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f -t' 1 * * \ i THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable She (Eltnton If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News { Volume kLVH Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 28, 1947 Number 35 CLINTON Business, Professional Folks You Know f) Joanna School To Open Tuesday { The Joanna school at Goldville will ibegin class room work for the new! n "‘ ! '"Unity, is one of six new •'Master at 8.50, with all fnends and patrons Families” named for South invited for the opening exercises. Smith Farm Listed Among State's Six 'Master Families' The I. M. Smith family, residing in the lower end of Laurens county in the well known Bush River com- On Monday, the first, the faculty will meet at the school building to make preparations for the receiving and enrolling of new pupils. The school is again headed by G. N. Foy as superintendent, who has announced the following faculty: Primary Department Miss Katherine Blakely, Clinton. Mrs. Frances Giles, Seneca. Miss Mildred Workman, Clinton. . Mrs. Mary Harris, Townville. Elementary Department Mrs. Leda H. Davis, Cameron. Miss Etta Adams, Seneca. Miss Ellie Farr, Little Mountain. Mrs. Nettie Hammond, Tabor City, N. C. Junior High School Joseph R. Pinson, Goldville, prin cipal, manual training and mathe matics. Miss Mamie Cobb, Columbia, home economics and science. Miss Dalene Hatton, Little Moun tain, English and social science. Miss Gladys Willingham, Goldville, music. J. G Collier, Jr., and Miss Gila Belcher, Goldville, physical educa tion and recreation. Miss Virginia Nickles, Hodges, sec retary-librarian. Mr. Pinson, Miss Cobb, Miss Will ingham and Mrs. Hammond are hew members of the faculty. They suc- Carolina, according to an announce ment from Clemson college. The five other families selected ere from Chester, Aiken, Calhoun, Dillon and Lee counties. COLLEGE TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9TH Matriculation To Exceed the Record Enrollment Last Year. Orphanage Schools Opened Monday Presbyterian college will Tuesday, September 9, for its 67th | session. The college now has had ! r the policy of accepting only those>stU- f j The selections were made and thej dents who r i a . r * scholastically in the i ^iss Julia Porter. Clinton awards announced jointly by The; 11 ^ two-thirds of their high school Mrs Frank Boland) Clinton. The Thornwell orphanage gram mar and high school opened their j new year’s work Monday morning,] with the schools again headed by, B. S. Pinson as superintendent. } Following is the list of teachers: <> P €n i Mrs. L. B. Dillard, Clinton. Mrs. Edgar L. Blakely, Clinton. Miss Luva McDonald, Iva. Miss Helen Porter, Clinton. CITY SCHOOLS TO BEGIN HEW YEAR TUESDAY. SEPT. 2 Faculty Meetings Mon day. Seven Changes In Corps of Teachers. Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. C .,if la “ but h as also been necessary and the Clemson extension service., 10 . r , efuse t admission to a great mary Each family will receive a “Master who meet . scho ^ stlc . re ^ Farm Family Certificate” and a Mrs. Trank Martin, Jr., Laurens. Miss Irene Hawthorne, Donalds. Mrs. Turner Martin, Laurens. Miss Bessie Rose F. C. PINSON Franklin Claude Pinson, known to many friends as “Jack,” is an adopt ed Clintonian wiio soon became an integral part of the community when he came here, and, one who has al ways carried his share of civic re sponsibility. Mr. Pinson was born in Abbeville county, now Greenwood county. He is a son of the late James F. Rnson and Annie Rebecca Osborne Pinson. His early life was spent near Ninety- Six, and from there he went to Ware Shoals where he held positions with the mill ofifice and department store. In the fall o# 1918 Mr. Pinson mov ed to Clinton to become manager of the Clinton Cotton Mills store then owned by the Bailey interests. A year later he purchased the business, formed a stock company and changed the name to the Clinton Mercantile company. He is president and treasurer of the corporation which he has successfully directed since it op ened for business. Mr. Pinson is a quiet, unassuming citizen, possessing every earmark of a gentleman. Those who know him the city’s useful citizens knd business men. t <V" Mr. Pinson is a member of Broad Street Methodist church and years has served as treasurer Sunday school. For several years he served as secretary of the local Ki- Wanis club, later being elected presi dent in recognition of his capable service and active interest in Ki- wanis work. He is 1 a member of the quirements. Despite this limitation beairtiful' bronze "plaque' inKtibed £»«•»* Marshall W Brown staWs' SpringSi N . c . 