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The Chronicle attires To Be A Oeaa News paper, Complete, Newpjr and Reliable ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (KIirnntrlE If You Don’t Read The Chronicle Yon Don’t Get the News ee ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Volume LV McMillian Succeeded By Bill Crutchfield YIELDS GRID POST AT END OF 13 SEASONSATP.C. Veteran Quits Stren uous Demands After Thirty Football Years — Lonnie S. MoMillian has re tired at Presbyterian College and Bill Crutchfield has been named to replace nun, President Mar shall W. Brown announced yes terday. x McMillian, whose coaching service at Presbyterian dates back to 1923, will continue as track coach and will also con tinue to teach in the physical education department. He had served as head football mentor since 1941, a tenure second only to Clemson’s Frank Howard among present South Carolina head coaches. Coach MoMillian said that af ter 31 years of coaching he still maintains an active interest in football but feels die strenuous demands of the work make it necessary lor him to limit his activities. Crutchfield, a native of Orangeburg, who has served as assistant coach during the past year, was McMiIlian’s per sonal choice to succeed him. Crutchfield thus becomes only the third head football coach at Presbyterian College since 1915. Walter A Johnson, now athletic director, came that year and servad through the 1940 season. McMillian, who had played on Johnson’s first team at PC and had been his assistant most of the time since then, became head eoseh in 1941. He completed his 13th season in that capacity last falL MoMillian introduced the T- forraption into the Southeast head coach in lima his teams. team won five, lost three and tied one, including three upset victories. Crutchfield came to PC at the start of the 1953 campaign from Mansfield (Ohio) Senior High School, where he had coached for two years. Prior to that, he had served as head football coach at Atlantic Christian Col lege from 1949 to 1951, until that institution discontinued intercol legiate football. Crutchfield attended the Uni versity of North Carolina, play ing center and fullback under Carl Snavely and later serving as his graduate assistant. He re ceived his B.A. degree from North Carolina in 1947, his Mas ter’s in 1949. Upon learning of his promo tion to the head coaching posi tion at Presbyterian College, Crutchfield said: “I feel a deep sense of humil ity in taking over a position held previously by two such fine men as Coach McMillian and John son. I shall endeavor to main tain their great record here. Meanwhile, I ask the continued support of PC alumni and friends and of the players re turning from last year’s team, whose fine spirit and record helped my consideration for head coach.” m the of 60 victoria*, 58 defeats and 2 ties. MoMillian gave particular at tention last summer to filling a vacancy on his staff for an s sistant coach, and when he signed Crutchfield for the job he said ha had finally found the man he wanted to replace him McMillian gave Crutchfield of Presbyterian’s 1953 son, when a small Blue Stocking Stevenson Receives Doctor Degree At Vanderbilt University • John W. Stevenson has resumed his teaching duties at Presbyterian collage after receiving the degree of doctor of philosophy at Vandr- bilt university earlier this month. Dr. Stevenson also has been promoted to associate professor of English on the PC faculty, accord ing to an announcement made yes terday bgr President Marshall W. Brown. Dr. Stevenson had spent the past year at Vanderbilt completing work toward his doctorate, and this degree was bestowed upon him at the university's regular June commencement exercises. He returned here immediately to teach in the PC summer session which Is now underway. Dr. Stevenson joined the Pres byterian faculty in Septwriber, 1950, shortly after receiving his Master’s from Vanderbilt. He was graduated from Wofford college with a B. A. degree in 1948. His professional associations include membership in the Modem guage association and the South Atlantic Modern Language elation. Ted Ward Named On CHy Police Force By Council Monday Ted Ward was named as a member of the city police force Monday night by city council. He succeeds William Patterson, who