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The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News* paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable 91j? ffllintnn (Eljruntrlc If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 7, 1954 Number 40 TO BE CROWNED QUEEN AT GAME PC Davidson Game to Highlight Homecoming MISS JEAN KEAHN Mist Jsan H#*rn »f Collage Park, Gs^ is PrssbylorUn College'i Homecoming Queen lor 1954. She will receive her crown in halftime ceremonies of the Preebyterian-Davidson football game here Friday night. Misa Hearn was elected to this honor in a recant campus-wide vote of PC students. Her •picture was entered in the contest by Warren Berry, a senior also of Collage Park. Runner-up honors in the Homecoming queen contest wont to Mrs. Betty Feemster Lever, wife of student Jimmy Lever of McConnels. fiugh Workman Re-Elected Head County Committee the re- Two Synods Name Board Members For Presbyterian College Hugh B. Workman* of Hopewell community, was lected chairman of the Agricul- utral Stabilization and Conser vation County Committee at a meeting of delegates to a county convention hold at the AC8 of fice in Laurens last Tuesday. Fred S. Stoddard of Owing*, was elected to serve as vice- chairman and Grover C. Roper of Laurens, as the third member of the committee. Others chosen earlier at meet ings in the various townships in the order of chairman, vice- chairman, and regular member of the community committees, are as follows: Cross Hill—James T. Hollings worth, Henry S. Bryson, Ernest P. Bozeman; Dials—Paul R. Ow- ings, Robert Lee Thompson, Arch C. Cook; Hunter—Hugh M. Buford, B. Pascal Watts, Ran dolph Johnson; Jacks—William E. Bell, Ernest E. Cox, John D. Copeland; Laurens — Jesse G. Roy, B. R. T. Todd, Herschel Wilson. Also, Scuffletown—Bryan A Goodwin, William W. Robinson, Sam E. Compton; Sullivan— Enkine B. Coats, G. Roy den Mitchell, W. Maxwell Pitts; Waterloo — Thomas F. Smith, Sam E. Wilishis, William F. Mc Pherson; Youngs — William D. Lomas, Luther Albert Cook, and James T. Manley. H- A. Ropp of the A9C office, stated that the newly-elected officials will serve from October 1, 1954 through September 30, 1955. LEGION MEETS TONIGHT The regular monthly meeting of Copeland-Davidton Post 56 of the American Legion will be held tonight at 7:30 p. m. at the American Legion Memori(a 1 home. Announcement is made that i three new trustees were named to the Presbyterian college board of trustees et meetings of the synods of South Carolina and Georgia held recently on the college campus. - The South Carolina synod elected Rev. Hubert G- Wardlaw, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Orangeburg, and Gif- fod W. Shaw of Silmter, as new members of its board. 1 The Georgia synod named Dr. Harry K. Holland of Marietta, Ga., a graduate of the college, as a new member. Dr. Holland is retiring moderator of the Geor gia synod for the past year. Trustees also re-elected for 3- year terms were: Dr. George R. Wilkinson of Greenville; J. F. McLeod of Chesterfield; T. Frank Watkins of Anderson; and J. W. Chapman of Charleston from the South Carolina synod. The Geor gia group renamed E. C. Hol lingsworth of Augusta, Albert E. Hahnan of Atlanta, and Dr. W. L Cooke of Columbus TAX LEVY SET AT53 MI4S BY CITY COUNCIL Other Matters Get Attention At Session Monday Night The tax levy for 1954-55 was set at 53 mills by city council at its meeting Monday night. This is the same rate that has been in effect for the past Several years. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Hugh L. Eichelberger with all members present: Frank M. Boland. Jr., ward one; S. A. Pitts, ward two; Harry C. Lay- ton, ward three; James P. Sloan, ward four; George W. Bagwell, ward five; James C. Craine, ward six. Council acepted the reorgani zation plan of the police depart ment as submitted by Chief B. B. Ballard, which included the appointment of two lieutenants, William B. Blakely and Marvin Stewart. Former desk sergeant Lewis Bagwell was designated by council as senior patrolman, and officers Jobe Holland, Hor ace Horton, Rufus King, Howard Watkins, J. V. Lowe, Allen Sim mons, and Ted Ward, were des ignated as patrolmen. All men will continue to receive their same salaries with the excep tion of Bagwell who was raised to $265 per month. The schedule of salaries for the pollice department as fol lows: chief, $315; lieutei $265; senior patrolman, former sergeants (Holland and Horton), $248; and patrolman, $240. The chief and the two lieuten ants will be in charge of the three shifts, which will rotate monthly, and no exchanging of shifts by the officers will be al lowed. A move by Councilman