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/ / ► 4 * THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable (Eh? (JUintatt (Eljrmtirl If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume III Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 7, 1951 Number 24 CLOSING COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM AT ORPHANAGE BEGINS FRIDAY Senior Play to Open Exercises, With Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday and Graduating Exercises Tuesday Evening. To Dedicate Memorial Chimes to Late F. M. Stutts The seventy-sixth commencement exercises at Thornwell orphanage will be ushered in Friday evening at 8:30 with the annual senior class play in the chapel. On Sunday morning at 11:15 the baccalaureate sermon will be preach ed in Thornwell (Memorial church by the Rev. Stuart R. Oglesby, D.D., pastor of Central Presbyterian church, Atlanta, Ga. Tuesday evening at 8:30 the gradu ating exercises proper will be held at which time diplomas will be present ed and prizes and medals awarded. The address will be delivered by the Rev. Leslie H. Patterson, executive secretary, Synod of South Carolina. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 the an nual aknuni meeting will be held, followed at 4:30 with the dedication of memorial chimes in the church in memory of the late Francis Marion Stutts, who passed away a year ago, after a long connection with the in stitution and an active member and officer of the alumni association for many years. Taking part in the service will be: Rev. Wm. C. Sistar, Columbus, Miss., Garvin Daniel, Birmingham, Ala.; C. E. Layton, Waycross, Ga.; William B. Kimble, Atlanta, Ga.; and W. W. Harris, of this city. The chimes consist of 32 tubular chimes, 1V& inches in diameter, rang ing from tenor C to F an octave above middle C, which range makes it possible to play any hymn or tune without transposing. They will be lo cated back stage on the rear wall and are playable from a special keyboard below the lower manual of the or gan. For the tower chimes, each chime is equipped with its individual crys tal “pick-up" from which the sound is carried through an amplifier to the loud speakers in the tower of the church. Six stages of amplification are provided for the outside. The over-all cost of the chimes, sirtiscribed by the alumni members and friends of Mr. Stutts, is approx imately $3,000. The annual meeting of the board of trustees will be held Tuesday morn ing. Monday evening a barbecue will be given on the campus at 6:30, fol lowed by a choral program in the chapel at 8:30. The graduating class is composed of the following nine girls: Alice Florene Armstrong. Judith Ann Belue. Betty Ruth Bullman. Ella Bee Cole. Elizabeth-Xing. Treva Joan Lewis. Joan Marie McCabe. Margaret Rose Owens. Inez Elizabeth Price. The orphanage opened its doors for the reception of children on October 1, 1875, with Dr. William Plumer Ja cobs as its founder and president for 42 years until his death in September 1917. Citizens Federal B. & L To Pay Usual Dividend A dividend for the six months pe riod, January 1 to June 30, payable July 1, on the basis of 3 per cent per annum, was authorized by the board of directors of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan association at their regular monthly Meeting held Tues day night The dividend applies to both classes of stock, investment and savings. Citizens has been In operation for 42 years and is the oldest association in the county, with assets now total ing $2,250,494.30. Since its organiza tion it has made it possible for hun dreds of families to become home- owners and has paid several hun dred thousand dollars in dividends to Its investors. The association is headed by the following officers and directors: B. Hubert Boyd, president; J. P. Pra ther, vice-president; J. Sloan Todd, secretary - treasurer; Mrs. Henry Hunter, assistant secretary-treasur er. Directors: B. Hubert Boyd, J. Sloan Todd, J. P. Frather, W. W. Harris, John W. Finney, Sr.; J. B. Hart, T. D. Copeland, R. H. McGee and T. D. Copeland. Local Jurors Named June Term Court The June term of criminal court will convene in Laurens next Mon day morning with Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry presiding. Jurors for the approaching term were drawn last week. The list from this section includes. Clinton City — W. A. Patterson, Jack Red, Pope Johnson, Rhett P. Adair. Clinton Mills—James Crain. Lydia