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t A The Chronicle Strives To Be A Cleon News paper, Complete, Newoy and Reliable t . If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle Yon Don’t Get the News * f Volume LV Clinton, S. C. ; Thursday, June 3,1954 Number 22 County Voters Go To Polls Tuesday Three County Roces And Congressman To Be Con tested For; Four Returned Without Opposition; «Two Candidates For Governor And Other State Officers/ Also On Ballot. Regnery Presented Certificate By Lions Club Voters of Laurens county will select various county officers to serve them for the next four years in a Demtocratic primary to be held next Tuesday. On the ballot also will be can didates for oor^ress from the Fourth Congressional district. The state ballot will include names of candidates for govern or, and various other state of ficers. No U. S. senator will be named this year. Under a new law names of I candidates who are unopposed for office will not appear on the ballot, the state executive com mittee having previously de clared them to be nominees of the party. Voters in this county will choose between Robert T. Ash more, of Greenville, incumbent, and Charles C. Moore, of Spar tanburg, for congressman of the Fourth district. The district is composed of Laurens, Clinton: at the city hall on North Broad street, and the community building in the Clinton Mills village.- Managers of election at the city hall will be Henry M. Young, Sr., F. C. Pinson, Miss Kate Milam, Mrs. Nene D. Work man, Mrs. James P. Slotm, Miss Miriam Donnan and Miss Odetta Mauney. Manager* of the county elec tion at the community building will be Mrs. Grady Smith, James Dunaway, and Dewey Brazel. Greenville population of Spartanburg and counties, with a about 400,000. Candidates in three county races will be voted on: House of Representatives, supervisor, and county commissioner. House candidates, three of whom must be nominated, are: Thomas A. Babb, Justin A Brid ges, and Chartes L. Milam, pres ent reperesentatives, and A. B. Culbertson, King Dixon, and Robert C. Wesson. Those running for supervisor lore: Bennie B Blakely, incum- bent, R. L. Teague, and C. W. Wier, Jr. In the race lor county com- misioner are: Clyde G. Jones and John Hk Wharton, present con> missioners, and Paul S. O'Dell and Claude A. Patton. Two are to be nominated. Four oandidgtes who are un- the ballots, Culbertson, Training School For Presbyterian Women To Be Held Here Presbyterian women from thru- oat the state will assemble at Pres- Union,! byterian college for the Synodical City Voters To Name Mayor And Six Councilmen Tuesday Regnery Receives 'Citizen Of Year* Lions Club Plaque Interest In Primary Picks Up During Week; Mayor Terry Opposed By Hugh L Eichelberger; Two Council Candidates Without Opposition will not appear on era: Miss Jennie V. auditor; Sam M. J. Hewlett* Wesson, probate fudge, end J. Leroy Burns, county superin tendent of An unusual situation prevails In the county this year, in that oil candidates for township mag istrates are unopposed. Includ ed in the list are Sam McCrary, magistrate of Hunter township; R. Eugene Johneon, magistrate of Hunter township at Mount- ville; and James Copeland, mag istrate of Jacks township at Renno. TV polls will open at 8:00 a. m. and close at 6:00 p. m. Two voting places will be provided In Training School of the Synod of South Carolina on June 14-19. This is an accredited school, un der the direction of the leadership division of women’s work, Pres byterian Church U. S. Mrs. W. R. Josey, of Manning, president of the Synod's women, will serve as dean of the school, and the faculty will include sev eral outstanding leaders of the Southern Presbyterian church. This year will mark the seventh annual session of the training school, the first session to be held on the Presbyterian college cam pus. . _ . . _ The five courses to be taught in the morning classes are: “The Book of Ages,’’ led by Dr. John Miller, of Peace college; “Presby terian Beliefs,’’ lad by the Rev. Dr. Stuart Oglesby, of Atlanta; “Or ganization and Work of the Wom en of the Church,” lad by Mrs. A. R. Craig, of Sutherfordtoo, N. C.; “Church Extension ia the Homeland,’’ led by the Rev. Dr. William H. McCorkle, of Atlanta; and “The Christian Home,” lad by Dr. George Anderson, of Preday te- 1 rian college. Part of the afternoon time will l be given to research and discus sion groups, and the evenings will include a banquet, recreation and addresses. Mrs. Josey has announced the cost of the training school will be 12.50 for registration and $20 for room and board. The registration fees are to be sent to Mrs. Jasper Rowland, of this city, registrar and treasurer. Mrs. Raleigh M. Engle, of Ches ter, is the officer in charge of the school records.' Shown abovs ia Waller Rsgnary (center) who was honor gueel of the Lions club Monday night at Hotel Mary Muagrove and presented a certificate attesting his selection by the club as "Citisen of the Year.” At the left is P. S. Bailey, who made the presentation address. Hugh S. Jacobs, presi dent of the club, is at right. s College Commencement Y? anna l . To ^ onor n meo ca c • Group Employees Closes 1953-54 Session AtAimualBanquet Bachelor's Degrees Awarded To 85; Three Get Hon- Joanna muis wm honor work arory Degrees; Dunning And Gaines Speak; j “ Army Commissions Awarded To Thirty ROTC at house Saturday. _ at 7 p. m. . Graduates Walter Regnerj". executive head of Joanna cotton mills of Joann§, was honored Tuesday evening by "Citizen of Sr . end S A Chick) ton has no opposition for the post. Ward four's carunoata. Jaynes P. the honored guests. Their wives Preabytenan College awarded der—William Curfla Freman of 85 baccalaureate dgrees, three j Clinton. honorary degrees, 30 army com- C^.Wysor medal to best drill-1 ^ “h^^rwiU abo'aUend. missions and numerous prizes I ed ROTC freshman—Don Rick- and medals in ite 73rd com-1 ett of Hapeville, Ga. mencement exercises Monday | Junior military class award to morning. i best drilled ROTC cadet — Don club by being named the Year.” -Mr Regnery was presented to the clifb by P S Bailey, .president of Clinton and Lydia cotton mills and member of the club, in an ad dress that reviewed Mr. Regnery * career that included graduation from <Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937 with am engi neering degree in nunmg, a num ber of years spent in Canada in operating his own gold mine which was terminated by the war, and his coming to Joanna in 1941 to be connected with the business which is controlled by the Regnery fam ily of Chicago. "Mr. Bailey told of the expansion of Joanna mills under Mr. Reg. nery’s direction, his membership in and leadership of agencies con nected with the textile industry, including the board of directors of the Institute of Textile Technol ogy in Charlottesville, Va., a re search organization, which embrac es an advisory board composed of the best research minds in the in dustry, which Mr. Regnery was se lected to head in view of his out- standing contributions to textile manufacturing. In addition, Mr. Bailey told of _ ^ . Mr. Regnery's cooperation and Employees who have complet- mjLaCALAl . ed 10- years, -yews and 26t«iir« years of service this year will be Voters of Clinton will go‘to the Copeland polls Tuesday to nominate a mayor Pitts and six members of city council) i n war ^ three, Harry C. Lay- in a Democratic primary. Machinery for funning the elec tion has been set up, candidates nave qualified, and indications [ Sloan ’ a!so h<,a no W^on. ihe Clinton Lions club when he re- j>oint to a heavy vote. Interest in • In ward Woodrow Wilson, ceived the annual award of the j the primary picked up toft week *» being pposed by flatter a contest developed in the ^ eor * e A Bagwell r a ££ f or mayor. j James CJraine, present council* Two candidates are seeking thei^ 1311 :rQ * n ward six, is opposed by mayor's post, Joe P Terry, incum-!’^ Bikiert Hamrick Dent, who is seeking his third term,, Two voting precincts nave been and Hugh L Eichelberger, present' provided Voters m wards one, city councilman from ward four i two, three and four largely will There are two aspirants for vote-at the city hail on North council seats from each of four [ Broad street, and those in wards wards, and candidates have qualL five and six will vote principally f.ed from two wards without op- at the Comman.ty aouse on Acad OFFICIAL BALLOT Laurens County Democratic Primary Election, June 8, 1954. U. &. House of (Yet* far One) ROBERT T. ASHMORE CHARLES C. MOORE (Yet* for T)ue*) THOMAS A. BABB JUSTIN A BRIDGES A B. CULBERTSON KING DIXON C. A mtt-AM ROBERT C. WASSON County Supervisor (Yeto far One) KNNIE B. BLAKELY R. L. TEAGUE C. W. WIER, JR County (Vote far Two) CLYDE G. JONES PAUL & O’DELL CLAUDE A PATTON JOHN H. WHARTON Chronicle Advs Are AH-Important To You The advertizing columns of THE CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising “news” from local business firms. They tell you of latest prices and values in groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all lines of merchandise. They' help you in supplying the dally needs of your family and home. Shop in THE CHRONICLE first Newspaper advertising is all important to the buying public. It doss not hang on the air .... H is not brief headlines here or there with a momentary interest Advs have an important local ralua to you. They help you buy well and save. Don’t look them. P. C. Summer School Opens On Jime 8 Approximately 100 students are expected to enroll for Presbyte rian college’s nine-week summer session which opens on June 8, Registrar G. Edward