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Volume LV
Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, Aoril 1,1954
Number 13
Training School New
Name, Whitten Village
Honored
State School Located Near City Now Bears Name Of
Superintendent, Dr' B. 0. Whitten, Who Has Served As
Head Of* the Institution For 36 Years Since Its
Doors, Opened For Reception Of Children
It isn’t often that a busy legisla
ture take official action to honor
an individual, but the South Caro
lina General Assembly passed a
special bill last week commemo
rating the work of Clinton’s Dr.
B. O. Whitten.
The result: the State Training
School is now Whitten Village.
Gov. James F. Byrnes on March
23 placed his signature on the MU
naming ‘the institution for Dr.
Whitten, who has served for the
past 36 yean as the school’s first
and only superintendent.
Dr. Whitten came to CUnton in
1916 upon organizaflkxt of the
state-supported institution to meet
the needs of handicapped chil
dren. He has been here ever since
and directed the growth orf the
school from megger beginnings
with eight patients to a large in
stitution in which approximately
300 staff members care for 1,650
inmates.
The facabUes of Whitten Village
now Include 1,456 acres of land,
17 dormitory buildings, a 200-bed
hospital for noo-antoulatory pa
tients, adrninistrattion building,
school building with kitchen and
dining room, a Laundry, swimming
pool and dairy.
Even so, there is a constant
need for expansion to ’provide
more complete services and to take
care of the long list of patients
waiting to enter the institution.
Wort already is underway on a
gymnasium and two recreation
buildings to help meet some of
these needs/
Whitten Village is a state-sup
ported institution, under the over
all direction of the State Mental
Health Commission. Recently ap
proved appropriations tor‘the next
fiscal year, beginning in July,-pro
vide the Village with $d,152,000
for operations and maintenance
and $300,000 for permanent im-*
pnovements.
Dr. W. P. Beckman of Cokan-
Ma is director of the State Men
tal HeaUb rnrrsntoiinn, and
lutnhia, is chairman. The group
also includes as members Mrs.
William I. Wallace Of Chester, C.
M. Tucker, Jr., of Fagefaavd, E.
Edward Wehm&n, Jr., of Charles
ton, and W. W. Hants of this
city.
Whitten Village, In its care of
the retarded child, is divided into
Capt. Adeline Boland
Promoted By Army
To Rank Of Major
Captain Adeline S. Boland,
daughter of F. M. Boland of this
city, has been promoted to the
rank of major, according to a re
cent 'Department of the Army
special order from Raleigh, N. C.
Major Boland, currently sta
tioned in Raleigh as the North
Carolina Women’s Army Corps
and Women in the Air Force
Procurement Officer, entered
the Army in September, 1942, as
an enlisted woman and wa* in
itially assigned to Des Moines,
la. She received her commission
after graduating from Officers
School in April, 1943.
During Work! War II the ma
jor was District Recruiting Offi
cer for South Carolina. Release-
ed from active duty in 1947, Ma
jor Boland went to Korea in a ci
vilian status as administration
officer with the Department
Communications.
She was recalled to active
duty in October, 1950, and was
again to South Carolina as Dis
trict WAC-WAF Officer. Un
der Major Boland’s leadership,
North Carolina has led the Third
Army in the procurement of
young women for the two ser
vices for the past year.
three separate divisions: the cam
pus or school section, the hospital
or organic section, and die home
department. Residents are placed
according to their age, ability or
stability.
Some of the patients are mental
ly ot physically handicapped and
some have personality problems
which may be overcome with prop
er care. Special training is pro
vided at the Village which is not
available in the public schools.
As recognized by the legislature,
the institution is a monument to
the unselfish, sympathetic under
standing and the tireless work of
Dr. B. O. Whitten. He was a young
man of 32 when he arrived in
Clinton to direct establishment of
the State Training School.
A native of Pendleton, S. C., he
had completed Btnory University
Medical CoftLege in 1913 and had
spent three years in private prac
tice In Cross Hill before joining
the staff of the State Hospital for
training in pyschiatry.-
Dr. Whitten was appointed su
perintendent of the proposed new
institution In 1918, and he spent
the next two years helping to get
It established. The school finally
opened in September, 1920.
No^one appreciates the work of
Dr. Whitten more than the group
which was organized last year as
the State Training School Parents
Chib. It is composed of parents of
children in the institution, with
officers and a board of directors
made up of one person from each
congressional district.
