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Volume LI 11
Clinton, S. G, Thursday, July 3, 1952
Number 27
Final Report on County
School Consolidations
Covers Gray Court-Owings and Hickory Tavern
Communities. High Schools Cited As Below Mini
mum Standards.
Battery 'B' To
Leave Sunday
For Summer Camp
The completed survey of schools in
Laurens county as recently released
appears in today’s paper. It carries
recommendations that Gray Court-
Owings and Hickory Tavern high
schools be continued as long as they
can meet the minimum standards set
by the State Board of Education.
The report published last week in
cluding Joanna recommended that it
remain a permanent elementary
school center and that Renno, Shady
Grove, Garlington and Hurricane be
closed. Grammar pupila of these
in
feeder schools for Woodruff
Spartanburg county.
Current enrollment at Gray
Court-Owings high school in the
four upper grades (9-12) is 70. This
fails to meet the minimum stand
ards adopted by the State Board
of Education to become effective
July 1, 1952. These standards
state that a high school must have
at least 7 teachers tot the four
upper grades—not more than two
of Which can be “off the enroll
ment.” This means that the en-
rdlBhehl In the four upper grades
schools would be sent to Joanna, and i ^ i ar g e enough to qualify
all high school pupils to Clinton high 1 f or fj ve teachers. The number of
school. ! pupils required for five teachers
The survey shows that the current
enrollment of Gray Court-Owings
and Hickory Tavern is below the
is 110.
There, undoubtedly, is some po
tential growth in this area due to
minimum number of pupils ^f 110 as several factors. However, the en-
required by the State Board. | rollment of the entire school is on-
Chairman J. B. Hart of the County; ly H more today than it was ten
Board of Education explained that. years ago. The average daily at-
these schools could meet the required ! tendance for 1950-51 was actually
minimum by the consolidation of
other small schools in their areas. He
said that several smaller schools are
sending their high school students
out of the county at present to such
towns as Fountain Inh and Wood
ruff.
The survey recently made under
the direction of the County Board by
Dr. C. J. Martin of Greenville, rec
ommends a wide program of consoli
dations. The part of the survey cov
ering the recommendations for Lau
rens, Clinton and Joanna areas were
published in The Chronicle last
week. The recommendations • for Ne
gro school were published three
weeks ago.
The Gray Court-Owings and Hick
ory Tavern surveys appearing today
include the contents of the survey
except for the estimated costs which
were withheld at the request of the
Board of Education as the figures
7 lower than it was in 1941-42. Al
though the high school enrollment
js now and the per pupil cost cost
therefore rather high, they have
physical facilities sufficient to car
ry on a high school program. Ex
cept for some repairs and improve
ments, little is needed in the way
of additiona Iplant. The audito
rium is large enough and in good
condition, the gymnasium is small
but serves its purpose well.
Battery B. 107th AAA AW Bn
(SI^) will leave by truck early Sun-
.day moning for a two weeks train
ing period at Camp Stewart, Ga.
The unit will return after two
weeks encampment on July 20.
The Battery is headed by Cap
tain Hervey F. Blalock. Other
officers are: First Lieutenarits Van
C. Oxner, Jr., Milford Smith and
Guy A. Tumblin; Second Lieuten
ant Robert L. Cannon, Warrant Of
ficer, Bobby L. Sanders. Master
Sergeants Tullie E. Blackwell.
Louis J. Bond and Ralph E. John
son.
Roster of Company
The following is the roster o
Hie company that will go on the
encampment:
Sergeant First Class: King G.
Bailey, Arthur B. Davis, William
C. reeman, Joel C. Lambert, Wil
liam H. McNinch, Clatide B. Mon
roe, Robert A. Neighbors, John R.
Sease, Edward E.. Simmons, Roy
T. Smith, Grady W. Spires.
Sergeants: William J. Bailey,
James O. Compbell, Willie M. Can
non, Harold N. Copeland, Douglas
E. DeYoung, George W. Frady,
Richard J. Hampton, Charles H.
Johnson, Bobby J. Meadors.
Charles R. Meadors, John P.
Moore, Charles T. Oakley, Marvin
H. Patterson, Haskell R. William
son, George A. Wolfe, William E.
Young.
