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—.sga..,- Tile Chronicle BtrtTM Ts Ba A Oau Ntm- (Ste (Elittlmi (Elirmtirlf If You Don't tad The Chronicle Yon Don’t Get tko N ▲ Votume LVI Crmton, S. C. # Thursdojr, AprH 7,1955 Number 14 Thee, Lord Jesus Lutheran Church To Dedicate Organ WHIi Easter Program An organ recital will bo pre sented at St. John’s Lutheran church Sunday night at 7:46 p. m. Mias Mazy Elizabeth IWter of Newbeny, will preeapt a special Easter recital and dur ing the program the organ will be dedicated. Miaa Fowler, a native of Chat tanooga, Than., is a graduate of die University of Chattanooga, with an A.&.-degree from that institution, and has studied tft the Deaconess Training School of the United Lutheran Church in Baltimore, Md. She hae her Masters degree in Religious Edu cation from Biblical Seminary in New York end hey Masters de gree in Music from the Univer sity of Tulsa. She has studied organ at the Guilxnent Organ School in New York City. She is • former Associate Professor of Music at Newherry College. At the present time she is die Director of Music at Joanna Bap tist church and is supervisor of music in the Joanna schools. St John’s church purchased a Baldwin Electronic Organ, Modal 5, in December of 1953. The dedication of thd organ will be held during the recitaL The program is as follows: Prelude: “Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Bach Invocation and announcements. Part I Toccato, Adagio, Fugue in C. Major .vl.™ Bach Two Chorale Preludes Bach I Cell To Christ In Thee Is Gladness Dedication of the’ organ by the pastor. Past II Eine Feate Burg 1st Uriser Gott Am Ftoulkee T wo Bible Poems .... Weinburger Hoeanna Abide With Us: For It is To ward Evening, end the Day la Far Spent. Resurrection Niee-Berger Fantasia on “Ad nos, ad aalutar- em undam” r Lint The Benediction. • The pastor, Mev. J. Marion that the it %4o thisawi all church. FirnttS Urged To Turn In Unused Cotton Acreage » ■ ■ Friday, April 8, is the last day any tenner in Laurens county who has a cotton allotment that he does not intend to plant to turn same in at the ABC office in Laurens. In so doing he will help save his acre age for nett year and at the same time will help to keep the cotton acreage from being sent out of the state, particularly t6 the West. Committtaa during the closing days this week are contacting farmers in all parts of the county urging if they do not intend to use same to turn their allotment hack to the county committee in time for re-assignment to term ers wanting to plant more cotton. This may be done at the office in La#rens, or 40 C. W. S. Guano company or Guy Tumblin’s office in this city. Miss LooaBt Ttibble Receives Dagrte Friends of Miss Louise Tribble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tribble, of this city, wiU be in terested to know she has complet ed work for a B. S. degree in nurs ing at the Emory University Hos pital School of Nursing. Miss Tribble will be employed at Emory for the comir^g six months and will receive her diploma at graduation exercises in June. Chronicle Advs Are AU-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 ai*pt)rta( the dally needs of your family and horoe. , Shop in THE CHRONICLE first Newspaper advertising is all important to the buying public! It does not hang on the air . : * . it m not brief heedlines here Or there with k momentary interest Adva havt an important local value to you. They , help you buy well and save Don’t look them. Ninety-Three Seniors Candidates For June Degrees Announcement is made from the Registrar’s office of Presby terian College that ntaety-thrse seniors are candidetes for de grees at commencement exercis es Set for June 6. The Hat in cludes students who congdeted requirements for graduation at « year’s summer school, and 4t end of the first semester this year. Tnere are 69 candtfttea for the bachelor of arts degree and 34 candidates for the bach elor of science degree. The students and their home addresses follow: For Bachelor of Aria Thomas Herbert Alexander, Bishopvihe; James Burroughs Allen, Jr., Conway; Herbert Bailey, Lithonia, Ga.; James Robert Boozer, Greer, William Pet Bowers, Joanna; Larry Me Donald Brice, Kingstree; Dos ter Breamon Brock, Jr., Goldsboro, N. C.; and Beatrice Mitchell Brown, Laurens. Also Edwin Oscar Byrd, Jr., Norwpod, N. C; Wendle Hugh Capps, Fayetteville, N. C.; Mar cus Leroy Coleman, Simpson- villa; Thomas Cunningham