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V -h THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable (Clinton If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 2, 1949 Number 22 DIPLOMAS GIVEN 55 GRADUATES AT CLINTON HIGH Commencement Pro gram Brings 1948-49 , School Year to Close. Bauknight Heard. Fifty-five seniors of Clinton high school, the first graduating class at the school under the 12-grade plan, were awarded diplomas at the an nual graduation exercises held Mon day evening in the high school aud itorium. The exercises were largely at tended by parents, relatives and friends who gathered for the final chapter of the closing program. Graduates robed in caps and gowns, occupied reserved seats on the ros trum. Following the processional, the invocation was offered by Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Bap tist church. The salutatory address was giv en by Helen Noffz of Cross Hill, followed by a song, “Since First I Met Thee” by Martha Galloway, Gerry Trammell, Polly Davenport, Barbara Workman, Josephine Lea- Gets Ph.D. Degree GRANDDAUGHTERS TO Chapman Endorsed , GET $200,000 EACH For Legion Post IN BAILEY WILL The two granddaughters of the 1 late W. J. Bailey, Clinton banker and industrialist, are to get $200,000 each and certain personal property under the settlement of the suit to break the grandfather’s will, according to a copy of the order filed in the clerk of court’s office at Laurens. The $200,000 is to include the $25,- 000 left each of them in the will and is to be free of all Federal and State estate and inheritance taxes. The personal property referred to certain articles in the W. J. Bailey home at the time of his death Which had be longed to their grandmother, the late Mrs. W. J. Bailey, and other articles of sentimental value there. The two granddaughters mention ed in the settlement are Mrs. Flor ence Bailey Adams and Mrs. Fran ces Bailey Brooke, daughters of Cy rus Bailey, deceased, the only child Hugh Holman, former dean at OI testator. They had been left Presbyterian college, visited friends I $25,000 each in the will. The re- here during the week HUGH HOLMAN Contest Will Uncover Much Local Talent Miss America Preliminary Contest Here Sponsored by Exchange Club. An excellent oppcrtuni’y for girls of Clinton and surrounding commu nities to display their talent, beauty, poise and charm is being offered in the preliminary “Miss Clinton’’ con test of the South Carolina State Fi nals of the “Miss America” Pageant, to be held about July 15, in this city. The local Exchange Club is sponsor ing the contest in this area. DIPLOMAS AWARDED 94 GRADUATES AT COLLEGE MONDAY Commencement Exer cises Come To Close. Dendy and Chappell Are Speakers. Commencement exercises at Pres byterian ^college were he’d Monday morning in the chapel, the change Too often girls who possess some fj. om outdoor amphitheatre as talent never have an opportunity to planned having been made on ac- display it in public and the prelimi- count of inclement weather. Th<* nary contests of the “Miss America” auditorium was filled to ove -..ow- i Pa K e.nt »r. offering just such an i"-- *!>•»*'>* OciUt.e. ' provided in an R. P. CHAPMAN Mr. Holman has been working on a Phi), degree the past three years th re€ sisters and two nephews, in American literature at the Um- j Attorneys for the two granddaugh- versity of North Carolina, Chapel terSj described in the order of judg- Hill, and also teaching on a part- men t as “the contestants”, took the He told the graduates the first , ... adjoining class-room, opportunity. The sponsors state con- ■ The mvoration was offered by ^ testants should remember their tel- Rev Richard R Potter, pastor of ent is being exhibited not only to the the First Presbyterian church, Sum- home town, but also to talent scouts ter. ' and representatives of the entertain- The address to the graduates wa* R. Pope Chapman of this city, ment world who always follow the ^ ^ M^Tdis^chu^h! mainder of the estate, appraised at prominent in Legion affairs, was “Miss America” Pageant from the charlotte, N C, noted minister and over $2,000,000, had been left to honored at a meeting of the 7th p re ij m j nar j e s straight through to the au thor. His subject was “Making District last w eek in Greenville' N#t . ona j fi na >^ They’re looking for Something Useful Out Of Something