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'* * 4r The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (EUttfom Olljrmtirlp If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 2, 1953 Number 14 MRS. SARA CALDWELL National Educator To Speak Here Mrs. Sara C. Caldwell, NEA pres ident, of Washington, D. C. f will speak in the Thomwell orphanage school auditorium on Monday eve ning, April 13, at 8 o’clock. The meeting, to wlj.ich the public is cor dially invited, is being held under the auspices of the local Classroom Teachers association. Mrs. Caldwell will visit only four schools in the state, Clinton, Co lumbia, Spartanburg and Lancas ter. Mrs. Caldwell is biology teacher, Garfield high school, Akron, Ohio, with 28 years experience as a class room instructor in both large and small school systems. She has long been active in educational organi zations, local, state and national, and is a dynamic speaker. She is expected to be heard by a large audience upon her visit here. T. P. Brown and Son District Winners, Smith Top In State T. P. and D. Eugene Brown, father and son, who live near Lau rens, were awarded $200 as first prize winners of the Piedmont dis trict in the South Carolina Green Pasture contest held last Thursday afternoon. The state-wide contest was sponsored by the Clemson Ex tension Service with the American Plant Food Council, the South Carolina Seedmen’s Association and the Farmers’ Cooperative Educa tional Association. There were 230 contestants from 40 of the 46 coun ties. * The Browns won out over 95 other farmers in the Piedmont dis trict with the tour of their place attended by a large crowd. Their farm consists of approximately 621 acres of crop and pasture land witn a dairy herd consisting of approxi mately 250 head of all ages and sizes of tattle. Their grazing pro gram, according to County Agent C. B. Cannon, consists of approxi mately 50 acres of improved per manent pasture, 75 acres of small grain, 210 acres of fescue and la- dino clover, 32 acres of kudzu and 65 acres of lespedeza following small grain. Also on the farm are 60 acres of fine alfalfa used for hay and silage. Smith Skate Winner C. T. Smith of Newberry county, was announced also Thursday morning as the winner of the $650 first prize in the Green Pasture contest. Hannah Brothers of Ab beville county, took second prize of $300 in the contest. The winners were announced and prizes awarded at the Smith farm in the Bush River community fol lowing a dutch turkey stew. Easter Cdnteta Sunday Evening At Broad Street Church ♦ On Sunday evening at 7:30 a can tata, The Easter Gospel According To Saint John,” will be given by the choir of Broad Street Metho dist church. A choir cantata for mixed voices will be directed by Mrs. James Pitts, church organist. The public is cordially invited to attend the service. The program follows: “Grace and Truth by Jesus Christ”—Bass Solo and Choir. “The Story of" Palm Sunday”— The Choir. “Pilate and the King of the Jews”—-Bass Solo, Tenor Solo, and Choir. “Open the Gates of the Tem ple” (A theme from Handel’s “The Messiah,” Mrs. J. F. Knapp)—Mr. James B. Puryear. “The Story of the Resurrection and the Life”—Mezzo-Soprano So lo, Tenor Solo, and Choir. “I Am the Ressureotion and the Life”—Woman’s Three-Part Chorus and Choir. “Peace I Leave With You”—Miss Anna Corley. “The Lamb Upon the Throne”— The Choir. COMMUNITY-WIDE WORSHIP EVENT AT COLLEGE STADIUM Time — 7:00 A. M. (In case of rain, services will be held in high school auditorium). Arsunrise Easter service, sponsored-by the local Kiwanis club,— has been planned with residents of this entire community of all denominations cord.ially invited. The service will be an impres sive reminder to all that Christ arose from the dead and gave the world the hope of a new life through Him. The following will be the program: Trumpet solo, “Into the Woods My Master Went” Kay Mills Invocation Dr. W. R. Turrter - . Marimba solo, "Were You There?” Mrs. Robert Wysor III Scripture Rev. W. T. Tefry Marimba solo, “Ave Maria” Mrs. Wysor Easter Message Rev. J. H. Darr Hymn, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!” Led by J. H. Hunter Accompanied on triumpet by Mr. Mills Benediction Rev. Stanley Hardee County Given $285,800 For Road Building Laurens county has been appor tioned $258,000 in the State-Federal Aid Secondary Road program for the next two years, accenting to a report from the State Highway Commission in Columbia. The fund will be distributed in two equal installments, one-half this year and one-half in 1954. The money, supplied about equally between the’ state and fed eral governments is apportioned for each county based one-third on area, one-third on population and one-third on rural, mileage as it bears to the total mileage for the state. * Columbia College Choir Presents Concert Here The Columbia College choir, un der the direction of Guthrie Darr, with Nan<^ McElrath as accompan ist, gave an enjoyable spring con cert Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium. In the morning the group sang at chapel exercises at Presbyterian college and were luncheon guests of the college. The 32 young musicians. were supper guests of Broad Street Methodist church at Clinton hotel, and at the conclusion of their eve ning program returned to Colum bia as they ended their first tour of the season. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS regularly EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’i thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores sa prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. BE WISE- READ THE ADS J. E. Benjamin Dies la Columbia, Lost Rites Here J. Ebb Benjamin, 83, died Satur day afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles D. Bell, in Columbia after several years of de clining health. Funeral services were conducted here Monday afternoon from Gray Funeral Home by Dr. W. R. Turner and Dr. D. J. Woods. Burial fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery, with a number of relatives and friends of long standing attending the rites. Pallbearers were Roy Workman, Sr., Harold Coleman, Ed Young, Fred Scott, Wyman Shealy, Sr., Floyd Bennett and Otis Young. Mr. Benjamin was a native of this county and spent most of his life here where he headed a plumb ing business associated with two of his sons. For the past two and a half years he had made his home in Columbia with his daughter. He was a member of Rocky Springs Presbyterian church and had many friends here who learned with re gret of his passing. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Janie McQuown Benjamin of Columbia; four sons, Roy, Ralph and Arthur Benjamin, all of this city; and Paul Benjamin of the United States Army, stationed in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Bell of Columbia, and Mrs. William V. Schwintek of Torrance, Calif., and three grandchildren. He was the last member of his immediate fam ily. County Spelling Bee At Laurens April 18 The annual county spelling contest will be held in the study hall of the Laurens high school Saturday, Ap ril 18, at 10:00 a. m., it has been announced by J. Leroy Bums, coun ty superintendent of education. Each school in the county has been asked to conduct a contest prior to that date in the school and send the final ist to the county-wide contest. The county board of education will give prizes of $10, $7.50 and $5 to the three top winners. The top win ner will go to Columbia in May to participate in the state finals. The state winner will be given an all expense trip to the national finals in Washington, D. C. Sharon, Hopewell Church Services The Sacrament of Holy Commun ion will be* Observed this evening (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Sha ron Methodist church, Kinards. A sunrise service will also be held Bas.er Sunday morning at 7 o’lock. Communion will also be adminis tered at 8 o’clock this evening at Hopewell Methodist church. The Rev. James E. Kinard is pas tor of Sharon and Hopewell church es. Mrs. Graham Passes At Home of Daughter, Last Rites Sunday Mrs. Lena Rice Graham. 71, wid ow of J. H. Graham, died early Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. D. Milam, Jr., after several months illness. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from Broad Street Methodist church by the pas tor, Rev. E. K. Garrison, assisted by (he Rev. MTIT Patrick; oTGrTm- ville. Burial followed m the Pad- gett Creek Baptist church ceme tery. Pallbearers were J. D. Stuart, R. L. Stuart, Jr., Brooks Stuart, Kirk Milam, W. C. Milam and W. C. Rice. The services were attended by a large gathering of friends and rela tives. Many floral offerings were placed upon the mound expressing the esteem in which she was held by those who knew and admired her for her sweet personality and graciousness of manner. Mrs. Graham was a native of Henderson county, N. C-, but had made her home here the past six years. She was a member of Broad Street Methodist churcl^. She is survived by four daugh ters, Mrs. T. R. Hagler of Colum bia; Mrs. M. D. Mliam, Jr., and Mrs. J. D. Edwards of this city; Miss Ruth Graham of Charlotte, N. C„ two sons, J. C. of Asheville and W. R. of Birmingham, Ala., one broth er, W. C. Rice of Union, and twelve grandchildren. * • LEGION DEDICATES MEMORIAL HOME TO FALLEN COMRADES Notional and State Officers Here for Impressive Exercises. “For those ideals of democracy and in merqory of our heroic dead, I ded icate this building, said E. Roy Stone, South Carolina commandeir of the American Legion, Saturday night at dedication exercises of the newly- built American Legion Memorial home of Clinton’s Copeland-David- Bon Post No. 56. Prior to the exercises, attended by 400 people, the post served a b?rbe- eue at 6:45. Easter Music Program Sunday Morning At Joanna Baptist Church A program of Blaster music will be presented by the