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* I I I / 1 • The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Elution (Ehrnntrl? If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don't Get the News Volume LIV DAY OF THANKS SET ASIDE BY PROCLAMATION Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 26, 1953 Number 48 Dr. H. L Todd Passes At Home Near the City i • President Eisenhower vColls Upon People To Bow In Gratitude for Manifold Blessings President Dwight D. Eisenhower has issued the following proclama tion setting aside Thursday, No vember 26, as Thanksgiving Day, and called upon Americans to pray for ‘‘wisdom in* our striving for a better world”. “Especially,” the proclamation said, are we grateful this year for the truce in battle-weary Korea, which gives to anxious men . and women throughout the world the hope that there may be an enduring peace.” ' The text of the proclamation: As a nation much blessed, we feel impelled at harvest time to fol low the tradition handed down by our Pilgrim fathers of pausing from our labors for one day to render thanks to Almighty God for his bounties. Now that the year is drawing to a close, once again it is fitting that we include our thoughts to his mercies and offer o Him our special prayers of gratitude. For the courage and vision of our forebears who settled a wilderness and founded a nation; for the ‘‘blessings of liberty” which' the framers of our Constitution sought to secure for themselves and for their posterity, and which are so abundantly realized in our land to day; for the unity of spirit which has made our country strong; and for the continuing faith under His guidance that has kept us a relig ious people with freedom of wor ship for all, we should kneel in humble thanksgiving. Especially are we grateful this year for the truce in battle-weary Korea, which gives to anxious men and women throughout the, world the hope that there may be an en during peace: Now, therefore, I, Dwight D. Eis enhower, President of the United States of America, in consonance with the joint resolution of Con- press approved Dec. 26, 1941, do hereby call upon our people to ob serve Thursday,- the 26th day of November, 1953, as a day of na tional thanksgiving. On that day let all of us, in accordance with our hallowed custom, foregather in our respective places of wor ship and bow before God in contri tion for our sins, in suppliance for wisdom in our striving for a better world, and in gratitude for the manifold blessings He has bestowed upon us and upon our fellowmen. In witness whereof,! have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of Ameri ca to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 7th day of November in the year of our Lord, 1953 and of the independence of the United States of America, the178th. Copt. Robert Melees Leaves For Japan Captain Robert McLees left Fri day by plane for California enroute to Japan for army assignment. He is expecting to be stationed in To kyo. Capt. McLees has been at home on a month's leave before going overseas. His wife and children have established their residence at Greenwood for the present. While here he visited his mother, Mrs. Zee McLees, and aunt. Miss Sallie Wright. Dr Homer L Todd, Sr., 79, retired ! dentist, farmer and merchant, pass- home near the city after several ed away F/iday afternoon at his years of declining health. The an nouncement was one of regret to many friends and acquaintances who appreciated him for his true worth. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon from Gray Fun eral Home and attended by a num ber of friends and relatives. The services were conducted by his pas tor, Rev. J. H. Darr, of the First Baptist church, with interment fol lowing in the family plot at the Presbyterian church cemetery. The following nephews served as pallbearers: John Tobe, Edwin Toy, Jr., C. M. Lewis, Collier and John Todd. Dr Todd was a native of this county, a son of the late John H. and Clara McKinney Todd, mem bers of well known and highly re garded families. He attended Fur man University and Clemson col lege and was a graduate of the At lanta Dental college. He practiced his profession for a short while in Columbia and Charleston, after which he retired from practice and moved to Greenville where he was in the mercantile and real estate business for a number of years. Twenty years ago he moved back here where he was engaged in farming and other interests until forced to retire a few years ago because of declining