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I \ > The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable > ' # - . OUtnton If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don't Get the News Volume LIU Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, June 5, 1952 Number 23 71ST ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD AT PRESBYTERIAN C0LLE6E MONDAY Graduates Presented Diplomas and Three Honorary Awards Conferred. Miller and Caldwell Are Speak ers. Medals Awarded, Highest Honors Announced # and Commissions Given ROTC Seniors. Commencement exercises at Pres- Mountain of God.” He took his text byterian college came to a close Monday morning when graduates re ceived their diplomas, three honorary degrees were awarded, and the large audience of fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends assem bled in the outdoor theatre heard the graduating address. Ther* address was delivered^ by Dr: Frank H. Caldwell, president -of Louisville Theological Seminary, who charged the graduates to use creative imagination in all phases of life and to engineer the products of that imagination into reality. Borrowing an advertising slogan, he labeled this the art of imagineer- ing and pointed out It could be ustd er ahd fhe world as a playing field Company 'D' To Hold Reunion Here Saturday City To Vote Tuesday For Mayor, Aldermen to escape two deadly pitfalls of life: 1. Wooden tradition and routine as if the universe is static rather than dynamic; and 2. Undisciplined vi sion—flying off from tangents of reality. Dr. Caldwell said the art of imag- ineering can. be used in three rela tions of life: 1. Vocational—to prevent one of the great tragedies of life whereby a man is not engaged in a work in which he can throw himself com pletely and in which he sees some fulfillment of God’s wishes. from the verse: ‘‘Moses came to the mountain of God under orders.” The minister said Moses learned three convictions about God there, convic tions that all should ponder: 1—The omnipresence- of God—We are prone to feel that God is not as age as he was fn bygone "simpler where anyone can make his own rules. Persons aware of the -holiness of God will hate corruption and un cleanliness because God hates them. Meekness and humility before God is the first standard of great moral leadership. 3—Compassion of God—The eter nal and holy God is concerned about each individual. When we’re in dan ger and trouble, God is with us, and Jesus is forever the pledge that God is on our side Dr. Caldwell emphasized the world needs educated people in positions of The annual reunion of Co. D, 118 The city municipal primary, in Infantry, Thirtieth Division, will be which little interest has been mani- held here Saturday with headquart- fest, will be held next Tuesday, ers at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Pierce June 10. The polls will open at J. Moore of Greenville, formerly of! 8:00 p. m., and close at 6 p. m. Laurens, is president of the organ-, Voting places will be at the city ization. In a letter to members he! fife station and Greasy Corner on states that the reunion will be the' Pitts street. opening gqji for a larger member-i Joe P. Terry, seeking re-elbction, ship. jas mayor, is without opposition. Sgt. Johnnie Hamilton of Colum-j He is completing his first two-year bia, a native of this county, wilt be ,erm- host for the occasion and will put on 1,631 and ever present in this atomic the shQW him.^lf, and. h a « .invited All incumbent members of all members to meet him here. Sgt.!have opposition. city a.id- Voting under days,-but we need to learn that fear Hamilton is owner of Hamilton's new l aw will be city-wide, all of God is the beginning of wisdom and that man who split the atom is responsible to the God who made that atom. 2—Holiness of God—It is too large ly characteristic of today to look upon God as an indulgent grandfath dated 1948-May 10, 1952. Aldermanic candidates by are: wards 2. Family relationship — making leadership, but even more, it needs adjustments and rearing properly. 