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I % THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 20, 1949 Number 40 Record Crowd Expected Friday For Homecoming JOHNSON DAY AT GREENVILLE A GALA EVENT Presbyterian College Athletic Director Hon ored As Blue Hose Down Furman Hurricane. Twelve thousand fans crowded in to Sirrine Stadium in Greenville last Friday night to see the Furman-Pres- byterian football classic and to hon or Presbyterian's Athletic Director Walter Johnson. The Blue Hose de feated the strong Hurricane 20-13 to climax "Walter Johnson Day’’ spon sored by the Greenville Merchants association. Johnson, one of the South's best known sports figures, connected with Presbyterian college athletics for 33 years, was honored and praised dur ing the halftime intermission. Dr John McSween former pres ident of the college, was master of ceremonies He opened the halftime program by introducing Dr 31 W Brown, president of Pretbyter:an. who was welcomed to Greenville along with Johnson by Furman’s President. Dr John L Plyler Head Coach Lonnie 8 McMilllen was presented with a list of gifts from merchant* of Clinton in recog nition of his fine record this mason Johnson was presented with a list of gifts given by members of the Be fall Mar chan la Bureau of Greenville, sponsors of the gome in hit honor Furman« Resident Plyler com mended Johnson for hia greet record es a reach at F C. hiS spirit aed the clean play of peat elevens The game was the which the twe rivals had met aince 18ft President Bream in psataHig John son Mid. "Jobnone was <>ee of Moao roaches who didn't have te win games te keep hit |eh at ftosbyier- tan college He was loved aed lik ed by ell siumat. players aed gtu- dents who knew bun. He wes kept during his IS tenure as heed coach because of hts greet influence, his ideals of manhood and hts undoing spirit of not knowing when he was BcBgfT*. In the pre-game activities Tally 8 Fox introduced Dr klcSween whj presented Mayor Kenneth Coss of Greenville. Mayor Cass extended the city's welcome to Mayor I* C Bish op of this city. President W. M Walk er of the Chamber of Commerce. D B Smith, chairman of the Clinton Merchants committee and others from here and Greenville who also took part in the pre-game ceremo nies. Mayor Casa presented Johnson with a certificate making him hon orary mayor of Greenville A tremendous crowd from here was present for the big game and gala ceremonies. College Student Body Grateful For City Support The Chronicle has received the following communication with a re quest for publication: The Citizens, of Clinton % The Chronicle The Student Body of Presbyterian college sincerely appreciates the sup port you gave our football team last Week-end. We are confident the parade and the large crowd which attended the game added to the winning spirit which enabled our team to defeat Furman. Your cooperation in securing cars, decorations, posters, etc. is a symbol of the close friendship existing be tween Clinton and our college . We are looking forward to future events when we will again be able to enjoy working together. Sincerely, George D. Watt President Blue Key Fraternity Marina Svetlova, Prima Ballerina, To Appear Here Oct. 25 Youth, beauty, grace, a woman of ( infinite talent, and intelligence— these describe Marina Svetlova, pri ma ballerina of the Metropolitan Op- | era Association who appears here in the high school October 25 at 8:15 p. m. as the first fall member of the Laurens county community con cert association. Her touring com pany is composed of Robert Roland. Trini Romero, and concert pianist Valentin Pavlovsky. Wherever she performs—South America. Mexico, Cuba. Australia, the United States. Canada — her appearances ’.cause a sensation. The New York Herald Tribune said of her dancing: "Marina Svetlova offered the best dancing ev er seen at the Met.