Cook, Jr., Laurens; Josie Kellett Curry, Owings; Ralph Adams DesChamps, Bishop ville; Jack Barron Edmunds, Jr., Decatur, Ga.; and Andrew Gregory Elam, II, Lansdale, Pa. Also Joseph Grady Elliott, Charlotte, N. C.; Dan Griffith Etheredge, Sumter; Robert Lee Falls, Rock Hill; James Patter son Fleming, Charlotte, N. C; Wilton L. Gossett, Laurens; Wil liam Anson Hamilton, Decatur, Ga.; Jack Newsome Harper, Washington, Ga.; and William Franklin Harris, Cross Anchor. Also Harold Keith Jemigan, Fayetteville, N. C; Spencer Mor rison Johnson, Jr., Statesville, N. C.; Paul Gerald Jones, Simpson- ville; Edward Coker Kay, Green, wood; Clyde D. Lanford, Clin ton; Herbert Livingston Laws, Jr., Cleveland ,Tenn.; Wyatt Ir vine Ledford, Clinton; and Her bert James Lever, McConnells. Also Jack Neal Lott, Jr., Johnston; Richard Parks Love- TO mingham, Ala.; Carter Williams Martin, York; Charles Mayers, Mullins: Floyd Thentes Merritt, Rock Hill; Edward Lew is Miller, Waterloo; and Melvin Guy Misenheimer, Jr., Maxton, N. C. Also William Gordon Neville, Newberry; John Paul Newsome, Decatur, Ga.; Robert Stuart Og- iethree, Jr., Griffin, Ga.; Leslie Hamner Patterson, Jr., Colum bia; Mills Junius Peebles, Biah- opville; Helen Norwood Pritch ard, Bramwell, W. Va.; William Perry Putnam, Laurens; and Ed win Hodges Rayfield, Norfolk, Va. Also Glenn Byers Robinson, Gastonia, N. C.; Richard Forrest Ropp, Columbia; Luther Floyd Shealy, Pa cole t; Annette Smith, Clinton; Thomas Aurelius Stall- worth, Atlanta, Ga.; Edwin Har rison Stultz, Rock Hill; Edwin Jasper Tanner, Hemingway; and Frederic DeLong Thompson, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Also Luther Laranzo Welsh, Bishopville; Frances Carlton Winn, Clinton; and Clarence Billy Word, Clinton. Bachelor of Science Marcus Webb Adams, Jr., Ok lahoma City, Okla.; James Doug las Amette, Winneboro; Warren Lanham Berry, College Park Ga.; James Boehm Bickley, Can ton, Ga.; George Kenneth Blue, Union; Frank Seabrook Boul- ware, Rock Hill; John Milton Cooper, Jr., Mayesville; and Samuel Tilden Cornwell, Char lotte, N. C. Also Robert Edumnds Coth ran, Aiken; Billy Sims Creech, Charleston Heights; John Watts Davis, Clinton; Norwood Leon ard Durant, Jr., Gable; John Lawrence Fesperman, Waycross, Ga.; Robert Harrell Guy, Thom- asville, Ga.; Howard Warren Higgins, Spartanburg; and Rich- a n d Ralph Infinger, Charleston Heights. Also Carl Wilbur Joye, Kings tree; William Francis Littlejohn, Columbia; William Alexander J ' McDonald, Brunswick, Ga.; Thomas Euclid McKenzie, Jr., nounced by Maxton, N. C.; Carl Benjamin Massey, Waxhaw, N. C.; Law rence Newton Mediin, Charlotte, N. C.; Norman GignilUat Mor- rall, Beaufort; Robert Allen Mor ton, Fairless Hills, Pa.; and Ed ward Leonard Pease, Clinton. Also Shelby Jackson Pope, Jr., Thomasviile, Ga.; Wilson Jen nings Roberts, Georgetown; Bob by Doran Simmosn, Laurens; Albert Frazier Sloan, Charlotte, N. C.\ Wiliam Butler Sprouse, Abbeville; Lawrence Phillips Thackaton, Jr., Orangeburg; Chariot William Twitty, Char lotte, N. C.; Charles Jackson Whianant, Charlotte, N. C.; and Richard Edgar Wrenn, Heath Spring. May all the happiness of the Easter season surround r . you and your family. May you rejoice anew in the miracle of spiritual rebirth. May the glory of the Day shine brightly in your heart throughout the year to come. tllis is our Easter wish for you. j Jffr rrjfrrfffrrrrrrrrrr—— rrrrfnj, Fire And Accident Prevention Week To Be Sponsored By Clinton Chamber Commerce The Clinton Chamber of Com merce in conjunction with the South Carolina Fieldmen’s Asso ciation, comprised of Special- Agents and Company repreaen- tdrives of the Stock Insurance companies of South Carolina, are sponsoring a Fire and Accident Prevention week May 9-12' in Clinton. Recently a committee compos ed of R. E. Wysor, chairman, J. E. Wolfe and John Mimnaugh met with representatives of the South Carolina Fieldman’s Asso ciation and laid plans for the Fire and Accident Prevention Week. J. C. Hill and Fred Carle- ton, special agents, represented the association. The climax of the activities planned for the week will be ‘Town Inspection” to be made by special agents and company representatives that are mem bers of the South Carolina Field- men’s association. The inspec tors, in pairs, will make an in spection of all business and pub lic properties in the city for the purpose of checking aU existing hazards. The results of the inspection will be made available to each