The Parents Chib officers are
John H. Clark, Jr., of Charleston,
president; Mrs. Frank Hodges, of
Greenwood, vice president, and
Mrs. Mary Lagan Spann, of An
derson, secretary.
ft was the Parents Club which
initiated the movement to change
name of the school to Whitten Vil
lage. A petition from the dub to
the Mental Health Commission
read.
'Whereas the name. State Trtin-
iqg School, is an indefinite
does not dearly Mbit the
purpose of this institution.
Whereas the name often causes
the institution to be confused in
the public mind with Institutions
of a corrective type,.
Whereas the estatottshment of a
second training school in the near
future will further necessitate
some distirguishdng name, and
Whereas there is one man who
has, by his long and unceasing en
deavor on behalf of our handi
capped children, so endeared him
self to us that his name is indel
ibly engraved on our hearts, and
whose personality Is inextricably
woven into the fabric of the insti
tution itself.
of the State Train
ing School has been changed to
Whitten Village In honor of the
superintendent who has headed
the institution since tt was estab
lished by the stole 36 yean ago.
B. O. WHITTEN, M. D.
By an Act of the General As-
Large AA Group
Held District
Meet Here Sunday
Two hundred men and women,
members of the Georgia-Carolina
A A., and other interested friends
assembled in the high school
auditorium Sunday afternoon for
an annual district meeting, with
the invocation givpn by Rev.
James B. Mitchell of Joanna.
\ The program was In charge of
native members of the organiza
tion. There were two guest speak
ers *from Atlanta, Jkn K. and
Grayson W. .members of the or
ganization which founded in 1935,
now includes over 60,000 men and
women in its membership
| Both, speakers spoke from their
experiences and what Alcoholics
Anonymous had meant to them,
and told how thousands have ar
rested and recovered from the al-
Thomas A. Babb
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Now, therefore, be It resolved
that we, the State Training School
Parent’s Chib, do hereby petition
the Mental HeaJth ComnVlstion to
change, by due process of the law,
the name of this institution to
Whitten Village.”
In addition to his work as su
perintendent of the institution. Dr.
’fhtotsn has always taken an ac
tive interest in the town of Clin
ton and Its oommunity. He to a
member of the local Lions Chib
and is an elder in the Fin* Pres
byterian church.
l H4s feHow townsmen join the
state legislature in salutkig him
1 or his contributions to CUnton and
to South Carolina.
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Belk's Celebrates .
Nineteenth Birthday
Belk’s store of this city is cele
brating Its nineteenth anniversary
with a special birthday sale event
announced In the advertising
columns of todays paper. .
Since opening here on one floor
in April 1935, the store has been
remodeled and modernized, add
ing an additional store building
next door. Today the firm oc
cupies four floors with ready to
wear in the street floor addition;
piece goods, men wear and shoes
on the first floor; a gift depart
ment in the batoony; a youth cen
ter on the second floor and base
ment. It has 20 regular employ
ees, and is headed by D. B. Smith
as manager.
County Supply
Bill Is Ratified
The Laurens county supply bi
of $419,284 for county expenses
for the fiscal year has been ap
proved by both houses and or
dered for ratification, it was
learned Monday from Columbia.
Amendments sponsored by
Sen. R. T. Wilson increased the
House version of the spending
bill by the small amount of $820.
The senator inserted in the bill a
travel expense of $300 for one
sheriffs deputy, and increased
the travel allowance for the pro
bate judge from $300 to $600. An
increase was also made in the
salary of the second assistant
county agent from $2,180 to $2,-
400
Bridges Announces
For R-eleclion
To House Seat
» £>.-
Justin A. Bridges, a member
of the General Assembly from
Laurens county for the past four
years, and for the past two years
secretary of the delegation, wits
one of the six qualifying candi
dates in this race before the fil
ing expiration date March 15.
Mr. Bridges in offering for re-
election, has issued this state
ment to the voters of the county.
“I am a candidate for re-elec
tion to the House of Representa
tives from Laurens county. If re
elected I shall continue to repre
sent the people to the best ot
my ability.
“I have always had and shall
continue to have an interest in
the education of the children of
our County and Stole. However,
it is my opinion that with in-
conn's declining as they are to
day the people of Laurent coun
ty should not be burdened with
additional taxes.