resigned to become s deputy under Laurens County Sheriff W. A. Lowery July 1. Patterson has been a Clinton policeman for about 10 years. The vote was a five to one pa per ballot. Roger Henry receiv ed one vote. There were only two applicants presented for a >4Mf aid was froen tae Aif YtMe, where he served with the Air Police. He is a graduate of the service po lice school where he received training in tactics, practice and handling of firearms. He is a resident of Jackson street end is employed by the Lydia MHls Service Station. The acceptance of Patterson’s Murdock Murder Trial Set For Today Ai Laurens LAURENS, June 14—The trial of Durwood Haynie Murdock, 19, of Clinton, for murder for the fatal ehiobing of his mother last October 17 was on Monday set for (today) Thursday in General Ses sions court here. Solicitor W. T. Jones announced be wished to call the case Tues day and a motion for postpone ment until the next term of court was presented by State Senator Ralph X. Wilson and Homer S. Blackwell of defense counsel. Their chief basis for asking the continuance was that Harold Ma jor, of Anderson, also erf defense' counsel, was suffering from an eye impairment and would not be able to be in court for at least two weeks. They presented letters from Mr. Major, who stated he had been advised by doctors to stay in bed for a week and remain quiet and do no work for at least two weeks, and from Dr. E. L. Wilds, of An derson, who stated he and Dr. T. R. Gaines, also of Anderson, were treating Mr. Major for s “serious impairment of sight” and that Mr. Major would be unable to partici pate in any court for at least two weeks. The letters were dated last Saturday, June 12. Judge Steve C. Griffin, of New berry, presiding, overruled the de fense motion, asserting he felt the ptSblic interest could best be served by a trial as soon as possi ble. He stated he had the highest regard for Mr. Major but that the defense still had two capable at torneys who could defend Mur dock adequately. He set the trial for Thursday morning. Mr. Wilson *and Mr. Blackwell contended Mr. Major had inter viewed key witnesses in the case and it would be imperative that he be present. The solicitor agreed not to call any of Mr. Wilson’a cases before Thursday in order thtt he and Mr. Blackwell might devote ail their time to complete Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 17,1954 ■■■iHaUBIBHIuaUflMBHHH9RMHHBBHHBHBflBH9BEflRH3RSBR8BBRHBE39R3>539R>8 In Blue Hom Coaching Change Number 24 preparation of the case for the de fense A student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, Mur dock is changed with clubbing to death his mother, Mrs. Rdba Say. Lonnie McMillian (right) resigned Monday as head football coach at Presbyterian College, leaving the reins in the hands of assist ant coach BUI Crutchfield. McMillian will continue to eerve in the physical education department. EXECUTIVE COMMUTE DECLARES TABULATION OF FIRST PRIMARY Second Primary On June 22 With Only One Un decided Contest; Bridges And Dixon To Com- For Third House Seat Result Mayor's Race Unchanged; much of the credit for the suc " designation and the employment of Ward were the only items of business transacted at the regu lar monthly meeting of council Mayor J. P. Terry presided and all countibnen were present: Hugh C. Ray, ward one; L. S. Reddeck, ward two; W. M. Mc Millan, ward three; H. L. Eich- elberger, ward four; Woodrow Wilson, ward five; and James Craine. ward six. Present also were the recently nominated mayor and council- men whp sat in as observers: Eichelberger, present council man from ward four, who will become mayor September first; Craine, the only old member of council who was re-elected to his post; and the following new countibnen: Frank M. Boland, Jr., ward one; S. A Pitts, ward two; Harry C. Layton, ward three; James P. Sloan, ward four; and George W. Bagwell, ward five. Mayor Terry noted the pres- ehce of the newly nominated of ficers and welcomed them to the meeting. W. B. Owens, olerk and treas urer, read the minutes of the last meeting, and also the monthly statements of receipts and dis bursements. Receipts totaled $35,603.78*. while disbursements were $50,- 655.53. Included in disburse ments was approximately $10,000 collected from users of gas for the account