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The Chronicle Strives To Be A Geos News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable ®te (Elinton dhronirlf . If Yoa Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LVI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 10,1955 Number 10 DELEGATION VOTES TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY TO MEET SCHOOL BUDGETS How Additional Funds To Be Raised Is Not Announced; Milam Votes Against Increasing Tax Levy Over That Of Last Year Beloved Mountville Woman Passes (From The Laurens Advertiser) iLaurens, Mar. 3—Uncertainty surrounding the tax levy lor Laur ens county schools was wiped out /Monday morning at a joint ses sion ot the delegation and school trustees when a motion to pro vide enough mo^neiy for the schools was adopted by the dele gation with one dissenting voice last year from the state’s surplus money which will not be available this year. He estimated the equiv alent as about seven mills, leav ing a total of 2 mills to be raised from locfl sources. He did not mention it immediately, but Dis trict 45 carries five additional mills for bond service, bringing the to tal requirement to 32 mills for Rep. Charles L. Milam said that that dUtrict. he would accept the budgets of I The motion as introduced by the two trustee .boards but that ^ e P- Wasson was as follows: he would not vote to increase the The budgets of Schood District tax levy over that of last year. 1 55 an « District 56 are hereby (Last year's tax levy to supple- adopted as presented to the Dele- ment state aid was 20 mills.) It ! 8 ati <>n by the Boards of Trustees was estimated that it would re-; of sa ‘d Districts. The delegation quire from 32 to 35 mills the com- agrees to make necessary arrange- ing year provided there was no men h for the funds to be raised additional state aid other than al- fro*® local sources. You are here- ready provided for in the statutes. The motion to see the schools through another year on the sub mitted budgets was made by Rep. Robert C. Wasson and seconded by Rep. King Dixon.,, In making his motion Rep. Was son said that there had been con siderable discussion about the cost of administration under the new school set-up. The figures in the by authorized to make contracts with teachers for school year 1955-56." Mr. Milam and Supt. Anderson of District 56 engaged in a con versation about the lack of school facilities in the Mountville area but Mr. Milam spoke in such a low voice that the conversation was not clearly audible. There was not a great deal of discussion. (Rep. Milam said he budget showed however, that to couWn , t con9ci€ntiousl wt * for wipe out the administration item an in entirely would save less than one mill, he said. ' The meeting was called to order by Sen. Ralph T. Wilson who threw it open to the public after the trustees ot the two districts of the county submitted their bud gets. He ramkvded those attend ing that ^ meeting held Monday of last week hid been adjourned to Monday at this week In order to give time to the trustees to study their budgets to see if they could be reduced. At the former meet ing only the trustees of District 55 were present end their budget had not been focmetfcr signed. At Monday's meeting both dis tricts west represented and the budgets were duly signed. District 55 was represented by Chairman G. Miller MdCuen, M. G. Hender son and Robert B. Roper. No- 56 wes represented by Chairman J. J. Cornwell of Clinton and Col. J. B. Cooley of Mountville. Ehtimated disbursements for District 36 in its budget were giv en as $660,503.74. Estimated re ceipts from state aid and sources other than local nrmnutw were given as $108,01243, leaving a bal ance of $200,60041 to be raised by local ta Tuition Estimated expenditures for Dis trait 56 were given as $500,960.00 and estimated receipts from other than local taxation $330,725.00, leaving a balance of $170,225.00. Supt. Anderson of District 56 es timated that the district could op erate on the same levy as last year, viz., 20 mills, plus the equiv alent ot the “kickback” received an increase in taxes which he said was already too high and liable to force people to sell their homes. Rep. King Dixon offered the suggestion that an additional one cent be added to the sales tax as a solution of both the state’s and the schools’ operating problems. He said that he understood that