“I have consistently and active
ly opposed increased compensa
tion for members of the General
Assembly, h is my position that
service in the General Assembly
should be on the basis of honor
and not of profit. I am deeply
grateful to the people of Lau
rens county for having honored
me by twice electing me as one
of your Representatives to the
General Assembly."
sembljr signed by the governor last coholic 1 malady through a for
mula for living when there is a
real desire on the part .of individ
uals to live upright, sober lives. The
prayer of its members is, “God
grant- me the serenity to accept
things I cannot change, courage
to change things I can, and wis
dom to know the difference.” The
speakers told of the great oppor
tunity AA members have to assist
and influence others who have
drinking problems by extending
a helping hand and words of en
couragement and -hope to
with an honest desire to break
away from this deadly enemy of
men and women, boys and girls.
The speakers emphasized the
Twelve Steps that are suggested
and helpful as a Program of Re
covery, and said every step in the
program is essential. If you break
loose from one, you weaken the
whole chain, they said.
They cited the twelve Steps as:
1. We admitted we were
ipowerless over alcohol—that our Japan.
MR. MOORHEAD
Revival Services
At Lydia Church
To Begin Sunday
Revival services will begin Sun
day evening at 7:30 at the Lydia
Baptist church with the Rev.
Marion Moorhead, a former pastor
of the church, preaching each
night and through Sunday morn
ing April 11.
Mr. Moorheaa served as a map-
lain in the U. S. Army, World
War FT, and as Baptist Student
secretary at the
Oklahoma, at Norman, Oka. He
served as a missionary in Japan
in 1948 and for three and a half
years was on the faculty of tha
Baptist Seminary at Fukuoka,
Japan. He served one year in
pioneer missionary work .in
i.orthern Japan, with his most re
cent work on an island just three
miles from the “iron curtain”. He
and his wife serve as Southern
.iaptist missionaries in Northern
Kinards Community Dates
Far Back To 1860 Period
Following tne services each
evening, special Youth Forums
will be conducted by Mr. Moor
head, the pastor, and Youth
Leaders in the church with spe
cial emphasis on Youth through
out the revival. Music will be
under the direction of the pastor,
Rev. F. Stanley Hardee, Jr. with
the public cordially invited to the
series of spec lad services.
Democratic Club
To Hold Meet,
Plan For Primary
A meeting of the City Demo
cratic club has been called for
Friday evening, April 9, at 7:30
at the high school auditorium.
The object of- the meeting it is
stated, is to re-organize the dub,
elect officers and an executive
committee, to make plans for
the approaching municipal pri
mary to be held in June. At this
tel ““ • «'* •Idwm.n
laowtodg. ol Hi/wiU te u, ted W1 “ ^ **
the power to carry .them out.
lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a
Power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our
will and our lives over to the care
of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fear
less moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to our
selves, and to another human
| being the exact nature of our
wrongs. s
6. Were entirely ready to have
God remove all these defects of
character.
7. Humbly asked Him to re
move our shortcomings
8. Made a list of all persons we
had harmed, and became willing
to make amends to them all.
9. Made, direct amends to such
people wherever possible except
when to do so would injure them
or others.
10. Continued to take person
al inventory and when we were
wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and
meditation to improve our con
scious contact with God as we
Thomas A. Bafato, Laurens attor
ney announces his candidacy in
today's paper for re-election to the
House <*f Representatives in the
June primary He is now complet
ing his first two-year term in this
office.
Mr. Bafcto made the following
statement in seeking re-election:
“I am particularly interested in
legislation tending to improve the
quality of those serving the state
and county in positions of honor
and profit. In saying this I do not
mean to criticise any who may now
oe serving but certain offices are
presently being filled by methods
which I do not feel to be in the
best public interest. I specifically
refer to tne fac-t that many offices
are filled by the election of the
General Assembly, which means
that it is a practical impossibility
for any person not a merriber of
the General Assembly to be elect
ed. Mony able and interested men
and women are thus for practical
purposes disqualified from serving
the state.
On the county level 1 am vitally
interested in seeing that the qual
ity of all our schools’ L preserved
and improved. I am much interest-
ich Wttl im
prove the transportation system.
Efforts have been made in the leg
islature to improve the methods
of determirang bus routes and to
fix responsibility for poor routing
and poor service. Some progress
has been made through consulta
tion with state officials but it
evident that more definite legis
lation will be needed and I shall
work toward an improvement of
the transportation set up. if elect
ed.
It is my desire to hear from all
points of view concerning the is
sues which may develop from
time to time. Only in this way do
I feel that I can make a proper
decision.
In the past two years I have tried
to get the facts on every contro
versial issue and to vote afcer
carefully weighing the facts rath
er than in any partisan spirit. I
shall continue to do so if re-elect
ed.
