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oow**,* The Quronide Strirea To Be A Clean Ntwo- If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle Yon Don’t Got the Newt ++00*00*********0************** yohwiiy Cfinton, S. C., Thursdoy, July 15,1954 Number 2& College to Establish Students Guidance Program Dr. G R. Thayer, Noted Educator, Clergyman, Has Been Appointed To Head Near Department Beginning In Sep tember Sponsored By College And Synod Religious Edu cation Committees A guidance and counseling program, to help South Carolina young people to choose the oc cupations for which they are beat qualified, is being estab lished at Presbyterian college. President Marshall W. Brown yesterday announced that Dr. Clarence R. Thayer, a noted ed ucator and clergyman, has been appointed to heed this newly formed Guidance and Counsel ing Center. He expressed a great satisfaction over being able to obtain so well qualified a' man for this important position. Dr. Brown said this program will provide an individual, scien tific service to aid young people in their search for God’s will in their lives. Based on the prem ise that every job can be a Chris ter and as an educator, and he has made the field of psychology his specialty. Both Dr. Thayer and our new Guidance and new Guidance and Counsel ing Center should be of great service tq the young people of South Carolina.” Dr. Thayer comes to the col lege from his position as profes sor of psychology and Bible at Arkansas college. He has served, in addition, as psychological ex aminer for the board of foreign missions of both the Southern Presbyterian church and the Un ited Presbyterian church. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Thayer is an ordained minister of the United Presbyterian church and has held pastorates of a number of churches, includ- tian calling, the Center will help' in « one at New Castle, Pa., with young people determine which! ^membership of 1300. EarUer in types of occupations they are best qualified to enter. ETA cientiscif ET ET ET EE Dr. Brown said the Guidance and Counseling Center will be gin its work on September 1, and he urged young people of the state — particularly the high school juniors and seniors — to take advantage of this service. Once the program is underway, appointments may be made through any Presbyterian min ister or by writing directly to the Guidance and Counseling Center. The schedule calls for two days of standardized tests, personal conferences and assign ed readings. Analysis of the.tr efforts will indicate vocational interests and aptitudes, mental abilities and personality char acteristics. All of these qualities will be considered in helping to guide each individual toward his correct occupational field. President Brown said this pro gram at P. C. is sponsored joint ly by the institution and the stu dent work and religious educa tion committees of the Synod of South Carolina. JMrB mpF closely with the department of Chflstian vocation of the Board of Christian Education of the Southern Presbyterian church. Dr. Thayer will report on September 1 to assume his duties as professor of psychology and director of guidance at the col lege. President Brown, in announc ing Dr. Thayer’s appointment, ,said: “I believe we have found ex- his career, he taught Latin in a Pittsburgh high school and served as principal of a West Virginia school. Dr. Thayer is a member of the American Psychological Associa tion and has contributed numer ous articles to publications with in this field. He also is the au thor of several plays. The new guidance director re ceived his B.A. and PhD. de grees from the University of Pittsburgh; his Bachelor of Di vinity from Western Theological Seminary; and his Master of Sys tematic Theology from Xenia Theological Seminary. He is married and has three sons. City Council Sets General Election For August 10 City council at a meeting (Mon day night set the date for the mu nicipal general election for Tuss- day.AwWlt ^ Charlie Underwood Among 60 Boys On Mockey Tour Charlie Underwood, young eon of Mr: and Mrs. C. W. Under wood of this city, left Greenville Friday as a member of a 60 boys group in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades on a 1,500-mile “Children’s Crusade" to the northern section of the United States and Canada, known as the Mackey Tour. Termed by their chaperon, George Mackey, physical educa tion Instructor In Greenville schools, known as “Demons in Dungarees”, the boys will take about four weeks to see all the sights from here to Ottawa. They will return to Greenville August 5. This tour, primarily an educa tional activity conducted each year by Mr. Mackey, is the 27th such trip. Historical