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Volume LIV
Clinton, S. C. Thursday, August 20, 1953
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Number 34
Schools Of District No. 56
Begin New Session Aug. 31
Information Given As To Preliminary Opening
and New Schedule. Faculties Announced for
All Schools of Area.
MISS FARM BUREAU FOR 1953
The 1953-54 session of Laurens
County School District No. 56 will
begin on August 31, it is announced
by W. R. Anderson, superintendent,
and G. N. Foy, of Joanna, assistant
superintendent. Miss Katrine Mar
tin is secretary.
Faculty meetings, the announc-
ment states, will be held Monday,
August 31, at 10:30 a. m. White
teachers will meet in the local high
scool and colored teachers at Bell
Street school. Faculty meetings
will be held at the respective
schools Monday afternoon. George
Hopkins of the state department Of
education will be present to lead
the discussion for elementary
teachers, Miss Virginia F. Smith of
Augusta, Ga., for the high school
group.
First grade pupils will report to
their respective schools here Mon
day morning, August 31, at 8:30.
All pupils report to their respective
schools Tuesday morning, Sep
tember 1, at 8:30. High school pu
pils in grades 8 and 9 will report on
Tuesday morning, September 1,
and pupils in grades 10, 11 and 12
on Wednesday morning, Septem
ber 2, at 8:30, and all high school
pupils report Thursday morning,
September 3.
Due to the crowded conditions at
the high school the announcement
by the superintendents states that
one section of the eighth grade will
be at Providence school. This will
be for the children who attended
the seventh grade at Providence
school last year, plus any others
who live in that vicinity.
— In other schools oT the Dis
trict all pupils will report to their
respective schools Tuesday morn
ing, September 1, at 8:30. Buses
Belle Neighbors, 2; Miss Mary
Johnson, 4; Miss Clyde Smith, 5;
George Fleming, 6; Mrs. R. C.
Adair, 6; Mrs. Addison Neighbors,
T.
Joanna
Buren A. Lown, i Principal, 8;
Miss Katherine Blakely, 1; Mrs.
Jeanette Martin, 1; Miss Mildred E.
Workman, 2; Mrs. Nettie J. Johns
ton, 2; Mrs. Mary Frances Lown,
3; Mrs. Alice H. Copeland, 3; Miss j
Etta R. Adams, 4; Mrs. Frances W.
Milam, 5; Miss Ellie L. Farr, 5; Mrs.
Sara L. Smith, 6; Mrs. Dalene H.
Monts, 7; Harold Hack Prater, 7;
Mrs. Ruth McCrackin, Secretary
and Librarian; Miss Mary Elizabeth
Fowler, Music; Miss Eleanor Blum-
berg, Music,.
Cross Hill
Mrs. Clara W. Hill, Principal, 7;|
Mrs. Fannie Richardson, 1 and 2:
Mrs. Elizabeth Fennell, 3 and 4;
Mrs. Margaret R. Williams, 5 and
6.
Long Branch
Mrs. Belle B. Sumerel, Princi
pal, 5; Mrs. Annie B. P. Brown, 1
and 2; Mrs. Lois Watson Cox, 3
and 4.
Mountville
Mrs. Sara W. Wharton, Principal,
3; Mrs. Grace W. Watts, 1 and 2;
Mrs. Mary B. Watts, 4 and 5; Mrs.
Beatrice E. Finley, 6; Mrs. Grace
C. Tanner, 7.
Musgrove
Mrs. £va W. DeShields, Princi
pal, 4, 5 and 6; Miss Blanche Cox,
1, 2 and 3.
Bell Street
McQuilla Hudson, Principal; Ed
ith Ruth Sumter, -English; Victor
A. DeLee, English and Social Stud
ies ;Corine Robertson, History;
Mattie W. Hudson, French and Li
Lions-Kiwanis
Champ Game Here
Friday Night
A big city championship softball
le between members of the Lions
Jackie Franks
Wins First Place
In Talent Contest
Miss Jackie Franks of this city,
• tie between members or me uions was named first place winner in
i Kiwanis clubs will be played | the talent contest of the Lauren>
der the floodlights Friday night at'Electric Fair last Thursday night
the Clinton Mills park. The game'and will represent the County Elec-
will begin operating that morning. | brarian; Cynthia G. Pruitt, Home
Children will be dismissed at 111 Economics; James H. Kilgore,
o’clock Tuesday and Wednesday Math, Science and Driver’s Train-
and at 1 ©‘clock on Thursday and
Friday. Beginning Monday, Sep
tember 7, the regular schedule will
begin—8:30 to 2:30, with the serv
ing of lunches beginning on that
date.
