incumbent, and Grover F. Patton, Winnsboro; 6th district, Fred W. Willis, Claude T. McDonald and John L. McMillan, in cumbent, all of Florence. State Offices Governor—Wyndham M. Manning, Sumter, and Olin D. Johnston, Spar tanburg. Lieutenant governor—Ransome J. Williams, Mullins; George K. Laney, Chesterfield, and E. Coke Bridges, Lancaster. State treasurer—Jeff D. Bates, Co lumbia, incumbent ' . Comptroller general—E. C. Rhodes, Columbia; D. A. Smith. Walhalla; Q. E. Britt, Rock Hill, and Lott Lawson, Columbia. Adjutant general — James C. Do zier, incumbent Secretary of state—W. P. Black- well, incumbent Attorney general—John M. Daniel, incumbent. Commissioner of agriculture — J. Roy Jones, incumbent- Superintendent of James H. Hope, incumbent. Solicitors—Third circuit, Frank A. CLOSING PROGRAM AT ORPHANAGE BEGINS SUNDAY Rev. Matthew Lynn To Preach Sermon, Address By Dr. Fulton. 26 In Graduating Class. nearly approximates the institution’s ( on the church of Jesus Christ. He ideals for young manhood. Eleanor Fleming of Laurens, gen eral. scholarship medal for highest scholastic average for four years. T. O. McKeown of Chester, the Chi Beta Phi scientific fraternity medal. Allen Jacobs of Cheraw and Clin ton, the Ministerial club medal. . Lloyd Evans of High Point, N. C., the Kappa Alpha athletic cup as out standing senior athlete. Wysor award to the best company commander in ROTC, Sidney Mathis of Marion. Wysor award to the best drilled ROTC freshman, Dick Winstead of Marion. Junior class ring to best drilled ROTC cadet, Eddie Selfe of Hunt ington, W. Va. • ' Alpha Psi Delta trophy to fresh man girl with highest average, Betty Hunter. Bible medal for highest two years average, Florence Ella Blakely. Pi Kappa Phi scholarship cup, Mc Cain'McMurray, Swannanoa, N. C. Alpha I>mbda Tau social frater nity received the Blue Key trophy for the moat outstanding record in Intramural athletics. HHRHH were conferred upon the following: pf rfiirlntty Fulton, Laurinburg, N. C Rev. John William Melton, Jr., Rome, Ga. Doctor of laws — David Wallace Robinson, Jr., Columbia;- United States Senator Burnet R. Maybank, John Clarkson Derieux, Columbia. Degree were conferred upon the folowing graduates: Bachelor of Arts—Thomas Joseph James Heath Blake, AJ- Beardsley, admonished the young men and wo men to think upon those things that are true, that are’ honest, that are pure, that are lovely. “The mind of the Christian,” he said in conclusion, “is cemented against the petty, tri vial things of life—it is open to God and all that is noble and uplifting and spirituhl.” ...v 1 . * Wasson To Stand For Re-election J. Hewlette Wasson formally an nounces his candidacy for re-election as probate judge in today’s paper. . Mr. Wasson upon graduating from Presbyterian college four years ago offered for .this office and was elect ed in the August primary. He is one of the county’s most popular offi cials. “My training and experience qualify me to continue to discharge the duties of the office," Mr. Was son said,* “and if re-elected I will devote my best energy and ability to the office as I have in the past” Clinton Loses To Bonnott»vHle DECLARATION OF WAR SIGNED BY LOCAL KIWANIANS The Clinton Kiwanis club at its regular meeting Thursday evening signatured one of 2,000 declarations of war to be assembled in annual convention of Kiwanis International this month at Cleveland, Ohio. Subsequently the 1,000 declara tions, one from each club in the United States and Canada, will be bound in a large volume and pre sented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. When assembled the doc uments are expected to bear signa tures of approximately 100,000 Ki- wanians in the United States and Canada. Briefly, the declaration speaks for all the unarmed forces of the United States pledging signers to “all out” unselfish and patriotic war effort and sacrifice and also on guard against sabotage, profiteering and other evils. The International convention will be held June 14-18. The club enjoyed a musical pro gram presented by a male quartet composed of Dr. John G. Barden, W. G. Coker, J. B. Gentry, Jr., and Fred J. Bouknight. McLeod, Sumter, incumbent; fifth building to be presided over by the circuit, A. Fletcher Spigner Colum-! chairman ^ T EUison S imp«on. of bia, incumbent; sixth circuit, W. Gist Darlington. The Hon. Martin F. An- The BennettsviUe high school team Rav. Samuel wen the dam B state baseball cham pionship last week by defeating Clin ton high in die second straight gates of a series of three. Both games were played