Corporals: Robert A. Butler. Ed-
Here's Your
TICKET
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
LAURENS COUNTY
July 8, 1952
Solicitor—8th Circuit
HUGH BEASLEY
WILLIAM T. JONES
C. E. SAINT-AMAND
House of Representatives
(Vote for Three)
MARSHALL W. ABERCROMBIE
THOMAS A. BABB
JUSTIN A. BRIDGES
CHARLES L. MILAM
JAMES P. ROBERTS
Sheriff
W. A. LOWERY
CALDWELL W. WIER ^
County Commissioner ^
fVote Tor TWbT" " ~
WM. J. HENRY *
CLYDE G. JONES
PAUL S. O’DELL
CLAUDE A. PATTON
JOHN H. WHARTON
Coroner
HORACE B. BROWN
WALTER F. LYNCH
JOE F. SMITH
JOHN O. TEAGUE
Magistrate at Clinton
SAM McCRARY
RALPH C. SOUTH
Magistrate at Mountville
KENNETH O. BUCHANAN
CLAUDE J. (Cuz) FARMER
R. EUGENE JOHNSON
Unoppoeed
R. T. WILSON, Senate
wiS' VV' cei.. I WALTER DUNI^P, Cl.rk „ Court
land, Jr., George R. Corley, Wil-
Rural Letter Carriers ,
Meet Here Next Week
Three-Day Convention Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday With
Hotel Mary Musgrove As Headquarters. Interesting Program
Provided By President Niles C. Clark. Tour and Other Cour
tesies Planned for Delegates By Chamber of Commerce.
The forty-ninth annual convention, Donalds; D. W. Thonvpkins, Conway;
of the South Carolina Rural Letter C. E. Buddin, Summerville.
Carriers’ association, the twenty- Arrangements and Entertainment,
sixth annual convention of the La- Joe W. Leake, Lowry M. Wilson and
dies’ Auxiliary, and the sixteenth Ir. Pope Chapman, all of Clinton
convention of its Junior organization,
will be held on this city next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, July
7-8-9, with Hotel Mary Musgrove as
headquarters. It is expected that ap
proximately 209 carriers and their
families will attend the meeting,
>which wtll be presided over by Pres-7'Taylor, Honea Path; secreTaTy-treSS^"
ident Niles C. Clark of Waterloo, one 1 urer.
Memorial: Miss Mildred G. Abel,
Bateaburg; H. D. Rantin, Clinton;
H. G. Crim, Spartanburg.
Ladies Auxiliary
Mrs. Hugh N. Layne, Roebuck,
president; Mrs. Murray A. Sadler.
Donalds, vice-president; Mrs. H. E.
of the leaders in the organization.
Executive committee Mrs. S. B.
Other officers besides Mr. Clark ; Goodwin, Lake City, chairman; Mrs.
are Thps. A. Clarke, vice-president, j C. W. Gohghtly In*nan, secretary;
Florence; Irvin B. Blackmon, secre-! and Mrs. Leroy Peters, Ehrhard*.
tary-treasurer. Heath Springs. Ex- J Committee Chairmen: Mrs. Hal R.
ecutive committee: W. C. Fields,' Castles, Courtesy and Resolutions;
chairman, Anderson; D. D. Barr, i Mrs. M. O. McGee, FV>un:ain Inn,
Leesville; K. H. Patrick, Winnsboro. . Constitution and By-La
Mrs
Gray Court-Owings should be
developed as a first-class elemen
tary school center. Even though
the high school be continued there
are four vacant classrooms in the
elementary building which should
be utilized. There are five small
schools in the area with a com
bined enrollment of 202 pupils.
If these could be consolidated with
the present elementary school at
Gray Court-Owings the resulting
enrollrtient would make possible an
liam E._ Dominick. Silas _ Douglas,.
' Homer R. Dunaway, Charles
•‘were .not mflnal... and - bindtagprogram equal to any ‘Franklin. James E. Fuller, James
could be changed if other problems
arose.”
Recommendations of the two areas
in the upper part of the county fol
low:
Gray Court-Owings Area (White)
Gray Court-Owings serves a
large area for high school purpos
es. This community is to be con
gratulated on the fact that it has
been consolidated for many years.
The present high school plant is
a tribute to the thinking and
planning done by local residents
at the time when consolidations
of schools was not a popular sub
ject.
It is unfortunate that certain
in the county. With four vacant
classrooms available at the present
time at least 120 of the total num
ber of pupils could be accommo
dated, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that the remainder could be
absorbed in the existing grades.
Greenpond, Eden and Youngs,
which are close by and in direct
highways could be closed and
transported to Gray Court-Owings
in 1952-53. All of these elemen
tary schools are now served by
buses which transport high school
pupils to Gray Court-Owings.
