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I If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News ll - Volume LVIII Gen. Godfrey to Command National Guard Division Is Climax to Long Military Career Clinton, $. C, Thursday, January 17, 1957 The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Number 3 ) On January 31 Major General Ansel B. Godfrey, of Clinton, will assume command of tne 51st In fantry Division, National Guard, with headquarters in Columbia. Gen. Godfrey is presently in command of artillery of the di vision; holding the rank of briga dier general since 194(i. He succeeds Major General John C.‘Henagan, of Dillon, who is retiring as commanding general of the division. About two-thirds of the troops ip the division are from South Carolina, and one- third from Florida. General Godfrey's military ca reer spans a period of 39 years, including four years as an ROIT student, at Presbyterian college, from which he was graduated in 1922. He was commissioned a secoqd lieutenant in the Officers’ Reserve Corps, Infantry, in Sep tember of 1922 after graduation in June. He advanced success ively. to first lieutenant in 192tt; captain field artillrey, 1929; m'a- jon 1938; lieutenant coTonel, 1940; colenel, 1944; brigadier general, 1946“. His posts of command have been battery commander, battal ion commander, regimental ex pons and guided missile orienta tion course, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1955; and the Natianal Guard re fresher course at Fort Leaven worth each year 1948-1956. Gen. Godfrey in civilian lite is manager of the Clinton office of the South Carolina Employ ment Service of the'South Caro lina Employment Security Com mission. He is a son of Mrs. Bessie Cunningham Godfrey, of Clinton, who is now making her Ijome in Greenville, and the late Dr. B. F. Godfrey. He is married to the former ^liss Emmie Young, of this city, and they have one daughter, the former Miss Joy Godfrey, the wife of Lieut. C F. Gault, Officers Reserve corps, of North Auausta, and ;Jwo grand children. GENERAL GODFREY ecutive, group commander, unit commander, commaider of di vision artillery, and now division commander with rank of major general of the line. War Racord Gen. Godfrey w'as called to ac tive duty in 1941, being a' lieuten ant colonel with the i78th Field Artillery. His unit landed in Eng land in August, 1941, and three months later he participated in the invasion of Africa in Novem ber, 1942, and was in the Algerian campaign. The Tunisian cam- pargn came in the spring of 194j. In September, 1943. he was in the' Italian invasion with the Fifth U. S. Army, landing at Salerno. He served in Italy throughout the rest of the war, being promoted to colonel in the meantime. He returned to the States in October, 1945, and was put in command ot a (raining unit of the field artil lery replacement training center at Fort Bragg, N. C., where he served until June. 1946, at which time he returned to Clinton. In November, 1946, he was made brigadier general of the line and placed in command of division ar tillery, in which post he has serv ed since. Gen. Godfrey's decorations in clude the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Commendation Ribbon, French Coix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Gilt Star, Italian Mili tary Valor Cross, and five Bronze Service Stars for service in the European Theatre of Operations. Throughout the years Gen. Godfrey has followed rigid train ing courses at camps, schools and the Command General Staff col lege, including special advanced course, the Field Artillery school, Fort Sill, Okla., in 1941; preven tive maintenance course, Fort Holabird, Md., in 1942; the asso ciate course. Command General Staff college, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1947; preventive mainte nance course, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., 1954; special wea- Charles B. Culbertson Resigns Post With Aeronautics Commission Charles