** From the New York Sun: “The Met's ballerina wlllj take your mind off of music " Born in Paris of Russian parents. Miss Svetlova began dancing at the age of nine, studying with such fam ous teachers as Preobrajmaka. Tref-! ilovoa and Gzovsky Her inherent spirit of the dance was immediately recognised, and she was known as the "baby ballerina" Serge U‘ar. ballet master of Grand Opera of Peris. Mid of her “All her m-jvements Tnree years later Mar.na Svetlova won the International Championship of the Dance Signing with the Ori ginal Ballet Basse de Monte Carlo m the early days of the War the very young artui toured in all previously monttonod ruuntrtes. as *ei: as per- focusances in the an renters of thta country which included the Muihor- Monlr Auditor .sun of Las Angeles, the Chimge and Beaton Opera Hosss— ev Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Theatre of Hew York Internationa y f sen ms es e Bali- etet Bsssne star, Svetlovs shattered a tredltien of ten years standing a sen in I am She wos appointed Prune Beilersne of the Metropobton Opera Association Become she loves ballet and la eager te share Its en)ojnaeet with m many audience* as poseteie. •he has organised her present rum- pony so that, when net appear.ng as the dancing star of the Met she br.nga brilliant ballet perfortnon.^es lo con cert hgll audiences m as — idesoread a tcfTitofy os slc'rupolitan st’hed^.es permit During one season Svetlova fulfilled a record-breaking schedule of mnc'.y-lit .o\.-er , .»' THE FAST BLUE HOSE BA^KFIELD , - ot-.m 1 ** * , [ % Here's the highly touted Preubytertoa varsity li-se Walwr fa sorb. George Fleming and Blakr W alla. Their Ft meets W< P.C.-WOFFORD GAME, PARADE, ALUMNI MEET ON PROGRAM Two Leading Teams In State to Clash. Full Pro gram for Day Announced By Alumni. Presbyterian college’s largest football crowd, against a backdrop of color and pageantry, will set the Homecoming theme when P C and Wofford clash in one of the year’s top games, here Friday night Halftime ceremohies will honor Athletic Director Walter A. John son and Head Coach Lonnie S. Mc- Millian. veterans of 35 years ser- i vice to Blue Stocking sports And the intermission also wilt find Miss Gene Lanier of Madison, , Fla., crowned Homecoming Queen. | More than 7,000 fans are expected to overflow Johnson Field to see Presbyterians flash-lightning back■ f.eld pit its speed against a d.-cep ilive Wofford offensive And hang- kite Id u ill ag «f. left to right: Ken Mct utch- night here when Local Merchants Plan 3 Big Days With Cash Prizes Officer King Exonerated In Negro's Death r j WoHord and P. C. Stand At Top In Grid Race by P kge of to an iiuuumcem—t in today s paper Thu event it set fur mat T*.*r» i*y. Friday add Satuiday. Octohar T7-2S- 38. witn fun bar saaeun rumen ts nest near F Vi Free cash prtaas are to be gt away, a comm ttoe tram the Betas. Merchants association states, and ex tra * slues will be offered the pubbe Env o* eev ta stores wtU not be eli- g.ble for the free prises and only fl# (MTUMt CdM! IMP • A AfdMNl lo #fl]F .(!• • uIaJm, ui# c ufnrruttr# ft# ml il was with King on the cell et the tune The Negra, held on e rherge af * and af'em?i#d r bp# fead # iB a a|jMPd from |atl Officers hers end la this section sers on the toadout far him eed B wm reported he had been around Clinton severs 1 days When officers discovered and approached Jackson .te run beh.nd a house As Officer King went sround the build ing in pursuit, the Negro picked u«i a brick and startad at him It was then that Officer King shot, the Ne- » gi Mrs. Shibli Posses In PennsyUonia * Dr Jabir Shibli. head of the math ematics department at Presbyterian college, was called to State College. Pa. early last Thursday on account i of the sudden death of hu wife at their family home He la expected to be out of the city severxl days Dr. Shibli, a native of Lobanon. joined the college faculty two years ago, and has made many friends dur ing his residence here. Mrs. Shibli was educated in her native country in the American mis sionary schools and was graduated from the American Girls’ seminary at Beirut. Lebanon, in 1920. Her father was one of the early, graduates of the American Univer sity of Beirut and a well-known phy sician in the Middle East. In 1923 she was married to Dr. 1 Shibli while he w r as on a visit to his native country. After coming to America, she took special studies at State College and for the past four years was a member of the library staff. She is survivved by her husband and one daughter, wife of Kermit Bird of Pine Grove Mills, Pa., and two sons, Raymond, a senior at the Yale law school, and David, a fresh man at Swarthmore college, Pa. Two grandchildren and her mother, four brothers and two sisters also survive. piece oi ous.rcss in me ciiy ■ ms , means men. women snd children. The Merchants committee will g.ve further details in next week's paper as to the extraordinary three-day event. Chief Asks Public To Aid With Parking Clinton’s record • breaking crowd for a football game is expected Frir dsy night when Presbyterian snd Wofford clash under the