all the proceeds from the sales tax were to go for schools but that “personally” he believed some of it had been diverted to other pur poses. Asked from the floor where he thought the money had been diverted to, he said he didn’t know exactly but he had a pretty good idea end that he would presept them to an investigating commit tee which had already been au thorized by the legislature. J. B. Hart, a member of the county board of education, remarked that the legislature itself had appro priated aM of the money spent out of the sales tax. A. B. Culbertson, who was s candidate for the House last sum mer, came out strongly for pro viding the necessary funds to keep the schools going. “In this time Ragan And P. C. Close Fine Basketball Season Schembechler Quits As P. C. Line Coach Construction Ot New PC Dormitory Starts Next Week POINT SYSTEM, MONEY BILLS BEFORE ASSEMBLY of two or three cars in every the 15th chapter of I Corinthians garage and nearly every house - * - Brown Farm Shown In Last Week's Series with a TV antenna, I can't under stand why people haven’t got the money to education their chil dren,” he exclaimed. A brief iolloquy took place at one stage of the meeting between Rep. Milam and Chairman Mc- Cuen of District 55 over the ques tion of calling an election to allow the people to vote on a tax In crease next year if it is too late this year. Chairman McCuen said his board had discussed the matter but thought it too late. Mr. Milam said he thought there was time. A voice in the audience said, "Then why don’t you call it?” Rep. Milam replied that H was up to the trustees to call it. Chairman McCuen replied that two years ago the trustees offer ed to submit a tax raise to the people but that the delegation had refused, saying it would fix the MRS. ANNIE HUDGENS DUNLAP Mrs. Annie Hudgens Dunlap, Old Laurensville Female College 80, widow of Rufus T. Dunlap, and a member of Daughters of died early last Thursday morn- the American Revolution. In 1930 she was thosen Master Farm Homemaker and was a leader in rural work organiza tion and promotion of the county for a number of years. In 1944 Mrs. Dunlap was pro claimed South Carolina State Mother with special ceremonies at Ft. Jackson on Mother’s Day with a large crowd of soldiers and distinguished guests uniting to pay honor to her. At that time she was presented an engraved certificate as the honored Mother for the year. Mrs. Dunlap was a woman of strong Christian faith and loved her church and its work. For more than X yean she taught the Bible class at the 'Mountville church and served as its organ ist far a number of yean. She was a Bible student whose in fluence touched the lives of many men and women through the years. Sweet and gentle, and* always bright and cheerful all through her confinement, she was strong always in her con victions. She was a devoted wife and mother, wrapped up in her family, always interested in her friends and active in the service of her church. She was a lovely character, a good neighbor and sincere friend, her kindness and were without ing at her home near Mountville after several years of declining health that had confined her to to her home. The announcement brought regret to her legion of friends and acquaintances in all parts of the county. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday afternoon from the Mountville Presbyterian church she dearly loved and faithfully served through • the years. The rites were conducted by the .Rev. George A Anderson of this city, and Rev. Fred T. Mc Gill of the Donalds community, and a former pastor. Mr. Ander son, in conducting simple rites, said that the Bible he would read from belonged to Mrs. Dunlap, that she received it 20 yean ago for reciting the Shorter Cate chism at the age of 60. He read Hie farm home place shown last week was that of D. Eugene Brown who resides midway be tween Clinton and Laurens in levy itself. the well known Brown commun- J “Now,” said Chairman McCuen, ity. He made the identification | “if the delegation will pass a mo- of the farm to the office soon tion saying it does not wish to fix after the paper was published, j the levy and will write us a let- No guesses were turned in at the ; ter to that effect, we will submit office Another in the series of undes ignated farms appears today. As previously stated, the photos were taken from the air by spec ialty photographers, this news