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I ^ THE CHRONICLE ^ ^ \ Strives To Be A Cleon j Newspaper, Complete * Newsy and Reliable Site ©Union ©hronirlr If You Don't Read THE CHROHICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 31, 1950 Number 35 # TRAINING SCHOOL'S NEW YEAR'S WORK BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4 Program Has Been Ex panded With Larger Staff. List of Teachers Given. The campus school at the State Training school opens formally Sep tember 4th. Because of the increasing demand for a more inclusive reception of children whose needs are not pro vided elsewhere, the general educa tional program at the School has been expanded in two ways, it is announced: First, a dean (or educational di rector), Miss Azilee Livingston has been added. Miss Livingston will de vote her time to the study and di rection not only of best methods in the State but procedures practiced in special schools throughout the country. In addition Miss Livingston, assisted by other members of the staff, will work toward and super vise the placement of individuals in their homes or elsewhere. Secondly, four large school rooms have been added, leaving a spacious apartment for Home Making and 4-H club activities in the old building. These rooms are equipped with mod ern seating arrangements, lighting, 1,730 Persons In County Receiving Public Assistance Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, Aug. 30- -Laurens coun ty ranks 12th among the counties and above the state average in the av erage payment per case for all pub lic assistance programs during July, the state Department of Public Wel fare reported this week. The average payment per public i assistance case in Laurens county last month was $21.93, as compared to a state average of $20.99. George town county had the highest average payment, $25.49, and Bamberg coun ty the lowest, $16.42. A total of $1,183,339 was disbursed for public assistance in South Caro lina during July, of which $37,589 was expended by the Laurens .coun ty public welfare department. At the end of July 66,164 public assistance cases were under care in South Car olina, 1,730 of these in Laurens coun ty. The largest number of Laurens county cases, 1,467, involved old age assistance, followed by 126 cases of aid to dependent children, 110 cases of general assistance, and 27 cases of aid to the blind. Twenty-six persons in Laurens county received services other than public assistance and child welfare services during the month. There were three cases of service to the blind, seven out-of-town inquiries, six cases of institutional care, one cancer clinic case, and 9 cases of mis cellaneous services performed by the Laurens county welfare department. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE TO OPEN NEW 1950-5) SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 11 Enrollment Expected To Equal 500 of Lost Term. Orientation Week For, Freshmen. Presbyterian college officials ex- maintained a waiting list throughout Laymen Close Annual Meet Here* Officers Named —— The annual three-day meeting ol Presbyterian laymen from all parts of the state, held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Presbyterian college, came to a close Sunday afternoon. The address was by N. B. Ether idge, prominent Norfolk, Va., church and civic leader and associate di- etc. For health and relaxation, the gymnasium has been remodeled and ■ . i_i i « a canteen added Last RltCS Held There is a “school” in the hos- At Laurens For pital section, too, where demand for i • A J training is even greater, though on LOUIS AfluerSOn very elementary level. It consists of ♦ (a) Pre-school, (b) elementary and Louw Anderson. 70, of Laurens, (c) handicrafts brother of Jack W. Anderson and Phil Roger, hu been ectivelj en- T ot clty - gaged in recreational activities in * sl Fr'day afternoon the institution since September 1949 and will continue. Formal gym work, games—sim ple, competitive, quiet games; swim ming, picture Wiows, hiking, devel oping projects, scouting. The following teachers continue for the year 1950-51 In regular academ ic program: Miss Mamie, Mcllroy, Tryon, N. C. Mrs. Margaret P. Fouche, Newber ry. Miss Louise Cox, Clinton. Mrs. Margaret B. Sease, Clinton. Mrs. Ayliffe R Jacobs, Clinton. Mrs. Naomi Rhodes, Laurens. in a Greenville hospital following a short illness. T*he funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from a Laurens mortuary with the Rev. J. E. Rouse officiating. Burial followed in the Laurens city cemetery. Mr. Anderson had been a resident of Laurens his entire life and was a rural mail carrier until his retire ment seme years ago. He was a son of the late John Wade and Margaret Ray Anderson, and a member of the First Presbyterian church of that city. Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Drummond Ander- pect another capacity enrollment most of the summer when the doors open on the 1950-51 Welcoming addresses, receptions session, Sept. 11. and placement tests will keep the (rector of the Presbyterian program New students report on that date new students busy during their first to begin a full week of orientation, three days. After that, they join the Old students are not scheduled to returning students in the regular arrive until Sept. 14, in time for reg- routine of preparing for class work, istration. And classes will begin two A highlight of the week is the foot- days later, on Sept. 16. . ball game between Presbyterian-Fur- Registration this year is expected man, which will be played under the to equal the approximately 500 stu- arclights at Greenville, Sept. 15. A dents enrolled last year. Applications large turnout of students is expected for admittance have continued high, for this opening game of the Blue with the result that the college has Stockings’ 1950 season. GRID PRACTICE GETS UNDERWAY, PROSPECTS GOOD Blue Hose Begin Work For Hard Schedule. Sixty Men To Report. of progress. It was delivired in the ro r^i ba p ri ii C v ks m ° ff at college auditorium with 150 laymen | ^2 And frrrtn Dresent this opening whistle of pre-season _ , , , practice, Coach Lonnie S. McMillian Mr. Etheridge lashed out against i will drive his charges through a dou- complacency and pointed ^to what ble-time parade of run-block-tackle, he termed the false, secular philos- The looming encounter with Furman ophy prevalent in the church today, just 12 practice days ahead makes “Love the Lord with all your heart and do what you please.” He said that because we profess with our Mrs. Hattie Mae H. Hunter, Clin- son, one f-on, W. D. Anderson of Len ton. Burnie, Md , four daughters, Mrs. T. Pre-school: Mrs. Allie Hamilton, W. MoAbee of Spartanburg, Mrs. L. Iva. H. Taylor, Jr., of Greenville, Mrs. Part-time music: Mrs. Ellen C. J. A. White of Greenville and Mrs. B. by Joe LaBruce Owens, assisted (full-time). Dancing: Mrs Greenville. Home Making and 4-H club ac tivities: Mrs. Beatrice B. Sloan. Hospital section: Mrs. Ben Mill ing, handicrafts; Mrs. Felton Roper, pre-and elementary school activities. Miss Norma E. Hallett, who has been in charge of all training, will now give more time to assisting in general arrangements, hospital training and psychological work as there is an increasing demand for clinica Itesting and consultations. Shay, B. Waters, Jr. of Greer, one brother and one sister, Mr. Anderson and Heist, Mrs. Bailey, and ten grandchildren. Lt. Col. Fraser Left Tuesday For Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas Lt. Col. Powell A. Fraser, Mrs. Fraser and small son left Tuesday for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas vhere he has been assigned to the Com mand General Staff College for study the coming year. Col. Fraser has headed the Presbyterian college R. O.T.C. unit for the past four years, and has been active in civic and church affairs in the city. The best wishes of many friends will follow them to their new residence. Col. Fraser is succeeded by Maj. Michael Gussie who comes to the college after a year’s study at the Command General Staff college where Col. Fraser now goes. Maj. Gussie is a native of Wheeling, W Committee Postpones Va. He and his wife and three chil-, Building of New dren will occupy the J. B. Frontis residence on East Ferguson street. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK l • It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. BE WISE- READ THE ADS Howard's Pharmacy New Owner Of Bishop-Walker Bishop-Walker Pharmacy, in bus iness here for a number of years, has been purchased by Howard F. Smith of Columbia, and is now being op erated under the firm name How ard’s Pharmacy, according to an an nouncement in today’s paper. The new firm will carry a complete line of drugs and sundries, will feature a prescription department, and of fer a fountain service and mid-day lunch. Mr. Smith will have W. M. Walk er associated with him as assistant manager. L. E. Bishop, associated with Mr. Walker in the < ownership of the former firm, is retiring from the drug business Mr. Smith is a native of Dillon, a recent graduate in pharmacy at the University of South Carolina. In selecting a town in which to enter