events will be re called along the way by Mr. Mackey who has made a compre hensive study of Confederate and Revolutionary history. The Gettysburg battlefield is one of the high spots of the boys’ trip. While there the boys will be divided into two opposing “armies” and will simulate Pickett's Charge on the very ground and in the actual manner In which history says It hap pened. The day will end there with one of the boys reciting Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address at the Gettysburg Ad dress Memorial Accomodations for eating and sleeping at stops along the way hive been arranged for the en tire trip. In most cases these stops will be the same the Mack ey Tours have made in previous years. History is not the only point of the trip, however. Some time will be spent in New York City. While there the group will visit Coney Island, take a boat trip around Manhattan and visit the Finger Lakes region. There will also be time for shopping and swimming. Four days are to be spent in Canada and part of that time the boys will be guests of the Ottawa YMCA Boys Camp at Golden Lake. While there the boys will participate in water sports and tor Mor> Pun In k Boot Use Common Sense Afloat’ City Attorney Tench P. who had prepared an ordinance on the subject, read the proposed ordinance and it was adopted by council. The candidates nominated in the city Democratic primary on June 8 will be toitnalijr elected at that time. Mayor J. P. Terry presided over the meeting with the following councilmen present: Hugh C. Ray.H ward one; W. M. McMillan, /ard actly the right man for this re- three; Woodrow L. Wilson, ward KNOW YOUR BOAT ■vary baat Km Ht HiltatUiu. learn wfcat j*m mm •■pert fr»m yew beat. balance Your load Dlttribate walftit evenly in (be beat — IreM tWa te tMe anti tram bew ta item. WATCH TRe WEATHER KEEP LOW And May hi the canter when beerS- HEAD INTO THE WAVES N wevet are bl«fc. Heed yew beat at an nnyla tewe •yeetf. USE THE RIGHT MOTOR * Tea doHt overload 4a net Indicate capacity. Twe AVOID SHARP TURNS fact, chary lame are hard an eaely- Take it eaey. Follow the eight simple rules shown here for more htfety snd fun afloat this season, says the Outboard Boating Club of America, national organization of out- board boat and motor owners. Boating is the safest of outdoor sports, says OBC. If you’ll use common sense «nd courtesy. Quota PcmUy On 'Excess' Cotton For'54 Given Marketing quota penalty rates on “excess" cotton of the 1954 crops of upland and extra long staple cotton were announced by the U. S. Department of AgricuL ture on July 9. The penalty rate on upland cotton is 17.5 cents per pound, and the penalty rate of ex tra long stape cotton is 36.2 cents per pound, according to H. A. Ropp, ASC County office manag er. As directed by controlling legis lation, the marketing quota penal ty rate for upland cotton is 50 per cent of the parity price per pound of cotton as of June 15 of the cal endar year in which the crop is produced. The parity price for up land cotton for June 15, 1954, was 34.97 cents per pound.. Under the Cotton Marketing Quota program for 1954, approved by growers in referendum last De cember, a farmer who does not comply with the cotton acreage al lotment established for the kind of cotton grown on his farm is subject to a penalty on his farm marketing excess. The cotton crop from such a farm is also ineligible for price support under the Com modity Credit Corporation loan program. The two types of cotton are treated independently. Upland cotton cannot be substituted for extra long staple cotton, or vice versa, Mr. Ropp said. will be conducted on short tours of the scenes of the French and Indian Wert of 1759 which made Canada a British dominion HISTORICAL SKETCH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Established in 1881 870,000 Acres Of SC Colton Is Estimate The First Baptist church is Clin ton’s largest congregation, with a total enrollment of some 650 mem bers. This membership represents a tremendous forward stride from the email, group of -30. dedicated in dividuals who joined to help es tablish the church on June 17, SMI. Such steady increase through the years necessitated several ex. sponsible position. He has a wide range of experience as a minis- Cannon Reports Weevil Situation - For Past Week - ■■■'■ The average boll weevil infes tation count for the week of July 4 showed three per cent compared to five per cent where poison was applied for the week of June 27, County Agent Cannon states. Rains last week will no doubt pause increased activity of the weevil and fanners should give close attention to the weevil, he said. It is suggested that where a farmer has infestation of weevil