Mills—J. W. Motte. Joanna—T. R. Morgan, C. R. Mc- Cumtoer, William Spoon. Bailey—W. B. Ramage. Mrs. Roy Giles Winthrop Groduote Mrs. Martha Roy Giles, of Lau rens, was a member of the graduat ing class Sunday at Winthrop col lege with a bachelor of science de gree. Mrs. Giles is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Roy, a niece of Almon C. Spencer of this city, and the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Spencer. WINS SCHOURSHIP SIDNEY MAXWELL At college commencement exer- cises Tuesday, Herbert Sidney Maxwell, above, was awarded the annual scholarship to Columbia Theological seminary at Decatur, Ga. Sidney graduated with sumxna cum laude honors. He is a son of Mrs. A. 8. Maxwell, of thia city, member of the Thornwell orphan age staff, and the late Rev. Mr. Maxwell, missionary to Brasil. Fleming Heads ' New Counfy Education Board Copeland-Stone Co. Retires From Business, One of City's Oldest Firms Copeland-Stone company, one of the oldest business firms in the city, 1 retired from business Saturday, it was announced by T. D. Copeland, who has been busy the past several days taking stock and winding up affairs. In September 1901 the Clinton Clothing company was organized with T. D. Copeland and the late R. E. Copeland and C. W. Stone as own ers. In 1903 Messrs. Stone and T. D. Copeland purchased the interest of R. X Copeland and the name was changed to CopeIrfnd-Stone company, under which it has since operated for 46 years. It is stated that the two-story building occupied by Hamilton’s, the stores occupied by Murray Garber and Copeland-Stone have been pur chased, together with the stock of merchandise of the latter, by the C. W. Stone estate of which Mrs. Pearl Hays Stone is administrator. Other city property .owned by the firm is retained by T. D. Copeland in the division of property. E. W. Stone of Union, who repre sents the C. W. Stone estate, has made no announcement as to the dis position of the stock of merchandise or future occupant of the building. Only four local concerns, M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, Young’s Pharmacy, D. E. Tribble company, and Geo. A. Copeland Sc Son (for merly J. H. Phinney company) have jbeen in business here longer than j Copeland-Stone company. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS regularly EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first la this newspaper, then In the stores as prices change and new merchandise la received and displayed. BE WISE- READ THE ADS Mrs. Virgil Abroms Now WiHi Belk's Store Here Friends of Mrs. Virgil Abrams, formerly of Greenville, will be in terested to know she has accepted a position as buyer and manager of the ladies ready-to-wear depart ment for Belk’s Department store of this city, and entered upon her wrork Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ab rams and son, Denny, will move here in the near future. At pres ent Mrs. Abrams is staying with her sister, Mrs. Davis R. Holland, and Mr. Holland. Joanna Mills Vacation Begins On June 30 Joanna Cotton Mils has announced the annual vacation period of their employees to begin at midnight Sat urday, June 30, and end at midnight Sunday, July 8, with pay for all em ployees who have been working for the company for one year as of June 30. The pay will be based on a per centage of their earnings for the pre vious year. It has been the policy of the Jo anna company since 1937 to give an annual vacation with pay to em ployees. i i ■ '■■■ '■ mmi Completes Commercial Course At Winthrop ■ ' At Winthrop college cemmence- ment exercises Sunday, Mis* Carolyn Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Young, received a two-year cer tificate in commerce. super- Pat- Laurens, June 1.—Charles F. Fleming of Laurens, was named chairman of the new county board of education at the board’s first meeting held here last week. W. C. Neely of Clinton, was elected vice- chairman and Supt J. Leroy Burns was named as secretary. The new board took office tnis month under the new school re organization plan adopted by the general assembly. Other members of the board are R. Larry Weeks of Wattsville, J. B. Hart of Joanna, J. M. Babb of Gray Court and Grover C. Roper of Hickory Tavern. The old board was abolished. The new board exercised it* newly-given powers of consoli dation by abolishing two school districts and consolidating them with other districts. Waterloo No. 5 was abolished and consolidated with Sullivan No. 17, and