Recommendations as follows:
1. Continuance of Gray Court-
Owings high school as long as it
can meet the minimum standards
communities, which are a part of . .
the Gray Court-Owings area, have ^ by *be State Board of Educa-
for some reason been sending high
school children into adjoining
counties. This custom began in the
days when roads were not hard
surfaced and transportation con
stituted a real problem. It is a
fact, however, that once people
become accustomed to feeling
themselves as a part of a certain
high school center it is very dif
ficult to get them to change. That
is one of the great obstacles to be
faced in consolidating high schools.
Former District 3-B has, for
many years, been an integral part
of Fountain Inn District in Green
ville county. In fact, a part of the
incorporated town of Fountain
Inn is in this former school dis
trict. When Greenville county
had a special Act passed by the
Gene r al Assembly in 1951 this area
(former District 3-B) was incor-
porated into Greenville County
School District No. 520. It is ex-
tion.
2. Develop a permanent elemen
tary school center by closing ex
isting feeder schools just as soon
(Continued on page eight)
4th Field Day At
Clinfdn Mills
A big program for the Fourth of
July is being planned for the Clin
ton Mills community. At 8 o’clock
all who are interested are invited
to meet on the softball field to try
their skill at dashes, foot races,
and prizes for winners will be
contributed by a number of busi
ness firms of the city.
At 9 o’clock races will get un
derway at the swimming pool. The
crowd will meet again on the soft-
R.
Foster, Robert A. Gardner, Riley
L. Gilmer, Francis O. Lowery,
Thornton M. Meadors, Alvin A.
Nabors, Steve C. Neal, Ralph V.
Simmons. George J. Sineath, Jr..
Broadus R. Starnes, Charles J. Vin
cent.
Private First Class: Robin F.
Attaway, William D. Bagwell, Hu
bert D. Bridges, Temple Campbell.
Robert C. Cobb, Henry A. Dixon,
Jesse T. Ellison, Jr., Robert L. fit
ters. Herbert W. Fallow, Robert L.
Calvary Educational
Building To Open
C. Haupfear, John P. Hellams, Jr.,
Marion L. Idol, Alfred W. Johnson,
Henry E. Pitts, James W. Price,
George R Simson, Jr., Jimmie L.
South, J. W. South. Harold C.
Stroud, William Thrift, Jr., Allen
A. Young.
Privates (E2): James R. Bras
well, Tracy W. Dees, Jr., James F.
Dunaway, Carl E. Eaton, Franklin
M. Gilliam, Marion R. Hamrick,
James W. Holland, Lional L.
Hornsby, James C. Kemells, Jr.,
George N. Kin£, Jr., Heyward R
King, Jack O. Laney, Robert R.
Lathrop, Henry L. Lewis, James
W. McGee, Harold D. Meadors,
James T Owens, Sam O. Owens,
Ronald F. Pace, Floyd M. Phipps,
Howard E. Stroud.
Privates (El): William E. Cal
vert, Parrell J. Johnson, Thomas
D. Young.
Dr. Wollor Associated
With Dr. Blalock
“Opening Day” services for the
new educational building at Calvary
Baptist church have been announced
for Sunday afternoon at v 3 o’clock,
with members of the church and
friends of other denominations in
vited for the occasion.
The large annex, under construc
tion for several months. Is now com
pleted and will be . open for public
inspection. The cost of the addition
was approximately $40,000. It con
tains 17 class rooms, 2 assembly
rooms, nursery, pastor’s study, social
hall and kitchen, rest rooms and jan
itor rooms.
The pastor, Rev. J. W. Spillers, has
been ill for several months. The
work of the church is going forward
in his absence by the Rev. Gene Phil
lips, associate pastor, who will enter
Southeastern Baptist Theological
seminary at Wake Forest, N. C., in
September.