Campbell an nounced today. A curriculum of 22 courses in 10 departments, ranging from the freshman to the senior level, will be offered. ', Campbell pointed out the num ber of the courses are arranged to fit into the teacher training pro gram for state certificates, and he said special provision^ can be made for taking a partial program on a semester-hour basis. The regular summer session per mits a st0dent to take a maximum of nine hours work. Classes arc scheduled to meet six times week ly during the nine-week period which closes on August 7. A limited recreation program, centered around the College swim ming pool, also is planned for the summer session. Registrar Campbell said he ex pects the enrollment to be split about equally between dormitory students and day students. PreSbyterlan college will offer courses in these departments this summer: Bible, economics, English, his tory, fine arts, sociology, mathe matics, Spanish, biology and psy chology. Attend Presbytery And Synod Meeting Dr. C. Bynum Betts Is w>and- ing the week at Bon darken, N. C, attending the Predbytery meet ing and of the Associate Reformed Predbyterian caurch. James P. Sloan, an elder, leaves today to spend several days there to attend the meeting of the General Synod as • dele gate from the local A. R. P. church. The group of graduating sen iors, parents and friends assem bled under the oaks of the out door chapel for the occasion. They heard a commencement address by Dr. F. Pendleton Gaines, Jr., president of Wof ford college. The day before. Dr. Norman G. Dunning, •prominent British minister and theology school head, had preached the bacca laureate sermon in the First Presbyterian church. President Marshall W. Brown presided over the commence ment program, and Dr. W. R. Wallace of Chester, a trustee and farmer chairman of the board, conferred the three honorary degrees. He pesented the doctor of divinity degrees to the Rev. Thomas M. Johnston of Lexing ton Ky., and the Rev. John A Wilson of LaGrange, Ga., and the doctor of literature degree to Henry T. Lilly of Davidson, N. C. Dr. George C. BeUingrath mode the presentation* of med als and prizes to outstanding students. He awarded the fol lowing: Outstanding senior award— Andrew S. Howard of Simpson- ville Rickett. United States Army medal to senior ROTC outstanding com manding officer — Clyde Beau mont of Charlotte. . '* ROTC certificate of meritor ious leadership achievement— Clyde Beaumont. Major Dugald W. Hudson award to highest military scho lastic record in senior ROTC— Andrew S Howard. Major Hudson award to high est record in junior ROTC class —William Tiller of Maesville. Dr. Gaines told the graduating class in his commencement ad dress “to remember that your success will be governed by what you do with what you received in college.” He urged the group to bear in mind that the paramount ob- ligaton < of each individual is to be of service to mankind and to use the God-given talents to the utmost m rendering this service. Dr. Dunning, in his Sunday baccalaureate sermon, todd the Presbyterian College seniors that “the most patriotic thing you can do for America is to be a Christian.” Developing his sermon around the theme “The Things That Re presentations at the banquet will include pins for the 10-year workers, rings for the 15-year workers and Homily ton watches for those with 20 years with the mriL Tnrrsmnil Ufa insurance pol icies will also be presented. Music for square dancing will be provided by a string band from Camden. Twenty-three persons will re ceive watches, 14 wiU receive rings and 56 pins will be award ed. position. In ward one, incurribent Hugh C Ray u being opposed by Frank M. (Blue) Boland, Jr. In ward two, two former coun- emy street in the Clinton mills Village However, it was pointed out by offit-tsls of the-erty Demo cratic Ciuo uiat voters maxy use tne place most convenient to County Candidates Heard Here Monday* General scholarship medal for j,e said SSTa * VOT ^ A "-| •» -Pi* o, every ^ul. the. fairs. Mr. Regnery', in expressing his appreciation to the club, spoke of the close ties that bmd Joanna and Clinton and the cooperation that exists between the two com- munities. Otoe of the best deci sions 1 ever made,' be said, “was when I decided to come to South Carolina." He said he was pnfau ably more atoie to speak of and appreciate the way of life in the South than a native of thu section. Following is the inscription on the certificate presented to Mr. Regnery: “In industry, in employee rela tionships and in community spir it, Walter Regnery has been and i is a leader and an inspiration to | his fellow man “Through hi* outstanding ac complishments in textile research and invention he has brought in dustry-wide attention to this area. “Through the application of-his humanitarian ide5)s and