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i / The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable V Volume iV If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Clinton, 5. C., Thursday, March 4, 1954 Number 9 Kiwanians To Hold New Dormitory Convention Today Ninth Division Meet At College This Evening With 300 Expected From Eleven Porticipoting Clubs. District Gov. Hyslup To Address Group. Blue Hose 1954 Basketball Team Held On Monday Three hundred Kiwanians will gather here this evening for the convention ot the Carolinas District. The dinner- meeting will be held at 8 o'clock In the Presbyterian college din ing hall. Dave J. Watson of Clemson, lieutenant governor of the- divi sion for the coming year, will serve as toastmaster and be in charge of the meeting. Special musical entertainment will be given by Dupre and Eleanor Rhame of the musical department of Furman Univer sity. Impersonations and imita tions will be given by Bill Ham ilton The address will be delivered by Skinny Hyslup of Elkin, N. C., Governor of the Carolinas Dis trict. Gov. Hyslup is past presi dent of the Elkin club and a past lieutenant governor of the dis trict, and has long been active in Kiwanis work. He is director of safety at the mills of Chatham Manufacturing company and is widely known in his state in bus iness and professional circles. The host club completed or ganization and received its char ter July 18, 1923, and now is in its 31st year. The late Butler H. Boyd was its first president and H has been cited by Intemaional Kiwanis for its long years’ rec ord of achievement. The division is composed of | The Chronicle adds today 11 clubs with large delegations three interesting and outstand- Presbyterian c o 11 e g e’s cam paign fro a new dormitory has now reached $113,205.00 in cash and pledges, it is announced by President M. W. Brown. The goal is $150,000 from the To Address CIubs *** down of the campaign figures shows a total of $T9,T50.92 in cash on hand, pledges total $34,- 055.07. Congregations in South Caro- lin are setting the pace in con tributions with a totgl of $74,- 811.30 paid or pledged toward their quota of $100,000 Of this amount, $51,051.23 is already paid and $23,780.07 pledged. Georgia churches to date have paid or pledged $27,202.97 to ward their goal of $50,000. This R. L. Ploxico of This City Elected County Chair man and Delegates Named To State Conven tion. Motion Adopted Favoring Local Option Measure On Divided Vote, 71 to 17. CLARENCE J. HYSLUP The 9th divbion Kiwanis convention to bo hold this eve ning at Presbyterian college will be addressed by C. J. "Skinny" Hyslup of Elkin. N. C.. Governor of the Carolinas District. Laurens county Democrats «-! motion carried by a vote of 71 to organized on the precinct level 17. The original motion to en- Saturday afternoon and elected dorse, introduced by J. H. delegates to the county conven- Shealy of Cross Hill, was adopt- tion held in Laurens Monday ed by an aye and nay vote, morning. Sixteen delegates to the state “ The Clinton club met in the convention, with half a vote afternoon in the high school for each, Were elected as follows: reorganization with only four! Justin A, Bridges, J. Roy Craw- members present. R. L. Plaxico ford, W. Paul Culbertson, H. L. was elected president, Russell Eichelberger, Joe B. Medlock, Cooper, vice-President, T. P. I the Rev. W T. Moore, G. Miller Owens, secretary, and J. P McCuen, R. L. Plaxicp, John M. iH Sloan, executive committeeman. A list of delegates was named to figure is made up of $15,967.97 the county convention. in cash and $11,295 in pledges. The Renno club elected the Other friends have given the followin ^ officers: W . E. Bell, remaining $13,131.72, all cash payments. president; James Copeland, Sr., Ross, James P. Sloan, Mrs. Nene D. Workman, J. Hewlette Was son, Robert C. Wasson, Miss El len Williams, C. W. Wier and Ralph T. Wilson. Delegates unable to attend the Divisional Meeting Of Laurens W. M. S. The Third Divisional meeting of the Laurens W. M. S. will be held Saturday, March 6, from 2 until 5 p. m. with New Prospect Baptist church. Rev. T. L. Neely, a returned missionary from South America, will be the guest speaker. vice-president; Mrs. A. I. Dixon, convention were to select indi- secretary; C. E. Cogbum, execu- vidually from the following al- ; tive committeeman, and elected temates: M. W. Abercrombie, two delegates. Wi P. Dickson, R. N. Jackson, The county convention, held Tench P. Owens, C. A. Patton, at Laurens Monday, elected R. Mrs. Cecil O’Dell, J. Marvin Three Interesting New Features Now Appearing In The Chronicle expected from each organization. The welcome address will be ex tended by Reese Young, presi dent of the host