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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 16, 1951
Number 34
CITY SCHOOLS
FACULTY GIVEN
FOIL NEW YEAR
Session Begins August
30. Staff Changes Only
At High School and
Florida Street.
The 1951-52 session of the Clin
ton city schools will open August
30 it is announced by W. R. Ander
son, superintendent.
Only seven changes are made in
the entire staff for the year, ac
cording to the superintendent.
There are six new teachers in tjie
high school. They are Miss Jean
Altman, Miss Sara Robinson, Miss
Jean Drawdy. Miss Betty Jo Led
ford, Miss Nelle Fletcher and Miss
Nancy Griffin. They replace Mrs.
John Morris, Miss Elizabeth Ad
ams, Miss Mary Gaines, Mrs. Jim
my Puryear, Miss Satira Lindler.
Harry A. Bauknight is added as
band director.
In Academy Street and Provi
dence schools there are no changes
in the faculty over last year.
One change is made at Florida
Street school, Mrs. Elliott Law re
placing Mrs. R. C. Lamb.
Following is the list of teachers
for the respective schools and their
home addresses:
High School
R. P. Wilder, principal, Clinton.
Miss Jean Altman, Myrtle Beach.
Miss Sara Robinson, Lancaster.
Miss Jean Drawdy, Hartsville.
Miss Betty Jo Ledford, Green
ville.
Miss Nelle Fletcher, Kershaw.
Miss Nancy Griffin, Huntington,
W. Va.
ville.
Harry A Bauknight, Greenville.
Miss Elizabeth Boland, Colum
bia.
Miss Betty Neal Derrick, Lau
rens.
, Mrs. Essie Workman, Clinton.
Mrs. Roger Henry, Clinton.
Miss Irene Hipp. Clinton.
Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline.
Miss Katrine Martin, Gray Court.
Mrs. Roily Bannister, Mountville.
G. A. Wolfe, Spartanburg.
Mrs. Lewis Wallace, Clinton.
Charles Burnett, Clinton.
Academy Straai
D. S. Templeton, principal, Clin
ton. . ,
Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clin
ton.
Mrs. Mollie Donnan, Clinton.
Mrs. IJLene Workman, Clinton.
Mias Kate Milam, Clinton.
Mrs. Julian Coleman, Clinton.
Mrs. Hugh M. Buford, Clinton.
Miss Rose Lee, Newberry.
Mrs. R. J. Pitts, Clinton.
Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton.
Mrs. George Ellis, Clinton.
Mrs. A. B. Blakely, Clmton.
•Mrs. John W. Little, Clinton.
Jimmy Puryear, Clinton.
Florida Street
Wilmot Shealy, principal, Clin
ton.
Mrs. Elliott Law, Clinton.
Miss Lily Yarborough, Clinton.
Mrs. Clayte Ray, Clinton.
Miss Ella Little McCrary, Clin
ton.
Mrs. Randolph Davis, Clinton.
Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton.
Miss Sara Gary, Kinards.
Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton.
Mrs. Elton Page, Clinton.
Mrs. Claude Lawson, Clinton.
Miss Irene Workman, Clinton.
Mrs. L. S. Hiers, Clinton.
Providence
Miss Margaret Blakely, princi
pal, Clinton.
Mrs. R. W. Wade, Clinton.
Miss Lou Belle Neighbors, Clin
ton.
Miss Clyde Smith, Seneca.
Miss Mary Johnson, Clinton.
Mrs. R. C. Adair, Clinton.
Calvin A. Cooper, Clinton.
Mrs. Addison Neighbors, Clinton.
Clinton Midgets
Defeat Florence
Council Holds
Routine Meet
For August
The regular August meeting of
City Council was held with Mayor
Joe P. Terry, presiding, and Al
dermen Ray, Pitts, McMillan,
Walker, Wilson and Craine pres
ent.
Dr. W. M. Brown, president of
Presbyterian college, met with
council and gave a report of the use
of the city library for the past
year. He stated that parts of the
interior of the building are badly
in need of repainting. Alderman
Craine moved that the interior of
the building with the exception of
the college ^ off ices, be repainted.