the drug business he states he was very much impressed with Clinton. Mrs. Smith is the former Miss Car olyn McGowan of Mullins. She will join Mr. Smith here in the near fu ture. Laurens Hotel (Says The Laurens Advertiser.) President of the directors of the new proposed Laurens hotel, H. Douglas Gray, announced yesterday that the directors have been advised that the federal government is not lending any more money now, due to the international situation. “Therefore,” he said, “the con struction of the hotel will have to be postponed for the time being.” He stated that he did not know how soon the situation would be eased. “It all depends on the Korean fighting." Mr. Barksdale, secretary, announc ed in July that an additional amount of $35,000 was needed for building after allowing for the $135,00 (in cash and $65,000 available through proposed loans. The Chronicle Goes Into 40 States And Foreign Countries In a check of the mailing list this week it was noted that THE CHRON ICLE now goes into 40 states of the Union, copies go to Trieste, Honolu- la and Puerto Rico, and several oth er foreign points for service men with OPA mailing addresses San Fran cisco and New York. Ninety per cent of the subscrip tion list is of course, in the lower part of the county including Clinton Dr. Francis Kulcsar Added To Training School Medical Staff Dr. Francis Kulcsar, most recently of Pittsburgh, Pa., has joined the medical staff of the State Training school in the capacity of assistant physician. Dr. Kulcsar is a native of Hungary and was bom in a section of the country that is now a part of Jugoslavia. He came to the United States in October 1949. Dr. Kulcsar received his medical training at the University of Buda for desperate haste Some sixty gridiron candidates ,■ „ . i will draw equipment and snap iro ll ps on Sunday is no reason why we . . . _ i j . .. ., . mediately into the two-a-day work- should act like heathen throughout, . . , • out grind, August sunshine notwith- the remainder of the week. * . standing. For Coach McMillian has The Norfolk leader said laymen already indicated he means to be all are directors of the greatest organ- i ization on earth and he founded this three-fold call to action: 1. Devotion of time to all activi ties of the church in which the lay man can be of service. 2. The putting of all talent through a greater conception of God’s love, 3. Establishment of direct contact from hearthstone to God—the set ting up of a family altar in each home. v Mr. Etheridge spoke on “A Practice business in whipping his squad into shape for one of Presbyterian’s toughest schedules in history. A week after the »rvenge-hangry Furman team, enter Clemaon. And reading on down the schedule: West ern Carolina Teachers, Davidson. Erskine, Wofford, Citadel, Catawba. Appalachian and Newberry Backfield speed and a bucketfull of passes will be the McMillian re ply to this roll call. To his fast ten- second backfield—Blake Watts of of Life in Christ,” taking bis text Bishopville. Walter Gooch of Rock city, the Joanna community, ruraT pest and the University of Debrecen, from Matthew: “Not every one who Hill, George Fleming of Honea Pith routes and other sections in the city’s his degree being awarded by the lat- saith unto me. Lord, Lord, shall en-jand Ken MoCutcheon of Dillon—the trade area. But it is also interesting ter in 1925. ter into heaven, but they that doeto Blue Stocking mentor wtl. add the to note that the paper is read in ev- 1 During the succeeding years Dr 11^* will of thy Father which art in passing arras of sophomore quarter- ery section of the country as well as Kulcsar has been associated with heaven.” back Jack Harper of Washington, overseas. I several of the most noted neurologi- , Earlier Sunday the closing sche- • an< l quarterback Dick Weldon The states besides South Carolina i cal clinics and universities in Europe, dule included devotionals, informal BennetUville, a junior. Both of into which THE CHRONICLE goes and as an instructor. He has held a expression by delegates, talks by Dr th*se touers, however, lack exper- are New York, Oklahoma, New Jer- professorship and served on the fac- LeRoy P. Burney and Elbert Jones »*nce. sey, Georgia, Florida, North Caro- ulties of several outstanding Euro-,«nn i report of the findings commit- A l»° counted on for heavy back- lina, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, W. pean universities. In 1935 he was tee by Lieut. Col. Powell A Fraser Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas. Ten- ! made associate professor of neuro-1 Th# fo jj owing officers