of the Clinton-New- berry Gas Authority. Interest paid on bonds amounted to $6,- 667.50. Included also was the monthly payment of $1,090 to the credit of the sinking fund. Non-recurring items in de tours tments for May also- includ ed $4,053.25 for sewer extensions, $1,85531 for water plant exten- slons, and $154.79 for light plant extensions, all of which paid out of the general fund. asso- on his father, Durwood Murdock, ip an attempt to kill him. Mrs. Murdock was found, in tfee [years, dihing room of her Clinton home. A bloodp tire tool was found near by. Mr. Murdock, badly beaten, was found at a neighbor’s house. Young Murdock was arrested a short time later. The youth was ruled sane by the State Hospital in Columbia where he had been sent for observation. He was later released on bond with an under standing he would not stay in Lau rens county. Since, he has lived with rela tives in Anderson county. Those who knew young Mur dock said he was a good boy and was devoted to his parents. It was recalled that on the night of Mrs. Murdock’s death, young Murdock met his father at a de partment store where he is em ployed and accompanied him on some business errands. Both returned home where the attacks occurred. The executive committee of the Laurens County Democratic club met last Thursday morning to tabulate the results of the June 8 orhnary and officially declare the results. , No protests were registered at the committee meeting held in Laurens, so the tabulations as applied to county candidates were approved. The vote on state candidates must be sent to the state committee for approval. The figures declared official by the committee were practical ly the same as those gathered on the day of the primary and un officially published in the elec tion returns in. The Chronicle. Only a few minor changes were noted. The committee declared only one run-over race for the second primary June 221 That was in the race lor House of Represen tatives in which C. L. Milam and Robert C. Wasson were nomiaat Bridges, a member of the house delegation for the past tour lacked on 21 votes of winning rentmIn»tibn 'Ior'~Qie third seat. His next opponent Bridges. The vote stood Bridges 3,187, Dixon 3,091. To be elected a candidate had to have a major ity of 8,414, or 3,208. In the race for supervisor Ben nie B. Blakely, incumbent, was declaimed elected over his two opponents, R. L- Teague and C. W. Wier, Jr. For commissioner incumbents John H. Wharton and Clyde G Jones were declared the nomi nees over their two opponents, Claude A. Patton and Paul S- O’Dell. All township magistrates were reelected without opposition. Official Votes The official results were declared as follow: Congress Robert T. Ashmore 4,063 Charles C. Moore 2,689 House Of RepremnUttves Thomas A. Babb 2,764 Justin A. Bridges 3,167 A B. Culbertson ...3,144 King Dixon 3,091 C. & Milam ’ Robert C. Wasson was King Dixon, Laurens busi ness man, who was ordered in the second primary with Mr. Following a final ruling by the Executive Committee of the Clinton Democratic club, Hugh L. Eichelberger was declared winner in the mayor’s race pri mary held on June 8 by a margin of three votes, over the incum bent, Joe P. Terry. The count stood, Eichelberger 717, Terry 714. These were the totals an nounced on Tuesday night when the executive committee made a second count of the vote and declared the election At that time Mayor Terry en tered’ a protest charging that one person had voted illegally in the city hall box, and the com mittee delayed making the elec tion results official pending fur ther study The group met Wed nesday, however, and made quick order of designating Eich efberger the winner. Shortly after the committee ruling Mayor Terry conceded de feat and removed the possibility that he might carry the protest further. He issued this state ment: “I concede the election to Mi Eichglberger. It’s a hard decis ion to make, but I think it is for the best interests of all under the circumstances."' Members of the club's execu tive committee are charged with declaring the results of all city primaries. It is composed of the following members: Roy Holtzclaw, president; L. Br Dillard, vice-president; Har ry McSween, secretary-treasur er; and ward representatives John J. Clark, No. 1; Parks Adair, No. 2; Ray