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The Chronicle . Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Coniplete, Newsy i and Reliable ^ atte (Eliutnu (Eljrmtirlr If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LV MIDGET FOOTBALL PLAYERS HONORED • HERE WITH BANQUET Nearly 300. Youngsters Attend Annual Event; Awards Of Trophies Made An estimated 275 little football players and their special guests turned out enthusiastically for the annual Laurens County Midget League banquet in the Presby terian college dining hall Mon day night. Good food, an inspiring talk various and recognition of outstanding season performances combined to Mayor Ekhelberger Proclaims Dec. 15 "Safe Driving Day" Mayor H. L. Eichelbergex has proclaimed Wednesday, Decern- bed 15 as “S-D Day”—or “Safe Driving Day”—and pledged the full suport of the city government in making the project a success- He urged all citizens to do their utmost to keep Clinton entirely free of accidents on December 15. “S-D Day” is sponsored by the President’s Action Committee for ! Traflic Safety in cooperation with national organizations, and state and local officials. It is a day to demonstrate that traffic accidents can be reduced material- Clinton, S. C v Thursday, December 9, 1954 mtm:mBaaaBBSSSaaBS g BBB gggBmmmBsaBsssams^aBssaBaaKBmsaBammmmmmmm Santa Given Rousing Welcome Here By Admirers Number 49 make the occasion another out-. standing success for the sponsor- ^ when all motorists and pedes- . ing Clinton Recreation Commis- trians do their part, sion. Following is the mayor’s procla- Harry Y. McSween, secretary- . treasurer of the commission, serv- ; the ed as master of ceremonies, and United States has asked all Amer- Hugh S. Jacobs, one of the donors ‘f 3115 to umte in a nationwide of the famed Jacobs Blocking tro- ;^ r " ons,,rat u lon ^ traffic aeci- phies, delivered the principal ad- dc ° ls can ^ avmded lf aU molor - dress ists and pedestrians do their part; Thornweli orphanage once again ^ gov€rno r of our th€ r tI0P y [° r state has asked all of the commu- ■ cham P^ nshl P nities in Clinton to support th.s in 1954, the tmrd time in the past worthv effort . five years and a repeat of last ’ year’s title-winning play. This . t |J 1 «r efo!re » as mayor of award, given annually by M. S. CI j nton * 1 hereby pro- Bailey and Son Bankers, was pre- Dec€mb ® ir 15 » as sented the team captain by Presi-i S ' D thi * c ° mmunit y* and dent Robert M. Vance. The Whit- ask a11 “ tuens to dn ™ waUc mire team received the runner-up on thl6 da X so as to keep the en- trophy, presented by State Repre- Ure 24-hour period free of traffic sentatdve King Dixon, Sr., of Laur- ac ^' r c * entB ' „ T ^ ens, for Clinton Recreation Com- Ma >’ or H. L. Eichelberger has miss i on designated D. B. Smith as director d “5“° Day” activities for Clin- Robert Tay^r. of Joanna was ton ^"no, Byrnes hsa offi- ,lven the trophy as the outstand- dal| procldmed , 5 „ mt hack to play ,n the post-season ,. s j, ^ ^ ^ ^ sMe Tom Thumb bowl. Presented by iSouUl c „ oUna ot mu. Ralph Crutehheld, of S^TUD- |er sUto havp jJsutd Jimlu g; “USTT™? 1 S “M' 1) '!lantations, in support of this na- company awacded the troj*, a . Uonwide undecUkin<i as ^ re . Uie outstanding Tom Thumb bow ot a ^. sl lineman to Eugene Humphrey, of slower Thom well. "This is an opportunity for ev- Russell Cooper, president of the ery citizen to join in a common Clinton Recreation Commission, effort against a common enemy: then concluded the night’s activi-; the traflic accident toll. He can ties by presenting small individ- help as an individual, and as a ual silver footballs to all 50 play- member of groups with which he ers who participated in the Tom is associated; his church, his PTA, Thumb all-star game. his club or fraternal society, his Hugh S. Jacobs, in his address union, his association—sny and all to the young audience, said that individuals and organizations can and should participate actively. The mayor pointed out that ex perts from all over the country have been studying the traffic problem for many years, and they have worked out certain basic steps which oan bring about safe ty on our streets and highways. “But,” Mayor Eicheiberger commented, “none of these prov- City Gives Rousing Welcome To Santa Parade Staged In His Honor With Thousands Witnessing Line-Of-March Up Broad Street; - Fairyland Lights Flashed On For Christmas Seasbn. r Santa Claus—the jolly old gen- j organizations represented were tleman — kept his engagement Cub Scouts, Camp Fire and Blue promptly last Thursday after- i Bird girls. First and second prize noon at 4 30 with thousands 1m-| of $75 and $50 went