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P. C. FOOTBALL
STOCK GOES UP
IN THIRD GAME
No Gome Scheduled
This Week. Tp Meet
Davidson Oct. 13 At
Davidson.
Presbyterian college football
stock took a turn upward this week
as the Blue Stock ins compared
notes on their first 1951 victory
and looked to the Davidson en
counter coming up October 13.
The Hosemen faced this week
end's open date with partciular en
thusiasm after getting into the win
column last Friday night with a
12-0 triumph over Western Caro
lina Teachers College.
Coach Lonnie S. McMillian, how
ever, still figures he has plenty of
kinks to iron out. He points out
that any team rolling up as many
first downs as PC—a total of 23—
should have scored more than two
touchdowns. It's a matter of scor
ing punch that he’ll be concentrat
ing on from now until the Battle of
Presbyterians next week.
PCs deadly aerial combination—
Quarterback Lefty Jack Harper of
Washington, Ga. to Rnd Joe Kir-
ven of Sumter—provided most of
the fireworks last Friday. Harper
completed nine out of 22 pass at
tempts for 100 yards. All but two
of these successful heaves were
gathered in by Kirven, who wowed
the crowd with s sensational diving
catch of one in the end rone for the ;
first score. He was knocked uncon
scious but clung to the ball.
Defensive accolades, meanwhile. ]
were being passed out to Tackle
James Neely of Rock Hill again this
weA The PC co-captain and lead
ing contender for All-State end
Little All-America honors drew ev
en conservative McMillian's praise
for his outstanding play. He re
peated his fest of la»t week against
Clemson by blocking a WCTC punt
and led a goal line stand which
took the ball away from the invad
ers on PC’s two yard line.
Tackle Tommy Sheriff of Or
angeburg. Linebacker Bo Atkinson
of Winns boro, and Center Tommy
Guillebeau of Lincolton. Ga.. also
came in for citation as effective
blocks in Presbyterian’s stalwart
Western Carolina team a net rush-
big gain of minus 7 yards the first
defense which handed the heavier
half.
« Halfback Bootsy Cox of Laurens,
paced Blue Hose runners with 45
yards in eight attempts, including
a 21-yard off-tackle thrust. Half
back E. M. Watt of Sumter, made
37 in 11 tries and Fullback Emmett
Fulk of Darlington, contributed an
other 36 yards in 14 attempts.
Mrs. Little Named
State President
Welfare Directors
Mrs. Mabel B. Little, director of
the Laurens county department of
public welfare since it was estab
lished, was elected president of the
County Directors association at a
meeting of the group held last
week at Clemson. The association
consists of directors of public wel
fare in the 46 counties of the state.
Mrs. Little had previously served
on the district committee of the or
ganization.
The sessions of the directors as
sociation at Clemson were attended
by Mrs. Little, Mrs. Sarah Martin,
and Mrs. Katherine Parker. They
also attended an institute of public
welfare conducted by Miss Ann
Wilkins of the University of Texas.
Joan Vaughan New
Editor High School Paper
The first issue of The Sentinel,
Clinton high students’ publication,
has been distributed among the stu
dent body.
The paper is headed this year by
Joan Vaughan as editor, Mary Sue
Darr, assistant editor, Frank Young,
business manager. A complete staff
has been named to assist in pub-
lishnig the paper.
Faculty advisor is Miss Betty
Neal Derrick.
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 4, 1951
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COUNTY SCHOOLS
NOW UNDER ONE
BOARD TRUSTEES
District To Be Known
As No. 55. Officers
Named and Offices of
All Former District
Trustees Abolished.
Organization of the newly creat
ed Laurens County school district
to be known as No. 55 was perfect
ed last week at a meeting in Lau
rens of the newly named board of
trustees by the recently appointed
new county board of education.
G. Miller McCuen of Laurens,
was elected chairman, J. J. Corn
wall of this city, vice-chairman,
and James D. Wasson of Hickory
Tavern, secretary.
The members of the board had
already taken their oath of office
and were qualified to assume their
new duties at this first meeting
Under the new law, upon assuming
office the offices of all former dis
trict trustees in the county became
vacant All schools will be under
the direction of the nine-member
board.
The board announced that it will
have a school survey of the county
made so that they may know how
to proceed The survey will be
made by a committee from the
State Educational Finance commis
sion recently named by Gov
Byrnes after the legislature enacted
the sales tax and school improve-,
ment bond issue of $75,000,000.
Chairman McCuen said there will I
be no interruption in the operation.
of the schools for this year. The'
board, he said, will automatically
take qver the property of the old
contracts of the former district
trustees for the session 1051-52
Free Band Concert In
PC Open-Air Theatre
This Afternoon At 5:00 !
