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i k • in . THE CHRONICLE * Strives To Be A Clean s 4 Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable f dlinton dhrottirlc If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 10, 1950 Number 32 i Am JOANNA TAKES TOR PUCE IN CENTRAL LEA6UE Leads Clinton By Half Game In Close Race As Season Nears End. By DONNY WILDER Joanna’s Hornets held fast to their half game lead over the Clinton Cav aliers Tuesday night when both clubs had a bad night and wer; defeated by Watts and Ware Shoals, respec tively. Joanna’s Rube ^'■•i.on was blasted for 15 hits by the last place Watts Warriors as they topped out a 6 to 1 win over the league leaders * The Cavaliers who ran through their four-game lead last week like a kid with his first nickle in a candy store, had more than they could handle as the Ware Shoals Riegels bounced them out with a 6 to 4 de- * feat. Ware Shoals’ win placed them on- ^jy one game out of second place with . Clinton, and only one and a half 0 JL games out of first place. The only club in the league which doesn't have a mathematical chance to^ win the pennant is the Watts Wariiors. The Warriors, however, can mess up the dreams of some of the other clubs. The defeat handed to them Tues- A day night was the sixth out of the . last seven games. Warriors Trounce Joanna The last place club which invar iably knocks off the top team pulled the stunt again Tuesday night as the Warriors ran through the Hor nets with a 6 to 1 score. 1 The Warriors started off from the very first Inning when Cleve Coop er pounded a round tripper *ith one of his teammates stationed on the 4 sacks. Watts went on to add single numbers in the second fifth, sixta, and seventh frames. Joanna’s lone run came in the sixth inning Joanna connected with nine of Watts’ Potts’ pitches but they Just couldn’t group the hits into the same * inning when it would count most. Shortstop Marion led Joanna at the plate with a perfect night in garner ing three hits in three trips up. First baseman Brock, belted two hits • along with Tony Mazurek who dup licated the feat, and Ellis and Wal- thers trapped themselves a hit apiece lor the night. * * The Joanna Hornets played error- less ball, but the Warriors were hitt ing strongly and safely. Watts bung led two plays sent their way by Jo- \ anna bats. Joanna's Melton fanned three men while Potts got four men on strike- outs. Melton walked four and Potts dittoed. Third baseman Smith was the big * gun of the night for the Warriors with three hits for four chances. Paul Hazle also garnered the same aver age. Riegels Down Cavaliers Ware Shoals’ ace Jim Voiselle had his knuckle ball dancing tantaliz- ingly around the edges of the Clin ton bats but the Cavaliers couldn’t get a big cut at it when there were men on base and the Riegels went on to win a 6 to 4 decision from the P 1 home team. The Riegels started the fireworks in the third inning when they col lected three hits and scored three runs The visitors did the same in the fifth, busting three hits and rushing across three runs. The Cavaliers came to life in the fifth and scored three runs of their own, just to keep the numbers in round figures. It took four consecu tive hits and a total of five safties to bring in Clinton’s runs. Clinton outhit the Riegels 10 to 8. Clinton scored another run in the seventh when Blackie Blackstock swung into a homerun-bound pitch and lifted it over the left field wall with nobody on the base paths. Blackie had a good night with a to tal of four hits in five trips, including 0 his four-master. He was the only Clintonian to find more than one hit for the night. Ware Shoals committed three er rors but none of their errors produc- • ed a run. Clinton bungled one play 4 and it cost the exact amount of one run and probably more since it was a perfect double play ball which was muffed with one out in the third in ning when the Riegels pushd across their three runs. Whittaker and Eaton shared the mound duties for Clinton, Whitta ker being sent to the showers in the fourth and being credited with the loss Voiselle went the distance for the visitors. He had a little trouble with the