A flbiftHbwii Story Df Oitee tirife Cotton Growmg Aresr
Which Has Become Hub Of Cattle Raising District
(Featurg.Article From March Issue “The Joanna Way,”
Published By Joanna Cotton Mills.)
Kinards, located three miles cash with gold,
southeast of Joanna on the Col urn- The only church whsch has ever
bia highway, is the maiiing ad- been established in Kinards is the
dress of 103* Joanna employees. Sharon Methodist Church. No
From the Columbia-Greenville actual date for the founding of
highway, whlzh passes directly the qhurch can be found but re-
through Kinards, the place may cords show that in 1854 Captain
appear to be a sleepy, little coun- -Kinard donated land for the
try settlement, but. Kmards is building of a church edifice.^
much more than that. A passer-by was fifteen years later. 1869, th it
sees only the outward appearance the first church was erected c®
of the place and does not realize the property which had been
that this little town is the center given for thiji purpose Sharon is
of a Urge, rich farmang district.; still a flourishing church apd is
The Kinards postoffke serves the only church m the community,
over two hundred patrons, witn thus it serves a vital need for
its rural route covering seventy the residents of Kinards. At one
miles of the surrounding country- time the parsonage for the
su i e * Joanna Methodist Church, which
No one seems to know the date was in wrJl
of the founding of this tittle vil-
lage but mention of it is found in ^ <^urch buikhng was
“The Annals of Newberry” as far cxxnpleted about *905
back as 1860 and it is known that
it was established quite a few
years before that date In its early
years, Kinards was the center of
a large cotton growing district. Ail i
the nearby farmers raised cotton
M the principal crop so the first
cummenciSl establishment was a
cotton gin" The oldest records'
show that this first gin bad a
avrew press which was pulled by
a mule. In later years, when more
modern ginning machinery was
placed on the market, this gin
■went out of business and two
other gins rose to take Us place,
is T<xiay, neither of these is in exist
ence. Tunef have changed and the
demand for cotton gins has de
creased as the years have gone by.
In addition to these, Kinards also
boasted a large flour mill and a
corn mill Here, farmers for miles
.and miles around brought their
wheat and com to be ground.
These have also passed from sight
In Kinards during modern tunes.
It is said, and reliably so, by
the older residents of the commu
nity that Kinards derived its
name from Captain Martin Kin
ard, a resident of the area Cap
tain Kinards operated a large
farm at Kinards during his life-
! Presbyterian
Young Adults
Hold Meet Here
At the present time, there are
two mercantile establishments in
Kinards—both general merchan
dise stores. The Oxner Brothers
Store also houses the poetoffice.
The “Brick Store”, currently
owned by Jesse Johnson, is by far
the oldest store in the are*. It
eras wteblahcd origiaaHy 1>y fT
F Harmon, a son-in-law of Cap
tain Martin Kinard. He later sold
the store to the Smith Brothers
and * remained in their hand*
until recent times whan it era*
sold to the present owner. With
the coming of the paved hi^rwoy
to Kinards in 1’926, this old store
had to be moved, as * sat out in
the middle of the proposed new
road (The okl unpaved road had
been built to run around the
store). The store waa partly tom
down and was moved back to
make way for progress.
Today the eomimmtty in and
trOund Kinards is still largely a
(arming district. Big industry has
not moved into this Locality. Other
than being the center of a tor**
cotton raising district, Kinards is
now the center of a large cattle
and beef raising section. The
country side Abounds with nice
farm houses. Urge pastures dotted
with grazing cattle, sod
time and gradual* the settlement pnvi>le n u iDdewi
began to be known as Ktnerds. I**' a beautiful's** to see the Tong
and his wife are buried tn the hlUs covend witb grem
grass, the sparkling waiter of the
lakes, and the brawn Mots, which
on closer inspection prove to be
the grazing cattle.
Evangelist To
Hold Services At
Bailey Memorial
Evangelist Billy Sunda of El
be rton, Ga., will hold two weeks
revival services April 5-1$ »t
Bailey Memorial Southern Meth
odist church at 7:30 each eve
ning*
The pastor. Rev. David Millar,
extends a cordial welcome to
the public to attend theee special
services and hear the noted
evangelist
Red Cross Drive
Funds Under Quota
The total amount collected in
the Red Cross fund drive reported
yesterday was $3,969*57. This falls
approximately $366 short of the
$4,275.00 quotas set tor the Clin
ton area.
