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If Yoa Don't R«4 The Chronicle Ton Don’t Get the News r ... dlintmt (Eljrmttrlf Volume LVI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 3,1955 The Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable * Number 43 South Carolina Methodist Sessions Underway Today State Conferance Here Peer Days Bringing an expected total of 500 representatives here for four days, the annual conference of the South Carolina Southern Methodist church will get under way this morning at 9:30 with a devotional service led by Rev. Lynn Corbett, who is acting president of the conference. The sessions will be held daily at Bailey Memorial church, and Rev. W. R. Quinn is hiwt pastor. A communion service will be held at 9:45, followed by roll call of representatives from the va rious chunches, and the election of a secretary. A welcome address will be giv en by Hugh L. Eichelberger, mayor.-of Clinton ,and Claude Crocker, personnel director of Clintgp and Lydia Cotton Mills, will* welcome the delegates on the part of the mills. The re sponse will be by George Pat rick, of Bowman. With the appointment of com mittees, the business of the con ference will be entered upon and continue through the Sunday morning service. Three sessions will be held daily, morning, afternoon and evening, with the evening ser vice on Friday being devoted to the state Epworth League meet ing. The evening sessions on Thursday and Saturday will be worship services. A memorial service will be held Sunday morning at 11:15 and at the worship hour at 11:30 the sermon will be by Dr. Carl McIntyre, president of the Inter national Council of Christian Churches and pastor of the Bible Presbyterian Church, Holtings- wood, N. J. Following is the four-day pro gram for the conference: Thursday Morning. Nov. 3 9:30—Devotional, Rev. Lynn Corbett. 10:15—Roll call by the. secre tary. Election of secretary. •^Welcome Address—Hon. Hugh Eichelberger, mayor. Welcome Addr&s—P. S. Bail ey, president Clinton-Lydia Cot ton Mills. Appointment of nominating committee by the president. Immediate vacancies in com mittees filled by election. Appointment of Courtesy com mittee. Appointment of Conference Reporters. Recognition of visitors and friends. Question 21 of Discipline— Pastors and local preachers. , Report Page 33 of Discipline. 12:00—Adjourn for lunch. Thursday Afternoon. Nov. 3 2:00—Devotional, Rev. D. Bee Early. 2:15—Minutes of the morning session read by the secretary. Continue Question 21 of Disci pline. 3:30 — Adjournment for com mittee meetings. All applicants for admission into regular itiner ary, and for local license to preach, will meet with the Con ference Relations committee at this time. 7:30—Evening worship service, Rev. W. R. Quinn. Friday Morning. Nov. 4 9:00—Devotional, Rev. James Huggins. 9:15—Minutes of the previous afternoon session read by the secretary. Continue Question 21 of the Discipline. Finance committee report. Annual Conference Treasur er’s report. Publishing house report. Editor’s report of the South ern Methodist paper. Women’s Missionary Society report. 12:00—Adjourn for lunch. Friday Afternoon. Nov. 4 2:00 — Devotional, Rev. L. L. Remaley. 2:15—Minutes of the morning session read by the secretary. Superannuate Endowment Treasurer^ report. Epworth League report. Prohibition and Public Morals committee report a Board of Church Extension re- Art. Board of Education report. Committee on Evangelism re port. Orphanage Board report. 3:30—Adjourn for committee meetings. 7:30 — State Epworth League meeting. laterde; Meeeing. Nov. 3 9:00—Devotional, Rev. John J Swartz, Jr. / 9:15-"Minutes of the previous afternoon session reed by the Conference Relations commit tee report Discipline Questions from Chairman and Host Pastor REV. LYNN CORBETT Vice-President of Conference REV. W. R. QUINN Pastor of Host Church Tom Thumb Bowl Game In Laurens Next Thursday The Tom Thumb football bowl game will be played at Laurens next Thursday night at 7:30 on the high school field, with seven teams taking part: Joanna, Whit mire, Thomwell and Florida St. will be pitted against Laurens, Academy St. and Lydia. A queen to represent each school In the program will ride in the parade that will be held in Laurens the afternoon of the game which is November 10. King Dixon of Laurens, is in charge of the game this year. A program of the players will be on sale at the game with the ads of the different towns, indus tries and merchants on the in- Presbyterian To Meet Stetson In Week's Grid Game side. Also a list and pictures of the two all-star teams that are competing in the game will be in the booklet. A list of all the all-star players and their coaches will be listed in next Week’s Chronicle. A big crowd from Clinton is expected to go to Laurens on Nov. 10 and support these young football players. The program is spnosored by the Clinton Recreation Commis sion. Clinton High Meets Newberry