Clintonians but managed to pull out by himself with little dam age being done to his lead * SPOKE AT BISHOPVILLE . Clinton Lad Voted Outstanding Player Little Leaguers' Lieut. Alan Plummer, Recent P. C. Graduate, Killed In Korea Second Lieutenant Allan Frank Plummer, 24, of Clio, and a recenf graduate of Presbyterian college, was killed in action in Korea on July 24th according to a dispatch from the War Department. Lieut. Plummer was serving with the 1st Cavalry and was shipped out from Camp Stoneman, Cal., arriv ing in Japan on June 28. A letter received by his family and written July 19 told them he was on ship en route to Korea. The young man, who was pleas antly known here by many friends, graduated from Presbyterian college in January past, and as a reserve officer, who received his commis sion three years ago he went to Fort Benning soon after graduation. He served with the 8th Air Force in England two years during World War II. Lieut. Plummer is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wright Plum mer, two brothers, and several half- sisters. CLINTON LITTLE LEAGUERS WIN STATE TITLE Lads Lose Only One Game In Tournament. Playing Raleigh In Finals at Charleston. The Clinton Little Leaguers prov ed to be the best in the state last week as they whipped a trouble some Spartanburg crew for the state championship in the playoffs at Florence. Clinton’s victory came the hard way since they had already been downed by the Spartans once and one more defeat would eliminate them from the tournament. The de termined little Clintonians showed spirit and spunk and edged past the Last Rites Held favored Spartanburg boys with a A*. I C one to nothing score. Dusty Rhodes JOOnnQ rOf scored the lone run in the fifth in- William J. Adair ning when he singled, stole second.) 9 and scampered home on Glenn CLINTON DOLLAR DAYS TODAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Three Salesdays Sponsored by Merchants Associ ation. Big Shopping Crowds Expected for Special Bargains During the Event. Free Parking Privileges. Three more big Dollar Days — to-j with free parking privileges offered day, Friday and Saturday —are in w h° come. prospect for the residents of this en- .. 1 event is s P on sored by tae .. ... , _ _. Merchants association. Three success- tire community this week-end. Big ful days are being an i icipated by crowds are expected to come to the merchants who have complete lines city and take advantage of the hun- of merchandise and are offering spe- dreds of bargains offered by a num- dal values to the buying public, ber of participating merchants. Read The American dollar will be King The Chronicle today for the big today. Friday and Saturday. All news - roads will lead to Clinton—an excel- The city will "close down" all lent shopping—center—Tor the big parking meters for the three days money-saving $$$ Days. Two New Professors Added To College Faculty for New Term i 9 DUSTY RHODES j I ‘ Dusty’’ Rhodes (above), 12-year-1 old son of Mr and Mrs. W. C Rhodes, of Lydia Mills, was selected last week as the outstanding player in the state tournament event at Florence, and was presented the highly prized tro phy. A year ago the youngster was selected as the outstanding visiting player in the Charleston tournament The Clinton team received the 1 "Governor’s trophy" to be held for a year, and also a team trophy to be kept permanently. "Dusty” plays second base and is a relief pitcher. He was called upon to pitch the third and deciding game Friday against Spartanburg in the jL*JU series and woo 9-1. Draft Boord Colls 86 Men To Report August 14 ond 17 The County Selective Service board with offices in Laurens, sent . out a total of 86 draft board notices last week, according to Miss Nan nie K. Armstrong, clerk. She said that 43 of the registrants would report at 8 a. m. on Monday, August 14th, and the other 43 on Thursday, August 1?. Fifty one men between the ages of 23-24 received notices previously to report today in the first draft call in the county since January of last year. The clerk stated that registrants are required to call in person for changes of address or to report mar riages and births. All draftees