Pitta to designate Officer Bagwell as plain clothasman and data waa defeated, with Craine Pitts voting in favor, and Bag- well, Boland, Layton and Sloan In opposition. The city offices will be kept open for the transaction of busi ness every day except Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The move eliminates the Wednesday after noon closing. A motion to this effect was made by Sloan, sec onded by Pitts, and the vote was uminimous. City Attorney Cecil E. White was directed to proceed to col lect past due taxes, paving as sessment accounts, and other ac counts due the city, including those for cemetery lots. ANNUAL MEET BETWEEN RIVAL TEAMS UNDER FLOODLIGHTS HERE FRIDAY iMany Alumni To Dr. Beckman To Be Presented Gold P Award Gather For Colorful Day Dr William Peter Beckman of Columbia will be honored as Pres byterian college’s alumnus-of-the year at 1964 Homecoming festiv ities here Friday. He will receive the Alumni Gold P award as part of the program of the alumni luncheon, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 p m. m the PC dining hall. e^ants, $265; Photo of Mystery Form of The Week Hara's anothar in tha aariat of Mystary Farms of thu saction of tha county now appearing in Tha Chronicle in the interest ot batter farming. Tha photo* ware taken from th* air with no on*, not even The Chronicle or tha photographer—knowing tha owner of tha farm. Identity must b« made by tha owner of tha farm appearing each weak. Ha will receive free of charge tha original mount ed picture from which tha above reproduction was made. Thera are no prises offered for tha cor rect guess. Kick-Off At 8 P. M.; Queen To Be Crowned; Reunions, Luncheon And Reception On Program Presbyterian college celebrates its 1954 Homecoming this Friday, and a large crowd of alumni are £)r. Beckman, who serves as the expected back on the campus for state director of mental health for the occasion. South Carolina, is widely recog- The City of Clinton and the col- nized in the field of psychiatry. He lege campus* will bedecked out in :is credited with doing a particu- ( special decoration to welcome larly outstanding job as director of them, with merchants handling the the mentol health program. The Alumni Gold P is presented annually at Hohnecoming and is given to the alumnus who has made outstanding progress and achievement in his chosen profes sion. It is the college’s highest stamp of approval for alumni. The selection is made each year by the $15,315 Budget Set ForCounlykhooU Community Chest Drive Campaign Opens October 25 Through November 11 With J. E. Wolfe As Head Of Drive And All Organizations Of City Represented; Appeal To Be Community-Wide Chronicle Advs Are AIMmportont 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 tha buying public. It does not hang on the air .... It is not 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. T. Pkss Brown Farm Shown In Series Last Week Soon after last week’s paper was in the mail the office was called by Mrs. T. Pluss Brown who identified the place shown as the home, farm and dairy plant of the Browns, located off the Clinton-Laurens highway in the vicinity of the Country club. The Brown farm was identi fied with phone calls by C. C. Giles, Mrs. P. L. Rogers, Mrs. Essie Atkins and S. G. Dillard. Another in the series of undes ignated farms appears today. The feature is proving quite popular with readers of the paper. The owner upon identifying and claiming the farm will be pre sented a beautiful mounted en largement of the original photo. In publishing the series of photos this newspaper is recognizing fanning as the big business that it is today—big in investment in land, machinery, livestock and buildings. Clinton's third annual united drive will have as its goal the to tal of $15,315 it is announced, a small increase over the quota for last year. The goal was set by the budget committee at a recently held meet ing in which all agencies who par ticipated last year reported on the use of the money given them, and renewed requests for the coming year. Mrs. Sarah D. DeLoache repre senting the Laurens County Can cer Society, requested $2,200. Of ficials of Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts, requested $1,600.00. David Atwood representing the United Defense Funds requested $796.00 as Clinton’s quota. The Salvation Army requested $700.00. The American Heart Society re quested $750.00. Robert Wasson and Robert Black requested $1,- 200.00 as the quota for Crippled A police officer will be placed Children. Campfire and Bluebirds How To Vote For Write-In Candidate Here’s how to vote for TTiur- mond tor senator: ON PAPBR BALLOTS— (all counties but Charleston and