less than 7 or 8 per cent, dusting should be delayed at least one ap plication. There are only five more weeks until the middle of August and each week becomes more im portant in weevil control due to the expense a farmer has already invested in his cotton crop thus far, Mr. Cannon said. Hoi dry weather has been advantageous In weevil control. Mr. Cannon has stated be fore that if a cotton boll Is pro tected tor 21 days It is beyond weevil damage. five; and James C. Craine, ward six. Aldermen L. S. Reddeck, ward two, and Hugh L. Eichelberger, ward four, were absent Other business transacted by council included the employment of E. L. McGowan, certified pub. lie accountant of Columbia, to make an audit of the city’s books for the year ending August 31. Council directed that a sewer line be removed from the Bailey property on Woodrow street. P. S. Bailey plans to build a house on the property and the sewer line bisects the site on which the house will be built. Council also directed the laying of about 60 feet of drainage pipe adjoining the Pitts Implement Co building on Hampton avenue. Hu bert J. Pitts will erect a building On the return trip the group!p* 0 * 1 ? 0 pro A ecte ’ a f d wl , th con ’ will visit Washington, D. C, for a complete tour of the capitol building. From there they will travel to Fredericksburg and then to Petersburg, Va. From there they will make a direct trip back home. , The trip, according to Mr. Mackey, is planned from an ed ucational viewpoint and with the thought in mind of making it one of the most interesting events in the lives of young Southern boys. Because of the many applications it is difficult for Mr. Mackey to accept all the boye seeking reservations. I/. 5. Farm Census Chronicle Advs Are AH-Important To You The advertising 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 gbods, automobiles and all lines of merchandise. They help you in supplying the daily needs of your family and home. Shop in THE CHRONICLE first Newspaper advertising is all important to the buying public. It does not hang on thh air .... it is not brief headlines here or there with a momentary interest Adva have an important local value to you. They help you buy well and save. Don’t over look them. I Office fc Dp At Laurens tinued growth, the First church is now looking forward to much needed additional space. Plans are being developed to meet this need in the near future, according to the Rev. J. H.- Derr, pastor. Mr. Darr is the tenth in the line of pastors to serve the Clinton Bap tist church. The Rev. M. E. Broadus came first, and he was the man who met with the 20 charter members J. B. Parrott, C. L. Fowler, E. L. Long, Walter Long and Mr. Darr. Today, the First Baptist ohuren stands forth as a powerful witness In carrying on the work of God. It has a broad, active program whkh. xanges from the tiny tots of pre-school age to the oldest adult member. S. W. Sumerel serves as chairman of the board of deacons; S. G. Dillard Is general treasurer; J. A. Orr is Sunday school super intendent; and J. R. Webb is direc. tor of the training union. The organizations and their leaders include: Women's Missionary Union for adult women—Mrs. J. H. Darr; the Brotherhood tor adult men — J. Carl Johnson; Young Women’s Auxiliary; Intermediate and Jun ior Girls Auxiliary for girls 9 to 16; intermediate and Junior Royal Ambassadors for boys 9 to 16; the Sunbeams for youngsters 5 to 9; to establish the church back in 1881. This first organizational and * h « Sunbeam Babies for tiny meeting was held in the First on the site, and a drainage ditch will be closed. City Clerk W. Brooks Owens read the monthly statement of re ceipts and disbursements. Income of $30,38*5.64 was reported, while disbursements totaled $48,728,87. Included in disbursements, how ever, was something over $12,000 to the Clinton-dewberry Gas Au thority which was not expendi ture by the city. May collections of natural gas accounts accounted for $9,256.13, and $3,212.42 was a refund to the authority, being the amount accumulated over several months as the difference in the expense incurred by the town in billing and collectkg the monthly accounts, and the amount actually paid to the city for such services. The authority has been paying the city $1,100 a month for the work. The Gas Authority is in the process of setting up offices in Clinton and Newberry and the two cities will cease to do the work of billing and collecting after July. Also included in disbursements by the city was a payment of $4,- 36$ interest on outstanding bonds, and the usual monthly credit to the sinking fund of $1,000. Mountville Bop fists Get New Postor ♦ The Rev. C. B. Rogers of Flor ence has accepted a gall