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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 30, 1956
Number 35
Abrams Presides at fleeting Thursday (Jigh School and College
Boosters Club Is Planned
Organizational Meet Set for Tuesday
A Boosters, club of all persons The 195*S season ticket package
Here are shown several of the group on the speakers' stand last Thursday night at the Lions Club-
sponsored gathering of six Clinton area service clubs at the Clinton Mills baseball park. F. E. Grier,
of Greenwood, president of Abney Mills and chairman of the board of Erwin Mills, was the speak
er. Left to right are: C. W. Anderson, Walter Regnery, P. S. Bailey, Mr. Grier, Mayor Hugh Eichel-
berger, and J. W. Abrams, president of the Lions club, who presided. Other representatives of tex
tile, business, and commercial interests of the com munity were also on the stand.
—Photo by Dan Yarborough
Heads of District 56 Schools
interested in football at Presby-lwill include these nine home foot-
terian college and Clinton high ball games, all to be played on
school will be formed at a special Presbyterian’s Johnson field
Grier Cites Importance
Of S.C. Textile Industry
Says Japanese Imports Demoralizing
Expressing the hope that the^Hugh Eichelberger expressed the
J. David Copeland
Funeral Rites Held
^nday Afternoon
uncertainty beclouding the tex
tile industry can soon be erased,'
and that the industry can, with
confidence, move forward on a
btoader scale than ever before,
i anql pointing out the importance
of the industry in the economy of
the nation, the state of South
Carolina, and pirtciularly, the
Piedmont section of the state,
F. E. Grier, of GGreenwood,
president of the Abney Mills,
chairman of the board of direc
tors of Erwin Mills, president of
Toxaway corporation, and presi
dent of tjie American Cotton
Manufacturers Institute, address
ed a joint meeting of service
clubs of the Clinton area Thurs
day nigTlt at the Clinton Mills
baseball jpark.
“We are justly proud of all the
industries that contrbiute to the
economy of South Carolina,” Mr.
Grier said. “The fact remains,
however, that the textile industry
holds top spot in this state.”
“Two of every three persons
employed in manufacturing in
dustries of South Carolina are
employed m the textile industry.
The 1955 report shows that 128-,
000 persons find gainful employ
ment in the textile plants of
South Carolina.
“Textile mills pay a total of
of 350 million dollars' annually
in wages. This accounts for more
than 70 per cent of the total
wages paid by all industries of
the state.
“The value of the annual prod
ucts of the textile mills of Suoth
Carolina is more than one and a
half billion dollars, or better
than two-thirds of the total an
nual products of all industries of
this state.
“You people are aware of the
contribution your mill payrolls
make to your local economy. You
know that without these payrolls
the textile communities over the
Piedmont section of South Caro
lina would cease to be prosper
ous communities.”
The meeting Thursday night,
the first of what is expected to
be an annual affair, was sponsor
ed by the Clinton Lions club,
with Claude Crocker and I. A.
Edw'ards as a committee on ar
rangements. Joining in the
meeting, which was preceded by
1 barbecue supper, were the Ki-
wanis and Exchange clubs, Busi
ness and Professional Women’s
club, the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, and the Joanna Lions
club. The Clinton Kiwanians will
arrange next year’s meeting.
President J W. Abrams of the
Lions club presided, and intro
duced representatives of business,
commercial and textile interests
of the community.
President P. S. Bailey of Clin
ton and Lydia Cotton Mills, in
troduced Mr. Grier, and Mayor
city’s appreciation to Mr. Grier
fdr his presence for the occasion.
In connection with the affair,
a number of Clinton firms dis
played their products at the en
trance. to the park where they
were viewed by the 300 to 400 in
the crowd. Those having displays
included: Clinton-Lydia Mills,
Hallmark Manufacturing Corp.,
C. W. Anderson Hosiery Co.,
Textile Bobbin Works, Gwen-
(continued on page 4)
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Southern Bell Co.
Expanding Services
For Clinton Area
Currently spending $17,700 for
the installation of two additional
toll operation positions in the
Clinton plant, Manager I. A. Ed» C
wards of the Clinton area of the
Southern Bell Telephone company
states that the company expects to
spend an additional $40,000 to ex
pand outside plant facilities of the
local office during th^ first quar
ter of 1957.