to Sanders ing the streets to welcome him high schoo; of Laurens, and the and usher in the Yuletide seas-| Southern Bel! Telephone corn- son. It was estimated he was | pany, respectively, for their greeted by about 7,000 jtappy t'oats depicting the Nativity, children and adults As the parade c-amo up the Led by a police escort, four street the lovely lights flashed hands, the college ROTC unit, on in the business district and a members of youth organizations beautiful Christmas tree hear the of boys and girls, a few floats monument and another adjacent and others, Santa rode trium- m the railway passenger station, pnantly up the street and around The 1 j trill burn ca h-n.ght the square high aboard his sleigh through the holiday season, at the end of the parade As Santa said goodbye he took Music for the occasion was a last look at the beautiful lights furnished by bands from the col-1 and decorated trees—transform- lege, Laurens, Clinton and Bell, mg Clinton into a ' Christmas Street high schools. Among youth ! City.” football does more than poofoly any other sport toward teaching young men the valuable lessons needed in later life. He emphasiz ed three lessons, in particular, which football teaches: 1.—Teamwork—exemplified by the unselfish spirit which is re quired to be a team player, for example, the blocker who leads Textile Mills Announce Holidays For Yule Season Joanna Cotton Mills has an nounced the dates for their Christ mas holidays shutdown. Holidays will begin Thursday, December 23 at 8 a. m. and will end Tuesday December 28 at 6 a m The Lydia and Clinton Cotton Mills have announced their Yule- tide holidays for their employees interference and the bench-warm- en methods can be successful un- ing substitutes who play such an important role in helping the first- string develop in practice but who seldom see action in games. 2. —Courage — developed under the stress and strain of a rough, highly competitive sport. 3. —Determination — developed in each individual who strives against odds, who refuses to give up but keeps fighting to win the game. These are the basic ingredients, Jacobs said, which will make for good citizens 4n later years. Dr. Marshall W. Brawn, presi dent of the college, gave the invo cation at the start of the evening, l&c&ween then introduced the guests who came from Laurens, Joanna and Whitmire, in addition to Clinton, and the managers of the nine teams of the league in troduced their squads and the lit tle queens representing each team. The full rosters of these nine teams o,. the County Midget league attended: Thorn well, Whit mire, Lydia of Clinton, Florida Street fit Clinton, Academy Street of Clinton, Joanna, Laurens, Watts and Garlington, both of Laurens. UNDERGOES OPERATION Linda Hendrix underwent an appendectomy this week at Hays hospital. less there is public support of thfcm. So, I am hopeful that ‘S-D Day,’ and the activities which lead up to it, will help us all to realize that traffic safety is some thing which we must strive for continually. “On this day—Wednesday, De cember 15—let us all do the very best we can to give our attention to these things: “J. Observe the letter and the spirit of all traffic regulations. “2. Be courteous to every driv er and pedestrian—practice sports manship. “3. Give full attention to driv ing and walking. “In short: Drive and walk as you would have everyone else drive and walk. If we can do this on just one day, perhaps we’ll realize how important it is to do likewise every day.” Sanla Claus waves to the throng Ahich greeted him here last Th unday afternoon in the annual Christmas Parade. He is shown above as he marchee up Broad street with a section of onlookers, young and adult, who pecked .the parade route to see end welcome the distinguished guest. To Accept Bids December 17 For New High School An announcement is made that bids for the construction of a senior high school will be receiv ed by the trustees of Clinton School District No. 56, on Decem ber 17. The opening will be at the high school building at 3:00 p. m, J.. J. Cornwall, board chair man stated. The new ouuding will bb erected on a 60-acre tract Of land near the American Legion Home on North Adair street. R. E. Hitchcock of this city, is the ar chitect. The new .building will include 18 classrooms, home economics department, library, laboratories, shop building, district and school administrative offices, an audi torium, gymnasium, kitchen and cafeteria. It is also announced by Supt. Anderson-and the trus tees that the present high school building will be renovated and converted into a junior high school. Tentative plans, the beam states, call for taking bids Feb