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Volume LI
Clintdn, S. C, Thursday, June 1, 1950
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College To Graduate
Largest Class Monday
Baccalaureate at First Presbyterian Church Sunday
Morning by Dr. Herman L. Turner. Addresses To
Graduates Monday by Dr. Warner L. Hall. 126
Seniors to Receive Diplomas.
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Annual graduation exercises for
seniors of Presbyterian college will
begin Sunday morning at 11:15 in
the First Presbyterian church. The
baccalaureate sermon will be deliv
ered by Rev. Herman L. Turner, D.
D., pastor of Atlanta’s Covenant
Presbyterian church.
Rev. Warner L. Hall, D.D., pastor
of the Covenant Presbyterian church
of Charlotte, N. C., will give the
commencement address to the grad
uates Monday morning in the col
lege’s outdoor chapel located under
spreading campus trees.
This year’s class is the largest
in the history of the college. It con
sists of 126 students who have met
aHi requirements for degrees in Au
gust of last year, January of this
year, and this month.
Two honorary degrees will be
awarded at the closing commence
ment exercises to Owen Robertson
Cheatham, Augusta, Ga., interna
tionally prominent lumber indus
trialist and president of the Geor
gia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Co.;
and the Rev. Ryan Lee Wood, pas
tor of the West Palm Beach’s Mem
orial Presbyterian church and an
alumnus of Presbyterian college.
Cheatham will be awarded a doctor
of laws degree; the Rev. Wood, a
doctor of divinity degree.
Another outstanding award of the
occasion is the annual Gold P alum
ni award which this year goes to
Dr. Addison W. Simpson of Wash
ington, Ga.
Candidates for degrees are as fol
lows:
Bachelor Of Arts
Joseph Daniel Beale, Atlanta, Ga.
Mary Olivia Boyd, Mountville.
Anderson Wood Buchanan, Ameri-
cus, Ga.
Charles Edw’ard Burnett, Clinton.
William Vaughn Byrum, Great
Falls.
Benson Cain, Montgomery, Ala.
Charles Conrad Caldwell, Char
lotte, N. C.
Gary Edward Campbell, McCor
mick.
George Luther Campbell, Marion,
Benjamin Lee Collins, Miami
Beach, Fla.
William Carlyle Copley, Aiken.
Stuart Spaulding Cushman, Ports
mouth, Va.
Garvin Julius Daniel, Birming
ham, Ala.
Philip Aaron Davis, Charlotte, N.
C.
Frederic Rodolph Dinkins, Leakes-
ville, Miss.
Cantey China DuBose, Jr., Bir
mingham, Ala.
Philip Welford Dunford, Miami,
Fla.
Haynesworth Van Epps, Union.
William Edward Espieg, Clinton.
Ralph Milton Ford, Jr. George
town.
Louis Blanding Fowler, Clinton.
James Edgar Gaddy, Dillon.
Edward Vause Gibson, Sumter.
William Delgar Gibson, Bennetts-
ville.
Ernest Edward Gilmore, Jr., Co
lumbus, Ga. '
Harrell Edward Graham, Lake
City.
William David Haithcock, Ben-
nettsville.
Grace Young Hamilton, Clinton.
Charles Christian Hertwig, Jr.,
Macon, Ga.”
Jimmie Reid Hollandsworth, Nor
folk, Va.
Frank William Holmes, Spartan
burg.
Claude Hamilton Howe, Jr., Tall
ahassee, Fla.
Henry Sanford Howie, Jr., Green
ville.
Ralph William Hunter, Pendleton.
James Ferdinand Jacobs, Jr.,
Clinton.
Hamlet Lipscomb Johnson, Green
ville.
Robert Elbert Johnson, Laurens.
William Jessie Jolly, Union.
Joseph Allen Keith, West Point,
Ga.
Edward Beckham Kenney, Aiken.
Richard Tatum Lindsay, Ben-
nettsville.
Neely Dixon McCarter, Gastonia,
N. C.
Anthony Foster McKissick, Green
ville.
Glenn Duncan McLaurin, Dillon.
Odis Milton McNeill, Broadway,
N. C.
David Harrod Martin, Union.
