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« I • 4 # \ I THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ®fap Clinton Cljronirle If You Don't Read IHE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the Newt Volume IH Clinton. S. C., Thursday. August 2. 1951 Number 32 NEW DORMITORY SOUGHT FOR P. C. CAMPUS Campaign To Be Made Among Alumni and Friends To Raise $125,- 000 for Building To House 100 Additional Students. A new dormitory is planned for Presbyterian college, and the call went out yesterday to alumni and friends to rally in support of the project. The board of trustees, in a recent meeting, authorized President Mar shall W. Brown to push forward with plans for a new dormitory us ing part of Laurens dormitory as the base of the structure. Dr. Brown estimates the com plete project will cost $125,000. It will provide quarters for 100 addi tional students as well as improve the living conditions of those who now reside in Laurens dormitory. The president pointed out that more dormitory space is a pressing need of the college. Lack of it for the past several years has hindered it in its great strides forward. Dur-| ing the past two years, when oth er American colleges have suffered decreased enrollments, P. C. has’ been forced to turn down appli-> cants for lack of facilities, he said. 1 He also pointed to crowded condi tions among athletes now housed in the gymnasium. The general design for the pro posed new dormitory already has been submitted by the architect. Laurens dormitory will be stripped until only the hull remains. Com plete new floor plans and design will be used in the construction of a fireproof building. Two wings t will be added to the existing struc ture so that the aerial view is that, of an H. An open terrace is plan ned across the front. Laurens was the second dormi tory built at Presbyterian, con-, structed in 1907 as a gift from the Presbyterian church of the city of Laurrns. Alumni Hall, the first' rooming facilities of the college, 1 stood until 1942 when it was com pletely renovated into a modern in firmary. Today, as Doyle Infirm ary. it is a structure in which the college takes great pride. President Brown expressed con fidence yesterday that the college's more than 3.000 active alumni and its many friends throughout the Southeast would rally in support of the new dormitory proposal. Koon To Edit Loncoster News Warren H. Koon. of Spartanburg, has been named editor of The Lan caster News and will begin his new duties August 6. Mr. Koon has been connected i with the news department of Thej Spartanburg Herald, He was assist ant sports editor of the Louisville, Ky., Times from 1948 until recent ly when he returned to Spartan burg. Mr. Koon is pleasantly known here by a number of friends and acquaintances. He attended Pres byterian college for three years and upon his separation from the ser vice he resumed his studies at Wof ford college, receiving his degree from that school in 1947. Mr. Koon married the former Miss Laura Frances Hudgens, of this city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hudgens. They have one small son, Kerry Warren Koon. SOUTH CAROLINA'S LITTLE LEAGUERS TO MEET HERE IN THIRD TOURNAMENT Eight Teams To Battle It Out Four Days Beginning Monday, for State Championship and National Try-Out in Williamsport, Pa. County Weevil Infestation Up The Past Week The results of spot checking over 4he county last week showed 17.4 per cent boll weevil infestation in fields The South Carolina Little League other try-out in the national series. | °? cotton that had been poisoned as baseball championship tournament' Coaches recently selected the 14 j compared with 76 per jrenL in fields! will open here next Monday, August players of the local league who will n °t receiving poison. The report is made by County Agent C. B. Can- , non, who said these figures compare i NATIONAL GUARD UNITS NOW AT fort McClellan Clinton Battery B At Full Strength in Train ing As Part of 51st Di vision. To Return Aug ust 12. MR. DUNLAP WALTER DUNLAP APPOINTED NEW CLERK OF COURT Mountville Man Named By Gov. Byrnes To Fill Unexpired Term of Vic R. Fleming, Resigned. Walter Dunlap, of Mountville, was appointed clerk of court for Laurens county last Thursday to succeed Vic R. Fleming, resigned. The appoint ment was made