club. The list of participating clubs, with their presidents and secre taries, follows: Clinton—Reese Young, presi dent; John C. Thomas, vice-pres- dent; Edward Campbell, secre tary. ' Visiting Clubs Atoteredh^ Ralph F. King, 'Boimer, veteran at Hiram W. Sandlin, president, secretary.. Augusta Road—Dr. Albert M. Cathey, president, Wyatt Aiken, secretary. Gaffney—David W. Hawks- worth, president, Samuel B. King, secretary. Greer—Ben F. Farr, president, R. Harmon Childs, secretary. Greenville—Sam D. Roane, Jr., president; Sam T. Edwards, sec retary. Greenwood—Rev. Jas A. Bow ers, president; W. R. Dunn, sec- retary. Laurens — William L. Patter son, president; Dan G. Briggs, secretary. Newberry—John T. Norris, Jr., president; Pearce C. Davis, sec retary. Spartanburg—T. Walter CreWs, Jr., president; Frank Kuhn, Jr, secretary. Union — Marvin D. Lindsey, president; Duward C. Fulmer, secretary. Roy Lord New Editor Blue Stocking ing features we are confident will be of interest to our large family of readers. Today's Meditation The.world’s most widely used devotional guide,- “The Upper Room’’, is issued from Nashville, Term., for its inspirational ap peal. , A Hymn Is Born This feature is written bf Clint than L. Plaxico, of this city, as county chairman, Mrs. Nene Workman of this city, vice-chairman, James H. Sullivan of Laurens, executive committeeman. Rob ert C. Wasson was named presi dent of the convention. At a subsequent meeting of the ex ecutive committee, Raymond C. Hill of Laurens, was named sec retary. Rhodes, the Rev. J. C. Rice, Joe HL Shealy and Robert E. Wy- sor, III J. Hewlette Wasson, who poll ed the largest vote, automatical ly serves as chairman of the committee under a motion adopted before the vote was an nounced. The convention passed a reso lution introduced by Tench P. From left to right: Seated—Center Mickey Jones (no longer with the oqaad), Forward Dave son, Gmard J. T. MeQneen. Guard Clyde Beaumont. Guard Bill Toole and Guard Charles Hloaa. Stand ing—Manager J. C .Fowler, Forward Bob Stone (no longer with squad), .Center Bob Bargees, Forward Ran Ragan, Forward Arnold Stone and Center Brace Thompson. The meeting was a quiet, har- Owens asking the state conven- monious affair. The only lift tion include in its plaftorm Ray Lord, of Dublin, Ga., ia the new editor of The Blue Stocking, Presbyterian college weekly newspaper. He was chos en in a recent student body elec tion to succeed A1 Dunbar of Barnwell. Bill Dantzler of Birmingham, Ala., was elected business man ager of the publication at the same tine. He succeeds Jack Edmunds, of Decatur, Ga. Both Lord and, Dantzler are completing their sophomore year at the college. They will serve at the helm of the paper through the remainder of the yew and for the first semester of the next session. " ' twenty years’ newspaper feature writing. The son of a Methodist minister, he knows first-hand the inspiration of church hymns Since 1946 when he began re search on this series, Mr. Bonner has attended churches of many denominations to learn the hymns most papular with each and to make his series of interest to the widest possible range of readers. Readers from coast to coast report saving every issue of “A Hymn s Bom”. Many readers clip them from their newspaper to save. A reader of “A Hymn Is Born” recently wrote an editor, “It is like find ing a streak of gold in a murky stream”. It is a feature we are glad to add and am sure one our readers will appreciate. The Everyday Counselor Is an outstanding inspirational feature appearing in a number UDC TO MEET The March meeting of the Stephen D. Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held on Friday eevning, March 5, at 7:30 at the home of Mrs C. Bynum Betts. of daily and weekly newspapers. Its author is Dr. Herbert Spaugh, D.D. pastor of The Little Church on the Lane (Moravian Episco pal), Charlotte, N C., and since 1924 he has actively been identi fied in works of spiritual and cultural benefit of that city. He holds three earned scholastic de grees, and the Doctor of Divinity degree from Davidscn college. Dr. Spaugh’s six-day feature appears under the title, “The Ev eryday Counselpr”, non-secta rian in charted* and deaR RRh everyday questions of life rather than abstract problems of theol ogy. In his busy life and heavy schedule he sets aside certain hours each week for personal counseling, gives lectures on marriage and the home, which he advises must be God-center ed to be successful. Don’t over look Dr. Spaugh each week. These features are added to make The Chronicle a unique paper. We hope our readers will be pleased with all three. Jones Named New District Engineer Ralph W. Jones, highway de partment District 2 construction engineer, has