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X “N 4 t: i 4 \ — X The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clepn News paper, Complete, Newsy and ReljablQ GUintnn If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 23, 1953 Number 17 li—-: l Federation Of Music Clubs To Hold Meet This Week Joint Sessions To Be Held Here and In Laurens With Full Two-Day Program. Richard Cass, Young Greenville Pianist, Capital Life Singers, Harry Someone of New York, and Other Noted Musicians To Be Heard. CAPITAL LIFE OCTET TO GIVE CONCERT HERE FRIDAY EVENING The 32nd annual convention of the South" Carolina Federation of Music clubs will be held in Laurens and Clinton today, Friday, and Sat urday, April 23-25. Mrs. W.,.H. ftarleys- president of the Cora Cox Lucas club of Lau rens, is the program chairman. Mrs. W. Y. Thompson, president of the Clinton club, is chairman for the convention, with committees plan ning all details of the event. On Friday evening the Capital Life Singers of Columbia, will ap pear on the program under the di lection of Guthrie Darr of the Co lumbia College faculty. The group will sing three numbers, and will also present Miss Jacquelyn Stukes, mezzo-soprano, in a solo group. The concert will Be given in the Clinton high school auditorium at 8 o’clock, with no admission charge.„ Lester L. Bates, president of the Capital Life Insurance company, will be present to introduce the singers, and will also present Harry Simeone of New York, who will di rect the singers in his own compo sition, “Southern Pines,” based on the poem by Dr. Archibald Rut ledge, poet laureate of South Caro lina, composed and arranged by Mr. Simeone, and dedicated to the federation. Mr. Simeone married the former Miss Margaret and is currently arranger and mus ic director of Fred Waring’s or chestra and the Firestone radio pro gram. A graduate of the Julliard School of Music, he -was with Para mount Studies in Hollywood for several years writing background music for the, movies. Mrs. Si meone will accompany her hus band to the federation meeting end will be the guest of her cousin, Mrs. L. S. McMiDian of Laurens. Richard B. Cass, 22-year-old pi anist of Greenville, who last week won the auditions for young artists held by the National Federation of Music clubs in New York’s Town Hall, will be the featured performer for the concert of the convention of music clubs. The concert will be held here in the high school auditorium on Fri day evening at 8:15. This perform ance will be open to the public ana it has been announced there will be no admission charge. Mr. Cass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Cass, and nephew of Green ville’s mayor, J. Keneth Cass, is a senior at Furman university, and has been a piano pupil of Wendell Keeney, head off the Furman music department. During the last three . i. —— . i .' . . Martin Speaks To Son-Daughter Group At Cfmrch The annual father-son, father- daughter banquet at the First Pres byterian church was given last Thursday evening with a large number of young boys and girls ac companying their fathers. The meeting was presided over by Har ry McSween, president of the men of the church organization. The guest speaker was Rev. Ar thur M. Martin, executive secre tary of the Synod of South Caro lina, succeeding the late Rev. Lqs.- lie Patterson. He spoke of the ex tension program of the church in this state and the responsibility of extending the church in all new areas Hi rough Christian faith and ideals. We must spread Christian democratic culture, ihe said, to all. He spoke of the importance and re sponsibility of parents in training their young children in the Sunday school and church, and setting be fore them the proper examples in their youth days. Ronnie and Milton Moore, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Moore, played a piano duet during the evening. „ summers he studied at Chatauqua Institute, Chatauqua, N. Y., and he won an award each year. He has been presented in concert in Green ville, Charlotte and Oak Ridge dur ing the past two years, and as a so loist he has appeared in coast-to- coast broadcasts. Mrs. W. H. Harley, program chairman for the convention, has announced that there will be many outstanding musical events ,in ad dition to the business proceedings of the two-day meet. Mrs. Harley also said that visitors would be welcome at the sessions. At the opening meeting to be held at the First Presbyterian church in Laurens, music will be furnished by John Richards Mc Rae, baritone, with Henry Janiec, conductor of the Spartanburg Sym phony orchestra, as accompanist Also on the Friday morning pro gram will be Mrs. Heath Cope land, organist, of this city. Lunch eon music will be rendered by Mrs. Charles Jones, soprano, of Colum bia, with Mrs. Earl Stradtman at the piano. The afternoon