This afternoon st 5 o'clock in the
college opcn-eir theater the snappy
little college band under the dwae-
lion of Keebler Fewell Mills, will
give its first concert of Military
marches and popular pieces Thu
will be the fourth appearance of
this 30-piece band composed of IS
old members and 15 freshmen,
many of them accomplished mu
sicians. They have put on a fine
performance each time, and after
seeing them Friday night during
half-time of the PC-W.C.T.C. foot
ball game, a good entertainment is
expected.
For the past five years Mills has
directed the ROTC band and states
this is the best group of musicians
he has had since he attended PC,
and directed the band and orches
tra.
The concert is free to the public.
Members are:
Trumpets and comets—C. C Jor
dan, H. M. Kirkman, N. H. Price,
i W. C. Shillinglaw, W. A. McCutch-
en, E. C. Kay. E. H. Rayfield, B.
R. McElveen. Tom Fesperman.
Clarinets—B. D. Simmons, A. G.
Elam, L. R. Dominick.
Saxaphones—H. A. Sellers, C. W.
Martin.
Trombones—R. C. Childers, R. E.
Dunlap, T. C. Cook, M L. Smith,
W. P. Putman, H. K. Jemigan,
Richard Johnson.
Bass—R. B. Peacock and C. D.
Harding.
Drums—J. A. McGinnis and Ron
nie West.
Baritone—V. A. Lake, P. W.
Crouch, R. E. Ray and P. M. Ran
dal.
Melophone—C. F. Crowther.
Cymbals—T. B. Freeman.
Picallo—G. P. Fleming.
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for public
Tigers Stand
Alone At Top
In State Race
FIGHT NEAR HERE
FOUR ARE HELD
AFTER WRECK,
Chesnee Man Cut In
Altercation Following
Automobile Collision.
Three In Jail.
Laurens. Oct. 1.—A traffic acci-
Citadel 26-7. The University will i dent followed by a fight Sunday
play Furman Saturday afternoon night put man in t h e hospital,
jand The Citadel will play David-1 thre<f m jai , and om> on the chain
i son.
Clemson stands alone at the top
in South Carolina state college foot
ball. The Tigers, undefeated, beat
Rice Saturday night In Houston,
Texas, 20-14. The champs will play
North Carolina State Saturday
night.
The University of South Caro
lina got a victory by defeating The
j A pair of winless state teams,
, Erskine and Newberry, will meet
' Saturday night at Newberry. Ers-
I kine lost to Catawba 25-6 and
Lenoir-Rhyne blanked Newberry
21-0.
j Wofford after beating Tampa 21-
14. take on Auburn at Montgom
ery. Ala. Friday night.
Presbyterian has an open week
end after its 12-0 victory over
Western Carolina Teachers here
Friday night.
Records of the eight state teams
gang. Sheriff C. W Wier said.
William Hall, 54, of Chesnee. was
taken to the Blalock Cl:r.:c in
Clinton and 70 stiches taken for
knife slashes in hn left chest and
left leg. Dr Blalock said. Blood
plasma and glucose were also ad
ministered, the physician said. Mr.
Hall is .a brother of Ji-e H Hall,
former state senator from Chero
kee county.
Mr Hall was cut in a fight fol
lowing an automobile collision on
highway 72 near Chntcn early Sun-
i Clemson
' Wofford .
South Carolina
> The Citadel .
J Presbyterian .
! Furman —
1 Erskine
. Newberry .
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Clinton Leads In
Membership Drive
For Concert Series
Clinton Is
Denied Permit
For Gas Line
Joanna Baptists To
Have Homecoming
Program October 7
Joanna Baptist church will <»b-
| serve homecoming dmy on Sunday,
i October 7. throughout the day.
Sunday school begins at 7 56 a. m.
^ | ♦ ' - ; w ith a goul of 4.V) The morning
In the recent Laurens County The Petroleum Administration of | worship service begins at 11 06 a
Community Concert drive for 1651- the Department of Intenor has r* I m . with special music by Bruce
52 membership, the Clinton area fused the City of Clinton’s applies Galloway of Trenton. Reed Broth-
sold more memberships than the! tion for a construction permit for ora of First Church. Whitmire, and
Laurens area. It to announced by the trsnaniMion and distribution
Mrs. Sara DeLoach. chairman Of of its proposed natural gas system
the campaign « The letter to the city authorities
In the canvass 530 music Invars tetod that a critical •borage of
signed up for the senes, fu a re- ^
suit of Clinton being on “top" when the reaction and tu
the drive was completed and the that the city renew its application
results announced, two of the book- •* • *•*•* “***
ed programs schodulod for the year | Information has also been re-
will be given here in the high ceived that Newberry's application
school auditorium. The third will was similarly rejected,
be in Laurens in the high school au-; Clinton under the proposal la to
oe in i^aurens in uie • — — i
ditonum, the dates to be announc- be the link between Newberry and I v “J*
The committee In charge has an-1
ed
the main supply line.