been named to suc ceed A. L. Atkinson as district engineer at Greenwood, Chief Highway Commissioner McMil- lon has announced. Mr. Atkin son is resigning his post to ac cept the office of Greenwood city manager. _ District No. 2 is composed of Laurens, Greenwood, Newberry, Abbeville, McCormick, Saluda and Edgefield counties. came over a resolution to en dorse the local option liquor bill now before the legislature for a plank calling for a state on- stitutional convention. Another resolution by Thomas A. Babb, consideration. The lift came on a member of the lower house of a motion of Hummel Harley of the legislature, was passed put- Laurens, who spoke against the ting the convention on record as motion at a public meeting in opposing members of the legisla- January, to vote on the motion ture running for positions “with by secret ballot. The Rev. Grange Cothran, a Baptist min ister, and delegate to the con vention, moved that the secret in their elective powers." The convention also endorsed Mrs. Kittie McCravy Wilson of Pick ens as vice-chairman of the state HIGH-SCORING BLUE HOSE GAGERS 10 ENTER FORI JACKSON TOURNAMENT To Address W. F. Group Presbyterian college's high- scoring basketball team will en ter the Fort Jackson tournament next week-ervd (March 13-15) in Little 4 tournament last week, losing to Wofford then whipping Newberry Earlier this week, PC participated in the District 26 meet of the Naional Asocia- final cage action before hanfcing ion of Intercollegiate Athletes in up uniforms for the season. This will mark the third post season meet for the Hosemen, who wound up the regular sea son with a record of 15 wins and 6 lasses and a scoring average of 83.9 points per game. ’Die Blue Stocking had to set- Little Four tournament last week vice squads. Greenville. N. C., but was elimi nated from any chance of going an to the big Knasas City tour nament in the first-round match against Eastern Carolina. Four college teams will par ticipate in the Fort Jackson tour nament, along with several ser- ballot motion be tabled, and the executive committee. Bates Addresses School Student Body Columbia Insurance Executive Challenges Students With Four-Point Program for Suc cessful Living, County March of Dime* Drive Reaches $7,255 Clinton-Joonno Area Raises $3,290.17 Through Individuals and Organizations. Laurens Area Figure Is $3,965.63. Amount Exceeds Collec tions for Last Year By $1,000. Chronicle Advs Are Alir-Important To You Th« advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE each week cany tmpartast and helpful advertising “news” from local businass firms. They tell you of latest prices and values in groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all Unas of metrhandlse. They help you in supplying the daily needs of your family end home. Shop to THE CHRONICLE first Newspaper advertising Is all important to me buying public. It does not hang on the air ... it is net brief headlines here or there with a momentary interest Advs lunra an important Vocal value tojrou. They help you to buy look Don’t Laurens county’s 1954 March of Dunes raised $7,255.80, with a few contribution* still being received. County Chairman J. Hewlette Wasson said yesterday this is $1,000 in excess of last year. Of the amount the Laurens area raised $3,965.63 in cash, the Clinton-Joanna area $3,290.17 in cash No expense was incurred in making the county-wide drive. The amount raised will be used in taking care of the county’s polio cases and an in crease ne«led nationally by the Polio Foundation. County Chairman Wamon, C. A. Ceuwright, Laurens area chairman, V- K. Waite and W. W. Harris of the Clinton-Joanna area, yesterday exprmeed their appreciation to the citizens of die county for the wonderful co- oueration and to ail voluneer canvassers and organizations who had a part in the campaign. This spirit of cooperation and , the chairman us to mtmi and maka a fine contribution to There were a number of indi viduals and organizations having a part in the effort in this area. In Joanna $1,332,28 was raised, $1,00 coming from their Com munity Chest and an allied or- ganization; $202.00 from the churches of that community, and $130.00 fro the Order of Moose. In Clinton through the efforts of Mrs. John Spratt who annual ly directs from her home a mail solicitation, $922.55 torn raised. Through the efforts of the Busi ness and Professional Women’s club, which made the March on Polio canvass, $576.06 w7as rais ed. Through the schools, coin box es and Bangle Day, $510.04 was and Clinton Mills contributad raised. Employees of the Lydia $200.00, the Clinton Outer of Moose, $75.00; employees of ott er firms, institutions and indi viduals, $74.24. Several with unfinished re ports are asked 4a sand them in at mm lb order that the cam paign may be comp Vat ad with out Lester Bates, president of Cap itol Life Insurance company of 1 Columbia and candidate for gov ernor of South Carolina, chal lenged Clinton high students with a four-point program for success in an address in the au ditorium Tuesday morning. He urged each individual member of the student body to adhere to these four principals of successful living: 1. Have confidence in yourself; * 2. Treat your fellow man prop erly; . 