commun ity spirit, he ha* contributed im- I non. “In recognition of the role he has played in the modern history of our community, the Lions club of Clinton, South Carolina, names Walter Regnery “Citizen of the Year” for the year 1^53. oilmen are in the race, Leisel L | them, and where they are better known in order that questions as to their identity may be kept at a minimum. Managers at the city hall box will be J J. Clark, Frank M. Bo land, Sr, Mrs Earl Workman, and Ben Hay Hammett. Managers at the Clinton nulls box will be Mrs. Marvin Whitmire, Ma Nel lie Osborne, Jack Rhodes, and Joe Campbell. The poll* will open at 8 00 a. m. and close at 6:00 p. m. Those sack ing to cast ballon will be required to present registration certificates issued within the past ten years. Following are the names to ap pear on the official ballot to be used in the city primary; FOR MAYOR HUGH L EICHELBERGER JOE P. TERRY Riegels Pushing Mathews In Carolina League Gold P award for outstanding meritorious service in extra curricular activities other than athletics—Andrew S. Howard; Roy Williams of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Paul Crouch of La Grange, Ga. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity award to highest freshman scholastic average—Harvey Eugene Butler of Conway. Fred Jay Hoy memoriad Bible medal to highest average m two years of required Bible courses —James Raymond Lord of Dub lin, Ga. — Fraser memorial Bible medal to highest freshman Bible aver age—Harvey Eugene Butler. Ministerial Club award to outstanding senior ministerial candidate—John Gordon Brad ford of College Park, Go. Student Christian Association intramural trophy to social fra ternity with best intramural rec ord—Pi Kappa Alpha. ■ Kappa Alpha athletic cup to >he outstanding senior athlete— Joe Austin of Laurens. Columbia TtootogicM Semin ary award of $1,200 scholarship —shared by John Gordon Brad ford of College Park, Ga.; and George Brown Telford, Jr M of South Charleston, W. Va. Lt Col Francis V. Smith, ROTC commandant, present** the reserve commissions to apn kw cadets and also made these awards for outstanding servi fa the Preabyterfaa military unit: Col Robert E. Wyaor, Jr., tak er to the bast oompany eomanan- has been waged against Chris ttonity during the past century, all of its fundamentals remain.” Dr. Dunning listed the three fundamental truths of Christian ity os: 1. The world is the work of God—despite all of the attacks against religion by science dur ing the past century, "today science and Christianity go along together side by side on Biblical statement in an attempt to ex plain the mysteries of an unfold ing universe.” 2. For the church, the Bible is the word of God He said the strength depends upon Bible should not be read as a Christ tan individuals. by Johnston, 5-3, Saturday night, I cling to a precarious half-game lead in the Carolina Textile league today. Only a half-game back, and breathing down the Wildcats’ necks, are the Ware Shoals Riegels who toppled Nine ty Six, 7-2, Saturday night. Johnston’s victory, coupled with a Calhoun Falls upset over Clin ton (16-7) threw the Cavaliers and Johnston Into a third-place tie. In the fourth game, Joanna whipped Greenwood 6-4. CLINTON meets JOANNA there Friday. The two teams will meet here Saturday night. Kiwanians To Have Chicken-Barbecue Th Kiwanis club will hold its next regular meeting on the night of June 10 at I. M. Smith’s farm near here, at, which tkne a chic ken barbecue supper will be served. In case of rain it is stated BOARD TO MEET ( the meeting will be held in tne The board of directors of the Wadsworth community building. Kiwanis cilia will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in the Presbyterian col lege library. book of history, as a book of science or as a book of philos ophy because Chnstionity is more than all of this. It should be read, he said, as a guide to God. with wives and members invited. families of the Bible School For First Baptist Church' A daily vacation Bible school will be held at the First Baptist church beginning Monday, June 7, 3. Holy living is the will of through Friday, June H. from 9 God — therefore, this nation's a. m. to 12 o’clock. The school ts its 1 for ^children three thru 16 years ' 1 of age. 1954 GRADUATING CLASS OF CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL County candidates for office, now nearing the end of their re spective campaigns, sought the suffrage of vdlers at this area'when they spoke in the Clinton mills vil lage Monday night. Tuesday night they spoke at Young s schoolhouse. Tonight (Thursday) they will ,^>pear at Woodville, ind will wind up the drive for votes Fn day night when they speak at WattsvlUe. The Woodville meeting date was added after the campaign itiner ary got ,underway The appear ance at