business, and the Chamber of Commerce. Thte correction of any hazard will be voluntary and in no way will the inspection affect an individual’s fire insur ance rate. Mayor Hugh L. Eichelberger has promised the full coopera tion of the city government in making Fire and Accident Pre vention Week a success. Payne Farm Shown In Last Week's Series The farm home place shown last week was that of H. D. Payne of this city, located on the Bush River road and occupied by L L King and family. Mr. King is a well known merchant and citizen of that community. He was presented a mounted photo of the place upon identification at the office. Revival Services All This Week At Broad St. Methodist Revival services a t Broad Street Methodist church cow- tihueto draw large and interest ed crowd*. On Palm Sunday the services overflowed into the Sunday school annex. On that morning 22 children and one adult were received into the; church, the pastor, Rev. J. E. Merchant, said. This week the theme is “We. Walk With Christ To Calvary and the Resurrection.” „ Continu ing with this tonight (Thursday) the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be administered. The message preceding will be in scripture and song. It la hoped by the pastor that the congregation will thus be pre pared for the event that occur- j red on the evening before Jesus was crucified. Friday the pastor will preach from the subject: “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” Appropri-! ate music for the occasion is be ing planned. On Easter Sunday there will be identical services at 9:00 a. m. and 11:00 a. m. The pastor’s, theme will be “Easter Mom,” j with special music planned. As one outstanding event wjll'be the Easter Lily Processional with which the services will begin. In this forty young people will enter and march to the altar dressed in white with beautiful potted lilies. At the completion of the song they will place near the pulpit and at the altar their lilies at designated places and Another in the series of undes- V 1 * 11 . I T'^ rc * 1 .*° reserv *d seats. It Holland Named New Chairman College THisfees Rev. Harry K. Holland, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Marietta, Ga., has been named the new chairman of the Presbyterian College board of trustees, it is announced by Pres ident M. W Brown. Dr. Holland succeed^ Da William B. Ward, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Spartanburg, who has accepted a cal! to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of Richmond, Va., and becomes a member of the Virginia synod. The new chairman will complete Dr. Ward’s unexpired term as chairman and will be eligible for re-election at the meeting of the board next March. Dr. Holland is a native of Sa vannah, Ga., and a graduate of Presbyterian college in the class of ’26. 'In 1929 he graduated from Columbia Theological Sem inary with the degree of bach elor of divinity. He served as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Conyers, Ga., after which he went to Charlotte, N. C., as pastor of the Plaza Pres byterian church for nine years. From there he moved to Rae- ford, N. C., where he served the Presbyterian church until 1947. In 1947 he accepted a call to the pastorate of the Marietta, Ga*., church and in 1953 was elected moderator of the Synod of Georgia. He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from Presbyterian Col lege in 1952. Dr. Holland had served the board as vice-chairman for the past year. Holy Week Services And Easter At A(l Saints Church Services for the observance of Holy Week and Easter at All Saints church have been an- the Rev. Ciyd* L. Ire land, deacon-in-charge, with the public Invited. On Good Friday at 8:00 a. m. a prayer service with meditation on the crucifixion is to be conducted and at the regular church hour, 9:30 a. m. a service of morning prayer and children’s program yvill tyke place Easter Sunday. The Rev. Allen C. Joslin, rector •of Church of the Resurrection, Greenwood, is to conduct a service of Hply Communion at 9:30 a. m. April 17. The services scheduled climax a Lenten series of discussions which have been taking place at All Saints church each Tuesday eve ning for the past six weeks, under the direction of Mr. Ireland. Faster Cantata At First Presbyterian A beautiful Easter cantata, "The Cross Triumphant,” by Chopin, was presented by the choir of the First Presbyterian church Sunday evening before a large congregation. The