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I The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newajr and Reliable ®hp QUinton K You Don't The Chronicle Yoo Don't Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. G, Thursday, July 29,1954 Number 30 Presbyterian Men Oppose Union Plan Representatives Of Churches In South Carolina Presby tery Held Meeting Here Sunday And Form Organisation Against Uniting Southern And Northern Churches Opposition to the proposed un ion of the Southern and North ern Presbyterian churches form ed into an active organization within South Carolina Presby tery at a meeting held here Sun day. Approximately 75 lay leaders, representing most of the church es in the four counties composing this presbytery, assembled in the Thornwell Presbyterian church. They approved the organiza tion of a Committee for the Pres ervation and Continuation of the Southern Presbyterian Church within the presbytery to work in conjunction with a larger com mittee for the entire Synod of South Carolina. The group also passed a reso lution asking that a vote on un ion be docketed for the fall meeting of presbtery and that this be done through a called meeting of presbytery at the synod meeting late in August. It was suggested that an early de cision against union by the South Carolina Presbytery might in fluence some doubtful presby teries. Foster McCaslan of Green wood, was named chairman of the presbytery committee, to be assisted by a vice-chairman from each of the four counties: J. A Sherard of Abbeville; Dr. B. If. Grier of Greenwood; D. Wyatt Neville of Newberry; and James D. Davis of Laurens. Bruce Barksdale of Green wood, who was instrumental in the calling of the Sunday meet ing, was chosen secretary-treas urer of the committee. Hugh S. Jacobs of this city, another leader in the moveme&t, who is chairman of the state wide synod committee, outlined a three-fold objective for the presbytery group: 1— Making sure each individ ual church congregation is well informed on the subject of Pres- by+ertan union, by having as many members as possible at tend the big state-wide meeting in Columbia on August 6 and by contacting the committee to ob tain a speaker on the subject. 2— Getting each church to vote on the subject so that the wishes of a majority of the members may be made clear. 3— Making sure the church’s official representatives to pres bytery know exactly when the vote on union will be held so that they may be present. Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president of Thornwell orphanage, deliv ered the opening speech against union. He said this proposal, which passed the General As sembly last spring and is now m the hands of the presbyteries for approval or disapproval, is not of grass roots origin. Dr. Macdonald pointed out the union movement was started and has been kept flourishing by just a few prominent ministers. He expressed the opinion there 'are more than 600,000 Presbyterians —at least 90 per cent—who do not want a change. He said the Southern Presby terian church is now doing a great work and should not lose its tradition and heritage, and he added: “This act of union, if accom plished, will cause more disunity tfrithin our church than any other one thing.” Dr. Macdonald also pointed out how the Cumberland Presbyte rians had 'joined the Northern church some years ago and are now completely absorbed. He said its great university—Cum- berland University—is no longer in existence, and he deplored the possibility of a like fate hap pening to Thornwell orphanage and other great institutions of the Southern church in the event of union. The speaker also criticized the Auburn resolutions, adopted by the Northern church in 1924, which provided that its ministers could be ordained without be lieving in the virgin birth, the resurrection and several other points basic to the Southern be lief. W. W. Harris of this city, a commisioner to the recent Gen eral Assembly meeting, said the only hope is to kill the union proposal in. the presbyteries, rfc said the question should be put to each congregation for vote and pointed out the First church here had voted overwhelmingly against union. He added: ' “Let the people in the pews be given recognition and make their wishes known. That’s the demo cratic way. So far they have been ignored, end the union issue is being put across by a small handful of men giving the er roneous impression that they speak the sentiment of the 756,- 000 Presbyterians of the South.” County Spends $410,000 In '54. On Roads Bridges Highway and bridge construc tion awards for South Carolina during the first six months of 1954 have totaled $14,083,365, of which $410,000 was spent in Lau rens county, Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMil lan has