floodlights on Johnson field. Chief B B Ballard and members of the police department, a.ded by state highway patrolmen, are making preparations to handle the big crowd. Chief Ballard requests residents of the city to kindly leave their cars at home so far as possible in order to make more parking space available for the thousands of visitors who will be here for the game. Lawson Named Head Hereford Association Ryan Lawson, well known farmer of the Wadsworth community, was elected president of the South Car olina Hereford association in con nection with the livestock showing the past week at the Piedmont In ter-State fair at Spartanburg. He succeeds S. E. Duncan of Orange burg. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK II will pxy 700. It’s thrifty to ahop first lo this newspoper, then In the stores as prices change and merchandise be- more plentifnL * •BE WISE- READ THE ADS Named Officer For Historical Society Friends of Miss Florence Ella Blakely will be interested to know she has recently been elected secre tary of the Trinity College Historical society of Duke university, now en- 1 terihg its 58th year. Miss Blakely, the daughter of Mr. |and Mrs. Ralph R. '.Blakely of this! city, is one of the reference libra rians at Duke and is doing post grad uate work in history. P.-T.A. Notice To Clinton Cub Scouts Announcement has been made that j all cub scouts who are building bird houses for the P.-T. A. Hallowe’en Bazaar are asl^ed to turn in the com pleted houses to their den mothers on Thursday, October 27.\ NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Keep informed on what’s happen ing by reading THE CHRONICLE. If you are not now a subscriber, get the habit. You will enjoy the week ly “newsy” letter. ' Welcome.and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week. MRS. WILLIAM WIER, MISS FLORENCE ADAIR, MRS. J. E. LAW. JAMES-E ADAIR, G. P. COPELAND, , FRED BRAGG. JR Clinton. MRS. A C. YOUNG. Lydia Mills. MISS BARBARA WORKMAN, Greenville. MISS CAROLYN YOUNG. Rock Hill MRS C. M SMITH. Kinards. imbalance arrived to remove him to the hospital The reputation of Jack- son was reported as bad and threat ening by Wmnaboro officers, who came here shortly after the shooting An inquest was held here at 1 10 ^y Coroner R I Burgess The jury empaneled returned a verdict that "James Jackson came to his death by pistol wounds by Officer King m the discharge of his duty and in the pro tection of his life.” Jackson's body was removed to Wins boro for Interment Laurens 4-H Group Be Meet Delegates Robert Lee Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hill, Mjuntville commu nity; Robert Tinsley, Garry Gibbs, and Charles Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brown, New Prospect community, have been selected to attend the 1949 state assembly of 4-H ! dub achievement to be held in Co lumbia October 21. These boys were selected because of certain achievements in 4-H club work. J. B. Williams, assistant coun ty agent, will attend the state assem bly with the bdys. Robert Tinsley is to spend Friday night of this week with Governor Thurmond. He re ceived this honor on his 4-H club work in citizenship and over all 4-H club work he has accomplished in the past years. Miss Margery Smith To Broadcast Sunday The Newberry College Singers, under the direction of Milton Moore, will broadeasl Sunday, October 23, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. over the facilities of the Mutual Broad casting system This program of re ligious music will be carried by over 500 stations from coast to coast. Laurens county will be represent ed in the program by Miss Margery Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Smith, of the Bush River com munity. Miss Smith, and Miss Faye Mit- chum of Newberry will be heard as soloists. Fsbnetto statr r The Temar* rwn ■e* oed Saturday by drfvatiag erw Kmturky Stole 37-38 la stretch their unbeaten string to 17 gsiaas % Loan e Mrlfllllaa’s Blue Nose by • great 38-13 etetory over Furman Friday nigbt ta Gresavtlle put Use place with three loss to Ctesason Fr day night’s gaiae here between Wafford sad Presbyterian will decide the Little Four championship with a record-break tag rr j wd expected Clemwn and Cs*oltna meet today In Columbia ta the r traditional state fair game Furman and The Ctsde! will meet at Ch»-'e*t.