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/ « t The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (CUtttmt (Ehronirlf If You Don’t Rea<l The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LI 11 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 14, 1952 Number 33 BIDS CALLED FOR NEW DORMITORY AT TRAINING SCHOOL : Construction To Have . 200-Bed Capacity. New Building Just Completed and Being Occupied. « ♦ The state board of regents of the State Training School in session Friday, ordered proposed bids for the construction of a hospital-dor mitory and or the plumbing and or the electrical work on the building. Scaled bids w;ll be received un til 11 a. m., on Thursday, Septem ber 4, and will be opened at a meeting here at the office of the superintendent. The proposed dormitory, for which Roy C. Hitclv Cock of this city, is architect, will ~ have beds for 20fi people, and will be the largest dormitory erected since the institution was opened 32 years ago. The building v'ill be a part of a move to consolidate the school’s medical and nursing ser vice into one unit. The recent general assembly ap propriated for the Staet Hospital in Columbia and State Training School $5,000,000, Allocations from this amount are to be made for en largements at the school here as approved by the state board of budget control. Announcement is also made that a new fireproof dormitory under construction for the past several months has been completed and will house 100 residents. Transfer of men and women from other buildings into the new building, classified as “hospital or severely handicapped cases,” got underway last week, and is expected to be completed this week or soon there after, according to Supt. B. O. Whitten. The 100 applicants to be accepted by the enlarged facilities will bring PRESBYTERIAN ROIC CADETS BACK FROM CAMP to 1,430, the superintendent said. The new dormitory just complet ed, is located in what the school terms the “hospital” group of which, with the’ new building; there will be seven. Yield of 14,735,000 Bales Estimated For , 1952 Cotton Crop Unfavorable weather conditions will cause an estimated 15 per cent drop in South Carolina’s cot ton harvest this year as compared to 1951. However, the state is still expected to . produce 730,000 bales this fall. The entire nation’s crop for 1952 -is estimated at 14,735,000 bales, a harvest only 3 per cent smaller than last year’s. This indicates that South Carolina was harder hit by drought than some states, since 'the percentage of her reduction in bales is sharper. All County Schools Begin New Session September I Faculties Divided In Areas Announced By Trustees Number of Schools Abolished Under New State Criteria for Distict Reorganization. Few Changes In City Schools Staff. C. K. Wright, supe rintendent of i ton. Laurens county schools, District No. 55, has announced that both white and colored school, children will go back to school Tuesday, September 2. after the summer va cation period. Teachers, Supt. Wright said, -have been notified tmreport August 29-30 for a workshop tq be held for white teachers at Laurens high j school and for colored teachers at 1 Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton. Mrs. Eston Page, l^aurens. Mrs. Cljiyte Ray, Clinton. Mrs. H. M Wise, Clinton. Miss Irene Workman, Clint in Miss Lily Yarborough. Clinton. Providence Miss''Margaret" R. Blakely, ynn cipal. Clinton. Mrs. R. C. Adair, Clinton. Mrs. B. B. Ballard, Clinton Sanders high school. September 1 , George A. Fleming. Clinton all teachers will report to their Miss Mary Johnson Clinion buildings to put class-1 Miss Lou Belle Ncughbo put clu^is- instructional materials ton. Mrs. Addison Neighbor This group of Presbyterian college ROTC cadets ha; just completed the 1952 infantry ramp at Fort Ben- ning, Ga. The purpose of the camp for rising senior ca lets, who will receive reserve commissions upon .grad uating next June, is to supplement the instruction givsn to ROTC students on 'the college campus by addi tional applicatory training in military techniques unde' held conditions. Some 2,317 carets from 70 colleges and univeipitiej attended the camp. These 30 represented PC and es tablished an enviable record: Left to right, front row—Duke Williamson of Chari >tte, Bruce Galloway of Jacksonville, Fla.. Harold Dun- ton of Atlanta, Herbert Lever of McConnellsville, Cha-les Woodson of Red Springs, N. C., Homer M. Kirkman. Jr., Billy Barclift and Bobby Barclift, all of Charlotte. Second row—Tommy Jordan of Bishopviile, A. B. Plexico of Sharon. Richard Bass of Lyons. Ga., Sam Pin son of Greenwood, Perry Randle of Sumter, Henry Hay of Wadmalaw Island, andd Albert Campbell of Mc Cormick, ** - Third