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THE CHRONICLE. Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable /- ®he (Elinfcm (Ehnmtr If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LII Clinton, S. C., Thursday, September 20, 1951 Number 39 Presbyterian Synod of S. C. To Convene Here Monday Sessions To Be Held At Thornwell Orphanage and Delegates Entertained On Campus. Opening Sermon By Moderator Rev. C. D. Brearley. Reports of Com- mittes To Be Heard. The Synod of South Carolina of the Presbyterian church will hold its annual stated session at Thornwell Memorial church, as guests of the orphanage, beginning Monday eve ning at 7:30 o’clock and continuing through most of the day Wednesday. The featured session of the synod for Monday evening will be the en*> rolling of the approximately 250 rep resentative ministers and ruling el ders from the churches who will be in attendance, the election of a mod erator for the year 1051-52, the ser mon of the retiring moderator, Rev. C. D. Brearley, D. D., of Myrtle Beach, the reading of memorials of the ministers who have died during the past year, and the celebration of the sacrament of the Lord's supper. Among the important matters that will come before the synod will be the reports of the executive and per manent committees of the synod, such as the stewardship committee, the promotion, home missions, reli gious education, student work and other committees. Following the lunch hour on Tues day there win be a specially con ducted tour of the orphanage Groups of the students will conduct mem bers of the synod in small groups through the campus so that the members of the synod can get an in timate insight into all phases of the work being done. At 11 o'clock on Wednesday a spe cial order will be given the Com- DELANY NAMED NEW PRESIDENT T. B. GROUP mittee on Christian Relations at which time a representative of the new “bomb” establishment near Ai ken will be heard concerping the de velopment there and its relation to ' the work of the church in that area The meetings of the synod are open to anyone interested in the work of the Presbyterian church in the state. The delegates will be en tertained while here by the orphan age. ' Rev. D. MoL. McDonald, of Co- jlumbia, is the synod stated clerk. MissUa Conference To Precede Synod Meet “Economics and Evangelism In Church Extension” will be the theme 'of the Conference on Church Ex ten- 1 sion to be held on Monday afternoon | in Thornwell Memorial church from 3 to S o’clock, preceding the conven ing of synod ■ st eight o’clock. The announcement is rrfsde by the chair man of the Home M (salon committee. Rev Arthur M. Martin of Winns- boro. Education Board Consolidates County’s 44 School Districts Into One, With Uniform Tax Aiken Woman Rilled In Wreck Near City Mrs. Minnie S. Taylor, 50, was killed instantly in an automobile ac cident about four miles from the | One of the addresses at the con ference will be made by Francis P. Thompson of the Presbyterian col lege faculty, who will speak on ‘The Economic and Population Develop ment of South Carolina," and Rev. Claude H. Pritchard, secretary of home mission, for the Southern Presbyterian church. Atlanta, will address the conference on 'Looking Forward” ing officers said she was apparently thrown from the car and died at the scene before the arrival of an am bulance. or was Mrs. Taylor was Uic wue oi juioya ,,• ‘"‘Mthe lerisliture B. Taylor of Chattanooga, Tenn.., Young was a faithful member o f , ter * formerly of Spartanburg. Mr Tay- the church for many years. He was; 7 Laurens Countv lor, suffering Irom .hock «nd lo* 0( "“"“H SSSTo" WuSS- SSLd S32 blood from head and scalp wounds, 1 5C ™ ,0 t 1 i ; m (h _ was removed from the scene to the, Pallbearers were Mason Young. , Blalock clinic. He left the hoepital; JJwon Simplon Marion Nabors, T. Mr Henung s announcement was Sunday for the home of a brother in! H ' at *C<**l*nd Colette Simpson, made after a meeting of the board Soartanbftr* I ,nd P Nabors Monday night when the decision to ^ * Mr. Young was a well known conaolidate all the districts into one l«r. and Mrs Taylor were en route an( j highly regarded farmer of this was Anally reached and when a V* community where his entire life 1 board of five trustees foe the district friends Details of the accident were WM spent He was a son of the was appointed Appointment of the ■Mvailable. It eras reported that the James D and Margery M. (board of trustees by the education car In which Mrs Taylor was riding. | Young board is also provided for in the act. h»!i(uon ^ h h ^ finished school in 1916 at the in addition to the five trustees wmMa. wm « *■**»«■ H.yw„d ., ciyd., n c. « ,iw th. .due.