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The Chronicle . Strives To Be A Clean News* paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Clinton a If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume Lm Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 13, 1952 Number 11 AUGUSTA MAN NEW CHAIKMAN COLLEGE BOARD ♦— Hollingsworth Succeeds Dr. Wallace of Chester. To Seek Funds for New Dormitory. Award Hon orary Degrees^ Presbyterian college trustees, in their semi-annual meeting held re cently on the campus, elected new officers and chose three men to re ceive honorary degrees. The board chose E. C. Hollings worth of Augusta, Ga., to serve as chairman, succeeding Dr. W. R. Wallace of Chester. The Rev. W. B. Ward of Spartanburg, was nam ed vice-chairman; and Charles N. Plowden of Summerton, secretary. Named to receive the honorary degrees were the Rev. Harry K. Holland of Marietta, Ga., and the Rev. Charles K. Douglas of Waiter- boro, to receive doctor of divinity degrees; and Ross M. Lynn of Memphis, Tenn., doctor of laws. • The board also authorized Presi dent M. W. Brown, to request $100,- 000 from the Synod of South Caro lina and $50,000 from the Synod of Georgia relative to the renovation of'Laurens dormitory. . All three men named to receive honorary degrees are graduates of the college. The degrees will be bestowed at the annual commence ment exercises in June. Holland is pastor of Marietta’s First Presbyterian church, a post he has held since 1947. Prior to that he served the Raeford, N. C., church, the Plaza church of Char lotte and Presbyterian churches in Conyers and Smyrna, Ga. He re ceived his BA from Presbyterian college in 1926, his BD from Co- Wasson Considering Race For Congress This Summer Primary Representative Robert C. Was son of the Hickory Tavern section, in the city a few days ago, said that he was “seriously considering” running this summer for the Na tional House of Representatives from this district. t The district Is now represented by Congressman Joseph R. Bryson, and is composed of Laurens, Green ville, Spartanburg and Union coun ties. “I am now 40 years of age,” Mr. Wasson said, “and if I ever expect to serve my people on a higher plane I feel I must soon make a beginning.” During his six terms in the legis lature Mr. Wasson was a member of the education committee"every term, served as chairman for two terms and as a member of the ways and means committee one term, be sides holding other committee as signments. He has been active _in promoting temperance legislation Revival Services At Calvary Baptist Church lumbia Theological—Seminary 4n- commissions and department and this year was co-author of a bill which would provide for local option by counties. The bill pass ed the House but early adjourn ment prevented its consideration in the senate. He said that he was proud to observe that many things he advocaed on the county level had been realized^ such. as . better Vlces roads, better schools and rural elec trification. ‘There is a general feeling of dis satisfaction and lack of confidence in government, especially in Wash ington, and I feel that I can meet a widespread demand for new blood up there,” Mr. Wasson said. ’The time has certainyly come,” he said, “when people must take more interest in government and h^ye their representatives legislate rather than allow the people to be 1929. Douglas, a member of the class of 1922 at PC, has served as pas tor of the Bethel Presbyterian church of Walteifcoro since 1946. He came to this pulpit^ following four years' service as an army chaplain in World War II. And since receiving his BD from Colum bia Theological Seminary in 1925, N he also has been pastor of the Oli vet Presbyterian church of Mc- Connelsville, and of the Manning and Seneca Presbyterian churches. Lynn, who will receive the doc tor of laws- degree, is head of the Presbyterian Day School in Mem phis, a school he helped fbund last year and one which already has re ceived favorable recognition. Lynn, a star athlete at Presbyterian col lege, from which he was graduated in *1931, went to Memphis from the deanship of Darlington School in Rome, Ga. * Joan Vaughan Winner In State Contest Joan Vaughan, senior at the lo cal high school, has recently been announced one of the winners in the 15th annual South Carolina Scholastic Press project sponsored by the state tuberculosis associa tion. Her article on “How You Can Help Fight Tuberculosis,” was one of the nine winning articles se lected in the state convention. The nine eidries will be sent to the national association for judging on ^ a nationwide basis. Joan is editor of The Sentinel, students’ publication at the school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vaughan of Kinards. Methodist Series On Protestont Hour The Methodist Series of the Prot estant Hour for 1952 will be pre sented each Sunday, March 16 through May 25. Sermons around the theme, “Give God a Chance,” will be given by outstanding speakers of the Methodist church. Station WSPA, Spartanburg, will carry the aeries at 2 p. m. each Sunday. The Methodist series is a tran scription network program and is presented by the radio stations as a public service program. ^ heads. . He spoke of the plight of the farmers and spared no words in condemning the secretary of agri culture in holding down the price support of cotton to 32 cents. Continuing Mr. Wasson said, “Cong. Bryson has been drawing a salary from the people for 14 long years. I believe it is now time for somebody else to have a chance at serving the people.” > Mr. Wasson said he is now busy making many contacts with the peo of the fourth district and my decision will be based upon what I hear. “I will announce my inten tions later,” he said. Mr. Wasson said that he did not intend to offer for re-election to the state legislature this summer. Methodists Attend Leadership Classes Ed Leaman, 11, Of Cross Fatafly Shot REV. ROY GOWAN Calvary Baptist church of which the Rev. J. W. Spillers is pastor, announces revival services for the week March 16-23. The Rev. Roy Gowan, pastor of Mon-Aetna Baptist church at Un ion, will do the preaching for the week. The music will be under the direction of Mrs. Eva Land and the choir of the church. The pastor invites 4he public to attend the ser- KIWANIS FOLLIES MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT, FRIDAY The Kiwanis Follies, featuring home talent in a variety entertain ment, will be jyesehted this eve- READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY . EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change new merchandise Is received and displayed. MAD THE ADS Representatives of Methodist churches in Clinton, Laurens, Jo anna, Waterloo, Gray Court, Lydia and Kinards are participating in classes in leadership education at the First Methodist church in Lau rens this week. The first session was held Sun day afternoon and others are con tinuing each evening, Monday through Thursday from 7:30 until 9:30 o’clock. Rev. Joe W. Giles of Joanna, is dean of the training school. Courses, and instructors are as follows: “The Use of The Bible With Chil dren”—Mrs. J. C. Mason, Winston- salem, N. C. “Understanding Youth”—Rev. C. L. Moody, Ware Shoals. “Understanding Adults”—Rev. J. H. Kohler, Chester. “Christian Evangelism"—Rev. L R. Miller, Gray Court. Visitors are welcome and are in vited to attend any of the sessions, ment. Dr. S. C. Hoys III In Hospital Here Dr. S. C. Hays, well known retired physician-surgeon of this city, is a patient at Blalock clinic where his condition was reported yesterday as slightly improved. Dr. and Mrs. Hays have been spending several weeks in Fort Pierce, Fla. He became seriously ill Sunday and, accompanied by Mrs. Hays, was flown home and entered the hospital for treatment. His many friends unite in wishing for him a speedy recovery. Contract Let For American Legion Hut Contract was let this week for the erection of an American Legion hut on a site near Rosemont ceme tery, known as the former Black place. * The low bidder of $22,600 was W> E. Baker St Sons of Whit mire. Ground has already been broken and work begun on the building. ^ high school auditorium at 8 o’clock. The event, sponsored by the Ki wanis club, with various commit tees in charge of the activities, is being staged and directed by Doug Blanton and choreography by Da vid Stone, Presbyterian college students. D. B. Smith is master of ceremonies and Kay Mills, orches tra director. Included in the cast in addition to a large number of club members, are a group of high school and college students and other local people. The Follies offers music, comedy, dancing and a fashion show, with members of the cast in appropriate settings and costumes. Between scenes black face skits and fea ture acts in pantomine will be giv en. Each evening prizes will be awarded the oldest lady and the largest family present. Friday eve ning the “Kiwanis Queen” will be crowned. Candidates for the title are sponsored by the high "school senior class with proceeds from the participating Vote going to, the class for their trip to Washington. Tickets may be chained from members of the club today’ and Friday, and will be on sale both nights at the door. Rites Held For Puryear Infant Commitment services for the in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Puryear were held on March 1 at the graveside. Dials Methodist church near Gray Court. Services were conducted by the Rev. E. K. Garrison of this city, and Rev. I. R. Miller, church pastor. The infant is also survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Townes A. Willis of Gray Court, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Puryear of Portsmouth. Va. Attend Municipal 4 Association Meet; Mayor Joe P. Terry, William Brooks Owens, city clerk, Aider- man Hugh C. Ray, and B. B. Bal lard, chief of police, were in Co lumbia several days this week to attend the annual convention of the Municipal Association ^ of South Carolina. Ed Leaman, 11-year-old son of Laurens County Treasurer Sam M. Leaman and Mrs. Helen Griffin Leaman of Cross Hill, died at six o’clock last Wednesday afternoon of gunshot wounds he suffered while handling a .32 calibre pistol at his home. The largely attended funerai ser vices were held from Liberty Springs Presbyterian church Fri day morning with the Rev. Wick Broomall, the Rev. George A. And erson and the Rev. W. D. Ratch- ford officiating. Interment was in the adjoining church cemetery. Active pallbearers were the fol lowing members of his class: Chas. Burbage, Joe Hill, Charles Burnett, Joseph Coler’ Dave'" Ci umei,—Jake Rasor, Michael Williams and Cha# Williams. Mrs. Leaman saw the boy ap parently playifig with the ^pis tol and warned him to put it down as it might be loaded. It ex ploded just afterwards. He was rushed to Self Memorial hospital in Greenwood and died in a short time. Ed was a popular pupil in the sixth grade at the Cfoss Hill high school and was a member of Lib erty Springs Presbyterian church and Sunday school. His tragic death brought profound sorrow to his schoolmates, with the deepest sympathy going out to his bereaved parents. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Sam M. Lea man, Jr., two sisters, Mrs. Edward L. Petit, Chapel Hill, N. C., Miss Josephine Leaman, a student at Winthrop college, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. E. Leaman, of Cross Hill. Marvin C. McKenzie Passes At Hospital Marvin C. McKenzie, 47, died at an early hour Saturday morning at the Blalock clinic after several years of declining health. He was a native of Lake City, a son of Mrs. Drusilla Baker McKenzie and the late John M. McKenzie. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Drusilla B. McKenzie, of this city, three brothers, Leroy McKenzie, Lake City; John W. McKenzie, U. S. Marines, California; and Hay- gard McKenzie, of the U. S. Navy, Newport, R. I., and Miss Mary McKenzie of thjs city, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were' conducted yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) at the Gray Funeral Home by the Rev. J. H. Darr. Interment fol lowed’ in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were members of the local military company and the honorary escort was composed of members of the American Le gion post. PC Tennis Team Has 19 Matches ENTHUSIASTIC GROUP HOLDS MEETING HERE TO BOOST HIGHWAY HO. 72 Representatives From Several Towns In This Area Join In Effort To Publicize Route As Best From Charlotte To Atlanta. The Chamber of Commerce spon sored a meeting here last‘Wednes day evening at Hotel ifaary Mus- grove attended by about 30 citizens from the city, Rock Hill, Chester, Greenwood, Whitmire and Mount- ville. ; The object of the meeting, call ed by the Chamber of Commerce directors and special tourist and convention committee headed by J C. Thomas as chairman, was to boost Route 72 as “the quickest and best route through the state from Charlotte to Atlanta. Dinner.„host-.iQ .the represents lives from the towns represented were the hotel and motor court interests in and around the city.J ed that it be listed in red on their Hotel Clinton, Hotel Mary Mus grove, Roddy’s Motor Court and Midway Motel. It was decided to begin publi- road sighs, and it was also discuss- cizing “72” with the erection of ed and decided that the highway should be given a <name. The im portance of emphasizing the route with the traveling public was pointed out by several in the round table discussions with the idea of routing more tourist travel through this section. A committee of one repjesentative from each of the four largest towns—Rock Hill, Chester, % Clinton and Greenwood, was named to look into the price of the signs and other matters, with a report to be made back at a meeting to be held here in the near future. , For some time the local organi zation has been pushing this route. The Charlotte AAA and Washing ton headqUfkrtexs-iiAii-been-asked ta— advertis§<ihe route to the traveling public and oil companies request-* maps, Following this route leaving Charlotte, the tourist would follow 21 to Rock Hill, then pick up 72 through the state to Chester, Car lisle, Whitmire, Clinton, Mount- ville, Cross Hill, Greenwood. Ab beville, Calhoun Falls, and on into Elberton, Ga., and remain on tne route on through to Athens. Ga. B. & P. W. Club Hears Talk By Congo Missionary fRed Cros* Drive —^ Makes Fine Start, Expect To Reach Goal Incomplete returns yesterday ual picture of the physical, social | show $2,816.15 collected in the and spiritual life, motivated by‘ clin,on arca Red CroM tund dr, ' re Mrs. Wm. T. Mulcay gave a vis- now in its second week. Drive Chairman George H. C fear, of women of the Belgian Con go on Tuesday evening when she! nelson ; in'making 'the" announce- spoke at the March dinner meet- ment, pointed out that a -number infl nf.liu? Business arni Profession- of committees have n<o al Women’s club held in the ^ He . s,id a room of the Hotel Mary Musgrove. She pictured their sad life as complete report will be given a* soon as all collections are' reporte '. The Clinton afea quota for 1952 burden bearers of the Congo and i s $3,650.00. their tranformation when accept-1 Mr Comelson save this break . 1 down of fund collections to date. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Each week new subscribers are added to THE CHRONICLE’S large family. Once a reader, always a reader. If you are not now a member of our “family” accept this invitation to become one. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week . CPL. JAMES H. MONTJOY, Edenton, N. C. MRS. GLAbYS DAWKINS,- Joanna. CPL. DONALD R. BOOZER, c-o P. M., San Francisco. SGT. H. C. WALDROP, - c-o P. M., San Francisco. .JOHN H. TAYLOR, JR., Clinton. ing Christ as their Saviour Mr. and Mrs. Mulcay were mis sionaries for a number ot-jMoars to the Congo and are on leave while Mr. Mulcay is studying at Presby terian college. They will return to their mission in June. Miss Margaret Blakely, presi dent of the group, presided over a brief business sessison and also in troduced the guest speaker. English People Are Visitors Here The special gifts- committee has turned in $849.29. Hugh Eivhel- berger, chairman, (not complete) The business division $1413.35. under co-chairmen A. G. Suthe - land and Howard Smith (not com plete). The Clinton public schools W43.- 43, W. R. Anderson, chairman (complete). The Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, $427.00, D. S. Cook, chair man (complete). C. W. Anderson Hosiery ‘Mills. $45.36, Miss Dot Taylor, chairman Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harbin of j (complete), the Lydia Mills , community, have j Dapper Hosiery as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Achi- A 19-match tennis schedule for Presbyterian college here was an nounced yesterday. The Blue Stockings open against George Washington here Thursday. Their season closes with the state tournament here May 1-3. Other matches: March 16 — At the College of Charleston. 25—at Florida. 27—at Rollins. 28—at Jacksonville U. S. Naval station. 29—at Georgia. April 2—at Wofford. * 8—Dayton university. 10—at Davidson. . 11— at North Carolina State. 12—at Duke. ’ 15—at North Carolina. 17 —High Point. 19—Kalamazoo. 23 —Davidson. 24—at Furman. 26— Erskine. 29—at Erskine. 30— Furman. bald Stephens, natives of Vecken- ham, England, who are now living in Philadelphia. Mr. Stephens first came to America in 1912 and fought with the United States Army in World War I. He returned to England and it was during World War II that he became acquainted with Mr. Harbin who was in service and stationed there. The Stephens home was completely destroyed by a bomb and they came., to Philadel phia about a year ago to live. On Tuesday evening the Harbins invited a number of neighobrs to meet ^the visitors. During the week-end they were guests of Mrs. Harbin’s relatives in Greenville and have enjoyed a re union with a number of other ser vice acpuaintances there, in Seneca and in Greenwood. To Crown Senior As 'Kiwanis Queen' The Kiwanis club’s “Kiwanis Queen” for 1952. will be crowned by W. C. Baldwin, club president, on Friday night at the intermis- The Mills, $22.50, Gary Lehn, chairman (complete). Joanna Mills Division, $450., J. e Delaney, chairman (complete!. The wards No. 1 through 6, $585 - 83, Mrs. Wm. P. Jacobs and Mrs. C. ' E. Galloway, chairmen (com plete). Exchange Teacher From Germany Here Miss Barbara Richter of HarLin. Germany, will be at the Clinton public schools to observe and teach from March 24 through April IS with the majority of time spent at Florida Street school. Clinton was selected as one of the schools in the United State-- to participate in the exchange plarv- spoinsored by he Federal Securntv ' agency office of Washington in co- i operation with the National Edu- j cational Association. Under the teacher training project which en deavors to teach democracy 18^ j young German teachers are spend ing nine months, m the United States to study and observe work in the American schools. After receiving--tf~mSnths training at one of 17 selected university centers each teacher will visit two diffe Flonigon Resigns Scout Position sion of the Kiwanis Follies. me; ent school systems. Miss Ric N ‘e- contestants and their sponsors are comes h f Wisconsin * Dot Carr, Billy Snelgrove; Terry Teachers CollegT *' SC ° n * m Thomas. Rembert Truluck; Myrtisl Whlle here she wil] m Rhodes, Richard Jacks. home of Mrs. James P>ts All of the contestants are seniors John M Flanigan, Jr., field ex- and will be elected to this honor AUXILIARY TO MEET ecutive for Boy Scouts of Blue j by a token of one cent per vote.! The March me t - . - . . Ridge Council in three counties in The proceeds from the contest will this area, has resigned and will be come executive for the Charleston district including Berkeley. The change is effective this week. Flanigan has served the dis trict composed of Greenwood, Lau rens and New*berry counties. His successor has not been announced. Former Resident Passes In Sumter former resided Mrs. F. C. Smith, the Miss Mattie Adams, who here for a number of years, passed away Sunday in Sumter. Services were held Tuesday morning in Mountville. Mrs. Smith was an aunt of Mrs. L. B. Marion of this city.. ington, D. C„ .he latter par, ot ihi, ?“ ^ month. Appeal Made For Clothing An appeal has been-, made through the local Red Cross office for a colored family on the John T. Young place. Their house, fur nishings and clothing were com- i pletely destroyed when struck by a tornado Friday. Any household articles, particu larly a kitchen safe and chaira, or clothing will be appreciated. Men’s work clothes, size 38, or women’s clothing, size 44, are es pecially needed. 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. I