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The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LI 11 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 11, 1952 Number 37 Maid of Cotton Contest Here Lovely Social Event Miss Toccoo Wise of This City Chosen for First Honor, Miss Frances Taylor, of Laurens, Alternate. Five Entries in Show. Winner To Represent County At Clemson State Meet Next Month. County Maid of Cotton Chosen (College Begins New Year With Capacity Enrollment Miss Toccoa Bailey Wise, blonde and blue-eyed, will represent Lau rens county in the State Maid of Cotton contest to be fyeld at Clem son October 16. She was chosen Friday evening in the elimination contest held here at Hotel Mary Musgrove and attended by a large sonville, Fla. Miss Wise is 21 years old. five feet, eight inches tall. She linished Stevens college, in Mis souri and is now a rising senior at • Ohio State University. Miss Taylor, her alternate, also is 21, is a brunette, five feet, nine inches tall and is the daughter of gathering of friends and relatives. an( j Mrs. \y. A. Taylor of Lau Miss Frances Taylor of Laurens. 1 rens was selected as alternate. They were named by oiit-of- It was announced that all coun- - ties in the state will be represent- town judges from a group of five'ed at the approaching state contest contestants in the first such con-, a t Clemson. The winner in that test ever held in the county. The con t es t w iii compete for the na- judggs were Mrs. Bob Richardsuii. i tional title^ irTlTnationwide contest the former Miss Libba McGee, of Spartanburg, 1949 Maid of Cotton. Other judges Were her husband, R. Hayes, Walter Cart and Harrison Chapman, all of Spartanburg. Entries in the contest were Miss Catherine Eichelberger and Miss Wise of this city, and Misses Joyce Coleman, Betty Lee Swofford and Miss Taylor, of Laurens. to be held in Memphis, Tenn. The > winner of the national title will b<* presented an expenses paid tour to Europe, in addition to many other i|||| honors. Mrs. Sarah D. DeLoach of Lau rens, was chairman for the coun ty, and thanked members of the < ommittee and others for their cooperation and help in completing Hugh Jacobs, president of tne' preparations for the event. After Chamber of Commerce, was master J Miss Wise was announced for the of ceremonies, and told briefly the top honor, Mrs. DeLoach presented purpose of the Maid of Cotton con-! her with a large bouquet of lovely tests. Mrs. Richardson, a former; red roses. winner of the national honor, also ; Recognition was given to all spoke of the contest, its purpose! coun ^y members of the Maid o' and benefits, of the qualifications I £ 0 ^ on CO mmit1ee: Leslie Pugh cf to be considered in making tua| L aurenS) co-chairman; Mrs. Jack) county selections, and highly com-j Cooley o{ Mountville, Mrs. P. B. piimented the young ladies who j Meares of Cross Hill, Mrs. Hcnder- had qualified for the contest. I son p itts of this Cliy< Mrs. G. N. After thy remarks of President,i. oy 0 f Joanna^ Mrs. Henry Farii Jacobs each contestant entered the ballroom wearing an evening dress of her own and circled the hall in order that they might be viewed both by the judges and audience. The judges reported they had difficulty in making their decision. Before announcing the winner they had Miss Wise and Miss Tay lor to make a second appearance and brief talks before a decision was reached, after eliminating the three other contestants. Miss Wise is the attractive daughter of Mrs. Mercer Vance Wise of this city, and the late Mr. Wise. Before returning to Clinton of Laurens, Mrs. John Hugh Ma hon of Laurens, Mrs. R<^>ert C. Wasson of Hickory Tavern, and Ms. John Carey Bolt of Gay Court. Court. Miss Iona Blakely, secretary cf the local Chamber of Commerce, with Mrs. RH£fi Jacobs, served as hosts, with Jonn Harmon of Lau rens, furnishing piano music dur ing the evening. Mrs. DeLoach expressed her ap preciation to the textile mills of the county, the hosiery mills and xhe Laurens Glass Works for then* cooperation in bearing the exp»efis- Total of 195 New Students Expected to Enroll. Upper Classmen Matriculate Friday. Freshmen Put Through Examinations and General Orientation Program. Freihman registration is the top item on the Presbyterian college cal endar today as newcomers bring to a close four days of orientation and preliminary preparations for the 1952-53 school year. A total of 195 new students—one of the largest groups in history are expected to enroll lor the ^5nd ses sion. The entire student body is ex pected to number close to 500 this year, college ofTi'iaTs states Upper classmen will sign up Friday, night on Lake Greenwood. morning, and the regular class sched ule for the first semester will begin on Saturday for all students. Tonight, a formal reception will be held to welcome officially the new students to the campus. i The week's program of preliminary activity began Monday evening for freshmen anu transfer students. D,ui - mg this time, they have been.