Harvey Gerald Melton, Concord,
N. C.
William* Thomas Munday, Jr.,
Abbeville.
Ernest Dudley Newton, Jr., Rock
Hill.
Troy Jerome Norton, Easley.
James Pressley Poag, Jr., Rock
Hill.
Laurence Beaver Robinson, Hon-
ea Path.
Robert Hugh Sellers, Shallote, N.
C.
Betty Roberta Springer, * Laurens.
William Hartin Stevenson, Jr.,
Sumter.
Robert Patrick Stutts, Rock Hill.
Ralph Norman Tedards, Green
ville.
Clifton Randolph Terrell, Chil-
howie, Va.
Edward LaFayette Timmerman,
Laurens.
Reuben Johnson Wallace, Bartow,
Fla.
Warren Martin Wardlaw, Mariet
ta, Ga.
Windsor Dorn Wilder, Jackson,
Tenn.
Marion Timmons Wood, West
Palm Beach, Fla.
Fred Auld Yarborough, Florence.
Bachelor Of Science
Ernest Thomson Anderson, Low-
rys.
Samuel Adolphus Bagley, Colum
bia.
James Alvin BagwelL Clinton.
John Allen Banks, Jr ; , Spartan
burg.
Wallace Alvin Berry, Bishopville.
James Marion Bolt, Gray Court,
Bennett Alexander Brown, Jr.,
Kingstree.
John Burry, Taylors.
George Thompson Copeland, Clin
ton.
John Roy Cox, Jr., Laurens.
George Reynolds Cunningham,
Smithfield, N. C.
James Winton Curtis, Thomson,
Ga.
Charles Vines Davidson, Augusta,
Ga.
Allen Wells Draughon, Jr., War
saw, N. C.
Vernon L. Dusenbury, Marion.
Karl Arvid Fredrickson, Jr., Char
leston.
James Earle Furr, Clinton.
garrison Lonzo Giles, Greenwood.
William Mims Harper, Darling
ton.
James Dobbin Haughton, Kings
tree. r
Willis Layton JUH. Enoree.
Joseph Gaston Hollis, III, Rodman.
George Calvin Hopkins, Jr., West
Palm Beach, Fla.
James Ferdinartd Jacobs, Jr., Clin
ton.
James Reeves Johnson, Washing
ton, Ga.
Charles Otho Johnson, Clinton.
Stanley Leon Johnson, Laurens.
William Rowland Johnson, Ashe
ville.
Branson Coltrane Jones, Conrad,
N. C.
Harold Hudson Jones, Elberton,
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TUESDAY GAMES IN
CENTRAL CAROLINA
MISS HARRIS
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Milam Announces
His Retirement
From Politics
Charles L. Milam, dean of the Lau
rens county legislative delegation,
withdrew his candidacy in a letter
yesterday to Fred W. Taylor, chair
man of the County Democratic. Ex
ecutive committee. The announce
ment will be one of regret to his
many friends in the county.
Mr. Milam has served seven two-
year terms in the lower house, a
longer period than any other mem
ber from the county. Before the time
limit expired for entering recently
he had qualified for re-election.
In writing Chairman Taylor, Mr.
Milam said:
“Having filed my pledge as a can
didate for nomination as a member
of the House of Representatives from
Laurens county, I deem it wise on
account of my age, health and per
sonal engagements to withdraw my
candidacy .
“I wish ipost sincerely to express
my appreciation to the citizens of
Laurens county for the confidence
they have manifested by repeatedly
electing me to this high post. It has
been my endeavor to serve the peo
ple honestly, faithfully and fearless
ly in my representative capacity. I
wish to retire to private life con
scious of duties performed in accord
ance with my ability. I thank you
and members of the committee for
all courtesies shown me.”
With Mr. Milam’s withdrawal,
there are no& four announced can
didates for the house. Under Rule
18 of the state Democratic party, the
executive committee can re-open the
entries if it so decides. No statement
had been made late yesterday b)
the chairman.
Four Clinton girls will be graduated at Winthrop college commence
ment exercises to be held Sunday, June 4.