when he was unanimously endorsed' , ' . . TT c -,i a , ce •• for Department Vice-Commander of tewty. of course, but they are also, Useless. , South Carolina. American Legion looking for talent and intelligence, stion th<? wor | d asll you j* time basis in the English depart-1 var j ous legal steps through the judge The election will be held at the and they are keenly interested in the what con t r ibuti6n can you make, are ment. He completed all requirements 0 j p ro b a te’s office to break the will state convention in Greenville in manner in which that talent is pre- you p re p are d to take advantage of for the degree last week, and it will on the g round th&t it was not the July. Mr Chapman is serving his Mnted . vour opportunities? Life he "said, be conferred at the commencement j as t and testament of their second year as District Command- . , „ . takes all human stuff and lifts it exercises next Monday. grandfather. The last step was an er No. 7. and for the last two years T hls >'‘ ai linf ' n polr * ° c into something higher. You will by Joe Holland, on “A Prespective”,! Dr. Holman’s friends will be inter- appeal from a decision of the judge has been a member of the execu- prettiest and most talented young to yourselves, to taka and Hub Hunter gave an address on ested to learn he has accepted an! of probate upholding the will. Hear- tive committee. lady to compete in the “Miss Ameri- >our cbance , and use them wi iely. “A Challenge”. The valedictory was appointment at the university as as- ing on the appeal was to have been For the past four years Mr. Chap- ca ” Pageant for 1949, the State Fin- DorVt run away from responsibility given by Jimmy Somerville of Cross s i s tant professor of English. The an- held during the May term of com- ma n ha? been commander of the aIs ^ ^ July 2 h and 29 in Co- or failure, he said. k* * ur i, ..t ! nouncement was made bV the board mon P leas court but the case was jocal Copeland-Davidscn Post, No. . h] Thjs . opportunity for The most expensive thing in all S M g ’ Indiai i 0f trustees early in May, and he will taken off the roster when attorneys 56i and also served as commander . . T . n . n ^ _ han^‘ the world the speaker said is hate. Love Call and My Memory of enter upon his duties at the begin- for both sides announced an agree- , n 1934 The Post each year under. somt ‘ l ' ,cal ,r,rl Th ^ lmt " K * 1 a “ the most conserv-.ng thing bmther- You was sung by the sextette. ning of the summer quarter, June 9., ment for settlement. hls leadership has exceeded its C jub 15 offering a scholarship of lmeag You must m . oj j ni2e tha t you Diplornas to the graduates were The friends here of Dr. Holman The settlement was contained in membership quota, and is now mak- f-o0.00 to tne winner of the local are bound up in a burxl i e of people, presented by W. R Anderson Jr., an d Mrs. Holman, the former Miss the order handed down last Tuesday jnK plans f or t he erection of a Le- contest. whether you like it or not Gemuj superintendent of the city schools, Verna McLeod, will regret to know by Judge Steve Griffith and filed by , Mnn Home at a cost from $20,000 to “ who highly complimented the class they will not return to Clinton. as one of the school’s best, and gave ^ appropriate parting words of ad- _ monition to the class. Last RltCS Today Announcement was made by Supt. !/• j_ r Anderson that the annual essay me- IxinOrQS rOi tal given by the local U.D.C. chap- JamOS B $000 ke ter was wwon by Malba Gardner of r man and Ann Pitts. The class president’s address was exercises next Monday. A wncincr you une 11 or nuv. vjrcuiua ov » ..— — —. cr ‘‘ r y b'bnk appear-; in T e means to start again, for if you quit $30,000. Mr. Chapman is a member Chhronu .e todayon page 2. an. ap-|— dre out> anc | you nee j not er . at Greenville-Vorture Locale 1027. phcations must be sen. to L. E. Ca- pe . t a world welcome If you son. not later than Juiy L get down get up and face the dlf . ficult world with the fear >f God. Drive-In Theatre thanking God daily that He ha» Open Soon On James Boyd Speake, well known tants on the other hand, after sun- Opening Todoy Clinton-Joanna Road ... # , farmer and highly regarded citizen dry family conferences and pro- — | —• w a w * i Singln u of the alma ma_ of this community, died early yes-; traded negotiations, have all come Walker’s Community