Here Tomorrow Clinton Hich’s opponent on the gridiron this week is New berry High. The game will be played here tomorrow (Friday) night at 8:00 o’clock on Johnson field at Presbyterian college. Newberry beat Clinton here two years ago, but having lost the games since that time, the neighboring team will be out to break their losing streak Friday night The Clinton Red Devils have won five games this season and lost two. Clinton’s opponent next week will be Laurens High, that game also being played here. HAVE YOU DONE YOUR PART? V \ The Community Chest Is Looking To You! Jurors Serving At Second Week Of Court In Laurens When Presbyterian college in vades Stetson in DeLand, Fla., this Friday night, the Blue Hose will face a team which has yet to reg ister a victory over PC in their eight-game series. The Hoeemen have won seven of these clashes, while one ended in a tie. Presbyterian, swept along by a grinding rushing attack, will be frvored again. Bait the long road- trip down and the increasing im provement of the Hatters combine to cause worry among the PC coaching staff. Strong ball-carriers and stout defenders thus far give the Blue Hose a more impressive array of statistics than the .500 record of three wins and three losses would indicate. The PC rushing attack averages 230 yards-per-giame and the team defense against ground action ranks among the best na tionally after having held the com bined opposition to an average of only 130 yards from scrimmage. Fullback Ken Webb continues to pace the PC attack with 530 yards in Ml carries for a 4.8 yards- per-try average. Halfback Gene Butler has 246 yards in 42 tries for a 5.9 average and Halfback Eddie Brockenbrough 184 in 41 for a 4.5 average. Quarterback Felder Cook, meanwhile, has a solid passing record with 25 com pletions in 44 attempts for. 315 yards. through 23, page 33. Report of the Resolution com mittee. Report from the Nominating committee for committee. Vacancies that expire at the close of this confreence. Annual conference report by vice-president. Miscellaneous business. jr Saturday Afternoon. Not. 5 2:00 — Devotional, Rev. A. D. Shoemaker. 2:15—Minutes of the morning session read by the sceretary. Continuation of miscellaneous business. Report of Courtesy committee. Qaaation 46 of the Discipline. Selection of place for next ses sion of th^ Annual Conference. Adjourn for business session. T:30—Evening worship service. Rev. J. P. Roquemore. Sunday Morning, Nor. 6 10:00—Sunday school. 11:15 — Memorial service con ducted by Mrs. Victor Shealey. 11:30 — Morning worship, Dr. Carl McIntyre, president Inter national Council of Christian Churches, pastor Bible Presbyte rian Church Hollingswood, N. J. Morning offering to Superan nuates. Ordination service. Question 47 of the Discipline. Assignment of ministers. The second week of a two-week term of Civil Court began Monday with Judge J. M. Brailsford. of (5nmg&xirg; pre<rf3Thg' “ '* • FoHowing is the list of jurors serving this week: Wilbur Russell, Joanna; A. J. Livingston, Cross HiU; C. D. Ben jamin, Jr., Long Branch; Albert Blakely, Lanfords; Richard Thompson, Jones Store; Daniel Dunnaway and Joe Terry, Jr., Joanna; Rich. Owings, Owings; E. E. Carter, MountviUe; M. H. Todd, Shady Grove; C. B. Gray, Gray Court; W. W. Lollis, Jones Store; Earl White, Stewart’s store; Richard Woods, Woodville; Clyde Francis, Joanna. Also, Charles Hodges, Hickory Tavern; C. H. Godfrey, GoldvHie; E. J. Evatt, Gray Court; J. D. Copeland, Renno; Horace Madden, Brewerton; T. Gray Gibbs, T. O. Pearson, Albert RosenbQum, Guy J. Watson, C. A. Baldwin and Noel D. Matthews, all of Laurens; WiHie Martin, Youngs; Joe B. Compton, Hickory Tavern; Eld- ward Thomas, C. W. Adams and Fred Bragg, Jr. Joe Tankersley all of Clinton; W. W. Robnison, Long Bmach; J. N. Chapman. Jones’ Store. O. E. S. CAKE SALE The James B. Parrott Chapter No. 9, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a cake sale Saturday, Nov. 1, on the second floor of Belk’s Department Store beginning at 9:00 a. m. Jodie A. Chandler Passes At Joanna; Funeral Held Sunday Jodie A. Chandler, Jr., ©9, died at an early hour Saturday morn ing at Joanna Memorial hospital after several months of declining health and a stroke suffered two weeks ago. Mr. Chandler was a native of Manning but had made his home in Clinton most of his life. For the past few years he had made his home in Joanna. He was a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler Galloway and the late Jodie A. Chandler, Sr. He was a member df Joanna Presbyterian church where he served as elder. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lo- ree Mason Chandler, of Joanna; one son, Jodie A. Chandler III, of Columbia; one daughter, Mrs. James T. Addison, of Joanna; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Gallo way, of Jacksonville, Fla.; four half-brothers, C. E. and J. A. Gal loway, both of CHnton; A. B. Gal loway, of Trenton, and A. E Gal loway, of Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon ait 3:30 o’clock at Gray funeral home here by Rev. Karl Lessel and Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment was in Rose- mont cemetery. aAftbMMEAware Ti iHpatfeCon* land, Joan A. Addison, J. J. Corn wall, R. P. Hamer, Davis R. Hol land, Walter A. Johnson, Irby S. Htpp and Fred O. Burnett. Mr. Chandler for years held a clerical position with Copeland- Stone company, Clinton merchants and large farm operators until the firm was dissolved several years ago. For a time he operat ed his own business in partner ship with Irby S. Hipp, clothing merchants. In recent years he was bookkeeper with Maxwell Bros. & Wilkes, furniture stare of this city. Local Photographer To Join Faculty Of Indiana School William M. Shields, Clinton photographer, has accepted an invitation of the board of trus tees of the Winona School of Photography to instruct in the camera rooms during the ad vanced portrait course, July 8 through July 21, it has been an nounced. The Winona school, located at Winona Lake, Indiana, is the na tion’s foremost school of photog Piedmont Conference Of Lutheran Synod Met Here Yesterday The fall meeting of the Pied mont Conference of the Evange lical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina was held here yester day at St. John’s Lutheran church. This meeting brought to Clinton rep resentatives from the Lutheran churches of the Piedmont area of South Caro lina including the area from the the northern border of the state south to Clinton and from Wal- halla on the west to Rock Hill on the east Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the Lutheran Synod of S. C., was present to represent the synod and to speak on the general church program. The Rev. J. Shel ton Moose, Synodical field work er, spoke to the conference on a special evangelism program to be undertaken by the churches Representatives of all the insti tutions supported by the synod also gave reports. These include Newbery college, the Southern Seminary, the Lawman Home for the Aged and Helpless, The Children’s Home, and Lirth- eridge, the summer assembly grounds. The conference, which began with a Communion service at 10:30 a. m., heard reports from the officers of the conference. These include two Clinton men, the Rev. J. Marion Rhoden, Jr, pastor jtL St. John’s Lutheran church, president, who also preached the commission ser mon; and R. W. Boland, secre tary. The other officers are Dr. Wayne C. Bolick, Green ville, vice president, and L. O. Counts, of Greenwood, treasurer. Reports from committees and spe cial presentations by Dr. Kinard and the Rev. Mr. Moose com pleted the morning session. The afternoon session includ ed hearing the representative of the church supported institu tions, a report on Lutheran World * Action, the election of officers, and other business. Community Chest Effort Passes Half-Way Mark Plaxico Motors Moves Business Plaxico Motors, local Chrysler and Plymouth dealers, have moved their business to the for mer Buchanan lot at the comer of West Main and Sloan streets Tom Plaxico, owner of the business, recently purchased the property and built a display structure on the front and a ga rage and office at the rear, with Telephone Company Names New Manager For Clinton Office I. A Edwards, of Charleston, has been appointed Southern Bell manager for the area, succeeding C. W. Underwood. TTie announce ment was made by J. C. Freeman, district manager at Spartanburg, who said that the change is ef fective November 1. Mr. Under wood, who has become well known here since has appointment as man ager in 1953, has been named man ager of Southern Bell’s Aiken area. Mr. Edwards, who was manag er of the Charleston exchange prior to his new appointment, will head the company’s commercial operations in Clinton, Union, Whit mire, Joanna and Jonesville. A native of Sumter, he began his telephone career as a survey en- ginner at Charlotte, N. C., in 1949 following his graduation from the University of South Carolina. His college studies were interrupted by a three year tour of duty with the Air Force during which time he attained the rank of captain. From Charlotte, Mr. Ekiwards was promoted through a succession of positions in Greenville, Colum bia and Spartanburg He was transferred to Charleston a<s man ager in 1952. While there he was a member of the Lions club, Cham ber of Commerce, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He attended the Citadel Square Baptist church, where he was an adtive member. He is known to his friends as “Ike ” While manager of this area, Mr. Underwood, who resided in Clan ton, was closely associated with bhsiness, civic and athletic af fairs. He was a member of the Kiwanis club, vice president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, vice president of the Laurens county chapter of the Red Cross, president of the Lakeside Country club and a member of the Caro- linas