ruary 9 for the construction of a new high school building here for Negroes. Wade Named As Traffic Manager Southern Bell Co. W. B. Wade, a native of this city, has been promoted to Dis trict Traffic Manager for Soutn- em Bell Telephone company with headquarters in Asheville, N. C., effective January 1. For the past several years he has been with the Charlotte office. Mr. Wade has many friends here who will be interested Chest Drive Is $2,000 Short Of Sought Goal At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Clinton Com munity Chest it was reported by the drive chairman, James E. Wolfe, that a total of $13,300.00 had been raised so far. This amount is approximately $2,000.00 short of the $15,315.00 goal. Earlier it was anticipated thatj as follows.' Close Thursday, De- the total amount would be raised C ember 23 at 8 a. m., and re-open in November. An all out effort is| on Monday. December 27, at 8 being made, the chairman stated, 1 a m in the next few d*ys,‘to tenure I -»> the needed amount. Workers D nn | wow I. requested to contact those people V*P r * ® en ,V "/' Jr who have not been solicited and anyone not having made a con tribution or desiring to assist with an additional amount is asked to contact or mail the contribution to any worker or the chest secretary, Miss Florence Adair. Mr. Wolfe pointed out that the future of the chest depends upon the success of the campaign which has been set up for both the con venience of the citizens, the agen cies and those volunteers who give their time to the concentrated drive. Survey Underway Studying College's Future Development A study aimed toward the fu ture development of Presbyterian college was initiated this week by the firm of Marts and Lundy, President Marshall W Brown an nounced yesterday. the names of members of the new dormitory building committee ap pointed by 'Dr. William B. Ward, of Spartanburg, chairman of the board of trustees. A Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are fill ed with interesting, help ful suggest! ons and “store news’’ that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, and thrilling for Santa. BB WISE— READ THE ADYS. Achievement Program At Laurens Saturday For 4-H Boys And Girls The annual Laurens County 4-H achievement program will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 a. m. In the agricultural building in Laurens with 4-H club members and local leaders invited to at tend. Seventy-five boys and girls will receive awards for outstanding accomplishments in 4-H club work for the past year. The Mountville Senior 4-H club is in charge of devotions and a short program on 4-H club work will be given. Ame lia Bolt, who attended National 4-H Club Congress and Ben Brockington who attended Inter national Livestock Exposition in Chicago, will give reports on their trips. The Council officers serving on the program are: Ben Brocking ton, president; Dorothy Culbert son, vice president; Ray Stoddard, secretary, and Jo Ann Gibbs, treasurer. Pageland Band Wins In Parades Mrs. Keebler Mills and son, Keebler, Jr., joined Mr. Mills in Charlotte, N. C., Saturday where he had accompanied the Pageland high school band to play for the Shrine bowl game. Mrs. N. L. Sloan and Miss Jan et Sioan accompanied them. Janet and Keebler marched with the Pageland band. ., . . . . ; The Pageland band has partici- the announcement ot hu imomo- ^ in lhr „ ohriatmas tirades, tion. He is the son of Mrs. R. W. IK ___ Wade of this city, and the late wt-j- fourth pi: Home From Korea Capt. Benjamin F. Ivey, Jr., arrived home Friday after serv ing with the U. S. Army in Korea since July, 1953. Mrs. Ivey, the former Miss Kent Wysor, and P. B. Mitchell Farm Shown In last Week Series The mystery farm place in the series last week was that of P. B. Mitchell who resides on the Bethany church road about sev en miles from the city. Mr Mitchell for a number of years has held an executive position wiht Joanna Cotton Mills. Mr. Mitchell called and identi fied the. property on receiv ing his paper last week and was presented a mounted photo with the compliments of The Chron icle. Only thrq»f> guesses were turn-1 and U*® ynnvediate vicinity. The ed in at the office by Mrs. Angus surve y ^ cover a period of Jdx Stewart, Mrs. L. H. Poag and! and wlI l extend primarily Cox, Ex-Laurens Athlete On Leave, Dies In Car Crash Laurens, Dec. 5—Pvt. Clifford Earl ("Bootsie”) Cox, 25. former Laurens High School athlete, was killed instantly about 2 30 Sun day morning in an automobile wreck on State Road 30-24 which At the same time, he released connects the Wattsville and Greenville highways. Cpl. James T Townaend of the State Highway Patrol said