Richland)—Don’t mark the par* ty circle at tha top of ballot, or the box in front of Brown’s name. DO NOT scratch Brown’s name. Write STROM THUR- i MONO oppeeite Brown’s in the Clinton Cotton Mills area at all changes of shifts and the village petrolled at regular inter vals for 24 hours a day, by a res olution of council. Loitering in business estab lishments for excessive periods of tune by police officers while on duty was discouraged with penalties for violations. Council authorized the mayor to borrow up to $50,000 during the present fiscal year. This is a routine procedure and includes the renewal of about $30,000 in notes which the city has out standing. A petition signed by about 65 residents ot the College View area seeking relief from the of fensive odor of a herd of goats owned by Thomwell Orphanage was presented to council at a special meeting earlier in the month, together with a letter from Dr. M. A. Macdonald, presi dent of the institution, addressed to certain residents of the area, indicating that little could be done about the situation, since the goets were housed in a con crete bam. Council directed the mayor to pursue the matter fur ther with officers of the institu tion. ■ : —— —- Two Hi-Boys To Attend Convention In Konsos Cjty, Mo. Joe Cunningham and Ted Dav enport will represent the Clinton Chapter of Future Farmers of America at the National FFA con vention in Kansas City, Missouri, during the week of October 10-17. Both boys won trips to the conven tion as a result of outstanding ac complishments in future farmer work. Cunningham is the winner of the FFA farm and home electrification contest for this supervisory dis trict. Three power companies, as a result, are paying the expenses of Joe and his agriculture teacher, E. B. Few, to the convention. Ted Davenport was the most outstanding member of the Clin ton Chapter during the 1963-64 school year in supervised forming and participation in activities ot the local chapter. girls requested the same amount as last year, $2,169, and the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts asked for $1,300. James E. Wolfe, represent ing the Red Cross, gave a report from the organization and re quested $3,260, with no additional drive to be made in the Clinton area. downtown area and the six social fraternities competing in dormi tory displays. The annuah Homecoming festiv ities are scheduled to get under way at 11 a.m. Friday and extend into the early morning hours of Saturday. The full schedule calls for: class .reunions, meetings, a Get $30,039.03 From Surplus Fund —1 ■ ♦ Schools of Laurens County Districts Nos. 55 and 56 will re- 'board of directors of the Alumni 1 luncheon, 1 smorgasbord, presi- Assooiation. dent’s reception, the PC-Davidson football game and a dance. A highlight of the occasion will be the awarding of the 1964 Alum ni Gold P Award to Dr. William Dr. Beckman was graduated from Presbyterian college with a B. A. degree in 1920. He received his MlD. from the Medical college with a BA. degree in 1924 and one !Peter Beckman of Columbia. This year later joined the staff of the presentation for outstanding State Hospital in Columbia. Last year, the Gold P award went to Dr. John Bright, professor ac complishment as state director of mental health for South Carolina will be made at the alumni lunch- County Baptists Annual Meeting October 12-13 Announcement is made by Rev. J. E. Rouse of Laurens, (hat the Laurens County Baptist As sociation will hold its annual meeting on next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12-13. The sessions will cover two days, the first day with the Gray Court Baptist church. The sec ond day’s session will be held with the Lydia Baptist church. On Tuesday evening a special program has been promoted. Evangelistic services will be held at the First Baptist church of Laurens, when Dr. J. A. How ard, Secretary of Evangelism for the South Carolina State Bap tist Convention, will be the speaker. The evening service is a special feature of the asso ciation, Mr. Rouse said. The service is being held at the eve ning hour, he added, so as to make it posible for people who have to work during the day to Clmteu-UiNon Play Here Saturday Night The Clinton Red Devils play hosts to the Union high Yellow ceive $30,039.03 in state surplus 1 Richmond and auth °r * P ‘ ze - funds distributed the past weekl' winn '^ IV 6 religious book to the 46 counties of the state, ac cording to an announcement made by P. H Bomar, finance officer of the State Department of Education. ' The money to be received by the county schools is put of the state surplus funds totaling $1,- 597,571. The money will be dis tributed on the basis of 1953-54 ten-day enrollment. Counties will receive approximately $2.96 per pupil This is the third time that state surpluses have been re turned to the counties to be used for school purposes. In 1953 the General Assembly turned back $4,593,837.50, or $8.75 per child enrolled during the previous 1951-52 school year. The 1954 General Assembly returned to the counties a sur plus of $4,550,00, or approxi-, mately $8.66 per child to the counties on the basis of enrolled children during the 1952-53 school year. at Union Theological Seminary at eon% beginning at 2:00 pjn. Fifteen classes will hold special reunions this year: 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1928, 1929, II 1934. 