Hunter No. 3 was -combined with Hunter No. 16. The two districts that were eliminated had no schools within their area. Mrs. Edna W. Morse was re appointed as school lunch su visor and Mrs. Marguerite F, terson was renamed attendance teacher. Among the other business mat ters attended to by the board was the appointment of several new trustees for various districts. They include the following: T. B. Sumerel, Scuffletown No. 3, to succeed Roy Jennings, who moved out of the district. Frank Pope, Sullivan No. 17, to succeed G. C. Roper, who re signed to become member of new county board. L. C. Adams, Sullivan No. 2, to succeed J. C. Culbertson, who re signed; Frank R6dgeway, same district, to succeed W. A. Wood, re signed. On the request of the trustees of Hunter No. 5, which consists of the city of Clinton, an election was authorized on the matter of adding five mills to the tax levy to cover operational costs and teachers’ salaries. The present levy is 51 mills. Mrs. Worner Resigns Position With Bank Mrs. Frances Warner has resigned her position with Bank of Clinton ef fective June 1. Miss Martha Ramage, formerly connected with the bank, has resumed her position on a part- time basis for the present. BUYS WALKER HOME James P. Sloan of this city nas purchased the W. M. Walker prop erty on Maple street and with his family will occupy the residence at an early date. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Our first responsibility is to our large family of readers—to give you a clean, newsy, reliable newspaper. That is the constant goal of THE CHRONICLE. We will be happy to have you as a subscriber if you don’t already have the habit of reading the paper. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: CLARK MEADORS MRS. BLANCHE CRESWELL ELBERT LAWSON MRS. CLYDE PUTNAM WILLIAM D. TERRY Clinton. ERNEST BLACKWELL JAMES FULLER MRS. J. E. SLOAN Lydia MRS. JACK GRIFFIN Ware Shoals < James Blackstone Drowns In Lake Funeral services for James Mack Blackstone, 18, were conducted Sun day aifternoon at the Mountain Springs Baptist church in Anderson county, with burial following in the church cemetery. Young Blackstone was drowned last Thursday afternoon about 4 o’clock in Lake Rennosa at Renno, a privately owned lake on the Cope land farm. According to Sheriff C. W. Wier, the youth attempted to swim across the lake, about 250 yards wide, to join a group of three girls and one 1»y on the other side, all residents of Joanna. He went down when about half way across and never came up again, it was reported. The sheriff said he was told the boy was not an expert swimmer. Sheriff Wier and several deputies, together with High way Patrolman Jim Tankersley, helped with others in the efforts of recovering the body which was final ly brought to the surface about 7 p.m. by Russell Cooper and Jim Ray of this city. The young man was em ployed by Joanna Cotton Mills. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L Blackstone ol near Fountain Inn. Survivors in addition to his parents include three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Vee Spivey of near Clinton, Mrs. Dalena Spivey of Fountain Inn, Miss Magda lene Blackstone of Fountain Inn; four brothers, Wilton O’Dell Blackstone of Simpsonville, Joel Rudolph Black stone, Hoyt Blackstone and Joe Pell Blackstone of Fountain Inn. At the time of the accident the young man was visiting his uncle, J .H. Spivey, in the Shady Grove section. Board Hears Complaints On Tax Assessments According to Miss Jennie V. Cul bertson, county auditor, the Laurens County Board of Equalization met last week to review assessments for 1951 and to hear complaints on in creases that had been made. A num ber of complaints were heard, the majority on the increase* in the as sessments of high-grade or beef cat tle. The change, ordered by the state tax commissioner in a latter dated March 14, was received after person al property returns had been made. Miss Culbertson stated. The tax commiasion reduced the assessment on mules and horses from $25 to $20, but added a new category to cover high-grade or beef cattle. The high-quality animals are assess ed at $20, while ordinary cattle re- I main at $10. ' Miss Culbertson said that the board will meet at a later date to hear cat tlemen further on the question. B. L. Clardy of Laurens is chairman of the 12-man body. COUEGE COMMENCEMENT CLOSES AS tOS STUDENTS GET DEGREES Exercises Largely Attended With Impressive Procession. Poag