rendition, given annually in the pre-Easter season, was under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, organist and choir direc tor. The junior choir of the church also had a part in the ser vices with Mrs. William Brooks Owens as their director, includ ing a candlelight processional and uniting with the choir in singing “The Hallelujah Chorus” as the closing number on the program. City Has New Pa Hung Lot On Florida Street The city opened a new parking lot during the past week on W. Florida street, opposite Sunshine Cleaners. The lot is being used by the oourteay of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, and adjoins the bank’s private parking lot, which is re served for the convenience of their customers. Entrance to the ipt is made from Florida street, and motorists are ignated farms appears today. As previously stated, the photos were taken from the air by spe cialty photographers, this news paper not knowing where the “shots” were made until we re ceive the photo* which are now appearing each week. The feature is proving quite, popular with our readers and i« published in recog nition of fanning as the big busi ness that it is today—big in invest ment in land, machinery, livestock and buildings. Special Music Sunday At First Baptist Cfiurch On Sunday morning April 10, at the regular 11 ojclock worship ser vice the adult choir, under the di rection of Miss Maude Sumerel will present a cantata “Song of Triumph” by Edward W. Norman. At the evening services the youth choir under the direction of Mrs. Caldwell Henderson, will al so present as a part of the wor ship of that hour the cantata 'The Crucifixion” by John Stener. ‘ is said by those who have seen this in the past to be a very beautiful service. At 3:00 p. m. there will be a baptismal ser vice for infants and snail chil dren. The services will con cluded with the 8:00 p m. service in which the theme, “Not There When Jesus Comes.” On ac count of the identical services Easter morning the Sunday school services will be mostly confined to class sessions. To all of these services the public most cordially invited. While die congregation is tainting their lenten offering to missions on Easter it is hoped also by the building committee of which C- C. Giles is chairman, that the congregation will give that day over $1,000.00 to the fund. ^ \ A : • ! / COMMUNITY-WIDE WORSHIP EVENT AT COLLEGE STADIUM Time — S:45 A. M. (In case of rain, services will be held in high school auditorium). A sunrise Easter service, sponsored by the local Kiwams club, has been planned with residents of this entire commun ity of all denominations cordially invited. The service will be an impressive reminder to all that Christ arose from the dead and gave the world the hope of a new life through Him. The following will be the program: Presiding Rev. J. Manon Rhoden President Clinton Ministerial Union Doxology Invocation _ Rev J H. Din- First Baptist Church Leader Congregational Singing C. E. Galloway Hymn—“AU Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” Scripture * Rev. Kenneth PoUock Lydia Presbyterian Church Special Music—Were You There? Spiritual Arr. Burleigh Clinton High School Girls’ Glee Club Message Rev. J. E. Merchant Broad Street Methodist Church Special Music— Allelulia Motet from Exalte Jubiiante (Mozart) Prayer Rev. Clyde Ireland All Saints Episcopal Church Hymn—“Christ Arose" Benediction 1 Rev R. E. McCaskiU Assistant to President, Thomwell Orphanage Thomwell Gets $17,041.57 From Duke Endowment Revival Services At Beoverdam Church Beaverdam Baptist church, Rev. Rembert Truluck, pastor, has announced revival services for the period April 10-22 at 8 o’clock each evening. The church is six miles from Laurens on the Greenwood highway. The pas tor, son of Mr. and Mr*. Rembert Truluck of this city, has an nounced the theme of his mes sages for the special services. Delegation Provides Additional Funds For Road Work At a meeting of the county delegation held last week in the office of Supervisor Bennie B. Blakely, a request was made by him for additional funds for road work to complete the calendar year's program. The request was granted of $12,000 a month for March. April, May and June, or a total of $48,- 000, it was stated by secretary of the delegation, Retx Robert C. Wasson. In a budget handed the dele gation about three weeks t ago. Supervisor Blakely estimated he would need $60,000 to com plete the year. Appearing be fore the delegation he is said to COMMUNION SERVICE The annual Easter candlelight have estimated that he could get Communion service will be held along with around $50,000. The at the First Presbyterian church $48,000 granted was not in addi- . . t „ , this evening at 8 o'clock with all t'.on to the $60,000 asked in the requested to make use of the area.