Market, ow- The construction of a 300-car mod Edward Somerville auu MrT tw ter by the class, the benediction was terday mor ning at the Blalock Clinic j to the conclusion and agreed that in ned by W. M. Walker, well known p rn Dnve-ln Theatre is now under- Gibbs, gold P’s for being outstand- pronounced by the R*v. J. W. Spil- wb ere he had been ill for several 1 order to preserve and foeter the close local business men. will opeu for w87 to serve the people of this com- i n g i n extra-curricular activities Joanna, and the D.A.R. award Billie Arnold of this city, by ! the clerk of court. Reasons for the settlement are set 0 f Greenville-Vorture Locale forth in Paragraph 8 of the judg- 40 & 8 ment, as follows: ^ “The Executors of the said esCate w/ 11 A /_ and the residuary beneficiaries WqIKCTS v-Ommunify named in the said paper writing on Market Will Hold the one hand, and the said Contes- matched you against this difficult hour. Dr. George C. Bel’ingrath. aca demic dean, made the following awards to students: Henry Little, and Marvin P a rt°r of Calvert Baptirt ( preceded by declining health, family Poolings and relationships, and business this morning (Thursday) munity it was announced yesterday other than sports; Founder’s medal /vmi , for several months. The announce-: order to put an end to what would according to an announcement in to- by the owners, Mr. and Mrs for general excellence, Robert Utrlcers of the graduatinf; class ment ^ hij dea th brought regret no doubt prove acrimonious, costly, day’s paper It will be located in a r d Nance of this city. A contract Hughes; General scholarship. Lew- are. Joe Holland, president; Horace t0 many friends here and elsewhere. len Slby' and uncertain litigations, all new store building just below the for its construction has been aw- 1S Hay; Beta chapter award f«r amm, vice-president; Billie Ar- »p be f uner al services will be held matters of difference and in contro- Armory. arded W. E. Baker Sc Son of Whit- freshman with highest average Rob- noia, secretary, Ann Pitts, treasur- tb j s afternoon (Thursday) at 3:00 versy in this cause should be final- The store Mr. Walker announced mire, the promoters said and with ert Penter, Fred Hay Bible medal, er ’ ... _ I o’clock from the Sharon Methodist settled and compromised.” yesterday, will be under the manage- favorable weather, it is expected Thomas Massey; Ministerial club Marshalls were Guy Blakely, Mo- c h U rch at Kinards of which he had Under the order, the settlement ment of Harvey Foster of this city, tbat t h e project will be completed award, Benson Cain; Kappa Alpha 113 Boatwright, Fran- b een a member for many years, and shall be “in full and final compro- and will feature a complete line of by j u i y 15 CU p t 0 outstanding senior athlete, ces JtUiott, Malba Gardner, Martha which he served faithfully as a stew- mise satisfaction settlement and ac- groceries, produce and meats. The The theatre wb ich will be locat- Herbert Lindsay. General Joseph B Fraser of Hines- Simpson and Betty Sullivan. , ard. The services will be in charge cord of any and all claims or de- interior is attractively arranged to , . c hia hiah d . ThP TJite? r n*? U 97 lnf ^ oa ' of Rev ‘ P L ' Bauknight. Rev. H. F. mands which they (the contestants) | add to the convenience of customers between Clinton and Joanna villa. Ga.. chairtnan of the boa-i The following 27 girls and 28 Bauknight and Rev. Melvin Medlock or either of them have or might pre- and modern grocery fixtures have y known as the Midway of trustees, awarded the degrees to m r^i , of Spartanburg. Burial will follow ter with respect to or against the es- been installed. ^nve^n Theatre The owners state the graduates, after which he de- ^ 8m n^.? 