- by Hubert Cheek, S-year-oid cun- was married the following tion board also appointed four metn- 2? cL, . tiers Man Ltvt^bo^ mthT^Tu driven br Chess Cheek was i mj Mr ^ oun< . * flr,t «^»ons of the county will be repre- 7ui.A^ **"• • ** nU * m * n 01 th * h « h ~ t fented Mr Fleming laid that the **?»* “? "+ w “ delegation In the leguUlure la in UL em^Md^b? ci^Lr R I ^** y * SS* w U ^ H1 < tot,u > ^l.ympatliy with the .reetlen of the wa» empaneled by Coroner K I- i others, and never had a word to Burgess and an inquest will be held ^ tay against anyone He had the 1 complete confidence of nil who Surviving besides her husband are knew him. all of whom will learn a daughter. Miss Phyllis Taylor, who! with regret of h» passing was reported doing mi ion ary work | He is survived by his ertdow. In Belgium, three sons, Floyd of: Mrs Era Sun peon Young. four Canada. Kenneth of New York, and soru^afvd three daughters, J H. C- Lloyd, Jr. of Chattel the wife of Lloyd Annual Laurens County Fair Bigger This Year Than Ever Will Open September 24 and Continue for Week With Many Livestock Exhibits. Improvements Mode On Grounds With $2,500 To Be Paid In Premiums. • Sponsored By Laurens Exchange Club. Joanna Mills official To Head County Organiza tion for New Year. Report Heard. Joe Delaney, general manager of Joanna Cotton mills at Joanna, was elected president of the Laurens Tuberculosis Association at the an nual meeting held during the past week in the First Methodist church in Laurens. Mrs. John C. Bolt of Laurens, was elected vice-president, J. Le roy Bums, treasurer, and Mrs. Melvin G. Feins of Laurens, sec retary, The officers with Mrs. Hamp Stone of this city, Mrs. Sarah D. De Loach and Henry Faris of Laurens, Mrs. Gray Har ris of Gray Court, and W. K executive committee. Twelve new directors elected tar two years were: Dr. D. O. Rhame, R. L Plaxico and Robert M. Vance o fthis city, Mr. Delaney of Jo anna, Mrs. Robert H. Roper. L., S. Pugh. L H. Taylor, Dr Martin Teague, T. P. Townsend. Mrs. De- Loach. Mr. Bums. Mrs Eric Mar tin of Laurens. The 12 new direc tors serve with 24 hold-over mem bers previously elected. Mrs. Lewill Gray, executive I retary of the association, presented her annual report It showed, among other things that the as elation, in co peratmn with the state and county health depart menu, had conducted two major case line projects In a special project for food I handlers, rmd-wives *nd pre natal ! rsars. 727 X-rays were made, m which I definite rases and 10 sue- pirtoua raese of tuberculosis were | found I ■ § . . _ ,n • m * M " John McSweens Hove Last Rites Held For J. Willie Young J. Willie Young, 52, died early last Thursday morning at his home near the city after two years of _ , declining health and a week's se- city about noon Saturday on the r j ous illness. Cross Anchof highway. Investigat- The funeral services were Drastic Change Made Under Reorganization Plan of 1951 General Assembly. Trustees Appointed for New Set-Up. Special to The Chronicle. Laurens, Sept. 19 —Laurens coun- four t y >s ^ school districts will be con solidated into one district with a uniform tax levy covering the coun- i ty under the reorganization plan ducted Friday afternoon at o'clock from Gray Funeral Home by the Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Baptist church. Inter- ment Jonowrt in the Hurricjnci d b , th , , MI wlon ot Bapt*. church cemetery. Mr.