ing; Clarence Davenport, Com
merce; Fred W. Gist, Agriculture;
Theodore Nicholson, Science and
Coach; Bertha J. Bailey, 1; Nancy
K. Pitts, 1; Bertha Ferguson, 2; D.
Maude Shelle, 3; Rubye Y. Smith,
The complete list of teachers as 4; Mattie Mae Young, 5; Ruth P.
announced for the District area fol- Alexander, 6; Mattie S. Beasley, 7;
lows: >
High School
R. P. Wilder, principal; Charles
Burnett, assistant principal and
social studies, baseball coach; Miss
Elizabeth Boland, English; Miss
Jesse F. Watts, 7;
Gainesville
Mary Y. Little, 1-7.
Duncan's Creek
Othelma Fant Floyd, 1-7.
Bethel
Frances Sheely, English; Mrs. Alice 1 , L ew h> Knighton, 6, 7 and 8; Mat-
G. Sloan, English; Miss Irene Hipp, tie D - Moon » ^ Mattie H. Fuller,
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MISS JANE WATTS
About two hundred farmers and: Mrs. Harold Wallace, recreational
their families gathered from d»f-1 director at Lydia Mills, had charge
1 of the recreation which consisted
will start at 8:15 with a big crowd
expected since the players on both
teams are out to boost the attendance
and display their talent.
.. The game is expected to produce
players of all physical descriptions
I and hidden softball talent. Some will
make more speed by rolling, while
the thin boys will have to run with
the wind.
Admission prices will be 50c for
adults, 25c for children, with a num-
| ber of substitutes provided for each
team to replace casualties.
Promoters state that some of the
proceeds will be used to help defray
the expenses of the "Small Fry,"
‘Little League," and "Pony League"
baseball banquqet to be held later.
The following line-ups have ^>een
announced:
Lions — C. W. Cooper, catcher;
Hugh Jacobs, pitcher; P. S. Bailey,
first base; J. B. Hart, second base; W.
C. Neely, shortstop; J. J. Cornwell,
third base; Chris Adair, left field; Dr.
IE. N. Sullivan, center field; C. W.
I Anderson left field.
Kiwanis — John Jordan, catcher;
J. C. Thomas, pitcher; J. B. Temple
ton, first base; W. C. Baldwin, second
base; Joe Delany, shortstop; Russell
Cooper, third base; D. B. Smith, left
field; Dave Roberts, center field; R.
M. Vance, right field.
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Luther S. Holland
Passes In Atlanta,
Burial Rites Here
Luther Sullivan (Sull) Holland, 61,
last Thursday night at the Bap
tist hospital in Atlanta " following
several years of declining health and
a two weeks serious illness.
ferent parts of t e cou y . P of group singing, stunts and the I The body was brought here
Fellowship on Friday, Aug. 7, for[ old Virginia Reel. j-erment, with graveside servi
a picnic outing from 3 to 9 p. m. From a group of seven young la- ducted at Rosemont cemete:
trie Co-Op in the state contest at
Columbia this fall She was award
ed a prize of $25 for her singing
and dancing.
Runners-up in the event were
Miss Frankie Gwmn, w'ho w-on sec
ond prize of $15 for her dancing,
singing and acrobatics. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Gwinn of Fountain Inn. Jimmie
Templeton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Templeton of Laurens, won
third place of $10 for his singing.
There were seven entries in the
final contest.
Miss Earline Willis of Fountain
Inn, won the title of Miss Lauren;
Electric Co-Op in the beairty con
test, a feature of the Electric fair
with 19 entries eompething. Her
two runners-up were Miss Kath
leen Martin of Ware Shoals, and
Miss Marie Gray of Laurens, sec
ond and third place winners.
Earlier in the day a tractor driv
ing contest was won by Sammy
Gambrell of Owmgs, with John
Hamby of Greer, placing second.
Henry M. Paris, co-op general
manager, estimated that 4,000 per
sons attended the two-day event.