Motion was seconded by Alderman
McMillan and' passed unanimously.
Melvin Huey met with council
requesting permision to operate a
bus to transport pasengers to and;
from work to the local mills. Al
derman Wilson moved that the per
mit be granted provided the opera
tion does not conflict with the ope
ration of the city busses now in
use, and if a license can be obtain
ed from the South Carolina Pub-
lice Service Commission. Motion
seconded by Alderman Craine and
passed without opposition.
Alderman Ray moved that Cecil
White, local attorney, be notified
that the Council does not consider
that the Town of Clinton is respon
sible or liable for the accident in
which Mrs. John Trammell of
Whitmire, was injured in March.
Motion was seconded by Alderman
Pitts and passed on a divided vote.
Alderman Ray, Pitts and McMil
lan voted in favor of the motion,
Alderman Wilson and Craine
against it.
Alderman Pitts moved that E. L.
McGowan, certified public account-
Clinton Dollar Days
Today, Friday, Saturday
Three Salesdoys Sponsored by Merchants Associ
ation. Big Shopping Crowds Expected for Special
Bargains During the Event. Free Parking Privileges.
Local Guardsmen
Returned Sunday
From Training Camp
Clinton National Guardsmen
members of Battery B 107th AAA
AW Bn, returned to the city by
train Sunday evening at 7:30 after
two weeks active training at Fort
McClellan, Ala. The company is
headed by Capt. H. F. Blalock.
While at McClellan Guardsmen
of the 51st division, men from
South Carolina and Florida, went
through an intensive period of in
fantry training which covered ey-1 devotional program will be held i
ery phase of combat activity. auditorium with all natron
Early training covered problems
on or near the post, with each un- to
in i^u5 t “ che ”-r;
army instructors, and then the test, a" d ‘^en“the audi-
_ ! torium for the devotional, after
On Monday a command post ex- which they will return to their
JOANNA SCHOOLS
OPEN SESSION
ON AUGUST 30
Faculty Announced for
New Year. Patrons In
vited for Opening
Program.
Joanna schools will open on
Thursday morning. August 30, at
8:30, it is announced by Superin
tendent G. N Foy. At that time a
tional program will be held in
the auditorium with all patron.?
and friends of the school invited
Three more big Dollar Days — to
day, Friday and Saturday — are in
prospect for the residents of this en
tire community this week-end. Big
crowds are expected to come to the
city and take advantage of the hun
dreds of bargains offered by a num
ber of participating merchants. Read
The Chronicle today for the big
news.
The city will “close down” .11
with free parking privileges offered
all who come.
The event is sponsored by the
Merchants association. Three suc
cessful days are being anticipated by
merchants who have cofhplete lines
of merchandise and are offering spe
cial values to the buying public.
The American dollar will be King
today, Friday and Saturday. All
roads will lead to Clinton—an excel
lent shopping center for the big
ercise was staged on the post and
on Tuesday the entire division
moved into the field for a three-
day bivouac. While deep in the
wooded hills of Alabama the divis
ion struggled against an "aggress
or” force dressed in forest green
and instructed by the division G-2
section.
rooms where pupils will be enroll
ed and book lists distributed for
pupils to carry home to their par
ents. Books will be distributed on.
Friday, August 31, and lessons will
be assigned so that pupils may pre-
parp for regular class schedules on
Monday, September 3.
The faculty for the new year as
The session was climaxed by ai — o . r
, announced by Supt. Foy follows
parking meters for the three c ays money-saving $$$ Days.
night problem in which the "ene
my” failed in their efforts to .
filtrate the division area under
cover of darkness.
Governors James F. Byrnes of
this state and Fuller Warren of
Florida, reviewed the division last
Friday prior to the breaking up
of camp and heading for home by
the several thousand young citizen-
soldiers.
Miss Katherine Blakely, Clm-
Midget
Play
Tourney
Team To
In Charleston
This Week
Clinton defeated Florence, 3 to 0,
in the South Cerolina Midget base
ball tourney in Charleston Tuesday
Malpass was the winning hurler
for Clinton, hurling three innings of
no-hit ball. Pearson sparked the
Clinton hitting.