3. Christian living—with sonal awareness of God. The College awarded its honorary degrees to: the Rev. Harry K. Hoi children a per- men and women in high places who know that God is near, holy and compassionate. He concluded: “I bid you to go again and again to your mountain of God until these convictions control your life. Because land, paistor of the church of Marietta, Ga., and the Rev. Charles K. Douglas, pastor of Walterboro’s Bethel Presbyterian church, both doctor of divinity de grees; and Ross M. Lynn, head of the Presbyterian Day School of Memphis, Tenn., a doctor of laws. Eighteen senior ROTC cadets re ceived army comm lesions — six of them in the regular army. These students received awards at the exercises: outstanding senior — John Callaham of Liberty; gold “P” for meritorious service—(Bob Hunt of Greenville, Joe Dodd of Rome, Ga., and Callaham; Fred Jay Hay Bible : th6 w ° rk ^ one during the year. T believe these are your convlctions, I have no fear for the future.” Training School 4-H Girls Club Has Achievement Program The 4-H girls club of the State Training School held its annual achievement program and dress revue Friday, May 30. There was a display of hand work, clothing, baked foods and well known store of this city. • v °i prs casting their ballots for ai- A large attendance is expected it;dermen in all six wards. No per is announced, for the afternoon so-!® 011 can v ° t6 ln j 1 * 6 P r i mar y ^l! 10 cial session, with a buffet supper l* 1063 no * ^ a . n(1 P resent io served at the hotel between 5 and "onagers -a registrat.on certificate 6 p. m.. Members of the organization in- clnde-officers and men of-' ekP’ Co. D which fought on the Western Front of World War I under the command of Capt. Arthur Lee, now of Greenwood, general manager of The Index-Journal. W. G. King of this city, is secre tary-treasurer of the organization, and B. B. O’Shields of Greenville, publicity director. Lost Rites Held In Newberry For William Perdue, Jr. Ward One H. D. Rantin Hu^h C. Ray Ward Two S. A. (Chick) Pitts L. S. Reddeck Ward Three Harry C. Layton W. M. (Billy) McMillan Ward Four James E. Anderson W. M. Walker Ward Five James Craine Arthur Dunaway Charles Hollis, Jr. Ward Six Louie Webb Woodrow Wilson CLOSING COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM U ORPHANAGE BEGINS FRIDAY EVENING ^ Senior Ploy To Open Exercises, With Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday and Graduating Exercises Tuesday- New High School Building To Be Dedicated. The seventy-seventh commence-, recital, ment exercises at Thornwell or- On Tuesday afternoon the new; phanage will be ushered in Friday $300,000 high school building ‘v. m evening at 8:30 with the annual be dedicated as a part of the con - senior class play in the new school mencement program, with recogn auditorium. tion of several individuals and or- On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock ganizations. The large new >truc- the baccalaureate sermon will be tur ' has a large auditoriLoru home preached in Thornwell Memorial ! economies and commercial depart- church by the Rev. Charles Had- ments, library, st^idy hall .mph dwr Nabers, D.D.; paSWr of the ' class rooms and other facilities. First Presbyterian—church. Green-j The graduating class is rnmpn-;- ville. , ied of the following nine members Tuesday evening at 8:30 the! Mable Brown, Mildred Bell, Sus- graduating exercises proper will i p Hamby, Sue. Summey. Ease be held in the auditorium at which 1 Hudson, Margaret Winburn. J^an time di|^Jomas will be presented McCabe, Marsall Neil, Robert Dow- and prizes and medals awarded die.. The address will be delivered by The orphanage opened its doors the Rev. Fred V. Poag. D.D. pastor for the reception of children on -of--Shandorr Presbyterian—rhrrrctr.1,~ 1875, wTfh'"Dr Wilham Columbia. • , Plumer Jacobs as its founder and On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 president for 42 years until his the annual meeting of the alumni death in September. 1917. Since association will be held. September 1, 1944, th*e institution To the class exercises the public ] has been headed as president by is cordially invited. Dr. Malcolm Macdonald, who came On Monday evening Miss Jean. here from a Presbyterian past irate McCabe, a senior, whll give a piano I in Moultrie. Ga. Major Samuel Gray Represents College At West Point Jubilee Delegates To Attend Kiwonis Meet In Seattle, Washington Funeral < services for William Mitchell Perdue, Jr., 32, of this city, were conducted Monday ai- ternoon from a Newberry’ funeral home by the Rev. James C. Dick- r i L Dl ert, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran CXChOngC LtUD rlons c u o. h ' Neighborhood Porkt in Springfield cemetery. For Small Children Mr. Perdue was found dead Sun- ♦ day afternoon with a bullet wound According to a recent action tak- in his head. The body was discov- i en by the board of control of the ered under a bridge across Little! Clinton Exchange club, the club is At the request of Dr. Marshall The 37th annual convention of W. Brown, president of Presbyte Kiwanis International will be held rian college, Major Samuel Gray in Seattle, Washington, June 15- represented him and the college at 19 Wlth 10 Klwanians fr0 n,- ev . the sesqui-centennial jubilee con-, prv 8prtinn fh ^ o* it€r River between Cross Hill and Bel fast, near the edge of this county. It was discovered by a youth, Jack Callenback, of Joanna, who was wading in the stream while on an outing with his family. Joanna friends and Officer Floyd Pitts were immediately notified, togeth- planning several neighborhood park and playground areas in va rious sections of the city. The an nouncement is made by a special committee in charge of the project. 