row—Bill Dudley of Mullins. Tommy Guillcb-au of Lincilnton. Gtf., Wade Camlin of Georgetown. Ken Thompson of Brunswick, Ga., Willard McFayden of Ellerbe. N. C., and Curtis Crowther of Columbia. Fourth row—Emmett Fulk of Darlington, Joe Kirven of Sumter. Tommy Sheriff of Orangeburg. Charles Smith of Mullins, John Harper of Decatur. Ga., Bob Peacock of Columbus, Ga., and John Covin of Belton. Fifth row—J. T. McQueen of Mullins, and Langley Blanz of Decatur, Ga. Livestock Show Barn Be Ready rt w w ■ w www j For County Fair The Laurens County Fair Ass6 : elation has completed plans for the erection of a livestock show’ barn, with construction to begin at once in order that it will be ready for use during the 1952 fair, October 6-11. Plans call for a iOO-foot square building containing a 50- foot square show area. The as J Area Subdistrict Plans YoutbWeek Methodist Group The Maltese Cross Sub-District of the Laurens-Clinton area has announced plans for a Youth Week to begin Monday, August 25, and run through Friday, August 29, ac cording to Miss Joyce Hart, chair man of the planning comir.ittee. Rev. Bryan Crenshaw of Greer, will be the speaker for the week. Clinton High Football Season respective rooms* and in order. The session will be the first un der the new’ county school set-up with' a large number of smaller schools abolished, others- consoli dated, and a heavy transportation of pupils to the Laurens and Clin ton schools. All schools will bo under the su pervision of a single nine-member board of trustees. The purpose of the drastic changes made in the re grouping of schools, Supt. Wright says, is to meet the requirements as set up in the criteria for school district reorganization of the State Education Finance Commission, Columbia, which directs the entire state school system. A number of schools have been closed with pupils transferred to other schools. The re-arrangement as announced by Supt. Wright, fol- low’-s: Center Point closed — pupils transferred to Hickory Tavern Clint Miss Clyde Smith, Sen* ( Mrs. R. W Wade. Ciint* J Cross Hiil Clara W. Hill, principal Eliza- Garlington, Renno, and Shady Ruth Sumter. beth S. Fennell, Fannie Mae Rich ardson, Margaret R. Williams. Long Branch Belle B. Sumerrl, principal; An nie Belle Brown, Lois W Cov Mountville Sara W. Wharton. principal: Mary O. Boyd, Beatrice K. Finley, Louise F. Lanford, Mary L. Town send, Elloree C Williams. Musqrove Eva W. DeShields, principal; Blanche Cox. Bell Street^(Colored) H ; gh School Bell Street (Colored) High School McQuilla Hudson, principal; Ed ward Crawford, Victor A. DeLee, Mattie B. W. Hudson, James Has kell Kilgore, Corine W Robert son, Cynthia General Pruitt, Edith Opens Sept. 5 sociation will be unable to erec>, anc j W1 jj cen ter his sermons around the seats this year but future plans, the theme of thp Y(mth call for the building of seats around : .. Give God A Chance ;- the show arena. Room is also avajC l!ndcr , he directkin o{ Su6 . Dis . officers and counsellors, The Clinton high school football team will begin practice Monday morning, August 18, under the guidance of -Head Coach Charles Burnett and his new assistant. Burl Allen, a recent graduate of Presbyterian college. All boys who are interested in playing are requested to report MondsK - morning at 9 o'clock. The Red Devils, with only eight re- Week, turning lettermen should pro\e tough competition for the ten foes of 1952. Returning from last year’s able for tying cattle around the tn ct ‘ "Office rs" * * 7 n d * "counsellors s< l uad are Center Alvin Hampton, barn behind the seats, it is stated. y ., w ,, , , , " ‘ ’Iwno received last year's best de- The completion of this barn wilr ^uth Week w.h b. tod « va-; fensive , rophy , lonf , with Tommy make .available all-weather faciii- n ^ ' ... i Sea-e. tackle, Boyce Wilson, guard, ties for cattle shows and sales, and recrMtlon ’ a J Rudolph Hamrick, end and three should mean a great deal to the ! f as t backs, Bobby “Rabbit'' Gallo C0UMy '; Host’churcties mdude Sdav. £, a £ lh C,harl£ ' s 0xner arra the promoter state. , First Methodist church, Laurens; j McElhannon - The fair association has increa?ea Tuesday, Joanna church. Joanna;! The Red Devils will open their the premium money for the 1952 Wednesday, Central church, Lau- season ^ ere on September 5 with r, w at.