announced. Construction awards in the state during this period consists of 63 miles of primary highways costing $3,305,300, primary and secondary bridges costing $1,- 847,400 and 854.4 miles Of sec ondary roads costing , $9562,264. during fiscal J953-54 cost $24,- Total awards for South Carolina 486,270, the largest amount spent during any year for highway im provements since the end of World War II. Post-war construction in Lau rens county through June 30 to tals $3,680,276, and includes 1 f* :: funds spent for both primary and secondary roads and all bridges Urban improvements are also in cluded in this total. Projects contracted by the State Highway Department for construction since World War II throughout the state as of June 30) total $174,425,960 Secondary roads let to contract thus far this year have cost an average of $10,254.61 per mile while bridges averaged a cost of $210.76 per foot. Average costs of primary highways vary wide ly depending upon the location, design, availability of right-of- way and other factors making it impractical to compute average costs per mile. Mr. McMillan recently pointed out that the state is undergoing the greatest highway improve ment program in its history, and even greater improvements are in store for the future due to recently announced increased federal aid in coming years and other factors. CHiiton Hi Sophomora Representative in LAURENS COUNTY RANKS SIXTH IN PULPWOOD PRODUCTION IN STATE Laurens county ranked 6th in, assistance on planting trees, har vesting wisely and protecting their woods from fire The total harvest of 1,446.157 cords in the state represents an increase of more than 13 per cent over the 1952 production. Tne 1953 harvest of pulpwood in the state consisted of 1.273,386 cords of pine and 17,771 cords of hard wood. In addition to this rough pulpwood the pulp industry util- lied wood residues from other Acclaimed World's Loveliest Girl General Election 01 CHy Officials Set For August 10 Notice is given in an ordinance by city council in today’s paper of a general election by qualified! electors to be held August 10 for the ^purpose of electing a mayor and six aldermen, one from each of the six wards of the town, for two-year terms beginning in September. » Mrs. Anna Mae T. Mills, John J. Clark and F. M Boland, Sr., have been appointed managers for the Clinton precinct; Mrs. Irene P. Whitmire, Mrs. Helen K. King and W, D. Terry for the Clinton Mills precinct. Polls will open at 8 a. m. and remain open until 6 p. m. < is Chronicle Advs Are All-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 goods, 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 the eir it is riot brief 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 them- S.C. Men Who Oppose Merger To Meet Men of the South Carolina Presbyterian Synod who oppose a proposed union of Southern, Northern and United branches of the Presbyterian church will meet in Columbia August 8. Dr. Nelson Bell of Montreat, N. Cn an opponent of unionism, will be the speaker for the 3 p. m. gathering at the First Presby terian church. Dr. Bell is the father-in-law of evangelist Billy Graham. Hugh Jacobs of this city chairman of the meeting. Boll Weevil Not Serious In County The average infestation of boll weevil last week in the county was 4 5-8 per cent based on the spot checks made each week by the county agei^’s office. County Agent C. B. Cannon states that this infestation com pares with one per cent for the week of July 11, 3 per cent for the week of July 4, and 5 per cent for the week of June 27. Last week the infestation ran from d to 17 per cent infestation on individual farms the count showed. The farmer who had 17 per cent began applying dust at once after he had discontin ued applying dust for one or two applications due to light infesta' tion. Miss Sylvia Smith Is Ridgecrest Winner MISS WHAETTE ASBILL In the bMuty qu«*n satactioos racantly aJ Clinton high school Miss WUlotto AsbiU was chosen as rspta—ntativ»of the sophomore Miss Asbill is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brunson AsbiU of this city. Driver Cleared In County Traffic Fatality Laurens, July 26—A coroner’s jury here Monday exonerated the driver of a diesel transport W. P. Baldwins Arrive In Columbia From Japan Work The Rev. and Mrs. Walter P. Baldwin, who for the past five years have been doing evange- the state of South Carolina the production of pulpwood in 1953, according to a tabulation released by State Forester C. H Flory. The county’s high rating came by virtue of its total of 56,364 cords of pine and 472 cords of hardwood, making a total of 56,836 cords kr production this county is only surpassed by five coun ties—Fairfield, Georgetown, Ber keley,'Chester and Horry According to Forester Flory the increased demand and high prices for