Fourteen members of Clinton’s
Midget baseball team are in North
Charleston this week participating
in the state tournament.
Coaches Byron King and Burl
Allen left Monday with their little
team to take part in the double
elimination meet to determine the
Palmetto Midget championship.
Competition extends through Sat
urday.
D. S. Templeton, city recreation
director, expressed the belief that
South Carolina is the only state in
the country which promotes a pro
gram of Midget baseball. This
league, limited to boys 13-15, fs an
age bracket above the Little Leag
uers who must be under 13..
Clinton qualified to represent
District 2 in the Midget tournament
last week by defeating Spartan
burg in a series of games. The
tournament will be held on North
Charleston’s Chicora high school
field, with .visiting participants to
be housed at St. John’s Parochial
school.
Templeton said his party may
be contacted in North Charleston
through; tournarmertt headquarters
located in the Park Circle Com
munity Center (Tel. 4-4056).
In Swonnonoo, N. C,
Former Resident Here
ant of Columbia, be employed to c A D . D
make the city audit for the fiscal;* . A. DUCnQnon rOSSCS
.year ending August 31, 1951. Mo
tion seconded by Alderman Wilson
and passed.
Council voted unanimously to
refuse James Brewington a license
to operate Ford’s Lunch on South
Broad Street.
Aldferman Pitts moved that 12
waste receptacles be purchased for
use on the square. Motion sec
onded by Alderman Ray and pass
ed.
The City Clerk and Treasurer
read a statement of income and
expenses for the month of July.
It showed income of $25,725.75,
expenses of $26,438.59.
Lost Rites Held
Here Thursdoy
For F. P. Couley
Franklin A. Buchanan. 83, passed F P. Cauley, 75. died last Wcd-
away at his home in Swananoa, N. j nesday night at his home here after
C., on August 6 where he had been : several months of declining health,
in the mercantile business for a The funeral services were held
number of years. | Thursday afternoon from the Gray
The funeral services were helf^fu^al Home^ with mtarement
the afternoon of August 7 b/lolk”'*"* m Rosemont cemeteo-
The services were conducted by Dr.
W. R. Turner, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church with which he
was affiliated.
on _
the Rev. Charles Brown of the
Methodist church of that place. In
terment followed in Pine Grove
Presbyterian church cemetery.
The following grandsons served
as pallbearers: Clisby Templeton, ^ ns
Jack Holland, Joe Land, Tommie he " u fo / the u ^ 32 y ear * dur1 ^
Traylor, Kenneth Buchanan and ViT^e h r- WaS connected w Jl th
Darrell Franks. 1)16 C W - S Guano company. His
County-Wide
Farmers Meet In
Laurens Aug. 20
The Laurens County Agricultural
Mobilization committee has an
nounced plans for a county-wide
meeting to be held at the Agricul
tural building in Laurens on Mon
day, August 20, at 9:30 a. m, ac
cording to Chairman Hugh Bonds
Workman.
The purpose of the meeting, ac
cording to Mr. Workman, is to give
farm people and representatives of
Mr. Cauley was a native of Pick-i f““T »" oPPortun-
county. but had made his home ‘h«nselve, on any
needed changes in any of the va
number of
friends in the city learned of his
Mr. Buchanan for a «u«.ucr -| passing with ^gret.
years was engaged in the mercan- K
tile business here until he moved i Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
to Swannanoa- He had manyjTa^ Hughes Cauley; one son,
friends and acquaintances here ^ ran ^. E Cey
who learned with regret of his I daughter^ Mrs Atti. Todd and
naceirwr i Mrs - T. W. Hardin of this city; and
p _ . . _. .. w 1 Mrs. T. S. Eassy of Greenville; two
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. sisters j,j ora c au i ey 0 f Green-
Ahce Patton Buchanan; four vi j le and Mrs £ D Hughes of
daughters, Mrs. P lat t Prather, Mrs. p ic j tens; Qne ^ W. Cauley
George Holland, and Mrs. Joe Land | Cortez, Colo., and seven grand-
of this city, and Mrs. W. H. Gibson
Swannanoa; three sons, D. J. Buch
anan of Joanna, L. F. Buchanan of ai CJ—-»
Tryon, N. C., and W. A. Buchanan CCQOr MQFSC
of s wann . an ° a - , , . Loses Her Father
Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan observed
their 64th wedding anniversary
with their family and friends on
July 6 of this year.
children.
