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<1 Pat* Eight t / THE €LINTON CHRONICLE Citizens Give Views On Electing School Trustees A rath^f sparsely attended crowd gathered at the Laurens high school building ■ Monday night tp hear arguments pro and con on whether voters of the county should elect their school, trustees. Sentiment of the group seemed not to favor such a move, although several sp&ke for both side. Slips of paper were given out for those present to register their preference. The slips were taken up at the close of the meeting to be turned over to the county dele gation in the general assembly. There was no announcement of the vote. The meeting was called by the Laurens Parent-Teacher associa tion and, was presided over by Dr. Martin ,M. Teague, president of the association. Dr. Teague recalled that a bill is now before the legisJature pro viding for the election of tnwtees and said “anything affecting our schools is our business.’’ Representative Wassoji, who said he did not sponsor the bill in the house, but agreed not to op pose it, since he has a brother who is a trustee, explained the ^van tages of ejecting trustees amgpg wbicli is 'giving the people 'a di rect voice in school operation. They pay the bills, therefore they should have ' an opportunity 'to express themselves. However, he said, there i£ no demand in his particular area for the election of trustees. The peo- LOOK! COME SEE FOR YOURSELF BARGINS IN CLEAN USED CARS 1951 Ford Tudor. New engine, clean, for only ..... S395.00 1951 Ford Fordor. A steal for S395.00 1949 Chevrolet 5-Passenger Coupe. Radio, heater, good tire. En gine perfect $395.00 1948 Olds Club Coupe. A good fish ing car .......... $70.00 1950 Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan. Ra dio and heater. Only . $390.00 1951 Mercury 4-Door Sedan. A bar gain at. . : $130.00 l , 4 0 Giles Chevrolet Co. PHONE 26 CLINTON, S. C. pie - are very well satisfied, he stated. In other' areas, he admit ted, there is some demand for the election of trustees. Wasson explained that the poun- ty, board of trustees is named by the governor Upon recommenda tion of the senator and a majority of the house representation. The county board, m turn, names the two district boards. Thomas A. Babb, chairman of the legislative committee of the Laurens Parent-Teacher associa tion, pointed out a number of flaws in the bill, as Written, among which are ho provision‘for expens es of an election he estimated $1,500); no method provided for candidates to get their names on the ballots, no place or date for filing as candidates, no method of election (whether by majority or plurality), areas of trustee repre sentation not fixed (some over lap), all terms and at same time, and others. Mr. Babb asked: “Why should children in our schools be sub jected to the whims of sore-heads and irresponsible candidates who might beelected. Are you going to get good men to offer for the of fice and subject themselves to vili fication. It is a free job—they get nothing for dt, and sometimes not even the thanks of the people.’’ P. W. Finley, of Mountville, got the floor and said he “couldn’t say more than Mr. Babb has just said.” Joe W. Shealy, of Cross Hill, said he spent 35 years in the class- roorn. It’s’true, he stated, people should have a voice in operating the schools, but in some instances it is best to delegate authority. This bill, he said, might be the opening wedge to lead we know not where. Leave it like it is, he said, we're getting along very well. A. B. Culbertson, of Laurens, speaking for the election of trus tees, recalled that he ran for the legislature two years ago, tailing the ticket, and had that as one of the main planks in his platform. “Why don’t you appoint all your officers?” he shouted. “Some peo ple want things to stay as they are so they can keep on running the schools,” he said. He kept talking as he went back up the aisle to his seat, most of which was untelli- gible to the audience. Representative Charles L. Mi lam, of Mountville. speaking for the bill, said such a bill has been in the legislature since 1953—and it’s still there, bottled up in the senate. Let ’ the people be heard, he said, let them have a voice in operating the schools. A Mr. Hunt spoke for the dele gation of authority in opposing the bill. When the chairman asked those present to sign the slips provided for the information of the legis lators, a Mr. Waldrop said he didn’t think such £ small minor ity should influence the delegation. Luther Nabors, of Laurens, asked w'hy pass out slips when the dele gation has already passed the bill through the house. It was stated, in answer to a question, that the bill is now in the senate where it has had one reading, after passing the house. It is on the calendar for second readings Several unidentified persons made remarks' for and against the bill. ♦ Joanna Lions (continued from page 1) the Clinton Lions club, will pre side. Several members of the Clinton club will take part on the program. In addition to the entire meip- bership of the Clinton club which is the sponsoring club, special in vitations have been sent to the entire cabinet of District 32-A, and the advisory committee of Zone 6, wheih includes the offic ers in the following clubs: Clin ton, Enoree, Hickory Tavern, Lau rens, Joanna, Wattsville, and Ware Shoals. Other guests of honor who are, Newberry by will (ind the first and fourth- seeded teams paired and the sec- against each, other. Winners of and third-seeded tean^s matched these two games then meet for the championship while the two losers play for consolation honors. At the tinife of the tournament announcement, Erskine led the field on the basis of its undefeat ed Little Four record. Presbyte rian ranked second with just one loss, followed by Wofford and • Newlaerry. Johnson pointed out the Little Four tuornament has always pro-, vided basketball fans with color ful, hard-fought action ever since its establishment in 