to become pastor of the Cross BUI and Betha- bra Baptist churches and With his family moved there Tuesday to of Laurens, July 13 — M. Frank Reid, chairman of the Advisory committee on patronage of the Eisenhower administration in South Carolina, returned last night from a meeting in Atlanta of Re publican chairman of the South eastern states preparatory to the federal farm census to be conduct ed this fall. Mr. Reid said that it was brought out at the meeting that district of fices tor the census would be set up in South Carolina at Greenville and Sumter. The Greenville office, he said, will cover the First, Third and Fourth Congressional districts, and the Sumter office the rest of the state. The work of the committee, he said, involves the recommendation of one supervisor, one assistant, 24 crew leaders and 360 enumera tors in each district. No recom mendations have a» yet been agreed on for the appointments, he said. Enumerators will be paid on a per diem basis plus transportation and the work'will last about tour months, he said. Insurance Men Bock From Convention J. O. Teague and O. F. Furr, lo cal representatives of the Pilot Life Insurance company, Greensboro,- N. C., have returned from the com pany’s annual Agency Convention held this year at Atlantic City. The trip was awarded by the company er in thair honor on day of arrival. to these representatives as a re sult of outrtandiag sales records during the peat year. TKf-ACK DANCE The Teen-Age Canteen dance wiQ be held Friday evening, July ffl, at the Armory from 1:30 until 1*M. Presbyterian church, and these persons were entered in the rec ord as charter members: C. K. Hale, T. F. Milam, J. T. Bishop, T. C. Sumerel, W. M Sumerel, M. A. Sumerel, H. C. Wofford, Henry Milam, F. N. Calmes, C. C. Bailey, E. B. Wate-s, John A. Ferguson, R. S. Griffin, Miss E. O. Sumerel, Miss BeUy West, Miss Alma Griffin, Mrs. So- phania Milam, Mrs. Elizabeth Mi lam, Mrs. Malinda Briggs and Mrs. Emma Griffin. Shortly after organization of the church, John A. Ferguson and R. S. Griffin were chosen to serve as deacons. A building commit' tee, composed of H. C. Wofford, T. C. Sumerel and W. C. Irby, then led in the construction of a wooden fram church building. This building served as the house of worship until 1910, when the present auditorium was com pleted. And in 1936 came the ad dition of the educational building which is still being used for that purpose. During these years of steady progress and growth, the roll call of pastors—after Mr. Broadus— has read: J. H. Martin, J. D. Ma hon, Mr. Lightfott, L. A. Cooper, "" C0UITESY CODE 0’F V IHE ROAD' tots. In addition, tne cnurch spon sors the Baptist Student Union, the one-oampus college organization which serves as a connecting link between students and their home churches. Sunday is dedicated to a full day of worship. In addition to morning Sunday school and wor ship services, three programs are held at night; the Baptist Training Union for all age groups, evening worship services and a fellowship hour after the services. C. M. Godfrey Passes At Hospital After Long Illness Crawford M. Godfrey, 59, died last Tuesday in the Veterans ad ministration hospital in Columbia after several years of declining health. He was a native of Laurens county, where he spent most of his life, and was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Godfrey of near Clin ton; two sons, Kenneth and John ny Godfrey, both of the home; two stepsons, Donald V. and Ray L. Sheppard of the home; his father, J. D. Godfrey of near Clinton; two brothers, W. B. of Lanford Sta tion and L. M. of near Clinton, and one sister, Mrs. Katie McLendon of Missouri. * Funeral services were conduct ed last Friday afterrioon from San dy Springs Methodist church near here by the Rev. Clarence B. Word. Interment followed in the church cemetery Methodist Revival At Lydia Church To Begin Sunday The Lydia Methodist church will begin revival services Sun day evening, July 18 at 8 p. m. to continue through July 25. The Rev. P. M. Turner, pastor of ft>- worth Methodist church, Joanna, will be the gueet preacher. Rev. C. B. Word, pastor at the church, invites the pdblic to all of the July 1 cotton acreage in South Carolina was estimated at 870,- 000. This is 74 per cent of the 1,- 181,000 acres in cultivation last 1 July. The 1943-52 average was 1,071,000 acres. The decrease from last year is due principally to government acreage control. This year’s acreage is the smallest since 1874 although only one per cent less than the 1950 acreage when controls were last in effect The Federal-State Crop Re porting Service estimated that 865,000 of the 870,000 acres will be harvested. There will be no production