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If You Don’t Read The Chronide You Don’t Get the News Stitt (Clinton (Eljrattrle The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 17, 1955 Number 45 Community Chest Drive Surges To Successful End iked My $493 To Meet Quota Clinton’s Community Chest campaign went into its final stage this week with sensational progress being made toward sub scribing its goal of $14,079. Only $493 is needed to push the drive over the top. Up to yesterday afternoon, cash and pledges reported brought the total sub^ribed to $13,586. This amount exceeds last year’s total by more than $1,000, and is 96 per cent of the goal. The directors, through J. W. Curtis, secretray-treasurer, stat ed they are # well pleased with the results of the campaigp so far, and feel sure the community will complete the effort in fine style. They called upon citizens to make one final push in order to put the campaign across. If the effort goes over this year it will be the first time in the four-year history of the Com munity Chest’s United Fund that it has reached its goal. In the past, the drive has netted about $12,500 and the goals have been higher. Agencies participating in the funds this year are: 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, $1,200.00; Clinton Em erge nk: y and Administrative Fund, $1,000.00; American Heart Society, $750.00; Carolinas Unit ed, $600.00; Salvation Army, $700.00. Officers of the * Community Chest organization are: L. H. Lee, president; Claude Crocker, chairman of drive; Fred Hol combe, assistant chairman; J. W. Curtis, secretary-treasurer, W. L Corbett is chairman of the ad vance gifts committee, Gary Lehn and C. W. Underwood head the payroll deduction group, the employee solicitaiton is in tfr^rge of Dan Yarborough, Bry- Coates and Vernon Tram mell. The schools solicitation u directed by Wilmot Shealy, chairman, L. H. Lee, Anne Bolt, and George Anderson. Green Team Beats White In Bowl Game At Laurens • The Green team composed of boys from Whitmire, Joanna, Thomwell and Florida Street defeated the White Team com posed of boys from Academy St„ Lydia and Laurens 18-12 in the Tom Thumb Bowl game Monday night in Laurens. This was a fine ball game and some real good playing was exhibited on both sides. The parade of the queens from each school represented in the Midget program was held Mon day afternoon at 4:30 p. m. in Laurens. This parade was led by the fine Laurens high band under the direction of John Coker, formerly of Clinton. The game and other festivitiee •had been postponed from the previous Thursday on account of inclement weather. The judges of the ball game to pick the best defensive player and offensive player picked Terry Rowe of Joanna beet on defense and Butch Roberts of Whitmire best on offense. The voting was as follows Best on defense—Terry Rowe of Joanna, 20 points; Garner of Jo anna, 4 points; Kinard Littleton of Academy St., 3 points; Carley of Lydia, 2 points. Best on offense — Roberts of Whitmire, 1$ points; Farmer of Joanna, 9 points; Fuller of Ly dia, 6 points; Carley of Lydia, 4 points; J. Lewis of Joanna, 1 •point. Julian Bolick Named To Lead Clinton Kiwanians Julian Bolick is the new presi dent of the Clinton Kiwanis club. He was elected by club members at the regular meeting last Thurs day night to succeed Robert M. Vance. At the same time three new members wefre named to the board of directors. They are R. E. Fer guson, Jr., Vernon S. Harwell and A. C. Young, Jr. Bolick, resident engineer of the Joanna Cotton MiUis, has been a member of the local Kiwanis club since 1942 when he moved here from Georgetown. He served as secretary-treasurer in 1953 and has been on the board of directors since that time. The new Kiwanis president also is a director of the Joanna Foun dation, a deacon of the First Pres byterian church and a member of the yrinyah-flnidigo Society o' Georgetown, the oldest chartered society in the state. He attended Presbyterian college for one year before graduating from the Univer sity of South Carolina. Bolick is married to the former Miss Mar garet Moorhead, and they have three daughters. PC Looks To Newberry Game Thanksgiving Day Presbyterian College gridmen were taking advantage of an open date this week in making earnest preparations for the looming encounter with arch rival Newberry on Thanksgiving afternoon. Coach Bill Crutchfield agreed his squad needed the extra time after hitting a low ebb in falling before Appalachian, 6-35, here last Sautrday afternoon. That game proved costly in an other respect. Star guard Tom my Warren, one of the team’s most spirited performers, suffer ed a broken hand and may not be able to play against Newberry. And second-string fullback Jim my Nichols had one of his