paper not knowing where the “shots” were made until we re ceive the photos which will ap pear regularly during the year. The feature is proving quite pop ular with our readers and is pub lished in recognition of farming as the big business that it is to day—big in investment in land, machinery, livestock and build ings. which she had requested in plan ning her last rites. Interment followed in the Laurens city cemetery. The church was filled to over flowing with residents" 1 of the Mountville-Cross Hill communi ty, and from other parts of the county. So large was the crowd that many stood outside the church unable to find seats. The Sophomore Ron Ragan, com pleting the first half of his bas ketball career at Presbyterian College, has issued a brilliant bid toward becoming one of the nation's all-time great scoring aces. He finished PC’s 26-game schedule early this week with a total of 778 points, an average of 30 points per game. These points added to the 404 he shot as a freshman bring his two-year to tal to 1,182 points. Ragan’s field goal accuracy mark each year has ranged bet ter than 50 per cent, so the big 6-foot-4-inch redhead is rated consistent enough to maintain his high-ranking feats through out the remaining two seasons of his career here. His fans figure he could emerge with a four- year total of more than 2,500 points, which would rank the Ragan high among the basket ball greats. Ragan is the number one reas on why Presbyterian College just closed its most successful basketball season in history with a record of 20 victories and only 6 defeats. The Blue Hose as a team ran up 2,426 points for an average of 93.3 points per game. Included m this great splurge of points were six games in which PC scored 100 or more points and a new scoring record of 150 points registered against Newberry in the opening game of the Little Four tournament. Captain Bill Toole, PC’s dy namic little guard, shares the spotlight with Ragan on the strength of his leadership, de fensive play and floor work. He averaged close to eight assists per game as a playmaker and dumped in 214 [Mints for an av erage of 8.2. Freshman Guard Eddie Weil ran second to Ragan in the point making department. He wound up his first year of varsity play with 461 points or a 17.7 aver age. Sophomore Center Bruce Thompson scored 396 for a 15.2 average, and Forward Bob Bur gess rounded out the starting quintet with 229 points and a 9.2 average. Among the other scorers for PC were: Center Bill Lipp, 142 points; Guard J. C. Gosnell, 76; Guard Charles Sloan 64; Forward Arnold Stone, 58; and Forward Wyatt Aiken 8. Edward Schembechler has re signed as line coach at Presbyte rian College to accept a similar position at Bowling Green State Construction on Presbyterian! College’s new dormitory is ex-1 pected to begin within the next I , week, Presidept Marshall W. J Brown yesterday. Indications are it will cost 1 $223,000 and **ll provide room 1 : 2 .T ll V 0n dollar general apprC> ' facilities for 96 students. J priations bill, a highway safety Dr Brown said a contract will i point system proposal and sev- be negotiated ^with^ the low bid-j pra i committee heanngs are due for General Assembly attention Senate Gets Bill For 127Vi Million Appro priations For 1955-56 Columbia, March 7 — The 127 der within a few days, and thus building firm plans to start work immediately The goal is to have the dormitory ready for occu pancy at the start of the fall se mester next September Bids on the dormitory were taken from nine of the leading construction companies in this * e ™ a y- during its ninth week opening Tuesday The 1955-56 appropriations bill is expected to get*a routine style third reading in the House and go to the Senate first thing yes- EDWARD SCHEMBECHLER P C COACH floral tributes were numerous and beautifuj indicative of the thoughtfulness love and esteem in which she limit, was held. | Mrs. Dunlap is survived by six Active pallbearers were: Tom sons and four daughters, Richard Bryson, B/ P. Watts, Fuller Motes S. of Savannah, Ga., R. Thorn- John Simmons, J. M. Wham, Roy .well of this place, James H. of Miller. ! Dallas, Texas; Walter C., county The honorary escort consisted | clerk of court; John Pluss of the of the officers of the Mountville > Home place; William L. of Wash- Presbyterian and Baptist and ! ington, D. C.; Mrs. John B. Cool- Lisbon Presbyterian churches. 