by Gov. James F. Byrnes. Mr. Dunlap received his commis sion over the week-end and assumed the duties of the office Tuesday morning. Probate Judge J. Hewlett* Wasson automatically took over the office following the acceptance of Mr. Fleming's resignation until the new appointment was made. Mr. Dunlap Is a well known farm er and highly regarded cituen of the Mountville community, a son of Mrs. Annie H. Dunlap of the home place I imU f 1 g #ffa:m Out of town teams 6, and continue through Thursday. ; enter the tournament. They are: Eight teams from throughout the Hanna, W. Archie and Timmons state will participate in the tourna- from the orphanage: Samples,' Pear- w i th 6 - 2 P er cent in cotton receiving \ ment for the state championship and son, Hancock, Kidd, Lambert and poison and 25 per cent infestation on the right to represent South Caro- Thomas from Academy Street; Aus-1 un P°* sone d cotton for the week of lina in the regional playoffs at Mari- tin f r om Lydia; Floyd and O'Shields: J ul y etta, Ga„ starting August 13. from Joanna; Smith and Sease from Several outbreaks of red spider their comrades of the 51st division Clinton, state and regional cham- Florida Street. were reported during the week, Mr for two weeks training. It will br pions last year, will serve as host Next w-cek s tournament will tei^ annon sa *d. Cletnson college exten-! the first time that the South Caro- team for the series. All games will the third held in the state. The first s * on entomologists recommend the' lina units of the infantr> division National - Guardsmen from Clin ton left by train Saturday miming at 8 a.m. for Fort McClellan, Ala., where they joined thousands "of be played at the new Little League was held in Charleston in 1949, the ball park on the lower end of the second in Florence in 1950. Presbyterian college campus. Ad- D. S. Templeton is coach of the mission fees, it is announced, will be Little • Leaguers sponsored by the handled in the form of a collection Clinton Recreation commission taken during the games, with large headed by J. C. Cannon as president, dusting of affected cotton with this have trained at the Alabama camp, insect with 2(5 pounds of dusting gul-l Chester. Whitmire, and Green- phur per acre. A good blowing rain i wood units traveled" with the Chn- is one of the best control methods | ton outfit on the «$)orial train. They for the spider, Clemson reports. ! were scheduled to reach camp by Mr. Cannon said fanners should f 7 PSaturday night. crowds expected, many fans coming and W. C. Neely, secretary-treasurer, continue to poison as long as cotton I from other towns and , for the tournament. The schedule calls for two games | daily, beginning at 3:30 p.m. and I 5:30 p.m., with the consolation game 1 set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday and the I championship battle as the finale at 5:30 pm. A total of eight trophies will be awarded participants in these cate- Winning team trophy, run- communities Danny Jones of Charleston, is the ; state director of the Little Leaguers. The recreation committee of the Chamber of Commerce is cooperat ing to make the tournament a big sue to It asks residents of the ?an-up" their premises for the and make the city attractive te lads and visitors expected expected to be harvested from the squares and to protect bolls under damage lied Cai The list of Batters officers and B appeared 21 days of age from Such practices can b e expe: to the fact that the expen crop and poison alre. adjr ap] stake at this perio j % * _ •a, Mr. added. If anything, h saui. ing from here on ou tant since it prov ‘1/4 At: di gorics. ner-up team spoi nor s trop individual er trophy El ay trophy, consolation ship trophj trophy, Gover- hy to chi ophy, r-up I trophy and runn imitation fanrv for several d ship best aest ] i have rs to team, nlar. Goal Reached In County's Annual Cancer Crusade against the 1 this season, prospects foi Cannon says. n i ms to enter bean select meet given under the t< here. A special banquet will be _ Monday night at 8 o'clock for the coaches and their boys. Each player will be introduced at that time. Ac cording to regulations, each team Is limited to 14 players, two coaches and a batboy. The games are six T its | Did Del mar SkM' Car il fc County Residents rusadc has reache