forecast until August 9. Average yield, however, would result in a crop of approximately 560,000 bales but present prospects are difficult to appraise because of the severe heat and drought now prevailing over the state. The service said cotton plants still are small but well fruited with weevil damage light so far. Weeks Sees Sharp Revival In Business Charlotte, N. C-, July 10—Se cretary of Commerce Week^ said here Saturday that a business re vival has been brought about in recent weeks that "may require even optimistic forecasters to re vise their figures upward " Weeks spoke at the dedication of Charlotte’s new two million dollar airport terminal, asserting "a great aerial gateway to the that Charlotte had made itself South, the West and the North." In the last eight years, he added, scheduled air carrier operations at Charlotte increased from 7.143 to 40.T87 and that the number of air passengers increased from 52,790 to 200,933 from 1948 to 1953 Weeks said the national busi ness revival had been attained through a combination of posi tive government steps and pri vate industry. "Just this week," the Com merce secretary said, "our Cen sus Bureau survey for the month of June estimated employment at 62,100,000, a jump of one mil lion over the number at work a month before. When more than 62 million men and women have jobs, it takes more than a parcel of pinks to panic them "We never doubted the future even last winter when the pro fessional radicals were trying to scare this country into a depres sion. "Today the clouds are lifting, and the economic skies grow brighter every month." Weeks asserted that "the revi val is not an accident." "Your national government took positive steps to instill public confidence to check the decline and to spur recovery,” Weeks told the crowd gathered beneath overcast skies at the air port, seven miles southwest of the center of town ‘The . Ameri can people, their confidence bolstered, took advantage of the economic measures fostered by their government and used their private enterprise system to ac celerate business and make jobs GEORGIA SYNOD IS SILENT ON SEGREGATION Pi«phoff Is Moderator; Succeeds Holland; Both Arc Alumni Of Presbyte rian College The Rev Clarence E Piephofif, a graduate of Thorrewell Orphan age and Presbyterian College, was elected moderator of the 110th stated session of the Synod of Georgia, which met at PC Tues day and Wednesday, Pastor of the College Park, Ga., Presbyterian church since 1944, Piephoff succeeded the Rev. Harry Holland, of Marietta, Ga., as synod moderator. Holland also is a PC alumnus. Approximately 200 ministers and lay leaders assembled at the col lege Tuesday afternoon for the opening session of the synod meet ing. It marked the first time since 1930 that the Synod of Georgia, one of the supporting and con trolling synods of the college, has assembled as a body at PC. The subject of ‘ The Church and Segregation," a report by the re cent 1954 General Assembly favor ing the abolishment of segrega tion :n the individual churches and church institutions, received Little consideration at this meeting of the Georgia Synod. The only ref erence to it was made in the lengthy report of the committee of church extension, which recom mended in one brief section “that presbyteries, churches, church in stitutions ' and individuals carefully study these (General Assembly) reports and their recommenda tions." Mr. Holland delivered the retir ing moderator's sermon at Tues day's opening session. After the election of Mr. Piephoff, who im mediately assumed direction of the meeting, the Rev. L. B. Gibbs, of Clayton, Ga., was named stated clerk and treasurer for a penod of three years. Mrs. A. M. Bowen, president of the Women of the Synod of Geor gia, reported on the women's work of the synod for the past year. “Without rwortmf to any oft The two mo«t discussed features the deadly socialistic drugs pre scribed by the left-wing medi cinemen, the government in co operation with the people has brought our economy back to a relatively normal basis and is preparing the ground for new economic growth “We are on our way to a fall of the report at the committee on church extension were: steward ship empnasis, dealing with the “Forward with Christ" program of the General Assembly and dis cussed at length by the Rev. P. D. Miller, of Atlanta's Druid Hills Presbyterian church; and the pro gram of evangelism, discussed by season spurt in business and em- t* 1 * R *' v ^ Mknmock, assistant In ployment that may require even optimistic forecasters to revise their figures upward." The Barrens Return Home After Year Spent In Scotland Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barron, the former