When completed, the toll posi
tions will (provide better long dis-
Funeral servires for J. David
Copeland, 55, were held Sunday
afternoon at his hqme in Renno,
conducted by Rev; E. Merchant,
pastor of Broad Street Methodist
church in Cl^iton and of Sardis
Methodist church near Renno, and
Rev Edward K. Garrison, former
pastor of the two churches. Bur
ial was in R.osemont cemetery
here.
Pallbearers werb: C. W. Weir,
Jr., J. L. Copeland, Jr., James M.
Copeland. Jr., Don Longshore,
George L. Copeland, Eddie Alex
ander, Jack Holland, R. H. Roper,
Jr, William Don Copeland, Jr.,
and Posey W Copeland, Jr.
Mr. Copeland, partner in Cope
land Hardware and Supply com
pany in Clinton and who had
farming interests in the Renno
section, died early Saturday morn
ing at his home in Renno of a
heart attack.
Mr. Copeland was a native of
the Renno section where he spent
his entire life. He was a son of
.the late John M. and Lena Bell
and. Mm .mm a iwnhar of
Sardis Methodist church where he
was an officer of the official board.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Alice C. Copeland, of Renno; one
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Yonce, of
Johnston; three brothers, James
M. and W. Don Copeland, both of
Renno, and I. Bluford Copeland,
of Clinton; one sister, Mrs. Gil-
supper meeting in the dining
hall Tuesday at 7 p. m.
C. W Anderson, who heads a
committee of local businessmen
promoting the project, said he ex
pects at least 500 to attend the
dutch barbecue affair
It will serve as a pep meeting
to organize the Clinton Boosters i\ ov
| club, and it will kickoff a program
I of season ticket "sales which offers |
I football fans a package deal of
nine home games (five high school
and four college) for only $10. An- |
derson explained ' '
“Our goal is to sell at least l.OOilj
season tickets. We believe this
package Of nine games for just $10 i
presents' a real bargain that most |
people will not want to miss. In :
addition such an advance sale i
will mean a great deal to the col
lege and high school athletic pro- 1
grams which need our support
Season tit-kets will be sold through
next Friday-, September 7.”
He pointed out the Boosters club
would plan to meet sevej-al times
during the fall season, to hear
talks ^y the college and high
school coaches and to watch mov
ies of past football games.
Walter A Johnson, PC’s athletic
director, and Clinton high coach
Fleming Thornton will speak to
the group on Tuesday night
Presbyterian college games- —
Oet. 6, Davidson: Nov 10, Appa
lachian; Nov. 16, Stetson; N’ov. 22,
Newberry (Thanksgiving after
noon ). _ „
Clinton high games — Sept. 7,
York; Sept. 14, Ware Shoals; Oct.
5, Union; Oct. 26, Honoa Path;
Spartanburg
Clinton Merchants
To Close Monday
For Labor Holiday .
Most Clinton merchants will
be closed Monday for the I,abor
Day holiday, it was stated by
George Massey, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce. They
will remain' open for business on
Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 5,
instead of observing the usual
Wednesday closing.
Local banks and the post of
fice will also be closed Monday,
it was said.
At a recent meeting of the
Merchants committee of the
Chamber of Commerce it was
suggested that the observance
of Labor Day be followed.
Most County Delegates
Favor Independent Slate
At S.C. Demo Convention
Voters Support Party or Lose Status
Laurens county . delegates to ..the convention was by Solicitor
tance service for- the towns of ( lette Simpson, of Renno, and two
Clinton, Laurens, Joanna and grandchildren
Whitmire, Edwards said.
Since the war, Edwards contin
ued, telephone growth in Clinton
has been amazing. In the 11 years
since the end of World War II the
number of telephones has in
creased from 727 to 2,559. This has
necessitated practically the re
building of the Clinton telephone
plant, more than trebling its ca
pacity and services rendered. “And
the end is not yet in sight,” Ed- j um room of the Bank of Clin-
wards continued, intimating that ton, it was stated yesterday by
(continued on page 4) chamber officials.
