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I- ' f ' The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 26, 1953 Number 9 Dr. Lacy To Hold Religious Emphasis Week At College Religious Emphasis Week, held an nually on the Presbyterian college campus under the auspices of the Student Christian association, has been announced for the week of March 9-13. Committees from the student body have been named to head and handle all preparations for the special week. Dr. Benjamin Rice Lacy, Jr., president of Union Theological Sem inary, Richmond, Va., will be the main speaker for the week. Three other men will serve as classroom speakers. They are: Col. Powell A Fraser of the U. S. Army, Rev. Rob ert L. Alexander of Greenwood, and Rev. John Wilson of LaGrange, Ga. Col. Fraser, former head of the ROTC unit at the college, is now stationed at Maxwell Field in Mont gomery, Ala. Rev. Alexander is pas tor of the Ffrst Presbyterian church in Greenwood, and Rev. Wilson is pastor of the First Presbyterian church in LaGrange. Press Pays Tribute To William Watts Ball At the annual meeting of the South Carolina Press Association held the past week in Columbia, the late Dr. W. W. Ball, former edi tor of the Charleston News & Cour ier, and a native of Laurens coun ty, was honored in the following memorial paper by James A. Best, managing editor of The News & Courier: Central Carolina League To “Fold Up” For Season Inobility To Interest Desired Number of Teams In Loop Kills Prospect of Summer Baseball Ninety Six Drops Out. Judge J. Hewlette Wasson, presi dent of the Central Carolina I League, said yesterday that unless William Watts Ball of Charles-1 there are new developments, the ton, was a newspaperman’s news- league has “folded up’’ for the com- paperman. He reported and inter- ing season due to inability to get a preted events as he saw them, re- sufficient number of clubs to put gardless of pressures exerted by teams in the field. Following a meeting last week special interests. Once, when his anti-New Deal editorials evoked a threat of boy cott by certain advertisers, Mr. Ball wrote in the News & Courier: “If the editor is an obstacle to Charleston, a thorn in its side, he is prepared at a moment’s notice to remove himself. He is not prepar ed to move from his opinion.” clubs desiring to enter the newly proposed league were requested to contact President Wasson by noon i Monday. At the deadline hour only two teams had contacted the president concerning entries. Ware the Clinton Mills, made it plain that his group was ready to go into a six-club loop, but not a five- or four-team affair. “Six or^Jb^Mer,” was his ultimatum. Johnston, through its several representatives present, made it clear that they want to play ball, but wanted more details. They are definitely interested in a four-team league, they said, but want six clubs if possible. They have been playing in the Peach league with Baesburg, Saluda and McCormick. Irby Raines of Whitmire, said Barbara Mills Is Miss “Mi-Miss' ii In the moTe than sixty years of; o’clock deadline. Shoals and Joanna reported that ., . . . ... teams there are ready to play but; t ^ e ^ asis on which he could at least three other teams did not! deal was six clubs, but there seem notify President Wasson by the 12 his newspaper career, W. W. Ball had a rich experience from county weekly to metropolitan daily. He was editor, at one time or another, ed a possibility that Whitmire would be interested in the four clubs. J. G. McNeill, superintehdent of Clinton, Whitmire and Johnston had expressed a desire previously to play. The tentative meeting set for Thursday night to make the fin- the Ninety-Six plant at Greenwood, of four leading dailies in South ; a i decision on the league, will not i said that lack of interest, distances Carolina. He was dean of journal- ^ ^ held, President Wasson said. | to be traveled and the expense of ism at the University of South j when a meeting was held last employing the type of baseball that Carolina. He had handled every j Wednesday night to formulate fin- j Central Carolina league demands type of news desk and written : a ] f or the league, Ninety-Six j were factors in their decision to thousands of editorials. But first annouuced its withdrawal, while withdraw from the league. He said and last he thought of himself as a reporter. He was a good reporter. If there Johnston expressed its desire to join the loop. This left the league that amateur baseball and a well rounded summer program includ is a one-word description of a man'for several weeks—with only five with the many qualities Mr. Ball | teams. Joanna, Whitmire, Ware possessed, that word is character. | Shoals, Clinton and Johnston rep- Truth and decency were his stand- j resented at the meeting, ards in professional conduct and; Dan Kirby, representing Joanna, personal behavior. said, “We are here to form a right where it had been hanging] ing other sports, will be promoted in the community, but the plant is definitely out of the Central Caro- . The deep religious belief that was a part of his makeup perhaps gave a human touch to his writings. Faith he had in plenty—faith in God and in men. league. We are willing to organ ize even on a four-club basis/’ BARBARA MILLS “Miss-Hi Miss,” Barbara Ann Mills of this city, was honored by Winthrop college February 20th in the 16th annual “Miss-Hi ’ Miss’’ edition of its student newspaper, the Johnsonian. She was selected as 1953 “Miss-Hi Miss” of Clinton high school on qualities of charac ter, leadership, scholarship and personal attractiveness. Winthrop will invite 258 high school seniors to visit the campus March 13-15 for the fifth annual “Miss-Hi Miss” weekend. Miss Mills is the daughter of Mrs. Jessie Hairston of the Lydia Mills com munity. lina league. “Our attendance did I Cl.