will be sent to Greenville for physical examinations, and if accepted, will be called later for duty. Pitts Graduates At Air Force Base Pascal Mark Pitts son of Mrs. P. M. Pitts of this city, graduated Au gust 5 from the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Summer Encampment, Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois, which began June 25, 1950. Mr. JPitts is a student at Clemson college where he is majoring in tex tile engineering and upon his grad uation will be qualified to accept a commission -as a Second Lieuten ant in the United States Air Force Reserve. City General Election For Mayor Aldermen Set For Tuesday The city municipal election will be held next Tuesday, August 15, to' | elect the nominees of the recent pri- I mary to serve for two year terms i bginning in September. The nominees are: For Mayor, Joe, P. Terry. Alderman, Ward 1—Hugh C. Ray, ward 2—S. A. Pitts, ward 3—W. M. McMillan, ward ♦—W. M. Walker, ward 5—Woodrow L. Wilson, ward 8—James C. Craine. Under the new election law qual ified voters will vote at large for mayor and for alderman from each ward. Registration for the election has been small. The polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. John J. Clark, T. H. South and John F. Nor ris have been appointed as managers of said election for the Clinton pre cinct, and R. X<. Yarborough, John W. Arnold and George Turner for the Clinton Mills precinct. Reaves’ double. In the second and | resTdem^of ^‘h^comm^nitJ dle^al 1 *7 y ° Un * pro,f>ssors have final game the Clinton lads had little his horne i n Joanna Tuesday after-|f dt , d t0 the Presbyter,a n colIt ** e trouble with the Spartanburg crew noon after a two-months illness. 1 ^Ity, President Marshall W and roared away from them with a ^ m held Bro * n announced yesterday. They nine to one score and the state lit- ! ine lunerai services were ne ‘u tie league championshio yesterday afternoon from the home, will begin their duties with the start Clinton i.< now fightta* it out with '?" d , UC '' d J 1 / P ' the “"rt month Raleigh, the North Carolina champs. , h , a” ana”! President Brown luted the facul- in a best two out ot three affair to | additions a. Dr, Newton Jones, see which team will journey to Wil- Rosemont cemetery ' 111 who will serve as associate profes- liamsburg, Pa. to enter the National sor of history, and Francis J. Kear playoffs. The Carolmas’ tourney is tr were: L.oyd, R. C. and ley. Jr., associate professor of chem- Terrace P. Adair, Carl Garner. Verlyn , s try. Dr. Jones comes to Presbyterian i <11 \ H. G. Prince, dean of men at Pres- V W byterian college, was the guest • > speaker Sunday morning at the Pres byterian church in Biahopville. Cubs, Scouts To Meet Today A meeting of Cub and Boy Scouts will be held today (Thursday) at six o’clock at the Clinton Mills commu nity center. The group will be addressed by Executive Pittman of the Blue Ridge council, Greenville. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Keep informed on what is happen ing in your home town and commu nity. You can do so for less than 4c a week by reading THE CHRON ICLE. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: RALPH SMITH, MRS. ANNIE STONE, Clinton. F. B. BURNS, Belton. MRS. HOWARD WILLIAMS, FRANK HOWARD, Lydia. PVT. LAWRENCE C. BARBERY La Plata, Md. S. C. Cotton Crop Set At 460,000 Boles Columbia, Aug. 8. — South Caro lina’s cotton crop, estimated at 460,- 000 bales, apparently will be the smallest since the 408,000-bale crop of 1941. The forecast came from the Unit ed States department of agriculture, based on August 1 conditions. A 32 per cent drop in acreage from last year, and heavy boll weevil in festation, are responsible for the in dicated short crop. The predicted yield of 254 pounds of lint an acre, compares with 209 pounds last year, the record high of 391 pounds in 1944 and 321 pounds average for 1939-48. Cottonseed production of 188,000 tons is indicated this year, based on the rate of lint to seed in the past five years. Crop correspondents report an av erage of 550 pounds of fertilizer an acre used on cotton this year. This compares with a record high of 575 pounds in 1949 and the 