Chamber Directors
To Meet Tuesday
A meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Chamber of Com
merce w'ill be helc^> .Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock in the for-
Annual Labor Day Event
Set for Joanna Monday
•New Subscribers
Going away to college or to i
teach, or moving your residence houses in
Plans have been completed to
entertain over 4,500 persons at
Joanna on Labor Day, September
3, as Joanna Cotton Mills Com
pany and the Joanna Foundation
honor employees and members of
their immediate families at their
second annual Labor Day event.
. The celebration will be held at
the picnic shelter on Milton ^road
and at the Woodson Community
center, with a full day’s program
starting at 9:30 a. m., and run
ning through 5:30 p. m .with pos
sibly a baseball game between
the Ideal team and a visiting nine
on Clark Field at 4 o’clock.
All mill operations, all divis
ions of the Joanna Stores with
the exception of the Snack Bar,
which will be left open for the
convenience of Joanna house
wives following the long week
end closing, and other business
the community will
elsewhere? Let The Chronicle fol
low you. "Just Like a Letter
from Home.”
Welcome and thanks to those
on our Honor Roll this week
J. B. Snelgrovc,
Mrs. B. B. Stroud,
• Mrs. Joe Campbell.
J. D. Terry, Jr.,
D. Z Melton,
Miss Belle Nelson.
Mrs. Horace Horton,
Mrs. Jack Davis, Jr.,
F. L. Pearson, ,
Leonard Wilson,
City
Tony Dixon,
Spartanburg t~;
$ J. E. Brown,
Mrs. Blanche Simpson,
Washington, D. C.
be closed down. All school chil-
dreVi of Joanna employees in Lau
rens and Newberry counties will
either be excused from reporting
or dismissed in time for the open
ing contests at 9:30, in order that
it may be, as planned, a real
family day.
An interesting program for all
ages has been the aim of the dif
ferent committees of the Joanna
Foundation, with W. K. Waits
«nd Jgmes P. Sloan serving as
general co-chairmen Entertain
ment wdll consist of various races
and contests of skill, with prizes
for the winners; a varied musical
program featuring “Cousin Wil
bur, Blondie Brooks and the
Country Store gang," “The Bar
nett Brothers,” world’s young
est gospel quartet; and door priz
es totaling more than $1,500.00 in
value. A barbecue dinner with
all the trimmings will be served
at 11:30 a. m.
The tiny tots will come in for
their share of attention with two
the reconvened session in Colum
bia Monday of the South CaroliiMi
Democratic convention recorded
their preference on two roll calls
for an independent slate of elec
tors not pledged to support the
nominees of the national Demo
cratic party, Stevenson and Ke-
fauver.
The delegation was divided in
its sentiments, but a majority
supported the move for an inde
pendent ticket in both instances.
Both times the Laurens county
delegation was on the losing side.
The convention refused to give
party sanction for the support of
presidential electors other than
those pledged to the Stevenson-
Kefauver ticket.
In 1952 South Carolina Demo
crats were permitted to vote as
they chose in the presidential
election without affecting their
standing in the state Democratic
party.
The two instances that gavir
recorded votes of the Laurens
county delegation (and all oth
ers) came on resolutions by Shep
ard K. Nash of Sumter, and W.
H Gnmball of Charleston.
The Nash resolution would
have permitted Democrats to vote
William T. Jones of the Eighth
Judicial Circuit, a delegate from
Greenwood county, to the effect
that names of electors pledged to
support the nominees of the 'na
tional Democratic party be put
on the presidential ballot as ellc-
tors of the South Carolina Demo
cratic party.
Laurens county had 16 dele
gates at the convention, each
with with a half vote
Rev. J. E. Merchant
Methodist Pastor,
Goes To Myrtle Beach
The pastor of Clinton s Broad
Street Methodist church. Rev.
J. E Merchant, was transferred
to Myrtle Beach in appointments
read Sunday at the South Caro
lina Methodist conference at
/
Clemson.
Mr Merchant will exchange
pulpits with Rev. G JH, Hodges,
who will come to ^ the Clinton
church from Myrtle Beach.
Rev. P. W Turner, who has
been pastor of Epworth Metho-
for any slate of electors without ! dist church at Joanna, was trans
loss or impairment of party I ferred to Bethel church at An-
standing. Actually, the vote on derson. Coming to Joanna will
the resolution came on a motion be Rev V M: Ross, who has been
Here are ihe men who head the schools in District 56 as the 1956 57 school ^ear begin*. They
are. left to right: W. R. Anderson. Jr., superintendent G. N Foy, assistant superintendent and R. P.