B. Culbertson, director of the South Carolina Aeronaut ics commission since 1953, will re sign February 8 to-enter private business in Orangeburg, it has been announced from K Columbia. Culbertson, a native of Lau rens county, formerly represented the county in the state legisla ture. He Is a brother of W. Paul Culbertson, presently a member of the House of Representatives from the county. Three Speakers To Address Session At ARP Church Sunday A foreign miss fobs conference w'ill be held at the Associate Re- fofmed Presbyterian church Sun day evening at 7:30 o'clock. This is the fifth year of the Nijjk Life Movement in the de nomination and this year empha sizes the missionary work of the /hurCh. Conferences in the inter est of foreign missions are being held throughout the bounds of the denomination. Three speakers are on the pro gram for the i conterence here Sunday evening.. They are, with their topics for discussion, as fol lows: Dr. Ebenezer Gettys, of Due West, secretary of the Foreign Missions Board and former mis sionary to India, will discuss the topic, "Surveying the Field"; Dr. W. W. Boyce, fo Due West, dean of the theological school of Ers- kine college, and former mission ary to Mexico, will have as his topic, “Recruits for the Field ; and John A. Bigham, of Colum bia, one of the leading laymen oi the denomination, will discuss the topic “A Layman Looks at For eign Missions.” The choir of the Newberry ARP church will furnish the music for the conference. Dr. P. L. Grier, pastor of the ARP church in Newberry, wilt preside. The public is invited to the con ference. Miss America Issues Reminder Anderson Editor To Speak at Joanna Lions Club Session t James R. Young, associate edi tor of The Anderson Independent, will be guest speaker at a meet ing of the Joanna Lions club or. Tuesday night, January 22, Presi dent William C. Dobbins, has stated. * Young is expected to speak on some phase pertaining to industry in South Carolina, and will also include some remarks on th. Hartwell dam on the Savann river which has recently con’ under fire from many sources in the state, particularly in connec tion with damage to lands of Clemsno college. The Clinton Lions club mem bers have been invited for the oc casion, and President Dobbins stales ftha't mmebers of other Clinton clubs are also welcome to attend. They are requested to make attendance arrangements with their club secretaries by Jan. 18 in order that the Jonana cllib may be informed on neces sary seating arrangements. . The meeting will be held in the Joanna school safeteria at 7:30 p. m. Organization Announced For March of Dimes Drive Marian Ann McKnight, of Manning, Miss America of 1957, issues, this bright reminder for Clinton- ians and other South Carolinians to make a generous contribution to the March of. Dimes, the cam paign to raise funds for the. treatment of those struck down by polio and the continuing research for its prevention and cure. The drive for funds runs through January, ending on the 31st. Quota for the Clinton area, including Joanna. Cross Hill. Mountville. and the surrounding rural sections is $5,000. The Joanna Foundation Changes Officers Jan. 31 Banquet to Close Year's Operations The Joanna Foundation will hold its annual banquet the eve ning of January- 31. The banquejt will be held at Jo anna club house and included among the guests w-ill be incom ing and outgoing board members, trustees and officers, and others. Dr. F. Pendelton Games, presi dent of Wofford college, will be the speaker. Reports of progress will be given by thevdifferent ^ commit tees, new plans for the coming year will be discussed and a meal will be served by the local Wom an’s club. Outgoing board mem bers will be presented tokens ot appreciation - for their services, and new members will be recog nized and welcomed into the group. Three active committees make up the Joanna Foundation: health, education and recreation. Mrs. Lula Mae O’Dell, T. C. j McGowan, and