Various types of electrical equip
ment for the home, and farm were
on display at the' huge tent for the
fair. Music by the Hired Hands
provided entertainment at frequent
intervals during the event.
Board Members Re-Elected
Four directors of the nine-man
board re-elected were: W. M.
Gresham, Greenville, Lawrence F.
Davis of Clinton; Manning B. Coch
ran, Laurens, and A. H. Hatchett,
Roebuck.
Hold-over -members—are C—H-
Tinsley, Cross Anchor; W. A Mar
tin, Fountain Inn; R. L. Henderson,
. f : Simpsonville; G. F. Taylor, Honea
" Path; and H. T. Jones, Mountville.
ices con- - - ’ —
Frank Baumgardner, president, cues Miss Jane Walts, daughter oi
cemetery Sun
day afternoon by the Rev. E. K. Gar-
of the Farm Bureau, threw the first ►Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Watts, of r i SO n, pastor of Broad Street Metho-
ball to start a ball game between .fclountville, was chosen “Miss Farm
the Back Achers and the Young Hureau for 1953.”
Squirts which came to a halt when Officers announced that the Bu-
a bountiful spread of food was ar- reau will make the picnic an an-
ranged on the tables. The young nual August affair with the selec-
children enjoyed playing in the tion of "Miss Farm Bureau” as one
water and games of horse shoe. of the main features.
2 and 3; Lee Ruth Gilliam, 4 and 5
Old Mountville
Alice E. Fowler, 1-7.
New Hope
Euna Mae Pitts, 1-7.
Rock
Millie S. Goode, 1-7.
Piedmont
Ethel S. Lindsay, 4, 5, 6 and 7:
Math; Miss Bernice Johnson, Math;
Miss Eloise Miller, Math; Mrs. Wil
ton Timmons, Math; Mrs. Essie H.
Workman, History; Fleming D.
Thornton (coach), History; Mrs.
Jean M. Bauknight, Biology and
Science; R. E. Martin, Science; E.
C. Young, Chemistry and Physics;
Mrs. Arminta Wallace, French and ,
Latin; Miss Betty Skinner, Com- , Evelyn F. Stoddard, 1, 2 and 3.
merce; Mrs. Robert Johnson, Com- Goggans
merce; Mrs.i Marie Bannister, Home; James Motes, 4. 5, 6 and 7; Har-
Economics; |E. B. Few, Agriculture: 1 r i ett S. Terry, 1, 2 and 3.
Mrs. Jimmy Von Hollen, Glee club; | Zion
Harry A. Bauknight, Band; Miss Nathaniel Williams, Principal, 5,
Edna Coats, Librarian. 6 and 7; Elizabeth Marable, 1 and
Academy Street 2 * Henrietta Woodson, 3 and 4.
D. S. Templeton, Principal, 7; Ekee
Mrs. Helena Pitts, 1; Mrs’. Julian Esther B. Wilson, 4-7; Vinnie B.
Coleman, 1; Mrs. Irene Little, 1; Moon, 1-3.
Miss Elizabeth Copeland, 2; Mrs. j Wadsworth
Eloise McK. Ellis, 2; Mrs. Mollie J Allie B. Alexander.
Donnan, 3; Mrs. Nene Workman,
3; Mrs. Catherine L. Buford, 4;
Miss Odetta Mauney, 4; Miss Rose
Lee, 5; Miss Kate Milam, 5; Mrs.
Gus Blakely, 6; Charles R. Leather-
wood, 6.
Florida Street
Wilmot Shealy, Principal, 7; Miss
Lily Yarborough, 1; Mrs. Ciayte
Ray, 1; Miss Ella McCrary, 2; Mrs.
Randolph Davis, 2; Miss Nancy
Owens, 3; Miss Sara Gary, 3; Miss
Agnes Davis, 4; Miss Lillian Dil
lard, 4; Mrs. Paul V. Elrod Hiers,
5; Mrs. Myrtle Speake, 5; Mrs.
Claude' Lawson, 6; Miss Irene
Workman, 6; Mrs. Catherine Jones,
7.
Providence
Miss Margaret Blakely, Principal,
3,; Burl E. Allen, Assistant Princi-
L 8; Mrs. Frances Wade, 1; Mrs.
B. Ballard, 1; Miss Lou
Grid Practice
Gets Underway
At Clinton High
Two Robberies At
Joanna Solved;
Young Man Held
kxid...