five choirs of the Joanna Baptist church on Sunday at the 11 o’clock worship hour. The ser vice will be broadcast from the au- ditorium over WLBG. The presentation will be the Eas ter story and message in song by the church, celestial, cherub, carol and concord choiri. ~ ~ ler; soloists: Mrs. Alex Crawford, so prano, and Miss Eleanor Blumberg, contralto. Organist, Mrs. Carson Na bors; accompanists, Myrtle Murphy and Ethel Mae Rowe. The public is cordially invited to attend the Blaster service. Clinton Group To Be Host At Wildlife Meet The Clinton group will be host Monday evening, April 6, at 7:30 to members of the Laurens County chapter, South Carolina Wildlife Federation. A fish supper will be served at the Academy Street school cafe teria. J. C. Thomas, president of the local group will preside. Allen Lambright of Spartanburg, solicitor for Spartanburg, Union and Chero kee counties, will be the guest speaker. A membership drive has been underway and will close with this meeting. L. L. Copeland, Jr., chair man, has asked all who have registered new members to contact him before six o’clock Monday eve ning. Three prizes are being offer ed for those securing the greatest The annual Easter cantata by the number of new members. choir of the First Presbyterian | ij * L. C L ID J church was presented last Sunday | nigh jChOOl band evening before a large congrega- Tq gjyg ^o^rerf , tion. The rendition, under the direc- ^ tion of Mrs. J. F. Jacobsv choir di- Announcement is made that a rector w as entitled The Empt> , S p r , n g concert w jn be given by the Tomb , relating the events between Clint0n high school band on the Palm and Easter Sunday. The pro- even j n g 0 f April lQ, ( in the school gram also included a candlelight auditorium with ah admission of processional and two numbers by Lovely Easter Music Sung Sunday Evening Mrs. J. W. Crawford Dies In Belleville, N. J., Last Rites Held Here Mrs. Pearl Briggs Crawford, widow of J. W. Crawford, died last Wednesday night at a hospital in Belleville, N. J., after* several months illness. The body was returned here for funeral services early Saturday morning and was removed to Gray Funeral Home. From there the last rites were conducted Satur day afternoon by the Rev. E. K. Garrison and Dr. D. J. Woods. In terment followed in Rosemont cem etery. , Pallbearers were S. G. Dillard. Hugh C. Ray, Julian W. Coleman, W. Pierre Burdette, R. P. Hamer, John M. Roseboro and V. P. Adair. Following the death of her hus band last November, Mrs. Crawford went to Belleville in December to visit her daughter, Mrs. Chapin. Soon thereafter she became ill and underwent an operation from Which she never recovered. The services were largely at tended with many floral tributes from friends here and elsewhere The building, a brick structure of bungalow type, with basement and portico, representing an investment of about $40,000, is situated at the city limits on the Whitmire highway, on a tract of about seven acres. The main hall has hardwood floors, walls are in knotty pine, with stage at one end and several memorial rooms at the other. A kitchen and dming fa cilities are in the basement. An in spection of the building was made during the evening. The celebration, beginning with . the barbecue, returning of thanks by Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and singing of •America” by the assembly, was pre sided over by Mrtfcrd Smith, post commander. The invocation was by Eugene Johnson, post chaplain. Mrs. Eva Land was pianist for the exer cises. Mrs. Alice Wyman, of Greenville, acting in behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Pope Chapman, presented U. S. and post flags for the building. Placement of the flags was by Legionnaires Amilee Stagg and Mildred Young. Acceptance was by Wyman M. Shea ly, senior vice-commander and im mediate past commander of Post 56. Mrs. Wyman sang a song pertaining to the flag. — banked upon The gnrve attesting Mayoc P- the junior choir. . , The pulpit was effectively lighted with a Cross, candles and flower decorations. Winners Given In Beef Cattle Show 35c for students, and 50c for adults, with tickets now on sale. The program will consist of marches, overtures, popular music and novelties. Another feature of the concert will be tap dancing by Jackie Franks, the drum majorette. Florida Street PTA Herschel Gibbs and Jo Ann Gibbs, fo Meet April 7 members of the county-wide club; George Wasson, of the Hickory The April me eting of the Florida Tavern club, and King Thomason street School Parent-Teacher as sociation will be held Tuesday eve ning, the 7th, at 7:30. Probate Judge J. Hewlette Was son, of Laurens, will be the guest speaker on the topic, “Juvenile the of the Trinity Ridge club, were blue ribbon winners in the Laurens county 4-H beef cattle show held Friday at the fair grounds, each receiving a cash prize. The cattle were judged by Lester Morton, | court and The Problem of manager of