90mposed of Shirley Timmons, Earl Rice, and Gus Ramage. These play grounds are intended to take care medal for best upperclass scholastic average in Bible—^Andrew S. How ard "t Simpsonville; Layton Fraser medal for best freshman scholastic average in Bible — William A. Mc- Cutchen of Birmingham, Ala. Top honor graduate — Lewis L. Hawkins of Plymouth, Ind.; ministe rial club award to outstanding min isterial candidate—Malcolm M. Bul lock of Fairmont, N. C.; best athlete —Dwight Groninger of Akron, Ind.; and top freshman scholastic average —Leslie H. Patterson, Jr., of Colum bia. * Robert E. Wysor, Jr., sabre to best company commander — Robert W. Pierce of Savannah, Ga.; Wysor In the afternoon there were two dairy foods demonstrations. Lizzie Mae Anderson, Marcelle Cleveland. Frances Cleveland and Geneva Horne took part. Frances Cleve land and Geneva Horne were the winning team. The highlight of the day was the dress revue at 8 o’clock in the eve ning. At this time thirty-two girls modeled dresses they had made. After much deliberation and checking of points the judges an nounced the blue ribbon group; Geneva Horne, Onita Silvers, Dor othy Haynes, Nannie Lou Fowler and Doris Mathis. Other first place winners were clothing achievement, Nannie Lou canned foods, which represented er with Sheriff C. W. Wier and of small picnics and will provide other investigating officers. Sher iff Wier said there was no indi cation of foul play. Coroner Joe F. Smith had a jury view the body and Dr. F. K. Shealy, county phy sician, examined the body, date was set for an inquest. Officers reported that Mr. Per- j has been offered for this purpose due was found flat on his back andiky L. N. Warren, secretary-treas- fully dressed. A 22-calibre bullet was found in him and a pistol near medal to best drilled freshman—Tom j Fowler and Carol Haynes; food Stallworth of Atlanta; Association of!preparation, Frances Cleveland; Army medal to outstanding senior cadet—Robert V. Atkinson of .Winns- boro; junior military class medal to best drilled cadet—Andrew S. How ard of Simpsonville; Major Dugald Hudson award to highest senior mil itary scholastic average — John D. Love of York; Hudson award to highest junior average — Charles Woodson of Red Springs, N. C. Earl C. Hollingsworth of Augusta, Ga., chairman of the board of trus tees, presented baccalaureate degrees to the graduating seniors. The list appeared in The Chronicle last week. Baccalaureate Sermon The world’s need for leaders of high moral character can only come through strong convictions about God, the seniors were told in the baccalaureate sermon preached at the First Presbyterian church here on Sunday morning. The Rev. Patrick D. Miller, pastor of Atlanta’s Druid Hills Presbyterian church, delivered the sermon to 60 graduating seniors in the opening address of the commencement exer cises. . , Dr. Miller spoke on moral leader ship in his sermon entitled, “The BEAD 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 and new merchandise Is received and displayed. READ THE ADS canning, Mattie Lou Wylie; dairy foods demonstration, Geneva Horne and Frances Cleveland. Judges for the contests were Miss Portia Seabrook and Miss Janie McDill of Winthrop college; Miss Davis, county home demon stration agent of Newberry; J H. Mahon, home demonstration agent of Laurens; and Miss Hazel Ann Den, assistant agent of Laurens. Miss Maybelle Spencer, president of the club, presided at the meet ing. County Candidates On Speaking Tour The third speaking meeting of the county political campaign will be held tonight at Hickory Tavern. The two previous meetings, Center Point and Poplar Springs, have been large ly attended, It is reported. The first meeting of the itinerary in this section of the county will be at Joanna on June 16. The Clinton meeting in the Clinton Mills com munity will be held on the night of June 26, Lykes