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THE CHRONICLE Strives Td Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable . —— Volume XLVII t: Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 2, 1947 If You Don't Read __ THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Number 40 3=r College Endowment Fund Drive Opens October 12 CLINTON BUSINESS MEN TAKE OFF HATS TO COURTESY 'COURTESY WEEK' - BEGAN LAST NIGHT WITH DINNER Program Opens With Large Attendance of ' Employers. Movie At 8:00 Friday Morning. The observance in the city of “’Hats Off to Courtesy” officially be gan last night at Dayton hotel with a dutch dinner-meeting attended by 70 merchants and business men or the city. The event is being spon sored by the Merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce headed by W. H. Simpson, and the Distribu tive Department of Education. The celebration has been planned by the committee and Miss Mary Shedd, teacher of distributive education at the local high school, At last night’s dinner Mrs. Lucy Crawford, district supervisor of the state department, explained the pro- j gram and underlying reasons for the observance. Also present were Mrs. j W. E. Sims and Mrs. J. A. Timmer- 1 man of the state department. , j ern^ninvi-r« I “Hats Off to Courtesy” is the slogan in the city thi* week, the event being sponsored by the Merchants ’ . , ... „ . „ P . i committee of the Chamber of Commerce. This group at. business men, caught by the photographer yesterday, present, and, further plans for the, ^ many otherBj ^ enteri „ r into the observance. W< ^ S . p 5°8 r * m * x P lain « d - „ ■ I They are, reading from left to right: D. B. Smith, L. E. Bishop, W. W. Harris, R. N. Blackwelder, J. Aldine Hats Off to Courtesy^ will be re-, jjiakely. Miss Mary Shedd (teacher of Distributive Education at Clinton high school), L. B. Dillard, B. C. sumed this morning ..tocontmuej Preslar, W. H. Simpson, and R. L. Plaxico thrbugh Saturday. Posters have Been | ■ i Staff Announced For S. C. 10- Year Period Of Vote Registration To Begin January 1 Columbia, Oct. 1.—A new 10-year- period of registration begins in South Carolina January 1 and the secre tary of state’s office was gettfrig reafdy today to mail out necessary books j and certificates.to county registration, boards. + Registration — lor general election voting purposes—is op a 10-year ba- ; 1 sis under law. All registration cer tificates issued in the current 1938-47, • period will expire December .31. A new certificate obtained at any time after January 1 will be good . , through 1957 throughout the Presbyterian Church- County boards usually designate es in the synods of Georgia and Swuth certain days of each month for reg- Carolina. At a state meeting neld in istration and issuance of certificates Gainesville, Ga., September 8. 9 and from the court houses/ 10, genuine enthusiasm for the cam- The secretary of state’s office said paign was expressed by more than it expected to mail out bpfoks and!300 church representatives in at- Goal ol $350,000 Foi TwoSynods Committees Named To Head Campaign. Special Clinton Gifts Committee Now At Work. General Canvass In City To Follow. « i^p Presbyterian College Endowment Fund Campaign for $350,000 is now nearing complete organization certificates during October. tendance. The principal speakers BLUE HOSE AND SEWANEE CUSH HERE FRIDAY move to another county or state. placed in all store windows and; “courtesy name tags” will be worn by employers and salespeople. 