3. Plan your work; 4. Work hard on the plan. Developing his 15-minute talk around this theme, Bates said: “To improve your circum stances, you must first improve yourself. Your achievements are governed by your thinking, and fear and lack of self confidence are the greatest enemies of suc cess.” The prominent insurance ex ecutive, in expanding his second principle of success, pointed out that the true goal of life is serv ice to others. By having this at titude, a person gains the esteem and good will of his fellow men. “More men fail for lack of a plan than for any other reason," Bates continued. Therefore, it is essential that work be planned well if anything of lasting value is to be achieved, he said. Bates completed his four-point program by emphasizing the necessity of working hard to see that the plan is accomplished. “Establish yourself as a hard worker," he said. "Not only will it mean monetary success, but the habit of hard work lifts us up and gives us all a satisfying sense of achievement” A gubernatorial candidate of four years ago, who already has announced his intentions of seek ing the office again this year, Bates spoke at the regular morn ing chapel exercises of the school- Student body President Roger Poore of Joanna presided, and the program also included two selections by the school band and a song by the boys' chorus Ground Observer Corps Estobjished Here Sgt. John C. Glisson and Sgt. William Jones of the Atlanta Air American Legion 'Ladies Night' Tonight B. F Wingard will be the speaker for the ladies night pro gram of Cnpetand-Davidson Post No. 56 of the American Legion to be held at the Legion Home tonight at 8:00 o'clock. Mr. Win gard will talk on . a subject re lated to the Naional Guard. Kay Mills will furnish music for the occasion with a group from his Presbyterian college orchestra, and the floor will be clear for dancing by those who wish to participate after the pro gram. Tbe meal is to be served by the Legion Auxiliary and tickets are available at $1.50 per plate. Those members who have not yet purchased tickets and desire to do so may get them from Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, Comander, or Mrs. S Louis Bond, Adjutant, or Sergeant Wayne O. Wood, Erskine 'Skip' Carter Passes In Greenwood Robert Erskine (Skip) Carter, 63, retired telegraph operator, died suddenly last Friday in Fnday-Sunday m Dr. Frank W. DR FRANK PRICE The main speaker at the West minster Fellowship meet her* Greenwood where he had made his home for the past several years. Mr. Carter was pleasantly known here by a number of ! friends who learned with regret of his passing. Funeral services were held from the graveside in the Liber ty Springs Presbyterian church cemetery at Cross Hill Saturday afternoon, with a large gathering of fnends attending the ntea. The Rev. Wick Broomall was the officiating minister. Mr. Carter was born in Cross Hill, a son of the late George E. Ligon Carter and Anra A. Camp bell Carter, both of this county. Pnce, moderator of the General Assembly of the Southern Pres- bytepan Church. Westminster Group To Hold 3-Day Meet Here At College Some 160 college students from throughout the state will assemble at Presbyterian college Friday for the annual Westmins ter Fellowship Conference of the Synod of South Carolina. The sessions will continue through tee. been planned. j He made his home here for a member of the program commit-. numb « r ^ when connect-1 Su " dav ^ + ^ ... r. . pd with the Seaboard Railway Dennis Ketchtnn. president of An interesting program has ca W ‘ U1 LIie nanway. ’ % .. , In recent years since his retire- the PC Westminster Fellowship, ment he had resided in Green- has expressed his appreciation to wooc l. the college, orphanage and man- He is survived by one s.ster, 1 ^ <* ** Fi ™ P"*byterum Mis. Lizzie-Carter of Cross Hill, I < * un * for Riding rooms for and one brother. Joe L. Carter of! J* delegates who w.U be served their meals in the college dining 1 hill. The conference is built around j the theme, “Christian Citizen ship’.’ Dr. Frank W Price, moderator Annual Conference Of Methodist Guild On March 20 and 2t, the South Greenville, a former resident and Carolina Conference Wesleyan ! merchant of this city. t rvice Guild of the Methodist [■ urch will meet for its annual week-end at Central Methodist church, Spartanburg. Registra tion will begin at 9:30 a m., Sat- Defense Filter Center, conducted urday morning, a 6ne night training course, Mon- This will be an opportunity for day night at Hotel Mary Mus- fellowship, inspiration and infor- grove, for those who have vol- mation. unteered to participate in the Reservations should be made work of the Ground Observer at ^ Cleveland hotel or Corps, which is being eetabhshed | Cre8tview Motor Court here by the B & PW club. . . , >. _ . ....... . Lunch and dinner on Satur- Mrs. Leila Johnson was named ( ^ a y | Mapch 20, will be served at supervisor of (fee Post_and Mt*j ^ c f luIv h ( an{ j breakfast Sun- Inez Tucker will be Chief Ob- Three PC Cadets Nominated For Regular Army Posts Three Presbyterian college ca det officer* have been nominat ed for appointment to the Regu lar Army, according to an an nouncement from Third Army Headquarter* at Fort McPher son, Ga. They are: Jake H. Privette of Darlington; William C. Bradley of Bradenton, Fla., and Thomas F. DeeOhamps of Biahopvilla. Privette and Bradley are to be commissioned to the infantry; DaeChampa in the artillery. All three er* senior* who wiH com plete their degree requiremec and ROTC training in May. They have all baao outstanding cadet server. The post will be located at Jojmson’s Floral Shop. Sgts. Glisson and Jones showed a film, which explained the vital necessity of the Ground Observ er Corps. The film also explain ed that the main qualification of the volunteer worker is “a strong determination to kfiep America safe.” Sgt Glisson presented in de tail the method of oakling in the messages to Atlanta. cafeteria. It will be necessary ; in dietetics in a hospital, to make reservations for ail Miss Allen To Return To PC for Summer ♦ * of the General Assembly and Miss Barbara Alien, now at pastor of the New Monmouth Wmthrop college studying die- Presbyterian church, Lexington, tetics, will return to Presbyte- Va., will be the mam speaker for nan college in June to take over the occasion. Other speakers the management of he dining scheduled on the program are: hall for Manager L. V. Powell, Dr. David W. Sprunt, chaplain, who will be on leave for the of Washington and Lee Univer- summer in charge of the dining 9 |ty; and Arthur McDonald of hall at the Baptist Assembly,; Milledgeville, Ga., a University Ridgecrest, N. C. : of Georgia senior who visited Miss Allen, formerly connect- ] Christian student groups in sev- tast yeer the | World’s Student Christian Youth Conference. Dr. Price, the principal-speak er, served as a misiortary to China for almost 30 year*—from 1923 until 1952. The last two day morning, March 2.1, may be. ed with the college until last (all, e ral foreign countries las I obta.ned aC Wufturd college will this fall begin interne work as a representative of three of these meals with Miss CHURCH GROUP TO MEET Dorothy Greene, Pacolet Mills, The Kelly-Glenn circle of S- C., before March 10. | Duncan Creek Presbyterian 1 Mrs. Annie S. Cubitt ts secre- 1 church will meet Tuesday after- ; tary of the Spartanburg Dis- 1 ncK)n » March 9. at 3 o’clock at the years, although not permitted to trict Wesleyan Service Guild. College Alumnus Awarded Fellowship home of Mrs, John L. Adair, Jr, ! off the Musgrove Road with Mrs. John Lloyd Adair as hostess. Mrs. James L Gray will teach the Bible study on Acts. Ralph Fore Joins Belk's Store Here Ralph For* of Azhoville, N. C., has arrived to the city to accept the position of assistant manager of Belk’s, well known atom Mr. For* has had 16 yean exparionc* in the mercantile has teat Company to Mr. rot* wfll te Joined at th* and of Uto by hia wtta A Presbyterian college alum nus have been awarded a fellow ship for graduate study at Union Theological Seminary in Rich mond, Va , the PC alumni office has announced. He is Reid Hollandsworth of Norfolk. Va.. class of 1950. who was among six seminary seniors chosen for this honor. Tb* faUowehips ar* awarded by the faculty to members of th* on the basis of dis* merit and ancepUonal of efficiency in Use bain- FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market New* in THE CHRONICLE every week from tores to toe city. oariry on missionary work, he and Mrs. Price were detained in Shanghai for 22 mootfes by the Communist government He be gan his duties at Lexington leal ularly — they teU changing prices you can and buy to Comp Fire Girls Enjoy Outing of the A-o-wa-kfc-y* Camp Tire girls group enjoyed a beer ride to Duncan’s Crook re* (tly. Each girl invited a friend end a bon fixe a«Mre dancing wee enjoged. m* Katherine Dices, leader, and Me. end Mr*. Jama Von