Henderson Promoted to Lt. Col. Friends of Lt. Col. Lykes Hen derson will learn with interest of his recent promotion to that rank. Col. Henderson is a son of Mrs. L. S. Henderson of this city. He is stationed at Hanita Air Force Base, in Japan where he was joined early this year his family. AT LEDFORD-SKINNER RITES Misses Barbara Allen, Katrine Martin, Betty Neal Derrick, of Laurens, Margaret Harm, Mr. and Mrs, H. G. Prince and Mrs. J. A. Chandler attended the Ledford- Skinner wedding in Greenville Tueaday afternoon. j play equipment such as swings, horizontal bars, teter-totters, etc., for smaller children. The first of these areas is already in process of preparation, on East No i Carolina avenue next to the Clin- ! ton Paper Box company. The lot his hand. His money and valu ables were not molested and a note, addressed to his mother, was found in his car, parked nearby, officers reported. Mr. Perdue was born and reared in Newberry county, a son of Wii- 1 urer of the company, and through the cooperation of S. A. (Chick) Pitts, city alderman, is being grad ed and top-soiled. It is felt that there is a great need for recreational facilities of this type in the community, club officials state, and the public is cordially invited to make use of liam M. and Mrs. Sally Minick them. The first one should be com- Perdue. He had spent most of his 1 pleted in the next few weeks, the life in this city and was employed j cornmittee states, as section foreman for the Colum bia, Newberry and Laurens rail way. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of St. John’s Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nina Adams Perdue; one son Mitchell; two daughters. Misses Evelyn and Nancy Jane Perdue, of this city; his parents of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Stewart Smith, and Mrs. Ralph Saville of this city; Mrs. James E. Flight of Newberry. vocation held at West Point. The; 6 ^ 36ct “> n th6 celebration, May 18 and 19, saw • Canada, Alaska and Hawaii in at- dignitaries and representatives and! tendance. The sessions will be pre-_ The leading hoeworfhTes convene 1 over by the retiring presi- for the 150th birthday of the dent, Claude B Heilman, of 3al- foundmg of the Point. Gray, rep- 1 timore, Md., with a number resenting the college, was one of 1 Prominent leaders and speakeis on many representatives of colleges th e program. and universities throughout the The Clinton club will be repre- world. From the carl lost univer-' by President W. C. Baldwin* sity founded, the University e* Bo- J* C. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. logna 1088, to the youngest, all Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson were represented. i wil1 8° to the convention by train r»_ u . from a visit to their daughter. Mrs. Presbytman coUege. wh,oh j F Beckman m Lod,Tal,forma founded in 18*0. took Messrs. Baldwin and Thomas will celebration and was represented at ^ accom , t , d on th all luncheons and banquests. ;by Je|Ty p Wms0 o( ljlurens anI ', Gray, commenting on it as a (Leroy McCrow. president of tho whole, was impressed by the grand' Gaffney c | ub procession, though he was a part ofj The ' party on the trip will vlsjt it himself. The procession »n- p, ke * s p eak Estes Park Denver eluded all dignitaries, the diplo- lCo ] 0> Salt City> Yellowsum- matic chore that leading countneis park anc j numerous other place.- « f sent and government officials. Oiie, national mtcrest Thoy p!an to n ,_ of these was General Omar Brad- 1 turn on the Northern route and ley in his scarlet robe, represent-j t ake a personalized eonducted t'ur ing Oxford and an honorary law; o{ ^ Ford "River Rouge” plant doctorate. Finally the major banquet was headed by President Truman, speaking and decorating General Ridgeway. Citizens Federal To Pay Usual 3 Percent Dividend in Detroit. They will leave nero on the morning of June 10 and e\ pect to be gone twp weeks. To Open Shoe Store In City Plaxico To Open Automobile Agency Here In July Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore and daughter, Laquita, formerly of Spartanburg, are moving here to day to make their home and rest ing in the King Apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are proprie tors of Moore’s Shoe Store which will open here soon in the former location of Chaney's Dress Shoppe. Thornwell Seniors Visit Charleston The nine members of the Thorn- Tom Plaxico has resigned his posi-jwell high school graduating class tion as business manager at tha State! enjoyed a week-end visit t o Training school and said