1/fcWli llV^fc ftmr •'kvvrtiikk vwwii iibi%k i ixiisn ■ Kfudents' PoDer; !NIGHT AT 8:00 IN SEASON'S FIRST HOME GAME!First issue oh Press ter,” will be shown again to the per- j ~ 9 , | ' m . ) m sonnel of stores and service estab-. The'Presbyterian college Blue i ^' he flrst issue ot The ® entinel » . . •• c ine rresoytenan college ^, mmonS Acquitted Clinton high school student publics- Lost RltOS Here For tion for the 11M7-48 school ttrm »P- j n | nH< | R Spanrmnn peared from the press Tuesday moiffi- ^**** M,,M w ing for distribution among the stu- Each county board will receive, • a t this conference were Dr. Wade at first, two registration books foi |H. Boggs, executive Secretary of the each general electien voting pre- committee on Christian education^ cinct. The numbier of certificate of the Presbyterian tchurc'h; General books will depend on ‘the estimated Joseph B. Fraser, campaign genera! registration. chairman, and Dr. Marshall W. Additional books and certificates Brown, president of the college will have to be mailed out from- During the past week a state meet- time to time throughout the 10 years, ing for South Carolina was held at Because all registration is on a Columbia, when two conference ses- ! county basis, with no figures re- sions were attended by more than • quired to be reported to th6 state, ,800 churchmen interested in the : and because an individual may regis- campaign. This large audience was ' ter ^.as 9#ny times as he chooses addressed by Dr. Ben Lacy, president j(this happens *bften bicause it is of Union Theological seminary, Dr. i the only way to obtain a new cer-i Warner L: Hall of Charlotte, and ; tificate if the old one is lost) there General Joseph B. Fraser. Genera! is no accurate way to determine Fraser stated in the course of his ; total registration. Names of regis- address, “If the enthusiasm expressed tered persons are not removed either by you people at this meeting*is any from the books when they die or indication of the general interest m -Vhments The committee in charge • * —ijllilniOnS ACqUIT „ committee in charge stockin<> open their home season ., , JV urges that all merchants of the city „ • * . „ A .. Dy LOlirenS JUFY arrange for their personnel to at-, 11 " 6 Fnda y ni * ht m Baile y stadium,! _ - 7 tend. At the close of the show five, meeting the Sewanee Tigers, with prizes will be awarded. On Forgery Charges P. C. and this c|mpeifja throughout the state, I can say without any hes : itancy that this effort will be a tre mendous success.” I Synod’s committee for Georgia and South Carolina is composed of the Roland GTSpearman, Sr., died at following well known ministers and hit home in Jacksonville. Fla., Sat- laymen: Joseph B.-Fneteer, general the Blue Hose looting; for-JUSttm. — tit _ _ _ __ _ AU employers and employees are number one of the aeason. j Laurens fiep . The paper ’ Which is pubU * hed urday morning”aftef' seVeral months chainnan, Stanley W. ConverseT^Mn- asked to catch the spirit of good will, Coach Lonnie McMillian’s team, ( mons . Clinton used car dealer, being mon thly, is headed by Carolyn Young Alining health. ' paign treasurer Williin Akers Eh friendliness and courtesy being em- loser to The Citadel^iSiMast week charged in approximately 60 war-1 as editor, and Margaret Harris, co-i Mr spearman was the father nf Wallace M. Alston, Rev Van L* Ar phasized in the campaign. The in Charleston, played the Bulldogs rants with obtaining $98,500 from M- editor. Other members of the edito- Mrs H enry Hunter of this city, nold, Rev. N. Q, Barron, Dr W R “Courtesy Training Program” is a off their feet, outgaining them con- S. Bailey and Son, Bankers of Clin-i rial and business staffs are: The body was brought here to Gray Barron, W. J. Bailey, Rev. C D Bear- service otf the State Department of ‘ sistently on both the ground and in ton, by forgery of fictitious names to Distributive Education. Clinton is!the' air, but didn’t have the payoff automobile papers, was declared not one of the 35 towns in the state se- ; punch to garner a victory guilty here Thursday afternoon by News editor, Martha Dailey; sports p uner ^j home and the funeral ser- ley, Marshall W. Brown, Dr. W. L. editor, Donny