The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 11, 1952, Image 1
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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
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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.