in BennettsviUe, the scores being 7-2, and 10-0. The games, re ports stated, were attended by 3,000 spectators. The local team, which enjoyed an iiwii«nqMjr successful te*ff0Tl ( WHS coached by D. 8. Templeton, princi pal of Academy Street schooL The city municipal primary, to wards which a spirit of apathy has been shown by both candidates and voters — will be held next Tuesday June 9th. The entry lists and registration books closed Saturday with no new announcements. Mayor P. S. Bailey, who is com pleting his fourth two-year term, is unopposed for re-election. All members of the present city council are seeking re-election. In ward one Alderman Hugh Ray is opposed by Posey W. Copeland. Pet B. Adair, J. F. Jacobs and F. M. Boland, incumbents in wards two, three and four, are unopposed. In ward five there are six candi dates, J. P. Terry, W. L, Evans, John H. Cranford, W. T. GrojEry, “Uncle Bud” Owens and Bennie Lee Sum- eral. In ward six the incumbent, J. W. Hedspeth, is opposed by Theodore Queen and Roy L Trammell. Mr. Queen is alderman from ward five. The polls will open at 9 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. The voting places wiU be provided, one at the city haU for wards one, two, three, and four, and one for wards five and six at TrammeU’s Lunch on the corner of Pitts and Bailey streets, it is an nounced by the executive committee. Managers of election have beenj appointed as foUows: City hall—Al- dine Blakely, Billy McMillan, W. D. Adair and Mac B. Hipp, Sr. MiU box—Claude Abbott, George Turner, J. V. Lowe and E. B. Pinson. Clinton Man Loses Father Friends of C. C. Giles of this city, will be sorry to learn of the death of his father, L. C. Giles, 72, which oc curred Sunday at noon in a hospital in Cedartown, -Ga. Mr. Giles at the time was oir a visit to his daughter, Mrs. W. T. Arrington. He had been as » commissioner from South Caro- associated with his son as vice-presi-1 Una presbytery, dent of the Giles Chevrolet company | Dr. Lynn’s friends here will be in fer 14 years. - terested to learn he was placed in Funeral services were conducted; nomination for moderator of the high Tuesday afternoon at Bradenton, church body. In the appointment of Fla., his home. standing committees for the South- The deceased in addition to Mr. ern Presbyterian church he was Giles, is survived by four daughters, named chairman of the woman’s Mrs. Arrington Mrs. J. W. Williams, work committee for the coming year. The sixty-seventh commencement exercises -of Thornwell orphanage will be - ushered in next Sunday morning at 11:15 when the baccalau reate sermon before the graduating class will be preached in Thornwell Memorial church by^ the Rev. Mat thew Lynn pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Brownsville, Texas. Mr. Lynn is a son at the in stitution’s president. Dr. L. R. Lynn. In the afternoon at 4 o’clock, a special communion service will be held. . * Monday morning at 10 o’clock the annual alumni meeting will be held in the Nellie Scott library building. On Monday 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 James Chestnut Whitaker and the valedictory by Shirley Grube. The address before the graduates will be delivered by Rav. C. Darby Fulton, D.D., of Nashvile, Tenn., sec retary of foreign missions, the South ern Presbyterian church.- On Saturday evening the 6th. at 8 o’clock in the chapel, members of the high school senior class will pre- nation _ ' ** nt their annual play. On Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, the annual meeting of the board of trustees will be held in the office Finley, York, incumbent; ninth cir cuit, Robert McC. Figg, Jr., Charles ton, incumbent, and Russell McGow an, Charleston; twelfth circuit, J. Reuben Long, Conway, incumbent, and Hubert Yarborough, Florence. The term Of Solicitor Hugh Beasley of the 8th circuit, comprising the counties of Laurens, Abbeville, New berry and Greenwood, does not ex pire until 1945. HAROLD MILAM REPORTED 'MISSING' Word was received here this week that Harold Milam of Charlotte, a former Thornwell orphanage boy, is reported “missing in action.” sel of Greenville, chairman of the board for nearly forty years, was made chairman emeritus a year ago because of declining health. To all of the closing exercises the public is cordially invited. Twenty-six To Gradtaate The graduating class, one of the largest in' the school’s history, is com posed of the following twenty-six girls and boys: James Chestnut Whitaker, Cam den. Nelli# Doris Dunnaway, Green ville. Thomas Arthur Wham, Greer. • Athleen Reola Dover, Chester. Hardy Carl Schultz. Jacksonville, Fla. Richard Allen, Athens, Ga.