legs broken to end his activity for the year. Reliable Ken Webb, the bull dozing Little All-American full back candidate, continued to shine in a losing cause last week, tie added 94 yards from scrim mage to his rushing total which now stands at 712 yards in eight games this season. He is averag ing 4.9 yards per carry. Newberry, with a better season Baptists Attend State Convention front Laurens attended the 135th annual of the South CaroUf convention at the First Baptist church of Coksnbkt Nov. 16-1? atong with other messen gers repr—nttng nearly 1,400 churches over the state. GOES TO LOUISIANA ftiands hers of Bav. James M. Terrell, who has bean pester of the IPr adaptor! m church In Pled- moot, AM., her accepted e cell to the First Presbyterian church at jAbhcritlc, La., effective Novem * her L AM. Tamil is a at TboraweS and from PrsMpterian cottage to 1940 To Give Program On Arrangements For Holiday Decorations Mrs. Francis Hart, of Anderson, will be presented by the Clinton Garden Council in a program on “Holiday Arrangements” Novem ber 22, at SrSO p. m. at Clinton high school. The council has em phasized that this is a civic pro ject and is open to all Interested persons whether or not they are members of a garden dub. Mrs. Hart is an instructor in flower arrangement and flower show .practice and a nationally ac credited judge of the National Council of State Gerden clubs. One of the highlitirta of the pro gram will be a Christmas tea ta ble set up and arranged by Mrs. Hart. During the arieroooc toe will present many other attractive ar rangements to be used during the coming holiday season. Advance tickets can he secured from all garden club members or by telephoning Mrs. Wilmot Shealy, 346-R. Tkkets wiM be on sale at tie door the afternoon of the lecture. record so far, will enter the Thanksgiving game a strong fa vorite to whip the Blue Hose. The Indians walloped Wofford, which in turn, defeated PC. Should Newberry win this big disputed title to the Little Three one coming up, it will mean un championship. A Presbyterian victory, however, would throw the league standings into a three- way tie. Clinton Moose Lodge Begins Its Annual Operation Santa Claus The Clinton Moose Lodge again this year will have its “Operation Santa Claus,” with the slogan, “A Toy for Every Girl and Boy,” summing up the purpose of the movement. It is their aim to provide toys for all needy children in the community at Christmas time. The Moose organization was Santa Claus to children in more than fifty families in Clinton last Christmas, providing over 1200 toys of all description to children whom Santa would have missed, lodge officials state. The lodge is asking for dona tions of serviceable toys of all kinds. They will be repaired and painted where needed. Names and ages ' of children tare furnished by (churches, schools, relief and other repu table agencies. Shoes, clothing, groceries and cash will also be accpeted. The cash will be used to furnish fruit for Christmas stockings, the gro ceries for family baskets, and the clothing for needy children. Calls may be made- to Mar- celle Barker, at 921-R, Clinton Drug Co. 171, Joe P. Terry 843, or Cecil Wooten 1022-M, leaving your name and address. Toys and other donations will be pick ed up by Moose members. Absolved Of Blame In Traffic Fatality Woodruff — Charles Johnson was absolved by a coroner’s jury Thursday of blame in the Oct. 14 traffic death of Miss Mary Fran ces Dial, 22, school teacher. Miss Dial was fatally injured and Mr. Johnson seriously injur ed when the car in which they were riding went out of control about five miles south of Wood ruff. Miss Dial was a resident of Laurens and taught school at Greer. Mr. Johnson is a resident of Clinton. Mrs Stone Acquitted By Jury In Case or . Mrs. Virginia Hellams Stone, charged with murder in the pistol death of her husband Sep tember 5, was acquitted Tuseday by a jury which deliberated 45 minutes. Defense attorneys, Sen. Ralph Wilson and H. S. Blackwell, bas ed their case on the fact that Mrs. Stone acted to defend her self and her brother from bodily harm and possible death at the hands of Stone. Solicitor William T. Jones, seeking the maximum penalty, death by electrocution, based the case for the state on testimony that Mrs. Stone said to Stone just before firing the pistol, “Don’t cut Ralph or I will shoot you,” and on testimony that Stone’s small jacknife was in his pocket unopened. At the conclusion of testimony for the state, Presiding Judge James M. Brailsford, Jr., of Orangeburg, denied a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal submitted by Mr. Blackwell. The case went to the jury at 5:37 p. m., and a verdict of not guilty was returned at 6:22 p. m. The jury returned once during the deliberation