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It Tm Doa’t Rm4 The Chronicle You Doa’t G«t the News The Chronicle Strives To Be A Gosa News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVI Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 20,1955 Number 41 Miss Dial Dies; Johnson Critical Injured In Accident Thursday Night Miss Mary Frances Dial, 22, of Laurens, died Tuesday night at^ the Spartanburg General hos pital from injuries received in an automobile wreck last Thurs day night on the Cross Anchor- Woodruff highway. Charles Johnson, Clinton mer chant, who was injured at the same time, is still a patient at the Spartanburg hospital and continues in a serious condition as The Chronicle went to press la'St night. The accident occurred on a curve in the highway as the couple was headed toward Greer after witnessing a football game here. The car was demolished. Miss Dial suffered both legs broken above the knees, head and face injuries, a broken arm and internal injuries. Johnson has a broken jaw, broken ankle, face cuts, and chest injuries. Miss Dial was thrown from the car when it hit a tree and Mr. Johnson was pinned in the car between the motor and the>ceat Edwin and William Lanford, ambulance drivers, said the front wheel of the car was Wrapped •round the tree and the car folded up like"an accordion.” Miss Dial was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Dial of Laurens and was a graduate of Converse college in the class of 1955. She Was teaching in Greer this semester. Johnson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Johnson of this city, is a member of the firm of John son and Pitts, clothing mer chants. Laurens W. M. U. To Meet At Popular Springs On Saturday The annual W. M.' U. Associa- tional meeting of the Laurens Bap tist association wihl be held at Poplar Springs October 22, at 10:30 a. m. with Miss Alleene Franks presiding. The theme of the meeting will be “Thy King dom Come.” The program will consist of the election of officers, presentation of by-laws and mes sages brought by Mrs. I. N. Pat terson, missionary to Nigeria, Miss May Tindal, Mrs. John Earle Smith. Rev. J. C. Rice and Rev. Alvin Boone. Community Chest Begins Fund Campaign Monday Annual Budget Placed At $14,000 Religious Census For City Planned Sunday Afternoon On next Sunday afternoon, October 23, starting at 2:30 a re ligious census of the city will be taken as announced in last week’s issue of The Chronicle. It is hoped to complete the canvass in two hours and it is requested that as far as possible, the citizens of the community will remain at home between the hours of 2:30 and 4:30 to expedite the taking of the census. To further expedite the can vass, cnesus cards will be given out at the morning worship hour of the various churches and those receiving them are asked to fill them opt before a can vasser arrives at their home. In this way it is hoped to cover the entire city in two hours. There will be 60 canvassers working and their names will be read out at the various worship hours next Sui)day. The central committee, having the census in charge, and com posed of Dr. C. Bynum Betts, chairman; the Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Baptist church; Dillard Boland of Broad Street Methodist church; Gary Holcombe of the First Baptist bhurch; Wyman Shealy of St. John’s Lutheran church; Dr. Newton Jones of All Saints Efc>is copal church; and Lowry Wilson of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church, will meet to night (Thursday) at 7:30 in the education building of the First Baptist church to complete the plans for the census taking on next Sunday. All members are expected to be present. Clinton Men Participate In Presbyterian College Convocation Program * Sr v f WE* w ■?