0ld ’ S t dyS here in Ros emont cemetery. tate of W. J. Bailey with respect to The Market will offer complete livered to them a brief and approp- Barrett, Betty Bessinger, Nadine Mr Speake was a son of the late the aforesaid will.” self service the owner states, with lt ^ ,n hdve tht , 1 * . d . , riate charge. Bridges, Betty Ann Campbell, Fran- George T. Speake and Mary Emma Attorneys witnessing the order free delivery to all parts of the ci- mod ‘' rn vquipnv m, in- uu ua \o^ Presentation of ROTC commis- ^ T P ° lly • W S P eake of the Kinards com- werc Babb & Babb. W. H. Harley ty. and plenty of free parking space. ™ weU ^ a sio^Ti^ memtrsof the S- enport, Nellie Dunaway, Joyce l^ra- mun it y . He was a successful farmer and Blackwell, Sullivan Sc Wilson, The public is invited to attend to- Cd ^ wlU U , p . t ing class were ma^e by Lt Colonel dy. Mane Fraser, Martha Galloway, and a public-spirited, useful citizen attorneys for the executors, and O. day’s opening. concession stand n the middle of *** ^uionei Dorcas Hudgens, Josephine Leaman, who al ^ a vs stood for the cause of ^ Long, Taliaferre. Clarkson & Gri- the P ark ‘ n « drt ; d - lounge rooms for Anme M^ine L y le« Anne Macdon-1 right . He was a man of high idea i Si er, by C. D. Taliaferro, and David r|ncc ExerCISOS Held H P ® tro , ns W1 a,SO ^ provided, aid, Helen Noffz, Mary Ruth Nor- honest and upright with his fellow- M. McConnell, for the contestants. ^ , c l . The theatre will be one of the most man, Ann Pitts Mildred Sexton, mani holdi# g a large d egree the At Clinton High School mwiem of its kmd m the state, can Simmons, Betty Smith, Jean! con fj dence and esteem of many by Class dav exercises were held on an ^ Mis 1 anco sai< ^ - Smith, Robbie Stewart, Geraldine his ge nial disposition and interest in CXChOnge Llub _ genial disposition .... Trammell, Barbara VVorkman, Caro-, 0 fhers. There are many to join with HonOFS GrOUD l>n Young, W. L. Arthur, Donald f be family in mourning his passing. —, Boozer, Franklin Copeland, Sam Speake was a member of the Clinton Hi StudontS Crisp, Alva Davenport, Thornwell Clinton Kiwanis club and highly re- Dunlap, Gharles Foster, Jimmie Hairston, Horace Hamm, William Friday evening in the high school auditorium for the 1949 graduating Lutheran Congregation The following program was given: Enjoys Outing Processional—Class of ’49. ! <• garded by its members. j A supper was given by the Ex- Alma Mater. Mr. Speake is survived by his wid-! change club in honor of the seven Welcome—Joe Holland. Class History—Martha Dailey. a^e by Powell A. Fraser. President M. W. Brown presented honorary degrees of doctor of di vinity to Rev. S. Wilkes Dendy, and Rev. R. T. Potter, both graduate* of the college. Dr. W R. Wallace, Chester physi cian, was presented the gold “P” for being-chosen by the alumni associa tion as “Alumnus of the Year.” President Brown presided over Henry, Joe Holland, Robert Hoi- ow> ^ rs Myrtle Simmons Blakely' Student of the Months from Clinton Imgsworth, Hub Hunter, Dial Jacks, Speake; a daughter by his first mar-! high school. Charles Kmard, Billy McCrary, Bob- r j age t 0 Miss Elizabeth Horton of' The students are chosen for thoir b, Meadors, Herman Nabors. Charles Birminghan,. Ala., Mrs. Ralph Wil-' acLlast c TeadershiD ^bnav and Oakley Sammie Pinson, Earl Pitts. banks (Elizabeth) of Newberry; a I .. b v th ror es ,dem „f the John Sease, Robert Simpson, Jim- j small daughter, Rebecca Louise c i asses and faculty m y Somerville, Jack^ Spillers, Billy Speake; two step-children, Sarah and ( Class Will—Thornwell Dunlap “The Stars Will Remember”— A large group of members and the exercises and made several an- friends of St. John’s Lutheran nouncements pertain.i.g to the cj.- church gathered yesterday after- lege and its work He spoke of tho noon at the Cane Creek Fishing, WOI ’k underway to ». .nplete uie uj- Club. on Lake Greenwood, for a phalt road around half the 43 ac- Class Song congregational fellowship outing r€ campus through the cooperation.. Class Prophecy Carolyn Young. ., nd supper, sponsored by the Bro- *be city, county and highway de- Class Poem—Martha Galloway. therhood and Men’s Bible Class. partment, of an enlargement of the Stewart, Vestus WlbuStT' AliS> ! At ‘he end of the year a "iStud- ^™enutton of “ Awa'rds-R. P. A< 6 30 the group assembled at Young. IT. Speake of this city; a half brother, I cnl of tht ' YMr ,s nom,!d ,rorn ,he w.m... tables at the lakeside to enjoy a " ,,n ' nau - anl The Baccalaureate Sermon ' s am b. Ev The baccalaureate sermon was 1 sister, Miss preached Sunday evening in the high Newberry school auditorium by the Rev. P. L. " Bauknight, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church. The union service EdmOflds CofTIDleteS was attended by a large congregation, D ^ P with members of the senior class oc- Radio Training (Continued 6n page eight) Hub Hunter for the past ’48-’49 s j s ti n o year. | Students attending the supper Ministers Attend General Assembly were: Miss Stroup Away Martha Galloway, Hub Hunter, pQf Summer Pfc. Ted S. Edmunds, son of Mrs. I A nn Pitts. Thornwell Dunlap, Jim- w- .. 