Football Officials associa tion. He and his family attended All Saints Episcopal church in Clinton. $8,756 Is Collected and Pledged raphy, originated and sponsored space ^for showing used cars in by the Photographers’ Associa tion of America and dedicated to the progress of professional photography. the cehter The business formerly occu pied a building on South Broad street. Senator Says the South Must Fight 'Vicious Attacks' On Its Institutions The Community Chest drive is picking up momentum, but is Still lagging behind the needed amoun.t J. W. Curtis, secretary- treasurer, stated yesterday. So far. $8,756 00 in cash and pledges have been turned into the office, he said. This represents 62' < of the goal which is $14,079.00. With only one or two large ac counts still out, the group totals read as follows: Advance solici tations, $1,748.50. which is the business or the head of a busi ness; the business houses, which is made up of the employees of small retail business firms, $339. 50; the out of town people who are doing business here, $135.00. The Bailey Foundation has con tributed $1,250.00, and the real dential sections have given $1, 621.00. The professional group has turned in $265.00, while the payroll deduction group has pledged $3,018.50. Presbyterian College is responsible for $223.00, while Thomwell Orphanage has given $155.50. Curtis stated that some of the solicitors have been turning in the 100*% partiepiation to the drive, and he asked that the names of any other firms that are not list ed at this time be turned in at hte Chamber of Commerce. At this time the following firms are listed 100 L : Sadler - Owens Pharmacy, Prather - Simpson Washington, Oct. 29 — Senator Eastland (D-Miss) proposed to day that the Southern states es- tbalish a regional commission to combat what he called “the ris ing crescendo of vicious propa ganda against the South and its institutions.” Eastland, chairman of the Sen ate internal sub-committee, said in a statement that much of this propaganda is “inspired and fi nanced by Communist front and race-minded groups.” His statement continued: “Tremendous sums at money, much of it tax exempt, are being thrown into a vast program of propoganda and outright false hood to misrepreeent Southern views and conditions ' in the South. “Millions of fair-minded Americans in other regions, de nied access to the truth, are be ing hoodwinked, misled, and seized by this cunning campaign. “The cumulative effect is to undermine and destroy the sov ereignty of the Southern states And when state sovereignty falls in the South, it automatically falls elsewhere. “The Negro is being used as a pawn by groups who desire to divide the people of this coun try and destroy the powers of the individual states so that they can rule the nation through a strong central government which they can dominate. “Thus, this attack upon the South is, in reality, an attack up on state powers and, finally, up on the American system of gov ernment. “The Southern status therefore not only have an unchallenge able legal right, but a clearly de fined constitutional duty, to use every available means to coun teract this attack and defend state sovereignty. “A method for discharging this duty, which I earnestly propose, is the establishment of a commis sion, financed by state and tax- exempt funds, which would meet propaganda with truth; offset falsehoods with fact. “Many individuals and organi zations, in and outside (he South, are aware that if the present at tack goes unchallenged the ulti mate result will be lasting eco nomic, social and governmental effects which will go to the very foundations of the republic. Aid can be expected fnxn these pe trio tic quarters. “Threats of boycotts have no (dace in a free society and South ern people properly resist the clandestine grape vines of the threats now openly traveling the propagandists. But it must be re alized that a boycott is a two- edged word and that the South, populated by an indignant and cohesive people are in a strong position to set this dirty word to advertising musci. “Many segments of the Ameri can press -have been infiltrated by agents of the anti-South groups and these media, includ ing certain radio and television outlets, newspapers, and espec ially some of the slick magazines, have become willing tools of the propagandists. “Other segments have been overpowered by the vast unceas ing onslaught, and have become passive, unwitting dupes. “But still a third segment, and therein lies the South’s hope for truth and effective rebuttal, finds itself engulfed by a flood of propaganda, distortions and untruths from one side; a trickel of fact from the other. “It should be the purpose of the Southern commission to place the sword of truth in the hands of this last sadly besieged segment of the American press. “Southern people have been pushed far enough.” / Lewis Stores Purchases Scotts; To Operate Here Announcement was