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. THE CHROMIUE f ,y Strives To Be A Cleon 1 Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ©bp Qlittttan Cbrnnirlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 7, 1950 Number 36 P* * < CLINTON WINS FIRST TWO OF FINAL SERIES Downs Joanna Hornets In League Play-offs. Teams To Meet Here Again Tonight. — — BY DONNY WILDER On nights of entirely different weather the Clinton Cavaliers got the best of the Joanna Hornets in the first two games of the f6ur out of seven series of the final Central Carolina league play-off. Last Saturday night Clinton sent Zeb Eaton against Johnny Moore amidst 3,000 prespiring fans. Eaton let the Hornets down with a seven to three score. On Tuesday night the faithful brought out coats and sweaters to witness a baseball game in football weather. Clinton’s Roy Whittaker bested Rube Melton in a brisk duel, four to two. Clinton Takes First Game, f ‘ Seven To Throe Fans from Clinton, Joanna, and the surrounding country side over flowed the Clinton mill park last Saturday nigKT to see the Cavaliers enjoy a big eighth inning in winning seven to throe from the Hornets. With the weather too hot for com fort, players fattened their batting average with nineteen hits being showered over the field. Joanna out- hit the Cavaliers with ten safties to their credit while the Clintonians pounded the remaining nine. Clinton jumped into the lead in the second inning when Guy “Big Stoop” Prater tallied on Huffstetler’s thriving triple. Joanna came to life in the fourth, combining three hits to score one run. Clinton’s Charlie Gaffney pushed Clinton back into the lead as he pushed one of John ny Moore's pitches over the right centerfield wall. Buddy Lewis blast ed a around tripper in the eighth with teammate Marsh on the base paths, giving Joanna a three to two edge over the Cavaliers. Eaton started the fire works in tl\e eighth for Clinton A» he -welded his stick into a blow which tied the ball game when it sailed over the fence. Blackstock promptly untied the knot with a punch of his own and Clinton had their margin of victory. Gaffney singled, Livingston doubled, sending Gaffney home and Moore to the showers. Prater was walked by reliefer Harris and Louie Lyles cleared the bases of Livingston and Prater before the side could be retired. Clintonian Eaton averaged one per inning in strikeouts with a sum total of nine. His control was perfect since he gave up no bases on balls. Moore finned five and walked one and was the first of three pitchers to deliver for the Hornets. Harris and Biershanks also tried their hands at hurling. Gaffney and Lewis had the iden tical average for the night with a double, single and home run to their credit to lead their separate teams at bat. Both stepped up to the plate four times. Clinton Edges Past Joanna In Sec ond Game, Four To Three Heavy coats were taken out of the moth balls for the game last Tues day night as a freak cold wave sat in on Clinton and Joanna’s secon i tilt of the series. Clinton mustered up two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the ninth to nose the Hornets four to two. With Charlie Gaffney getting four hits the Clinton Cavaliers followed up and collected the remaining five for nine hits over the route. Clinton’s Roy Whittaker was stingier with his hits and passed out seven to the Hornets. Pete Mish singled home Gaffney and Livingston in the fourth, to ac count for two of Clinton’s runs. Gaf fney had doubled and Livingston got on by means of an error before Pete pounded his single. Joanna had scored in Jie third inning when Paul Fouts hit a triple and came home when Whittaker baulked. Chair lie Gaffney stepped »p to l he plate in the fifth inning and took a mighty cut at the ball. It was last seen floating down Bush River be hind the right field wall. Joanna’s Marion doubled in the fifth and came home on Marsh’s single to pull his team a run closer to shooting distance of the Cavaliers pace of three to two. Gaffney lashed forth with his final single of the night, bringing Aravelo across the plate. Aravelo had got on by way jf an error by Fouts. So far in the series, Charlie Gaff ney had collected seven hits in nine times at bat,* including two home runs. Signing Off This is the last column I will get to write for The Chronicle and 1 want to thank you for taking time to read it. I have learned one thing— as a sportswriter I would make a good dentist. Copeland Named Freshman Coach At Presbyterian Shades of Presbyterian college past football glory—one of P. C.’s greatest football players returns to the gridiron this fall to coach Blue Stocking freshmen. He is J. B. Copeland of Greenville, who starred as an end back in the early thirties