and Crudup Are Speakers. Degrees Conferred. Medals Awarded and Army Commissions Presented 15 ROTC Seniors, ed. and the large audience of fath ers and mothers, brothers, sis ters and friends assembled in the outdoor theatre heard the gradu ating address. It was the second largest graduating class in the his tory of the institution. Commencement exercises at Phesbyterian college came to a close Tuesday morning when 108 graduates received their diplomas, two honorary degrees were award- ’summa cum laude; Lee Add. Herbert Sidney Maxwell of Clin ton, summa cum laude; Smith Se vern Somerville, Barnardsville, N. Blakely, Jr., Clinton, summa cum laude; Thomas Neely Massey, Jr. of Waxhaw, N. C., magna cum laude; and Travis Brown Steven son, Jr., of Walterboro, summa cum laude ' Dr. Poag, in his baccalaureate Dr. Josiah Crudup, president of sermon Suhday, told his audience Brenau college, delivered the com-, that the young men of today face a mencement address. On Sunday more suble warfare than Commun- moming at the First Presbyterian ism. He said we discarded faith in church Dr. Fred V. Poag, pastor of God to take up faith in science, but the Shandon Presbyterian church, ] we’ve found that science in itself Columbia, preached the baccalau-i is not enough. Now we have lost reate sermon with the main section faith in both God and man. of the auditorium reserved for the faculty and graduates. At the closing exercises the hon- Dr. Poag pointed out that the seen and handled things are not the only real things in life. If so. orary doctor of divinity degree how do we account for the loyalty went to Rev. Alex R. Batchelor, code now required by government, secretary for division of Negro since loyalty is not a tangible thing work for the Presbyterian Board of He said our loss of faith in man Church Extension, and the Rev. and God is what breeds the Alger Cecil D. Brearley, Sr., pastor of the Hisses of today. Presbyterian church at Myrtle! The speaker reminded that this Beach. I nation was founded on a tremen- Two Clinton residents also were dous faith in God, and on its coral- honored by the college. P. S. | lary. faith in the dignity of mdi- Bailey, president of Clinton and, vidual men. He said democracy Lydia Cotton Mills, received the; is not a system of government— Gold P alumni award for outstand-! not elections every four years—but ing work in his field. Sidney Max-, the derivative of a great faith And well, graduating ministerial candi-;he added: date, was awarded the annual nrust have a principle to scholarship to Columbia Theologi-! hold this great nation together, and God is that principle. A man must bow or become beast.’’ Dugan Joins Staff Laurens Advertiser John Allen Dugan, who has been a resident of Hartsville for the past twenty years, has accepted a position as linotype operator with The Lau rens Advertiser, and entered upon his work this week. Mr. Dugan mar ried Miss Alluwee Neighbors of this city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neighbors. He is a brother of Mrs. Dennis Sowers of this city. Held At Cross Hill Seven churches in the Laurens Baptist Association are cooperating in a Training Union central train ing school at Cross Hill Baptist church next week, June 11 trhough 15th. The chordtts participating in this program are: Beaverdam. Bethabara, Cross Hill, Mt. Pleasant, Mountville, New Prospect and Waterloo. Six classes in Training Union methods will be taught as follows: Adults, Mrs. J. S. Corper- ing of Lancaster; Young People. Shay lor Walters of Columbia; Jun ior and Intermediate leader, Mrs. Walters; Intermediates. Mrs. G. S. Cothran of Laurens; Juniors. Miss Imo Tumblin of Laurens; Story- Hour leader, Mrs. James T. Young, Jr., of Fort Mill. A class in evangelism will be Miss Eugenio Neighbors Graduates At Furman Miss Sarah Eugenia Neighbors was a member of the graduating class Monday at Furman university with a bachelor of arts degree. She is the daughter of A. L Neighbors of this community, and the late Mrs. Neigh bors. New P. C. Coach cal Seminary at Decatur, Ga. Fifteen seniors received reserve army commisions from the ROTC ^ department. And these other 1 awards were given: • fOUling Union Founder’s Medal to ideal senior Srhnnl Tft -Harry S. Dent of St. Matthews; 1 ° De scholastic medal for highest four- year average—Travis Stevenson, Jr., of Walterboro; to highest fresh man average—Andrew Howard of Simpsonville; Fred J. Hay Mem orial Bible Award—John Richard