AeLp/I T 0 A./I 1951-52. Mrs. Sarah D. IO M,a and the lata R T. Dunlap. He makes his home with his mother. Mr. Dunlap was a candidate for Clerk of court In 1948. standing sec ond in a three-cornered race which was won by Mr. Fleming, who had held the office since 1939 when h? was elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Thomas W. Bennett will be entertained college where they at Presbyterian will take their ach, of Laurens, reports. Mrs ach, Laurens County Corn ier of the American Cancer ty, reported a total of $5,077 44 contributed, which is $77 44 over the goal of $5,000 In explaining to which purpose the contributions were put. Mrs. Dr Loach said that sixty per cent of the amount contributed is spent in the county on cancer patients, the Flood Victims He succeeded the late John D. Davis, | A f state and regional champion of this city, who had received interim appointment. , . . . . . 1 balance is used for educational pro- * s 1 and research. During the year ^ thousand dollars was ' spent over and above the 60 per cent of goal raised, as Laurens ' county needed this extra for can- 1 cer patients. Mrs DeLoach declar- ! ed. In addition to this. Mrs De- Loach continued. Laurens county cancer patients used over $2.UU0 of the national title in the World Series state aid money during the last 12 The college J and those of Clinton, Lydia and Jo- | anna Mills will be available to the > young players during their off-flehl time. Clinton's little team was winner of ani.m— last year, and contenders for ships The announcement of the appoint-j ^4 annually in Williamsport. In anJ months, rnt of Mr. Dunlap was one o. in— vtm.inn 1 n* tn/tc i/tct r-iiR*.. Local Students On College Dean's List Thirty-eight Presbyterian col lege students made the dean’s list for the second semester of the 1950- 51 school year, Registrar Ed Camp bell announced yesterday. Included on the list from Clinton are Lee Add Blakely, Jr., Mar garet Harris, Sidney Maxwell, Da vid Maxwell, Herbert Hunter and Carl Sexton. From Laurens, Ken neth L. Brown, John W. Templeton and Clarence Word. BEAD THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. It’s thrifty to shop first In this newspaper, then In the stores as prices change new merchandise Is received and displayed. READ THE ADS ment of Mr. Dunlap terest here to his friends and quaintances. For several years he was a resident of the city as mana ger of the Thomwell orphanage farms, a position he resigned five years ago to manage farming inter ests in the Mountville community. It was understood that several cit izens of the county sought appoint ment for the unexpired term which runs until January 1, 1953. The of fice of clerk of court for a new four- year term, along with several other offices in the county, will be filled in next summer's primary. Col. Walter Todd Tells Local Club of Situation In Japan Stating that the United States has a friend in the Japanese na tion — and it certainly now needs a friend in the vast Asiatic continent —Lt. Col. Walter B. Todd lauded the work done by the United Na tions commission in Japan since the close of the war. Col. Todd said it was largely a United States performance in addresing the Lions club Friday evening. Col. Todd is a native of Clinton, the son of Mrs. J .Reed Todd and the late Mr. Todd, who died only a few days before Col. Todd re turned from a 40 months tour of duty in Japan with the army of oc cupation. Col. Todd told of the United Na tions set-up in Japan and the ef forts being made to put the nation on its feet following the war. Stating that under the leadership of the United Nations commission the country is coming along jNvell and is practically a self governing nation, Col. Todd said that rarely has the commission been forced to step in and use its powers. The Communists, he said, are a minor fketor to be contended with, and the labor unions have develop ed a high degree of responsibility and respect. Col. Todd said the Christian re ligions of this country have a rare opportunity to reach the Japanese people through its missionaries. Col. Todd made a similar talk to the Kiwanis club on Thursday eve ning. SPOKE IN GREENWOOD Dr. George C. Bellingrath, dean of Presbyterian college, was the guest minister Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church in