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/ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete ible Newsy and Reliol (JUtttlmt Ckmtirlf v 1 % y v ) Volume UI Clinton, S. C., Thursday, September 27.1951 If You Don't Read HE CHRONICLE u Don't Get the Newt Number 40 PC Opening Game Friday With Western Carolina ' Gome To Be Colled at 8:00 O'clock With Heavy North Carolina Team. Fast Passing Expected By McMillian's Men, Who Are In Good Shape. Presbyterian college flips open the lid on its 1951 heme football season by engaging Western Caro lina Teachers college here Friday night on Johnson Field at 8 o’clock. Coach Lonnie S. MoMillian prom* ises to provide all the razzle-dazzle in his varied repertoire as he goes . after his first win of the year. The Blue Stockings return to small-col lege competition after two sojourns into Southern Conference territory against Furman and Clemson. Even so, the Presbyterian squad has a job cut out for itself. Scouts report WCTC is “the biggest team we’ll meet all year." So once again it will be PC dash and spirit match ed against a decided edge in brawn. The Hoeemen, flank to flank, av erage only about 180 pounds in the forward wall and 176 pounds in the backfield Western Carolina, on the other hand, will field a line averaging 200 pounds and a back-1 defensive game against the Tigers field tipping in at 1M. ; although weakened from a week s When Coach McMLilian speaks of! hospital stay right up to game time razzle-dazzle, lie gives particular emphasis to pasing. And South Carolina football fans, who watch ed PC aerialist Lefty Jack Harper complete 12 passes against Furman and 7 more against Clemson, will be expecting plenty more of the same. Starting with Harper in the backfield will be Fullback Emmett Fulk and Halfbacks E. M. Watt and Kirby Jackson. In the Presbyte rian forward wall will be Joe Kir- ven and Cooper Tedder at ends; James Neely and Tommy Sheriff at tackles, Cedric Jemtgan and Wade Cam 1 in at guards and Tommy Guillebeau at center. Coaches were cheered by news that Jackson, out of the Clemauo game with a bad ankle, will be ready this week They also pleased at End Tedder’s return to top form. He played a smashing Draft Board Calls 24 For October The county draft board, beaded New Dormitory At Training School FATHER KILLED BY SHOTGUN BLAST, DAUGHTER HELD True Bill Returned Agoinst 16-Year-Old Girl Now Out On Bond. Solicitor To Coll Case Later. Crowds Attending Annual County Fair Large crowds are attending the Laurens county fair which opened Monday and will continue through Saturday under the auspices of the Laurens Exchange club. It is big ger and better in every way this year, those who are attending state^ Sporting a new livestock build ing. greatly enlarged parking facil ities and improved grounds in gen eral, the event features exhibits and displays by more than 30 busi ness firms, as well as by civic, farm and school groups. Presbyterian Synod Meet Here Largely Attended Adjournment Come Yesterday At Noon After Full Sessions. Dr. M. A. Macdonald of This City Elected New Moderator. Reports of Year's Work Heard. Delegates Entertained On Orphanage Campus. With the convening 1 of the Sep tember term of general sessions court in Laurens Moday morning, a true bill was returned against tiny 16-year-old Helen Brewington on an indictment charging murder in connection with the fatal shoot ing last Thursday night of her home lour : show*, and s.v.r.1 concessions are The closing session of -the Pres byterian Synbd'Of South Carolina was held yesterday morning with uel P. Bowles of Fort Mill, and John L. Woodside of Greenville, judicial business; the Rev. William noon. An $800,000 benevolences During the week $2,500 in prem- budget for 1952-53 was approved. adjournment coming shortly after, B. Ward of Spartanburg, chairman; the Rev. Fred J. Hay of Dillon, and James Cathcart of Seneca, resolu iums will be distributed to superior entries in needlework, canning, flowers, livestock, poultry, swine and in several other fields. Entertainment on the midway is from here ip the Sandy Springs community. Miss Brewington, who is now out on $1 000 bond, gave herself up to Clinton policemen after the shoot ing and said she had fired the fatal ■hot with a shot gun Solicitor Hugh Beasley