* Dorothy Patricia Bunch, Jackson ville, Fla. * ' Gladys Oneva Darnelle, Elberton, Mr. Milam was formerly ixi Ba taan and was on duty at Corregidor i Ga. at the time the fortress fell, the War! Ossie Isabelle Martin, Blacksburg, Department communication to hisjVa. wife and mother, Mrs. E. L. Hoff- ler, stated. v Harold who is pleasantly remem bered by a number of friends and officers at the orphanage is a brother to Jack and Joe Milam of this city. Lynn Named On Assembly Committee Dr. L. R. Lynn whl return today from Knoxville, Tenn., where he has been attending the meeting of the General Assembly for the past week Bible School At Presbyterion Church The Daily Vacation Bible school for boys and girls of the First Pres byterian church between the ages of four and twelve began Monday morning at 9 o’clock with classes to be held each morning. The following are serving as fac ulty members: Mrs. Heath Copeland, Mrs. J. K. Roberts, Misses Nancy Young, Frances Black, Katherine Graham, Betty Hunter, Carolyn Mur phy, Robbie King, Doris Baldwin^ Virginia Dillard, Amelia Payne, Bet ty Taylor, Edna Baldwin, Nonna An derson, Julia Taylor, and Edna Earle Woriunan. County Campaign Moating July 3| Candidates for state and federal ofHcee will speak in Laurens on July 3, according to the itinerary adopted by the state executive committee. The county-to-county campaign, which opened at Lexington Tuesday, will close Aupturt 21. Mrs. W. H. Dunlap and Mrs. R. D, Brooks. Burns Offers For Re-election J. Leroy Burns announces his can didacy today for re-election as coun ty superintendent of education. He is now completing his second four- year term Clara Barbara Patten, Gainesville, Fla. Carl Munday Hill, Jacksonville, Fla. Dorothy Hudgens, Clinton. Thomas Chalmers DuBose, Jr., Furman. Margarette O’Neil Crawford, Union. Susie Mae Hart Atlanta, Ga. Glenn Robert Swope, Sanford, Fla. Sara Katherine Ayers, Elberton, Ga. Henry Edward Rhodes, Union Point, Ga. Dorothy Ophelia Morton, Way- cross, Ga. Mary Elizabeth Darnelle, Elberton, Ga. Jimmie McDonald, Atlanta, Ga. Sara Jane Roberts, Anderson. James Thomas Boone, Eatonton, Ga. Myde Nadine -Rogers, Lake City. Shirley Lucille Grube, St. Augus tine, Fla. Jerrell Ringwald Davis, Savannah, Ga. Som Leomon Out For Treasurer Post r* c n — County Enrollment Sam M. Leaman, well known Cross[Roolrc Nnw Onpn Hill citizen, announces his candidacy i ^ Books of enrollment for the Clin- in today’s paper for county, treasur er. Mr. Learn an was a candidate for _i..w , - „ , thU office two years ago at which 5 clul> . for count5r 0 '- time he missed entering the second,^ “ th “ 9 , r '^‘ ry are race by only seven votes. ' | ^ the . SK T J ^ ' | tary L. B. Dillard. Voters must qual- I have had considerable expe-1 if y to vote by signing their names on _ ^aav*-.. r. ien 7 ** publk work * nd in the I the club books which close July 28. “All of my time and energy I have of financial records,” Mr.j Enrollment books for the Hope- devoted to conducting the work of ■ * m * n **, j n i a ^ in f , an ~ | well, Goldville, Shady Grove, Renno, In making his announcement Mr. Burns Mid he is seeking re-election upon his record as a public official. the office,” he raid. “I feel that my general knowledge and experience of the schools equip me for a fuller ser vice in the future.” AIR RAID SIREN TO BE USED TODAY . The newly installed air raid siren will blow this afternoon (Thursday) & nouncement* “and I feel that I am , Lydia and Clinton Mills communities at 3 o’clock, officials of the local Civilian Defense Council announce. The siren will be sounded to deter mine if it is loud enough to be heard throughout the city in case it is used j citizen of the later for blackout practice. 1 munity. qualified to capably conduct the of fice Of county treesurer." Martin To Stand For Re-election Representative Walter L. Martin, member of the house of representa tives from Laurens county the past two years, announces today that he will be a candidate for re-election in the summer primaries. Mr. Martin is a highly regarded Ware Shoals com are also open with their respective secretaries. » Criminal Term Begins Monday The jury commissioners met dur ing the week and drew a venire of 36 petit jurors to serve during the criminal term of court to convene in Laurens on next Monday. June 8. Jurors for Hunter township are: Clyde Francis, Sam B. Fuller, W. H. Cole, W. E. Bragg, T. L. Ellis, Henry. Abercrombie and Guy Parrish. OK Friday