Greenwood. ( extra-innmg game the lads lost by a I Gilbert C. Koberson. of Laurens, ac ", dote score. They are working hard was director of the county crusade j this year to again win the state champs crown which will mean an- Sundoy School Teacher For Frfty-Six Years Mrs. A. M. Copeland, for 56 con secutive ye^rs a teacher in the Sun day school of the First Presbyte rian church, resigned last week as superintendent of the kindergarten department, her resignation being accepted with genuine regret by the session of the church. During her long, faithful and loving guid ance three generations have enter ed and passed through her classes. Affectionately known as “Aunt Ruth” and "Miss Ruth,” Mrs. Cope land has touched and blessed thou sands of lives in this community, and scattered far and wide in all parts of the world. Mrs. Owens To Observe 85th Birthday Fidoy Mrs. W. B. Owens, Sr., one of Clin ton’s oldest and life-long citizens, will observe her 85th birthday Fri day. Mrs. Owens, before marriage MUs Marie McCaslan, is beloved by many relatives, friends and ac quaintances who will join in extend ing congratulations and best wishes to her on this happy occasion. with Mrs. Roberson and Mrs. J. T. Mauldin co-chairmen of the wo man's division. Robert Lee Gray headed the business district, W. C. Baldwin was chairman for Clinton, and J E. Holcombe headed the col ored division. Residents of Laurens county have been asked to contribute a minimum of $715 00 to the Red Cross to help m rehabilitating flood-stricken areas in the Midwest, J Hewlette Wasson, county chapter chairman, said this week. A telegram came from area head quarters In Atlanta requesting the county chapter to raise money to be I used to Kelp families deprived of | homes, clothes and food by the flood 1 that has just swept through regions! m the Midwest. President Truman has requested; the Red Cross through its president, E. Roland Harnman, to raise an emergency fund of $5,000,000 to be' used exclusively to help flood vie- j liras. There is to be no door-to-door so-! licit mg Instead, citizens of the Clin ton area who wish to make contri-! butiong are asked to contact or mail i donations to Mrs Irby Hipp, home! service worker, or B. Hubert Boyd, I treasurer. There will be ten receiv-! Chronicle last week. A railroad s pokesman stated that other Nation; il Guard co*rpai were to rntra in all along th 1 line until the long tram was filled. Field equipi ment wax taken and the outfit wil j 11 ntlrrro friin m individual. sq\ lad Diatoon ard unit problems, alo rttf with rnorcin.«ted field oroblen is with the !argt*r From McCl port from thi [» 51st division, with the motto. Hi 1, .4 .. . d 9 • L ^ ** t *4dv if* These men. It • _ | a-Wt a men. began a training D«'ric> a L. m m* •rw.- U lifirl w AViVniasaY A •-1“ u the first tir tHe iv it i, in in 1947 that the Guardsmen hi South Carol.n. ivc trained outside of Much advai we preparation went into the tri lining periods and now the 7.000 1 plus infantrymen go into action. | preparing for any emergency thi it may present itself. Pay and a! Unwanees during the training pern id will amount to $580,000 About thre*-fourth" of the division * made up of South Caro linians. so a goon portion of thi* money will revert to the Palmetto state Other costs involved in operating the camp, as handled by the office of South Cat olina Adjutant Gen- eral James C. Dnzier through Col. Jr. U. ! officer a 1 IM, int to Distinguished List At Winthrop College ing stations in the local area—Dixie Mrs* DeLoach and Mr. Roberson Home Stors^ Belk's, Penney’s, L B wished to express their sincere ap- and drug stores, where preciation to every individual that! to !l t u rib “ tlons , rn * 3r idaced. had a part in making the crusade a, ^ of lhc received success. ky Mr. Wasson from W. W. Jeffer- ^ son, area manager in Atlanta, is as Two Local Girls On , '°ZT U , „ „ ^ .. . Mr. Hurriman has asked that we advise you immediately regarding special disaster fund appeal. Survey of area indicates devastation and destruction of homes far greater than Four Laurens county students at earlier reports. Therefore, necessary Winthrop college were named on pub ii c appeal for $5,000,000 be over- the distinguished list for academic subscribed. To reach minimum ob- achievement during the second jective each chapter should strive semester of the 1950-51 session as f or announced yesterday. The list in cludes 108 students. Two Clinton girls are listed in the group, Miss Martha Dailey, sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dailey; and Miss Barrie Jean Wingard, senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Winagrd. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Visiting Ministers At Presbyterian Church Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mrs. Turner and children, Susan and Billy, left Tuesday for a month’s vacation to be spent at Macon, Ga., and Myrtle Beach. The pulpit of the church will be occupied by visiting ministers dur ing August, the church bulletin an nounced. Next Sunday morning the minister will be Rev. Allen Mc- Sween, pastor of the First Presby terian church, Lincolnton, N. C. minimum goal of $715.00. You will recognize necessity for cooper ation of all media in public appeal. Time is an essential element and I know that I can depend upon your immediate active support that Red Cross responsibilities will be fully carried out.” C Cix>prr I an i disbursing come to thu: Rations will rust $145. line, oil and grease wifi am about $30 000 Railroad fare for those going and returning by tram , will come to $111,000 Miscellan- l ecus expenses m camp will be about $8,000 The South Carolina Guard now consists of 540 officers, 86 warrant I officers and 6,700 enlisted men Activated in 1947, the 51st divi sion adopted an actagonai •patch'* or insignia piece The five siden represent the five and the line down ! the center stands for the one in 51. I The rattlesnake in the center, for the division's name, carried out thr "ready to strike.” The two colors, orange and blue, represent the tw<* states that make up the division— South Carolina and Honda. The South Carolina units will see their work reach a highlight on Friday, August 10, when Governor •James F Byrnes, together with, other notables, attends Governor’s Day activities. The division returns home on August 12 Locol Officers At Fort McClellan Brig. Gen. Ansel £. Godfrey, Lt. Thurston R. Giles and Lt. James E. Wolfe left Saturday morning for Fort McClellan, at Anniston, Ala., for two weeks summer encampment. If Sold By the Yard . . . There is no telling what this newspaper would cost in a year’s time . . . But Sold By the Year — It’s cost is awfully small and you get an aw fully lot for your money ... too much to list in this small space. B Me Time To Count It Un-end*EdllCOtionol Building see the number of interesting items and happenings you will find in THE CHRONICLE each week. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: First Baptist Plans MRS. J. B. HAZEL, ! Enoree. MRS. EDGAR CARLEY, Laurens. mrs. wialt McAllister, JIMMY PUR YEAR, Clinton. JOHN W. SAULTERS, Crystal, W. Va. The newly organized building finance committee of the First Bap tist church held its first meeting Monday night to discuss plans for raising funds for an educational building to be erected adjoining the church edifice on South Broad street. Much interest has been shown in the project to be under taken by the congregation, 1 it is re ported, and plans will go forward for the campaign and it is hoped work on the building may soon be- fiin. v Softball Standings W L Pet. Methodist 15 6 .714 National Guard .. 14 7 .667 Clinton Mill .... 9 11 .450 Baptist .... 9 12 .429 Lydia Mill 8 13 .381 Presbyterian 8 14 364 Results Baptist 21, Methodist 1. Clinton Mill 22, Methodist 7. National Guard 20, Baptist 16. Lydia Mill 6, Presbyterian 4. Baptist 14, Presbyterian 5. Methodist 11, Lydia Mill 9. Game Tonight Baptist vs. Lydia. Friday Presbyterian vs. Clinton Mill. Tuesday Baptist ys. Methodist. Group To Attend Montreat Conference A group of pioneers and senior* from the First Presbyterian church will leave for Montreal, N. C.. to day to attend the Young People's section of the World Mission con ference. They will return next Thursday. The group will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Rumayne Hamil ton. Those in the group are. Rose Moore Nettles, Ioanna Young, Maudie Young, Marjorie Mills, Ma rie Davis, Grace Danhoff, Joanne Copeland, Lillian Hart. Henrietta Gourdine of Pineville, George Copeland, Henry Chandler and Robert Henrv. 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.