pulpwood and other forest products during the past few years have caused many more landowners to recognize the fart that timber is a valuable crop. As a result more and more landowners are getting forestry oWkilled IN COLLISION NEAR THE CITY Laurens, July 27 — One man [ was fatally injured ■nd two oth ers hospitalized Tuesday when an empty pulpwood truck collided with a loaded diesel truck-trailer at a road intersection on High way 76 about midway between Laurens and Clinton near Lake Thomas. Paul Mack. 18, of Donalds, Rt. BBi 50t< - h- m forest products plants such as ve neer cords and cull crossties Also one large sawmill in the state removes Ihe bark from the logs it cuts. chi(H the slabs, edg ings and other by-products and ships the chips to a pulp plant Fairfield county, the leading producer of pulpwood in the state, was one of six counties in the south that harveeted more than 100,000 cords of pulpwood. Clerk ol Court To Hold Eight Legal Sales On August salesday, the 2nd, eight legal sales, according to newspaper publications of will be conducted at the court jr house by Clerk of Court Walter v . E Dunlap. I In addition to the sales under court proceedings, the tag codec- R tor will sell one tract and the Board of Trustees of School Dis- 2, driver of the pulpwood truck, trict No 55 will sell a number of truck in the automobile death, listic work in Nagola, Japan, un- Ware Shoals Holds Top Lead In Carolina Ware Shoals’ Reigels fought off a determined Ninety-Six club Saturday and finally claimed a 7-6 win over the battling Indians and retained first place spot in the torrid Carolina Textile league race. Mathews stayed right on the heels of the Reigels, only one- half game off the pace, by way of a forfeit that occurred when Johnston, behind 7-0, walked off the field in protest of an um pire’s reversed decision. In the other game of conse- . quence, Calhoun Falls took a strong hold on fourth spot witn a 9-0 win over Clinton. Highlights of the night’s ac tivities included two three-hit pitching jobs. Lefty Kennedy turned the trick for his Calhoun Falls mates in limiting the Clin ton Cavaliers to three hits while he and his mates were touching three Clinton hurlers for 18 safe ties. Ralph Fields with four for five, and Julian Robinson and Bo Chrisley with three tor four each led the Clippers at the plate. Charlie Malpass pitched the other three-hitter as Joanna ran to an 8-1 win over the Green wood Warriors. Granger went the distance for Greenwood giv ing up but ten hits. However, six errors didn’t help the Green wood cause. Euel Boland went eight in nings to receive credit ‘for Ware Shoals’ victory but had do be re lieved by Manager Andy Haw thorne in the top of the ninth when the pesky Indians came within one run of tying the game. Home runs for the night were hit by Tom (Bromo) Selzer of Ware Shoals and Gwinn of Jo anna. Games this week will have Greenwood at Ware Shoals, Cal houn Falls at Ninety-Six, Johns ton at Clinton and Jcanna at Mathews. Monday, July 22. of Mrs. Homer Lida and her five-year-old daughter, Mary Patricia, on Highway 221 eight miles north of Laurens. The jury, of which J. D. De- Shields was foreman, found that the death of mother and daugh ter was due to an “unavoidable accident-" Francis D. Harlin of Americus, Ga., driver of the big truck which collided with the Lida pickup truck, waf released from custody after the inquest, Dep uty Sheriff Paul Prince said. The driver was placed under tecmical arrest after the acci dent. der the auspices of the Presbyte rian Mission Board, arrived Mon day by plane in Charlotte, N. C., for a brief visit with Mrs. Bald win’s aunt, Mrs. T. A. Walker Later they will gj to Columbia for a visit with Rev. Mr. Bald win’s mother, Mrs. W. P. Bald win, and visit relatives here. Mn. Walter Baldwin is the former Miss Claire "Bedinger, daughter of Dr. and Mrs R D. Bedinger of Birmingham, Ala. Her father is executive secretary of the Synod of Alabama. The Walter Baldwins have four chil dren, the youngest David Mark, was born in Japan. e tour enu- of whom, irn in''May Guest Ministers At First Presbyterian Month of Ai uigust Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and" family will be out ot the city^on vacation for the month of Au gust Sunday's bulletin/ announced the pulpit will be^ filled for the month by th^ following guest ministers: August/1—Dr. Layton Fraser. August 8—Dr. John McSween. t 15—Dr. D. J. Woods. August 22—Dr. L. Ross Lynn of Tallahassee, Fla. ' August 29—Rev. George M. Webb of Knoxville, Tenn. Announcement is also that evening services Rock Hill Loj Leaves Bequest To Presbyterian College erian College has just ^ceived a bequest totaling $1,690.20 Iiom the estate of the late Miss Sallie J. Gibson of Rock Hill, President Marshall W. Brown announced yesterday. Of