Pitts, No. 3; Goyne L. Simpson, No. 4; J. C. Cannon, No. 5; and John Sparks, No 6. Presbyterian Women _ In Session At College _ Members Of Synodical Training School Taking Courses For Week Offered By Faculty Of Church Leaders; Sessions Close Friday Evening With Reception Presbyterian College play ing host this week to more than 100 women attending the Synod ical Training School of the Syn od of South Carolina. . The school began Monday, with registration and a banquet, and will continue through Satur day. Approximately 105 resident students are being accommodat ed in Smyth dormitory on the PC campus. Still other student# have been driving in for the day from nearby towns to attend classes. The Synodical Training School, now holding its seventh annual session, is an accredited school under the direction of the lead ership division of women’s work of the Southern Presbyterian Church. Mrs. W. R. Josey of Manning, president of the Synod’s women, serves as dean, and the faculty Bennie B. Blakely 3,842 Ttr tr TeJgue .i,N3 —rib with tha program C. W. Wier, Jr. 743 Clinton Legion To Play Greenwood Here Tonighf Chronicle Advs Are All-lmportont To Yog The advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising “news” Iran locak business firms. They tell you of latest prices and values fe groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and aH lines of merchandise. They help you in supplying the daily needs of your Umltj and frem*- “ —*—■ Shop in THE CHRONICLE first Newgwper advertising is all important to the buying public. It does not hang on the air .... it is not brie# headlines here or there with a momentary interest Advs have an important local value to you. They help you buy well and save. Don’t look tham. Miss Leaman Enters Demonstration Work Miss Josephine Leaman of Cron Hill, will enter upon her duties July 1 as assistant Home Demonstration agent for Lexing ton county. Miss Leamnn is a graduate of Clinton high school and a gradu ate of Lander college lest month With s badbelor Of science de gree with a major in home eco nomics. She is the daughter of Mr. and: Mte. Sam U George W. Addy Fosses In Laurens, Rites At Hurricane George Washington Addy, 71, died Monday afternoon at the Laurens County hospital following several months of declining health. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) at the Kennedy mortuary chapel in Laurens by the Rev. J. E. Rouse of that city. Burial followed here in the Hurricane Baptist church cemetery with a large gathering of friends attending the rites. Palbearen were Pierre Ra- mage, Frank. Young, Allisnp Pugh, Ben hie B. Blakely, Joe McDaniel and Vernon Trammell. The hon orary escort consisted of the dea cons of the Hurricane Baptist church and John Adams, M T. Poole,. RUben Stewart, Ralph Copeland, Harold Senn and A. C. Covan. Mr Addy was the son of the late Mary Abernathy and John Young Addy. He was a lifetime resident of this county and made fyis home in Clinton until he became ill and moved to Laurens to the home ef his son. An upright gentleman, with many noble a tributes of character, he npde and held many friends who are saddened by his passing. Surviving ace two sons, W. Addy, of Lakeland, Fla.; James Y. Addy, of Laurens; two daughters, Mrs. A. B. Bobo, of Spartanburg; Miss Gdteie Oranna Addy, of this city; six grandchildren and ra meet The Clinton Moose Lodge No. 739 will not meet Sunday be cause of Father's Day, but will meet the 4th flaaday, June 27, at 2 otelorik officers announce. The Clinton American Legion baseball team will be seeking its first win in five starts as it plays host to the Greenwood Legion team at Clinton Mill park to night at 8:15. Under the direc tion of Coach Charles “Choc" Burnett, who directed the Red Devils to the state class A cham pionship, the very young Clin ton team will be looking forward to defeating Greenwood for the first time this year. Fourteen of the present team will be eligible for next year. Clyde G. Jonea 3,296 Paul S. O'Dell 3,056 Claud* A. Patton 3,130 John H. Wharton 3,544 STATE TICKET Gaveraer Lester L. Bates * 2,024 Geo. Bell Timmerman .4,682 LA. Governor J. Clator Arrant# 2,768 Ernest F. Hollinga 3,864 Adjutant General James C. Dozier 4,787 Paul L. Lorick 1,868 Com. Agricnltore Ed B. Baskin 2,315 J. Roy Jones ...» 