were field duty are senior Ictterman Hol lis Cate of Brunswick, Ca., and soph- Umver,,., o, el , ct , d „ or<iullutlon oi Eighteen of the 90 c-indtdates are turning lettermen. They’ll form tlM nucleus, but McMillian also rmafl Louisiana, Colorado. Alabama, Mississippi, District of Columbia, and California. And so the paper goes across the whole country each week carrying the news, good and bad, from Clin nessee. Also Kentucky, New Hampshire, i Debrecen, and from 1936 to 1940 he th< syno< j f or ^ CO ming year Pres Massachusetts, Iowa, South Dakota, j was assistant professor of neurologi- ident Holme# Simons, Jr., of Ander-' New Mexico, Tennessee. Arizona, cal chnl c of ^ Ufuversity o< Buda-1 50n; upper state vice prMident Jim , . __ Wisconsin, Panama, Maryland, In-| Pf st . an d from 1938 to 1940 was chief of union; lower state vice- c °n r ‘ h «‘ Vlly ^ h r . ine!7 ^* v * ■ .w. -* *' 1 Bozo Ifreir. big Shelcy, N C. tackte who made All-State last year is ex pected to be back End*—Brooks Cope', md af Clin ton; Bobby Ogletree of Griffin. Ga.; Bud Neely of Rock Hill; Tackles— Gus Watt of Thomasviile, Ga.; Paul Martin of Seneca; Frank Honea of Athens. Ga.; H. C. Starnes of Rock Hill: Guard Bo Atkinson of Winna- boro; and Centers Jimmy Lindsay of Greenville and Bobby Pierce of Savannah. Sophomore linemen to be courted on heavily include Ends—Joe Kir- ven of Sumter; Drexel Wheeler of Fayetteville, N C ; John Harper »f Decatur. Ga ; and Cooper Tedder of diana, Washington, Minnesota, Mis- ! 0 [ neuro f #y J :h ^ ric . d 5 p * rtme . n !! president, Manford H. Saunders of souri, Montana* Nebraska, Arkan- municipal Elizabeth h o*P |lal I Darlington; secretary-treasurer, W in Budapest. In 1944 he was wtth tht ; McInt04h of Coluinbia . evacuated Hungarian university in j Germany, teaching, there until April . 1945. Last Rites Here Dr. Kulcsar is quite proud, and VpcfArrlnw Fnr association with the | 1 ror justly so, of his ton. Many "former Clinton residents ! U - s arm * headquarters in Germany Kelly F. Johns who now live elsewhere, write us from 1945 to September 1949 He was frequently that receiving the paper j drs * as a serologist, anc Kelly F. Johns, 78, of the Lydia is “just like getting a letter from 1 ^ en * n a consu ^^ n ® capac * t y as neu_ ‘ Mills community, died early Tues- rologist. In 1948 he was employed as da y morning at Blalock clinic after clinician on the internal medicine j severa j years of .declining health. home.” Paper Box Company To Open Here J service. He handled all types of med- leal cases but was especially valuable yesterday afternoon in his clinical specialty of neurology * at the L y dia Bapt . st This ^information is taken from tm ‘ funeral services were held (Wednesday) church with r-i- * r* o , i citation signed by the commanding The Clinton ^aper Box Manufac- officer and ends wl i h the statement i U _ r ^.!T P “ y ’ 0Wned a " d to be . that his work was done in a superior manner and much of it was later checked and rechecked and found operated by Lawrence N. Warren of Belmont, N. will open here some- time in September it was learned , 100 fent correct . yesterday. Machinery and equip-! ^ , men has been shipped and is expect- Dr. Kulcsar was married in 1941 ed to be installed next week. The,*° Ann Eb* n $ er - Up to the time concern will occupy the building sbe accom P an i e d her husband to this formerly occupied by Service Laun- 1 c0un ^ r ^ was emploved by the dry on East Carolina, which has' U - S armed fo^es in Germany. She been reconstructed by the owner, 15 rema ' n ’ n $ in Pittsburgh at pres- Dr. S. C. Hays. The company will ! ent - but is ejected to join Dr. Kulc- employ about 25 persons, it is stat-' sar within a short time * after whlch ed, and will manufacture paper boxes i occupy a bungalow on the especially for the hosiery and institution campus recently erected garment trade lor an ass i* tant physician. Mr. Warren and his superintend- _ • r* ent, Roy Thompson, will move here CcnSUS Figures soon. Mr. Warren will occupy the Spencer home on Cedar street re cently purchased by Dr. G. R. Bla lock. Mr. Thompson will occupy one of the King apartments. ♦ D o Gre ?