Creekland Farms near, young Offender here. I Picture Be Shown At Thornwell Sunday Dr. O. C. Nelson of the American Leper mission, Atlanta, Ga,, will show a film and speak to the or phanage family on Sunday evening, April 5, at 7:30 in the school audi torium. The public is invited to hear Dr. Nelson and to see the interesting pic ture. Sunrise Service At Langston Church An Easter sunrise service will be held at Langston Baptist church Sunday morning at 6 o’clock, church officers have announced. The public is invited to attend. SCHOOLS TO CLOSE The public Schools of this area will close today for Easter holidays to continue through next Monday.' May 22-29. the love and esteem in which she was held. Mrs. Crawford possess ed many lovely attributes of char acter and was admired by many lifelong friends who join with the family in mourning her death. Mrs. Crawford was a native of Union county, a daughter of the late F. G. and Janie Spears Briggs. She had made her home here for many years and was a devoted member of Broad Street Methodist church. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Oliver W. Chapin, and two granddaughters, all of Belleville, N. J.; and three sisters, Mrs. C. E. Watts of Camden; Mrs. Claud E Sparks of Gaffney; and Mrs. Frank Powell of Charlotte, N. C. Hollingsworth With Metropolitan Here For Thirty Years Gus W. Hollingsworth of this city is now completing his 30th year as local representative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany of New York, the largest life insurance company in the United States. In June a special anniver sary dinner will be given by of ficials of the state office in Colum bia to honor Mr. Hollingsworth. Mr. Hollingsworth, a well known and highly regarded citizen, iden tified with the civic and religious life of the community, is a native of this county and came to Clinton from Union in 1923 and has contin ued his connection with the same company since then with which he holds an enviable record. E. B. Few Is New Agriculture Teacher E. B. Few, formerly of Honea Path, has succeeded George A. Wolfe as agriculture teacher at Clinton high school. Mr. Wolfe re signed to take over farming inter est with his father at Inman, where he moved this . tyeek with Mrs. Wolfe and their small son. Mr. Few, a graduate of Berea College in Kentucky, was formerly assistant supervisor for veterans classes in this district. Mr. and Mrs. Few and their twp small daughters are residing in the Rounds apartments, on Woodrow street. - Easter Holidays At College Begin Today The annual Easter holidays at Presbyterian college are scheduled to start officially atN) p. m. today, and will continue through next Wednesday. Returning after the vacation period, the student body will begin the closing six weeks leading to final examinations on the city, welcomed the guests, ai presented a bell and gavel to the post, which were accepted by Mr. Chapman. Mr. Chapman, former district Le gion commander and state vice-com mander, and who served five terms as commander of Post 56, read a list of the building committee responsi ble for construction of the post’s new home, and recqjjnized doners to the building. It was during Mr. Chap man’s tenure as post commander that the majority of funds for the building was raised. Tbg JnuJding committee was composed of: Wymn M. Shealy, chairman, Joe Davidson, Carroti W. Copeland, Tom Baldwin, Mr. Chap man, Louis Bond, Jack W. Anderson, Murray Adams, Mac B. Hipp, Jr., John E. Holtzclaw, Arthur Sanders, William Johnson, A. M. Young. Ted Riley, of Greenville, presented a life membership in the Legion to Carlton F. Winn, of this city, for out standing wc^rk in the Legion, prin cipally in maintaining the high mem bership of the local post. Mr. Riley also introduced distin guished guests, including one na tional officer, James F. Daniel, of Greenville, six former state com manders, district officers and visiting post commanders. Commander Stone, of Greenville, admonished the Legionnaires to make their memorial home a center for God and their country, and to be mindful of the needs and problems of indigent and hospitalized veter ans, Work for the security of the na tion, take^the lead in a back-to-God program, and to dedicate themselves to unselfish service in the Legion The new building is in charge of a "house committee” composed of R P. Chapman, chairman, A. B. Godfrey, V. S. Harwell, Mrs. R. E. Sadler and Robert M. Vance. Officers of Post 56 ar«: Milford Smith, commander; Wyman M. Shea ly, 1st vtee-commander, C D Ben jamin, Jr., 2nd vice-commander; Mabry McCrary, 3rd vice-command er; Tench P. Owens, adjutant; Jjmt*^ Von Hollen, finance officer; A. M. Young, sergeant at arms. Flowers used in decoration of the building for the exercises were pre sented by Mr. and Mrs. R. G Mur phy, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gray and Eastside Greenhouses. i FOOD... 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