-put through the paces of meetings, place ment examinations, physical exanru- nations, general orientation and a Officers Named For County Red Cross Training School a number of years ago to makej es of the event. ♦ heir home, they resided in Jack-] Punch, cakes and nuts were pro | vided by the hotel managernent. City Tax Levy Same As 1951 with ladies comprising the com mittee on arrangements serving at the refreshment table. Miss Toccoa Bailey Wise was chosen Friday evening as Laurens Coun ty’s Maid of Cotton for 1952 at the fashion show in the ballroom of Hotel Mary Musrrove. The contest, in which there were five participants, was attended by a large gathering of friends and relatives from here and Laurens. Miss Frances Taylor, of Laurens, was chosen as alternate. Miss Wise, a striking blonde, will represent the county in the state contest to be held at Clemson next month. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mercer Vance Wise of this city. - Probate Judge J. Hewlette Was-, son has been re-elected chairmen i of the Laurens county chapter ofi the American .Red Cross and also as chairman of the board of direc tors. Other chapter officers elected are Joe McDaniel of this city, vice- chairman; Mrs. Morton Brightwe.ll of Laurens, secretaiy; Raymond C. Hill, treasurer for Laurens, and B. i Hubert Boyd, treasurer for Clinton. I Service chaimen elected were 1 Sam Leaman, disaster and relief. Mrs. Mqry Rossiter and Mrs. C. W. Wier. nursing; Mrs Melvin j Feins nutrition; Paul Culbertson, I fir?t ai<^ and water safety; Mrs j , y- C. E. Ga’llbtvay, Clinton, blood pro- Mrs. J H. Hunter, Clinton. -t- Grangp^- C-^-hrany*- ■--irvm. -Com Junior Red Cross; Mrs. Jack Tern pleton, volunteer service; Davi Faculty Given For Coming Year The regular 1952-53 school ses sion at the State Training School opened Monday, Sept. 8 after a two-day conference period the pre vious week. All members of the laculty re turned for the year as follows: Mrs. Sarah Lester. Greenwood. Miss Louise Cox, Clinton. Mrs. Margaret B Sease, Clinton. Mrs. Ayliffe R Jacobs, Clinton. Mrs. Thomas Rhodes, Laurens. Mrs. Allie Hamilton, Clinton. Mrs. Margaret Fouche, Newber- who has had manifold experience . , in the SOuthbury Training* School • Harmon, Laurens, and Harry Lav in Connectcut, takes the place of Contract Let For Dormitory At Training School Miltord Smith New Commander local Legion Post Back To School The Town of Clinton tax ordinance Safety Precautions for 1952 appears in today’s paper as . . . . # p lij adopted by city council at its Sep-j LISlcO TOi rUDIIC tember meeting. The ordinance calls for a total ol A contract was let here Thurs- Milford Smith, local veteran of day by the board of regents of the World War II. was installed as State hospital, Columbia, and State; commander of Copeland-Davidson Training School here, for a hos-;Po$t No. 56, Inc.. American Legion, pital-domiitory, at the latter insti- on Thursday. Sept 4. He succeeds tution. Wyman H. Shealy, Sr., command- Eight bids were submitted to! er the past year, the board and opened by Roy E. The installation ceremony which Hitchcock of this city, architect for included all new officers was con- the new building. The low bid ducted at the first regular meeting The attention of all readers of | went to Morris Construction com-j of the post held in the new Legion ton. this city, public information. Directors were elected at a pre vious meeting for the coming year included from Clinton, Mr. Mc Daniel, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Mrs. C. E. Galloway, John B. Jordan, James Wolfe and Rus sell Cooper; from Joanna Joe L. Lelanev. Funeral Rites For Mrs. D. R. Lynch At Mountville Miss Aziiee Livingston, resigned. Mr. Lown has a B.S. degree from Darvbury State Teachers’ college. M.A. from Columbia Teachers’ College, New York City, and is now working on a profesional di ploma. Columbia University. The majors have been Special Educa tion, Remedial Work and Elemen tary School Administration. | Mr. Lown served in the army | from 1943 to 1946, some of that i time being spent in the Pacific I area. co 11 *y__ -- i„ ot ,.