Boll Weevil Count
Past Week Given
According to checks made by
County Agent C. B. Cannon over the
county last week, boll weevil infes
tation showed an average infestation
of 3.33 per cent squares where poi-
Dr. D. E. Wallar, a native of Win- I son had been applied, as compared
nipeg, Manitoba, Canada, has arrived I to T6.5 per cent squares punctured
The Chamber of Commerce has: George Gunter, Leesville, Creden-
announced that the city’s swimming' tials; Mrs. H. A. Knigbt, Walterboro,
facilities will be made available to Tellers.
the delegates and their families. A Junior Organization
specially conducted tour is planned Judy Lane, Roebuck, president;
for Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 to give George B. Clark, Waterloo, vice-
the visitors a close glimpse of Clin- 1 president; Evelyn Clark, Waterloo*
ton's three institutions—^Presbyterian j secretary-treasurer; Mrs. M. O. Mc-
college, Thornwell orphanage and Gee, Fountain Inn, sponsor: George
State Training school, onq of the tex- j C. Gunter, Leesville, adviser,
tile mills and a cattle farm. I Executive committee: Mildred
Guests and visitors will register Clarke, Florence, chairman; Johnie
Monday afternoon at five o’clock,' Sadler, Donalds, secretary; Claudette
wTffi "a“$nvgi‘ TM MnnWfiafjTPf the
Ladies’ Auxiliary and added enter
tainment, at 7:30 in the banquet hall.
Tuesday morning the convention
will be called to order at 9:30 in the
Broadway Theatre by Brooks Good
man of Mountville, president of the
county association. The devotional
will be led by Rev. E. K. Garrison,
pastor «£-- Broad Street Methodist
church, with welcome addresses by
Mayor Joe P. Terry, Postmaster W.
D. Adair, and J. Henderson Pitts,
Singleton, BtlionT
Templeton Selected
Citizen of the Year'
By Local Lions Club
Commerce, in the absence of Presi
dent Hugh Jacobs.
D. S. (Dick) Templeton was named
as “Citizen of the Year” by the Lions
vice-president of_the_ Chamber -Ollp)ob-o4-rts meeting Ffiday evening
at Hotel Mary Musgrove.
The club votes each year to honor
Responses will be made by M. O a Clinton citizen who during the
McGee of Fountain Inn, and Mrs. | year has rendered some outstanding
Clarence Golightly of Inman. Fol- service to the community,
lowing the introduction of state of-1 Mr. Templeton was named for his
fleers, announcement and appoint- work with the City Recreation com
ment of committees, the association! mission as leader of the program for
will be addressed by William C. i P° n y. Little League and Small Fry
Armbrust, administrative officer, di- | baseball,
vision of rural mail, Washington,! The program has been cited by lo-
D. C. i -’*1 authorities as an extremely im-
Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the ho- portant endeavor in that it provides
tel ball room, the annual banquet i for practically every boy of the corn-
will be given, with Dr. John Mc-
Sween of this city, as toastmaster.
There will be the introduction of vis
itors and guests and the drawing of
prizes
munity supervised training at an im
pressionable age under competent
leaders.
Mr. Templeton, principal of ’ the
; Academy Street school, long has been
. . , , «,» | . * . .. ball field for races such as the bal-
twmtly doubtful ttat even cand , ^ inlerlockinii ,
l.w should be changed the people )el , ^ p,, anuti orange , ncws .
in this community paper, marshmallow, sack blowing
• deciaum wh^ch would torce then olher contests t0 ^
children to attend the Gray Cou awa rded winners are on display at
Owings high school. _ , h oljnlon Mills storc
^ The Woman’s club wUl serve a
area affected by high school pu-j plate lunch a , ^ commun „ y
building at 12 o’clock for the price
pils attending schools outside the
county. The Greenpond and Beth
any communities are still legally
a part of Laurens County School
District No. 55, yet a goodly num
ber of pupils from these schools
attend at Fountain Inn. Likewise,
Youngs and Garys seem to be
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.
of $1.00, and chicken stew will be
sold at 90c a quart.
A group of Camp Fire Girls will
sell drinks, ice cream and cake
at the softball field, with all peo
ple of the city invited to take part
in the festivities of the day.
City To Observe
Quiet Holiday
Clinton will literally close down
Friday for the Fourth as a general
holiday. All stores and business
houses will be closed, the textile
plants here and in Joanna are ob
serving the week as vacation, with
large crowds going out of the city to
the seashore and mountains. A num
ber of barbecues will be given in this
ooenmunity. Business will re-open
Saturday morning at the usual hours.
in the city for the practice of medi
cine and will be associated with Dr.
George R. Blalock, owner of Blalock
clinic.
Dr. Wallar, physician and surgeon,
received his education at Queens
university, Kingston, Ontario, and
has just conrupleted his internship at
the General hospital in Greenville.
He is residing in the King apart-
ment!?.
Heads Educational Group
DR. M. W. BROWN
At the 38th annual meeting of the
Presbyterian'Educational Association
of the South held the past week ft
Montreat, Dr. Marshall W. Browrt,
president of Presbyterian college,
was elected as the new president for
the year 1952-53. Around 165 educa
tional leaders from 85 Southern cit
ies attended the conference
on unpoisoned fields.