City Schools To
Begin New Term
On August 30
Friends of Mrs. W. Edgar Marse
sympathize with her in the death of
her father, T. L. Dawkins, which oc
curred Tuesday morning at his resi
dence near Prosperity following a
serious illness of ten days.
Graveside services were held yes
terday afternoon at St. Luke’s Lu
theran cemetery in Prosperity. Ser-
, ... . , , vices were conducted by Rev. Le-
The Clin on public schools begin|
the new fall session August 30.
Mrs. Frances Giles, Seneca.
Miss Mildred Workman. Clinton.
Mrs. Mary L. Harris, Seneca.
Miss Etta R. Adams, Seneca.
Mrs. Myrtle S. Speake. Kinards.
Miss Elbe Farr, Little Mountain.
Mrs. Sara L. Smith, Kinards
Hack Prater, Joanna
Miss Dalene Hatton, Little Moun
tain.
Thomas Chandler, Joanna.
Mrs. Ruth W. McCrackin. New
berry.
Miss Mary Freeman Green
ville. and Miss Betty Jo Sloan of
Columbia, who were members of
the faculty last year, have resigned
their work. Mrs. Nettie J. Johnson
of KinardV. a member of the facul
ty last year, will serve again this
session either for full time work if
needed or as substitute teacher.
Junior high school work is being
discontinued and beginning with
this session all ninth grade students
will be transported to Clinton high
school along with the tenth, elev
enth and twelfth grade students, it
is announced by the school authori
ties.
Mrs. J. C. Wells
rious agencies of the United States) P a cc es Af Home Here
Department of Agriculture whk*!^? , \. n0m ® 7, '
Dr. Thomas W. Suber.
Scouts To Go
The following announcement
pertaining to the opening is made
by Supt. W. R. Anderson:
The Clinton public schools will‘f\ Onfrin/i
begin their fall term Thursday!^" V^UTlng
morning. August 30, at 8:30 o'clock. ' ^
All first grade pupils will report Scoutmaster William A. Sherratt.
to their respective schools on Wed- will accompany the scouts of troop
nesday morning. August 29. at 8:30 HI for an outing at the Perry
o’clock, at which time-they will Moore place on Lake Greenwood.
The group will leave tomorrow and
return Sunday
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The Midgets selected to make the register.
North Charleston trip are: Catcher The general faculty meeting will
Bob Franks, Pitcher-Third Base-j be--^lelpr at the high school Wed- _
man Charles Malpass, Infielder! nesday morning, August 29, at — - . -
Harold Simmons, Pitcher Ed* 10:30 o'clock. The building rncr H \11 xfanflinflC
Smith, Pitcher Roy Benjamin, In-|ings of the respective schools will JvlMJCII
fielder Richard Lukstat, Outfield-i be held Wednesday afternoon I at 4 - ■ —
fielder George Taylor, Outfielder | o’clock
will tend to bring about better liv
ing conditions for. the family type
farm.
According to plans, a representa
tive of each agency of the Depart
ment of Agriculture will be allot
ted sufficient time to tell farmers
present what his agency is now do
ing for farmers. It will be up to
the farmers present to tell what
they want these agencies to do for
them in the future.
Because of the family’s import
ance in the over-all agricultural
picture,‘the farm programs are
being reviewed nationally to be
sure they effectively serve them.
Secretary of Agriculture Bran-
nan stated that the review is insti
tuted as a recognition of the im
portance of the family farrti in the
preservation and strengthening of
democracy, .both in this country
and throughout the world.
Mr. Workman stated that any
one interested in agriculture is
welcomed to attend this meeting
and to take part in the discusions
and recommendations to be made
to help the family type farmer.