Mrs. Franzen, are the carry-over mem bers of the Health Committee for Niver, Jr., Cecil Bishop, Carl i. Franzen, Charlie Force, and JamesT Hollingswroth. Mr. Hol lingsworth will replace Bill By ars, retiring, and a chaiman for this group will be elected at fhe first meeting of the new comrniT- tee. The Foundation is in its 11th year of service to the community of Joanna. It was founded by the late William H. Regnery. Anderson Hosiery Co. Buys Inventory and Name of N. C.PIant 1957 with the latter serving as chairman. Hack Prater and Mrs. Nonnie B. Clark will replace Mrs. Lavinia Cooley and Julian Bo- lick, retiring members. The education Committee .is made up of two divisions: schoi- C. W Anderson Hosiery Co, of Clinton, has purchased the name and inventory of the Sum- j ner Hosiery mill in Gastonia, N ! C, it was announced Saturday ^ from the North Carolina city. The Lorraine Sumner plant, which employs about 50 workers, will close this week, it was stated. The Anderson firm intends to continue manufacturing Sumner hosiery in the Clinton plant, the dispatch sard. C. W. Anderson, president or the local companiy, is out of the city on a business trip and could - -r : • ^ -r- , iv a cuiiiiiicriii, clllU UUlfl Ullfll arship and club house supervis-- n °f be reached for a statement, iteihs to add interest to the pro ion. On the former are James P Sloan, trustee, Frank Sherrill, and G. N. Foy, board members. On the club house division will be W. K. Waits and Lester Hair, trustees, Mrs. Ann Simpson, Mrs. Kathleen League and R. Glenn Carr, (reappointed for another term) chairman. Mrs. League is replacing Mrs. Mildred Waits re tiring member. The Recreation Committee for the coming year will be made up of five members Wadswottn County Delegation Members Assigned For Committee Work Senator Robert C. Wasson and Ho'use members W Paul Culbert son. William C. Dobbins, and 1. David Sloan. Jr., members of the Laurens county delegation in the general assembly, which cohven- ed last Tuesday in Columbia for the 1957 session, were assigned to committees during the week WaSsbrr; a new member of the senate, after seven terms in the House, was named on eight com mittee’s Contingent Accounts, County Offices and Officers, En grossed Bills, Federal Relations, Legislative Library, Natural Re sources. Police Regulations, and Public Buildings 4 ~ Culbertson Committee on Edu cation Dobbins: Committee on Agri culture and Conservation; Mili tary, Public and Municipal Af fairs. Sloan Judiciary committee Lions To Celebrate 25th Anniversary The Clinton Lions club is mak ing plans for the 2j>th anniver sary of the unit which was organ- i ed. in 1932. Committees have been named by President.William J Abrams to stage (fie event, set for February 22 at the armory and will include a banquet, en tertainment, and other pertinent 27 Football Men Awarded Letters For Season at PC Twenty-Seven gridmen and two managers 1 haTve been awarded football letters for play during the 1956 season, Athletic Direr tor Walter A Johnson, announced today. He gave final approval to rec* cmmendaUons by Head Coach ,Kil! Crutchfield, who completed his thijxi season at the reins with a record-of four wins and >;x loss es. / Eight of the monograiji plave.rs .re seniors, leaving i'i sehl'd.uicd to it-turn fof the l'957 squad: 'Of this number, only three are jun iors, 13 are sophomores and three ..re freshmen. Thirteen of this group are being awarded letters for the first time Presbyterian's roster, of 195b ettemten includes: Seniors —- Fullback F. d dn e Brockenbrbugh and tackle Wayne Shoemaker, both of Charlotte: guard Tommy Warren, of Allen dale; quarterback Felder Cook, of Charleston Heights; end K;eh -ird Alexander, of L.vons. Ga halfbacks Gene Butler, of, Con way, and Raymond John.