Bass; Fraser Bible Award for freshman work in Bible—Vernon Lake of Orangeburg; • Ministerial club award to best rounded senior ministerial candidate — Ed Lang- ham of Montgomery, Ala.; cup to outstanding senior athlete—Walter Gooch of Rock Hill; sabre to best company commander in unit—Da vid Neville of Newberry; medal to outstanding cadet in unit—Ronnie Johnston of Newnan, Ga., medal to best platoon leader—Severn Som erville of Barnafdsville, N. C. Gold P Awards for meritorious service in extra-curricular activi ties other than athleticsi—Dent, Thomas v^Tr.a "SLlC taught by Rev. R. A. McKinney* of r n d D * P* stor ot Warrior Creek church. k Dr r«id»»n f in’ hi* rnmmncvment The Sch00, Wl11 h***" Promptly at Ur* Crudup in nis comm in cement i _ _ j address, ctillenjed Presbyterian !,*’ ” enm « and ,h * nurs,ry , seniors to seek the proper balance ^ | beween security and freedom. He| I pointed up that history shows that:Cub Scouts Eniov j seldom has ’a nation declined be-1 , _ * J cause of an enemy from without PlCfllC Outing, but rather through corruption from a , a la a within. He added: AWOrdS AfC Mode ‘‘Gibbons tells us the old Rom- ♦ ans wanted too many luxuries, too The Cub Scouts of Pack 21, their much security from government, parents and friends had a picnic Twenty per cent of the Roman peo- Monday afternoon at Camp Fellow- pie were getting subsidies from ship. More than one hundred cub's their government at the time this and guests enjoyed the occasion, mighty empire started to deciine.”| Pu i lowin a ^ , and a ,° r , Crud , u P ., r « m ‘ nd * d . bountiful picnic diner the Cub that eternal vigilance and educa ., . , „ tion are the price of freedom. But ^ n 0 , u ' m i’‘ e ;' 1 ^ aud / < - r0< *' r ' ' ,r '" he pointed out that formal educa- sen,<!d thc awards: tion is not enough as witness Ger-1 ^ en Bear badge with gold ind many prior to World War II: He silver arrow points--John Eichelber- said the vital part is the inspiration Rer; Bear badge—Douglas Salter, received from the campuses of col-j Den 2: Wolf badge: Ben Crou'-h. leges like Presbyterian. Charles Copeland, Bobby Wilson The Brenau president said our Bear badge: Horace Payne. Jimmy nation is a well natio now,, but it Young with the gold and silver ar- h«s symptoms of tensions that row points; registration cards: Jaekie could lead to sickness tensions of Cooper, Billy Brooks Owens, Bobby .politics, religion, races and labor- Wilson, Ben Crouch, Charles Cope- management. land; Bob Cat pins: Ben Crouch, Baccalaureate den r es s were Bobby wl , charlec Copeland and awarded the class of Dr. W. R. Jat . kie Coopor; char]M . c b ,rTnan 01 Coocland and Jimmy Young inboard of trustees. About one- Drn j. one-yea^ service pin. M il- absentia, to students who complet- ed work the first semester and are "now in the army, at the Seminary ^ 4: Registration card and B-f. Pictured ibeve Is Presbyterian college’s latest addition to Its ath letic coaching staff. He Is NOR MAN L. SLOAN, North Carolina State athlete, who will serve as bead basketball coach and football aaatstaat. beginning next fall. He Gene Lorendo, resigned. fifth of the degrees were given in ing Blalock; registration card, Clyd.* or employed in other work. [Cat pin: Duck Adaflr, Bill Rowland Honor graduates in the class anc ^ Gerald Woodruff; Wolf badge, were Robert Neal Dean of Jack- Wayne Merchant and Chuck Giles, sonville, Fla., magna cum laude; 00111 Arrow Point on Wolf, Buddy Harry Shuler Dent, cum laude; Johnson; Silver Arrow Point on ^ Wolf, Ronnie Moore and Billie Sher- ratt; Bear badge, Billie Sherratt. Banquet At Columbia For Joanna Group Pitts Named Officer The fifth annual service awards Wofford Alumni Group banquet given by the Joanna Cotton ♦ Mills of Joanna, will be held in the Wofford college alumni association ballroom of the Wade Hampton ho- has named a new slate of officers for tel, Columtoia, on Saturday evening area groups in this state, Atlanta, at 7 o’clock. Invitations to 175 em- Charlotte, Washington and New ployees and guests have -been issued. All “Old Timers’’ with the com- York. For Laurens county, H. H. Mc- pany and those receiving gold watch- i Laughlin of Laurens has been named es this year wUl be honored on this j president; J. Henderson Pitts of this occasion. John Holland Hunter, of j city, vice-president; and Ralph T. this city, connected with the Joanna f Wilson, Jr., of Laurens, secretary^ Stores, will be master of ceremonies, treasurer.