and helped Presbyter ian whip mighty Wake Forest. Shar ing the frosh coaching assignment with Copeland is Burl Allen of Con way, a junior at P. C. who coached the Britton Neck High team last year. Copeland himself is a student. He is back to pick up the few hours which kept him from receiving his A. B. degree back in 1933. He’ll get that elusive sheep-skin and a teach er’s certificate in January. It’s one of those unusual cases, for Copeland already stands well for ward in the Blue Stocking Hall of Fame. As a player he made both All-State and AU-SIAA for two years in 1931-32. Besides playing stellar defensive and offensive end, Cope land specialized. in place-kicking. And his two field goals in 1930 help ed the little Presbyterian team de feat Wake Forest 13-0. After leaving P. C. In 1933, Cope land played for the old Charlotte Bantams (professional) and kicked 26 consecutive extra points. That same season he booted a 52-yard field goal against Memphis, one of the longest field goals on record. Allen previously attended Presby terian and played football in 1946 but was forced to withdraw from college because of illness. He returns this year to resume his studies. Between the two of them, Cope land and Allen plan to put out a tough-fighting team. They have 25 freshmen with which to mold. Faculty Line-Up For New Year At College liven “ ■ < Academic Dean George C. Bellin- grath yesterday announced the fac ulty lineup for Presbyterian college’s 70th session which opens Sept. 11. Freshmen report at that time to begin a week of orientation. Upper classmen are scheduled to arrive on Sept. 14 for registration, and classes will begin for everyone on Sept. 16. The faculty and administrative staff, with the addition of several new members this year, reads: Mathematics department — John Sloan and William A. Sherratt. Education department— Shields Croker. English department—Dr. John W. Harris, Kenneth Waller, John Stev enson and John Morris. History department—Dr. Newton B. Jones and William Y. Thompson. Chemistry department—Francis J. Kearley, Jr. and Robert C. Lamb. Biology department—©r. Alexan der Bell Stump and Samuel Lafto day. Spanish dtpartment—John S. Glo- var and Richard O. Adams. Franch department—Dr. Edouard Patte and aEyves D’Saussure. Greek department—James S. Gray and George A. Anderson. German department—James S Gray. Physics department—Dr. Neill G. Whitelaw. Economics department—Kenneth Baker and Francis P. Thompson. Philosophy department—James S Gray. Psychology department—Dr. Geo C. BelUngrath. Eight Colleges Begin Hard Drills For Grid Season Football is in the "Spotlight now with the state’s eight football-mind ed colleges opening their pre-season gridiron grind on September 1. The 65-game season begins Sep tember 16 with Presbyterian meet ing Furman in Greenville. Bill Young, last year’s line coach moves up at Furman to the head coaching job in the hurricane’s third change in post-war days. Tuss McConnell succeeds long time, retiring Coach Biliy Laval at Newberry, where he’ll have to start almost from scratch. All the colleges, judging from their rosters, are relying heavily on soph omores and junior college transfers. Coaches Frank Howard at Clem- son and Rex Enright at the Univer- New City Council Re-elects All Officials At First Meeting Mayor Terry Issues Statement On Assuming Office. Divided Vote on Chief of Police With Mayor Voting To Break Tie. Pitts Motion Passed to Moke Two Mills Reduction in Lost Year's 55 Mills Tax Levy. The new city administration re cently elected for a two year term was swcm into office September 1 with the retiring mayor. L. E. Bish op, giving the oath of office. The new council consists cfr Mayor Joe P. Terry, Alderman ward one, Hugh C. Ray; ward two, S. A. Pitts, Sr, ward three. W. M. McMillan, ward four, W. M. Walker, ward five, sity of South Carolina apparently i Woodrow L. Wilson, ward six, James Clinton High Meets Ninety Six Here In First Gome Tonight The Clinton Hi Red Devil football •quad will open the 1950 gridiroa season on Johnson field at 8:00 o'clock tonight in a clash with the Ninety Six eleven, and then plays Union on Thursday night at the same hour. , There will probably be much in experience evident in the early part of the season as only five lettermen returned and part of these were not on the first team. Those that will probably see action tonight are Sam Owens, James “Gut” McElhannon, Johnny “Buck” Dav is, and Bobby Cason in the backfield while Marvin “Hank” Manly, Theo “Rock” Ellison, Dan , Yarborough, Billy Snelgrove, Hugh Eichelberger, and Alfred Johnson will put the spark in the line. The remainder of the schedule follows: Sept. 14—Union, here. Sept 22—Ware Shoals at Ware Shoals. Sept. 29—Woodruff at