■tori, of Whitmire; and guard Bill Tsae nos l of Clearwater, r la Juniors—Halfback K«n Webo, of Decatur, Ga ; tackle James Lee, of Myrtle Beach; and center Jim McLauchlin, of Charlotte. . Sophomores —. Hlafback Tony Benson, and tackle Marion Par rish, both of Chester, guards BIT Row-man, of Monongahela. Pa.. Richard Shngley. of East Pitts burgh, Pa., and John Firby, of Bevedere; tackles Jack Coppley. of Lexington. N C.. and Joe Neg- ley. of Pittsburgh. Pa. ends Ted Leahy, of Atlanta. Boh Mathews, of Decatur, Cja , and Ken Gard ner. of Greenville, quarterback | Ron Isger. of Clairton, Pa ; half ; back Ed Messer, of West Palm Beach. Fla.; and center Jacklb I Powers, of Andrews. Freshmen—Fullback Bill Nai- i ley, and end Paul Chastain.' both of Central; encl James Walker, of Anderson Mothers March to Feature Campaign Hugh Jacobs, chairman of the Majpch qf Dimes driyg^fn the CUn- 1 announced the nan liWTasrmen and an a lead ers iiVflie various divisions .,f the j at .en -et up. and the cam I s expected to pick up i- these leaders and their I take to the field, T'e/ Clinton area includes Jd | / .■ here W K W »it s is 1 hair j ano Mr and Mrs Bill lion j are in charge of the solicit! of Dunes, Jacobs said, and he re- o nested a warm reception of so licitors when they call. The Mothers March in the Clin ton, city fire.i will oe a project ot the Afnerican Legion Auxiliary HUGH S. JACOBS tion in the business district ana in the schools; the Mountville sec tion. with Mrs Mellette Wham as [ chairman; and the Cros- Hill sec j tion, where Mrs. Jake Ha or is chairman. . , Serving for.the second year a.- treasurer is Leaman Jor.o. ana Miss Becky Speake, who was drive chairman last year-, ^ .secre tary. Already advance gift .uv be ginning to corpe in. Mr Jacoos stated, and he takes this an an in dication that interest in the cam paign and contrhiutions will in crease as the effort progresses. The Mothers, March this year, as in the pasH will ; p!ay'~ a ’ bfg part in the success of the March v ... Frank M. Boland Passes Served in Many Positions Was Retired Banker and Churchman W .th Mrs Chari e s Burnette, ch tatrman. and Mrs Fred Hoi- cd mbe. vice na.m; in Are; i cap- ta ms will be Mr Joe McGee M rs Edwn rrd Felkn or, Mrs. A us- i ChcUiri ler, Mrs William i Da s. Mrs. I S K eddeck. Mrs. aude Cr- acker. Mi - Fit F Win- ird. Mrs Hugh Jacobs, Mrs aar’e., H nr... Mis Jack Ren, M rs. :• ■■ . ■ Mrs Frea L: *;»gg,. Mrs - Ted W i irci rh. M..’ am M.-r- :if"ne Clin- to n VlLi-si rction is under the di- (■.tion of ' the Worn: in s club Mrs. P< >.ey Tov lor, pres: :dent The W r nan s clut > at Lydia will a ig : . - the Mot her i Ita rch in 'da? section Mrs Horacp Smith is president of the club. The Mother.- M ire:, in the rural areas w... ue directed by the fol; ; low ng ch i.rmen Mrs. John Ad i:r Spartanburg highway; Mr Lawrence Davis. Old Milton road, Mrs George Reid, Wbitmire highway Mrs. Hayne B Work man. Hopewell road, Mrs. David Glenn. Whitmire highway; Mrs. David Puts. Bonds Cross Roads. The Mother, March will take place .it \ uious •tunes in the dif ferent areas. The Clinton Mill March will be Friday night. Janu ary 18. the city of Clinton March w ill be hen Thursday night. Jan uary 31. and the Lydia March will be on a date to be announced after a meeting this week The rural area Marches will be at the uscretion of the area chairmen. The Negro Mothers March wib be conducted by Mrs Mary B. Rice, assisted bv Amanda Wilson. The campaign m all Negri. The company ‘owns Dapper g ram Hosiery Mills, a manufacturing plant here, making full-fashioned - hosiery, and C. W. Anderson Hos- j lery Co., a finishing plant. The company maintains its own selling organization and distirb- utes its products over a wide southern territory, from SouTh Corolina to Texas. . 