* as :i Clinton; Taekles-Tommy Sheriff of sisted by the Rev. J. H Walker and Orangeburg and Wade Camlin of Hev B. L. Wood. Interment follow- G town; und Guard ^ W#1 ed here in Rosemont cemetery. | ker of Augusta Ga Active pallbearers were nephews i — » — ■— . of the deceased. Several friends of IfU A - r the famtly and dozens of the Lydia KlWOHIOnS HCOr Ut Baptist church composed the honor- Smith's Travel Tour ary escort. Mr. Johns was a native of Union county but had made his home Members of the Kiwanis club heard i a highly interesting talk Thursday the Lydia community for the past 4s I even i ng from one of its members, D. B Smith, who recently returned years. For many years he was a faithful employee of the company He was a member and deacon of the Lydia Baptist church, also a Royal Arch Mason and a Woodman of the World. He was a veteran of the San- ish-American war, and a retired Give County 46,924 Population from a several week’s trip through Europe. Mr. Smith gave a stop-by-stop ac count of his trip which landed him in London and from there he went to a number of places including Liv- i Stores To Close For Labor Day At a chants close business firms Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor day, it was in the highest esteem by a wide cir cle of friends who will learn witn regret of his passing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. The population of South Carolina dones ,<0 ! lns » on€ brother ani as of April 1, 1950, was 2,107,432, one s ^ ster * W- Johns of Union, according to a preliminary count ot' l f nd ^ rS- Johns Tindall of Co- the returns of the 1950 Decennial' and 3 num '& er °f nieces and Census of Population, reported this; ne P bevvs - week by the Bureau of the Census! county deputy sheriff. He was held erpool, France. Germany, Holland, Switzerland and elsewhere. He gave a fine impression oJ conditions there, and wished for his listeners the op portunity of some day making such a trip in the old country. recent meeting of the Mer- Department of Commerce This fig- TirlceK On Snip association it was voted to u*e represents a gain of 207,628, or 1 For Furman Game 10.9 per cent, over the 1,899,804 in habitants of the state enumerated in stated yesterday. The association is , the 1940 census, asking a full cooperation in the ob-1 Laurens county is given a popu- servance. ; lation of 46,924, against 44,185 of the Stores will close the following same date 1940, a gain of 6.2 per Wednesday afternoon as usual. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL cent. Clinton city population as prev iously announced, is 7,158 against 5,704 ten years ago, a gain of 25.5 per cent. Laurens city has a count of 8,658 compared to 6,894 ten years ago, a Athletic Director W. A. Johnson said yesterday that tickets for the P.C.-Furman game in Greenville on September 15 will go on sale here September 1. They may be secured he said, at the following places: Sad- ler-Owens Pharmacy, McGees’ Drug Store, Young’s Pharmacy and How- aids’ Pharmacy. You w. 1 not be fully informed of; * ain °* ^5.6 per cent, what is u ippening in this communi ty unless you have the regular hab- HirArfftpq I pacp KIow it of reading THE CHRONICLE, 1/1 reCTOrS Lea »« NCW which carries* more local news than all other publications in the world combined. Hotel To McCall our Hone..* Roll this week: RAY IOND JOHNSON, \*. ilmington, Del. MRS H. W. SEYMORE, v hitmire, S. C. JOHN B. SMITH, W. K. QUINN, C inton. MRS. SIDNEY STITT, Filoxi, Miss. MRS JOE WILLARD, Cnicago, 111. The board of directors of the Clin- Welc orr. ’ thanxs to those on Community Hotel Corporation on (Tuesday night approved the final ! contract for leasing the new hotel •to A. A. McCall, Jr. Mr. McCall, an lexoericnced and capable hotel man with excellent recommendations, is now manager of the Commerce, Ga. • hotel Mr. McCall will be assisted in the operation by Mrs. McCall. They plan to move to the city before the formal opening and will have an apartment cn the first floor of the building. City Schools To Open This Morning The 1950-51 session of the’Clinton city schools will begin this morning as previously announced by Supt. W R. Anderson. The complete faculty (appeared in The Chronicle last week . Oak Grove School To Open Sept. 4 The Oak Grove school will open on Monday Sept. 4, at 8:45 a. m. it is announced by the principal. Mrs. Robert Cain. Mrs. Carl Bramlett and Mrs. Clifford Rowland are the oth er teachers. Joanna Schools To Open Friday The Joanna schools at Joanna, will open Friday morning as previously announced, with G. N. Foy as sup erintendent. The faculty for the year was an nounced in The Chronicle last week. Boiley School To Open Tuesday The Bailey school will begin its new year’s work next Tuesday. Sept. 5 at 8:45 a. m Mrs Carl Taylor U the principal, Mrs. Byron Brown, as sistant teacher FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THK CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing p«ru.es each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage.