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f I The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable QUinton (tthrmtirk l 'T If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 28, 1953 Number 22 College To Graduate 81 Seniors Monday Baccalaureate At First Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning By Woodson. Address to Graduates By Atlanta Banker and Attorney. Honorary Degrees and ROTC Commissions To Be Awarded. Clinton Girls To Finish At Winthrop The 72nd annual commencement at Presbyterian college will begin Sunday morning at 11 o’clock in the First Presbyterian church, pre sided over by President M. W. Brown. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. Marshall S. Wood- son president of Flora Macdonald College, Red Springs, N. C., and an alumnus of Presbyterian col lege. John A. Sibley, chairman of the board of director of the Trust Company of Atlanta, will give the commencement address on Monday morning at 10:30 in the college’s outdoor theatre on the campus. He is also affiliated with numerous other companies and institutions. during this occasion, honorary degrees will be given Walter A. Johnson, athletic director at the college for the past 38 years and widely esteemed as the dean of Southern sportsmen. He will re<- ceive the degree of doctor of laws after a special ruling by the trus tees, the board pointing out that the work of Johnson was unique in the long years of devoted service to the institution and in the ex ceptionally high character of his efforts in the field of athletics. The Rev. Bob S. Hodges, also a PC alumnus, will receive an hon orary degree of debtor of divinity in recognition of his work as asso ciate secretary of the General Council of the Presbyterian church, US, with headquarters in Atlanta. In addition to the distribution of diplomas, numerous awards will be made in several fields of campus activity, and 34 senipr cadets of ROTC will receive commissions in the U. S. Army. There are 81 candidates for de grees as follows: Bachelor of Arts Don Louis Anderson, Rome, Ga. Arthur Wellington Baker, Sum ter. John Richard Bass, Lyons, Ga. Benjamin Thomas Bishop, Jr., Laurens. Roland Francis Cinciarelli, Ash tabula, Ohio. John O. Covin, Jr., Belton. Lawton Daugherty, Atlanta, Ga. Louis Paul Dondero, Jr., Revere, Mass. George William Dudley, Jr., Mul- lins. ——*——^ —-—— Robert Flowers Edens, Lumber- ton, N. C. Emmett Arnold Fulk, Darlington. Albert Bruce Galloway, Jackson ville, Fla. Breeden P. Hamer, Jr., Clio. Alva Romayne Hamilton, Easley. Morton W. Hamm, Joanna. Fletcher Stanley Hardee, Jr., Conway. Henry Muhler Hay, Jr., Wadma- law Island. Cloud Hardin Hicklin, Richburg. Joseph James Hinds, Jr., George town. Walter Ned Hollandsworth, Nor folk, Va. Edsel MariOri Huffstetlre, 1 Bel mont, N. C. Herbert Wallace Hunter, Clinton. Thomas Lee Jordan, Bishopville. FIRST HONOR GRAD MISS MAST SUE DAKR Miss Mary Sue Darr of this city, rill be first honor member of the raduating class at Clinton high ahool commencement exercises this vening in the school auditorium nd will deliver the valedictory ad- ress. Miss Darr is the daughter of Rev. nd Mrs. J. H. Darr. Joseph Chandler Kirven, Sumter. Mary Imogene Lanier, Madison, Fla. Warner Jackson McBrayer, Jr., Rome, Ga. Willard Thomas McFayden, El- lerbe, N. C. Clyde Parrish, Maxton, N. C. William Hampton McIntyre, Max- ton, N. C. Samuel Robert Peddicord, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Clesson Ellsworth Pierce, Savan nah, Ga. Andrei Bratton Plexico, Jr., Sha- ron. Donald Asbury Rawlins, Decatur, Ga. James Bamum Robinson, Jr., At lanta, Ga. Michael Brunson Sholar, Greens boro, N. C. Charles Legree Smith, Miillins. Clemson Mfcyo Smith, Conway. Henry Lewis Smith, Moultrie, Ga. Raymond Samuel Spoon, Lau rens. James Theodore Thompson, Olan- ta. Paul LaVeme Walker, Cleveland, Tenn. Elwyn Morgan Watt, Jr.,' Sumter. Victor Duvall Weathers, Laurens. David Lee Williamson, Jr., Goias, Brazil. John Earle Willingham, Joanna. Bachelor of Science Edwin Kirpatrick Ashe, Rich burg. Billy J. Barclift, Charlotte, N. G. Bobby G. Barclift, Charlotte, N. C. Robert Langley Blanz, Decatur, Ga. ’4 William Peyton Blewett, Padu cah, Ky. Raymond Richard Campbell, Clinton. Richard Lee Childers, Birming ham, Ala. James McMillan Cleland, Seneca. Lawrence Nathaniel Cook,, Jr., Gray Court. William Harold Dunton, Atlanta, Ga. Harry Robert Foster, Jr., Sum merville, Ga. Joe Caldwell Harden, Winnsboro. Enoch Harding, Jr., Greenville, John David Harper, Decatur, Ga. Raltyh Porter Jackson, Jr., Dillon. Cedric Clifton Jemigan, Fay etteville, N. C. 'Richard- Evander Johnston, Portsmouth, Va. John Minor Jones, Jr., Raleigh, N. C. Jacob Oscar Kafer, Florence. John Randolph Kirby, Charlotte, N. C. Homer McKey Kirkman, Jr., Charlotte, N. C. Walter Sheftall Lanter, Thomas- ville, Ga. John Kenneth McCord, Manning. Robert Carey McGahee, II, Au gusta, Ga. Jerry Wayne Medlock, Hitch cock, Texas. Paul Edward Nye, Akron, Ind. James Hollis Perryman, Jr.; Wal- terboro. John Erwin Phifer, Spartanburg. Sarnie Miller Pinson, Cross Hill. Abram Jones Richards, Jr., Heath Springs. Thomas Myron Sheriff, Orange burg. Roy Douglas Tedards, Laurens. Kenneth Roland Thompson, Brunswick, Ga. Dukes Wright Williamson, Char lotte, N. C. i Worth Browning Wilson, Char lotte, N. C. * Charles Osteen Woodson, Red Springs, N. C. r ' ' Company D" To Hold Reunion Here June 6 The annual reunion of Co. D., 118 Infantry, Thirtieth Division, will be held here Saturday, June 6, with headquarters at Hotel Mary Mus- grove. W. G. King of this city, is president* of the organization. De tails otf the program will be an nounced later. A large attendance is expected, it is announced for the afternoon session beginning at 2 o’clock, with buffet supper served at the hotel between 5 and 6 o’clock. Members of the organization in clude officers and men of the “old” Co. D which fought on the Western Front of World War I under the command of Capt. Arthur Lee, now general manager of the Index-Jour nal of Greenwood. MISS TRAMMELL MISS DAILEY Two Clinton firls will be graduated at Winthrop college commence ment exercises to be held on Sunday afternoon, IVbty 31. Miss Frances Geraldine Trammell is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in home economics. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Trammell. Miss Martha Dailey is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree in home economics. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dailey. $433,896.00 GIVEN AS EXPENDITURES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT 56 FOR 1953-1954 In Addition To State Aid for Salaries, Surplus Fund and Other Allocation, $101,649.00 Will Be Required By Local Taxation. Estimated expenditures of Lau rens County School District No. 56, embracing the lower part of the county with Clinton as the center, for the school year 1953-54 will be $433,896.00, according to- a budget adopted at a meeting of the* board of trustees Monday and released for publication by W. R. Anderson, who with G. N. Foy, of Joanna, head the district as superintend ents. The board In releasing the fi nancial budget stated that after al lowing for estimated receipts, in cluding state aid for supervision, teachers salaries, home economics, agriculture and proceeds from the distribution of state surplus funds, it will be necessary to raise about $101,649.00 from local taxation lev