Woodruff. Oct. 6—York, here. Oct. 13—Laurens at Laurens. Oct. 20—Greer, here. Oct. 27—open date. i Nov. 2—Honea Path, here. Nov. 19—Newberry a2 Newberry. Nov. 17—open date. have cause for the brightest out looks. Both have experienced backfields and a scattering of dependable line men. Clemson has Fullback Fred Cone and Wihgback Ray Mathews. Carolina boasts of its halfbacks Steve Wadiak and Bishop Strickland, and Fullback Chuck Prezioso. Furman is pepped up over it new coaching set-up, that finds Assistant Coach Jim Meade occupying the usually top-spot of athletic director. It has a flock of sophs, all-pur pose fullback Ed Jasonek. and fast- moving halfback Sonny Horton. The Citadel looks for come-uppers from its fine 1950 freshman team to bolster its holdover lettermen, head ed by Guard Jack Huddle and Quar terback Jack Chandler. Wofford again bids to be the class of the little four, with a bevy of experienced backs and linemen, and Bible department Leighton Fras- j otf 0 f su b*titutes. But it has an out er and George A. Anderson. j f C hedule that opens with Au- Sociology department—Dr. Edou- | i, urn w j Presbyterian is most likely to give Military department—Maj. Michael Wofford trouWe gmong t he little Gussie and Maj. Samuel Gray. Athletic department—Walter C. Craine. Messrs. Pitts and Walk er are new members of the body. In assuming office Mayor Terry issued the following statement; “In assuming the office of Mayor of Clinton, I am grateful for the fine support and spirit of cooperation I am receiving from all City' officials as well as the public in general. I am ever mindful that to succeed, co operation is a necessity and it is my purpose to cooperate in every way possible with every one in making Clinton first in every thing. “We have a fine growing Town and it behooves all of us to push forward always and I, with the con tinuous support of th{ Council, in tend putting forth every effort on vor were Alderman Craine and Wal ker, against were Aldermen McMil lan. Wilson, Pitts and Ray. Motion failed to pass. Alderman Pitts moved that Allen Simmons be elected as relief police man for extra duty to be called when the cjiief of police deem? necessary, seconded by Alderman Wilson and passed unanimously. Alderman Craine moved that E. E Wells be reelected as Assistant Supt. of Streets, seconded by Alderman Wilson and passed unanimously. Alderman Ray moved that J. Roy Workman, C. D. Pitts and Jack Hol land be reelected to their present positions with the Light and Water department, seconded by Alderman Craine and passed unanimously. Alderman Ray moved that tie firm of Owens and Owens be re tained as Attorneys for the City of Clinton, seconded by Alderman Craine and passed unanimously. Alderman Ray nominated Aider- man W. M. McMillan for Mayor pro tem. Alderman Craine nomin- _| ated Alderman Pitts for Mayor pro tem. There being no further nomin ations Mayor Terry called for a vote bringing new businesses in our Town , . ., •W, will, at all tiraas, hold open™' 1 “<* ’ v *£ Council meetings and will be glad , M “’™ r Terr7. ««d_m favor o Jdd- have individuals or groups from;'™*" McMillan to any Civic clubs meet with us and, —^ ./ .. . was the policy of the Council that offer suggestions for the betterment , . . . . , * * zr Z ear. all einp oyees be elected at the prei- Mayor Terry who was electee announced that it of the Town. We have a spacious employees be elected at the pre- new office! ent * alanM and not * or an y • Council Chamber and a for the Mayor, upstairs over the City Ien * th o( “ ime Clerk’s office, for the convenience Serend Meeting Held - ur “ d Of UK public.'A telephone ha. been: J^^r^r^pKmbe^ mceimg.of men, but is new in the line. Johnson, Lonnie S McMillan, Sid ( Engine has kept mum about its ^nr^w'^and I^will be glad to have, ^ ayor ^ err y presiding, and Alder Varney and Gene Lorenda | prospects. Coach Johnny McMillan _ 0 ’n or vlj j t w jyj ^ at any time ” 1 men McMillan. Walker Student dean—«ayme G. Prince should start out with more exper- you cal1 or v «> tw «Uius j y Wilson and Craine present. Department of PubUc Relations ] ienced playtra than he had last year. Mayor Terry requested council tc Th ^ me «ting was opened wt:n and Alumni Affairs—Ben Hay Ham- Greenwood will be home base for proceed jvith^the election ^of c»ty ^oi-| p raye ^ ^ Rev. J. W Sptllers, pmtor met. Bursar—Mrs. George Taylor. Registrar—Ed Campbell. Dining Hall manager and chasing agent—L. V. Powell. Clinton Girls To Attend WinHirop the Due West college's home games., __ McConneL, at Newberry, former I, lhal ^!. l pl y ] pur- Davidson player, starts with a roster almost clean of football experience. He expects tough sledding. The following students will leav«. ^£ V £ r