0 L. D. ^monds of this city. recently my Somerville, Carolyn and Polly R e Hgious Educatfon' at’ the First L he t 1,fe ° f * he congrt ‘ 8ation ’ Mr the largwf in'the h^Imy of the in plica me . n } s , u i .u available i Alter the supper, the pastor he Xhe singing of the alma mater tRev. James C. D!ckert. led the group brought the exerc i se! . to a clo » in the singing of Hymns and fum- whlch wer€ attended b a la num . .liar songs. It is planned to make ber of parentSi relatives and friend* such an outing an annual event In of the graduating claM which Wli completed a course of instruction in uavennort — —v. niik<>rt said radio oneration at Fort Davis in the 'rv, r u i k i j i n. • Presbyterian church, left Sunday for uKKtrt sdia ' P^mTS. w^t^! la^meeUrlift'olend^two^Btoy 3 Scouts N ' C " Dr. M. A. Macdonald will return now stationed in the army. Pfc. Ed- I' ro ' m '' t ',oo D '’l20 to the summer~carnD :?^ nd the tdrw ’ summer months. Boys Graduate today from Montreal. N. C.. where monds has been in service for one , bv H P Wilder ^ ,ss < l race Y ? U L! 8 0 ' t , h ‘ s "l 5, wl11 A. li /- M- « u , he spent the past week attending the year, having been in the Canal Zone p res j den t G f the oicanization have charge of the work until Sept- At McColllG School ij_- -i iw. , a w... -ii.r— «-—*—1— rresiuem ui me oiganizaiion. ember first the Sunday bulletin an- “Bob Yarborough, scout master nounced. . . ^ , of the troop, will select the scouts, a commissioner from South Carolina paper STAFF Presbytery. Dr. W. R. Turner, also a commissioner, will return today. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading / food stores in the city. Read the advertisements — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can buy to advantage. ytitution. Raccalaurratr Sermon Sunday The baccalaureate service waj held Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church with the Rev. (Continued on page two) Lloyd Huntington of this city has %*/•.• i ** been elected sports editor of The VVinrnrop V3lNS Ai Gamecock, student newspaper at the Home For‘Summer University of South Carolina, for the 1949 fall term. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL George H. Cornelson, Jr., son of G H. Cornelson of this city, and George Brockenbrough, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Brockenbrough of Kinards, graduated at the McCal- lie *chool, Chattanooga, Tenn. on Monday. May 30. Both will enter Da- j vidson college in the fall. GAMES THIS WEEK The following Winthrop college Don’t borrow your neighbor’s copy girls from this community have re- of THE CHRONICLE. Let us send During their years at McCallio 1 turned to their homes for the sum- it to your home, the cost is less than both boys have 'been active in vari- mer: Misses Myra Adair, Cornelia 4c a week. Where can you get so ous phases of school activity Cornel- Harris, Barbara Anderson, Ann Wil- much for so little? son has been president of the stu- liams, Myrtle Dubose, Betty Jenk- Welcome and thanks to those on dent council, and senior class repre- sentativve on the senate; also a mem- Ontrol Carolina League Friday—Clinton at "Ware Skoals, ins, Anne Owens, Barrie Jean Wing- our Honor Roll this week: Saturday—Ware Shoals at Clinton, ard, Mary Kent Wysor, Peggy Cope- Tuesday—Clinton at Watts. King Cotton League Friday—Ninety Six at Joanna. Saturday—Joanna at Ninety Six. Mid-State League Saturday—Monarch at Lydia. Wednesday—Lydia at Jolly St. land, Sara Jane Johnsqn, Francis 'Adair, Wanda Elledge, Fay Pitts and Jean Williams. The latter five were members of the graduating class and received their diplomas at com- 1 mencemenf exercises Sunday after noon. MISS ELOISE MILLER Pauline MRS. IT G. COOP Shelbyville, Tenn. MRS. JACK JOHNSON City R. H. CAUSE, JR. Cleveland, Tenn. ' ber of Keo Kio, McCalUe’s honor so- city, and captam of the swimming team. Brockenbrough has been a tfrst sergeant in the school band. Mr Cornelson, Mrs. Emma B Cornelson and Mr. and Mrs. Brock enbrough attended the graduation 1 exercises. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS RECI LARI V EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and merchandise be comes more plentiful. BE WISE— READ THE ADS