and asked the court to clarify points in the charge. t Judge Brailsford told the jury it could reach one of four ver dicts—guilty of murder, (which carries the death penalty), guilt' guilty of murder with a recom mendation to mercy (life impris onment), manslaughter or not guilty. , The shooting occurred about a mile from Mr. Hellams’ home on a secondary state highway about three miles west of Gray Court. Following the murder case which took up most of the day and the acceptance of three guil ty pleas, General Sessions court adjourned sine die. Guilty pleas and sentences were: William Dayton Godfrey and George Adair, both charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, second offnese, and sentenced to one year or a fine of $1,000, suspended on service of two months or payment of $250 and placed on probation for three years. Both paid the fines. Thad Wilson Boyter, violation of the liquor law, one year or College Campaign Gets Off To Good Start Here Tuesday Night Stores Remain Open Wed., Will Continue Thru Holiday Season Bemning next Wednesday, No vember 23, retail stores m Clinton will remain open all day, continu ing staying open Wednesday aft ernoons until after the holiday season. Stores will be closed Thanks giving da> and on Monday, De cember 26. giving a two day holi day period for Christmas. Wednesday afternoon closing will be resumed on January 4. Small Docket Set For Sessions Court In Laurens This Week When the Court of General Sessions convened Monday in Laurens it faced the smallest docket in many months. The list showed about 50 pros pective cases in all, including about 15 brought over from the previous term. Among cases brought over is that of Mrs. Virgina H. Stone indicted for murder in the pistol shooting Sept. 5 of her husband, Charlie Stone, near Gray Court A true bill was returned at the September term of court but the case was put on the continued docket by Solicitor W. T. JoneSi Another homicide case he list ed as brought over was that of James C. Gaines, Jr., indicted for reckless homicide. He is charged with the auto death on April 22 of Herman Frazier near Joanna. A case to go before the grand jury for the first time is that of Joel Miller charged with reck less homicide in the auto death October 7 of Anne Gonzalee Poe near Ware Shoals. Among other cases listed were 13 for driving under the influ ence of intoxicants, second and third offenses, and four for non support. The remaining repre sent a miscellaneous category. The cases of Robert H. Nel son and Charles A. Senn, Lau rens high school students who are charged with reckless homi cide in the auto deaths June 3 of Patricia Lanford and Edna To Appear In S.C.-N.C. Tilt Drive Begins In Home Area ED PITTS. CLINTON TACKLE $600, suspended upon service of Roberta Callahan, will not come Four Clinton men, XL P. Hamer, J. Browning Dicue, X. C. Hanrl- •on end Dr. A. D. flatter, art to ^ 11^1^1011 into toe Shrtoere at held in Co- 30 days or payment of $50 and placed on probation for three years. He paid the fine. Efforts Being Made To Organize Credit Bureau For CHy The Clinton Chamber of Com merce is working on the organi zation of a credit bureau, J. W. Curtis, manager, announced to day. The committee making the study is headed by G-us Ramage, who represents the interest of the oil ai d gas retailers. He is assisted by Dr. Fred Holcombe, who repre sen tr the professional group; J. C. Thomas, who speaks for the gener al retail merchants of the city; and Claude Lawson, who represents the Joanna merchants. Curtis states that a credit bu reau will save Clinton merchants thousands of dollars a year if it is properly used and operated Owners of businesses that con template becoming members of the proposed credit bureau are asked to get in touch with any member of the committee or Cur tis. Clinton Tackle To Play In Shrine Bowl Game Ed Pitts, standout Clinton High Ucklo. has boon selected as a member of the 33-man South Carolina high school football squad which will maet a North Carolina team in the annnual Shrine Bowl game at Charlotte December 3. Ben Moye. Presbyterian collage graduate and former coach at the local institution, has been named as coach of the team. Ha now coachas at Brookland-Cayce high school. Pitts, who will be II in January, is a senior at the local high school, being president of his class and co-captain of the football team. Fire Damages Irby Hotlond Store Fire early Tuesday morning badly damaged the grocery store of Irby HoJtend on Sloan street, operated by Holmes Holland. Some insurance was carried to cover the loas, Mr. Holland said. He has no plans at present, he stated, for re-opening the business. The butidin’, almost a complete loss, is owned by Mrs. W. C. Bald win. up this term, the sheriff said