health. Dr. Todd was a man of the high est integrity and a first-rate citi zen who- had convictions and al ways stood on the right side on all questions. A true friend, a devoted and affectionate head of his family, a gentleman in every instinct, he will be missed by many who will feel a loss in his passing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Wright Todd, and one son, Homer L. Todd, Jr., of the home place; and two daughters, Mrs. Robert D. Sellers of Taylors; and Mrs. Albert Youmans of Greenville; three grandchildren, and one broth er, Toy T. Todd of Simpsonville. Let Us Bow Our Heads In Thanks Today, in the spirit of the first Thanksgiving;, let us vive thanks to the Creator for all the blessings we have ^ v. received . . . both as individuals and as Americans . . . a.free people, living without fear, in a free country. Like the Pilgrim Fathers, let us humbly acknowledge our debt to Divine Providence for all that we are and may hope to become. Like them, let us bow our hieads in a prayer of gratitude to the Giver of “every good and perfeit gift.’ Will Appeal Death Verdict In Williams Case PC, Newberry 'Turkey Day' Game A 'Toss Up' Midway Motel Sold By Nances To Calvin Shuman Notice was given Friday that the recent General Sessions Presbyterian and Newberry meet 1 Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Nance have t Thanksgiving Day afternoon in I sold Midway Motel to Calvin W. Newberry for the South Carolina Shuman, a native of Hazelton, Pa. jury’s conviction of 25-year-old R. Th ree football title with a Mr Shuman has arrived here and C. (Junior) Williams, in the slaying rce0 rd crowd expected. There has of Chaingang captain Eugene Dav- been a ticket sellout, it is reported. enport will be appealed to the State from Newberry, with many Clintoh. the near future, he stated yester c- n 4 MT-u- -nt fans in the stands when the whistle day. Supreme Court. Williams, Negro took over the management this week. Mrs. Shuman will join him in 1 QUIET HOLIDAY PLANNED IN CITY FOR THANKSGIVING General Cessation From Business. Union Service In Morning. Big After noon Game In Newberry. A day of rest and quiet will be- observed Thursday by Clintoniane in celebration of Thanksgiving, Day, according to a check made yester day. The schools and college closed I yesterday for the remainder of the i week. A city-wide Thanksgiving service will be held ‘Thursday morning at 10:30 at Broad Street Methodist church. The sermon ’ will be preached by Rev. J. ( Marion Rhod en, Jr, pastor of Sti John’s Luth eran church. Members of all city churches are cordially invited to attend the service. The mills here will operate as usual. Joanna Cotton Mills has an nounced their plants will close for the holiday. There will be no football here on the menu. Instead the Blue Stock ings will lock horns with Newberry there in the afternoon to decide the Little Three championship. A general holiday spirit wii* reign in the qity with parctically ail places of business closed and many will spend the day hunting and engaged in other recreation. A number of Clintonians are out of ; ’ the city for the week-end, with many friends and relatives return ing home for the holidays. PC Robed Choir Schedules Tour In Four States blows. Mr. Shuman’states that he will convict, is now held in the state rp^ e g ame IS a toss up—each team operate a modern Motel catering to penitentiary sentenced to die in the the third member, Wofford, the traveling public, and offering electric chair December 29. ^ ^ scq^s. | first-class service. At the time of his trial Williams >} ew berry mav be accorded a The Motel, complete in every de- wasr^esemed by three cour.- flight ^ bn the foca that its i tail, and one of the most attractive V-tii"’ « . . — — f*t*14 appointed attorneys, W Paul ^ in a i^s S w j n jured state than in this section of the state, has been bertson, Marshall W. Abercrombie ; ^ 11 ^ J - - - -- Presbyterians Vote Against Union Plan and William T. Bolt. The attorneys secured a new lease on life for the the Blue Hose who are having tack le trouble because of injuries. operated by Mr. and Mrs. Nance since they opened it almost three Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are filled with interesting, helpful suggestions and “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, and thrilling for Santa. At the close cf the Stinday morn ing service at the First Presbyte rian church a congregational meet ing followed as announced three weeks ago to vote oh the question of church union