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.
Months of painstaking investiga
tion paid off Tuesday with •the arrest
of a white man who admitted, offi
cers said, that he robbed the can
teen in Joanna Mills Feb. 8 and the
Moose hall June 18.
R. Floyd Pitts, special officer at
Joanna and his part-time assistant,
A. S. Holt, arrested the 23-year-old
mill employee Tuesday morning. He
first denied any part in the thefts and
consented to submit to a lie detec
tor test.
Officers Pitts and Holt took him to
Columbia where Lt. R. Floyd Faulk
of the State Law Enforcement dir
vision gave the lie detector test.
After the test, officers said, the
young man admitted having broken
into both places. He was lodged in
jail here after signing a statement.
Only paper money was taken at
each place, officers stated. At the
canteen, $110 in paper money was
taken at night after a wire screen
was split and at the Moose hall $260
was taken after entrance was gained
by breaking a window of a rest
room.
Officer Pitts figured after the June
theft that there was a connection be
tween the two cases, as only paper
money was taken, with considerable
quantities of silver left.
Football practice at Clinton high! Laurens, August 17 — Although
school got underway the past week people usually behave better in
with a number of boys answering the j summer, this month stands a good j
call for try-outs for the 1953 team.,chance of setting a record for num-
Equipment was issued and practice her of arrests at the sheriffs of-
began last Saturday and continuing fice.
daily. ! Sheriff W. A. Lowery said today
Coach Flemming (Punchy) Thorn-177 arrests had been made in Au-
ton heads the team this year for the gust, with only a little more than
first time. He comes here from Cen- 1 half of the month gone,
tral high. The team, which has al
ways used the “T” formation, is
switching to the single wing pattern,
Thornton said.
The Red Devils have 10 lettermen
returning, including Jack Summers first half for the sheriff and his
and Roy Benjamin, ends; Jimmy deputies, an all-time record will be
Dutton and Robert Finley tackles; set.
Tony Rowe and Bob Franks, guards;) There were 88 arrests in July,
Russ Trammell, center; and Bobby j w ith 79 in June, only two in ex-
Peaison, 'Silas Campbell, and Don i cess of the present August figure.
Raines, backs. In March there were 102, in Febru-
Jimmy Clark, Maxie Wallenzine ary 95 and in January’ 91.
and Calvin Lee all backs are return- Some of the deputies checked
ees from last year. the arrest books for the past five
The Red Devils’ 10-game schedule years and 105 was the> largest num-
includes: , her during that time arrested in
Sept. 4—B atesburg - Leesville, | on month,
there; Sept. 11—York there; Sept. Of the 77 arrests thus far in Au-
18—Seneca, there; Sept. 25—Wood- gust, 29 were for drunkenness and
ruff, here. [12 for drunken driving. Thus,
Oct. 2—Open; Oct. 9—Union, there; well over half of the offenses stem-
Oct. 16—Greer, heVe; Oct. 23 —In-l^ied from drinking,
man, here; Oct. 30 — Honea Path, •
^ lere ‘ Dr Salter Leaves
Nov. 6—Newberry, here; Nov. 13— '7, ,
Laurens, here. For Naval Service
Manager Fans gave his report to
the directors. He said 10 years ago
the co-op had 595 miles of lines m
Laurens county and parts of Green
ville, Spartanburg and Newberry
counties. In the same month of
June, this year, he said, the co-op
had 1,715 miles of lines.
Including 1943 the co-op sold,
91,000 kilowatt hours of electric
current. In 1953 a total of 115,-
000 kilowatt hours were sold, the
report showed. The association
served 2,087 customers in 1942 as
compared with 6,559 in 1953, Mr.
Fans said.
'
Moyer Accepts
New Pastorate
In Charlotte
Methodist church. He was pleasant- j Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer, pastor
ly known here by a number of! of Grace Evangelical Lutheran
friends and acquaintances who learn-' church of Prosepenty, and a former
ed with regret of his passing. pastor of St. John's Lutheran
Mr. Holland is survived by his' church of this city, has accepted a
wife Mrs. Cora Horton Holland; one ! call to St. Luke’s Evangelical Lc-
son, L. S. Holland, Jr., both of At-1 theran church of Charlotte. N C ,
lanta; one brother, T. Irby Holland | and will enter upon his work Sep-
Drunkenness and drunken driv-: () f this city; three sisters, Miss Janie tember 16.
ing head the list of charges. This I Holland of Greenville, Mrs. Grady ^!r- Mayer in 1939 accepted a cail
figure is greater than the total for |Shuler 0 f Column Mrs. J P .:- t( the Pastorate of St. John's
May and April and if the last half, mer Calvert of Union; and one half-1 c,lurc ^ here whl <-h served until
August May Set
New Record
In Arrests Made
dist church.