-. not justify operating a team of the ▼rllllOm J. JlOun type the league demands,” Mr. Mc Neill declared. “Players were hard to get. We tried to play youngsters until the colleges ended their term. Jofnr SsmeiYitte* Nomed For Korean Evangelistic Work Nashville, Feb. 22.—The board of world missions of the Presbyterian church, U. S., at its February meet ing appointed new missionaries to serve in Korea, Africa and Japan. John Somerville of Barnards- ville, N. C., has been appointed for evangelistic service in Korea. A na tive of Guthriesville, S. C., Mr. Somerville is a graduate of Presby terian college and will graduate from Columbia Theological Semi nary this spring. Kenneth Idol Home From Korea Friends of Kenneth Idol will be interested to know he arrived home yesterday after serving as radio man with the 25th infantry in Ko rea for the past nine months, and has received his discharge from service. Mr. Idol* is a graduate of Presby terian college and was employed by the Chronicle Publishing com pany before entering service in March, 1951. Young Attends Cotton Research Clinic Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Young, Jr., and daughter, Kay, spent last week in Savannah, Ga., at the Hotel Qeneral Oglethorpe on Wilming ton Island. Mr. Young was attend ing the annual National Cotton Council Research Clinic and is as sociated with the Clinton and Ly dia Cotton Mills of this city. Rep resentatives attended this meeting from mills in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden and Autralia. LOSES BROTHER Friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Giles will be interested to know they were called to Washington, N. . C., Sunday because of the sudden death of the latter’s brother, A. S. Roberts. initials of persons long dead, and < ^ e ^ a ^ s i on ^at score. Willie Wilbanks of Ware Shoals, j and we did all right, but the gate reported, “Speaking for Ware; receipts were disappointing.” Add- Shoals, we are ready to play ball.” ing Whitmire to the league also lengthens the travel required, he declared, and entered into the^re- His memory was phenomenal. was willing to talk a four-club ’ ut wanted to go into more —-r _ recall how they had fit. in to the his tory of his native state. Few peo pie ever knew more about South Carolina or had wider acquaint ances among its citizens. Mr. Ball was born in Laurens County Dec. 9, 1868. As a boy, he thought of Wade Hampton as his beau ideal, and in later life the edi Calvin Cooper, spokesman for tisioiT jnpt to continue play. Pur decision is final, he said. Changes Made At City Clerk's Office By Council Move City clerk, treasurer and pur chasing agent Wiliam Brooks Ow- principles, in a distinguished career j 6115 ’ and chief of Pollce B. B. Ba- that bridged two centuries. tor fought for many of Hampton’s, Hard, are now bccupying brand Aside from brief newspaper stints Jacksonville, Fla., and Phila delphia, his entire newspaper ca reer was within South Carolina, which he sometimes chided affec tionately as “The State That For got.” His advice to young reporters— and many a newspaperman today owes part of his early training to new offices on the second floor of American Legion To Present Show Here March 5-6 A Tiny Tot Popularity contest will be held in conjunction with the production, “On Stage America;” which is being presented by the Clinton American Legion at 8:02 p. District 10 vs District 11; Dis trict 4 vs District 13; District 1 vs District 3. All District 2 teams will draw first-round byes. Monday afternoon frdm ~GTsy Fun - eral Home by his pastor. Dr. C. B. Betts. Interment followed in Rose- mont cemetery. A large gathering of friends and relatives attended the rites, with many floral trbutes banked upon his grave. C D 4 Active pallbearers were Bennie | M^HCUS J. DOyd B. Blakely, Hubert Todd, Manley Mamed Foreman Martin, Hugh Eargle, Charles R- Workman and John L. Sloan. The honorary escort consisted of the elders and deacons of the Asso- he building used by the city for m., on Thursday and Friday, March church and c Kirby Hoo ' er E1 . Claimed By Death, Last Rites Here William J. Sloan, 75, died Sun day afternoon at the Blalock clinic after an iMness of three weeks. He had been in declining health for Upper-Slate Hi Basketball Tourney Here March 3-7 Presbyterian college was com pleting plans yesterday for staging