For the week of June 16 the infes
tation where poison was used was
1.66 per cent punctured squares and
27 per cent on fields receiving no
poison. It is estimated that approxi
mately 23,300 acres of cotton in the
county have been poisoned thus far
this year.
Farmers are urged by Mr. Cannon
not to become over-confident that
the weevil is defeated due to the un
usual hot weather, but to keep close
watch on infestation and apply poi
son only when needed and under
weather conditions favorable for ap
plications.
West Clinton News
Omitted Today
The Chronicle regrets that the in
teresting news of the “West Clinton”
community does not appear today as
usual. The omission was due to our
inability to get the news furnished
the paper because of the holidays
and the absence of our regular cor
respondent from the city.
Citizens Federal Pays
$34,475.48 Dividend
The Citizens Federal Savings
and Loan Association of this city,
headed by B. Hubert Boyd as
president as of June 30, distribut
ed $34,475.48 to shareholders as
dividend payments for the first
six months of 1952. The dividend
irf at the rate of 3 per cent per an
num, and was ordered paid on all
investment and savings accounts
by the board of directors at their
June meeting.
Wednesday morning at 9:30 Presi- ( ‘dentified with athletics among boys
dent Clark will call the convention of the community and when the Rec
to order in the Broadway theatre, reclion comnjission s work was start-
with Roy Hefner offering the invo-1 cd he "was named as the leader of
cation. The group will hear an ad- ’hat phase of activity. During the
dress by Warren B. Bledsoe, execu- years he has won the confidence and
live committeeman. National R. L., respect of the boys and the commu-
C. A. This will be followed by re-1 nity in general.
ports of the officers, resolutions, un- t Mr. Templeton wilf be presented
finished and new business, the elec-' a suitably inscribed plaque at a fu-
tion and installation of officers, and ( ture meeting of the club, when he
selection of the next meeting place, i w ‘ll be the honor guest for the pro-
Ladies Auxiliary Program : gram.
Following the tour of the city! •
Tuesday afternoop and the banquet Grotl Mode Monoqer
in the evening, the Ladies Auxiliary . n n ' Cm. *
will be called to order Wednesday f LQUr6nS D6lK S btOTG
morning by the state president, Mrs.
H. N. Layne of Roebuck. The group
will be addressed by one of the na
tional officers, Mrs. A. L. Gardner,
followed by reports of committees a ^ er Belk’s m Lamrens and ha*
and Mrs. I. B. Blackmon of Heath, alread y entered upon his new po-
Springs, delegate to the national con- $ dion.
L. W. (Jack) Gratz, associated
with BeHc's store here the past
three months, has been made man-
vention.
The Junior group will take part in
the silver tea Monday evening and a
joint memorial service for all groups
at Broadway theatre Tuesday morn
ing. Their business meeting will be
called to order Wednesday morning
by the president, Judy Lane, of Roe
buck, followed by reports of officers
and the election of officers for the
new year. Remarks will be madefy j
Mr. Gratz came to Clinton from
Dawson, Ga., as assistant to Man
ager D B. Smith. During bis short
residence here he and Mrs. Grat.-
have made many friends who will
be interested m the announcement,
they will move in the near fature
to make their home in Laurens.
TO HOLD COMMUNION
The regular quarterly communion
George C. Gunter of Leesville, with j service at the First Presbyterian
the response by Mrs. M. O. McGee c ^ urc ^ been announced by the
of Fountain Inn. ; Pastor, Dr. W. R. Turner, for Sun-
Accommodations Needed
Delegates and visitors in the city
for the convention will have reser
vations in the two hotels and two
motor courts. Miss Iona Blakely, sec-j
retary of the Chamber of Commerce,
is in charge of room reservations in |
the city which will be needed to ac
commodate a number of the dele
gates on Monday and Tuesday;
nights. She is asking local residents
to cooperate in providing needed ac-!
commodations.
Convention Committees
Resolutions: C. I. Truluck, Enoree.j
E. C. Corley, West Columbia; Leroy
Peters, Ehrhardt.
Constitution and By-Laws: Hugh
N. Layne, Spartanburg; M. O. Mc
Gee, Fountain Inn; Clarence Go
lightly, Inman.
Credentials: Murray A. Sadler,
day morning at the II o’clock ser
vice hour.
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