announced that he will not call the case for trial at this term The young woman is represented by Attorney O L Long of Laurens. Leather whips with which the victim beet his children, according* to statements made to Sheriff C. W. Wier. Deputy Sheriff H R Jones and other investigating officers, by his wife, were turned over to the sheriffs office by her Invsvtigatinf officers were told marking a 25 per cent Increase over the pact year, and was passed unanimously. A report on “Atomic Area Devel opment” was given by the Rev. E. A. Arnold of Atlanta. Before adjournment, Kingstree operated by civic and farm groups, was selected as the location for the TTvs State Ho^ntal Board of Re- c f the events leading to the killing by Chiarman J B. Lewis, of Lass-10MMo last Thursday awarded a con-j Her husband came home, ate sun- _ rena. has issued two separate draft tract for a new dormitory at the *r>d went to bed Later, while calls lor the month of October State TVybtg wee fwdmg the bahy. aba| Court and Miss Bell Patterson of •oeury CsnMrum» bowd o shot and Helen mm* Into I Cocfced PWds. Mrs In the first call on October 12 he Superintendent of the depart ments of the fair were listed by Secretary John Gatlin as follows: Field Crops and Horticulture. J. W Tiiuiey, Laurens. Rt. 3 and T. Roy DeShields, Lanford Dairy, Fred Irwin. Laurens. Rt. 2; Beef Cattle. Ryaa Lawson of Clinton; Swine. J. Herman Power, Gray Court Rt 1; Poultry and Rabbits, Willie Lomas, Gray Court Rt 2 Junior Departments o f F.eld Crops and Horticulture. Fred Stod dard and M B Henderson. Ow ing! Dairy. Fred Irwin and Gary Gibbs Rt S, Laurens Adult Cuaununtty Booths, Mrs Warren Tinsley, Junior Community Booths. Mrs T B Sumrrel Women’s Division. Canned Prod Mrs M A Wilson of Gray 4 Columbia Hr.m the room with a shot ‘ nU> ' Lanford ■M James Karl Clayton Mauldin of Wilbmdu. Jr, Darrell J man, Claude Carl Me CLmtoo. Robert Eugene Rmdlev of tmaa Wattrrllle. Jamas Eibert bn*. Princeton. Charles Everett F d- 4 * Harold Fowler Lee Tucker of Ray Tollieon and Ray Chapman of W 12 m ■«n William Bert Stwnerel, Addi son WOlis Young. Jr, James Id ler company submitted! "Well. Fve dohe 7t‘ officers quo* a law bid of $122,212 for the proj-1 ed the wife aa say^g. act funds for which were tnchid-1 Sheriff Wmt said that the girl od la the current Mate appropris loig her paternal | of Laureaa; Frank McDuffie Templeton of Joanna; David Hor act Ferguson. Samuel Dillard Jaxtm*. Pkol Motes. Clinton OnrneU Moseley of Gray Court. William Rjrharo Taylor of Owtngs and Ar thur Vernon Self of Wattsville Clinton High Ploy* Woodruff ^ ~ Here Tonight The Clinton high school Red Devils, victors over Ware Shoals last week 38-7, will face the Wood ruff Wolverines tonight at 8:60 on Johnson Field. The game was orig Mn Rorn C 1 Flower Department, Mrs N.les -. paternal franOmctner. Clark. Waterloo and Mrs J M j aunt and uncle, m his presence that Wiilu Fountain Inn. * The building Will arromedate alone waa reeponaible and that Heedhwncfc Deparament Mrs prtiaaiR increasing the' u* “would rather be m tall than B P Watts and Mrs. J. R Power city of the institution to a total hving as 1 have been” The step- Girls’ Divuma. Canned products, if l.Oft. according ta the beard 'mother laid officers that Brewtna lMrs Beetnre Sloan of Clinton. Lafaya. Lafaye and Feu Calum ton whipped hih children wiihj CooSed Foods. Msa R Hi ». Downes Monroe. Rt 2 Clinton, and Laurens, Rt the U- building It will two day-, mid. to bast the them, about 86 I tions; the Rev J W Jackson of Co lumbia, chairman, the Rev. Philip Noble of Greenville, and Randolf Lee of Clio; devotional exercises, the Rev I. M. Bagnol of Easley, chairman, the Rev. R. L. Alexander of Greenwood. Elected to the committee on min- 1952 Synod. October 6-9, with the utes of Presbyteries were: chair Williamsburg Presbyterian church man, the Rev. James L. Doom of Darlington Bethel, the Rev. W H Godwin of Edisto Island and N R Cousar of Sardinia; Charleston, as host Warm appreciation was extend ed to the orphanage for entertain- ment provided the delegates during Se ” eca - their two and a half day stay here J ± °l °wtng*, C°n^ At the opening session of Synod ^ ^ C t £ Monday evening at Thomwell “ annm «- ^ 3 M * Memorial church. Dr. Malcolm A p- Macdonald, president of