the Upper State high school basket ball tournament, Class A and B. boys and girls, in Leroy Springs gymnasium March 3-7. Tournament Chairman Walter A. Johnson, said he expects a fast field from the seven districts to be represented. A total of 28 teams of istricts 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 13 will articipate. Four upper-state champions will emerge from this round and move down to Columbia for the state championship tournament. Most of the districts were holding their tournaments this^ week to de termine which boys and girls team.' in Class A and B will carry the colors into the upper-state elimina tions. Johnson reminded all dis trict presidents to be sure to notify him immediately after the winners are declared. Johnson said he, in turn, will notify these participants by telegram of the date and time of their opening games in the up- perstate tournament as son as the schedule is completed. This will mark the sixth consecu tive year that Presbyterian college has played host to the high school elimmations in upper South Caro lina. Action gets underway next Tuesday afternoon and extends through the following Saturday. The large field of participants will necessitate a crowded schedule of afternoon and night games during the first four days. Two championship games will be played on Friday night, March 6, and the other two titlists will be determined on the following night in the tournament finals. This year’s bracket for the upper- state tournament, as established by the South Carolina High School several years. Funeral services were cbnducted^match -these districts in'tTTiT | League for play in all classes, will rh L ing rounds: the arnsaction of its varied busi ness. Downstairs of the city hall has also taken on a new look with a tej-gd j n t h e contest and their pic new radio room built and floor tures are on display at Howard's space provided for two new cells p harmacy and the standings of the in the jail at the rear, which will children w in be posted on the w'in- 5 and 6, in the high school audi- j more q Bramlett, George Turner, torium. Boys and girls under six' M. D. Milam, Sr., and Sloan Norris, years of age are eligible to be en- Mr. Sloan was a native of this Grand Jury For '53 At the February term of court of general sessions in Laurens last week, Marcus S. Boyd, well known farmer, was appointed by the court as fore man of the grand jury for the year. Other members of the body from county, a son of the late James P. area are E- Ferguson, Jr., and and Martha Blakely Sloan, widely connected families of the county. For many years he lived in Ander- The new office of City Clerk j The girl and boy receiving the most i was secretary of the Coca-Cola Mr Ball—was to study all the rules P r ® vide separate quarters for menj dow each day. The polling places; son prior to his retirement here of journalism. Mr. Ball would add are designated on the pictures. | several years ago. At Anderson he with a twinkle: “And after you’ve learned them young man, remem ber that all of them can be brok en—except the rules of accuracy, ,al " ne “ ? nti g0 °d tas *5'., , T , 'plenty of room to carry on his add Mr. Ball retired as editor of The, ed dutjes rw News & Courier Jan. 1, 1951, after ! courK ji ^ & j Owens, which combines the cityj votes wiu be crowmed “King and council meeting room with a small-, Queen o{ Toy and presented er private office shared with May-! with loving on the stage Fn or Joe P. Terry, will give him' I. Mac Adair of the city, H. A. Hamm of Lydia Mills, and Bernard Nabors of Joanna. The sessions were presided over by Judge Joseph H. Moss of York. Solicitor W T. Jones of Greenwood Bottling company, and for several mad « ^ f,rst off ‘ cial a PP*«»rance i in the Laurens court since his elec- serving in that capacity for twenty- three and a half years—longer than years was an alderman of that city. He was a veteran of the Spanish- day night, March 6. For more in- American war and was an elder of formation about the contest call j the ARP church here which he Mrs. Wilmot Shealy. i dearly loved and faithfully served Valuable Prises Offered A Savings Bond will be the first Mrs.. Arthur Howard, recently ^ ^ any other man in the newspaper’s " ameda ff lsta , nt . cit3 f Prize for the amateur contestant history. He died Oct. 14, 1952. onginal | who receives the largest number clerk’s office downstairs. He has left an indelible mark up on the history of our state. One of his favorite remarks on events of Sewing CloSSOS the past, much of which he had re-! d. •_ D corded personally, was: ‘Tt‘s all in Begin /VtOrCh 3 the files.” The life and works of William Watts Ball are now “in the files.” Needlecroft Courses Sponsored By Clubs Are Well Attended • The needlecraft courses sponsor ed by the Hobby club of Lydia and Clinton Mills this week were well of total votes at both performances of the big show, “On Stage Ameri ca.” The audience will be the judge. Each ticket stub is a vote and the three top winners are an nounced each night. . “On Stage America” is also a musical minstrel revue with 