Wattavilie will be at the old ball pack, it ha* been stated by county Democratic officials. The candidates stuck pretty close to what they have been toll ing the voters ail through th# campafaa in their oratory here Monday. House of rqpnuntaUvee aspirant* continued to stress their belief in the continuance of segre gation. One at them, A B. Culbert son. got rather vehement and de- i clared he woe “not going to sit by and see it happen” (discontin uance of segregation). “You can call it raibble-rousing if you want to, but (paraphrasing Patrick Henry) if this be treason, make the most of it Give me liberty or give me death.” Justin A. Bridges, deploring the centralization of authority in Co. lungiia, especially in connection with the school set-up, advocated election of trustees in order that the people might have a voice in their school affairs. The use at all sales tax funds for schools was also advocated, ra order to give relief to county taxpayers. He was opposed to any increase in taxes. Culbertson, in addition to his re marks on segregation, called for putting government back in the hands of the people. King Dixon will do everything in his power to prevent the aboli tion of segregation, he said. He ts opposed to increase in taxation in any shape, form or fashion. He scored the point system now in use by the highway department whereby it can revoke drivers’ li censes to drive. Under the system, he said, a highway patrolman is judge and jury. He also advocated one fishing license good for any part of the state, rather than sep arate licenses as now required. He wants to consolidate school admin istration offices in the county and elect trustees. ' Charles* L. Milam also raked the school set-up, deploring the power vested in the state school comnussiorT in Columbia. Local trustees, he said, don't have any authority, they just carry out the orders ol tne board ui. Columbia, including operation of school bus es He spoke of his etforts in the reduction of county taxes from 30 to 20 mills last year. The> want ed to raise it baJi to 30 tnu year, he said, but he opposed it. He re ferred to progress made in the county in recent years and wants U continued. He stands for sound labor legislation, he said, and spoke of the wage and hour law as one of the best ever put on the books. Thomas A. Babb said that if good people vote and good people run for office, then poliUcs will be improved. The worst thing the state can do, he said, is to aban don the public school system The peopie* must have education, even to hold tne simplest kind of job. He will consult with the best tal ent in toe state, he said, and work intelligently to arrive at the prop er solution to the state’s problems, he said, referring principally to segregation in operation of the school system. He objects to elect ing members of the general as- (Continued on page seven) FRANK M. (BLUE) BOLAND, Jr. HUGH C. RAY LZESEL L OQRKaAMD, Sr S. A (CHOCK) HARRY C. LAYTON WaHI t'ornr JAMES P. SLOAN Ward Five GEORGE W. BAG WILL WOODROW WILSON JAMES CRAINC J ROBERT HAMRICK Lioiu Club Broon Sale On June 7-8 The Lions dub will hold its annual broom sale on Monday and Tuesday, June T-8, it has been announced by club officials. Metnfoers of the cltd> will can vass the town and surrounding areas in an effort to sell a broom in every home. The club seeks the cooperatioa of the public in the effort and asks » favorable reception of the “sell ing Lions” when they call. The brooms are made in Colum bia by the Association for th* Blind, which the Lions clubs at the state harve made their chief in terest, and have adopted it as their own. Proceeds from the sale will be given entirely to the work of th# blind, ottlcials state. Citizens Federal To Pay Usual 3 Per Cent Dividend A dividend for the six months period January 1, to June 30. payable on July 1. on the basis of 3 per cent per annum, wo* au thorized by the board at direc tors of the Citizens Federal Sav ings and Loan Asocation at their regular monthly meeting held Tuesday evening. The divi dend applies on both ole see* of stock, investment and savings. Citizens been in operation for 45 years, having ben organ ized in 1909 by the late Butler H. Boyd and since his death has been headed by has son, B. Hu bert Boyd. It ts the oldest as sociation in the county and since its organization has made it pos sible for hundreds of families to become home-owners and has paid several hundred thousand dollars in dividends to its inves tors. The association is headed by the toUowmg officers and direc tors: B. Hubert Boyd, presktont; J. P. Prather, vice-president; J. Sloan Todd, aecretary- Mra Henry Hunter, secretary-treasurer. Directors: B. Hubert Boyd. J. Sloan Todd. J. P. Prather. W. W. Harris, John W. Finney. Sr . J. EL Hart. TCB. Copeland. R. H McGe* and T. H. Copeland.