ied on the district. Estimated disbursements are as follows: General Control: Salaries, tele phone, office supplies, postage, ac counting service, travel and miscel laneous—$ 19,500.00. Instruction: Salaries of princi pals and teachers, instructional sup plies, school libraries, and other expenses—-$350,596.00. - _ Operation: Janitors wages, jani tors supplies, fuel, water, lights, and other operation expense—$27,- 000.00. Maintenance: Upkeep of build ings and salary of man—$9,600.00. Fixed Charges: Insurance on buildings, driver car insurance and compensation insurance—$7,450.00. Capital Outlays: Laboratory and instructional apparatus, furniture and other expense—$3,000.00. Estimated income other than that to be derived from local. taxation, referred to above, is as follows: State Aid: for supervision, $19,- 300.00; for salaries, $273,493.00; from state surplus fund, $33,250.00; for home economics, agriculture and distributive education, $6,204.- 00. The budget, as adopted by the Board, is, in their opinion, they statd, as low as possible consistent with the efficient operation of the schools in Clinton, Joanna, Mount- ville-Cross Hill area, white and col ored. Miss Emma Adams Passes At Hospital, Last Rites Here Miss Mary Emma Adams died! last Friday afternoon at Hays hos- pital .where she .had. begn 3 pat ient for a few days, her illness being preceded by several years- of de clining health. ✓The funeral services were held 61 SENIORS AT CLINTON HI TO GRADUATE TONIGHT Commencement Exer cises To Bring School Year to Close. Program Given. ii The graduating exercises of Clin ton high school will be held this evening at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium with the public cordial ly invited. The following program has been anrfounced: Invocation—Rev. J. W. Spillers. Salutatory—Jerry O’Shields. Solo, “Songs My Mother Taught Mie”—Anna Corley. President’s Address — Richard Lukstat. Music, “This Is My Country "— Senior Sextet. Presentation of awards and hon ors—R. P. Wilder and G. N. Foy. Solo, ‘Bless This House”—Robert Tinman. Presentation of Diplomas—W. R. Anderson. Valedictory—Mary Sue Darr. Benediction—Rev. Perry Turner. Alma Mater by the audience. Class officers:_ Richard Lukstat, president; Paul Foshee, vice-presi dent; Ellen Fraser, secretary; Mary Sue Darr, treasurer. Marshalls: Johnny Webb, Roy Benjamin, Emma Gray, Deborah Dixon, Gene Floyd, Martha Wilson. The list of seniors to receive di plomas follows, 25 girls and 36 boys: CUm Roll Shirley Asbill, Roily Bannister, Henry Bishop, Shirley A. Bodie, Patsy Braswell, Dewey Brazill, Mil dred Brown, Myra Bums, William G. Coates, Dorothy Cobb, Joanne Copeland, Anna M. Corley, Wil liam W. Cromer, Mary Sue Darr, William Dunlap, Paul K. Foshee. Also Melvin Franzen, Ellen M. Fraser, Juanita Fuller, Bobby Jo Galloway, Alvin H. Hampton, Lar ry Harrelson, Dorothy Haupfear, Maxie Joe Hedspeth, Ann Hellams, Joan Johnson, Adger Dean Kirby (Buddy), Kirk Lawton, Barbara J Livingston, Richard Lukstat, Pa tricia J. Macdonald. Also Harvey Malpass, Corinne Maye, Kenneth S. McCrary, Betty Jo McDonald, Archie Joe McJun- kin, Bill McKittrick, Barbara Mills, William L. Moore, Thomas E. Nel son, Jerry W. O’Shields, Thomas Owens, Charles Oxner, Claudette Parrish, Doris Phillips, Thomas G. Pitts, Ransome Rauton. Also Montese Reeder, Barbara Roof, William T. Rooney, Patsy Rowe, Thomas M. Sease, Wright SMpson, Marvin Stewart, Robert Sunday afternoon from the home of maintenance her nephew, W. G. King. Dr. W. ! R. Turner was the officiating min- Auxillary Agencies: Transporta- \ assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods. COMMENCEHENT AT ORPHANAGE ENDS EASE NIGHT Graduating Exercises Held and Awards