24 A man of high ideals and strong Christian character, he made and held many friends through the years who will learn with regret of his passing. His wife, Catherine in the Laurens court since his elec tion to the office last summer when he defeated Solicitor Hugh Beasley of Greenwood. The Home Economics Depart ment of Clinton high school invites _ public to sewing classes which beautiful girls and a black-face New Directors For Chamber Commerce Five new directors for the Cham- Templeton Sloan, died nine years ^ >er °f Commerce to succeed five a go. j whose terms have expired, were He is survived by three sisters ' e ^ ec f e d through a recent mail bal- 1 lot of the membership, Secretary' will begin March 3 at 2:30 p. irt. The class will meet each Tuesday and Thursday sft this hour in order that 10 classes may be completed before Easter. Classes will be lim ited to 12. NEW SUBSCRIBERS attended by ladies in the d m * on ! |-|QMOR ROLL READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the atores aa prices chance and new merchandise la received and displayed. BE WISE— READ THE ADS area An attendance of about 300 was (reached for the classes on Monday I afternoon and evening at Lydia and on Tuesday at the Clinton Mills Community centers. Mrs. Nellie Poster and Mrs. Hermine Baarslag, well trained and widely known workers in the craft, were most gracious and remained with those interested until late in the evenings for both sessions. The Clinton Mills Community center was decorated for the occas ion with flowers sent by the Green and Oarolina Wren Garden clubs and camellias by Mrs. Emma B. Comelson and arranged by Mrs. A. C. Young and Mrs. Gary Lehn. The Hobby dub" will continue teaching crafts at their regular weekly meetings, Monday evenings at Lydia and Thursday at Clinton Mills, with all interested persons invited to attend. circle impersonating Amos and Andy and their famous radio and television characters. John Hol land Hunter is the interlocutor who introduces these famous characters as well as the amateur contestants. On Stage America" will provide an evening of fun for all. Cub Scout Pock Where can you get so much for "fo gg GuCStS of so little as a subscription to THE ■ • « r CHRONICLE? It is delivered LlOOS ClUO Friday M iss Lidie and Miss Elizabeth Sloan, and Mrs. J. Reed Todd, all of this city, and a number of nieces and nephews. Blakely said yesterday. The direc tors. with the hold-over members, will meet soon to name a president for the year, succeeding Hugh Ja cobs, whose term has expired. The new directors are J. B. Ar nold. R. E. Ferguson, Sr, Jame^? Wolfe. A. A* Ramage, Jr., and J. B. Jordan. -t— in your home every Thursday for the small cost of five cents. You will never be without this welcome visitor once you become a member of our family. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week; MRS. FRANK RAMAGE, MRS. HOMER JONES, JR., City. MRS. BOB ALLMAN, City. THEODORE JACKSON, B. F. HUEY, Lydia. MRS. SAM SEA WRIGHT, ' Charleston. JIMMY TEMPLETON, Clemson. MRS. BOYD WILKES, Laurens. The local Cub Scout Pack will be guests of the Lions club Friday eve ning at its meeting at Hotel Mary Musgrove, club officials have an nounced. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30. The Lions club is sponsor of the Cub Scout Pack in Clinton, and John H. Hunter, Jr, is cubmaster. The Cubs will bring their fathers to the meeting, and the den mothers also have been invited. They are: Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Mrs. Carroll W. Copeland, Mrs. George Hugueley, Mrs. Francis Blalock and Mrs. Perry Moore. Promotion for passing certain tests by the Cubs will be made, and the program will include skits and songs by the various dens. Seomon Hairston Stationed at Pearl Harbor James D. Hairston. Jr., seaman, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hairston of this city, is serving Local Photographer at Pearl Harbor headquarters of - — -- * - Rear Admiral Burtcta B Biggs. USN. Commander Service Force. U. S. Pacific Fleet. Hairston entered the Naval ser vice in December, 1951, and re ceived recruit training at the u. S. Wins Honors At Meet At the meeting of the Southeast ern Photographers. Association held last week in Atlanta, Ga . W M. Shields, local photographer, had Naval Training Center, San Diego,! twelve Photographs selected by California. i master judges to hang in the exhi- Prior to enlisting in the Navy, he at convention, was graduated from the local schools, and was employed by Ly dia Cotton Mjills.' New Cloth Shop Opening Today Moore’s Cloth Shop is opening today in the former location of Moore's Dress Shop on Pitts street. Mrs. Perry M. Moore is proprie tor of the shop which will be man aged by Mrs. A. I. Dixon. In an advertisement in today's paper they invite* the ladies of this area to visit the shop for their sewing needs. * FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading Pood stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly— they tell you about changing prices each week and where ynjj can supply your needs and buy to advantage.