Troy Whitfield, Pitcher-Infielder
Silas Campbell, Infielder Bary
Cannon, Outfielder-Catcher Calvin
Lee, Infielder Bobby Pearson and
Outfielder Ray Farmer.
Revival Services At
Bush River Ctiurch
Revival services began Monday
evening at Bush River Baptist
churoh and will continue daily for
the week at 11:00 a. m., and 8:00
p. m., except Saturday, with the
public cdrchaPy invited by the pas
tor, Rev. T. B. Altman.
The guest minister for the meet
ing for the third successive year is
the Rev. John A. Hamrick, pastor
of the First Bpatist church of
Charleston.
Tuition fees for all grammar Methodist
school pupils who attend the Clin- National Guard
ton schools living in other districts)Clinton Mill
will be $50 per pupil. I Baptist .
The schools will operate on a j Presbyterian
short schedule for the first two
weeks, dismissing around 1 o’clock.
The schools will begin serving
lunches on Monday, September 17,
at which time the regular schedule
will begin.
Woods To Speak
For Presbyterians
Dr. D. J. Woods will occupy the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning in the ab
sence of the vacationing pastor, Dr.
W. R. Turner.
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Hunter Now With
J. C. Penney Firm
John Holland Hunter, Jr., has ac
cepted a position with J. C. Pen
ney company of this city, and en
tered upon his work this week.
Mr. Hunter, a graduate of Pres
byterian college, has been connect
ed with the Industrial Supply com
pany of this.city the past year.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
Rites In Cross Hill
Mrs. Canit Wells, 81, widow of J.
C. Wells, died Saturday night at
her home here after a serious ill
ness of several days preceded by
declining health for several years.
Funeral service's were conducted
Tuesday afternoon from the Cross
Hill Baptist church by the Rev.
Ware Madden. Interment followed
in the family plot in Bethlehem
cemetery at Coronica.
Mrs. Wells was a native of this
county, a daughter of the late Jodie
A. Culbertson and Edna Culbert
son, both pioneer families of the
county. She had made her home
here the past four years and prior
to that time had lived in CY ss Hill
for 30 years. She was a devoted
member of the Baptist church of
that community land was beloved
by many relatives and friends tor
her sweet personality and admir
able traits of Christian character.
Surviving nre five step-daugh
ters. Thelma, Maude and Sue of the
home, Mrs. Mary Beall'ani Mi>
Eva Hamrick, both of Washington.
D. C.. two grandchildren; Vwti si-
tors, Mrs. Olive Hill of GreenvilP.
and Mrs. Cora Cleland id Whitmire,
and a number of nieces and neph
ews.
Shealy New Commander
Legion Post Here
Wherever vou live — THE
CHRONICLE invites you to Clin-
•444! ton for the three big Dollar Days—
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Results
Clinton Mill 8, Lydia Mill 3.
Clinton Mill 5, Baptist 4.
Methodist 13, Presbyterian 12.
National Guard 2, Baptist 1.
Presbyterian 8, Lydia Mill 6.
Gaines Tonight
Methodist vs. Clinton Mill.
Baptist vs. Presbyterian.
Friday
Lydia Mill vs. Methodist.
Clinton Mill vs. National Guard.
Tuesday
Baptist vs. Lydia Mill.
Presbyterian vs. Clinton Mill.
today, Friday and Saturday. To
day’s paper is filled with interest
ing and valuable "store news’’ her
alding the event.
Welcome and thanks to those on
our Honor Roll this week:
MRS. N. H. BROWN
MRS. JOHN R. HOLLAND
LeROY HARRIS
V. J.’ CAUSE
MBS. CLARENCE OAKLEY
MARQJE SIMPSON
City.
MRS. G. R. BURNETT
Lydia.
CLAUDE BARKER
Laurens.
Wyman Shealy. Sr. h*^
elected commander of Cep
Davidson Post, American Lt
this city. He is the first
War II veteran to iie chose-
of the chapter.
Mr. Shealy succeed* Con
R Pope Chapman who has
the organization fur a num
vears.
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