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4 i t \ * 0 o \ A \ I t f Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 27, 1950 Red Cross Quota In Clinton Area Not Yet Raised PC Political Week Closes With Speech By Governor Thurmond South Carolina is now the fastest- The recent annual campaign for ouuu. v,aiuiui<« « ..ww u.c 1 local support oi the Red Cross chap- growing, most progressive state in ter in Clinton is yet lacking by the i the nation, Gov. J. Strom Thurmond sum of $285.37 of the quota assign- Friday told a Presbyterian college ed according to Robert Hamer, gen- audience which packed the college eral chairman of the drive. The goal auditorium for the final address of was set at $2,485.97, this being the political emphasis week. He was in- minimum necessary for proper op- troduced by Dr. M. W. Brown, pres- eration of the chapter for the cur- , ident of the institution, rent year. ! The chief executive lingered long The committee feels that there, enou f h , ° n education to attack pro- are probably a numbed citizens P^d^deral aid to schools. He said that have overlooked making their the 50 per cent salary .increase given Toniribution, or possibly been solicited. Those who have not made a contribution are asked to call Chairman Hamer or Mrs. Irby Hipp in order that the' important work of t hr Rrd Cross will not be !) hand leaped here during 1950. achers since 1946 is still too low, but he labeled this the state’s job, which, the state can and will do.' Boasting that South Carolina is ex panding faster industrially than any other state, Thurmond pointed out that the past three years have seen industries worth more than 333 mil- Officials of the local chapter are ij on dollars ■ established or begun in grateful to those who have given this state. their time and effort in making the, Governor Thurmond also took solicitations, and through his means pride in progress made in state gov- Rhodes, local leader. The following program was given by club members: Call to Order—Constance Burts. Song—Entire group. 4-H Pledge—Entire group. Devotional, Bible reading — Anna Corley. “Beyond The Sunset”—Song by Myrtice Rhodes and Pat Braswell, accompanied by Constance Burts at the piano. Roll Call and Minutes—Constance Burts. Business—Discussion of party. A new vice-president, Pat Bras well. was elected, replacing Dot Stog- ner, resigned. Miss Dean gave a demonstration on poultry, discussing proper . healing, feeds and houses. The next meeting will be held May 17 at 3:15 at the high school. The club's projects and notebooks will be judged at this meeting to be sent to the cbunty achievement dayh ATI members are asked to be present. Presbyterian church of Laurens. The body passed a resolution call ing upon all churches in the pres bytery to make a contribution to help rebuild the Lydia Mills Presbyterian church destroyed by fire several months ago. Sunday School Training Union To Meet Sunday wish to thank each of them. SI BSCRIBE TO THE CHRONTCLE “The Paper Evevrybody Reads" CALL... TELEPHONE 117 Benjamin & Sons Expert Workmanship CRANE Quality Materials ernment, long strides toward “a streamlined, elTicient, economic gov ernment.” Presbyterian college's Internation al Relations club, which sponsored political emphasis week, also inau gurated presentation of a good citi zenship award to a deserving P. C. senior. IRC President Ed Kenney, of “Aiken, • awarded this year's cup to James H. Lewis, of Joanna, in a cere- Presbytery Holds Spring Meeting At Camp Fellowship The Laurens Baptist association will hold its fifth Sunday Training Union rally with the Laurens First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:15 o’clock. Rev. J. W. Spillers, of this efty, associational director, in-* vites the 33 churches of the associ ation to be represented. 1 Mr. Spillers also invites the public to attend and announces the program | as follows: Devotion by Rev. R. D. Gregg, pastor of Lydia Baptist church; departmental conference; business; awarding of nine efficiency banners; special music by Laurens First Baptist church choir, and a play given by the Training Union of Warrior Creek Baptist church. mony just prior to the governor's] speech. Visitors and IRC student delegates from colleges throughout the state j attended the closing session. Congressman James B. Hare, Jr., of the Third congressional district,; and Dr. C. H. Nabers, pastor of the. First Presbyterian church, Green ville, spoke Wednesday and Thurs day on international and national conditions. A Mayor for All-Time Business Service / YOUR i CAR SICK? 1 ! a chance % to SERVE ♦«*. YOU/ jTo the Clinton Voters: t, Many of our cities are. at greatly increased expense, employing busi- ]ness managers in addition to mayors, j 'Almost all of our mayors are busy! men, and must give a good deal of, ■ their time, at great sacrifice, to their 1 own business if they attempt to really 1 attend to municipal affairs. We have now the opportunity of, securing a sound business man, 1 trained thru years of handling the j vast disciplinary and supply prob- ' lems of the U. S. army. He is now honorably retired, and offers to give fis the "benefit of all-time service if elected mayor of our city. | He served many years as com mandant of our college R.O.T.C. unit and since then has been a citizen of Clinton. We know him well and trust him. i Why not make the election of Rob- Tbe spring meeting of South Car- olina Presbytery was hcld tasrTues- day at Camp Fellowship. The pres bytery embraces Greenwood, Abbe ville. Laurens and Newberry coun ties with 42 churches. Several minis- the meeting. - —The Rev. H. B. Fraser, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, Greenwood, was elected moderator. He succeeds the Rev. G. A. Ander son, professor of Bible at Presbyte rian college. The Rev. W. H. Dendy,. of Sum merville, was appointed to be in stalled pastor of the Whitmire church, and Rev. T. Layton Fraser, of this city, also a professor of Bible at the college, as pastor of the Ow- ings church. The Rev. W. H. Boyd, of Ware Shoals, submitted a report to completely reorganize committees of the presbytery. The sermon was preached by Mr. Anderson, the retiring moderator. His subject was “Faith.” The com munion service was conducted by Mr. Fraser, of this city, and Rev. C. L. Letson of Laurens. 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