Miss Myra Leaman Adair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Adair, will
be a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in home economics.
Mrs. Barbara Anderson Frady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. An
derson, will be a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in home
economics.
Miss Cornelia Bethea Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris,
will be a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in music.
- Miss Mary Kent Wysor. daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. E. Wysor, will
be a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in music.
The graduating exercises begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be attended by
a number of friends and relatives from here.
Miss Tarry With
Church for Summer
Miss Willene Tarry of Atlanta, Ga.,
arrived in the city Monday to take
up work for the summer months as
director of religious education at the
First Presbyterian church in the
absence c*f Miss Bernice Stroup for
the summer.
Miss Tarry is a graduate at Agnes
Scott college and is now a member
of the junior class at the Assembly
Training School in Richmond, Va.
Annua! Alumni Supper
At College Sunday
Presbyterian college’s annual
alumni supper honoring members of
; the graduating class, will be held
• at the college dining hall at 6:30 pm.
Sunday.
All alumni living in Clinton are
I invited to attend the supper and are
, requested to contact the college
! alumni office or business office by
| Friday to make reservations for
! tickets.
Registration Heavy
In the County -
, Mrs. Gladys Cook, chairman of the
county registration board, said yes- >
terday that approximately 100 per-!
sons are registering each day to vote !
in the J-une primary. She said the 1
couhty books are open daily from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor
of the court house, and will not close
until June 10. Certificates can be
seemed by calling at the office du:-|
ing these hours.
Mrs. Cook added that the regis
tration is heavier than last year, and
should reach the 10,000 level before
the books close.
Summer Assistant
For Baptist Pastor
Rev*. Gene Spears, of UniofV will
serve as assistant to the Rev. J. H.
Darr, pastor of the First Baptist
church, during the summer months.
Mr. Snears is a graduate of the
University of South ’Carolina and a
student at the Southern Baptist sem
inary, Louisville. Ky. He is residing
in the home of Mrs. John B. Fergu
son on Maple street.
JOHN SPRATT GRADUATES
John ^Spratt, of this city, received
his A. B. degree at Maryville coliege,
Maryville, Tenn., at commencement
exercises last week. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Spratt, were present
for his graduation.
LOSE THEIR BROTHER
Mrs. W. P. Jacobs and Mrs. E. H.
1 Hall were called to $partanburg
Tuesday on account of the death of
their brother, Hugh Shockley.
BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY
The Bank of Clinton and M. S.
( Bailey & Son, Bankers, will observe
i Saturday, June 3, as a holiday in
| observance of Jefferson day.
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The local American Legion post has completed plans for the con
struction of a handsome club house, as shown above, at the intersection
of the Whitmire highway and North Adair street. Plans and specifica
tions have been prepared and bids will be received on June 16. It is
stated.
The building: will be of brick veneer construction, approximately
<0xlM feet, aud is expected to coat from $20,#00 to $25,###. It will con
tain lounges for men and women, kitchen and game rooms. In addition
an ample auditorium or banquet hall will be provided.
R. P. Chapman Is commander of the Copeland-Davidson post
By DONNY WILDER
Thor, the Greek god of thunder,
put a strangle hold on the happen
ings in the Central Carolina league
Tuesday night as both games sched
uled in the league had to be post
poned because of a prodigious pre
cipitation. The fans in Clinton and
Joanna who were on edge for the
ball game had to cool off and will be
forced to wait until Friday night be
fore they will see whether the Hor
nets will take over the lead spot or
whether the Clinton club will hold
on to their first place position in the
league standings. Clinton is only one
and a half games ahead of the sec
ond place Joannians but the coming
series could alter this . standing
somewhat. Watts and Ware Shoals
are battling it out for the third spot,
but both of these teams remain way
behind the Hornets and the Cava
liers and neither is a serious threat
to either team at the present and
they won’t be for a couple of weeks,
at the least.
Clinton was holding a slim half
game lead over the Joannians until
Saturday night when they pounded
out an 8 to 4 win over the Watts
Warriors in a blue blooded slug test.
While the Cavaliers were winning,
the Hornets were over in Ware
Shoals getting the worst end of a
6 to 1 score. This put the Clintomans
one more game up on the Hornets.