'that the enrollment this fall will! MrSi Mj nna Irby, Chester with their names in recognition of The 1947-48 session of the Clinton public schools will open next Tue->- day morning, September 2, at 8.30. Supt. W. R. Anderson has announced. All pupils ara expected to report to their respective schools.at this hour. Monday will' be given over to fac- Watson, Red ulty meetings, according to Supt. An derson. The first meeting will be held at the high school at 10:30 a.m., fol- in , exceed the record enrollment ol 454 Miss Gloria Owens, Moultrie, Ga. | lowed by meetings at the respective Mrs. Irby succeeds Miss Virginia! schools in the afternoon at 4 o clock. their “notable accomplishments farming, in homemaking, and in citi-! last ® €ptember ‘ 1 Mrs. Irby zenship.” These will be awarded in! The teaching staff for the year has i Nichols, resigned, to accept the posi-i and a third meeting of a welcome fitting ceremonies to be arranged 1 been increased and includes the fol-j tion of secretary-librarian at- the nature at 7:30 in the evemrig at Flor- soon. The six families were selected from lowing: Bible, D. D. ; Wilkinson,' Joanna schools, Goldville George A. Anderson; Biology, A. B. ] Miss Owens is added by the insti tution as an additional music teacher. county nominee submitted by coun-] f‘ U ">P. J - Wallace Barnhill; Chemis- I ! Dr - Alexander Stump in^acrordam^e ^ith * h^ official "Mas- and Psychology, B. C. Murdoch"| To Head Biology ter Farm Family Scoreboard.” Of the English, John W. Harris, J. Ashby 1000 points on the scoreboard 2251 Dick. Richani Dusenbury; French, are allowed lor "lann and commu- 1 “ uo ^ d Patte, Greek and Ph.loso- phy, James S. Gray; History, W. O. Foster, Robert M. Burts, Jr.; Mathe matics, J. B. Coleman, Wm. A. Sher- ratt; Military Science and Tactics, P. A. Fraser, H. F. Moore; Physical nity life,” 350 for “operation and or ganization of the farm," 150 for “bus iness methods and ability,” and 275 for the “home and homestead.” The final scoring was done by representa tives of The Progressive Farmer and the extension service. The farms od the new “Master Farm Families, provide excellent coed A. B. Galloway, Mias Clara Rico, »' «°°<J practices and wholesome, helpful farm living with a different emphasis in each Miss Virginia Bolt and Miss Virginia Booth, all of whom resigned at the close of last session. Miss Nickles, secretary-librarian* fills a new position created by the board of trustees. Mr. Collier and Miss Belcher, members of the Joanna Foundation staff, have been assigned by the Foundation for physical edu cation and recreational work during the session. Department At College i Dr. Alexander B. Stump, newly ap pointed head of the biology depart ment of Presbyterian college, arrived in the city thii week. He was ac companied by his wife and three Children's Room Cilnton Public Library Instance. ' ’ Feed production and successful dairying are outetanding features of the I. M. Smith family farm. A high-producing herd of Guernsey agttle with an abundance of high quality home-grown feed and the use of modern dairy equipment along With good management are reasons back of the success of this farm. Ter. raced fields, modern home, and good of the “Master Farm Family” are in terested and active in the religious and community life about them and Education, W. A. Johnson, L. S. Mc- Millian, Ben W. Moye, W. J. Clark; Physics, N. G. Whitelaw; Spanish, R.. K. Timmons, John S. Glover. Dr. B. C. Murdoch will serve as ‘dean of instruction and Haynie G. Prince as dean of students. The Beverend D. D. Wilkinson will bej purchasing agent. Mrs. G. W. Taylor is bursar, and Mrs. G. E. Campbell acting registrar. Miss Marian A. Burts is librarian. ida Street school. Only seven changes have been an nounced in the faculty for the com ing year. New teachers are: Miss Jean Phifer, Miss Caroline Ashley, M. M. Smith, Mrs. Janet Tipping, Mrs. Ma rion C. Neighbors, Mrs. Ella D. Nance. They succeed Miss Wilson Hammond. Miss Annette Moorhead, H. B. Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Mathesen, Mrs. W. S. Parrish, Miss Frances Barnett, and W. S. Parrish. Wilmot Shealy, of this, city, succeeds W. S. Parrish as prin cipal of Florida Street school. Following is the list of teachers small daughters. The family will' live in the college faculty home on: f° r the respective schools, their as- the corner of Calvert avenue and ! signments and home addresses: Woodrow streets. Dr. Stump holds the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia. He was an instructor in biology at the University of Virginia for five years Rabbit Season Opens September First High School R. P. Wilder, Clinton, principal. Miss Elizabeth Boland, Columbia, English. . . , , , . ., , , , , Miss Mary Gaines, Greenwood, and he served as head of the biology ] »’ n2 i is v 1 department of Flora Macdonald col-; J ^ TT . lege for several years prior to his! Mrs ‘ Essie Workman, Clinton, Hn- acceptance of the position here. He tor y' has done research work at the Ma rine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., and at the Mountain Lake Biological Station of the Uni versity of Virginia. He is a fellow „ . .... , . , of the American Association for the Hunun* of r.bbiu undor cerUIn AdvMKtmen , scione*. i. . m.m- rwtrletlon, i. permitted underfthe ^ , nunib<r other KienUIlc tenant houses are noticeable. , , . ^ .. In eafih.inatanca . w*mbf<e otgaaiMtions, and hat contributed ar- ^ ' ' - ■’»” nrp in- September 1, it was stated yesteiflay .... . tides to the Biological Bulletin and to the Journal of the Elisha Mitchell difapld various positions of trust and rhoi honor, the report said. Arrangemnets have been completed for , a special children^ 1 Jodm at-thS n Public Library. Shelves were conxtructed by the WomOll's Society To training department of the dintoe 1 *- -• ------ 1 high school and a number of new books have been purchased through the efforts of the committee of the The Fall Seminar ifor the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Greenwood District will be held 'and other friends of the children’siThursday, September 11, at Main Parent-Teacher Association. Through Chamber of Commerce, the Masonic!‘ con ^ ,d ^| 1 ^ on ^ Kiwanis club! order, and was a committeeman in the recent financial campaign here for the erection of a new hotel. Mr. Pinson married Miss Lucy have one Queen (Mary) of Loris. work several hundred well selected i Street Methodist church in Green-; said, and must be procured before books for children are already avail- ! able at the library. Additional Hold Fall Seminar —- wher , he was idviMr Scout troop and a member of the Board of Directors of the Rotary ] club. . .. . , J- Wallace Barnhill will be asso ov ? th ». c ? un V » ci.ted with Dr. Stump as instructor ; in biology. Mr. Barnhill is a grad uate of Presbyterian college, who Mr. Hinson marnea miss n-ul/ . , -/ . Irf-nt “it imnnrtant Yhnt 1 —. studied at Harvard Univer- curdy of 1™ and fitey ^ 1 !uSL‘of aiTl^.i W^s'Sd. ThomWell BoyS f**ndat Mdcbeil University. Dur their ^ ^ I brought by truck from the Laurens, the president, vice-presl- Look To Football mg * War * WaS an ° flC * r m ** daughter, Mrs. A. library dent. Secretary of missionary edu cation and secretary of status of women, and other officers,” Mrs.. Kinard said. The meeting will be gin at 10 a.m. and will close at 3 pjn. Those in attendance are ask- wood according to an announcement: the seasons open, by Mrs. C. W. Kinard, District presi-1 Bicycle Club To Be Organized Here V.'P* t. * >1 l 4‘ A bicycle parade and the giving away of a free bicycle will be special features at the organization meeting of the Clinton Bicycle c\ub on Sat urday, September 6, at the Broadway theatre. This organization, sponsored by county library The committee in charge of this work has selected Mrs. W. O. Foster as Hbrarian for the children’s room. Mrs. Foster is a graduate of Colum bia University and has taken special work in library science. Her salary, it is stated, will be paid by Presby terian college. Library hours foe the children’s section may be chang ed later but the present schedule calls for the children’s room to be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 to 5 pjn. and Saturday 9 to 11 a.m. The the city’s three service clubs at the, . ^ opening of this room will be Tues- suggestion