this amount, $281.70 is de signated for the college endow- died before reaching the Laurens County hospital. Two other occu pants of the pulpwood truck, Clyde Mack, 20, brother of Paul, and Gus Stevens, 44, of Chappells, Rt. 1, are in the Laurens hospital. Warren Gene Staley, of Moore- field county, Va., driver and only occupant of the diesel, was re portedly uninjured. Their attending -doctor reported that Stevens suffered multiple concussions and lacerations with i the possibility of internal injuri Clyde Mack; he said, was n riously injured. Both of them are doing satisfactorily, he Said. CpL James T. Townsend of the state highway patrol, who with Highway Patrolman C. L. Rich ards made the investigation, said that the Chevrolet .pulpwood truck coming out of road section 0-35 about 11 a. m. when it crashed into the bed at the diesel owned by the Celanese Corpora tion, of Cumberland, Md., trav eling west and carrying % load of synthetic fiber. Pulpwood Truck Demolished The pulpwood truck was com pletely demolished. The diesel suffered minor damage, including a break in the air line to the brakes. With the brakes out of com mission, Corporal Townsend said, the diesel was unable to stop and traveled a distance of 433 feet up a grade until it came to a halt un der its own weight. Mr. Staley said he ran back to the collision scene and when he got there he found Sheriff W. A. abandoned school buildings. Sales to be conducted by the clerk will be as follows: Newberry Federal Savings Loan Association vs Cecil W;tt>ur Church, et al, lot on De^rfng St. Mattie B Dicus vs/James R. Sanders,, two lotsart Joanna Mattie B Dipds vs M. M. Hen drix two Iqts^at Joanna Margot W Brown Barnett vs L. l^Marks, et al, a lot on South r St., Laurens. Laurens Federal Savings A Loan Association \s Fred S. Bishop and Charles R. Bishop, Jr, lot and improvements on S- Harper St., Laurens. Citizens Federal Savings A Loan Association Clinton, vs E. E. Cantrell, et al, a lot and im provements in town of Lanford. Newberry Federal Savings A Loan Association vs Henry L. Na\>ors, lot on Milhken St., Lau rens M. S Bailey A Son, Bankers, Clinton, vs Clyde O. Teague, farm equipment and tract of land in Waterloo township Local Residents To Publish 1954 Football Annual Football writeups about Clinton High School and Presbyterian College will be included in the 1954 All-South Carolina Football Friday night was 1954 Miss Uaiv« the Beach. Calif. The 21- Lander College senior, a Winnsboro girl, is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leenord O- Stevenson. She plans to start a career in the movie*. She ie the first girl to win two major titles. Mias U. S A. as well as Miss Universe. ment fund and $1,408.50 for es tablishing a scholarship. The College is the principal re cipient in the settlement of the estate, distributive shares of which go to seven other agencies of the Presbyterian church. Miss Gibson, throughout her lifetime, was an active member of' iff s office where he was placed made the Presbyterian church, holding under technical arrest and at the'membership j n t h e First Presby- leased on $1,000 bond. Annual which goes on sale at the news lands next Tuesday. The sports magazine is being published by two Clinton resi- Loweiv who happened to be pass-,dents, Editor Ben Hay Hammet PC Graduate Is Killed ^ In N. C. Plane Crash Burlington. N. C., July 26—A Piper Cub plane crashed on an Alamance county farm Monday ing at the time. Corporal Town send said the sheriff joined him in the investigation Mr Staley reported at the sher- re- church during the month will be j t€nan church of Rock Hill omitted. LOSES FATHER * Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Shook will sympathize with them in the death of the for mer’s father, L. C. Shook, which occurred Thursday at his home in Bryson City, N. C. Mr. Shook, who is in service, flew here from Okinawa and he and Mrs. Shook are now in Bry son City. Family Picnic Eastern Stars The James P. Parrott chapter No. 9. Order of Eastern Star, will have it’s annual family pic nic Friday, July 30, at Mary and Pope Chapman's cabin on Lake Greenwood. All members are asked to meet in front of the Masonic temple 1 to leave at 6:45. The Dicuses Arrive In Honolulu Miss Sylvia Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith of Kinards, won the Southside speakers tournament at Ridge crest Baptist Assembly on the evening of July 24, with four other speakers representing dif ferent states. Miss Smith spoke on the sub- ject, x “Is Democracy Worth It?” She is a member ol the Bush River Baptist church, Reedy River Association, and represent ed the state ol South Carolina in the contest. Winning over nine participants in regional and state convention eliminations, she was chosen in April when she spoke at the State