now before the Southern Presbyterian church as an overture from the Northern and United Presbyterian churches. In order that the officers of the church might properly represent the congregation on the matter of union of the three Presbyterian branches, all members were asked to register their vote on the fur nished ballot. The result was, in favor of union, 19; opposed to un ion, 168. < The question will be before the Presbyteries and General Assembly next year for final action. Troining Union Planning Mobilization Night Meet At Newberry —♦— Throughout the Southern Baptist convention plans are being made for Mobilization Night in Associa tions to launch the Training Union woife for 1954. In cooperation with this program Reedy River Associa tion will meet at the First Baptist church in Newberry on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 p. m. The con gregational music will be directed by Rev. J. Ed Taylor of West End church, with Miss Jackie Attaway as accompanist, and Malcolm Smith as organist. The devotion will be given by Rev. Devoy Satterfield of Hunt Memorial church. Special music will be rendered by the carol, concord and church choirs of the Joanna Baptist church. Emphasis for various departments of work will be made by Misses Mamie Bishop and Martha Creekmore, and O. F. Murphy. The inspirational addres on the theme, “Keeping the Faith,” will be brought by Rev. Cooper Patrick, pastor of the First Baptist church, Fort Mill. Over 400 people from the churches in Whit mire, Joanna, Newberry and Pros perity are expected to attend this meeting. Presbyterian Choir To Give Cantata Dec. 6 Making Progress secured a new lease on me iot ine T quarterbackSi Le f t y Harry Ham- years ago. sentenced slayer they served jj ton 0 f an{ j Danny Brabham Mr. and Mrs. Nance will continue notice on Solicitor W. T. Jones of game will pit two fine split- to operate Midway Drive-In theater their intention to appeal his convic- . Newberry. just across the highway from the tion to the high c ° ur V Wofford closed its season Satur- motel. notice automatically stays his exe- - with a 4g Q loss tQ Soulh Caro _ , cutKm until the appeal is acted up- ^ m Columbia Today : s bi g menu U f l rm%f n_ n J on or a ^ d _° n n ^ w Attorn^ Cul- Newbtrry wil c i 0 se the season N6W ArRIV 690(1 bertson said 30 days are allowed to, , I perfect the appea!, but that in view f pr esb ter - an , with its most in-! of the volumnous testimony to be nen y ced team in years, can post transcribed a court order would be foo{ban record of the past S0 Williams’ 3 attorneys^tated they ^ ven by whlppmg NeW * j Clinton's new National Guard case ^pVtr/nt ^hur^ ^ Blue sW noW_boast^ | members of the defendant’s fath er. They also said that several white people had offered to con tribute to the expense fund. Williams was convicted in the pistol death October 21 of Daven port chain gang captain of the guard. The shooting took place in side the chaingang stockade. The c „ Ilu- .„,. „ 1VI1 , Negro admitted the shooting, but| ranks lacked experienc€ | uniforms to outfit all present mem- mark of five victories against three t - on and t ra i n j n g activities, it is defeats, with those losses having j been d ^ alt | b ^ h S °J 1 i tbe ^ the^season The unit was or 8 anized in i une at foes. s 1953 so uadi the Clinton armory under the lead- finale would ership of Warrant Officer Keebler the 194« eteven^whieh won | MiKs, well known musician, of 'Toach'u.nme^S^SiUian en-i New’’band and orchestra instru- tered the 1953 campaign with thin m-Uhave l«n rece.ved as well as Presbyterian college’s nationally- recognized robed choir opened its 1953-54 season Sunday with concerts at Lake City and Newberry. Altogether, 39 concerts in four states and the District of Columbia have been scheduled for the PC sing ing organizaiton it is announced. The choir, in addition to regular week-end engagements in churches throughout South Carolina, will make a fall tour into North Carolina and Georgia and a spring tour into Vir ginia, including one performance in the national capital. The choir is under the direction of Dr. Edouard Patte, whose back ground includes the music centers of Europe. Once more this year he has blended together 32 voices into an organization which reaches a high standard of musical excellence. Twice within the past two years, the choir has appeared on the na tional radio program entitled “Great Glee Clubs of America.” It also has taken its message in song for more than 33,000 miles throughout the