of and under the sponsor ship of the state highway depart ment, is for the purpose of stimulat ing Safety interests and it is hoped it will develop a clearer realization of the responsibilities of the cyclist. One purpose of the club is to in still in the minds of the riders the danger involved in bike riding and to curb the increasing number of traf fic accidents which cause irnnor and serious injury and sometimes death. Long Branch School To Open Monday day afternoon, September 2. Seaman Childs At Home From Cruise William E. Childs, seamon first Miss Elizabeth Adams, Greenwood. Science. r Miss Rosa Mahaffey, Clinton, Eng lish and French. Miss Katrine Martin, Gray Court, Commerce. Mrs. Marie Bannister, Mountyille, Home Economics. .' Miss Irene Hipp,, Clinton, Latin and Math. ■Miss Josephine Harris, Owing?, History. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline, Math. Miss Laura Bell, Stoney Point, N. C., Bible. Miss Mary Shedd, Monticello, Dis tributive Education. Miss Jean Phifer, Great Falls, Li brarian. ' Miss Caroline Ashley, dreensboro. Ga., Public School Music. * M. M. Smith, Anderson, Agricul ture. Mrs. Harriet M. Henry, Clinton. Science. Florida Street School Wilmot Sitealy, principal. 13th Air Force and served in the Pa- 1 Mlss Lil y »Y*rborough, Cross An- , cific. Last year he was an asaislant! c ‘ 10r ’ grade The Thornwell orphanage football in , h uboratory at the col- team will again be coached thm year ] ege ; by Game Warden G. B. O’Dell. Until Thank.jivinjd.y however, he point- £i«ti£'so< : te£. ed out, rabbit hunting is allowed with dogs but without guns. Guns During the war or. Stump saw may be used on Thanksgiving day serv * ce * n tb* Southwest Pacific the- when the open season for quail also ] *** r and was stationed for some time begins. '* n Islands. He was active in The season for both closes Febru-• C * V *. C ^. ed Springs, N.^C., ary first. The dove season opens September 16 and closes October 9. Hunting licenses have been distrib- by D. S. Templeton, principal of Academy Street school. | j|gi s pQOLE HEADS SCHOOL Eight games are listed on the', Mrs . M T Poole) of clinton) will ed to bring sandwiches, and drinks | schedule opening here September 13! t e ach ' the Warrior Creek school S 1 L l S , f lrniSh f d ' !k £ ? lll ! wit h Connie Maxwell orphanage of which will apen on September 1 for 1 be held in conjunction with the dis- Greenwood.- Other games on the trict preachers’ meeting. Little Joyce Copeland Claimed By Death Little Joyce Ferguson Copeland, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Copeland, of Renno, died Sunday afternoon at her home TL 0 D AW/ J C I following &n illness of two weeks. ‘ UeaVe Funeral services were conducted For DQVldSOn Monday afternoon at five o’clock menu are: ‘ Sept. 25—Greenwood "B" here. Oct. 2—Connie Maxwell, there. Oct. 9—'Ford High, here. Oct. 16—Open. Oct. 23—Clinton, here. Oct. 30—Greenwood "B,” there. Nov. 6—‘Ford High, at Laurens. the new session. Miss Ella A&cCrary, Clinton, second grade. Miss Sara Gary, Kinards, first and second grades. Mrs. Clayte Ray, Clinton, first grade. Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton, third grade. ,, ' f Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton, fourth grade. Miss Kathryn Simmons, Cross Hill, TO TEACH IN ROCK HILL Miss Ida Crawford, daughter of] iMr. and Mrs;. J. Roy Crawford, is a fifth grade. me n^Wr of theglSuKulitll^of Winthrop] Miss Irene Workman, Clinton, sixth College Training scTfiTm" which' opens grade. on September 3. ^ Academy Street School ~ ! D. McSWEEN TO SPEAK S. Templeton, principal and sixth grade. Rev. Allen McSweeq. pastor of the ^ Mrs . Helena Pitts, Clinton, first First Presbyterian church, Lincoln- ton, N. C., will be the guest minister class, son of Mrs. Lucille C. Waters from the home by Dr. D. J. Woods, Dr. Bernard H. Boyd and Mrs. s unday mornin g a t n:15 of this city, has returned to the Unit-! assisted by the Rev. P. L. Bauknl’ght. Boyd left Monday for Davidson, N ' ] ox-x . .. . . • I » .