Q| ColICQCS icxt week to resume their r Donny Wilder To Enter Furman Donny Wilder will leave Monday to enter Furman university, Green ville. Donny was editor of the local high school paper last year, and sports editor the previous year. For the past year he has handled sports for The Chronicle and has" written an interesting column each week which has been widely read by football and baseball fans. The Chronicle appreciates his services and wishes him every success as he begins his college work. BUYS THORNLEY HOME Dr. E. N. Sullivan of this city, has purchased the residence of the late Mrs. John L. Thornley on Cedar street. As soon as improvements are completed on the residence it toll be occupied by the Sullivans. early next studies at Winthrop college. Rock Hill for the coming year: Misses Gerry Trammell, Martha Daily, Car olyn Young, Ann Williams, Elaine Franzen of Joanna, Anne Owens. Mrs. Robert Hays, Myrtle Dubose, Barrie Jean Wingard, and Nancy Chapman of Joanna. Misses Joan Anderson, Mimi Barron of Joanna. Jo Copeland, Mildred Dunlap and Martha Simpson will be members of the freshman class. ficials. The minutes of the meeting)^ Calvary Baptist church. The following is an account of th>? elected as fodows: ( proceedings of the meeting as shown ! Alderman Ray offered a motion p y the minutes of the clerk, W. B. that W. B. Owens be reelected city Owens: clerk and treasurer, seconded by' The Clerk read a statement of Alderman McMillan and passed by Income and Expenses for the month a unanimous vote Mfs Arthur How- 0 f August which was received as in- 1 ard. assistant clerk, was re-elected formation. Alderman Pitts offered a motion j The Clerk read an Ordinance le thal all minutes of meetings of coun-1 vying Taxes on all Real and Pe.- eil shall be made in triplicate, onej*onal property within the limits of The following boys and girls of' copy being filed in the minutes of i the Town of Clinton ’or the year this city and community will leave, the meetings, one in the Mayor’s of- 1950. After a discussion as to tho the first of the week ta enter sev- fice and one to be furnished to the’tax levy, Alderman Pitts mo\ed th.i. eral colleges where they will be (Clinton Chronicle for publication. | the ordinance be adopted fixing the Local Students Leaving To Attend Visit Parents Jn Mountville The Rev. William E. Crisp of Hiwaii is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Crisp in Mountnlle and sister, Mrs. Lowry M. Wikon here. On Monday the Jtev. Mr. Crisp made a guest appearance over the Spartanburg radio station. He will leave the latter part af the week to return to Hiwaii. Major A. B. Crisjx instructor at Riverside Military Academy, Gaines ville, Ga., also arrived Sunday to spend the week with kis parents and other relatives. Accept Positions With The Chronicle Miss Cornelia Harris, who recently graduated at Winthrop college, is now connected with The Chronicle Publishing company. Kenneth Idol, who completed his work at Presbyterian college last month, has also accepted a position with the firm. members of the freshman class. Misses Betty Jean Sumerel and Pat Fowler to Limestone college, Gaffney. Miss Melba Gardner of Joanna, Furman University. Miss Mona Blakely to Erskine college. Due West. Guy Blakely, The Citadel, Charles ton. Gilbert Blakely, the University of South Carolina. Dick Vaaghn, Clemson college. Billy Bowers, Davis Young. Curtis Freeman, Richard Hampton, William McGill and Miss Lucile Uldrick, Presbyterian college. Miss Bannie Mae Pitta, Lander college. Misses Martha Young and Barbara Morris have entered the Spartanburg general hospital far nurses’ train ing. Misses Frances Elliott, Jackie Lovelace, Virginia McCullough, and Joyce Smith of Joanna to Columbia hospital far training. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’« 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 3 Students Attend Opportunity School Three Laurens county students were enrolled in the recently com pleted summer school of the South Carolina Opportunity School in West Columbia, Miss Wil Lou Gray, the director, said this week. The students are Philip Dudley, Edward Freeman, and Sammy Workman. New Bridge Project Over Little River Plans- were being drafted during July for a bridge project in Laur ens .county, State Highway Depart ment records revealed this week. The project is on Route 221, and consists of the widening of a bridge over Little River, 90 feet in length. REVIVAL AT CROSS HILL Cross Hill Baptist church began a series el revival services on Sun day, it is announced by the pastor, Rev. Ware Madden, Jr. The singing is being led by W. R. Etters of Laur ens. NEW SUBSCUBERS HONOR ROLL Going away to college or to teach? Let THE CHRONICLE follow you. It will be like a letter from home, filled with home news about people and happenings in which you are interested. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. CARL H. ESPIBG, JR , MRS. W. C. BOND, MRS. KATHLEEN BALLEW, DEWITT SUTHERLAND, MRS. BILL McLENPGN, Clinton. C. S. PINSON, Cross Hill. * MRS. CALLY GAULT, North Augusta. G. D. BARTON. Charlotte, N. C. PVT. WILLIAM WAITS, JR., San Francisco, Cal. JOHN SNYDER. San Diego, Cal/ All voting to be by voice vote, no. tax levy for 1950 at 53 mills, a tw secret ballots to be allowed. Motion 1 mill reducUon from 1949 The mo- was seconded by Alderman Wilson 1 tion was seconded by Alderman Wal- and passed by a vote of 5 for, Ijker and passed by a unanimous vote, against Alderman Wilson moved that the Alderman Ray moved that B. R ordinance requiring City of CUn- Austin be reelected superintendent ton a J lt0 to b * dl:> P lay f^, of the Water and Light Plant, se- on all automobiles and trucks be conded by Alderman Wilson and ? vok * d * funded by Alderman passed by a unanimous vote. | Crain * Voti A n « in favo I° f ^ Alderman Ray moved that Tom Z Alderman Pitts Walker. Carter be reelected Superintendent and Alde:- of Streets and Cemeteries, seconded man Ray and * IcMfllan. The motion by Alderman Craine. passed unan- was carried and the ordinance killed imously Alderman Ray moved that the .' ,, . 4 . . Mayor be given full authority to eft- Alderman McMillan moved that ^ already passed by 0r _ B. B. Ballard be reelected Chief of, Police. The motion was seconded by dinance, requiring payment of all water and light bills on or before 10th of each month and requir- Alderman Ray. Alderman Pitts of *'. be fered a substitute motion that the i. _ . . *»• , i « v. i u i mg that services be diseontmueii office now held by L. H Bagwell be' .. w i- v j j • * _ 4k.,, i after the 15th of each month on ai abolished and in turn that council i elect Bagwell as chief of police Mo tion seconded by Alderman Wilson. Mayor Tk-rry asked Council to vote on both motions at the same time; voting in favor of Alderman McMil lan’s motion were aldermen Ray. McMillan and Walker, in favor of Alderman Pitts’ motion aldermen Pitts, Wilson and Craine. Mayor Ter ry voted in favor of Alderman Mc Millan’s motion and B. B Ballard was reelected chief of police. Mr. Pitts motion also stated that if his motion carried L. H. Bagwell was to assume both the duties he now has as well as those of chief of police therefore placing B. B. Ballard on the regular police force. Alderman Wilson moved that the office of Assistant Chief of Police be abolished, seconded by Alderman Pitts and voting in favor of this mo tion were Alderman Wilson and services not paid by that date witn an additional fee of $1.00 for cutting on and off. Motion seconded by Ald erman Wilson and passed by a un animous vote. Alderman Walker moved that all repair work done on city owned meter equipment where the cost will be $10.00 or over shall be done by obtaining bids with the low bid ac cepted. seconded by Alderman Wil son and passed unanimously. Alderman Pitts moved that all purchases made by any department of the City where the purchase is $10.00 or over shall be purchased b\ securing bids with the low bid bein^ accepted, the quality of the material being purchased and bid on being equal in all cases. Seconded by Ald erman Wilson and passed by a un animous vote. Alderman Pitts moved that all C;- Pitts, against Aldermen Ray, McMil-| ty ^ m Pl 0 yees shall be paid by check and none in cash, seconded by Ald erman Wilson. Voting in favor of the motion were Alderman Pitts and Wilson, against were Aldermen Rav, McMillan, Walker and Craine. Motion by Alderman Ray that each time a parking violation ticket is i>- Ian, Walker and Craine. Alderman Ray moved that ail members of the police department be j reelected to the positions they now hold, seconded by Alderman McMil- I lan and passed unanimously. Alderman Ray moved that the re ular paid members of the fire depart-! sut>d 11 mufi t be paid within 4i* hours, ment be reelected, seconded by Aid-1 1 * not P aid within 48 hours the par- erman McMillan and passed unan- ty receiving this parking violation imously. I ticket must be notified and the fine Mayor Terry reported numerous " 1 ^ ^ 9100 if paid within the ac.- requests for an additional policemen (or Clinton Cotton Mills. Alderman Craine moved that Council elect an additional policeman for the Mills and that Allen Simmons be elected to this position, seconded by Alderman Walker. Voting in fa- ditional ,46 hours, if not pa.d the party must be summoned to court' the fine will be fixed at $5.00. Motion seconded by Alderman Crame and passed unanimously. . Mayor Terry requested Council (Continued on page eight) u