Wilder; feature editor, v j ces held Monday morning at II Cooke, Rev. Malcolm P. Calhoun, . Anne Macdonald; photographer, a t graveside in Rosemont Rev. S. Wilkes Dendy. Rev. B. Ref lected for the training course. j The University of the South, the f circuit court jkry which brought m George Henry; assistant photogra- cemeter y. The R ev . j. H . Darri pas- man Ddlard. Dr. Frank P. Estes. Friday morning, on account of th® 1 proper name for Sewanee, has yet to verdict after deliberating one pher, Douglas Owens.Reporters. Polly ^ or pj rs j Baptist .church, was Rev. W. McLeod FranmptqiD Jr A movie, stores in the city will not j play a game> and for th e thir4, hour and 10 minutes. He was tried: Davenport, Glennice Moore, Dorcas the officiating mims ter. E. Hahn ? n, Eh. A G Harris, E C. open until 9 o clock, the committee ^ ra j g ht week'the Hosemen open the on 2 of 12 indictments which had,Hudgens, Marian Simmons, Billie, p a iib e arers were Francis Scurry, Hollingsworth, George. Hdidk Dr. states. schedule for an opponent Last year, heen handed out by the grand juryjArhold, Betty Anne Campbel}, Mar- jj ug h Bond Workman, A. C. Work- W. Jackson, William P. Jacobs, G. Its *Hats Off to Courtesy in the I ip the first meeting of th^ two teams a previous term of court. itha Galloway, Joe Holland, Sam nr , ani Richard F. Buford, T. Randolph's. Johnson, A. B. Langley H M Me city. All are asked to join in tha ob- ' in .history, the Hose won by a score Immediately after the verdict was j Crisp, Robert Yarborough, Harriette servance. 'of 12-7. given,'Solicitor Hugh Beasley nol-|Fagonr Richard Jacks, Roberta Yar- j Line play has been the forte of the Passed the remaining -indictmenU. {borough, Barbara Gregory, Rachel Journalism Class lBlue Stockings thus far this year,' MrSi Elsie Bryson and Mrs. Vir-^ornton Ruth Lowry, Mary Ellen VT-a a T , L m /M! a * I and the huge forward wal1 of the 1 Smia Brown, former employees and {Cannon, Ruby Jo Darr, Sarah Blake- VlSlfrS The Chronicle Presbyterians held The Citadel to a codefendants with Simmons, wentlly, /Duane Morris, Martha Simpson, ^ 'net gain pf only 89 yards last week.| free when Presiding Judge J. Wood- P^Mfy Sease. The journalism class at Clinton b y tackle Dewey Riddle, 6 ft. 3, row Lew* 8 directed a verdict of noti Exchange manager, Ann Pitts, Cir- 220 lb.. Fayetteyilie, N. C., junior, a 8 uilt y as t0 them. one-year lettermen, the linemen, un er Line Coach Ben Moye, have gone high school, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Rosa Mahaffey, were welcomed visitors at The Chronicle office Tuesday morning. j under rigorous workouts this week convicted and sentenced to 5 years The members were shown througn; j n blocking, both offensive and de- and the 2 women were acquitted. The the plant by H. C. Layton and each; fensive. Other standout linemen are supreme court reversed the verdict step explained in the production of a stuart Cushman, ponderous guard, and ordered a new trial. newspaper. Their publication, The'and kickoff man; Herb Lindsay, ju-i Sentinel, was being printed at the; n j 0r end Greenville; and Bich-1 |J lin |. Ar I anvac Fnr time oMhrir visit, and they watched ard Bowles, one of the fastest line-|” Unrcr C “ V V. U men and the hardest hitter on the: Mon treat rOSltlOII Davis and W. J. Crews v Laurin, Rev. A. G. Mclnnis, Dr. C. Mr. Spearman was a native of H. Nabers, Rev. Merle C. Patterson, Newberry county, a son of the late J. R^^ul, Rftv. Richard R. Potter, Marcus and Mary Cannon Spearman.! Dr. Stuart R. Oglesby, L. H. Parris, Since 1917 he had made his home in 'W. A. L. Sibley, A. J. Thackston, Jacksonville. Dr. W. Redd Turner. W. D. Taylor, SurViving are his wife, Mrs. Lalla Dr. W. R. Wallace, Dr. George R. Workman Spearman; one son, Roland ; Wilkinson, Dr. Eugene T Wilson, culation manager, George Espieg, q Spearman, Jr., of Jacksonville;' Dr. Marshall S. Woodson. Tried in September 1945 on 6 other! typists: Ann Pitts, Margaret Harris, t bree daughter, Mrs. J. B. Durant of The special gift* committee of the Jacksonville, Mrs. R. L. Shorlidge of J Clinton campaign is now at work Charlotte, arid Mrs. Hunter of this soliciting a large group of local ci*.- city; and one brother, D. C. Spear- izens and expects to complete its task within 'the next ten days; fol- of the 12 indictments Simmons was Charlie Foster, Betty Jean Jennings, Martha Dailey, Barbara Workman, Eleanor Eimmons, Buddy Oakley; its production with interest. At the conclusion of the visit the class lined up irt front of the office and had their picture made by Pho tographer Nichols, with th6 compli ments of The Chronicle. The~picture, together with the names of the class members, will appear later in the paper. I County .Teachers Meet In Laurens Today The first fall meeting of theaLau- rens County Education Association composed of teachers of the county, will be held this afternoon at 3:30 in the Laurens' high school auditorium, it is announced by the president, R. Russel Burns of Laurens squad. In the backfleld Presbyterian has to offer a galaxy of midget halfbacks that can really scamper; Wallace typing supervisor, Miss Katrine Mar- man 0 f N ew berry tin. } -m Business manager, Dial Jacks; as sistant, Gilbert Blakely. Miss Rosa Mahaffey is faculty ad viser for the paper. lowing this phase a much larger group will be organized Lo conduct the general canvass. Hugh L. Ei- chelberger is general chairman of Miss Harris Leaves For Charlotte Work Miss Eva Harris left Tuesday for; the services during the -week Mr. and Mrs. John' Holland Hun ter left Monday for Montreat, N. C., where Mr. Hunter has become as- Walkup, fdr example, who trucked sistant to Dr. J. R. McGregor, presi- 80 yards for the Hose touchdown last dent the Montreat Association, week, getting fine blocking, and then ownec * by the Presbyterian church. running away from The Citadel '^ r ' Hunter resigned as business ^ safety man. , manager of the State Trainnig school, Presbyterian church There is Jerry Norton, who is av- a posUion^ he has^held 4 P ® st ,,^ e j Miss Harris has held a similar po- ! eragnig 26 yards a carry in bringing “ “ ~ 4 City-Wide Services Closed Sunday f ^ The simultaneous evangelistic ser- the local effort and is being assisted (vices held September 21-28 by the by Torn Adchson. W. R. Anderson, j city churches came to a close Sunday Hatch land, Marshall. W. 1 evening. Pastors reported good at- Brown, R. E. Ferguson, Charles C. {tendance and increasing interest in|C. Giles, Dr. S. C. Hays, Walter A. Charlotte, N. C., where she entered upon her woik yesterday as director KJCVA/ Cl | I BCDC of religious education at the First MCVT JvD JValU DCI\J HONOR ROLL Johnson.—William A. Moorhead. R. L. Plaxico, Dr. D O. Rhame, D. B. Smith, W. M. Walker, J. Leland Young. The general committee for the alumni is headed by Col. Powell A Fraser, with H. L. Ekhelberger. Dr. ^ ^ — and a half years, to accept the Mon- : sition with the First p re3bytenail Nrw~*ul>scribers are added weekly c back kickoffs; Bo McMillan, half-, treat . work - Bexore going to. «iej chu - rch here ^ past three years and by TH e CHRONICLE. To go into 6 an <l J. M Wilson as a>- back, and- Bob Hughes, fullback,1 Trainin 8 school, he was bif iness ha5 a i arge contribution to the every home in the entire Clinton * oc,ate epairmen. This committee leading ground-gainer through The manager Presbyterian college f° r re ij g i ous ij u » e 0 f the church and com- area is our desire and goal. List your has al! 'eady begun ^e solicitation Citadel line. j 21 y ears * The Hose have been racking *hard Th e Hunters have a wide circle of this week in an effort to twist the friends here who wil1 re * r6t t0 know Tennesseeans’ tail, and Coach Lonnie teh y are having the city and whose va j ua ble service nT'the position is less than 4c a week. MlcMillian admits that the team is.best wishes will follow them. His younger son, Herbert, will enter high munity. She has a wide circle of subscription today for yourself if not among former. f Ttudents of the friends who regret her departure, a member of our family, or to be; CU f 86 ' and who knovit she will render in- sent to a relative or friend. The cost , 6 campaign is scheduled to con- less than 4c a week. duct a simultaneous appeal for gifts Welcome and thanks to those on a ^ Pfesbyterian churches outside she has accepted with one of the old est. and most prominent Presbyte rian churches in the Synod of North Guest speakers will be Ralph Bar- * Chuck F i 0 , lrl p le . school at Montreal. The elder K>n. hare, president at the state assoc..- haIrbeck wh0 mlkes , he Ti John Holland, will remain here to clrolinl . hon, and C. ^ Hendncks. state so-, sjngle . wing onehsive g0 , the . continue his studies at Presbyterian I ^ The church bulletin Sund an _ perviaor ot attendance teachers. aUr , u „ in J Hose . code,. - nounc «, th „ Mrs. James Grey, o( r> READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They Inform yon as to chang ing prices, where yon ban sup ply your needs, whore yon can ■hop to advantage. ( BE WISE — READ THE ADS nfen's hair with his breakaway run-i The Hunter home on Calhoun^^ City, will serve as acting secre- ning, and this’.year, with the block-j *t reet J^ 111 1,6 occupied by Rev. and tary succeed j ng Miss Harris. ring sharper, he is a definite threat Mrs< T * L ' P ra8e r and family who( m I to upset the Blue Hose victory apple- recently moved here from Maxton, ! cart N. C. Mr. Fraser is a new instruc- I According to advanced reports, the * or in H‘ble at Presbyterian college. Episcopalians lost their star defen- sive lineman, tackle Primo Wiley, but they have a big crew of expe- renced men to make up for any dif ferences. Lighter than the Blue Stockings, Mrs. Turner Loses Sister In Greensboro Dr. W. R. Turner, Mrs. Turner and the Sewanee team should be ,a fast; children, were called to Greensboro, aggregation' of tricky ball-handling N. C., Saturday on account of / the backfield men, out to give the Cal vinists plenty of trouble, i Game time is 8:00 o’clock in Bailey ! stadium tomorrow night. sudden death o f f Mrs. Turner’s sis ter, Miss Tora Rudd. The funeral services were held Sunday and the Turners returned to the city Monday. Presbyterian School Observes Rally Day Sunday was observed as “rally day” at the First Presbyterian church Sunday school with a special pro gram and certificates of promotion) to a large group of boys and girls. The school at this time launched the Presbyterian Program of Pro gress, which^endeavors to have a 10 per cent increase in attendance e^ch year in all Sunday schools of the de, nomination during a five-year period. our Honor Roll this week: MRS. J. M. McCARTER, Miami, Fla. MRS. C. P. ROBINSON, Darlington. J. C. NELSON, Spartanburg. MRS. J. E. HAGGERTY, Pelzer. MISS JEAN TEMPLETON, (Newberry. VAN OXNER, Clemson. EDOUARD PATTE, CHICK RAY, GEORGE A. ANDERSON, JAMES HAUPFEAR, Clinton. HAROLD HAIRSTON, South Clinton. JAMES THOMAS, MISS GEORGIA CORLEY, Goldville. \ of Clinton during the period of Oct 12 to 26. Mrs. L. L. Adoir Passes In Atlanta Mrs. Lawrence L. Adair died at her home in Atlanta early Tuesday morn- ing. The funeral services were held there yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Adair before marriage was Miss Era Melton of Atlanta. Her ; husband is a native of this city with : a wide family connection here. For 1 the past twenty years he has been a resident of Atlanta. BUILDING NEW HOME W. P. Jacobs, III, has begun the / erection of a brick residence on the {lower end of Maple street in the I College View section.