Miss Mona Blakely of this city, will be inter ested to know they returned Wed nesday on the SS Queen Mary af ter a year spent in Scotland where Mr. Barron was furthering his ed ucation on a scholarship. While aiway they also visited Palestine, Egypt. Rome, Paris, London and other points of interest through out the continent. Also on the boat with them were’ Rev. Billy Gra ham, the noted evangelist, and movie stars, Jimmy Stewart and Spencer Tracy, in addition to some 1600 passengers. The Barrens plan to divide their time between here and Greenwood, Mr Barron’s home until September, when they will move to Columbia where Mr. Barron will become pastor of an A. R. P. church, Joe Austin Joins Laurens High Football Staff Announcement is made that Joe Austin has accepted a position as assistant coach at Laurens high school to serve under the Tigers new head coach, Jerry Bolin, and will assume his duties this fall with the grid eleven. He graduat ed from Predbyterian college in May. Austin, an all-time footiball star for Laurens high, was an out standing fullback for Presbyterian college's Blue Hose during the past four seasons. - Released From Jail On $1,000 Bond Mrs. Dorothy Daniel, who was hospitaliged last week at Joanna as a result of a gunshot wound re ceived at her home two miles from Cross Hill, is now recovering. Sheriff W. A. Lowery reports that Daniel, her hudband, has been released from jail under a $1,000 hood, chaegsd with assault and battery with intact to kill Police Department June Receipts $946 The city of Clinton collected $946 in June as result of arrests by the police department and fines levied by Mayor J. P. Terry in recorded’* court. 'The monthly report of the de partment to city council showed that 181 cases were made, for an average of six a day. Leading the list in number of offenses were violators of the parking laws, with 116, and $63 paid. Drunkenness accounted for the largest amount of revenue in fines, $242. Arrests totaled 31. Jail sen tences totaled 182 days. Three cas es were suspended. Three arrests for driving under the influence of Intoxicants result ed in $208 in fines. Five cases of speeding and reck less driving paid $119. Eight arrests for disorderly con duct brought $117 and 75 day; One was suspended. tne department of evangelism. The Rev. S. Wilkes Dendy, of Dalton, Ga., presided over the program on evangelism. At the close of these two discus sions, the group adopted the en ure report of the church extension committee. * The synod met for a full day of business yesterday, received re ports qf tha special committees and of other permanent commit tees, discussed other special ord ers and adjourned at the close of the afternoon session. Clinton JHA's Attend Ocean Drive Camp The Clinton chapter of Junior Homemakers has 18 representa tives at camp July 13-19. Six other schools will also be at camp during the week. Hickory Ta vern J H. A.'s chapter and their sponsor Mrs...Jack Templeton, joined the Clinton group. The following local girls left Tuesday to attend. Misses Jen nie Addison. Sara Pitts, Ann Baker, Betty Marshall. Ruth Anthony. Linda Chapman, Edna Martin, Shirley Merchant, Linda Braawell, Velma Braswell, Margie McGraw. Glenda Rise, Three violators of the liquor Jessie Mae York. Toni Ray, laws paid $49 and 20 days. Shirley Dunnaway, Rebecca Fin- Two cases of petty larceny' ley, Frances Cunningham and brought $54; one for gambling, Jane Todd. The following are $12; five for fighting, $24, with | chaperones: Miss Virginia Cole- three suspended. man, Mrs. Sarah Martin. Mrs. Three for other offenses paid $57.60 and 83 days. New Committeeman Named On County FHA Committee Olga Launmore and sponsor Mrs. Roily Bannister They made the trip by bus. I EASTERN STAR MEET James B. Parrot Chapter No. 9, Order of Eastern Star, will meet Paul R. Owings, farmer of “Friday hight at I o'clock at the mgs, has been newly appointed to the Laurens County FHA Advis ory committee, Henry Mitchell, the agency’s County Supervisor, announced this week. The other two members are Sam B. Fleming, of Ora, and Milton H. Burns, of Mountville. Mr. Owings replaces Fred S. Stoddard, of Owings, whose term has expired. Each member is named tor a three year term, and one appointment expiree each year. No member completing a three year term can succeed him self. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Friends of J. P. Prettier will be interested to know he has resumed his position after a several weeks illness. Masonic Temple. All officers are requested to attend as a practice will be held. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WRK It will pay yee. It’s thrifty te shop first ta this aewe- > the store. 4 READ THE ADS