session will feature a program of music, beginning at 3 p. m., by students from the federated dubs of South i Carolina colleges. The convention j 1 banpuet will present a program of music by the Furman University Trio, Wendell Keeny, pianist, Miss Lennie Lusby, violinist and Misg. Members of group are, seated: Nancy McElrath and Willard Brask, accompanists: standing:, left to right: Martha Heddon, Jackie Stukes, Norene Hardwick, Elaine Schultz. Eddie Williams. Bill Jordon. Ward Gailey. Jr„ Carrere Salley. Rita Mae Baker, cellist. The ban quet will be held here at Hotel Mary Musgrove at 6:30 p. m., and will be followed by the concert at the high school. Saturday’s session will begin at S:15 a. m., in the school audito rium here with a program by the Presbyterian college choir. Eh. Ed ouard Patie, conductor. Also on the morning’s program will be John Rasnsaur, baritone, of Spartanburg, and a presentation of 4nusic in the home, by Mrs. Paul Culbertson and her two children, of Laurens. The .day’s luncheon will feature Mrs. James Martin, mezzo-soprano, of Spartanburg, and this luncheon will .close Ihe 1953 convention. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will And 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 can supply your needs and Ajuy to advantage. N. C. Methodist Pastors To Fill Churches This State Thirty pastors from the Green- .wood Methodist district headed by the Rev. John M. Shingler as super intendent, are spending April 17-26. in North Carolina conducting serv- |ices as one phase of .the Methodist ' Evangelistic Mission campaign. In return pastors from North Car olina will conduct services in churches of this state tor the period May 1-10. The reciprocal exchange plan began last October in the Louis ville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn., areas. The Rev. J. E. Kinard a>f the Kin ards charge, Retv. P. W Turner of Joanna, and Rev. E. K. Garrison of Broad street church this city, are taking part in tbe campaign at Camp Glenn, Snow Hill and Trenton. In the ^minister exchange next mouth the Rev. H. M. McLamb of Hemiet, N. C., has been assigned to Broad street church here; Joanna, the Rev. H. L. Harris of Rocking- ham; Kinards, Rer. Kelly J Wil^n p£ Longhurst. Assignment is to be made to the Lydia Millo-Sandy Spring* charge. Freed S. C. Prisoner Has Relatives Here Cpl. Harry E. Purvis, who so far is the only South Carolinian to be listed among the prisoners freed in Korea by the Communists, is a brother of J. W. Purviit, of York, formerly of this city, and a nephew of J. Roy Gasque. His parents are dead. Cpl. Purvis, of the First Cavalry division, was employed in Walhalla before entering the army in Sep tember, 1950. He went to Korea in February, 1951, and was captured the following October. Wheeler Unable To Meet With Kiwanians It wa| previously announced that Lieutenant Governor Harold Wheel er of Gaffney, would pay an official visit to the Kiwanis club here to night. . President J. C. Thomas was noti- fled yesterday that Mr. Wheeler is a patient in the Gaffney hospital and will be unable to fill his engage ment. He will come later to address the club, President Thomas said. Blue Stockinu Again Wins Rating 'All-American' Final Report For Red Cross Drive i Dr. J. W. McCullough of Laurens, campaign chairman for the Ameri- sTudent \ cfcn Re«3 'Cross annual drive, has- Cancer Crusade Kickoff Banquet Largely Attended Presbyterian college’s student:can Red Cross annual drive, hasri ^ 1C annua * meeting and kickoff newspaper, The Blue Stocking, has announced the campaign has closed j banc l ue t for the 1953-54 Cancer been rated All-American for the ^ntriKntmns 'Crusade in the county was held an'nounced’satnrdifv h ' St0ry ’ “ ™ t i”" “ M ioanna ar,.^" ™day evening a, Ho.e, Mary an ouncea S&ttmiay. $3,7J*.49 was raised. This amount j Musgrove and largely attended by The Associated Collegiate Press gave its stamp of approval to is sues published during the first se mester of 1932-53 session under the editorship dt George Everett Thomasville, Ga. me hades $450 given by the resi- j interested citizens and committee- deuts of Joanna through their Com- i ^ho will assist in making the munity Chest, and $2,500 pledged j ranva „. fnr fljnH „ by the Clinton Communiy Chest, ... lad; October when to was organiz- ! The meeting was presided ovei ed. Of the amount pledged, $1,- bv F au l W. Culbertson of Laurens Summer Recreation Program Set Up By Commission At a recent meeting of the Cl:n- ton Recreation Commission the budget for 1953 was approved. The program includes the Campfire and Bluebird girls, the Teen-Age can teen and the baseball program. D. S. Templeton was re-appoint ed to supervise the recreation pro gram for the boys 8 to 14 years of age, for Small Fry, Little League and Pony League baseball. The folloWing coaches have been