The warrants are being with- j held from the grand jury pend- j ing a preliminary hearing de manded by the defense. This being the last General Sessions term for the year the grand jury is scheduled to make its final presentment and be dismissed after six holdovers are drawn to serve with 12 - new members next year. ■to Bto ■ ■■ ■ Paper Early Next Week Due to the Thanksgiving holi day next Thursday, and in order to meet early mail schedules, The Chronicle will published on Wed nesday next week. Advertisers are requested to pre pare copy early so it may be in the office Monday morning. Masons "Ladies Night" Saturday Evening; Mrs. Evans To Speak —^— The annual “Ladies Night” cele bration by the local Masonic ord er will be held Saturday evening, November 19, at 8 o’clock in the Presbyterian college dining hall. Mrs. Eleanor Evans, of Colum bia, past Worthy Matron of South Carolina, will be the* guest speak er. Residents Asked To Be Wary Of Solicitors Chamber of Commerce offic ials have asked residents of the community to beware of un known parties who solicit the area for money, principally mag azine salesmen—men and wom en. Permits are issued by the chamber to certain solicitors, af ter an investigation of the parties concerned, and people of the community are urged to request the showing of such permits when door-to-door canvassers appear. Several Clinton residents have paid cash for merchandise sold in such manner in recent months and have never received the ar ticles purchased. A crowd of 332 persons turned out for Presbyterian College’s • Diamond Jubilee dinner at the Clinton armory on Tuesday night The occasion served as a 75th anniversary birthday party and officially launched the college's long-range $2,000,000 development program. Huhlight of the evening, con cerning the development pro gram. came when President Marshall W. Brown announced a challenge gift of $75.(MM) of fered anonymously by a Clin ton family on a dollar-for-dol- lar matching basis within the home area of Laurens and Newberry counties. Every dollar contributed within this area will be matched by this gift, up to $75,000. President Brown pointed out that this generous offer gives the program a fine start toward its successful completion. A varied and colorful program was presented at this dinner for the home area people of Laurens and Newberry counties, and the entire area was well represented. Dr. Charles Had don Nabers. pas tor meritun of Greenvttie’s First Presbyterian church, spoke dy namically on what Presbyterian college has meant to him, and he urged greater support to Christian education through his message “A Challenge of the Future.” President Brown spoke on "Dum Vivimus Servimus,” developed .wound the college motto ‘While We Live We Serve. 1 ' The 32-voiced PC robed choir provided musical entertainment with three selec tions, and a technicolor motion picture about Presbyterian collage was shown. A special feature of the evening centered around a giant birthday cake alight with 75 candles 'Rie wives of two former presidents— Mrs. William P. Jacobs LI of Clin ton and Mrs. D. M. Douglas of Chester — and Mrs. Marshall W. Brown were called upon to blow out the candles and cut the cake. Robert M. Vance of this city served as master of ceremonies at the dinner and introduced guests of hoapr. Among those guests present were Joseph Walker, Jr., | and the Rev. Fred V. Poag both of Clinton will “take the day off” | Columbia, who serve as co-chair- next Thursday in observance ofj ,nen development program for the Synod of South Carolina. Clinton To Observe Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Business houses of the city, the post office, and schools will be closed. Presbyterian college will be de serted for four days, with sched uled college events ending for the Eastern Star To Meet Friday The James B. Parrott chapter No. 9, Eastern Star, will hold the regular meeting Friday, November 18, at 7:30 p. m. AM members are asked to bring food to put in a basket for the needy for Ttvanks- Tvlng. Thornwell To Meet Heath Springs For Upstate "C" Crown Thornwell High will meet Heath Springs High Friday at 8:00 p. m. in Heath Springs. This is the third year these two teams have met for the upper state Class “C” title. They ended up in a tie last year and had to use the Montana system of playoff. Thornwell beat Heath Springs on the last play of the extra pe riod. Probable starting line-up for Thornwell will be: RE—Maxie Gray; RT—Jimmie Morris; RG— Sammy Roth; C—J. L. Dockins or Buddy McAbee; LG—Gene Lucas or Billy Brock ington; LT —Floyd Latty or Billy Brocking- ton; LE—Eddie Sweat; QB— Dennis Bennett; RH — Mack Sweet; LH—William Clasure; FB—Howard Lucas. week late Wednesday afternoon. Regular class work will be resumed Monday