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. ^ ' / ■■■ Page Tw o --.J THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, Juae 7,1956 ■ i 1 <5 College Graduates 99 Presbyterian college awarded 99 baccaluareate degrees, five honorary degrees, 27 army com missions and numerous prizes and medal^ at itis 75th commence ment exercises Monday. The group of graduating sen iors, parents and friends assem bled under the oaks of the out door chapel for the occasion They heard an address by Dr Marshall C. Dendy, of Rchmond, Va., PC alumnus now servng as head of the Board of Chrstian Education of the Presbyterian Church US. -■ ^ Dr. Robert Strong, pastor of the Augusta First Presbyterian church( .delivered the baccalau reate sermon on Sunday morning, and that afternoon Bailey Hall tvas dedicated to the late Wil- •liam James Bailey, of Clinton, in special ceremonies. / President • Marshall W. Brown presided over the commencement program, and Dr. Harry K. Hol land, of Marietta, Ga.. chairman of the board of trustees, conferred the five honorary doctor of di vinity degrees. They went to the Reverends Isaac Bagnal, of Ben- nettsville: James McDowell Die of Raleigh, N. C.; Bonnea Die son. of Atlanta: and William son, of Atlanta, Ga.; William/ J- Hazelwood, of Decatur, Ga. Ted Jones, of Columbia. Dr. George C- BelTihgrath, dean of the college, made the presenta tions of medals and prizes to out standing students. He awarded the following: ! Outstanding senior award — Ray Lord, of Dublin, Ga.; gen eral scholarship medal for highest four-year average—Lord; Gold P award for outstanding meritor ious service in extra-curricular activities other than athletics— Edward Hay, of Wadmalaw Is- lancj; Richard Oliver, of College Park, Ga.; Chris Patte and Frank Young, both of Clinton; Bill Dantzler. of Birmingham, Ala.; and Lord. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity award to highest freshman scholastic av erage—Paul Anderson Chandler, of Clinton; Fred Jay Hay mem orial .JliWe-Thedal to highest av erage in two years of required Bible courses — John Vernon Hamby, of Simpsonville; Fraser memorial Bible medal to high est freshman Bible average-r-AJ-, len Robert McKie, of Alexandria* Va. American Legion School Award — Edward Hay; Dudley Jones History Award — Charles Joyner, of Myrtle Beach; and the Kappa Alpha athletic cup to the outstandng senior athlete—Allen Morris, of Atlanta. Lt. Col. Francis V. Smith, ROTC commandant, presented the reserve commissions to 27 senior cadets and also made these awards for outstanding service in the Presbyterian military unit: Col. Robert E. Wysor, Jr., saber to the best company commander —Ernest F. Wahl, of Thomasville, Ga.; Wysor Medal to the best drilled freshman—John H. Firby. of Belvedere; junior milita: class medal 4o the best drilled c det—Donald E. Rickett, of Hap ville, Ga.: ROTC certificate of meritorious leadership achieve ment—Edward Hay; Reserve Of ficers’ Association Medal to the oirtstanding senior cadet—Hay: To Close For July 4 Week Vacation Take advantage of these bank services . to make yours a truly care-free trip. ★ TravaUr’s Checks ★ Personal Checking Account ★ Letter of Credit ★ Safe deposit boxes ★ Trust services A Mail deposits -A Letters of introduction Before leaving, visit the bank. There is no charge for many of these services. For others, the cost is small... but they will give a big . lift to your fun and peace-of-mind. INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SEMI-ANNUALLY m. s. n\m k B L I S H E D 1 TUI oLr ^CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $625,000 MEMBER - FfDiRAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION. the Association of the US, Army | n A Combat Forces Journal and Press r IfllllS III AlvO Award to outstanding senior ca det—Chris Patte. Major Dugald W. Hudson Award for scholastic attainment! in the senior year of military— Ray Lord; and the Hudson Award for scholastic attainment in the junior year of military—Tommy Reeves, of Denmark. Dr. Dendy, in his commence ment address on “Breaking Through the Barriers of Tomor row.” pointed out four barriers for the outgoing seniors to’ over come: 1— Barrier of satisfaction—of accepting the status quo and be ing satisfied with today. He urg ed his audience to question and challenge the methods and prin ciples of the present. 2— Barrier of the closed mind, the belief that truth can be re stricted. "We are made to be dy namic, not static,” he said. “Go out ancj search for truth.” 3— Barrier between man and man—“It is not right to have the barrier of an iron curtain, of sec- Dr. Dendy Said. . < tionalism or of racial prejudice,” *—Barrier between man and God—a barrier which, fortunate ly, Christ has already broken if we will but accept. A special feature of the com mencement program was the pre sentation of President Brown’s portrait to the college. Dr. Bel- lingrath, acting for an anonymous — ~ - * donor, presented the oil painting • 0 \3lV6 \*0nC6rr At and Dr. Holland accepted it. Manufacturing plants in the Clinton area have announced their closing program for the week of July 4. Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills will cease operations Saturday, June 30, at 8 a. m. They will re sume work at 8 a. m. Monday, July 9. Qualified employees will re ceive a week’s vacation pay in ac cord with company policy. The Joanna Cotton Mills will close at 6 a. m. June 30 and re open at 6 a. m. July 9. Qualified employees will receive an average week’s pay. Hallmark Mfg. Corp. will close operations for the week on June 29, reopening on Monday,^July 9. Regular employees will receive pay for the week. ■Gwen Evan Mills will cease op erations for a week, but a definite time for closing has not been de termined. Employees will be paid for the week. ■*- » Clinton Paper Box Co. will clese on June 29 and reopen July 9. Anderson Hosiery Co. and Dap per Hosiery Mill will close the week of the 4th. Birth Announcements Mts. dafie Sloan For The House I am interested in good government and, if elected, I will endeavor to represent all of the people of Lau rens County and South Carolina at all times and not any group or faction. I will, if elected, represent all of the people of Laurens County according to my best judgment and convictions. I am running; this race for the House of Representatives solely on my own merits, and paying all of my expenses out of my own pocket. I will fight for good schools, a raise in^pay for our public school teachers, separate schools for the white and colored children, to prevent waste of the taxpay ers’ money, the right to fish in privately owned fish ponds without a fishing license, more beneficial legis lation for the farmer, and bringing new industry to locate in various sections of Laurens County. I solicit your vote, support and influence, but whether you vote for me or not, please go to the polls next Tuesday, June 12th, and vote for the candidate of vour choice. ON RADIO STATION WLBG Friday, June 8 Saturday, June 9 Monday. June 11 8:30 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 12:05 P.M. T. David Sloan, Jr. Candidate for House of Representatives GILES Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans Giles announce the birth of a son, Lewis Chestley, on May 30 at Hays hospital. Formerly Giles was Miss Charlotte Ma: Daniel. FOWLER Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Fowler announce the birth of a son, Allen Randall, on June 1 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Fowler is the former Sara Elizabeth Craine. McGEE Mr. and Mrs. Francise Keith McGee announce the birth of a son, Stephen Wayne, on June 3, at Hays hospital. Before mar riage Mrs. McGee was Miss Maudene Roberta Yarborough. BRAGG Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bragg announce the birth of a son on June 5 at Hays hospital. Mrs. Bragg is the former Miss Juanita Griffin. YOUNG Mr. and Mrs. J. Edmunds Young of Newberry, announce the birth of a son, David Lee, on May 23 at Newberry hospital. Mrs. Young is the former Miss Martha Anderson of Spartan burg. Mr. Young is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Young. Sr., of this city. " McCOIG Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MpCoig announce the birth of a daugh ter, Judy Loraine, on June 2 at Blalock clinic. Mrs. McCoig was before marriage Miss Jeanette Glenn. Junior College Choir To Give Concert At Joanna Church Sunday On Sunday evening, June 10, at 7:30 in the sanctuary of the Jo anna Baptist church a sacred con cert will be presented by the North Greenville Junior college choir. FTofessor Charles Gatwood, head of the music department, is the director. The glee clyb is composed of 36 voices with 24 towns represented. PERSONAL MENTION Friends of Herschal Thomason will be interested to know he is improving satisfactorily at the GeneroJ hospital in Greenville fol lowing an operation there on Tuesday. ' • . , Miss Vivian Parks Adair, of Hampton, Va., is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Adair. Mrs. Adair will accompany her daughter home for a month’s visit Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Vance, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Temipleton and Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle NeeJy at tended the S. C. Cotton Manufac turers association meeting at Sea Island. Ga., several days the past week. Mrs. William Bailey Owens is visiting her son and daugfoter^in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Owens in Knoxville, Term., for several weeks. Mr. Owens was here dur ing the past week and his mother accompanied him to Knoxville. Mrs. S. S. Barnette, who has been with relatives near Green ville while receiving medical treatment there, is improving and has returned to her home on the campus of Whitten Village. Donald and Martha Mann, of Lake Wales, Fla., are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Templeton. Friends here of Dr. Paul A. Wood, son of Mrs. Paul T. Wood, will be interested to.know he has completed his residency at Roper hospital, Charleston, and he and his family have moved to Camden where he will practice. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Todd and daughters are vacationing this week at their cottage at Windy Hill Beach. Bill Wood, of Talladega, Ala., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Bailey Dixon and Mr. Dixon. He was ac companied here for the week-end Criminal Court For June Term Cancelled The June term of criminal court for Laurens county has been cancelled, according to an nouncement by Solicitor William T. Jones at Greenwood. He said that Judge Steve C. Griffith had alreday signed an order cancelling the court. The action of Solicitor Jones has clarified a queston that had arisen as what would be done about the Democratic primary booUis in the court house June 12 with the court in progress. The order means that the court which was scheduled to start June 11 will not be in session on the pri mary election day. A “The public in Laurens county would be inconvenienced and pri mary election machinery inter fered with,” Solicitor Jones said. He added that it seemed advis able to call off the court “espec ially in view of the good condit ion of the docket.” The pastor, Rev. James B. by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Mitchell, extends an invitation to the public to attend. Scout Camp Periods Filling Rapidly The Blue Ridge Council an nounces that Camp periods at Camp Old Indian, which is one Wood and twin brother, Bob. • Friends of Mrs. G. B. Goldsmith will be interested to know she was able to return to her home here Tuesday after an operation, illness and stay at a Greenville hospital. Joey Goldsmith has been visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Joe McCall, in Greenville. Mrs. Ralph Blakely spent sev eral days last week in McBee with her daughter, Mrs. R. H. McLeod of the two Boy Scout camps | and Mr McLe<x>t operated try the coun- and Mrs. D. 6. Rfaa&lnd cil for scouts and leaders regis tered in the local council, are filling rapidly. First period, June 4-9, for staff only, second period, June 10-16, third period, June 17-23, and the fourth period, June 24- 30, are filled. The fifth period, July 1-7, has room for 70 boys, sixth period, July 8-14, has room for 40 boys; seventh period, July sons, Don and Ricky, were in Summer ton Sunday for services at the Mount Mathias Episcopal church at which tiihe the former’s aunt, Miss Sally Anderson, of Co lumbia, gave a cross to the church in memory of Mrs. D. O. Rhame. Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gasque and family moved this week to their cottage on Lake Greenwood for •15-21, has room for 35 boys, and j the summer months. They have as there is room in the eighth and (their guests for a few days Mr. ninth periods ending August 4 for We have room foi* only 256 boys FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 3rd day of July, 1956, I will render a final account fo my acts and doings as Executrix of the estate of Dr. Frank jF. Hicks, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m and on the same day will apply for a fin al discharge from my trust as Executrix. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to= make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. • MRS. HALLIE HOLMS HICKS, Executrix, Clinton, S. C. June 5. lose 4p-28 per week and as of today there are 1136 boys registered. The camp will open for scouts and leaders on Sunday, June 10. at 1:00 p. m. Scouts must make reservations in the council office and must bring the filled-out medical blank. Joanna Kindergarten Closes Year's Session IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phan* 74 The Joanna Baptist church Kindergarten closed the 1955-56 session on Wednesday afternoon with a family picnic. Materials and equipment were on display in the kindergarten rooms. There have been 28 enrolled, with an average attendance of 25. Mrs. ’Whiter Byars and Mrs. James Mitchell are the instruc tors. and Mrs. George Gasque and chil dren of Walhalla. Mrs. Anna Fuller Smith Dies; Funeral Tuesday UDC MEET TONIGHT A dinner meeting of the Unit ed Daughters of the Confederacy will be held this evening (Thurs day) at the Mary Musgrove hotel at 7:30. The real daughters of the chapter will be guests of the chapter. Mrs. Anna Fuller (Granny Smith) Smith, 71, widow of Qlin Smith, died Sunday morning at Idle home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Thompson, near Wattsville. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Thompson of hear Wattsville,-one granddaughter and one greatgrandson; one brother, Legion Fuller, of Woodruff; two sisters, Mrs. Doshie Gassaway, of Woodruff, and Mrs. Alice Gassa way, of Laurens, RFD 1. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 3 p. m. at the Wes leyan Methodist church of Watts ville by the Rev. Mr. Mickles. Burial was in Durbin Creek Bap tist church cemetery near Foun tain Inn. METHODIST W. S. C. S. The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of Broad St. Metho dist church, will meet Monday af ternoon, June 11, at 3:30. 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