Mtode. Address Given By Flor ida Minister. The twelve graduates of Thom- well orphanage high school receiv ed their diplomas last night (Wed nesday) in the final chapter of the annual commencement program of the institution. The exercises were presided over by Joel S. Morse of Abbeville, chairman of the board of trustees. Th e salutatory was given by Nancy Bell, the class will by Jemn Westmoreland, class prophecy bv Vonnie Nichols, and the valedictory by Mary Alice Hamm. The address to the class was de livered by Rev. Stephen T. Harvin. D D., pastor of South Jacksonville Presbyterian church, Jacksonville, Fla., and a graduate of Presbyte • ian college. His subject was. "Thin Life Is Yours". Bibjes and diplomas were pre • sented the graduates by President M. A. Macdonald and B. S. P;n.io«l. principal of the school, who also read the highest averages and year ly honor roll. Other prizes and awards were made to a number of children of the home. Members of the graduating class were Nancy Bell, Jack Augustus Brwon, Larry Neil Caldwell, Garon S. Driggers, Mary Alice Hamm, Margie Ann Hudson, John Allen Johnson, Vonnie Nichols, Jane Westmoreland, Joan Westmoreland. Patsy Williams, Opal Estelle Wood- firv. Baccalaureate Sermon • The bacalaureate sermon was preached Sunday morning at Thornwell Memorial church bf the Rev. Russell F. Johnson pastor of Springfield Presbyterian church, Jacksonville, Fla. The pastor. Dr. M. A. Macdonald, presided, and during the services Child’s and Shorter Catechisms were awarde 1 to a large group of children of th • home for reciting th e Catechism during the year. Mr. Johnson selected as his text Romans 1:1T, using the theme, ‘YourjChristutn Faith”. Your Chris®an Faith is your most prec ious possession, he said, see that it is well guarded always. Continuing, he said to the g adu- ates, your faith * should be (1) Founded upon divine revelation— the Holy Bible< (2) Focused upon the Divine Son of God, (3) Focused, if genuine, by a divine way ’of life that is abundant, happy and eter nal. He urged the members of the Wallenzine, Billy Watkins, Boyce Wilson, Burrell Lewis Young, Maudie Young, Baccalaureate Heard Sunday The closing program opened Sun day evening with the annual bacca laureate sermon in the school audi torium by Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor SSt "Sl££. 01 the Flrst P-M-an cCch, room maintenance, medical and! plot at t h e First Presbyterian first aid supplies, P 1 a y g r o u n d church cemetery equipment, athletic expense, band Active pallbearers were H. R. instruments and uniforms—$7,750.-; phiiii ps j r ., W. G. King, Jr., E. C 00. Roger Henry In County Jail On Two Charges By Local Woman 1 King, Alexander Cruickshanks, III, James Moore, R. A. Johnson, Edgar 1 Sutton and Calvin Williams. The union service was attended by a large congregation of parents, relatives and friends, with members of the senior class occupying re served seats in the front. The invocation was given by Rev. Wick Broomall, prayer by Dr. C. B. Trmrran,' Henry * Earl Todd, "Lewis* ne - their - faith fully, and to be sure always that it has a firm foundation. On Monday evening the senior class presented two plays, “Pot Luck,” and “Love Hits Wilbur,” with all members of the class hav ing parts in the entertainment. SMITH ATTENDS MEET D. B. Smith returned yesterday from Myrtle Beach where he at tended a meeting of 330 Beik store managers from eight Southeastern states 1 r The honorary escort consisted ofj Betts> scripture reading" by Rev. e’i THORNWELL TOP GRAD Dr. D. O.