* § > In the picture at left, three Clinton men, all gradnstes of Presbyterian College, are shown talking to Dr. Marshall S, Woodson (left), president of Flors Maedonal^ Col lege, Red Springs, N. C., also a Presbyterian graduate, who addressed one of the final audiences of the PC convocation at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning. With Dr. Woodson are Tom Plaxico, Hugh L. Eichelberger and Hngh S. Jacobs, mem- In the center. Dr. Marshall W. Brown, president of the college (right) is shown with Dr. Russell J. Humbert, president of DePsuw university, one of the convocation speakers. In the panel at right, Robert M. Vance, Clinton member of the eoilege board of trustees, is shown looking over s program of activities with Dr. Harry K. Holland, of Atlanta, chairman of the board. The annual drive of the Com munity Chest of Clinton will get underway Monday morning, Oct. 24. The directors and the com mittees in charge of the drive have been working overtime in order that the operation will be a smooth one this year. J. W. Curtis, secretary of the Chest, announces that a budget hw been set by the directors, • Irr 1 * v ~ u and one that can be met by the people of Clinton. The total amount of the budget is $14,079 and is broken down as follows: Local Youth Work, $3,469.00; American Red Cross, $2,600.00; Cancer Society, $1,760.00; Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts, $2,- 000.00; Crippled Children, $!,- 200.00; Clinton Emergency and Administrative Fund, $1,000.00; American Heart Society, $750.00; Caro Unas United, $060.00; Salva tion Army, $700.00. Again this year the advance gifts and the business houses will be worked separatley. Head ing the advance gifts committee is W. L. Corbett, and working the payroll deduction group will be Gary Lehn and C. W. Under wood. The advance gifts group will work the business houses or their heads, and the employees of the businesses will be worked by Dan Yarborough, Bryan Coates, and Vernon Trammell. The schools will be worked in the same manner as in the past, with Wilmot Shealy as chair man, assisted by L. H. Lee, Anne Bolt, and George Anderson. The residential sections will be covered by Mrs. Dan Yarbor ough, Mrs. Jack Red, and Mrs County Court Jurors Named Tom Baldwin. They iplil haye jurors .to serve during the Court Laurens, Oct. 13 — Thirty-six the help of many ladies in the town. The materials for the drive will be distributed by the Boy Scouts under hte leadership of Scoutmaster Milford Smith. .._32)e kjckptl hMRkfwt vdU be held at Hotel Mary Musgrove Monday morning at 8:30. This breakfast will be for the work ers and the committee heads who have contributed to the drive. The highUght of the breakfast wUl be an address by Dr. W. Redd Turner, pastor fo the First Presbyterian church of CUnton. County Baptists Name Rev. J. C. Rice Moderator Of Group The Rev. J. C. Rice, pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist church, was elected moderator of the Laurens Baptist association which convened Tuesday and Wednesday at Lucas Avenue Baptist church, Laurens. The Rev. Stanley Hardee, pas tor of Lydia Baptist church, was elected vice moderator. H. B. Monroe was re-elected clerk, and Garvin B. O’Dell, assistant clerk. The session heard reports of its work through emomittees and leaders. Local Group Hears Byrnes •> Former Governor James F. Byrnes is caught In a eharmeteristie led a Clinton audience Saturday afternoon at the Preebyterlaa eoUege football field. Urn former Secretary of State and Supreme Court ho places his hope for world peace “in the people of Ri the government of Rnmla.” Byram spoke at Presbyterian college Diamond Jubilee lee hero Saturday. la Soviet attitude (to a friendly one is of their principals,’ “We shoald oonttnno to advocate the rednetleo of all aattoae,’’ ha mid. “bnt wo rnmot 9—vide for adoooate al iaopewMsn- to see that all aatUae mat — 1 — attttade of eoeporallesi la attributable, ft its by ho mid. to of Common Pleas to convene here October 24 were drawn this week by the jury commission ers and annuonced as follows: Youngs: Toy R. Patton and W. R. Bailey. Hunter. Lamp BMMmsotJ^i ML McCrary, Ralph Hughes, Hous ton May, L. H. Dunaway, B. F. Osborne, Ansel Johnson, L. R. Adams, G. P. Copeland, Cleo J. Lusk, J. P. Nance, M. P. Patter son, W. L. Thompson, Eugene Humphries, and L. A. Boyter. Waterloo: Robert L. McPher son, Lewi$ Taylor, Harold E. Mason, R. L