- 7/ «u<Jfair to $3,000 which is an increase anticipated tIS^OO bate, win still ° f * 500 ^ Premiums, be topping its average record for Grove closed—pupils transferred to Joanna. ferred to Clinton. Mt. . Pleasant closed — pupils transferred to Laurens. Eden closed—pupils transferred to Gray Court-Owings. « Warrior Creek tclosed — pupils transferred to ord and Gray Court-Owings. New Prospect closed — pupils transferred to Laurens. Lanford closed—pupils transfer red to Ford. Princeton closed— pupils trans ferred to Hickory Tavern. Grays closed—pupils transferred 1 to Gray Court-Owings. Youngs closed—-pupils transferr ed to Gray Court-Owings. Greenpond closed—pupils trans ferred to Gray Court-Owings. Central closed—pupils transfer red to Gray Court-Owings. School Faculties Announced The following faculties for the! 1952-53 session for schools in this section of the county are an nounced; Area No. 1—Clinion Lee Moon, the years 1941-50 by a margin of 12 per cent. Kiwanis Family Picnic Today A family night Kiwanis picnic will be given this evening (Thurs day) at Fellowship camp on Lake Greenwood at 7 o’clock. Members are invited to bring their families and invited guests, together with food for the meal. It is also an nounced that fun and fellowship in the camp will be provided after the picnic. Those wishing to play soft- ball are asked to arrive on the grounds as early as six o’clock. Two From County Get University Degrees The University of South Carolina awarded 151 degrees at its summer graduation exercises on Monday. Two residents of Laurens county are included in the list. Wilmot Shealy, Jr., of this city, and Miss Pauline Abercrombie Fanning of Laurens, master of education. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’a thrifty U shop flnt In this newspaper, then In the stores M prices change and new merchandise la received and displayed. BE WISE— READ THE ADS Prize money on nTost exhibits - n , c hurch, Wattsviller A picnic sup- the various departments has been per wiU be held on Friday increased. Some 100 young people arc ex- In the livestock departme i pected to attend Youth Week each classes have been added for the fol- n jg b t. lowing breeds of cattle: Aberdeen ^ Angus, Aryshires, and Shorthorns. _ r\ t. n The fair association has been for- I WO Ur0ri66S DC tunate in obtaining the services of two outstanding judges to place the livestock exhibits this year. Dr. D. W. Colvard, head of the School of Animal Industry, North Caro lina State College, Raleigh, N. C., will judge the dairy cattle on the night of October 7. Dr. E. A. Live- say, head of the Animal Husbandry Department, University of West Virginia, Morgantw’on, W. Va., will re ns; Thursday, Broad Street I lhe Batesburg-Leesville team. The church. Clinton; Friday, St. James; remainder of the schedule is as fol- ’ows: September 12—York here. September 19—Seneca here. September 26—Woodruff there. October 3—Open. October 10—Fairforest here. October 17—Greer there. October 24—Inman there. October 31—Hcnea Path here. November 7—Newberry there, November 14—Laurens there. Inducted Aug. 19 Seventy-five registrants reported to the county draft board to be forwarded to Columbia fur re-ex- MOyOF, Aldermen amination on last Friday, according ElarteA Tnocrlnv to J. B. Lewis, chairman of the c, ecrea i uesaay board. B«il Street Elementary Ruth P. Alexander, Bertha J H. Bailey, Mattie Suprarley-. - Deis ter-— Mamie L. Davis, Bertha E. Fergu son, Nancy Kate Pitts, Deborah. Maude Shelle, Ruby J^A'pung^. Smith, Jesse Frank Watts, Mattie Mae Young. Bethel Janu^ Motes, principal; Ruth Gilliam, Mattie A D. Mattie B. H. Fuller. Gainesville Mary Ruth Y. Little. Old Mounlviile Alice E. Fowler. New Hope Euna Mae Pitts. Rock Lillie J Suber Goode. Piedmont Ethel Suber Lindsay, principal; Evelyn Fleming Stoddard. Goggans Georgia Moss Butler, principal: Harriet J. Shell Terry. Area No. 5—Joanna G. N. Foy, superintendent. Elementary School Buren A. Lown, principal; Miss ent. W. R. Anderson, Jr., superintend- Etta R. Adams, Miss Kathorme H Copeland. Muss Dalene J. Johnston. Lown. Mrs. Mrs. Jeanette High School R. P. Wilder, principal, Clinton. Burl E. Allen, Conway. Mrs. James P. Sloan, Clinton. Blakely, Mrs. Alice Miss Ellie L. Farr, Hatton, Miss Nettie Mrs. Mary Frances Ruth W. McCrackm, Mrs. Marie B. Bannister, Mount- N. Martin, Mrs. Tom Milam. H H. ville. Prater, Mrs. Sara L. Smith. Mrs. Miss Elizabeth Boland, Columbia. Myrtle S. Speake. Miss Mildred Harry A. Bouknight, Greenville. Workman. Charles E. Burnett, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs 'Lown, Mrs. Cop - Miss Edna Frazii*r, Easley. land, Mrs. Martin and Mrs Milan Miss Nancy Grirfin, Huntington, are new members of the faculty to W. Va. | fill vacancies, Supt. Foy state* M iss Irene Hipp, Clinton. j Elzee Negro of October 8, it has been announc ed Fair premium books will soon be June primary The new administration will con- Two registrants will be induct- ° nl >’ « Clinton residents voted in ed August 19. Marvin Leon Babb £eneral *'««*'?? ^^Mday tor a judge the beef cattle on the night Wattsville, and Moses Lee Suber of rr ‘ a