240-pounds average in 1932. The cost of fertilizer averaged $11 this year, $12.15 last year, and $2.50 in 1932, the department said. S. F. Roddy Going Bock To Lebanon S. F. Roddy will leave Saturday for New York whire he will sail for his home in Lebanon, after a two year’s stay in America. Most of this time he has resided here where he operated "Pop’s’’ Lunch on Mus- grove street which he recently sold. He is the father of P. L. Roddy, of this city, and has made many friends here who will learn with interest he is returning to his "home land.” McLeod To Speak For Presbyterians The guest minister at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning will be the Rev. Cliff H. McLeod, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mooresville, N. )C. Mr. McLeod is a graduate of Pres byterian college and is pleasantly re membered here by a number of friends and acquaintances. Football Practice At Clinton High Coach WUmot Shealy has an nounced that football practice at Clinton high school will begin Mon day, August 14, at 9 am., and will continue each day. All boys who are interested in a try-out are invited to be on hand. being held at Dorchester _ park in Charleston. Davenport and Louie Nabors. Clinton has three winning pitchers ' _ M r -Ada ir was a native of f rom ^e University of Virginia, who can be depended upon when 'j 10n c o u nty. a son of the late where he received his Ph.D. and the going gets rough. Billy Smith „ ac .. an , F ‘ knnie Nels< * n A<lair where he has taught. He received is the winningest pitcher on Clin- B A 411(1 M A degrees from service ton’s roster since he won three of i * a ™ ily me / Tlbe( Emory University. He saw Clinton’s five games in the playoffs of Broad Street Methodist church in World War II as an army cap- in Florence. Jerald Jenkins, of Jo- V 11 * P 0 *****^ mai, y fnends who will He ^ married anna, pitched himself into the win !*. Kearley is presently completing column in the pUyoffs with one vie- hi st a t^ graduate work at v *n d? rbilt. and tory to his credit and versatile Dus- ^honi P 07 * P*a n s fo have his doc . rate when ty Rhodes was credited with the re- Surv £ on ^ wi!<< Mrs.'£ Bessie Broome Adair; two adopted children, James and Geneva Adair; mainiag win. The top bat swinger for the lit ^ tie leaguers is G len Brock Reaves, i anc | sevtra i nieces and nephews of Joanna Reaves batted in the win-1 „ m ning and only run in the first game ■ xjj *4 »« and collected three for four in the i IVlCIlWOlU ^cond «.m, wIlh SlMrUnburc Two PojSCS At HoSMtol, of the battering Brock s hits were 0 :. . A # *« r » screaming doubles. KeSIOBIIi Or rlOdgCS In the play off only four runs j ^ ■ were scored against the Clintonians James William Mcllwam, 69, a in six games. The Clinton boys well known and highly esteemed citi- amassed a total of thirty two scores, i “n of^ Hodges, died Monday night at A crowd of two thousand is ex pected in Charleston for the finals. All the games will begin at 5:30 on the nose. The Little Leaguers, headed by D. , 4 . , . „ j « l. S. Templeton u couch, are: Dusty! * !<,n 0 ' tl ’* la I “ C ' or «* Re,> « cc * Rhodes, Bill Smith, Joe Chafin. Den nis Bennett, Bill Dobbins, Bruce Austin, Grady Fuller, Jerald Jenkins, Dwight Tucker, Billy Cranford Benji his M.A. from Vanderbilt. While studying there K-arley has been active in music circles, play ing the cello in the Nashville Sym phony Orchestra. He served as a na val officer in World War II. In announcing the additions Pres ident Brown expressed satisfaction over obtaining the services of these two well-trained professors. Dr Jones replaces Wallace Barn hill, who is on leave-of-absence f >r the Greenwood hospital following duty in the armed forces. Kearl y four years of declining health and a succeeds Gordon Goodale-, who r-*- serious illness of five days cently obtained a leave-of-abser.,'e Mr. Mcllwain was orn In Abbeville to pursue further graduate study county December 12, 1880, and was Stevenson Mcllwain, both members of well known Abbeville county families. Mr. Mcllwain was reared in Abbe- Timmons, Geoi-ge Copeland, Wayne I . county and was engaged in Hornsby. Ray Farmer and G lenn I armi 1 n * and