^Rhame, Dr. S. C. Hays, 1*k Garrison, and the benediction by Dr. E. N. Sullivan. Dr. J. W. Davis, (continued on page 4) W. W. Harris, F. M. Boland, V. F Adair, J. W. Abrams, L. O. Hiers, A. Mk Young, A. E. Spencer, J. J. ; Cornwall, A. M. Cannon, R. P. 0 u /-m- . ?c Adair. Dr. Felder Smith, B. H. Roger M Henry, Clinton men, is d L s Rcddeck being held in the Laurens county jail, , , ..... at Laurens on two charges on war rants taken out by a local woman, Sheriff W. L. Lowery said yesterday. The charges, according to the sher iff, are: (1) burglary, (2) with intent to rape. ,. . No effort had been made up to m ' r 5. cl , ., yesterday afternoon to seek Henry’s' Adams was bom ,n the release on bond, the sheriff stated. sh ?< 1 !' , G / ove ff*‘O" and U , vcd ber In cases of this kind release from entire life .n this community^ She jail can be effected only by a hearing a dau ® dt ^ r 0 tbe late Calvin * Many friends from here and else where attended the last rites with \ many beautiful floral offerings banked upon the grave attesting to assault the esteem in which she was ' held by those who knew and ad- before a circuit judge, who fixes the B. and Lula Turner Adams, and a amount of the bond, and release is n ^ember of the Ji^t Presbyterian made with approval of the solicitor , church. She made her home with Henry was arrested by local of- ^ er on ^ sls \ e ^’ ^ r,s ; U. King, fleers, at hiSf home on Musgrove mos ^ “ er anc * the late Mr. street. He wafc taken to the county ,^ ng - jail Friday. “Miss Emma,” as she was affec tionately known, was a gentlewom an of the old school whose life was marked with integrity and high purpose of character, she was kind and thoughtful of nthen and loved Hugh Eichelberger, Jr., of this her family and friends. In turn she city and Carroll Hart of Joanna, will! was loved by many who had known Two Local Boys Graduate At McCallie Ginsburg Heads Corp. f To Increase Production E. B. Ginsburg of New York City, president of Hallmark Manufactur ing Corporation, has arrived in the city and assumed the general man i agement of Hallmark Shirt com pany, a subsiduary of Hallmark Mfg. Corporation. The shirt plant here is headed by B. W. Woodward, Jr, as president. Mr. Ginsburlg is'pleasantly known • here by a numbpr„ of friends who, are glad to know he has returned to’ the city. He was associated with the Hallmark plant before return ing to New York in 1947. He will make his residence on West Cen tennial street with Mrs. Ginsburg. we n ing MISS MARY .ALICE HAMM graduate from McCaJlie School, Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Eichelberger, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hart, John Eichelberger, Lillian and Kathy Hart will be in Chattanooga her through the long years she had lived here, all 6f whom learned with regret of her passing. In addition to her sister, Mrs. King, she is survived by a nephew and niece, W. G. King of this city during the w’eek-end to a&end the j and Mrs. H. R. Phillips of Spar- exercises. j tanburg, and their families. a noted writer, dividing her time here and in New’ York. Mr. Ginsburg said yesterday that he hopes to double the production of the plant within the next year It now employs 180 people engaged in the manufacture of men’s shirts. Friends and business men of the city are interested in the announce ment that Mr. Ginsburg has return ed to head the splendid Hallmark concern. t>s Mary Alice Hamm was ctorian member of the Tfiorn- rphanage high school graduat- 'ass in commencement exercises held last night. iss Hamm was recently awarded the scholarship offered to a deserv ing orphan by the South Caroline District of Civitan International for making the highest competitive grade any applicant has made thus far in the awarding of the four-year schol arship annually. She plans to enter the University of South Carolina in -ne fall.