morning Public schools of the area will 'observe a similar schedule, being closed Thursday and Friday the holidays. Some manufacturing plants will take Thursday off, but it is under stood the cotton mills of the sec tion will not close With these festivities, Presbyte rian college officially launched its Diamond Jubilee Development program which seeks $2,000,000 from the controlling Synods of Georgia and South Carolina with in the next few years. The home area campaign—under the direc tion of co-chairmen Robert M. Vance and Tom Addison of Clin ton—has set a goal of $250,000 to be achieved by December 15 The program has an objective of $750,- for! 000 within the two synods during I the first year. Dixie-Home Chain Grocery Merges With Winn-Lovett Greenville, Nov. 15—A certifi cate for 1,500,000 shares of Winn Sc Lovett Co. common stock was turned over to Dixie-Home Stores yesterday to complete the merger of the two firms. Current market value of the stock is $36,000,000. ' The sur viving company henceforth will be known as Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. . R. E. Ebert, J. P Williamson, and M. S. Merritt, County Gins 14,688 Boles Of 1955 Crop A report of the Department of Commerce shows that 14.688 bales of cotton were ginned in Laurens county from the 1955 crop prior to November 1. To the same date last year 9,760 bales had been ginned of the 1954 crop. P. C. Professor Publishes Article A reprint of his article, “A Eu ropean Tours America in 1820.” has been distributed by Dr New ton Jones, professor of history at Presbyterian College and noted author and lecturer The ar- Dixie-Home tide was published originally in issue of “The Georgia Clinton High Trips Laurens, 33-6 Clinton Hi Red Devils defeat ed arch-rival Laurens Tigers in a hard-fought game, with the best sportsmanship shown in several years, last Friday night Uuoughout the game the Big Rods dominated the offensive and datenaive play. Halfback Bill a lad tha Red Devito to with two touch downs over the Tigers. In the first minutes of the game Clinton recovered a Tiger fumble on the Tigers’ twenty- one-yard line. After two plays Sease drove over for the first TD. “Peanut” Smith added the extra point. Showing their beat offensive playing of the game, the Tigers fought back to the Reds’ forty- one-yard marker on a series of first downs. Laurens’ halfback Harley stopped off tha final yardage tor the Tigers’ only touchdown. Tha extra paint at tempt was blocked. Don Rhame added six points to Clinton’s score in the first quarter after Sease carried to the fourteen-yard line. An at tempt for the extra point was blocked. Later in the second quarter Clinton’s Taylor left the game with an injured knee after he carried to the Laurens eleven- yard line. Bobby Fuller moved to the two-yard line and scored on the next play. The extra point attempt was again unsuc cessful, leaving tha score lt-4 in Clinton's favor at half-time. In tha third period tha only score came after Sease moved the pigskin to the eleven-yard marker as Ray Fuller scored on the next play. Smith added the extra point. In the fourth period the Red Devils added seven more points to the score as Sease ripped the goal line and “Peanut” Smith toed the extra point. The Tigers took to the air, try ing to shorten the margin but as time ran out tha Big Red team eras in possession of tha ball. Some by periods: - 1$ $ ? 7—33 ••••-• officers and directors, have be- the fall come directors of Winn-Dixie Review” Stores. Mr. Williamson and Mr. j Merritt also have been elected Querying Book vice-presidents of the company. 1 All present Winn Sc Lovett direc tors will continue as members of the board. The Dixie-Home company has operated a store in Clinton for a number of years M. S. Bailey & Son, Bonkers, To Feature Portrait Exhibition Presented by M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, a showing of pho tographic portraiture by William M. Shields, portrait photogra pher of Clinton, will be held in the bank lobby November 18 through the 30th. The exhibit will include por traits in light oils and black and white, featuring salon-size prints of tha Clinton high school 1965- 1990 beauty section. Week At Library National Book Week is being observed at the Children Library this week. Mrs. James S. Gray, librarian, said a special invita tion is being issued to parents and children to visit the library \ during the regular hours, 3-5 p. m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 9-11 a. m. on Satur days. Donee At Club For Teen-Age Members A dance tor of T ahirili Country chib wtti ha bald Saturday evening, Novem ber ft, beginning at • o'etooh. Each taan ager may tovtte a guest and the event will inchaha both Laurens and Ctintow team- ben. The dance will be ansi- forma!