Thomwell Morrison of McConnelsviUe. and orf Manage, was elected as the new ® Gr T y o** c?! rau,0 I t «i **** the Rev J. B Sloan of Union, and moderator He succeeds the Rev Cecil D. Brearley. Sr, pastor of the Myrtle Beach Presbyterian church. The moderator. Dr Macdonald is a graduate of Presbyterian college in 1183 and has been president of the orphanage since the fall of 1844. coming here from the pastorate of J. C Drummond of Fountain Inn. Piedmont, the Rev E. T. Moye of Bennettsville. and Frank S. Hay of Charleston. South Carolina, the Rev, John W Groves of North Augusta and John C. Hayes. Jr. The guests were conducted on a M.' Mrs. Dorothy Chandler Fatses At Cow pc ns, Rites Here Yesterday The other had a and heeemblss a bon cew said The girl's Officer Jon bee ten him. Service Clubs of County Enjoy Barbecue At Fair Grounds Thursday the Fifst Presbyterian church at tour of the orphanage in the after- Moultrie Ga He received hn were treated U* gn out bachelor of divinity degree at Ce- door barbecue supper at 6 ■ iuanbta Theological Seminary and The night's session brought f**n his master of theology degree at Unuation of executive committee Union Seminary in Jbchmend, Va reports and reports by permam nt Presbyterian college bestowed a committee* doctor of divuuty degree upon him Pse-Sywed Ceafovewce IR *646 j The South Carotin* H-bomb Following the • lection of the plant area is the Number one hot moderator Dr Brearley called lor •P t>t ®f the Presbyterian General a revival of religion m h« asusuai* Assembly.* the Rev Lrahe R Pit- sermon before a large congregation tervon of Cohanbia. esecutiw sec that filled the church. His chal lenge was immediately be the synod when it poaoen a rotary of the Synod of South Caro Conference meeting o n exteaesen Monday after- The service chibs of the county that ha father had held their her daughter, Mrs A A. Ramage. Sr, near the city, with interment _ following in the Chandler family maliy scheduled for Friday night j cemetery. The services were' con- but due to a conflict with PC’s; ducted by Dr. W. R. Turner and schedule it was changed to tonight.; Dr. D. J. Woods. Grandsons sffved Mr Brewington was a native of Union county, but had Lived in this Mrs Dorothy Simpson Chandler county the past 17 years. •4, widow of Tom J Chandler, died, Funeral services were conducted early Tuesday morning at the home Saturday afternoon from Gray of her daughter, Mrs Talrr.sdrei FbneraJ Home here by the Rev. Henry, of Cowpens, after a num-J Kanneth Brown Interment fol- ber of years illness ‘ lowed in Rosemont cemetery. The funeral services were held Surviving are his wife, three yssfofrtay afternoon at the home <rf| son*. Henry Donald. Calvin Otis and Wade Hampton Brewington, Jr.; three daughters, Misses Helen, Virginia and Grace Brewington. of The Red Devils will be out to' as pallbearers the home; his mother, Mrs. Amy Cromer Brewington, of Union count/, four brothers. Rufus. J. B, General Lee, and James Brewing- avenge the defeat they suffered at Mr* Chandler, a gentlewoman of | ton. of Union county; four sisters. the hands of this team last year. County TeocKers Meet In Lourens Today The first meeting of the Lau rens County Education association will be held at 3:30 this afternoon (Thursday) in the Laurens high school. Announcement of the meeting has been made by Miss Ruth Riddle of Laurens, president. Other officers of the association are J. A. Elmore, vice-president; J. Leory Bums, see retar-treasurer; and Miss Mary Johnson of this city, assistant secretary. College Bond To Give Concert the old school, loved by all who | Miss Roberta Brewington of Hen- knew her, was a native of the dersonville. N. C, Mrs Sarah Law- county where most of her life was | son and ^rs. Mamie Wages of Un spent, a daughter of the late Henry j ion county, and Mrs. Corrie Hamp- Drayton and Eleanor Henry Simp-; ton of Woodruff, son. She was a member of the First The PC R. O. T. C. band, under the direction of K. F. Mills,’ will give a concert October 4 in the col lege afhpitheatre. This will be the first of a series of concert dates to be announced later. The public is cordially invited. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK • It will pay yon. It’s thrifty to shop Ant In this newspaper, thea In the stores aa prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. READ THE ADS Presbyterian church of this city. Surviving are four sons, C. I. of Clinton, H. R. and J. W. of Cocoa, Fla, and E. S. Chandler of Orlando, Fla.; six daughters, Miss Viola Chandler of this city, Mrs. Tal- madge Henry and Mrs. Ariel Jar- rett of Cowpens, Mrs. C. B. Des- Champs of Bishopville, and Mrs. W. B. Huzzard of Arlington, Va, by 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family. Chomber To Hold Ladies Night Oct. 9 The Chamber of Commerce has announced that “ladies night” will be held on the evening of October 9 at 7:30 at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The secretary. Miss Iona Blakely, said cards will be mailed members this week and urges that they be returned promptly stating whether or not they will attend, or call Miss Blakely, Phone 108. Entertainment will be furnished by a group from Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville. The af fair will be informal and the 200 capacity of the hotel dining hall is expected to be filled. Lt. Wysor To Soil For Jopon Assignment Lt Robert E. Wysor, III, local in surance agent, left Saturday for Camp Stoneman. Pittsburg, Cali fornia, to sail for Yokahoma, Ja pan, where he will be in the ser vice of the U. S Army. j TO STUDY MEDICINE Lee Blakely has gone to Winston- Salem, N. C, where he will be a medical student the coming year at Bowman Gray Medical college. His brother, Guy Blakely, is a student a tThe Citadel. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL A lady newcomer was heard to say. “I know nobody in this town.” A fine way to get acquainted is to be a subscriber to THE CHRON ICLE, it will help you learn the people and community. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: C. E. KING, Moultrie, Ga. t • CARROLL HART, Chattanooga, Tenn. MRS. C. R. KOON, Prosperity. MISS BARBARA WORKMAN, Athens, Ga. GEORGE McGINNIS, Chester. MRS. LUCY WHITLEY, Spring Lake, N. C. MRS. ROBERT HARRISON, Joanna. LEE A. BLAKELY, JR., Winston-Salem, N. C. MISS SARA BLAKELY, Columbia. . GUY S. BLAKELY, - Charleston. RONALD JOHNSTON, JOHN S. GGLOVER, C. D. WILDER, JR., Clinton. meeting Thursday evening at the Laurens county fairgrounds. The Clinton Lions club was sponsor of the affair. About 300 attended H L. Eirhelbrrger. chairman of the committee on arrangements, presided, and welcomed thoer pres ent. and introduced the presidents of the various clubs. A number of skits were present ed by the clubs represented with the iudges presenting a prize to the Clinton Lk>ns for the best skit. The sponsor fof the next year's meeting will be announced later. ■ • To Hold Food Sole ^ In City Saturday t the great upen Uw state of list tor railing for a at st* o pray for revival Dr Brearley in h« the moral and .spiritual tong *4 Use world today is *1 a low ebb and points emphatically to tho need fori The addrsas on “A raanrasair a revival of religion He pom tad out Vm-w of the Sovartnah River Prej- the cost of a revival would be I ecf was delivered at the meeting A return to prayer — Many, whose theme was Eoeecssiucs in J churches have discontinued prayer Evangelism in Church " services." I It was presided over by the Rev Realization that the gospel w for Arthur M Martin of all people-*“There must be no so cial barriers in religion ’* Realization that man m a steward chairman of the Synod committee of church extension The Pre-Synod Conference meet Bailey Memorial Methodist mis sionary society will have a food sale in the Trolley House, located be tween Scott’s 10c store and Cope land Hardware store beginning at II o'clock Saturday morning Sept. 29. They will have home baked cakes, pies, cookies and candy for » r ^ sale. Every woman of the church! . Doty is requested to donate something Continuing its sessions Tuesday for the sale. Funds will be used mornin 6 . * members heard the of God—“When a man dedicate* inf featured addreaers by his money he has probably dedi Frano* P Thompson, Prasbyter.an cated himself | College economics prolemor and The retiring moderator the Rev Claude H Pritchard of The storms of hate are blowing, Atlanta, secretary of Church exten- acmss the world and the only safe I non Pl CHh.