[ members invited. (first budget Mr. WaJ^said WHOSE FARM IS THIS? Duke Endowment trustees, meeting in New York toe past week, appropriated $732,217.33 to 111 hospitals and 39 orphanages in the two Carolinas on the basis of their work and population in 1954. Of the allocation it was an nounced that $606,622 will fD to the participating hospitals, and S226.595.33 to the orphanages. Under the endowment hospitals are aided at the rate of $1 for each free day of care rendered, and child-caring institutions re ceive assistance at the rate of approximately 22 cents per day of care rendered orphans or half orphans. Thomwell orphange of this city which has participated in the Endowment fund during the 30 years of its existence, is given allocation of $17,041.57, an in crease of $3,319.57 over last 1 year’s amount of $13,722 Connie Maxwell Children's Home, Greenwood, will receive $14,268 96, Epworth Children’s Home, Methodist, Columbia, $9,- 516 63, with smaller amounts for several other institutions in this state. The Laurens county hospital will receive $2^14. The endowment was estab lished by heirs of the Duke to bacco fortune of North Carolina. Mrs. James Pitts Loses Mother Mrs. James Pitts was called to ; Bishopville Friday due to the ill ness and death of her mother, Mrs. J L Scarborough, at Lee County Memorial hospital. Mrs. Scarborough. 74. was a charter member of the Elliott Bap tist church and a member of the Manville chapter. Eastern Star, in j addition to Mrs Pitts she is sur vived by two other daughters and three sons. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at Hancock funeral home with interment in St Luke cemetery near Elliott. Revival Services At Joanna Methodist Church Amomced Rev. R C. Faulkner, pastor of Ben Avon Methodist church. Spar tanburg, will conduct revival ser vices at Epworth Methodist church Joanna, beginning April 13 and continuing through April 34 with services each evening at 730. Leonard Brank, of Whitmire, will lead the silking. Rev. P. W. Turner, pastor, has issued a cor dial invitation to the public to at tend the'services. Hera i* our Mystery Farm of too w**k. Whoa# Is iff Readers are invited to guess to* namp of too owner of too farm shown hero. Call your guoae in at too office, bring them in. or mall them in. IdanNiy must h# mada by owner and ho will receive free of charge original mounted picture from which too above reproduction was mada. Thor* are no prise* offered for the comet guess. Join too fun. Bailey Named On Textile Boord The annual meeting of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association was held the past week at Palm Beach. Fla. In the election pf the board of directors P. S. Bailey, president of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, was named for a three- year te^. Enrolled As Student At New York School Miss Catherine Eichelberger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Eichelberger, of this city, is en rolled as a resident student in the Special Course for College Women i at the Katharine Grbbs School, New York, where she will begin her work July fifth. Miss Eichel- berger will be graduated from Agnes Scott College in June. New Ordinance On Dogs Passed By City Council In an effort to control the dog popukuton of the city, the city council on Monday mght amended an ordinance to require inoculation of all dogs and ’the wearing of inoculation tags when allowed to run loose Other provisions relate to bark ing and howling of dogs to such an extent as -to constitute a nui sance, and holds the owners re sponsible in such cases, as well as for allowing vicious clogs to roam at large. Impounding and . disposing of dogs is also provided for in the ordinance Copies of the ordinance will be ! distributed to homes in the com munity, it is stated. MRS. CARTER IN HOSPITAL Friends ot Mr*. Tom Carter will be interested to know tog underwent an operation at Hays hospital Monday. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery md Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores In the city. 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