„ ar VhpiThe Chronicle is calieq to a sped- pany of Greenville, with a total building located on the Whitmire millage is* divided 15 mills for cur-1 ial “ Safet y” P a 8 e advertisement j base bid of $249,460. Harper Build-1 joad in the fork at North Adair .. oo .-.nu' aPP^nng teday and signed by 22; e rs Supply company of Williams ' en interest sinking fund "payments ^ rms sponsoring »•» «■»** meS ‘ I ^ the second Iowcst bid of for and outstanding bon'ds sage. Its object is to urge upon every $265,700. Work oh the dormitory got un- street extension just outside the city limits. R. Pope Chapman, former commander of the post, and former district commander, presid- Mrs. Annie Boyd Lynch, 63, wlf< ?iQn0P HlllltinQ of D. Russell Lynch of Mountville,’ " ™ died Saturday night at a ^ ni0n ' Caacftnc fiillAn hospital after several months o! JCdjUMj V/lTCll declining health. m SHe was a native of this county,; Th( , m hunting in a daughter of the late J. Lawrence I South have been describ- and Lula Calnoun Boyd and waa, ( , d m leaflets issued by the new a member ot Mountville Baptist 1 Caro| Wl!d | lt ' c Resources church. e h „ Department: In addition to her husband, D ■ Th( , hun|i scas „ n „ Russell Lynch of Mountv,lie. she Thank iv , D ^ n d ,s survived by three daughters and Ma one son. Mrs. Bobo Franklin of Union; Mrs. W E. Meyers of near| here. Mrs. Luella McPherson of!'7” consisting of An- near Laurens; and Marvin Lynch d( . Lj \ URENS , AWjt .v,lie. Me- of Cross Hill, three sisters, Mrs.! as provided in special regulations for the various School Enrollment For Clinton Area Enrollment figures after the first week for the schools of the Clinton area were announced yesterday, the total reaching 2,483. By schools included in the area un- der the new set-up , the figures are divided as follows: Boys Girls Total High school 226 .246 .472 Academy Street . 189 .246 435 Academy Street 229 229 458 Providence 145 .144 .289 Cross Hill 41 46 87 Long Branch 48 35 _ 83 Musgrove 23 ... 21 ... 44 Mountville 60 ... 61. .. .121 Colored Bell St. Grammar— .155 .157 . 312 Bell St. High 73 109 182 READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. It’i thrifty to shop first In this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and nepr merchandise Is received and displayed. - BE WISE— READ THE ADS schools everywhere now open the streets and highways are crowded with youngsters going to and from school. This means that all driv ers should be alert and precautions the cooperative message urges. A state* safety official has out lined the folowinlg rules for auto mobile and truck drivers, parents and .school children in an effort to insure maximum safety. The automobile and truck driv er should: (1) Always observe speed limits at intersections and in school zones. (2) tfatch for children darting from behind parked cars. (3) Keep close watch oh children riding to and from school on bi cycles. — l -l—— _ — (4) Remember the school child’s life you save mig^t be your own child’s. Stop and wait when approach ing school buses on highway, load ing or unloading children. Parents can cooperate by cau tioning their children: (1) Always stay on the sidewalk. (2) Cross streets at intersections or crossing only and w here pos- s i b 1 e those where policemen, guards or school partolmen arc stationed. (3) To ride his bicycle single file and as close to the right hand curb as possible. (4) Not to ride bicycle on side- the present hospital bv a eoven'H ^ ^ Beniamin, Jr.; 3rd vice-com- f.assageway, with a 206-bod capac-1 mander> Mabry H McCrary; adju- :ty. It will be a two-story sIivk- Tench P Owens; assistant ad- ture with wings on the sides. ^Mutant, L. S. Reddeck; chaplain, R. addition to the living quarters; Eugene Johnson; historian, Carlton ihere -will be a kitchen, dent i I p Winn; sergeants at arms. A.