Wilder, principal of the new Clinton high school which is being put into use today
.TssPhator-by Da* —Yacborough
1956-57 School Session
To Get Underway Today
3 New District
Schools in Use
Funeral Services Here J 3 n ' r [,^ a “ c s Fajr
Sunday Afternoon For
Mrs. Jack H. Davis, Sr.
Funeral services were held
here Sunday afternoon for Mrs.
Ida Fuller Davis, 79, at Gray ! dance solo
Funeral Home, conducted by Rev Mi- S s Torn
D J Woods, retired former pas- was, first place winner of $25 00
tor of the First Presbyterian cas ^ prize and Betty Ann Bolt, of
Laurens. recetWd iiOOO -erday, jTnd the eleventh and
twelfth grades will report Friday
Dranne Ledford, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Wyatt Ledford of this
city, was second place winner .r} All schools m District 56 will
the talent contest at the Laurens get into operation today (Thurs-
Electric fair this week She re- dav) for the 195-57 term
ceived a cash prize of $15 00 Dl-i AU ^ e t fim elev _
anne played the piano and did a enth and , welfth * rjlderi Wlll re .
„ , . port to their respective schools
Ridale, of Laurens, at 8 3 0 a m
The first graders reported yes-
church. Burial was m the Pres -
byterian church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Morns Lump-
prize for third place
- All pupils will report again Fri
day except the ninth and tenth
grade*
Qn Monday. Sept 1. all classas
will meet at 8.30 a. m During
this first week first grades will
be dismissed at 11:00 a m. sec
ond grades at 11:30. and all other
♦ i grades at 12.
D*vid Pitts of Route 2, Clinton. Beginning Monday, the 10th.
Shady Grove community, was l the regular schedule will be
_ h . 0 “llV^ r .l. I 'he Chamber of Com m a.„uT„,d. 8 30 to 2 30 Cafe.
merce first bale of cotton con- tenas will begin serving lunches
test following the ginning of his on this day
525-pound bale Friday at the
kin. Yates Laney, Leaman Jones.
Hubert Boyd. Wier Davis and
Glenn Davis
Mrs Davis, the wife of the late
Jack H Davis, Sr , died Satur
day morning at the Columbia
Rest Home, in Columbia, follow
ing several years of declining
health. ‘
Pitts Wins Chamber
Commerce Prizes For
First Bale Cotton
posed of John T. Young, A A
Ramage, Sr. Frank Young, Dr
J W Davis, Dr George R Bla
lock. Dr D O. Rhame. Alex ' C-W-S Guano Co.
O Daniel, James R Davis. John _ The'Clinton chamber will pur-
C. Davis, W H. Shands. L S Me- ! chase at 40 cents a pound Mr
Milhan. R T Dunlap, and Walter puts’ bale which qualified for the
prize, pieeting the following rules
native of set for the contest: (1) the cotton
A Johnson
Mrs Davis was a
Laurens county where she spent
her entire hfij She w’as a daugh
ter of the late Dr L S. and Ada
Holmes Fuller She was a mem
ber of the First Presbyterian
church of Clinton .
Surviving are three sons. Jack
H. Davis, Jr , Lawrence F Davis,
and W Watts Davis, all of Clin-' l 'bants and individuals
ton; two daughters, Mrs Henry Chamber of Commerce
Bayon of Columbia and Mrs Paul j ~
Mclver of Summit, N J two Columbia, a brother. Dr
sisters, Mrs D. A Davis of Co- Fulieg, of Columbia 12
lumbia and Mrs. Earl W’tlson of children.
should be gathered from the 1956
crop, (2) raised in Laurens coun
ty, and (3) ginned'at i Clinton
gin. __ __
The first bale wa^ ginned free
and other than the bonus price,
the owner receives a number of
gifts provided by member mer-
)f the
L. S
grand
The district begins the term
with three new schools being put
into use for the first time the
Clinton high school for white pu
pils, the Bell Street high school
for Negro pupils (the old Bell
Street high school will be used
only for grammar grades!, and a
new grammar school at Mount-
ville.