|^ ,^ unirf / lt w „ , n „ ounced yesterday by Charles F Fleming, S. O L. and C W. Young, ail of this city. Mrs T X Watts of Mount* i.W Mrs J W Caldwell of advisory board and had pledged It self to amend the ttale-wtde act sa that these advisory members could become official trustees, bringing the number of official trustees up te nine after the amendment la adopted Mr FUming mid that his board had canasdered having two distrtete In the county b ut after long study had decided that one dtstrtrt would sot industrial plants and tha Training Brhqpl (271 X-rays this city, and Mi Martha Young ** moc « P" wm uf Eibck To Clinton "Follow.up is done on an Dr and Mrs John MeSsreen. of and 1 effort la X-ray all Gresavtile. here Tuesday and Those who attend the second an- ual Laurens County Fair this ear are sure to enjoy a gala and lemorable experience, president of ie Laurens County Fair Associs- km,’. George Phinney, said yes- ►rday. The fair is sponsored by he Laurens Exchange club and i set for September 24 through eptember 29. Mr. Phinney said last year the iir was a success both from a fi- ancial standpoint and from the ommunity int e r e s t manifested, ■his year members of the club nd Fair Association are work- ig hard to make this fair even a igger success. Officials report that many im- rovements have been made on the airgrounds for this year’s event, ine of the biggest additions has oen the construction of a new ivestock exhibit building. This uilding is simlar in shape and ize to the one built last year. It /ill house both dairy and beef reeds. A new showing lot has been onst meted. Another improve- lent project, according to the of- icials, was the building of a shed quipped for washing and groom- ng cattle and other livestock. The county has done a tremen- lous amount of work preparing i larger parking area. Scrapes md bulldozers moved trees and eveled several acres for parking. According to fair officials, 2,000 ars can be parked on the grounds t one time. All the midway area tad had a new coat of topsoil and he roads around the grounds have >een improved. w Entertainment on the Midway t/ill be presented by the Vivona Jrothers combined shows. These hows are booked by the Marks Ihows. Mr. Phinney said the asso- iation will present a free act <ach night at 9:30. This year a iigh trapeze act has been selected, Vo men and one woman do a se- READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty » shop first in this newspaper, hen in the stores as prices hance and new merchandise i received and displayed. BE WISE— READ THE ADS ries of daring acta from a height of 110 feet. One act consists of a leap to a trapeze bar 22 feet away. Mr. Phinney said 22.500 will be paid in premiums for all exhibits. This amount is $900 more than was paid last year. Premium books may be secured from County Agent C. B. Cannon, or from anyone of the county agricultural teachers. Red Devils To Meet Wore Shoals In First Home Game The Clinton high school Red Devils will play host to the Ware Shoals Yellow Jackets Friday at 8 o'clock on Johnson Field. They are ready to go since their curtain raiser with Union was postpoined. The Yellow Jackets run from a single wing formation on offense. The Red Devils are being groomed to stop the ground and air attack and do some flashy passing and running themselves. The probable starting lineup will find Hampton at center, Wilson and Walker at the guard posts, and Walker at the guard slots, and Murdock and Sease at the tackles. The end positions are undecided as four boys are having a battle royal for the starting berths. They are: Hamrick, McGee, Long and Snel- grove. The offensive backfield unit will find Kirby in the quarterback slot, Jacks and Galloway at the half backs with Owens alternating at both halfbacks, and Cooper at full back. Admission will be $1.00 and 50c. Anderson New Editor The Blue Stocking The first sisue of the Blue Stock ing, students’ publication of Pres byterian college, made its appear ance Friday for distribution among the students. The paper is headed this year by Don Andersen as the new edi tor. George Everett is managing editor and “Frog” Weldon, busi ness manager. A complete staff has been named to assist with the publication. \ Lawton To Speak At Holly Grove Church The Rev. J. K. Lawton, of this city, associations! missionary of the Baptist denomination, will speak Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Holly