“r "th. fv.run* Pro '"“ r Thon.p^n th, H- Other activities of e> J* n ‘”6 ) Bofn6 area would attract 125 000 included observance of the Lonfs; u, .r _ _ Supper which war conducted by t * ’ the R*V. R E McCMk.ll o, ^ .!j u P “ ^ tk. C r if. .I. ! aa y schools, he said He added Charles, and the Rev. S. E. Kirk-.^j the church<% w ©uld f 0 n 0 ^ parick of Blenheim I Mr Thompson said South Caro- The communion service was fol-j,^., had incrt . llW lowed by memorial services in hon-l,^ than 200 ^ dunng 1940 ^ °L| 0f L he k fiVe Sy * but had dro PP*<* ^ national rank nod who have died during the past m( from 26th to 27th The state has ? »__. Tuc fc r - high birth rate but cxterTve m“ (Continued on page eight) Graham, formerly of Florence: Dr. j J. H. Viser of Greenville; Dr S C. Byrd of Winnsboro; the Rev. C. M.j • Campbell of Greeleyville; and the SotuYdoy Designated for the church carpet recently pur chased. The patronage of the pub ic is invited. Water-Light Bills Must Be Paid By 10th The City of Clinton gives notice in today’s paper that rules apply ing to the payment of water and light bills are to be strictly en forced. Bills not paid on before the 10th of each month will have a penalty added of 10 per cent, and if not paid by the 15th, services will be discontniued until the un paid amount is paid in full, with additional charge for cutting on and off. No exceptions will be made to the rule it is said. Mrs. McCarthy To Join Husband In Germany Mrs. L. C. McCarthy and small son, Gregory, accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Johnson, left Saturday for New York from where Mrs. McCarthy and son are expected to sail today .tor LeHavre, France, and from there to Bad Nauheim, Germany. There they will join her husband, Lt. McCarthy, U. S. Army, now stationed in that area. Mrs McCarthy before marriage was Miss Peggy Johnson. Rev. Leslie H. Patterson of Colum bia, Executive Secretary of the Synod, say that Presbyterians are in the “midst of the greatest church building program I have ever seen.” He gave this summary of the synod building prgoram: $1,- 250,000 in new facilities are now under construction; construction totaling from $3,500,000 to $5,000,- 000 is contemplated to get under way in the immediate future, prob ably within the next year. His re port was among several given by various committees during the morning session. The Rev. McLeod Frampton of As "Bangel Day In Heart Drive ii Saturday has been designated asr “Bangel Day” in the city through a proclamation issued by Mayor Joe P. Terry. A group of girls under the direc tion of Mrs. K. F. Mills, will sell bangels on the streets during the morning , with the public invited to give its support to the effort The sale here is a part of the county heart drive now underway headed by Mrs. Janeile T. Causby of Laurens, as chairman “We hope that 1951 will have fewer deaths from heart causes—but thuv Anedrson. chairman of Student will or^ly be possible through mere Work Committee, said his group ! contributions,” she said She ex had operated the student program' plained that heart clinics are now the past year at a deficit and ap-. equipped with the most modern pealed for additional support. | equipment and a full staff of spec- The synod voted to restore the lalists and nurses as a result of past $2,000 Townsend Fund and place it at Presbyterina college, interest to contributions. "But we need more funds with which to carry on re- be used toward ministerial scholar-) search work inorder to combat th:» ships. The Home Missions commit tee praised all Presbyterians for work in meeting the challenge of dsiease. A booth will be maintained all this week at the Laurens County the state’s increased population and f air where vital material may be expanding industry. j obtaincxl instructing persona, in the Religious Education Committee; care and prevention of heart trou- announegd November li as Youth ; blc, Mrs. Causby said. Sunday and announced the 1951 Plastic hearts will be given to ministers convocation to be held the school children fox their contn- at Columbia January 14-15. The group named these standing committees bills and overtures, the Rev. Cecil D. Brearley, Sr, of Myr tle Beach, chairman; the Rev. Sam bo tions. Clinton and this entire aorr i— ity is asked to buy the little t .g- els Saturday to hi Ip this worthy cause.