'ey of Mountville; Mrs. Sarah D. Mrs. Dunlap was a daughter Martin of the home place; Mrs Civil Court Term Convenes Next Monday In Laurens University in Ohio, PC Athletic Director Walter A. Johnson has announced He eft Clinton last Friday to assumi his new position which takes him back to his native Ohio, and Head Coach Bill Crutchfield said a number of ap plicants already are being con sidered to replace him. Schembechler, who starred as a player for Miami University of Ohio and later served as a graduate assistant coach at Ohio State University, came to Pres byterian College from Army Ser vice last July. He was assistant coach in charge of the line under Crutchfield and helped direct the Blue Hose to a record of six wins and three losses during the 1954 season. Scehmbechler expressed re gret over leaving Presbyterian, but he stod the opportunity was one he could not decline. Bowl ing Green is in the Mid-Ameri can Conference in which he played as a gridman for Miami. Schembechler praised PC’s out standing sports program and the men with whom he had worked the paat nine months. Both Dr. Johnson and Crutch field complimented the fine con-1 tribution Schembechler had. made to Presbyterian College ! athletics during his short stay j here. Coach Crutchfield added: I “Ed is a splendid coach and gentleman. His work here last area. They were opened Tuesday and considered by Dr Brown and the building committee of the Presbyterian College board of trustees The inidcated cost figure of $223,660 was based on acceptance of the lowest bid sub mitted. Informal ground - breaking ceremonies are planned as soon as arrangements have been com pleted with the contractors. The dormitory will be placed next to the present Student Christian As sociation building and across the plaza from the Jacobs Science Hall. P. S. Bailey of this city serves as chairman of the trustee build ing committee. Other members The Senate will hand it over tc its Finance Committee for possible hearings for state agen cy representatives, and for amendments. The House gave the measure key second reading approval 66- 45 last Thursday. The measure is in balance by a slim $19,000. It includes four new or increased taxes: A 2 per cent premium tax on domestic insurance companies and a reduced rebate for foreign firms’ higher premium taxes; elimination of sales tax ceilings: new income tax brackets for higher incomes; and increased corporate income taxes. All this is expected to raise rens. Miss Fuller Honored For Service In Office Judge Of Probote are J. F. Jacobs, Sr., and Robert! 7 1-2 million dollars a year more M. Vance, both of this city also,! than now. and James C. Todd, Sr, of Lau-j A proposed increase in the electric generation tax was kill ed by the House. The Senate will have up for third reading a House-approved highway safe driving point sys tem bill. The point system is one in which points assigned for various traffic law violations finally accumulate to a total at which a license can be suspend ed. The Senate has so amended the bill that it now looks like one the Senate sent to the House a couple of weeks ago. The mam difference: the (From The Laurens Advertiser) Miss Isabelle Fuller, assistant to the judge of probate, celebrat ed her 29th year as an employee in the probate judge’s office on Friday, Feb. 25. In point of ser vice she is the oldest employee in the court house. She has serv ed under four judges of probate, j House wants the bill to spell out O. G. Thompson, C. A. Power, point values of traffic viola- Ross D. Young and J. Hew latte Wasson. During the day fellow employ ees In the Laurens county court house came in to congratulate her and other friends dropped by to offer felicitations. In the evening Miss Fuller was guest of honor at a supper at tions; the Senate wants to leave the assignment of point values up to the hqgiWay department. Four public hearings by as sembly committees art slailad. Two tomorrow afternoon am on bills to allow the highway de partment to slice some footage off the front of the State House grounds to widen Gervais street, and to regulate the small loan Lake Greenwood given by the season was outstanding in every. court house personnel. A gift ( i respect—in football knowledge 1 from them of 8 beautiful silver, business. Th* Marrh tprm civil court' md stron * moral leader-[ bracelet which wil1 be Properly I —~ ' 1 ~ The March term of civil court — convinced he