>n Friday. Newberry will play Bollms at Winter Park. Fla. and Ervltme will be idle this week All-games standings of the state’s eight college teams after five weeks of the 1849 season follow: W L T mg in tlv t balance u state Littl-* Four dom intnce Member- l of Presbyterian • ge • 1915 ftmthdl! tr ifTV—*t hr 4 f Iftot ft84 tow Johnson f cached *nd Mr Mi Ilian first tram jTMi t ' - # lau vk 112 b band to be Ip honor two royal i (Hurts - men The oillegr and Clintu t« jirotHl Id grther in express* Ufl of n of )<>bs well done The rye • of all South Ca g# tit |*8' $ *n P C Fullback BUk«* Kilo” W attx, the Bt»h< i p\ Rr £# tn || o is making his b< LitV* AH* America and *tate ora. Hr baa averaged better than llV* \ s per game in fou F #01 i Wofford Preobytrrian Clem son Newberry The Citadel Furman South Carolina Erskine SCO 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 Miss Anderson Is 'Miss Clinton High' i Miss loan Anderson was chosen homecoming queen and was crowned “Miss Clinton High” during the half of the Lauren.s-Clinton football game on Thursday evening The runners-up. Miss Joan Vaugh- nn. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. M Vaughan of Kinards, and Miss Helen Barker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barker, were attendants in the exercises. Miss Anderson, a senior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Anderson. She was crowned by her sponsor, Billy Bowers. Little Jimmy Sloan, son of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sloan, carried the crown. Proceeds from the contest will go to the school annual which is spon sored by the senior class. General Meeting For Garden Club A general meeting of the Clinton Garden club will be held on Monday afternoon, October 24. at 3:30 at Flor ida Street school. Subject of the pro gram will be "Roses ” Seven Girls Guests | At Governor's Mansion I A group of girls from this section were guests of Governor and Mrs. J. I Strom Thurmond at the executive mansion during the week-end. The group consisted of Mildred Dunlap of Clinton, Marv Jo Erwin, 1 Jane Fleming and Gloria Mitchell of Laurens, Elizabeth and Sara Town send of Anderson and Fiances Mar tin of Simpsonville. The girls arriv- :ed at the mansion Friday and on Fri day night saw “Hansel and Gretel” at the Columbia auditorium as guests of the Thurmonds. Addison Owner of Champion Bull I In the Hereford show last week at Spartanburg, Royal Perfection the 18th, owned by J. T Adtbson of Jo- I anna, was judged the champion bull. counter* this year, largely on the strength of dazzling Wmg distanc*' runs With Watts In that fleet back field combination are halfback* Walter Gcmch and George Fleming and Quarter beck Bill Jolly Man> rate it the fasteit tevondery in the nation However drxpiu this and a for- mid*bit- line manned by such hoys as Tackle B*»zo Weir. Center Jimmy Lindsay and End Bud Neely, Coach M« Sfiilian places his chance* at on ly 58-50 Hr has a healthy respect for a spirited Terrier outfit which has yet to luee a game this year, The football game grabs the Homecoming spotlight, but the en tire day is scheduled to get a splash of color Almost 1.000 Presbyterian alum ni are expected to come early for the day-long festivities. Thirteen classes by-gone days have been singled out for special recognition. They'll receive it in a flourish of hearty welcome, parading, barbe cued chicken and dancing. A gala parade, bouncing jto the beat of P C. band music is slat ed to move through downtown a few hours before game time. Col lege fraternities and other otgani- zatx>ns and Clinton business con cerns will enter floats to vie for the top prize money of $50 And imaginations will continue to stretch ’over the campus as dormi tories get decked out in a J/ ivolity embarrassing to their learnea walls. That roll of classes back for tri bute reads back to 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1918, 1919, 1920. 1921. 1924. 1937. 1939 and 1940. They will as sembly by classes at various homes in the city. The board of directors will meet Friday morning, to be followed by the Alumni Association meeting and later a reception at the home of Dr. Marshall W. Brown, college president. Barbecued chicken hits the plates at the college dining hall, where a massive supper gets underway two hours before game time. And Homecoming festivities close with an off-campus dance at the Clinton armory after the game. P. C. carries a season record of (Continued on page eight) 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 rity- Read the advertisements — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can buy to advantage.