1950. Some of the highest scores in the his tory of South Carolina basketball have been'recorded in this meet. Presbyterian college is the de fending champion. The Blue Hose trounced Wofford, 94-87, in the finals last year after eliminating a record 150-91 LADIES’ LINEN DUSTERS _ For Many Pretty Variations Of Your Favorite Costume LINEN SUITS Pastels, navy. Nlw toast and copper colors. TOPPER COATS BLOUSES In New Fabrics and Styles LARGE SELECTION SPRING DRESSES Cottons and Novelty Materials For the Small Fry! DRESSES . * “Peaches and Cream” SPRING SUITS AND COATS See Our Complete Line WomenVand Children’s Shoes For Spring and Easter expected to attend include the district governors of District 32-B and District 32-C, and all inter national counselors in District 32- A . William C. Dobbins is president of the Joanna' club, and L. A Crawford is secretary. Other of ficers of the new club are: James Norman Floyd, 1st vice-president; W. K. Waits, 2nd vice-president; Clisby B. Templeton, 3rd vice- president; T. Clyde Tindall, treas urer; Roy Carson Nabors, Lion tamef-; Dallas H. DeVipney, tail twister; William P. Nabors, tail twister; Claude M. Lawson, direc tor; Lonnie T. Lawson, director; James Kelly Waits, director; Cy ril E. Abrams, director; and the following members: Joe H. Bonds. William W. Niver, Jr., Wendell W. Hair,' Rev. Carl Kessel, Louis H. Murphy, Mac C. Duncan, H. Parks Boozer, Jr., William D. Crocker, Jessie J. Hawkins, Lew is R. Thompson, Carl Franzen, Hannan M. Bedenbaugh, Johnny I Moore, Van C. Oxner, Jr., Har old V .Russell, John Earle Smith, Jr. . _ The occasion will be a ladies night affair and approximately 250 Lions and their wives are ex pected to attend. ’ . Blue Hose To Meet The Citadel Here Saturday At 3:00 Presbyterian college cagers will entertain The Citadel in the Blue Hose’s final home game of the season here Saturday afternoon. As announced earlier, the time I of the game has been moved up to 3 p. m. on the PC court. The Blue Hose go into this last game with a scoring average which soars to 91.2 points-per-game. Leading the parade individually for PC are forward Dave Thomp son, with a 25.9 point average, and center Bruce Thompson with 23.7. Only one other regular season game remains on the Presbyterian calendar after Saturday after noon. That engagement is a head line attraction against the strong Furman outfit in Greenville next Monday night, a quintet headed by All-American Darrell Ployd. Anderson Is Scene Little Four Tourney Set For March 2-3 South Carolina’s Little Four basketball tournament will be held in Anderson on March 2-3, Presbyterian College Athletic Di ; rector- Walter A. Johnson an nounced today. This season will mark the first time that the seven-year-old meet staged by Erskine, ^Newberry, Presbyterian and Wofford col leges has not been held in Spar tanburg. Johnson said the tournament will be under, the sponsorship of the Anderson "Lions club. TTCie schedule, seedings and pairings of the two-day tournament will be announced later. Action, how ever, will follow the pattern of the past where the first round count in the opening round. IF YOU DON'T BEADsJ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS County Baptists Schedule Spring Session For Today •Laurens, Feb. 19 — The spring meeting of the Laurens Baptist Association will be held This af ternoon and tonight (Thursday) at the Laurens First Baptist church. Dr. C- Frank Pittman, pastor of Central Baptist church at Green- vlile, js scheduled to bring the in spirational message, according to the Rev. J. C. Rice, Jr., of Ware Shoals, moderator. Mr. Rice, pastor of Poplar Spring^ Baptist church, said the meeting would begin at 4:00 p. m. with supper being served in the church’s social hall,at 6:30 p. m. Taking part on the afternoon program will be the Rev. W. E. Walker, Highland Home Baptist church, scripture and prayer; the Rev. C. B. Rogers, Cross Hilf church, evangelism; Allison Pugh, of Laurens, Sunday school; Miss Alleene Franks of Laurens, Wom an’s Missionary Union; Fowler Brownlee, of Laurens, Brother hood; and the Rev. J. E. Rouse, pastor of the host church, wel come. Special music will be by the' Clinton First church. On the evening program, which is to begin at 7:30, will be the Rev. Carl Ellison, Waterloo Bap tist church, scripture, and Lucas Avenue Baptist church, at Lau rens, Training Union; and Arthur Tennent, professor of voice at Ers kine college, and minister of mus ic at Poplar Springs, solo. Special music will be rendered by the Poplar Springs choir. Dr. Pittman will begin his message at 8:25 p. m. The association includes 38 churches in Laurens county with two planning tp join at the Oc tober meeting. Officers other than Mr. Rice are: The Rev. Stanley Hardee, Lydia Baptist church, vice moderator; Karl Johnson, of Clinton, treasur er; H. B. Monroe, of Laurens, clerk; G. B. O’Dell, Ware Shoals, clerk; Allison Pugh, of Laurens, Sunday school superintendent; Rev. Alvin Boone, of Laurens, Thursday, February 23, 1956 Training Union Director; Miss a Alleene Franks, of Laurens, WMU president; Fowler Brownlee, of Laurens, Brotherhood president; and the Rev. Oiln Hutchinson, of the Gray Court Baptist church, chairman of promotion. * A. A. To Hold Open Meeting The Clinton group of Alcohol ics Anonymous will hold an open meeting Saturday evening, Feb ruary 25, at 8 o’clock at the Health Building on Woodrow street. Any one interested in alcoholism or having alcohol problems is invit- t ed to attend.. The meeting will last one hour. Now Many Woor FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat. talk, laufh or sneeie wttbout tear of insecure false teeth dropping, slipping or wobbling. FASTKETH holds plates firmer and more com fortably. This pleasant powder has no gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Doesn't cause nausea. It’s alkaline .(non-acid). Checks “plate odor" (denture breath). Oet FASTEETH at any drug counter. 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