Superintendent W R Ander
son. Jr. who heads District 56,
pointed to the edueationa set-up
with pride He -aid
“Clinton now has a high school
plant that ranks with ‘he best in
the >tate Both white and Negro
students will be taught in facili-
which jvv the most modern
— comfort and use-
to table, with those voting “no”
being for the independent elector
slate, and those voting “yes’’ be-
"pastor of Bethel church ,
No other changes of pastorates
In the Clinton area were an-
PC Gridmen to Condition
In Cool N.C. Mountains
i les
;n convenience
fulness."
He said ' 'e
w hite children
lv $500.tk)0. th*
boys and girls,
h st vo he*t* a coit
cent months
Sorhe 550 -
thi- vear to
i. gh -school ■ for
o.st jpproximate-
school for Negro
$381,460 Both
Dieted within re-
. Presbyterian
will
Merchant came to Clinton
in 1954 to take up his work at the
Broad Street church AlTdepart-
.ments of the church have moved
forward, a new parsonage has
been bought, additional land ad
joining the church property has
been acquired and plans made for
additions to the educational plant.
In addition to the church here.
Mr Merchant has been serving as
pastor of Sardis Methodist church
near here
Mr. Merchant announced that
his Sunday morning sermon would
merry - go - rounds, mechanical ; ing against an independent rflale. j nouneed at the Clemson confer
horses, toy balloons to wave, a
real live peanut man who talks,
and Elsie, the talking cow
A first aip,station will be set
up in the Boy 'Scout hut with
Joanna hospital attendants on
puty around the clock". Forty-
eight Boy Scouts of Troop No. 75
will assist with traffic handling,
serving the dinner, first aid, and
Tunning errands. Joanna ladies^
including members of the Joan
na Woman’s club, will be in
charge of serving the dinner,
prepared by Walter Lynch, of
Mountville. Local and county
law officers will be present to
help with traffic and in every
other way possible to make the
day a perfect outing for the
guests. A shuttle bus will be
used on Milton road for the con
venience of all local persons in
order that out of town visitors
may have little trouble finding
adequate parking facilities. Girl
Scouts of Troop No. 21 will be in
uniform ’and ready for duty
throughout the day. During the
lunch hour they will see that
slaw, potato chips, pickles, and
bread are supplied for the long
serving tables.
The guest list includes all cur
rently employed persons and
their families, retired employees,
with their families, and citizens
of the community of Joanna with
their families.
Laiirens county delegates vot-) ence
ing against allowing an independ- .j Mi
ent slate ofi electors were: Mar
shall Abercrombie, A B Culbert
son. William C. Dobbins. O L.
Long, R. L. Plaxico, and T Da
vid Sloan.
Those voting for allowing state
Democrats to vote for an inde
pendent slate were: Thomas A.
Babb, LeEllen Williams, Mrs. Ja-
nelly Causby, Robert C Wasson,
Paul Culbertson. James P. Sloan,
Mrs. Alice G. Sloan. Justin
Bridges, Wadsworth Niver, and
Rev. J C. Rice
On the second recorded vote of
the Laurens county delegates,
which was the Grimball resolu-
eollege gridmen
et in their first pre-season
practice licks in the cool fmoun-
tain atmosphere of Camp Ridge
crest. N C . Coaph Bill'Crutch
field announced today
The Blue Hose are scheduled to
leave on Friday morning for the
boys camp located 16 miles 'out of
Asheville They’ll be ready to open
up under full practice steam with
the turn ‘of September on Satur-'
day morning ’ ;
Crutchfield said ho; squad will,
remain at Camp Kidgxyrest for a
full week, until September 8 Ade- !
quate, housing and eating facili
ties, as well as athletic fields for
practice are being made available
to the l i resbytertan team Ar
rangements were completed
through L V. Powell, director of
'ood service at Presbyterian coT-
dates for thje varsity T>ie need for
key .individuals in certain posi
tions is an open invitation to these
newcomers Two managers, a
trainer and the three coaches
round out the traveling roster for
the mountain jaunt.