Pallbearers were Holmes and Jack
Holland, Earle and Horace Horton,
and Albert Johnson. The services
were attended by a large gathering
o? friends and relatives.
Services were held Saturday from
Brown Memorial Methodist church
in Atlanta.
Mr. Holland was a native of this
city, where he resided until 25 years
ago when he moved to Atlanta. Since
then he has been connected with the
engraving department of The Atlan
ta Journal where he was a skiled and 1
highly regarded employee. He was a;
son of the late J. B. and Sallie Hun- |
ter Finney Holland of this commu- i
nity and a lifelong member of the j
of the month is as^actjye as tiie | dro ^j lcr> Hunter Finney oi Union.
Major Horne To Report
For Overseas Duty
Friends of Major and Mrs. W. S.
Horne and son. Billy, will be in
terested to know they returned
here last week from Fort Bragg, N.
C., after a year’s stay, and are oc
cupying their home on Young
Drive.
The Hornes are spending sev
eral weeks at Isle of Palms with
his parents and will return here
about the first of September. Ma
jor Horne reports the 24th to Camp
Stoneman, California.
November, 1943, when he became
pastor of the church of the Re
deemer in Charleston. From there
he went to the Prosperity pastorate
two years ago to complete a build
ing program.
Friends here of Mr. Mayer will
be interested in the announcement
that he and his family are leaving
this state, of which he is a native.
P
VERNQN HARWELL
GRADUATES AT WOFFORD
Dr. A. D. Salter, local dentist, re
ported Monday to Parris Island Ma
rine base, where he will serve as a
Vernon S. Harwell, Jr., of this city,. lieutenant j.g., in th* naval medical
received an AB degree Saturday at'corps.
graduation exercises at Wofford col- Dr. Salter located here in Novem-
lege, Spartanburg. ber, 194 , 9, coming from Atlanta. His
Mr. Harwell, was commissioned a office will be closed during his two-
second lieutenant in the army ii| year service period and he stated he
June and will report September 23 plans te resunie_praptice here upon
to Fort Benning, Ga. His parents, his release from service.
Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Harwell, were in —— — ———
Spartanburg for the graduation.
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EASTERN STAR TO MEET
The James B. Parrott chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, will hold its
regular monthly meeting Friday,
August 21, at 8 o’clock at the -Ma-
soijitT hall. All officers and mem
bers are asked to be present as
candidates will rbceive degrees.
WINNER IN CLASS CONTEST
Mr.s Bill Abrams was in Columbia
Saturday to attend a reunion of her
Rev. W. E. Crisp
On Visit To Parents
The Rev. William E. Crisp is cm
a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Crisp, in Mountville.
Mr. Crisp, former army chaplain,
and for the past several years mis
sionary in Mauri, Hawaii, was
heard with interest Sunday morn
ing by the congregation of the
Mountville Baptist church.
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Covoliers,-Matthews
Teams In Benefit Game
The Clinton Cavaliers will play
Matthews Mill basebal team at 8:15
tonight at the Clinton Mill blpll park
Jones Joins Staff
State Training School
Friends of H. R. Jones of this
city will be interested to know ho
is now connected with the State
j Traini/ig School in charge of the
, campus beautification work. He
succeeds the late Pet B. Adair. „
Mr. Jones was a valuable mem
ber of the sheriffs deputy force
for several years, his service with
the county terminating the first of
the year.
class at Columbia high school, which in a benefit game. Proceed^ will go
was held at Sesqui-Centennial park.
A beauty contest was held for the
ladies in the class and Mrs. Abrams
was chosen winner, an honor she
held at the time of graduation.
into the fund started for Richard
(Sparrow) Hampton to enable him
to go to Spears clinic at Denver, Col
orado, for treatment of a muscular
ailment.
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