Cooper, and Marion Hollingsworth. Sullivan: Luther Chasteen, James P. Lanford, and James W Bagwell. Dials: Thomas J. Garretf/'J. R. Stoddard, George Curry and J. E. Henderson. Laurens: Harold E. Pearson, Jr., Sam Power, Jr., James IJ. Pitts, and M. J. Strange. Scuffletown: J. D. Black, Joe Martin and Glfos Lawson. Leroy Pace was listed as a hold-over. Joe Debny b Re-Elected Head Of IB Association Joe Delany of Joanna, has been re-elected president of the Laurens County Tuberculosis Association. Mrs. J. C. Bolt of Gray Court, is vice-president. Miss Beaufort Copeland, secre tary, and Sam Leaman, treas urer. A financial statement as of March 31 showed a net loss of $452 for the year. New directors are Claude A. Crocker, Henry Faris, Thomas Babb, Dr. E. H. Reeves. P. W. McAlister, Miss Juliet McCrory, and Mesdanves Robert C. Was son, H. D. Payne, John Whar ton, James C. Todd, Jr., and R. V. Watson. Mr. Delany announced that P. W. McAlister has consented to serve as chairman of this year’s Christmas Seal Sale. Herbert Owens Hurt In Accident Herbert Owens, proprietor of Royal Cleaners'of this city, con tinues as a patient in Greenville General hospital, suffering injur ies received in an accident last Thursday afternoon. Owens was injured when a horse he was transporting jump ed from a truck and pulled him out. Owens struck the pavement and received head and shoulder injuries,/It was reported. The accident occurred near the Midway Drive-In theatre on the Clinton-Joanna highway. Owen was taken to e local hospital, later being removed to Greenville. Joanna Baptist Revival Services To Begin Sunday Revival services will begin at the Joanna Baptist church on Sunday, October 23, and contin ue through the 30th. Services will be held each morning a^ 10 o’clock and at 7:30 in the eve ning. Dr. H. Jack Flanders, Jr., will be the guest minister for the evening services. The pastor. Rev. James B. Mitchell, will con- i duct the morning services. ! Dr. Flanders is professor of j religion at Furman university. He has been on thf Furman fac ulty since 1950, and is a native of Little Rock, Ark. He studied* at Baylor university, receiving the bachelor of arts degree. During World War II he was a fighter-bomber pilot serving with the air force in Europe. He had fifty combat missions. College Diamond Jubilee Program Is Brilliant Affair; Many Attend 25 Presbyterians Honored At College Convocation Sunday service he went to the Southern DR. H. JACK FLANDERS Baptist Theological Seminary where he received the bachelor of divinity degree in 1948 and the doctor of theology in 1950. Organizations of the church which will be recognized are as follows: Sunday, Deacon’s night; Monday, Sunday school night; Tuesday, Women’s night; Wed nesday, Training Union night; Thursday, Men and Boys’ night; Friday, Youth night; Saturday, Friends’ night. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mrs. H. L. Baldwin Passes Monday Mrs. Evelyn Tomlinson Bald win, 48, wife of H. L. Baldwin, died early Monday morning at Hays hospital following several years declining health Mrs. Baldwin was a native of Florence county, hut had made her home in Clinton for 15 years. She was a daughter of Mrs J. L. McLendon and the late H R. Tom- UnsG.i and was a member of Clin ton First Presbyterian church. A graduate of Winthrop college, she had taught in the public schools of South Carolina for a number of years. Surviving besides her husband and her mother are one daughter, Betty Mae Baldwin, of CUnton; one stepson. H. L. Baldwin, Jr., of Cokantofta; two sisters, Mrs. J E. Scott, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Albert Warren, of Savannah, Ga.; one brother, Julian C. Tom lineon, of Florence; one half- brother, Wooster McLendon, of Oianta. Funeral services were conduct ed Ttiesday M 3 p. m. at Gray fu neral home by Dr. William Redd Turner. Burial was in the Pres byterian church Twenty-five leading Presbyte rians of South Carolina and Georgia hold special citations from Presbyterian -College, re ceived in the closing exercises of PC’s Diamond Jubilee Convo cation. They were presented