has engraved to commemorate the will convene in Laurens next _ uw am convincea ne nas ^ , | No CIUCS Established Chronicle Advs Are ^ll-lmportant 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 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 over look them. it to the people.” Sen. Wilson, declaring that he was happy to see that the mission of the meeting had been so har moniously accomplished and that he would vote for the additional millage if necessary to meet the budget, ordered the meeting ad journed. Show Of Magic For Kiwanis Meet •» A show of magic is the feature attraction of the Kiwanis club program at its regular meeting [at 7:00 p. m. tonight. The show will be put on by John W. Finnerty of Union, a member of the Kiwanis club there and a captain in the Salva tion Army. Insurance Agency Now In New Bank Building Announcement is made by the William J. Bailey Insurance Agency of their removal from the Jacobs building into the new M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, build ing, with office phones 1246 and 809. This agency has been writ ten fire insurance locally for the past 60 years. It is headed by John L. Mimnaugh as manager. TO SPONSOR BAZAAR The local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union wil sponsor a bazaar Saturday, March 12. from 9:00 a. m. to 4:0 Op. m. in the building formerly occupied by Cox Home and Auto Supply. Home baked cakes, cookies, hand of the late James M. and Ella Wharton Hudgens, both of old and well known families of the county. For • a number of years the family resided in the city of Laurens, later moving to the Mountville community. Mrs. Dunlap was a graduate of the Douglas Wolf of Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. Eugene Stewart of Fountain Inn; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, M. W. Hudgens of De land, Fla. A seventh son, Gor don Dunlap of Sumter, preceded her to the grave a few years ago. Episcopal Auxiliary Tea And Fashion Show Women of the Auxiliary of All Saints Episcopal church arc planning a fashion show and tea Wednesday afternoon, April 13, at 4 o’clock at the American Le gion home. Local girls and women will tfional Education Board for 1955 Brown Re-Named On Education Board Dr. Marshall W. Brown, presi dent of Presbyterian College, has been reappointed to represent South Carolina on the executive committee of the Southern Re model clothes from ladies ready- to-wear stores in the city. Mrs. R. M. Turner is general The announcement came yes- Monday morning The following jurors by town ships have been drawn to serve: Waterloo—E. M. Gunter, Wy- nwn Griffin, Cecil Golding, W B. O’Dell, J. R. Gambrell, David E. Walker, George C. Cooper and R. B. Riser. Hunter — H. M. Dunaway, James T. Yarborough, Geroge Davis, J. L. Abrams, Ben F. Woodward, Jr., J. G. Holtzcllaw, J. K. Waits, Louie W. Nabors, Russell Steen, H. R. Gaskin, T. L. Leopard, Travis J. McCarty, and Harry Netties. Youngs—Pinckney Bragg and T. J. White. Laurens—S. G. Clayton, Earl Lynch, George F. McNair, Joe F. Smith, Jr , and Hosea Snow. Sullivan—J. L. Thompson, and Joe E. Pitts. • Dials — Roy Cleveland, Ben Wood, Clifton Armstrong, and H. El Marlar. Scuffletown —* S. B. Fleming and C. H. Sheppard. Lakeside Golf Association Names New Officers The Lakeside Country Club Ladies' Golf Association met Tuesday, March 1, to elect new cficers and map out plans for the a great future ahead of him as a coach. All of us here wish him the success he deserves.” Dr. John Harris In Columbia Hospital TEEN-AGE CANTEEN Friends of Dr. John W. Harris, GROUP TO MEET member of the Presbyterian col- occasion, was presented by J. Leroy Burns, superintendent of In Pitts Store Cose education. A lovely silver vase j > was presented to her by her No clues have been established present employer, Judge Wasson. the guilty parties who a few weeks ago entered the H. J. Pitts store during the night in an unsuccessful attempt to gain ad mittance to the safe. Failing in lege faculty, will regret to know ; The Teen-Age Canteen will | the effort they fled and left their he is a patient at the Columbia hold the March meeting and so- j tools behind them. Several guns hospital, Columbia, suffering a cial Friday evening, March 11,land other items and some cash broken leg injury received in a at the American Legion home not in the safe were stolen in the fall Sunday night at his home. from 8 until ip:30. 