4,349 State Council Meet At Winthrop Now Being Held 3>79 |rom Laurens c 4,169 Mrs. Robert The annual State Council meet ing of Farm Women is being held at Winthrop college June 15 18, with approximately 25 won* county attending. C. W*"° n . Pied mont District director from Hick ory Tavern, is attending and will Mrs N. Cook, County Council presi dent, Gray Court, and Mrs. A. B. Goodwin, first vice-president of the council. Oak Grove commun ity, are the voting delegates from this county. The others attending are delegates from their respec tive clubs. Rural Music night was held on Wednesday night during the coun cil meeting. The County chorus took part in the program by sing ing two songs, "The Deaf Old Woman” and “Good Night.” The chorus also joined the all State chorus to sing three numbers. City Collects $1,130 In Fines For May — The monthly report of the po lice department to city council Monday night showed $1,130 col lected in fines for the month of May in recorder’s court presided over by Mayor J. P Terry. Jail sentences levied against offend ers totaled 183 days. The report showed 132 cases were made, with six bein gre leased, five of whom were taken into custody for investigation or on suspicion. Other than violation of park ing laws, for which 63 persons paid $36, the largest number of cases brought were for drunken ness, 39. One was released, two suspended, and 36 paid fines to taling $388 and served 146 days. . Nine wen arrested toe speed ing and reckless driving, two were suspended, and the other seven paid a total of $99. ... Fixe...w*rfc .My ing under the influence of in toxicants, and paid $356 and served 23 days. Other arrests included: violat ing the liquor law, 2—$39; dis orderly conduct, 6 — $101.50; gambling, 1 — $8.50; petty lar ceny, 1—$12; fighting, 2—$39; other offenses, 2 — $41 and 15 days. MRS. RAT ILL Friends of Mrs. Tan M Raiy will be glad to know she is convalesc ing at Hays hospital following an operation last week. includes several outstanding church leaders. Some 1T5 persons attended the opening banquet in the PC din ing hall Monday evening and heard an address by Dr. Wil liam H McCorkle of Atlanta. The daily class periods began Tuesday, with these five courses being taught in the morning classes: “Organization and Work of the Women,” led by Mrs. A. R. Craig of Ruttierfordton, N. C.; “The Christian Home" by the Rev. George Anderson of Pres byterian Coliege: Church Ex tension in the Homeland” by Dr. McCorkle; “The Book of Ages" by Dr. John Miller of Peace Col lege; and “Presbyterian Beliefs” by the Rev. Dr. Stuart Oglesby of Atlanta. - The full school schedule also calls for daily morning worship, afternoon discussion groups and evening activities. A special feature of this eve ning’s program will be a viait to Thornwell orphanage, where the women will be guests at an informal reception and carried on a tour of the campus On Friday evening at 8 p. m, the entire school is invited to be guests at a reception in the par lors of the First Presbyterian Church. This reception will be given by the Women of the Church of the First church. General officers of the South Carolina Synodical Executive board include: Mrs. W. Rex Joeey of Manning, president; Mrs. W L. Greer of Sumter, vice-president; Mrs. J. M. Thompson of Oianta, cor responding secretary; Mr*. George B. Sheppard of Laurens, recording secretary; Mrs. E» L. Rivers of Charleston, treasurer; and Mrs. J. L. Bennett of Dil lon, historian. The Somodkal School staff, in addition to Mia. Joeey, include*: VIS. A A. Matthews of Ben- nettsville: Mrs. R. M. Engle of Chester; and Mrs. Jasper Row land of this city. Teen-Age Canteen Open Air Dance Continuing the summer pro gram an open air dance for the Teen-Age Canteen will be held Friday evening, the 18th, from 8:30 until 10:30 at the armory. Parents will serve as chaperones. LAURENS COUNTY RATES HIGH IN BUYING POWER THE PAST YEAR Retail Stores Sales Reached $27,502.00 Report Shows; Increase On 1952 Volume Local Girls Attend State Meet Special to The Chronicle. New York, June 14—Laurens county proved to be a strong market during the past year, standing well up among the na tion’s 3,072 counties in business number of people living in an area, the amount they earn and spend and the amount they might have spent to get into .» rating called “buying