during the Sunday afternoon program at which Dr. Bernard Boyd, head of the University of North Caro lina department of religion, de livered an address on “The Ren aissance of Religion and Moral ity." With this program. Presbyte rian College brought to a close \ the three-day convocation which began last Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the college. Citations were presented to these 25 non-alumni Presbyte rians in recognition of outstand ing service rendered to the church: From South Carolina—J. C. Hopkins of Greenville (banking); Joel S- Morse of Abbeville( in surance); Mrs. A. M. Copeland of Clinton (orphan work); Mrs. John Wells Todd, Jr., of Laurens (church wrok); W. LeMar Moore of Gramiing (textiles); Lewis A. Meiklejohn fo Cheraw (lumber); J. M. McLaurin, Sr. (cotton pro duction); J. S. Edmunds of Clover (turkey marketing); J. G. Richards, Jr., of Camden (educa tion); Mrs. W. Rex Josey of Man ning (church work); Dr. Thomas S. Fitzgerald of Columbia (edu cation); and Henry L. Sneed of Chester (education). From Georgia—Fred L. Rand (architecture); Mrs. John J. Egan (church work); Raymond Turpin (insurance); J. Robert Neal (in vestment brokerage); Ha r lee Branch. Jr. (public utilities); Charles J. Currie (insurance); and Roy LaCraw (real estate); all of Atlanta; Judge Samuel Hale Sibley of Marietta (juris prudence); Mrs. S. H. Askew of Decatur (church work); Mrs. J. Swanton Ivey of Athens (church work); G. Lamar Westcott of Dalton (textile manufacturing); Henry Knox Burns, Sr., of Ma con (brick manufacturing); and Dr. C. R. Wilcox of Rome (edu cation). Date Of Catawba Game Changed To Sat., Oct. 29 A change in the date of the Presbyterian - Catawba football game from October 28 to the night of October 29 was announc ed today by Athletic Director Walter A. Johnson. Johnson aakl the change had been made m order not to have a conflict with high school games being played in the area that Fri day night. Johnson also announced that the Clinton Lions club has taken over spensofsh^s of tMr football fan and is conducting a promotion drive to encourage greater atten dance. I. Mac Adair serves chairman of this project. Three-Day Celebration Is Staged An estimated 450 persons at tended Presbyterian College’s Diamond Jubilee Cnovocation during the past week-end to help the institution celebrate its 75th birthday and to launch a long- n range development program. Alumni and Presbyterians from throughout .the controlling Synods of Georgia and South Carolina joined in the three-day occasion which got underway last Friday afternoon and ex tended through Sunday They heard inspiring address es by the Honorable James F. Byrnes and four other disting uished speakers, participated in rarkw festivities including the annual Homecoming program and attended the PC-Wofford football game. Citations were presented dur- County Fair Opens To Good Crowds for '55 Run t ♦ Three Days Remain on the Schedule The Laurens county fair is in full swing this week, opening Monday for a six-day run. The fair features the usual farm produce exhibits, canning and home-making entries, which this year are said to be the best in recent years. Cattle, swine and poultry en tries are up to their high stand ard. Community booths occu pying prominent places. The fair opened to good crowds the first of the week and visitors are expected to swell the attendance to the highest mark ever attained the latter part of the week K it was^ said, if good ing the convocation to 25 promi nent alumni and 25 leading non alumni Presbyterians of the two synods In addition to Byrnes, address- were delivered by President Russell J. Humbert of DaPauw University, President Henry Hill of George Peabody College. President Marshall S. Woodson of Flora McDonald College, and Dr Bernard Boyd, head of the University of North Carolina de partment of religion. Byrnes, speaking on Saturday afternoon in Bailey Stadium, said “the change in Soviet atti tude is merely change of So viet tactics and not an abandon ment of their principles.'' But he added: “We should accept every invi tation to confer with the