y° r and Slx aldermen for two- - . . . -- | year terms beginning in September. Regi/trants who cannot be lo- Those ci<ic,ed were in lh <’ , cated are listvd by Mr. Lewis as off the press and exhibitors are. f 0 ij 0ws; R u f us Hill, Owings; L. J. asked to begin planning for and Williams, Darlington; Robert Jun- ( sist of Mayor Joe P. Terry, and Al preparing their exhibits. Breeders ;j or Sampson, Clinton; and Ben|dermen Ray, Reddeck, MdMillan, planning to show their cattle are Doo^te Lackey. Lanford Station. Walker, Wilson and Craine. reminded tha tthe animals must be tested for TB and Bangs within thirty days of the fair. ^ Licensed In State As Insurance Agent After having satisfactorily com pleted all requirements and writ ten ‘ examinations in accordance with the laws of South Carolina Insurance Cofrmtlasion, Everett T. Bryant of this city, is now licensed in the state of South Carolina to represent as agent th Automobile Insurance Underwriters Agency of this city, general insurance. Offices of the general agency will) be at 103 North Broad street, he announced. I • « ■ - ■ ■ — ON TRIP TO NEW YORK Miss Jackie Franks is spending two weeks in New York City with several other dancing teachers from the state attending a dancing and physical educational school. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Effective September 1, the yearly subscription rate of THE CHRONICLE will be $2.50, an increase of 50c over the present rate. The single copy price will remain the same, 5c. The monthly club rate through our cqrrespondents will be 25c, payable in advance. This is the first time in the past nine years that the subscription rate of the paper has changed. The price of newsprint has increased about 300 percent in recent years, and every other item entering into the production of a newspaper has increased, some items as high- as newsprint. This mounting cost of producing THE CHRONICLE makes this small adjustment necessary, and we are sure our subscribers will not object to the slight increase. — # Subscriptions due and paid before September 1, will be on the same basis as at present. After September 1 all renewals and new subscriptions will at the rate of $2.50 a year, $1.50 for six months, all subscriptions payable in advance. THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. — ' “The Heme Paper Everybedy Reads” 4 Miss Katrine Martin, Gray Court. R. E. Martin, Clinton. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline. Mrs. James Puryear, Clinton. Miss Sara Robinson, Lancaster. Miss Frances Sheely, Clinton. Mrs. Arminta L. Wallace, Clin ton. George A. Wolfe, Clinton. Mrs. Essie H. Workman, Clinton. New members of the faculty are: Mr. Allen, Miss Sheely, Mrs. Pur- year, and Miss Frazier. They re place Miss Betty Neal Derrick, Miss Jean Drawdy, Muss Jean Altman and Mrs. Gene Skinner, resigned. Academy Street D. S. Templeton, principal, Clin ton. Mrs. A. B. Blakely, Clinton. Mrs. Hugh M. Buford, Clinton. Mrs. Julian Coleman, Clinton. Mies Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton. Mrs. J. H. Donnan, Clinton. Mrs. George D. Ellis, Clinton. Chas. A. Leatherwood, Florence Miss Rose C. Lee, Newberry. Mrs. John W. Little, Clinton. Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton. Miss Kate Milam, Clinton. Mrs. R. J. Pitts, Clinton. Mrs. Nene D.'Workman. Clinton. C. A. Leatherw.xxl succeeds J. B. Puryear, resigned. Florida Street A. Wilmot Shealy, Jr., principal. Clinton. Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton. Mrs. Randolph Davis, Clinton. Miss Sara Gary, Kinards. Mrs. L. S. Hiers, Clinton. Mrs. Elliott H. Law, Clinton. Mr*. Claude Lawson, Clinton. Miss Ella Little McCrary, Clin- A me Esther B. Wilson. Wadsworth (Negro) Laura Thomas, principal, Evans. f ' Zion (Negro) Henrietta Woodhon, principal; Elizabeth R. Marable, Allie B R. Alexander. All faculties released for the schools in Laurens and the upper part of the county have also been announced but are not included with this list. TEMPLETON REUNION The twenty-fourth annual reun ion of the Templeton Clan will be held Sunday, August 17. at Min eral Springs Park, .Laurens* off the old Clinton road. The family trees of David and James Templeton and the coat-of-arms will be on dis play. A draft of the family history will be available for inspection. Picnic lunch will be served NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS A new deadline for advertis ing copy has been set at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning to insure publication in the paper. We ask the hearty eo-operation of our advertisers in having then copy in the office early Tuesday morning, with Wednesday at 9 a m. as the deadline. ' THE CHRONICLE “The Peter Betnhei* >c«b"