made this week of the purchase of the Scott’s 5 and 10c store on Mus- grove and North Broad streets by the E. L. Lewis Corporation, headed by E. L. Lewis of Spar- tnaburg. Officials state they will con tinue to operate, carrying a new complete line of five and ten and variety store merchandise. This is one of nine stores in North and South Carolina owned by the Lewis Corporation. J. E. Williams is manager of hte store. Mr. Williams, who was formerly employed in Wood ruff, is continuing to reside there for the present. Furniture Co.; Irby’s Meat Mar ket, Pitts Country Market, Econ omy Auto Store, The Broadway Theatre, Cox Home & Auto Store, Maxwell Bros. St Wilkes. Burnss-Harrison Furniture Co., Hamilton's Jewelry Store, and J. C. Thomas, Jeweler. These firms are to be congrat ulated on the fine job they have done for this worthy cause, Cur tis said. When the complete returns are in, the payroll deduction groups will be listed by firms and the - maount they contributed tabu lated. Rev. Marion Rhoden Accepts Cali To Greenville Church At a special meeting of the congregation of St. John’s Luth eran church Sunday night the pastor. Rev. J. Marion Rhoden, businesses.*^ r - submitted his resignation to become effective on November 30. Pastor Rhoden has accepted a call to develop a new congre gation in the northeastern area of Greenville. The call which he has accepted was extended by the Board of American Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America-to become a Board Missionary to develop new congregations with the first assignment being in Greenville. The new church will be locat ed on the super highway be tween Greenville and Taylors. A temporary place of worship will be found until a church can be built. Pastor Rhoden came to Clin ton two and a half years ago af ter graduation from the Luth eran Theological Southern Semi nary in Columbia. The .Rev. Mr. Rhoden is the immediate past president of the Piedmont Conference of the Ev angelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina. He is a member of the Board of Social Missions of the synod and serves as head of the Department of Inner Mis sions of that board. He is also president of the Clinton Minis terial Association and a member of the Kiwanis club of Clinton. Goes To Aiken C. W. UNDERWOOD Charles W Underwood, man ager of the Clinton office.of the Southern Bell Telephone com pany since August 1953. has been transferred to the Aiken area of fice of the company. Cornwall Heads Club Ben Moye Named Head Coach Of 5. C. Shrine Bowl Team NEW SUBSCRIBERS DUDLEY DAVIS. S. C. SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. Columbia MRS. BEULAH STROUD. MRS. JEANETTE GARDNER, Joanna LT. W. C. FREEMAN. c-o PM, New York MRS. MYRTLE HUNTER. Maxton, N. C. W. M. WILLIAMS, LOUISE S. BROWN, MRS. WALKER GREGORY, MRS. ELLEN COXWELL, MRS. HERBERT MORGAN. M. A. PENLAND, City MISS MARGARET DICK. Spartanburg RUSSELL WILSON. Atlanta, Ga. A2c JOLENE McGEE, Eglin AFB, Yla. J. J. “Peck" Cornwall, Clinton businessman, is the new president of the Walter Johnson club, Pres byterian college’s alumni athletic organization. He was named at a recent club meeting to succeed Bob Sims, of Rock Hill. Cornwall, who served as vice president during the past year, will take over the leader ship in January W C- Baldwin, also of Clinton, was elected vice president of the Walter Johnson club, which is named for PC’s beloved athletic director. And these men-were cho sen as directors to serve five-year terms: Dr. D. C. Alford, of Spar tanburg, and Dr. J. Newton Gas ton, of Chester. The other club directors who continue to serve are: Cater Ligon and Roes Templeton, both of Char lotte; William Byers and Arnold Marshall, both of Rock Hill; A1 Brice, of Greenwood; J. E. Means, Jr., of Greenville; William S. Scott, of Charleston, and James H. Wil son, of Fayetteville, N. C. UDC TO MEET The Stephen D. Lee Chapter, Nnited Daughters of the Confed eracy, will meet tonight at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. P. M. Pitts. Ben R. Moye has been named as head coach of the high school All-Star team that will repre sent South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl football game to be played December 3 in Charlotte Memorial Stadium Their oppo nents will be a similar team from North Carolina Moye. a graduate of Presby terian College in 1942, coached at Greenwood high school in 1942-43 before going into mili tary service He was line coach at Presbyterian College, 1946-49. He has been coach at Brookland- Cayce since 1960 ■ ' Young And Lord Named Members Of College Fraternity Two Presbyterian college sen iors have been added to the cam pus chapter of the Society of Scabbard and Blade, national military fraternity. They are cadets Frank C. Young, Jr., of Clinton, and Jamaa Ray Lord, of Dublin, Ga. At the same time Capt Jamaa H. Rutledge, assistant protenor of military science anti tactics at PC, was named an associate , member.