Russ Murphy is back a> Crutch-
lie.d S'number one assistant-voac.’'.,
and he is joined by Vic Metntire
• s second ass.stan* Murphy coach
es ends and pass defense Meln-j
tire is to handle the lute. ;
Open House Set For
Mountville Grammar
School On Sept. 6
idents,are expected
iter the new white
'chool which has a maximum ca-
pa> tv of over 600 The Negro
school, with a capacity of some
400 will register an estimated
_75-students -Thus both schools
have .
adequai
growing
room be-
yond t
heir an
tic
ipated c\
jr re
■nt en-
lollmt
mts
Mr
Ander-
KOZ
i said t:
le
white
high s
chool. u
mder Prmc
•;pa
K P
Wilde:
r. will
hj
ive a st
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of 24
teachi
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18
class-
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brarv.
be on “I Would." In the evening lege, who holds a similar position
he has been asked to preach a ser- | at Ridgecrest 'during the summer
mon of particular interest to the ] months
tion to give limited sanction to Masons with that group attend-i The IV coach pointed, out that
support of independent electors,
"other than Republicans’’ in the
presidential election, Plaxico vot
ed for it, witb all others who sup
ported the Nash resolution. Long
was not recorded as voting on
the Grimball resolution, leaving
four of the delegation who were
not in favor of the Grimball reso
lution, A. B. Culbertson, Aber
crombie, David Sloan and Dob
bins.
Those voting in favor of the
Grimbjill resolution were: Plax
ico. Babb. Williams. Causby, Was
son, Paul Culbertson, James P.
Sloan, Mrs. Sloan, Bridges, Niver
and Rice.
The only motion adopted by
ing in* a body. Topic of the sermon j this .practice site, situated in th£
will lx.' iWhither Goest Thou ” Mr. 1 mountains at an altitude of 2,700
Merchant has served as chaplain I feet, averages 15 degrees' cooler
of rho Masonic order here
Lt. Gilbert Blakely
Receives Discharge
Friends of Lt. Gilbert Blakely
will be interested to know’ he is
receiving his discharge from the
Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton,
Calif, and will return to his home
here this week-end.
Lt Blakely, the son of Mrs. J. B.
Speake. has been’ on active duty
in the ,Maruies since his gradua
tion froriy the University of South
Carolina tiwq years ago *
TThI
I Co
than the Piedmont section of Sbu
roltna * He added:
“Our staff believes the squad
can ( be conditioned much fastof :n
the cooler climate there And the
fellowship gained through the
stay at this camp- should con
tribute a great deal to the spirit
of our boys.
I
More than 60 players, manag
ers and coaches are scheduled to
make the trip to Camp Ridgecrest.
There will be 37 squad members
from last year returning to form
the main part of die 1956 team
In addition 18 new men, almost all
freshmen, will battle as canjli-
An open house ■ occasion ha-
been arranged for next Thursdax
t veiling to - observe the comple
tion of construction and putt'.n^
into use of the v tyil 4 gran
mar school Hours of the recep-
- I-
t ion are from 7. to-9 o'-v-kve-k —-- home ectmonr
community i laboratory., auditor.q^i
‘a o r r roorr. uuditormijY,- c!'nic,
'hop. 4yvizid
.tdmimstrative offices It s sit-
■ - ,
The new Bell St high 'Chod.
tor. Negroes, whuh returns its
old name despite its shift n loca
tion to l ydia Mil; road on the
western edge pf'U’.mton. jtas these
ta
Cllltl
ivs
nine
:lassrooms, three
gm.ynas-..
.ind other sections of the countv
in m.
cafeteria and x'.tche.
shop
afe invited to inspect facilities of’building with four rooms, library,
the new butld ng .\ k Conference -.soms and
The structure is situated on the administrative offices The cam-
lot adjoining the old -chool build- I pus includes 1 ■» teres of .and
mg Construction has been un
derway for the past several
mpnths and the children of the
community have a modern build-
ingv in which to begin the 1956-57
school term ■
Mountville
students come to
Clinton for high school work up
on completion of their elemen- | ville replaces an old
tary studies The school is part that has been condemned as un-
of the set-up in District 56 safe for use
^Both schools p an for athletic
facilities m addition to the gym
nasium Practice football fields
already are i.n use. ipd lighted
fields for regular ga:*x* play at
night will be added, m »e near
future •
The new building at '^punt-
sti * cture