C. W. Underwood, drive chair
man pointed out that a small pre
cinct has not yet reported but the
amount would not make up the
deficit. An appeal has been made
to any citizens who has not given
to do so or to others who would
desire to make additional contri
butions. Officially the drive closes
April l hut a few days will be aL
lowed for receiving additional
contributions in the hope that
Clinton may meet th* quota, Mr.
Underwood stated.
North Greenville
Jr. Choir At Calvary
12. :Having had a spiritual ex
perience as the result of these
steps, we tried to carry this mes
sage to alcoholics, and to practice
these principles In all our affairs.
Revival Services For
Shady Grove Church
Revival services at Shady
Grove Presbyterian church near
here have been announced to be
gin .April 11 and continue
through the 18th, to which mem
bers of the church and all resi
dents of that community are
cordially invited. Services will
be held each evening at 7:30.
Gordon Bradford, Presbyter
ian college student pastor, will
do the preaching for the week
with song services led by Ed
jpyrd.
Announcement is also made by
Mr. Bradford that special Easter
sunrise services, will be held at
6 a m., with the public invited.
Frasers Lose
Infont Daughter
Friends of Lt. Col. and Mra
Powell A. Fraser of Montgom
ery, Ala., formery of this city,
will sympathize with them in
the death on March 5 of their in
fant daughter, Jane McCall Fras
er, who was born March 4.
Graveside services were held
in Florence on the seventh. Sur
viving are a sister, Eloise, and a
brother, Alex. Mrs. Fraser is the
former Miss Annelle McCall of
Florence.
twe-year terms beginning in
September. All city voters the
secretary states, are invited to
attend the meeting. Present offi
cers are L. B. Dillard, president,
Roy Holtaclaw, vice-president,
and Harry McSween, secretary-
treasurer.
While no announcements have
been made all members of the
present administration are ex
pected to offer again. '
Beta Founder
PC Faculty Member
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The North GreenvOe Junior
College Choir will present a pro
gram of sacred muttc at
Baptist church Sunday
April 4, tt 11 a. m. The choir con
sists ot 37 voices and la directed
by Charles S. Gatewood, who is
head of the music department of
tb* college.
The public is bwttad to
this
Penalty Goes On
County Taxes
Laurens county unpaid 1963
taxes had a penalty of 7 per cent
added as of today, April 1. Al
unpaid taxes as of April 15 wil
be tuned over to the delinquent
tax ooflector according to notice
of Treasurer Sam M. Learn an.
Three hundred young Presby
terians gathered at Presbyterian
college Saturday for the 1954
Young Adult Rally sponsored by
the Synod of South Carolina.
The young adults entered into
the conference with an enthus
iastic renewal of faith in Ha
theme. '‘Blueprnti for a Chn:
tian Homo.”
Serving for another year will
be the president, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Thomas of Charleston. Mlsf
Mary Evelyn Allen of Greenville,
treasurer. Serving with them
will be Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fort
of Columbia, vice-president,
George Kindall of Columbia, sec-
lotte, N. C., delivered the key
note address developed around
the theme, “A Song to March
To”.
His subject was “Loyalty and
Devotion in Marriage,” bringing
out all the Elements which Go
About to Make Up a Christian
Homev
Doctor Stell also led one of
three discussion groups included
on the program. His group was
composed of single young adults
The Rev. T. Robert Fulton,
pastor of Columbia's Eastminster
Presbyterian Chunch, led a dis
cussion group composed of mar
ried young adults without chil
dren.
Dr. Frank H. Richardson of
Blackville, N. C-, directed discus
sions of a group composed of
married young adults with chil
dren.
The youngjadult rally had reg
istration and afternoon sessions
at the college and moved to the
First Presbyterian church
cemetery of the Sharon, Methodist
church, Kinards. On tbs large flat
stone erected over his grave are
the words;
“Sacred to the memory of Cap
tain Martin Kinard who departed
this life August 5. 1854, near 76,
years of age. While young he at- |
tached himself to the Lutheran
Church and during a long life was j
an observer of religion, a‘sincere
worshiper; having made his peace
with God he was ready when the
summons came, and died in hope
of heaven; he rests from his
labors, and his works follow him;
he was a good citizen, an alfcc-
Baseball Season
At Clinton Hi
Gets Underway
Nine lettermen are among the
30 vanity candidates for the
Clinton high >.hool baseball
tionate husband and father, and a t team opening its
kind master. Respected and
honored by all who knew him.’ ,
Some of the descendants of
Captain Kinard are still living in
Kinards where their great-great
grandfather lived a hundred years
ago. Mr Jack fkmth, retired
Kinards mail carrier, and the Ox
ner brothers (who operate a
general merchandise store in
which is located the postoffice)
are all descendants of Captain
Kinard.