After the games this week the Hor
nets win either be in the top spot
by a half game or will be further
in the second spot.
Huffstetler Hits .419 Mark
The Cavaliers’ hard hitting left-
fielder, Hal Huffstetler, is currently
leading the Clinton club with a hefty
.419 average. Huffstetler has hit safe
ly 13 times in 30 times at bat. Nine
of these blows were circuit clouts.
Mickey Livingston, the quite able
backstop for the Cavaliers, is push
ing Huffstetler with a .412 average,
or 14 hits for 34 times at the home
plate.
Other players who are hitting
above the .300 mark are: Gaffney,
first base; Prater, right field; Cooper,
pitcher; Mish, outfield; and Burnette,
center field. They hit .378, .343, .333,
.324, and .321, respectively.
.Roy Whitaker is leading the pitch
ers: in number of games won by
hurling five wins and being charged
with only one loss. Calvin Cooper
ranks in the next place with four
victories to his credit and one loss
against him. Zeb Eaton, Clinton’s
newly acquired pitcher from an AAA
class club, is the only chunker who
hasn’t lost a game for the Cavaliers
so far. He has won both the games
he started.
William Rowland, working mostly
in the role of a relief hurler, has won
one game and dropped two, but he
has saved several games for the
pitchers named above. Wayne John
son, who has been playing with an
other team recently, had the record
of one loss and no victories when he
left the Clinton team.
“Choc” Burnette Named Assistant
Coach at CHS
Charles “Choc” Burnette has been
named to the assistant coaching spot
left vacant at Clinton high school by
the resignation of G. O. Boone.
Boone will go to Ninety Six, where
he will be head coach of all sports.
He replaces* '‘Fox” Poorer, who has
been with that school a number of
years but will take over the position
of principal of the high school in
Ninety Six netft year.
Burnette will be assistant to Wil-
mot Shealy in football, and will
probably coach basketball and assist
in baseball. “Choc” is a former Clin
ton high school student and gradu
ate of Pre-'byterian college. He alsc
plays in the center garden for the
Clinton Cavaliers and is one of the
two Clinton boys on the team.
Joanna Appeals for Daniels
The Joanna Hornets aren’t giving
up the ship as far as Jake Daniels
is concerned. Daniels was Joanna’s
big, hard hitting first baseman until
he was suspended from the league
for thirty days for engaging in a
round of fisticuffs with an umpire
over a decision the ump called.
The Joannians held a conference
with a lawyer last Wednesday and
the outcome isn’t known at the mo
ment. There has been a lot of hard
feelings over the suspension and it
is possible that the big first sacker
will be back in action before the sun
comes up and goes down too many
more times.
Leanna Young Is
Contest Winner
A Bible contest was recently held
for pupils in the six and seventh
'ra;?e« at Florida street, Academy
.md Providence schools.
The purpo.-e of the contest was to
-elect the pupil who could look up
scripture selections the quickest
First place went to Leanna Yeung,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leland
Young, and a student at Florida
street. She was presented a plate
prize depicting the scene of the
Lord’s Supper.
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DIPLOMAS GIVEN
il GRADUATES
AT CLINTON HIGH
Commencement Pro
gram Brings 1949-50
School Year To Close.
Awards Announced.
Sixty-one seniors of Clinton high
school were awarded diplomas at the
annual graduation exercises held
Monday evening in the school audi—
! torium.
The exercises were tarrely attend
ed by parents, relative* and f riend.i
| who gathered for the final chapter
iof the closing program Graduates,
robed in caps and gowns, occupied
reserved seats on the rostrum.
Following the processional, the in-
! vocation was offered by the Rev. J.
H. Holland.
The salutatory address was given
by Mona Blakely, followed by a song.
!'"The Lost Chord,” by a senior
group.
The class president’s address was
by Donny Wilder. Patricia Fowier
played a piano solo, “Ritual Dance”
I (De Falla). ‘God of Our Fathers'
was sung by a senior group.
The valedictory was given by Mar
tha Ann Simpson.