- M. suite, reception rooms and nurses y oung and Charles E. Burnt tt; lounges. The building will accum- ath i etlc 0 ff lcer . ( Wyman M. Shealy, modate patients whe are immobil- j r ized and who require the rn l^ Membership on the house corn- medical and nursing service, Dr. be m c harge of the build- Whitten said. , i ing and to prescribe rules for its The following firms submittec i use sub j ec t to the approval of the bids at the letting: 1 post, was announced as follows: R. Craig-Robir.son company, Cr-: p chapman, A. B. Godfrey, V. S. > lumbia; C. G. Shockley Construe-; Harwell, Mrs. R. E. Sadler and tion company, Columbia; Harper R obert M Vance Builders Supply company, Wil- liamston; W. E. Baker & Sons, Whitmire; Morris Construction company, Greenville; Ross Build ers Supply company, Anderson, W. H. Sellers & Sons, Columbia: D. A. Richardson of this city; Mrs. Maude B. Bryson of Mountville, and Mrs. S. N Crisp of Laurens; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon from Mountville Baptist church conducted by the Rev. Stanley Hardee, the Rev. Geo. A. Anderson and the Rev. Ha r r i o n Woolbright. Interment followed in the Mountville ceme tery Geo. A. Creed St Sons, Columbia. Wyman M. Shealy, Sr , as 1st vice-commander, accepted chair manship of the membership com mittee, which will start its 1953 campaigns in the near future. An nual dues for membership in the post are $3.50, which includes a j subscription to The American Le gion Magazine, officers state. Members of the post inspected ! the building prior to the meeting. Lions Club To Hear District Governor Friday Evening J. Harley Bonds, of Greer, district governor of Lions clubs in this area. Opens Sept. 1 5 will be the guest of the local club Friday evening at Hotel Mary Mus grove, it is announced by Gary Lehn, president. The meeting will be at 7 00 o'clock (a half hour earlier than usual) and Dove Season Dove hunters will have another split season this year for their sport, according to an announce ment by A. A. Richardson, direc- , - r - - tor of the State Wildlife Resources members are reminded by President eonjmissjQn g a me department. wa l !vS or the wrong way on a one- Lehn to keep this in mind and be on | The first season will open Sept. time, since some of the members will i 15 an d c io S e Sept. 29. The second desire to attend the high school foot-Reason will open Dec. 27 and close ball game that same evening. January 10. wav itreet. (5) Not to ask for rides (6) To obey all traffic signals. The school child can cooperate The club also will begin its fall at- by obeying the instructions of his tendance contest and the full mem- parents, the police school guards bership as requested to be present to and school patrols. greet the district governor. Shooting hours for both seasons will be from noon to sunset. No changes were announced as to bag 'imit and other restrictions. Presbyterians Plan Family Picnic The First Presbyterian church bulletin Sunday announced an out door family supper on the church grounds on Tuesday evening. Sept. ’6; at 6:30, with all families invited and requested to bring picnic bas kets. The new students at the col lege have been invited and a wel come also planned for Miss Mary Ann Craig, the new director of religious education who expects to Cormick, Greenwood and Newber ry counties, the seasons are: wild turkey, no open season; deer, no open season; raccoons and squir rels, Oct. 1 to Fib. 15; rabbit and quail. Thanksgiving Day to Feb. 15; foxes, from Sept. 1 to March 1 and then only with dogs, and rab bits, with dogs only from Sept. I to Thanksgiving day Bag limit: quail, 10 per da. a i squirrel. 10 per day. Babb To Address Kiwanis Club On 'Constitution' Thomas A. Babb, Laurens attor ney, recently nominated in tho Democratic primary as a member of the South Carolina House* of Representatives from this county will talk to the Kiwanis club to night at Hotel Mary Musgrove. His subject will huve to do w ith the United States Constitution m connection with the emphasis be ing placed on the Constitution by* Kiwanis International this we- t. begin her work on the 15th. _. Mim Cra*. «ho suriKHL Mlss T he committee on publir roiatioia Bernice Stroupe, res,sued. ».;„'«»? aMaun. u m eharfe ot make her home with Mrs. Geo V* P 8 ; Bailev on North Broad street. Free Course In Tailoring for Adults On Friday. 2:40 to 5:40, in the Home Economics department, be ginning Sept. 19. there will be a. class in tailoring The class will not enroll more than ten people, and each one taking the course is uged to enroll in the first class to select some of the wool blends and make for themselves a suit, dress or skirt. Mrs. Roily Bannister will be the instructor. 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.