Grove Baptist church near here. The public is cordially invited. FhU FooNmH Card Thb Week, P. C. Meeb Clemson Th* (w iwvr trustee* werv it (ted u Jamei T A.tdieoa o( feann. J. J. wail ot CtiaH, F J Him. a Hickory TYvern H Tho (our advisory tmooa, to be- eomorta,- tho report aoid. Iwe bccopytag their rontiy pur-' . ' active mini with oowor to The program for 1961 52 was choard residence am Maple (troet D f Mnnfr f pmcAn vote after the poaooge of tho pro- rontmued os follows: The announcement |g one of interest 1 ■ • Plvvlj vlvllljvll - 1>r j amerulment, ware luted “TO continue public education on; to their many friends here I * . . George M Hugueley el Cliaum. Cel tuberculosa work by ue of spook- Dr. Me* ween recently resigned as The state foot boil seeeon gets up John B Cooley of Mountvillr M & grams, showing of films and by, poster of tho Fourth Presbyterian , full hid of steam tha week with Henderson of Owing*, and Retort B ers. newpseper articles, radio pro-, church in Greenville, a pastorate he WV en games that will put all sight Roper of Laurens personal contact, provide copies of .has hold sines 1945 The action was South Carolina allege elevens on Mr Fleming pointed out that tho DiagonsUc Standards" to ell coun taken at the tie. he stated, because the field uniform Us levy will have to be \y ot1 *[ tuberculosis teste of his age and stele of health, though The headliner is a Duke appear adopted by a vote of the people con- to oil Napo school children; plan be said he had no intention to step ance ut Columbia Saturday after- ducted under the emrral election wluebtional institute for the Ne- preaching and plana to maintain a noon against Use University of tews. The date of the rWn., po people in the county, and con-(casual pulpit supply relationship South Carolina not been decided on he .aid ho WOr * •** i * tm * the Dr. McGween. who is well known Washington and Lae viaite Fur 5* in time’for the’l»v 32 rehabilitation of_ex-patients ” here, was president of Presbyterian man Friday night to open the cm- 1 SoM vVar Ji ^ " *** 1,M ' W A New Constitution — —— ■ * — * • — A new constitution was and a financial report made l-mv am trr M u«r ^ I ' ««Wiiiii day n«ht ““ A^sound movie entitled. Rod a tes since he was ordained as a min- That same night Enkine will be ney, was run off *by Dr. W. E teter in 1913 I •» Chattanooga, a Baldwin, director of the Laurens County Health Department Rod ney was pictured as an outward ly healthy boy who was shown by X-ray to have tuberculossi. PosngMt now jn Grew vine an<1 f l- lDuke at Corolina ora aotfor'Sat-! T *Y*? n, _ ^ M Bab b of Gray Court, The prescribed remedy of plenty of food and rest brought about his recovery. After the picture those attend ing were served a light collation. run t it probably before Juno 1 1 college for the seven-year period, mg weekend program. Furman u jo. the end of the fiscal year in the adopted ,,*^5. resigning to become pwtor frrah from a 39-0 rout of Prooby- so**. SLto ^ by J. of Punt, Presbyterian church atl tenon college in Greenville Fn- conllnue to ^te thTTetr as Chester. He has held several pastor- day night. usual. 7 ates since he was ordained as a min- 1 That same night Enkine will be Members at the ~—-- n.,.,, iwr in 1913. ! •« Ch.tlvoo,, . „.m «h.t‘. STg A*** ot k . . urnria * annreristion crush ^ Newberry 38-0. Erskine , cha /f man ; Last week a surprise appreciation . _ t* a «, f Ka^ir (r.^rr, ln * are ^ B R* r t °f Joanna, W C. dinner was given for Dr and Mrs. ^t ur 5.v n^ht. of ^Unton, Larry Weeki of Mcfiween and their family, at the other five fames headed bv ^ a tt*ville, G. C. Roper of Hickory Poinsett hotel in Greenville and at-Ip™, , t coroiina^ set for^L* Tavern ’ J M Babb ol Gra T Court, tended by 200 friend* representing urda Wofford having beaten t he[ and J Burns of Laurens various organizations of the city J Island Marmes 33.3Q m their Repre^nUUv. Bird Named W V, ^ opener, travels to VMI for an af Chairman Fleming said that his testimonial dinner bearing this in- ternoon game. board attempted to select represen- Topping the Saturday program ta t*vc citizens as trustees Presbyterion Men Tp Meet Tonight The first fall meeting of the Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will be held this evening at 7:30 with dinner served by one of the church circles. The program will be a film, "For Good or Evil.” F. P. Thompson is president of the organization. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Newcomers to Clinton — We in vite you to become a subscriber to THE CHRONICLE. Its complete lo cal news will enable you to get acquainted with the people and life of the community. List your subscription today. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MISS SUE COOPER, MISS JOYCE DUNAWAY, Rock Hill. MRS. D. H. REYNOLDS, Washington, Ga. MISS JUANITA ASBILL. MISS JO NELL LOWMAN, Charlotte, N. C. * MRS. ANNA H. ASS ELI N, New Bedford, Mass. MRS. LOIS PETTY, Joanna. MISS MONA BLAKELY, Due West. GEORGE HENRY, Mars Hill, N. C. ESTELLE McMORRIS, REV.' JAMES A. WILUAMS, HENRY O. STEWART, DR JOHN McSWEEN, Clinton. elusive statement: "For John McSween: A Christian gentleman, a compassionate minis ter, a devoted worker for the needs of hi* fellow man, and a patriot— with the love, respect and gratitude of those organizations for which, during his years as a resident of Greenville, he has labored so un selfishly and well.” at home is Clemson’s annual opener with Presbyterian college. The Citadel meets the University of Florida in Florida. Catawba will visit Newberry to round out the schedule for the week. College Glee Club To Moke Usual Tours Tickets On Sole For Clemson Game Director of Athletics W. A. John son states that tickets are now on sale at the drug stores of the city for James T. Addison is a large farm er specializing in cattle in the lower part of the county and is also en gaged in business at Joanna. J. J. Cornwall is a hardware mer chant in Clinton and is engaged in farming. F. J. Hamrick is superintendent of Watts Mills and active in civic work at Wattsville. G. Miller McCuen is a Laurens at torney and present member of the board of trustees of Laurens School District No. 11. James D. Wasson is a merchant, cotton ginner and farmer of Hickory Tavern. George M. Hugueley is an execu tive of the Clinton Cotton Mills. Col. John B. Cooley is a retired The Presbyterian college glee, - . „ - w club is now being organized for the!^ 16 PC-Clemson football game to be year under the leadership of its.P^y 6 ^ Saturday night at Clemson. president, Sid Dunham. As in the Tickets ms »y be secured in advance past the club will present pro- • f° r tbe game, hq said, grams in a large number of Pres-1 Tickets will also be put on sale to- byterian churches in fall and day f° r PC-Western Carolina, army officer, native of Anderson, spring tours. game to be played here at Johnson‘and graduate of West Point, who The club is again headed by Dr. held September 28 at 8 p.m. This now resides at Mountville where he Edouard Patte, professor of soci- will be the opening home game of^s a trustees of the Mountville ology and French, as director. Dr. the season for the Blue Hose. schools. Patte, a native of Switzerland, is 1 ,. . M. B. Henderson is a large farmer now beginning his fifth year at tbe :^Qyf| j’y XoX Books Swings section and president college. -r r\ 1 r\ ^ * 1 r- of the Laurens county chapter of tho . -|To Open October 15 Farm Bureau The county tax books will open Robert B. Roper is a certified pub- ' October 15 instead of September' accoun tant of Laurens and mem- 15. acordmg to Miss Jennie V. Cul- ber of the Present district board of bertson, county auditor. , trustees. Miss Culbertson said she request-1 FOOD... Is An Importont 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. ed an extension by the comptroller F*L ilr -L D « general. She said that her trans V-nU'Cn OIVCS rOlty enpt had been turned over to the For Colleae Students ; county treasurer but that it would N ^ i require some time for the treasurer! , , Is," z tx 1 m • school department of tho Fir GOES TO FORT BLN XING Presbyterian church especial! ' ... _ honoring the new students ar ? Mw. W S. Horae and sor. Billy. f aculty of the EM^ar le t penning, Ga , ment for the social affair was un to Join Major Horne, and make their der the direction of Sin George C home there. | BeUmgrath.