power in dex.” For Laurens county it is activity. The findings are con- .0214, which is the per cent of tained in Sales Management’s the national business that might new, copyrighted survey of buy- be produced locally. Actually ing power, with statistics for only .0160 per cent of that poten- 1953 for all parts of the country (lal was reached last year, indi- Contmued heavy spending by . eating that much pent-up pur- residents of Laurens county was chasing power remains, a bright spot in the local busi- j The nation’s continuing devel- ness picture. Their purchases in opment proves the ability of the the county’s retail stores reach- people to keep their standard of ed $27,502,000 in the year, well living going upward, according above the $26,446,000 recorded in to the survey. The healthy cy- 1952. {cle of increasing wants and the Per family, these expenditures ability to expand productivity to amounted to $2,311 in the year, satisfy them is the answer to bet* an increase over the $2,280 per ter living, family of the prior year. | • The strength in consumer ^ rs Boland PoSSCS spending in the county stemmed , ijCU from better buying power, which nOITiesreOu, rlO. made for Mrs. Prudence Grave Boland easier budgets and | greater diversity of expenditures ... especially in the direction of lux- die<1 at _^ onUf Sunda Y ir j i Homestead, Fla., after several The data shows Chat the 11,- 900 families had a net disposable income, after taxes, of $52,025.- The per-fanuly income in Lau rens county, an arthmetical fig ure obtained by dividing total income by total number at fam ilies, was $4,372 last year. Local reaidants did well in that regard in comparison with the rest of the state of South Carolina, where incomes aver aged $3,965 per family. That more money is going into savings and into insurance and investments locally ia indicated by the fact that only 53 cants of each available dollar is being spent ia detail fioab months illness. She was the wife of S. E Boland who died in 1952. She was bom in Ohio. She is survjved by three step-daughters, Mrs. Vera Merh- tens, Mrs. E. L. Sikes, and Mrs. J. J. Kern on, all of Charleston; four step-sons, Clyde Boland of Charleston, Herman Boland of WiUiston, H. F. Boland of Or lando, Fla., and C- K Boland of St. Simons, Ga. * She is also survived by a sis ter-in?iaw, MTs. Rhett P. Adair of this city. Visitors From Mrs. William Abernathy and daughter and son, of Columbus, Ga., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wier Davis. Jordon Transferred To Penney Store Martinsville, Va. John B. Jordan, manager of J. C. Penney Company store in this city for the past five years, has been transferred to Martins ville, Va., as manager of the Penney store of that city. He will be succeeded here by William Corbett, assistant man ager of Penney’s store in Annis ton, Ala. He and his wife and two children are expected to ar rive here next Monday. Mr. Jordan came here from the Penney organization in High Point, N. C., succeeding R. N. Blackwelder, local manager, who was transferred to Sanford, Fla., as manager of the Penney store. Since coming here Mr. Jordan has taken an active part in the civic, business and religious life of the community. He is an ac tive member of the Kiwanis club. Chamber of Commerce and Merchants association. His church affiliation is Broad Street Methodist of which he is a mem ber of the board of stewards. Mr. Jordan married Miss Eliz abeth W>?or of this city, and they have many friends who will learn with regret they are leav- ng Clinton. Mr. Jordan stated yesterday he expects to leave next Thursday for Martinsville. Free Tennis Lessons Be jGiven At P. C. i ^ Free tennis instructions will be given for two months on the courts at Presbyterian college through the cooperation of the college and the Clinton Recrea tion Commission. Jack Harper will be the in structor and lessons will be given from 10-11 a. m., 3:30-4:30 p. m., Monday thgmgh Friday. Those interested are asked to contact Mr. Harper at the courts Monday, June-21, at 10 o’clock. Those desiring may get private lessons. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful eery and Market Nears in CHRONICLE every week leading teod stems in fihe Read the advert! ismeoli ularly — they tell you changing prices where you can naads and buy to