th « mercantlle business for 16 years prior to moving to Revival Services Begin Sunday At Bush River Church Brock Reaves. Methodist Women Will Hear Conference Leader Miss Helen Bourne, state confer ence president, will address a joint j had served as deacon of the Hodges meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service and circles at Broad Street Methodist church Bush River Baptist church will .. open a series of revival services Sun- Hodges. He was owner and manager day> August 13i at 8 with a of the J. W. Mcllwain general mer- entrance program into a ren- chandise store in Hodges for 32 0^*4 church. The Rev A T. Usher, years, and during this time he was pas^ of the nr8t Baptist church of also engaged in farming In his community he was regarded as a citizen of high character. He on Monday afternoon, August 14, at four o’clock. Officers state thait following the meeting a social hour and refresh ments will be enjoyed and all mem bers are invited to attend. The Sara Glenn Circle will meet Monday evening at 8 o’clock* at the church with Miss Kate Milam, Mrs. Clyde McCrary and Miss Maud Geer as hostesses. Dillon, will bring the message in the opening service. Dr James C. Ki- nard, president of Newberry college, _ , ^ . i, 1, . will extend words of congratulations Presbyterian church for 28 years and 1 to the church on their building pro _ gram. Other personnel on the pro- was an active worker in his church 1 and in its Sunday school and othei organizations. gram include Mrs. S. P. Harris, or- 0 . . . . . . . ganist, Ryan F Lawson, C. C. Wal- Surviving are his widow, who was j ace and c T smith. The guest minister for the revival before her marriage Miss Louella Mabry of Hodges; two daughters, „ T w * . Mrs. J. W. Herndon, Hartwell. Ga., j p ^ r - ^ Jobr \ A u Ha , m " ck ’, of and Mrs. J. W. Wyatt, Hodges; three F irst I&PUrt chu rt’ h of Charles- sons, James M. and Eugene E. Mcll-. un ' is returnin 8 ^or the second time wain, Anderson; William T Moll-! and will arrive for the Monday eve ning service. He will continue to preach through Sunday August 20, Saturday excepted. The hours for the services will be 10 am. and & Attending Conference At Bon darken Miss Margaret Blakely is directing the general Bible conference of the wain, Ware Shoals; five sisters, Mrs. Hamp Hodges and Mrs. Carter Dan iel of Hodges, Mrs. Ed Halfacre and Mrs. Herman Halfacre of Newberry, w ,. , Mrs. W. C. Baldwin of Clinton; twoi^-J^ P uba £ lnvlte<1 ! brothers, John Robert and Albert! pastor. Rev. T. B. Altman, to ! Mcllwain, both of Due West; and ten j atten d the services, grandchildren. ! ^ Funeral services were held Wed nesday morning from Hodges Pres- Associate Reformed Presbyterian ; bytenan , cb jy rC D W !lr h W 'Boyce and the Rev. W. T. Red offici ating. Interment followed in the Hodges cemetery. Summer School To Close Saturday church at Bon darken, N. C. Mrs. R. F. Blakely and Miss Kath erine Blakely are also spending sev eral weeks there. Miss Lizzie Sloan will leave the latter part of the week to attend the ten-day conference as a delegate from the local church. Sne will be accompanied by her sister, Miss Lydie Sloan. FOOD... * Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage. State's Draft Call For October 750 Cblumbia, Aug. 8. — An October call for 750 men has been sent to South Carolina’s 48 county selective service boards, state selective service director James Hunter announced today. The state’s September draft quota The eight weeks summer school i* 752. Men who will fill this call at Presbyterian college will close »ow are receiving pre-induction ex- Saturday. Announcements as to the opening' of the regular sessiori in Septembei will be made later by President M | W. Brown. animations, Major Hunter said. ATTENDING PAGEANT AT MYRTLE BEACH Miss Barrie Jean Wmgard left yesterday to attend the “Miss Amei- ica” pageant at Myrtle Beach. Miss Wingard, who was "Miss South Carolina" of 1949, will serve as a hostess. Clinton has no official entry in the contest this year. , She will be accompanied by her mother, Mrs. B. F. Wingard, and lit tle brother, Binki Wingard. ,{Wk Of 5§ys Thursday, Friday Saturday AUGUST 10-11-12