Southland. said it was accidental. Treasure Hunt Begins Dec. 3 The Treasure Hunt, again spon sored this year by the Merchants association, will officially begin on the afternoon of the Santa Claus parade, and will close December 22. A list of the participating mer chants will be published next week and all merchants who belong to the association and desire to par ticipate in the contest are asked to notify Mrs. P. M. Pitts at the office of the Chamber of Commerce. The item to be displayed in windows must be unrelated to the stock of merchandise carried. Next Monday at noon has been given as the dead line for notifying Mrs. Pitts. A first prize of $25.00 will be giv en the contestant finding all items correctly. Also a $5.00 prize will be given for the best dressed window. I fi IF Pi j WlllVil j.crV'rwv>V4 v.• . ^H d W.ekl dnSsare held at the ar- : Eight, or more than one-third of ‘ ,h 7T- "warrant Officer Mills is making HZ ' 0 r, v °J In ^ >•«»« ‘O »*» ™™>>ers ^ . . . ..idht' ih preparation for summer encamp- expenenced sophomores and etght P P^, Ju Muslcians are "" J ^L <> ” °"L y , W °, ^|n^,ln : needed to fill vacancies for several usually expected to provide a age^S'seventoTand when the fleah began^o tail, ^t^^ht.es ^ '^, h and determination bought wh , 0 mM , « rUin requir c. wms over Wofford and Davidson, fe to r ^ Jervice and almost C "PP*?. , ^ may be enlisted up to fifty-seven The Hosemen fought from behind i * a two-touerdown deficit to whip - ‘ Davidson, erased another two- u lollows: touAdown lead to go ahead of The b Keebler F Mills. Bandmas- Gitadel momentarily toward the M .^ t H A Bouknight , end of the game and came charg- ^ Fir ^ class Jesse T Ellison, ro Sgt. Robert L. Burgess, Sgt. .^Cary'A. Cogdill, Cpl. Robert C. It. Herbert Hunter Graduated Tuesday The present roster of the 95th ing back in the final minute take a tied game away from tawba. Team W L Newberry 7 1 Presbyterian 5 3 Wofford j'. 6 4 P l Simpson, Pvt. Edward C- Ray, Pvt William P. Putnam, Pvt. Richard E. .875 Ray, Pvt. Frank M. Burgess, Pvt. 5 y g Sibbett F. Sapp. Santa Claus To Arrive Next Thursday Hie cantata, ‘The Light of The World,” wUl be presented Sunday , Dec. 6, at 7:30 by the choir n irst Presbyterian church. Christmas Program For Music Club Second Lieutenant Herbert W « Hunter, son of John H. Hunter, Sr.,j Miss N oima E. Hallett and Mrs. of this city, graduated Tuesday j ^jm arn Q rooks Owens of the Music ^ from Signal Corps Officers Basic c ] ub> ba ve announced an impromp- As previously announced Santa Course at Fort Monmouth, N. J. Christmas program at the State i Claus will arrive in Clinton forshis Lieutenant Hunter was graduated Training School gymnasium on annual visit on next Thursday, £)e- with honor from Presbyterian col-i Tuesday evening, December 1, at, cember 3, at 4:30 o’clock. A big pa- lege in June past. j8:00 o’clock. rade will be staged in honor of the Completing the four months Music club members may invite coming of the distinguished visitor course in the Officers Department guests and others who are interest- with several thousand spectators of the Signal School, Lt. Hunter is ed are cordially invited to attend, expected for this gala event. among 30 officers in the graduating ' IS HOSPITAL PATIENT Friends of Mrs. Charles R. Work man will regret to know she is ill and a patient at Blalock clinic. Beaumont Caotain PC Basketballers Clyde Beaumont of Charlotte, ha> been elected as the new captain of the Blue Hose 1953-54 basketball team. He was chosen recently by a vote of his teammates to lead the> team through the rugged cage cam paign of the coming season. Beaumont is a senior guard who specializes in rebound work. The Charlotte senior’s leadership qualities were recognized earlier this year when he was selected by the military department to serve as cadet commander of the ROTC unit which holds a national rating. He tlso appears in the forthcoming edi tion of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Co 1 - leges. Wednesday Closing Halted For Holidays Beginning yesterday, stores \r.it, business houses in the city will re main open all day on Wednesdav instead of the half' holiday The closing schedule will remain 'in force through the Christmas season and until after the first of the year class on alignment at Fort Mon- IS HOSPITAL PATIENT mouth from various parts in the country for communications train ing. Mrs. Roy Holtzclaw underwent an operation Saturday at Hays hos pital. FOOD... 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