Soviets. Pessimistic as I may seem. I am not without hope I place my hope in the pepole of Russia.” Dr Humbert delivered the opening address of the convoca tion on Friday night immediate ly after the dinner for church and alumni delegates at which plans for Presbyterian College’s $2,000,000 development program were explained. The DePauw president said that America faces a new day of climbing into the creative realm of ideas and ideals He contin ued: “I do not share the pessimism will be observed Saturday. All school age children, regardless of race, will be admitted to the fair grounds free of charge until 5| p. m that day. Ail rides will be i of many who feel that since we reduced to the same price as on j have discovered once again the school days. A pony, saddle and bridle will be given away at 5:00 p. m. The midway amusements are furnished by O. C. Buck's Expo sition. It consists of 22 rides, 12 sideshows, and a kiddieland of 8 rides. P. T. A. Halloween Carnival Set For Saturday, October 29 The Halloween annually by the Parent Teachers association of Florida Street school will be held Saturday eve ning, October 29, at the Cbnton armory. Mrs. Lester Norton is genera! chairman for the carnival and will be assisted by the grade mothers. Features of the event will be a wide variety of entertainments popular with old and young alike, booths and a cake walk. Prizes will be given for the best costumes. Those attending are invited to eat supper at the refreshment booth, which workers state will be amply stocked this year so that food will not give out Tench P. Owens wee in Orange burg Friday for a meeting of trus tees of the South CeroUna State Collage. „ weather prevails A striking Laurens high school brunette, Phyllis O’Dell, won first place in the beauty contest which featured the opening night Monday. Betty Jean Kennington. 1954 quen, crowned Phyllis "Miss Laurens County Fair." The 1955 winner was sponsored by the Laurens Electric Cooperative. Second place went to Miss Joan Covington, sponsored by the Laurens Jaycees. and third place to Miss Anne Page, spon sored by the Hickory Tavern Parent-Teacher Association. Prizes were $50. $25. and $10, carnival given ■ respectively. Eighteen girls were entered in the contest. The three winners were selected from seven who reached the finals. The other four of the finalists were Miss Violet Babb, spnosored by the Barksdale-Narnie Home Demon stration club; Miss Connie Brown, sponsored by the Stanley Springs Home Demonstration club; Miss Dottie Gray, sponsor ed by the Triniyt-Ridge Home Demonstration club; and Miss Jeanette Madden, sponsored by the Hickory Tavern Home Dem onstration club. Approximately $3,000 in prizes are offered exhibitors. Tuesday was White School Day. Thursday will be Colored School Day. On Friday an auto mobile will be given away. A new feature, “Kiddie’s Day”, Rev. Lindsay Speaker Duncan Creek Services Rev. A M. Lindsay, a native of Greenville, who is now a mem ber of the Presbyterian college faculty, will be the guest speaker at the annual homecoming of Dun can Creek Presbyterian church Sunday, October 23 All members, former members and those wbo are interested in the church are invited to attend the event means of our mass destruction, that the end of civilization is im- ! mtnent. Man is ready for the climb mto the realm of ideas and ideals, and that's why we have Christum educational institu tions like Presbytreian College." Dr Hill, speaking Saturday morning, praised the American system of education on both the public school and college level as one making a “unique contri bution to a classless society and to>i freedom and tolerance large ly unknown among countries with class education systems.” While conscious of the word •mediocrity" sometimes applied to present-day education, he said: “We can through formal and informal education more widely diffuse the opportunities to par ticipate and share in art. htera- (continued on page 4) Teen-Agers at Masquerade * -•I* • • * * • « fe * «• .• •»** «*# »» »•** •v * * Vi Above are held at the Ana Wlfeea. Vlntea Smith, Kay Ml to right