19437 1944, 1948, 1949, and 1964. These reunions are to be held in the classrooms at Neville Hail at 3:00 p.m. immediately fol lowing the alumni luncheon. A reception in the home ot President and Mrs. Marshall W. Bnwon is scheduled to follow be- Jackets Saturday night, October $4^ ou ” MXjnAJjJR, at 8 p. m. on Johnson field. 'Members of the Waiter Johnson Last year Clinton was defeated by Union, but this year it will be a toss-up between the two teams. Valentine and Johnson, backs for Union will be fignting against half backs Wallenxine ond Gwinn— candidates for the Shrine Bowl. Wallenzine set up two TD’s against Woodruff. In the third quarter he ran 58 yards to the Woodruff 22 for his first set up. His second came in the fourth Club, alumni ahtletic organization, will meet in Neville Hall’s radio forum room at 4:30, and the gen eral meeting of the PC Alumni Association is set for 5:15 pm. in the auditorium of that building. This general meeting ig the oc casion for election of new officers of the Alumni Association. A new president must be chosen to suc ceed Robert L. Wylie, Jr., of Char lotte, who has served the limit of two terms. Also up for replace- Woodruffs 4. He was fired up against Pal metto, scoring 4 TD’s. His first two were collected in the third The present law requires that quarter, running, 26 and 36 yards. The budget committee headed I have a part in the inspiration of by Robert M. Vance as chairman, heard the requests and after a study adopted the following bud get to be approved by the board of director: Boy Scouts Blue Ridge $1,400.00 United Defense Fund (UBO) - ,... 796.00 Cancer Society 2,200.00 Heart Society - 750.00 Campfire and Bluebirds. .. 2,169.00 Salvation Army 700.00 Crippled Children _... 1,200.00 Boy Scouts 800.00 (Clinton Mill and Lydia) Boy Scouts ..._ 500.00 Amer. Red Cross 3,250.00 Emergency Relief and Administrative Fund .... 1,550.00 $15,315.00 the annual meeting. Merchants To Decorate Windows For PC Homecoming Clinton merchants, entering in to the spirit of PC homecoming, will decorate their show windows and store fronts for the occasion which is scheduled this Friday. Directors of the local Merchants Association, under the leadership of Pres. J. C. Thomas, met last Monday and made plans to give th^ir full cooperation to the col ■lege in its efforts to welcome alum ni returning to the campus for homecoming. One original city decoration al ready had been placed on the square yesterday through the co operative efforts of automobile dealers W. C. Baldwin and C. C. Giles. This exhibit Is in the form of an overturned car bearing the words: “Watch PC Upset David- Lions Club Has District Governor As Guest Tuesday ■■ ■ ♦ ■ District Governor Lawrence Curry, of Greenville, was a guest of the local Lions club Tuesday evening at its meeting at Hotel Mary Musgrove, in his annual club visitation. He was accom panied by District Secretary Earle M. Moffett, of Greenville, who is also International Coun sellor.’ Zone Chairman T. J. Copeland, of the Laurens club, was also present. Mr. Copeland is a for mer member of the Clinton club. Mr. Curry paid tribute to two members of the Clinton club, Dr B. O. Whitten, nationally known for his service to the slate in the care of handicapped children at Whitten Village (formerly the State Training School), and to Walter A. Johnson, currently the president of the local club, for his service in the {raining "of youth, in his long years as coach at Presbyterian College and. in the direction of the Boys’ State organization in South Carolina. Mr. Curry said that man pro gresses or digresses because of his wants. Worthwhile wants produce useful lives; and a worthless life is a tragic life. The want to achieve furnishes the spark for a successful life of service, he said. GOES TO PEARL HARBOR Seaman Wallace Boyce left Sunday night for his base at Pearl Harbor, T. H., after spend ing a 36-day leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyce, and other relatives. any