One fact we unearthed in our
study of the hustory of Kinards U
very interesting, especially in
these days of high prices. It is
said that the late Jim Reeder, who
was a son-in-law of the founder
of Kinards, bought the old Subee
place for $10,060, paying tor it in
Cotton Production
Day Stresses Seven
Important Steps
supper and the kevnote address
by Dr Stell.
Cotton Production Day was held
in the c^rtcultural building at
for Laurens March 16, to bring the
DR. JOHN W. HARRIS
A member of Presbyterian col
lege faculty—Dr. John W. Har
ris, is founder it Beta chapter
with headquarters in Spartan
burg. This scholarship organiza
tion, with its membership con
fined to high schools, has 2,100
chapters in 16 state* with a mem
bership of approximately 60,000.
Dr. Harris, a graduate of Wof
ford college and former professor
there, recWhiad his PhD. at the
University of North Carolina
1924-38. He joined Presbyterian
college faculty in 1940 and now
heads the English department.
ILL IN HOSPITAL
Friends of Mrs Caldwell Hen
derson will regret to know she is
a patient at the General hospital
in Greenville.
Brown To Visit
Sister In Ohio
The many friends of Dr Mar
shall Brawn, who ha* been a
patient in the General hospital in
Greenville for the past two weeks
will be interested to know his
it ion is much improved. He
II leave the hospital today, ac
companied by Mrs. Brown, tor a
visit with his sitter Mrs. T. W.
Caskey of several weeks.
In Steubenville, Ohio, their ad
dress Is 717 Beilview B*vd
JASMINE CLUB TO MEET
There will be a buttnaas meet-
iig of the Yedtow Jasmine Garden
chto on Monday, April 3, ait 3:30
ait the home of Mr*. T. C. Johnson,
Sr. Officers have asked all mam
bars to attend.
latest information to farmers m
producing cotton for 1954. Clem-
son college specialists and ASC
officials took part on the program
discussing the seven steps in pro
fitable cotton production, listed as
variety and planting seed; soils
and preparation, fertilization;
piantang, cultivation; harvesting
and ginning; imect and disease
control.
In the atfteimooiOon the farm
of C. E. Abercrombie of the Sandy
Springs community, a field meet
ing was held ait which time
machinery dealers of the counky
demonstrated with modem mach
inery, proper land preparation,
planting and cultivation of cotton.
County Agent Cannon
that thu* far not many
have sent samples of cotton plant
ing seed to the commissioner of
agriculture’s office tor germina
tion test. Thu service is Cre* to
fanners he state*, with about a
' pint of seed sufficient to sand tor
jthe
season yester
day at Abbeville
Charles $dhoc) Burnette, in
his fourth season as coar.h. ha*
four lettermen pitchers and
three impressive newcomers
who are trying out at p.tchmg:
The lettermen pitchers are Cha*.
Malpass. Martin Gwjnn, Troy
Whitfield, and Bucky Holland.
Malpass plays third base Gw inn
can play first base or center
field.
New pitchers are Ed Smith,
Wallace Patterson and Bill Dob
bins. Gwinn, the three-po*it:on
player, is the only lefthander.
Other lettermen are catchers
Bob Franks and Jack Simmons,'
second base-man Silas Campbell,
shortstop Bobby Pearson and left
fielder Roy Benjamin. Newcom
ers are first baseman Dusty
Reaves, second baseman James
(peanut) Smith, catcher Billy
Cranford, and right fielders Ger
ald Jenkins and Bill Seas a.
The schedule:
March 31—At Abbeville.
April 2—at Greenwood; 6—
Greenwood: 9—Newberry 13; 13
—at Newberry. 16—at Gaffney;
20—at Laurens 22 — Gaffney;
and 27—at Union.
May 4—Abbeville; 6 — Lau
rens;; 11—Open (to be filled, and
13—Open (to be filled).
UDC MEETNG TONIGHT
The Stephen D. Lee Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy will meet ThurscUy
evening at 7 30 at the home of
Mrs. J. P. Rowland.
FOOD...
c
Is An Important
Item With Housewives
You will find helpful Gro
cery and Market New* In THE
CHRONICLE every weak from
leading food stores in the city.
Reed the advertiseaMOti reg
ularly — they tall you about
changing price* each weak and
where you can supply your
needs and buy to