Diplomas to the graduates were
presented by W R Anderson, Jr.,
superintendent of the city schools,
who highly complimented the class
and gave them helpful parting words
! of encouragement and admonition.
After the singing of the alma ma
ter by the class, the benediction w&s
pronounced by the Rev. James
Mitchell of Joanna. ^
Officers of the graduating class
are: Donny Wilder, president; Fran
ces Elliott, vice-president; Betty
Jean Sumerel, secretary; Wallace
Abrams, tresaurer
Marshalls were: Ted ?'^«rs, r *c-~y
Sease, Linda Smith, Fr.< es Winn,
Jo Ann Cole, Velma C<v- Betty Fo-
! shee and Sara Rollings* 'th.
The Graduating < -asa
The following 35 girls . .id 28 boys
, received diplomas;
Wallace M Abrams, M;i tha J. An-
1 derson, Mimi D. Barron. Gilbert B
Blakely, Guy Blakely, Mona B.
Blakely. Peggy A. Boatwright, Wil-
> Ham P. ^Bowers, Sylvia A. Braswel:.
i Helen J. Browns Lou Ellen Cagle.
i-George L. Copeland, Mary Jo Cope-
j land. Dons E. Deakle, Mary B. Dea-
kle. Mildred H. Dunlap, Mary Fran-
I ces Elliott. George A. E$pieg, Herbert
Faliaw*. Velda L. Farmer, James 0,_
j Few. Patricia A. Fowler, William C.
Freeman, Malba M. Gardner. Max
ine R Hanvey, Richard J. Hampton.
Faye Ellen Hardman, Gene Haup-
fear, James C. Haupfear, James Hol
lingsworth, James C. Lathrop.
Also, Jacquelyn Lovelace. Jo Nelle
Lowroan, William H. 14anley. Mar
gie N. Martin, Virginia R. McCul
lough, Claude E. McElhannon, Wil-
ham McGill, Barbara N Morris, Al
vin Nabors, Audrey O’Shields. Mary
T. Pinson, Bonnie M Pitts, Thomas
Prince. Betty F Rollins, Eddie T
Rowe, Earl B. Sammons, Edward E
Scrrunons, Martha A. Simpson, Peggy
J. Smith. Vera E. Smith, Mary K.
Sullivan. Betty J Sumerel, Hattie L.
Uldrick, Dick M. Vaughan, Donny
; Wilder, Margaret A. Wilkie. Maudine
' R. Yarborough, Charles D. Young,
Martha E Yeung, William E. Young
Awards Anneuared
Prin i^.l R. P. Wilder made the
following announcements and pre
sentation of awards for the year:
In the South Carolina high school
league mental contests, the follow
ing w*ere winners frem the high
school: Ted Mears, senior English
and American history; Lauda Smith,
senior English, plane geometry, and
American h.story; Frank Young, bi-
j ology and junior English; Ruby Jo
^arr, American history; Kenneth
Baker; general science «.
Winners in the district glee club
at Anderson, sponsored by the South
(Carolina Music Education assoc ia-
! tion, were Sue Cooper, solo, second
j rating; girls sextette, second rating;
girls glee dub, first rating; mixed
i chorus, second rating.
Winners in the state meet at Win
throp, sponsored by the college: Sue
Cooper, first rating; girls sextette,
third rating; girls glee club, first
rating; mixed chorus, first rating.
Representatives to Boys State,
i sponsored 1 by American Legion, Ki-
; warns plub. Lions cU»b. Exchange
jclub,, and Joanna Foundation: Nick
| Tinman, John (>avi3, Aiec Henry.
Earl McCullough. Jimmy Stewart.
Representatives to Girls State,
sponsored by American Legion Aux
iliary: Peggy Sease, Myrtice Rhodes
Miss H»-Miss. sponsored by Win
throp college: winner, Margaret Wil-
i kie.
j King Teen, sponsored by Wofford
college; winner, Billy Bowers.
Miss Clinton High, sponsored by
the senior class: Joan Anderson.
K.ng of Hearts, sponsored by se
nior class: George Alec Henry.
Medals presented the following:
Football: most vahiaJbk, Curtis
Freeman; best defensive player, Eu-
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