select ed and approved by the commission to work with Little League and Pony teams. Truman Owens at Academy- Street. George Fleming .at Lydia Bobby Westmoreland ’at Thorn well. Sam Owens at Florida Street. All of the Small Fry coaches have not been selected as • t, it is stated: The commission urges all boys who do not make the teams they try out for to turn their names in to the coach if they want to plav in a new league which will be- formed to take care of such boys. This league will play at ten o’clock each morning arid will be coached by Silas Campbell. All boys trying out for any of the Little League and Pony League- teams must present a birth certifi cate. if you have never played or\ either of these two teams before. All Small Fry boys, 8-10 years old, must have a statement from, your teacher or school principal stating vour ace, month, day, yeai' Any boy born after August - !, 1938* is eligible for Pony League. Any boy born after August 1, 1940, is el igible for Little League. Any boy- born after August 1,'1942, is eligible- for Small Fry. A correplete schedule will be pub lished soon. The Little League sea~ son will open May 4, and the Pony League season around May 18, and Small Fry and the new league of all those not making either league abou: June 1. * Jbf S?* Stocking recived a to- 875 has id the remain .; director for the county. Mrs tal of 9(5 pomts on the basis of :ider ^ !CO i leoted tie turned over T. Wilson sang two solos evaluation m four general depart- ^ the organization at an darin g the evening with Mrs. John menrts: news values and sources: j date K. Taylor as accompanist. news writing and head ‘, The amount ra»ed this yeai ini Mrs - Sarah D - DeLoach, county lines, tyopgraphy and makeup; andl amuuiu ^ ^ , commander rave a rennrt nf the department uaees and suet ml fea-, 31115 area cxctied * last years total comma naer, gn\e a report of the Department pages and speciL, tea i of ^ 650 by ^ 49) but ^ work of the year and outlined plans The nine ^orkino* the $4-685 was reached. Thel fc s the approaching drive with a The Blue Stock ‘"f ls ^ higher quota had been set ia the l^uota of $6,500. Several prelimi- an a of establishing a blood bank;™ 11 ^ contributruns were announced the All-American , .. • _ ^ during the evening, with Mrs. De- Loach expressmg confidence that and reached South ever to receive rating seven times, and it htlds the , for cn4IH “ lint ' y added distinction of twice having J When the local Community Chest been rated among the best ,m the wa s organized $2 500 was allocated nation. The Blue StockiiK first to the Red Cross At the same tune received. All-American rank in 1941 the organization reserved the nght, _ _ finder fife editorship of Cbas. Me-! to hold a drive-this spring in thcl representing Joanna Cotton Donald, now with the U. S. Army ; homes of the community. This can- announ <wl t*»t Te f lder *f °* Department of History. It achiev- va ss recently made by a number o£« community bad pledged $500 year, tthe second group being dared among the ten best in the country. Ben Hay Hammett, now the goal would be over-subscribed During the evening, J. P. Sloan, Mills, that for ed * this rank both semesters' that women in the city and in the rural J the Crusade m their Community de-'area resulted in the amount af. ^ Chest. Tn re amount has been sub- $726.34 being laused. . » scribed and paid, he said, as he pre- Mrs. Irby S. Hipp, local Red Cross: * T ^f^ for th * lfu11 arnount public relations director Pm»-»representative, yesterday expressed^ ° ^ byterian college, followed wjth twi' appreciation to the canvassers andlJ I n the Clinton Coranamity Chest All-American ratings in 1942. One jail who contributed in the drive. I set-up Lst fall $2,500 was allocated semester his newspaper was judged The following is a list of contri-jj t° the Canoer Crusade. J. B. Jor- one of ahe seven best publxcastionf butions by wands and communities: j dan reitortfid that $1,$12 of the in the nation, repardless of the size: 1. Miss Ruth Bailey, chairman,« amoun t has been pai£ into the of the instituion. $112.59; 2. Mrs. Edgar Taylor, chair-j coun ty chapter, with the remain- AAer giving way to the war ef- [man, $64.75; 3. Mrs. Kay Mills, ' in « Balance to be paid as collected, fort. The Blue Stocking returned!chairman, $203 JO; 4. Mrs. iL P i Mrs. DeLwah reported there are to All-Atnerican acclaim one se- 'Hamer, chairman, $166; 5. Mrs. Wil-J ^ patients in the county receiving mester in 1947 under James / Ban- 1 ham Blaciewell and Mrs. W. ~C aid in some fornv-from the chapter, bury, now serving as sports editor Shealy, $7.25; Broad Street eaten- j^Bat 15t pieces of clothing hav? of tbe Florence Morning Hrart Mrs W. C. .Baldwin and Mrs. ‘ been giwen m tiredy cases There- Ibe sixth bigh award for the news- Grady Chandler, chairmen, $54; « are two field nurses in the coun paper went to a semester’s issues business section Inot solicited, dona-j^y, she said, amd with this excep- under Harry Shuler Dent in 1950. ;h° ns sent in), $45; Long Branch, jhon, no remuneration repaid to any A native off St. Matthews, Dena is Poole, chairman, $40.25; the officecs or intewsted citi- now serving in the Army in the Fnr' Hopewell, Mrs. Downs Monroe, !'