nounced the following artists will w Klnnnio Klolcnn
appear in concerts Miss Carolyn MrS * "OnniC INCISOR
Long, soprano: Ervin Laazlo, wide- Posses At Hospital,
ly acclaimed 18-year-old pianist q•» a* | „
and The Loewenguth String Quar- KltCS At LOUrcns
tette, with a star pianist, Mas iso ♦
Regules. ' Mrs. Nannie Gray Nelson, 65.
w 1 widow of H. Posey Nelson, died last
ITiursday night at the Laurens
at the close of the 1951 season's I day night. He was with his broth-
third week: ! r r Dr. J. C Hall. Gaffney phy-
W L Nician
2 01 In the other car. and now in
1 I jail, were Benjamin F. Lawrence.
1 27. I*ster Ray. 26. and Lewis
Campbell. 30. all of CUntor They
are charged with assault ard bat
tery with intent to hill. Sheriff
Wier said
Highway Patrolman James B
Tankersley and Deputy H R
Jones, who investigated, said that
Campbell admitted fr> them that he
rut Mr. Hall Bail for Campbell,
who was charged early M nday.
was set at $2,000 Patn ’.man Tank
ersley said
The fourth passenger in the sec
ond car was Charlie Reese It who
was sentenced to IS days on the
Laurens county rhamgarg for
drunkenness in magistrate's court
Una morning, the sheriff said
Ray admitted he was the driver
of the car L but none of the four
seemed certain of the facf, the
sheriff said
From the evidence revealed in
the investigation, the Cimton car
coBMed with the Hall car. Than
when the Halls got out to see what
damage had been done, the three
younger men In the other car be
came angry and began the fight,
injuring Mr Hall, the patrolman
reported Sheriff Wier said knives
were taken from them.
All four Clinton men were bruis
ed in the accident, and both cars
were badly damaged, the sheriff
said.
Mr Hall was released to the car*
of his brother Monday, Dr B al>>ck
said. He explained that while the
knife wounds were kng. they were
not deep enough to place Mr Hall
m serious condition.
J. G Lowery and combined choirs
Lunch win be served at 12 45 on
the town of the church A |
ration will be held at U6 m
afternoon led by Rev J. E Walker
of Glean Street church. Newberry
The Training Union meets at 6 25
with a goal of 125 and the evening
worship begins at 7 30. A financial
foal of $1500 has been set by Lester
Hair, finance chairman The pub
lic ■ invited to attend these ser-
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Dunning To Lead
Week's Services Here
As previously announced a
week’s series of revival services
will be held at the First Presbyte
rian church October 21-26. Services
will be held each evening at 7:30.
The leader for the week is Dr.
Norman G. Dunning of University
college at Kingston - Upon - Hull,
England. The public is cordially
invited.
Mrs. Whitten Lands
40-Lb. Channel Bass
Landing a 40-pound channel bass
made Mrs. B. O. Whitten the cham
pion fisherman in her party on a re
cent trip out from Georgetown.
Dr. and Mrs. Whitten enjoyed a
vacation stay last week in the lower
part of the state and were guests for
several days of Dr. and Mrs. E. T
Kelly at their home in Georgetown
and their fishing and hunting lodge.
To substantiate the “fish tale,” the
group had pictures made with their
splendid catch, which included a 20
pounder landed by Dr. Whitten.
Two Local Boys In
Yankeetown For
Final World Series
Truman Owens and Jimmy Bras
well, enthusiastic baseball fans, left
last Saturday for New York to at
tend the world series. Both are
red-hot Yankee rooters.
Truman and Jimmy arrived at
their destination in time to see
New York and Boston of the
American league, wind up the
season. They latoo arttended the
Giants-Dodgers three-game series
ending yesterday to decide the na
tional winner, and today will take
their seats in the stands for the big
final show*, with odds favoring the
Yankees.
Before they left Truman’s broth
er, Sam, asked why “they weren't
going to thumb their way?” The
northbound travelers almost threw
their suitcases at Sam. They at
tended the world series last year
and upon returning home were in
an automobile wreck breaking Tru
mans’ nose and cutting Jimmy’s
face. They said emphatically, “no
more thumbing, we are playing
safe this year traveling by bus.”
Ladies Night Set
For Tuesday Night
The annual “ladies night” of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held
next Tuesday evening, October 9,
at 7:30 at Hotel Mary Musgrove.