1 haul. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Honors Pastor terday from Gov. Frank G. j coming year Mrs. John W. Fin- Clement,, board chairman, who chairman for arrangements and made ^ appointment other committee heads are: tick ets, Mrs. Alex Stump; programs, Mrs. Jim Leighton; stage props, Mrs. Bill Traylor; clothing, Mrs. E. N. Sullivan; muisc, Mrs. New ton Jones; dressing rooms, Mrs. C. W. Underwood; decorations, Mrs. James Macdonald; tea, Mrs. J. B. Hart, Mrs. R. B. Hellams and Mrs Bea Frith. The public is invited to attend the event. Proceeds will be used for the auxiliary’s work. Dote For Paying State Income Taxes Is Now April 15 Governor Clement said he named President Brown for an other term on the executive committee with the previous concurrence of South Carolina Governor George Bell Timmer man. Turner Conducting- Special Services In West Point, Ga. Dr. W. R. Truner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, is participating in a week of evan gelistic services at the Presbyte- ran church in West Point, Ga. The final date for paying A number of Presbyterian minis- statte income taxes has been' tres ibis state are holding changed by the General Asaem- similar special services in the bly to April 15 to conform with Synod of Georgia this week. the final date for paying Federal income taxes. Final readings were given the bill in the General Assembly last week. Many have phoned or asked The Chronicle if the extended work and other articles will be date on the estate income taxes on sale. applies to this year It does. The “exodus” will be reversed March 28 when Georgia Pres byterian pastors wil come to South Carolina to conduct evan gelistic services. The leader lor the week here at the First 'Covenant, Laurens First, Liberty ney. Jr., was elected president, Mrs. A A McCall, vice-presi dent, Mrs. J. F. Smith. Jr, sec retary, and Mrs. Jack Pitts, treasurer. Mrs. Collie Anderson and Mrs. George Blalock were elected chairman and co-chairman of club activities. Club meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesdays at 2 o’clock, it was decided. Any ladies who are members of the club who play golf or are interested m learning are invited to join the association. Church Group To Meet At Mountville The Women of the Church of South Carolina Presbytery, Dis trict 3, will meet Tuesday, March 15, at the Mountville Presbyterian church. Registration will begin at 9:30. Lunch will be served at the church with a lull attendance ex pected. The following churches are in District 3: Friendship, Grace church will be Dr. Henry A. Fi- field, pastor of the First Presby terian church of Atlanta. Ga. Springs, Libson, Mountville, Ow- ings. Rocky Springs, Todd Memor i&l, ,Wayside. Dr. C. Bynum Betts, pastor of the Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of this (city for nearly thirty years, and Mrs. Betts arc pictured here with a console television set pre sented them by the congregation at a church sup per on Friday night, March 4, in the Sabbath school room. Highlights of the dinner occasion, which consisted of a full course turkey dinner prepared and served by the women of the church, were a birthday cake presented Dr. Betts in honor of his birthday on March 7 and the presentation of the television set by Miss Margaret Blakely, who read an original poem recounting the details of Dr. Betts' life and service in the community. Dr. Betts tenure with the local Associate Re formed Presbyterian church is^already the second longest in the 119-year history of the church, be ing exceeded only by the Reverend D. F. Haddon, who served from May 15, 1854, through 1892, a period of thirty-eight years. Dr. Betts entered upon his work in Clinton m September, 1925. The first minister was the Reverend J. L. Young, who began his ministry in 1836 and served through 1851. The Reverend Horace Rabb follow ed the Reverend Haddon, serving from March 20, 1896, through September 18, 1897. Other pastors included the Reverends W. A. M Plaxico, (1899- 1905); Warren Blakely (1906); J. R. Hooten (July, 1907-Jan., 1914); Henry E. Pressly (1914-1918); and W. H. Stevenson (1920-1924). The above picture is identified as follows (1 to r.):"Miss Blakely, who made the presentation; W. D. Adair, committee member; Mrs. Betts; J. Sloan Todd, committee member; Dr. Betts; J. Hubert Todd and Mrs. R. L Plaxico, members of the ar rangements committee.