*ms who are giving aid in the East. Baptist Students At PC Name New Officers for Year chairman, $23.50; Hurricane, J4rs.:' #or k- Sixty per cent of all funds Mace,,Young, chairman, $5.50; Renao, raised remain in the county, she (Mrs. James Copeland, chairman, sa id, f° r nurses and drugs, with 40 $17.00; Presbyterian College ROTcl-R*'*' cent going do the national orv unii, $7.00; Colored residents, $41.15.;! gunization in Nrsw York to be used ; Joanna residents, $45i.OO. : io research aud educational work. It »'as reported that of the Clinton j ^ w - s - Brockingham. Green Community Chest, allocation for ibe’ *'to | d surgeon, was the guest speak- The Baptist Student Union, com-! jrive* $1,875 has been paid with a pleting its first year of organiza- ; balance due of $625. tion on the Preabyterian college , campus, has elected new officers; . _ , ,, to serve for 1953-54. E. M. Watt NOW DOSeball is the retiring president. 1 Circuit' Onent Bryan Edward* of Huntersville. • T ,rC - U,r N. C., is the newly fleeted presi dent; Robert Hare of Chester, de- votionals vice - president; John Compton of Murrells Inlet, mem bership vice-president; and Betty Smith of this city, social vice- vice-president. James Camp of York, is the new secretary. Other students are named to serve on committees. The new officers will be installed at a special installa tion service at the First Baptist church on Sunday, April 26, at 3 o’clock The Union will have charge of the evening worship service. Mrs. Roslyn Martin is the adult adviser for the group. 30-Game Season A new, four-club baseball circuit, the Palmetto League, was organized at a meeting last week in Fountain Inn. The league consists of Clin ton, Fork Shoals, Watts and Foun tain Inn. The 30-game season op ened with Clinton defeating Fork Shoals, 12-2, here Saturday night. C. A. Armstrong of Fountain Inn, is president of the new loop, A. B. Culbertson of Laurens, vice- president, and Wale* Burdette, also of Laurens, secretary-treasurer. Clinton’s games will be played at night on Thursday and Saturday. cr and made an laformative address on the work of the American Can cer Society. He told of the prog ress being made in the fight against the disease through research, stat ing that many types of the disease are beisag cured and said the na tional fight against this major prob lem deserves major support from all the people. He spoke in the highest terms of the invaluable work being done in the Cancer Crusade of the American Cancer Society. Paul Romines At Parris Island Marine Private First Class Paul Romines, son of Mrs. Audrey *fistes, of Lydia Mills, recently reported for duty at the Marine corps recnat depot, Parris Island. a S. Gray and READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It'S thrifty to shop first in this newspaper then ia the stares ii pifeto change and new merchandise is received and displayed. BE WISE— REAP THE ADS Music Students Enter State Contest A number of young music stu dents of this city participated in the state festival held during the past week at Winthrop college. Miss Leanna Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leland Young, was awarded a rating in the senior high piano solo contest. If Miss Young competes next year she will enter as a classified advanced student. Miss Young and Tommy Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom B. Cooper, won a B plus for their senior duet. Miss Betty Hamer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hamer, made a B plus on junior high solo. Miss Hamer and Jackie Pitts, daughter of Mrs. James Pitts, were awarded an A rating in the junior high duet class. Mrs Pitts accompanied these four piano pupils to Winthrop. » •• Miss Nancy Griffin, music teach er in the city schools, accompanied a mixed chorus from Academy Street school to the festival on Fri day This group sang two contest selections and were given a two rat ing. Brown Named New ^ Presbytery Moderator ^ The spring meeting of South Carolina Presbytery was held Tues day at Old Greenville Presbyterian church near Donalds. Dr. M. W. Brown, president of Presbyterian college, was elected as the new moderator. He succeed:; the Rev. J. S. Gray, also of this city, who was the morning speaker The Presbytery comprises Abbe ville, Greenwood, Laurens and New berry counties. Ministers and laymen from here attending the meeting were: Dr W. R Turner. Dr. D. J. Woods. Dr M. W. Brown, Rev. J. Elder H. G. Prince.