-t , , n /-• *1 ...111 1 at the First Presbyterian church fi rs t grade.?' grade. Mrs. Coliette Coleman, Clinton, ed States aboard the destroyer USS Hugh Purvis after a six months cruise in European waters. Highlight of the cruise, which took the Hugh Purvis to Scotland, Eng land, Belgium, France, Sweden, Den mark, and Portugal, was the occa- C., where they will make their fu ture home. Dr. Boyd will be an in- PITY QAPTRAI I I IT API 1C structor in Bible at,Davidson college, 1 1 1 DALL LtAljUC The Long Brench school wiU open s '°" wh '" lhe , th ‘P after holding a similar position at^ September 1st at 8:45, with patrons and friends in the community invited for the opening exercises. Teachers for the new session are was the official representative of the United States government at the fu neral of the late King Christian. XGaCncrs xor me new session arc e ■■■ ■■ 5 Mrs. T. B. Sumerel and Mrs. W. R.|MWOmanS 10 nCOr Congressman Dorn Brown. 'i . READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY ' EACH WEEK They inform yon as la chang ing prices, where yon can sup ply y?»r needs, where yOn can shop p advantage^ ^ BE WISE — READ THE ADS Interment followed here in Rose- mont cemetery, with a number of friends and relatives attending the rites. In addition to her parents, the lit-! Presbyterian college the past seven j tie girl is survived by two brothers, years. James M. Copeland, Jr., and John f Dr. and Mrs. Boyd have a wide Richard Copeland; three sisters, Mae circle of friends, in the city who re- i Copeland, Sarah Frances Copeland gret in their departure, and whose! and Lena Dell Copeland; her pater-j best wishes will follow them as theyj nal grandmother, Mrs. Lena Belle)go elsewhere. Copeland, and her maternal grand- 1 m mother, Mrs. D. J. Woods of this city. Uniofl Service Young People Cong. William Jennings Bryan To Meet Sunday Dorn of the 3rd district, will be the| guest speaker at the regular meeting] Sunday Evening A fifth Sunday union service will) be held Sunday evening at 8 o’clock! Results of Play-off Methodist 14, Lydia 6. # Presbyterian 11, Junior Order 6. Methodist 6, Presbyterian 3. Lydia 5, Junior Order 3. Lydia 7, Presbyterian 0 (forfeit) Lydia 9, Methodist 5. Methodist 6, Lydia 5. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton, second grade. Mrs. Lalla McDaniel, Clinton, sec ond grade. Mrs. Mollie Donnan, Clinton, third grade. Mrs. Nene Workman, Clinton, third grade. Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton, fourth grade. Miss Catherine Leonard, Wood ruff, fourth grade. ‘ Miss Kate Milam. Clinton,i fifth _ 1 grade. Miss grade. Mrs. Janet Tipping, Romp, Ga.. first grade. Providence School Miss Margaret Blakely, Clinton. Rose Lee, Newberry, fifth THE CHRONICLE goes into hun- . , The Young Peopled interdenomi-! at Broad Street Methodist church, dreds of homes in West Clinton, of the Kiwanis club this evening at [national group will hold a union ser-lThe speaker will be Floyd E. Batson, 1 Sontt* Clinton, and the Joanna com- principal and third grade. 7:30. Cong. Dorn resides in Green-!vice Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at supply pastor at the First Baptist niunity at Goldville. If you are not \i rs [ wood and is the youngest member Broad Street Methodist church, with church for the month of August. All! a subscriber we invite you to list g ra de. of thp South Carolina delegation in all members inviteii. Joe Holland is churches are invited to join in the y° ur subscription with our represen- Irene Little, Clinton, first Congress. THE JOHNSONS MOVE Mr. and Mrs. Walter A- Johnson moved this week Into a college resi dence on Calhoun street until recent ly occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Earl Spencer. The Johnsons have had an president of the group. service. ROSS YOUNG IMPROVING Renno School To Ross D. Young has returned to his! home from thjfe Laurens hospital OpCd Monday where |ie has been a patient for sev eral weeks. He Is improving, it is re ported, and the announcement will > The Renno school will open Lte „ 1947-48 session Monday morning at apartment in the Hays residence on | be one of interest here to many rela- 9 o’clock. Mrs. J. David Copeland is Bast Carolina avenue. j tives and friends. > / principal of the school. tative in these communities. Welcome and thanks- to those on our Honor Roll this week: B A AVFtfY MRS. TALMADGE SIMMONS, City. - R. G. WRENN, RFD No. 1. E. C. BARBEE, Goldville. (Continued ori page two) Musgrove School To Open Monday The Musgrove™ school will open Monday morning at 8:30 for the new session. Teachers of the school are Mrs. Larry D e S h i e 1 d s and Miss Blanche Cox.