Cox, traveling alone in the direction of Greenville, apparently lost The committee members are: P j control of his car on a curve ap- S. Bailey, chairman; J F Jacobs j proachmg a creek, ran off the and Robert M. Vance, of this city, ; * ini, ^ ari ^ rnent ' hit two trees, and and J. C. Todd, of Laurens. Floyd Freeman, a representative of the Marts and Lundy firm with a wide range of experience in de velopment work, oogsm his sur vey Monday. He plans to spend this week interviewing alumni and friends of the college in Clinton Billy Pitts, who seldom fails to make the correct guess . Another in the series of undes- ignated farms appears today. As previously stated, the photos two children, Cynthia and Frank,, were taken from the air by spec- have been residing with her par ents, Col .and Mrs. Robert E. Wy sor, while Capt. Ivey was away. At the end of a thirty-day leave. ialty photographers, this news paper not knowing where the turned oyer on a barbed wire fence. Lucius W Bobo, Jr., ot Gray Court discovered the wreak and reported it to the sheriffs office. Bobo said he stumbled on the body while examine the scene with a flashlight. Corporal Town send said the car, a 1903 Otdsmo- hile, was practically demolished. Private Cox was stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga.. and was home on leave to visit his parents at throughout the two supporting Synods of South Carolina and Georgia by the time it is complet- D aureins ed, j Coroner Joe F Smith said an inquest will be held later Private Cox was bom in Lex ington, N C, a son of Minus S. and Edith Wofford Cox. He lived President Brown expressed sat isfaction over the initiation of the survey. He pointed out other in stitutions have found these stud- “shots” were made until we re- ies to be most helpful in planning ceive the photos which will ap- for their future development, and they will report to Fort Benmng, pear regularly for fifty-two he said he hoped Presbyterian Ga., where they will be stationed, weeks. The feature is proving His parents, Mr and Mm Ben- 1 quite popular with our readers jamin F Ivey of Cheraw, were and is published in recognition of guests of the Wysors over the farming as the big business that it week-end. in', Mr. Wade. one first pace, one place and special mention Presbyterian Choir To Present Cantata The Cantata, “Melody of Christ mas,” consisting of Shubert’s mu sic, will be presented Sunday eve ning at 7:30 by the choir of the First Presbyterian church, assist ed by the junior choir. Soloists will be Mrs. W. Y. Thompson, Mrs. Norman Sloan, Shockley Hall of Chaflotte, N. C., Dr. T. Layton Fraser and Mrs. Ben Ivey. Mrs. J. F. Jacobs is the organ ist and choir director The public TEEN-AGE CANTEEN The Teen-Age Canteen month ly dance and social will be held Friday evening, the 10th, from 8 until 10:30 at the Amercian Leg ion Home. Ralph McCaskill, Jr., will call for square dancing. in Lancaster where no prizes were t is cordially invited to attend the awarded. The band, whose picture cantata given annually in the pre appeared in the Charlotte Observ-(Christmas season, er on Saturday, is scheduled for two other parades this week and RETURNS TO HOME will also play on Dec. 10 for, Willie Pearl Reid who has been the “Powder Bowl” games in Flor- ill and a patient at Hays hospital rr^sribi; foThu^ds'o’f“ fa'mi- enee. 'returned home Tuesday. .. . L - is today — big in investment land, machinery, livestock and buildings. Citizens Federal To Pay $46,000 December Dividend A dividend for the six months period, June 30 to December 31, on the basis of 3 per cent per an num, was authorized by the board of directors of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan association Tuesday evening. The dividend, amounting to approximately $46,- 000, applies on both classes of shares, investment and savings, and is payable and available on December 31, it is stated. The Citizen has Served this community for 45 years and college would be able to launch a broad program of its own within the near future. Dr. Brown also pointed out that he had already met with the new- at Laurens most of his Ulie and was a graduate of Laurens High School. He attended Presbyterian College and was employed by the Phinney Oil Company He entered the army in September and was stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga., a member of Company K Second Infantry Training Regiment. He ly appointed dormitory building was a member o{ Masonic Lodge committee, and that this group is No 1S) of Laurens and a member proceeding with its work as quick-I ^ Hejaz Shrine temple, ly as possible Several archuec-1 Besides his parents he is survi- tural firms