yesterday! Charleston. While there they were guests of the Women-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church. Miss Juliet McCl-orey ' accompan ied the students on the trip. that he plans to open an automobile agency in the city about the middle of July. He will occupy the building on South Broad street occupied un til recently by Chandler’s Garage, and will handle Chrysler and Ply- County 4-H Achievement mouth cars. j n 7 « ■% n Mr. plaxico is a native of York Program and Dress Revue county and graduate of Presbyterian I * college. Following his graduation he! The annual 4-H Achievement was connected several years with the program and Dress Revue w’ill be Training school as business manager i held June 9 a * 3 o’clock in the ag- until he resigned to enter the service i ricultural building in Laurens. 4-H as a commissioned officer. Following 1 club members, parents and local the war he returned to the city and leaders are invited to attend again assumed his former position on January 1, 1948, wnere ne has ren dered valuable service to the insti tution. His friends in the city will be' up in Ju y ' interested in the announcement his business venture. The winners will be selected to represent the county in various 4-H contests at the ditrict round- of' U. D. C. TO MEET The Stephen D. Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confeder acy, will meet today (Thurs day), June 5, at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. George H. Ellis on Calvert avenue. Clinton Graduates At College Monday The graduating class ^>f 60 mem bers at Presbyterian college Mon day included three from this city, Miss Margaret Hart Harris, magna cum laude, Valdane James Gause, and Walter J. Morris, Jr. A dividend for the six months pe- Townsend Case Be Presented Grand Jury Monday The Laurens county grand meeting Monday will get the of Highway Patrolman C mry rase R. r in Hod. Januarv I lo June 30. payable jownsend, charged with murd on Julv I. on the bans of 3 perorent t latal ^..se- ^. -n per annum, was authorized by the Young near Lydia M.lb. early tnis board or directors of the -Citizen.I, Y «“* n,ct h “ , d '' ath „ , , o • „ * j I end of a chase over two co untie- Fedora! Savings & Loa^ a ssocia on I, whlch fm> , enforcement at their regular monthly ™«>“*L ars * damagcd . Young was held Tuesday evening. The dividend K, ^ aUlJ ? ct| e!iCa ^ fp ,„. applies to both classes ot stock, m-; an al|f , ged ,, qi „ )r ^ h “ ad vestment and savings. ally been run off the highway. Citizens has beep in operation for | Patrolman Townsend was a/re.-t- 43 years, having been organized by, ed a day later and then released the late B. H. Boyd, and is the oldest under $1,000 bond on the murdei- association in the county, with as-j charge. He is represented by At- sets^ now totaling $2,615,042.62; sav-, torney O. L. Long of Lauren ings, $2,412,399.75; and loans, $1,-, — -♦ 971,903.97. Since its organization it has made it possible for hundreds of families to become home-owners and has paid several hundred thousand dollars in dividends to its investors. Its dividend announced to be paid July 1 will approximate $36,000. The association is headed by the following officers and directors: B. Hubert Boyd, president; J. P. Pra Two Local Girls Finish At Winthrop —♦-— Miss Elaine Jean Franzen of Jo anna, was a member of the Win throp college graduating clas- on Sunday, receiving a bachelor of science degree. Miss Martha Anne Simpson who ther, vice-president; J. Sloan Todd,; r e si des near‘the city, received a secretary-treasurer; Mrs. H e n r y ( two-year certificate in commerce Hunter, assistant secretary-treasur- Miss Franzen is *he daughter of er. Directors: B. Hubert Boyd, J. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Franzen. Miss Sloan Todd, J. P. Prather, W. W. Simpson is the daughter of Mr. and Harris, John W. Finney, Sr., J. B. Mrs. J. Mason Simpson. Hart, T. D. Copeland, R. H. McGee and T. H. Copeland. -V GRADUATES AT CLEMSON Mark Pitts, son of Mrs. P. M. Pitts, and the late Mr. Pitts, of this city, was a member of the graduat ing class at Clemson Sunday after ! noon. He received a bachelor of i science degree in textile engineer ing and was commisioned a sec ond lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. Attending the exercises were Mrs. Pitts, Edward and Thomas Pitts, Miss Mpnnie Miller, Mrs. W. C. Milam, Mrs. Jobe Hol land, 'Miss Margaret Holland and Jerry Pitts. 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 eaoh week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage. .