money tax revenues exceed ing actual expenditures for maintnance and actual opera tions and exceeding unexpect ed balances of continuing appro, priations outstanding at the close of the preceding fiscal year as well as the amount needed to bring the general fund reserve to $3,000,000, the prescribed maxi mum amount—that these funds be “appropriated annually to the counties of the state and dis tributed for general school pur poses.” Registration Board Was In Session S Days This Week Mrs. Glads Cook, chairman of the Laurens county registration board, announced last week that the board would be in session three days this week, October 4, 5 and 6 (Monday-Wednesday) to issue duplicate certificates only at their office in the courthouse. She pointed out that the law does not allow the board to issue new cer tificates for 30 days prior to a gen eral election. The board will also be ih ses sion for one day only November 1 before the general election to issue duplicates only to registered vot ers. In addition to Mrs. Cook other members of the board are H. D. Sims of Waterloo and M. D. Milam, Sr., of this city. His last two were collected in the last quarter running 11 and 53 yards. Gwinn was the most consistent ground gainer and favorite pass receiver for Clintoh high, scoring 3 TD’s against Woodruff and 1 against Palmetto. His first touch down against Woodruff was in the second quarter fdT 1 yards. He dashed 3 yards for his second TD in the same quarter. In the last quarter he ran 95 yards for pay dirt. Against Palmetto he ran 31 yards for the second quarter for the TD. quarter when he ran 44 yards to men ^ are; Hugh S. Jacobs of Clin ton as secretary-treasurer and Charles Plowden of Summerton as alumni representatives to the board of trustees. The evening pre-game meal in the form of another smorgasbord is set for 6:15 p. m. Then at 6:00 p.m. under the lights of Johnson Field, it will be the Battle of Presbyterians as un defeated Davidson comes charging down to take on the Blue Hose of Presbyterian college. Besides wanting to embellish their string of three straight victories, the Wildcats are especially anxious to avenge the humiliatu^ defeat PC handed Davidson at homecoming up there in 1953. Halftime ceremonies at this game will feature the crowning of PC’s 1954 Homecoming queen. She is Miss June Hearn of College Park, Ga., who was elected last week by a vote of the student body. Her picture was entered in the contest by Warren Berry, a senior also of College Park. Run ner-up honors in the Homecoming Shady Grove Farmers To Discuss Grape Growing A meeting of all farmers and landowners of the Shady Grove community will be held on Thurs- < l U€ « r t ^contest went to Mrs. Betty READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WERE It will pay yam. If* thrifty to shag day night, October 7, at 7 30 p.m. The meeting place is Shady Grove community house near Bonds Cross Roads. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibilities of grapes as a cash crop for this territory. E. B. Few, local agriculture teach er, will be in charge of the meet ing and will be assisted by E. L. Love, Production Manager of the, Piedmont United Grape Growers’ j Association, Inc., with headquar- ers at Spartanburg. The public is invited to attend this meeting. Laurens county farmers residing in school district 56 planted 24 acres of commercial vineyards the past season. The Piedmont United Grape Growers’ Association re ports that arrangements have al ready been made for 16 additional acres of bunch grapes to be plant ed in lower Laurens county this winter and next spring. UDC TO MEET READ THE ADS Feemster Lever, wife of student Jimmy Lever of McConnells. A Homocoming dance is set for unmediately after the footiball game. It will feature the music of that nationally prominent orches tra, Claude ThorahilL The Homecoming Day schedule: 11 a.m.—'Board of Directors of Alumni Association. 3 p.m.—Alumni luncheon. 3 p.m.—Class reunions. 4-5 p.m.—President’s reception. 4:30 p.m.—Walter Johnson club meeting. 5:15 p.m.—Alumni Association meeting. 6:15 p.m.—Bmorgosbord. .8:00 pan.—Bresbyterian-Oav- idson football game. 10:30 p.m.—Homecoming dance, featurir^ Claude Thornhill. The October meeting of the Stephen D. Lee chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet this evening (Thursday) at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Fred E. Holcombe. AAA Open Meet Here Soturdoy The local chapter. Alcoholics Anonymous, has announced on open meeting to be held Saturday night at the health building at t o'clock. A man and his wife, Fran ces C. of Aiken will address the group with all who are interested being cordially invited. • t