have been contacted, | vec j three brothers, Russel and and a decision on the architect is Richard Cox. both of Laurens, expected shortly. Work un the arid J« B. Cox of Fort Benmng, new dormitory will begin imme- Q a diately thereafter, President ( Funeral services were conduct- brown said. Wohrman Is Best Blocker Trophy Winner ed Tuesday afternoon from the 1 Second Baptist church by the Rev. Grange S. Cothran. Burial ! followed in Forest Lawn eeme- j tery. Stores Announce Holiday Hours, Urge "Treasure" Entries Announcement was made this Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 7—The Jacobs Blocikng Trophy, a tradi tion in Southern football to hon or the unsung hero of the grid iron, has been voted to Bill Wohrman South Carolina full- wee k through J’cThoma^ preZ through this long period has made,. . , . . . . i 4 iil-» 1 » r- V« 11 r* «-! ••Arl c r\ t f O rm i. - 1 ^ ack ’ second straight year , ,d en t of the Merchants associa- WHOSE FARM IS THIS? Methodist Choir To Present Can to to 19th The choir of Broad Street Street Methodist church will pre sent a cantata, “King All Glorious” by Ray E. Nolle, on Sunday eve ning, December 19, at 7:30 in the evening. Mrs. James Pitta, organist and choir director, is in charge of the musical program with the public cordially invited to attend. lies to become home owners It is a home-owned and operated cor poration, primarily interested in helping finance and construct new homes, and encourage savings ac counts. Its assets as of December 7 exceeded $3,397,000 with no in debtedness. The association is headed by the following officers: B. Hubert Boyd, president; J. P. Prather, vice president; J. Sloan Todd, sec retary-treasurer; Mrs. Henry Hunter, assistant secretary-treas urer Board of directors: B Hu bert Boyd, J P. Prather, J Sloan Todd, W. W Harris, J B. Hart, T. D. Copeland, R. H McGee, John W. Finney, Sr . and T Heath Cope land. Army Band Wins Superior Rating Hare Is our Mystery Farm of tho woak. Whose Is iff Readers are Invited to guass the name of tho owner of the farm shown here. Call your guass in at the office, bring them in. or mall them In. Identity must be made by the owner and ha will reeelve free of charge the original mounted picture from which tho above reproduction was mad*. Thera are no prises offered for the correct guess. Join the The 95th Army Band, com manded by Warrant Officer Keebler F Mills, has just been notified of the Army National Guard Award for efficiency in training with a rating of supe-j B QDt j st Choir To nor for tfcie calendar year. r The band, started in June, 1953, has twenty-three members. Lc Col Ernest E. McClish of the Third Army Headquarters, Fort McPherson, Ga., who conducted the inspection in November, (.raised the band highly end pointed out that this honor is unusual for a band under three years. in the Atlantic Coast Conference tlonf that stores would rernairi Wohrman surpassed the block- | ^ minutes lon un . ing field with ease, judged by 6 0 . clock f0f the COtT1ing wwk the voting of 4J member beginning this evening, Thurs- writers and sportscasters of the I d December 9 Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Beginning the 20th, stores will Association, plus five of the con- ^ untd 7 0 - clock every erence coaches who participated. > eveni th h the Chnst mas Wohrman is a 195-pound, 6 -l shoppin g ^n. senior from Bloomingdale, N. J. Mr sUted yMt erday He got 1520 points on the bal- that U) date nQ corr ^ entries lot basis of five points for first have ^ received m the place, three for second, one for Hunt contest - and the group 1 i! ,, , ,, , 'is anxious for a larged number Runner-up was Bob Pelegnm.. of le partJcularly adults, to JU »’- * uard fror " Maryland t te He also pointed out ^ ha , d rs 5 , Mar > laild I that the winner may not neces- L ^ B third ^r.ly have all objects listed cor- w.th 48. Others high in the vot- lect;v but that the Dt , rson first mg were Ralph Torrance. Duke stndmg m ;ho most ncarly cor . guard with 2b. Bob Bartholo- wl hst wlU ^ adjudffed the mew, Wake Forest tackle, 21; and Bryant Aldridge. Duke full- ' ^ back, with. 20. Twenty-three JN LOCAL HOSPITAL I players were nominated t The trophy is given by the Ja- Friends ot Mrs G. W Hol mgs- cobs bi others, William and Hugh, wor 'h will be glad to know she is of lint'on, S C„ in honor of their improving at Hays -,ospita where father, the late William P Ja- , sh * ‘- s a cobs. Present Cantata The adult choir of the First Baptist church will present a Chnstmas cantata at the worship hour Sunday morning, December 12. The cantata, entitled "His Natal Day,” was written by Ed ward W. Norman. The public is invited to attend