Training Union convention in Orange burg. Little Laurens Girl Is Polio Victim Patricia Ann Jones, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones of Laurens, died of polio Monday night at General hospit al in Spartanburg. The little girl was the second polio patient ad mitted to the hospital this year and the first to die. She was ad mitted Sunday and had been ill a week. This is the first death in this county reported thus far this year. There have been several cases reported, all of a mild na ture. RETURN FROM HOSPITAL Mn. R. W. Wade is convalesc ing at home foilowingg a hos pital stay. Corporal Townsend reported that Mr. Staley gave him 100 per cent co-operation in the investiga tion. Coroner Joe F. Smith said that he had set the inquest for 11 o’clock August 3 at Laurens Merchants Group To Hold Meet Friday Night It is announced there will be a meeting of the Clinton Merch ants Association Fnda> evening at 8 o'clock in the hn{h school auditorium for the purpose of discussing very important busi ness. Plans for the Christmas holidays will also be made. Every business house is asked to be represented at the meeting Members of the newly elected council, mayor, and others inter ested are also asked to attend J C. Thomas is president of tlfe association and Business Manager Hugh S. Jacobs. This is the fifth edition of the publication which has been devot ed exclusively to coverage of South Carolina college football until this year Nosn special roundup stones of !ill 59 Class AA and Class A high school teams within the state have been added. One such article reviews the 1954 gridiron prospects at Clinton high and includes pictures of several likely stars. All-Star college and high school team s have been forecast, and football fans also will find the three pages of composite sche dules helpful during the coming season These schedules cover all college and Class AA and Class A games The state's seven football-play ing colleges are covered m com plete detail. Among the other i special features are individual writeups on Center Leon mnghum of South Clemson Quarterback Don King. Rev. Clifford L. Carter, pastor the Annual’s players-oil-the-year | of the Red Bank Methodist for 1954, and an article proposing church of Lexir^jton, will be the morning and killed the lone oc cupant, George Alexander ‘ Mc Intosh. 24. of Fayetteville. A T Murrell and C. C. Whit- sell who operate adjoining farms of the MeLeansville road, said they saw the light plane crash on an open field. A rescue squad headed by Captain R L. Powell of tn«* Grtensboro fire department, cut McIntosh's body from the wreck age. A. T. Murrell, a farmer on whose property the plane hit, said he heard the plane fly low across his home shortly before 8 a. m crash. McIntosh, a grduate of Presby terian College, Clinton, S. C, was a senior at Union Theological Seminary- at Richmond. Va. Survivors include a sister. Miss Elizabeth McIntosh of New Bern. Revival-Services At Sharon Methodist Revival services at Sharon Methodist church in Kinards will Cun- begin August 2. and continue Carolina and through August 8- a new athletic conference for the Carolinas. Marina Capt William A. Dicus. Jr- son ol Mrs. William A. Dicus of this city, groats his wile, Dorothy, and daughter*. Martha. 5 and Mary. 2 as they recently arrived in Honolulu. T. H.. aboard the transport Geaoral Morton. Capt Dinas la Embarkation Officer for the 1st Prorlaional Marino Air-Ground Task Force. Fleet Marine Foree, headquartered at the U. S. Marino Corpo Air Station. Ka- Bay. T. H. A veteran of World War D and Korea, ho was torn Clinton high school and later earned a degree from the University of North Carolina. Hurricane Baptist Revival Services A series of revival services are now in progress at Hurricane Baptist church Services are held each evening at 8 o’clock Rev. C. O- Lam- oreaux, pastor of the First Bap tist church, Newberry, is the vis iting minister. Rve. J. H. Darr, pastor, ex tends a welcome to the public to attend. Special Services At Beaverdam Church From August 1 through the 6th Beaverdam Baptist church of the Laurens Association will conduct a senes of revival ser vices each morning at 10.30 and each evening at 3 00 The Rev W,. Lloyd He Hams, pastor cf Southside Baptist church in Co lumbia, will bring the mesages- Music will be led by Mrs Earl Teague and Miss Nora HU1. •Rie public is cordially invited to the services which are held each summer the first week of August in this histone, one-hun dred - fifty - year - old Baptist church. speaker and special music will be rendered Services will be held each evening at 7 45 and the public is cord.ally invited to at tend ~~ BEAD THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yvu. It s thrifty to shop tint to this asms- paper. then to the READ THE ADS