The secretary, Miss Iona Blakely,
urges all who desire reservations
and rfhve not yet mailed them to
please do so at once since the 200
seating capacity of the dining hall
is expected to be filled.
Communion Sunday At
First Presbyterian
The Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper will be held Sunday morn
ing at the First Presbyterian
church in observance of Worldwide
Communion set for Sunday.
County hospital after several
months of declining health.
The funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy
Mortuary in Laurens conducted by
the Rev. Wingard Berry, Dr. W B.
Garrett, and the Rev. W. A. Bald
win. Interment followed in Rabun
Creek Bautist church cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson was a native of this
county, a daughter of the late John
F. and Laura Burton Gray. She
had made here home here for the
past several years and resided on
Thornwell street.
Survivors include three sons. H.
Clifford Nelson of Laurens; Earl
Nelson of Spencer, N. C.; and Gray
Nelson of Philadelphia; two broth
ers. Roy Gray of Gray Court, and
Talmadge Gray of Fountain Inn;
two sisters, Mrs. Dolphus Hellams
of Gray Court, Mrs. Louis Rogers
of Spencer, N. C., and three grand
children.
Music Club Program
Tonight At Clinton Mills
Tonight at eight o’clock the
Clinton Music club will present a
program at the linton Mills com
munity house. It wil} consist of
piano solos, vocal solos and choral
compositions.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Revival services begin at the Jo
anna Baptist church on October 7,
. with Rev. Boyd Turner, pastor of
j Brandon Baptist church. Green
ville, as the visiting minister. Rev.
J. E Walker, pastor of Glenn Street
church. Newberry, will direct the
congregational music and lead the
junior choir The services begin
each evening at 7 30 with a musical I \/pw/ T- re-
program beginning at 7:15. The VrW 10 U'Splay
public is given an invitation to Free H-Bomb Exhibit
worship by the pastor. Rev JaJmes
Mitchell. Morning services will be
held Monday through Friday at 10
o'clock.
new Subscribers
HONOR ROLL
Welcome and thanks to those on
our Honor Roll this week:
MRS. MITTFE SANFORD.
Charlotte, N. C.
CUNTON DRY CLEANERS,
Clinton.
MISS CATHERINE E1CHEL-
BERGER,
Decatur, Ga.
MRS BRUCE BAGWELL,
Lydia Mills. -
JIMMY TEMPLETON,
Clemson College.
BOBBY JO SIMMONS,
San Diego, Calif.
Thornwell Ploys
Connie Maxwell
Here Tonight
Thornwell orphanage will meet
the strong Connie Maxwell team
to-night (Thursday) on Johnson
Field at 8 o’clock, the tow teams
being about evenly matched. Last
year Connie Maxwell won by a de
cisive score. This was the first
time the bovs from Greenwood had
ever defeated the local boys..
Connie Maxwell has defeated
Belton and Edgefield while Thom-
well has defeated Greenbrier and
Ford, while losing to a scrappy Ep-
worth team in Columbia last week
end.
Majorettes Selected
At Clinton High
The local T. E. Jones A Son.' Fur
niture store participated in the Na
tional Philco Old Refrigerator con-
Majorettes and drum major foritest puf on for the month f Au-
the coming year at Clinton high
school have been named. The se
lections were made by the band
members and Harry L. Bauknight,
director. Those selected after try
outs are Joan Barron, Kay Wed
lock, Dorothy Haupfear. Patsy
Belle Cranford. Drum major, Leon
Hedspeth.
Commitment Rites
For Infont Son
Funeral services for Philip Ben
nett, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Simpson, were held at Rose-
mont cemetery Wednesday after
noon at 5 o’clock by Dr. W. R.
Turner. He is survived by his ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Patterson of Anderson, and
his paternal grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Simpson, Sr., of this
city.
Residents of the county will halt
an opportunity to decide for them
selves “can the H-bomb destroy the
world?” when the Veterans of For
eign Wars bring a mobile exhibit
to Laurens on Monday. October 8.
and to Clinton on Tuesday, the 9th.
The bomb, known to be one of
ihe most destructive and de\ a.stat-
ing weapons that man has ever
created, will be shcxwn by YFW
Post, Simpson-Medlock. of Laurens.
On display are the British and Rus
sian conceptions of the bomb.
The exhibit while here will be
conveniently located and open for
public inspection between the
hours of 10 a. m and 10 p. rr.. Nc
admission will be charged but do
nations will bo accepted by the
sponsors to use in the service and
welfare work of the organization.
Mrs. Burroughs Winner
In Jones Philco Contest
gust bv the Philco corporation. Mrs.
T. B Burroughs was the winner in
the Clinton area and will be award
ed a new ten-foot Deluxe Philco
refrigerator with cold storage com
partment
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