1 Gary Lehn is general manager of C. W. Anderson Hosiery Co., and John W. Finney, Jr., js sales manager. Board of Directors County Farm Bureau In Monthly Meeting 27 to Receive Community Chest Oscars Twenty-seven workers and leaders in the successful 1957 Greater Clinton Community Chest campaign fund drive will receive deserved recognition and appropriate “Oscars” at a coffee session Friday at 9:30 a. m. at the Hotel Mary Musgrove., In a letter to the 27 workers, Chest President A. C Young, Jr., said, "This statuette is our means of bestowing upon you the high est honor a chest worker can re ceive and is for answering the call unselfishly, your diligence and perseverance in the campaign and your ultimate success and accomplishment.” The 1957 Community Chest drive under the chairmanship ot Dr. Fred Holcombe, with a goai of $17,987 for eight direct agen cies and eight which participate 4 For Service. In Campaign through their association with Carolinas United, went over the $18,000 mark in pledges and cash donations. # Letters to each of the twenty- seven workers receiving Oscar^ went out from Community Chesi headquarters, the Clinton Cham ber of Commerce, early this week, telling of their receipt of Oscars and asking their attend ance at Friday’s coffee session. Industrial plants and business firms whose employees made ex ceptional records in supporting the 1957 campaign will be recog nized at a later date when official certificates will be presentea those firms' leadefs on behalf of their workers, George Massey, Community Chest executive di rector, said. Workers and leaders who will receive Oscars Friday morning at the Mary Musgrove Hotel in clude: I. A. Edwards, J. E. Wolfe, George Massey, Gary Lehn, Paul Rundo, Robert M, Vance, A. C. Young, Jr., Dr Fred Holcombe, Dr v Frank Caston, Dr. John Ste venson, Ben Hay Hammet, Harry Nettles, Joe P. Terry, 6. H. Rob erts, Geo. M. Huguley; Mrs. Rutn Reynolds, Mrs. Charles Yarbor ough, Mrs. J. B^^Templeton, Mrs. Jack Red, Mrat' Michael Turner, Mrs. Edc^a^d^elknor, Miss Sara Jordan, Miss Cornelia Harris Mrs. Tom Baldwin, Mrs. Hazel Buzhardt Mrs. James E. Wolfe, and Miss Becky Speake. The Board of Directors of the Laurens County Farm Bureau held its rgeular monthly meet- i^ig at the Agriculture building in Laurens Monday, Jan. 14. with the newly elected president, Ry an Lawson, presiding Charles,, Workman, state vice- president of the Farm Bureau, gave a report on the American Farm Bureau convention held m Miami, Fla., in December. The brucellosis campaign in the county was discussed The Farm Bureau cooperating with the state of South Carolina, is trying to eradicate the disease The dan ger to human life from drinking milk from infected cows was em phasized. The legislative committee was asked to investigate and bring to the next meeting a report on the proposed garnishee bill introduc ed last week in the legislature. ^ HIPP HAS OPERATION Friends off Irby JS- Hipp will b«? interested to know he underwent an operation on Tuesday at the Self Memorial Hospital, Green wood where he has been a patient for the past two weeks. His- con dition is reported as, satisfactory Funeral services for Frank. M. Boland 76. were conducted Tues day afternoon'at the First Pres bytenan church by Dr W Redd Turner, pastor. Dr D. J Woods, pastor emeritus. Dr M< A. Mic donald. president of Thornweli Orphanage, and the Rev Alter. Wertz, pastor of St. John’s Luth eran church. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery Pallbearers were J W Ander son. W (?. B a 1 d w i n, Grady Chandler, John H Hunter, Hugh S. Jacobs and Harry Nettles The honorary escort was com posed of elders and deacons of the First Presbyterian church, the board of directors of the Bank ot Clinton, and members of the board hf trustees of ThornwiMl Orphanage. Mr. Boland died early Monda morning at his home on Soutn Broad street following several years , of declining health He was a retired banker of the city A native of Little Mountain in Newberry county, Mr Boland had made his home here sinc^ 1900. He was a * son of the late David and Ella Epting Boland and was the local agent for the Columbia, Newberry and Lau rens Railroad Company from 190U to 1918. At that time he was made cashier of the Commercial Bank, a position he held until 1932 Fol lowing the liquidation of the Commercial Bank, the Commcr W. 6. King & Sons- To Build School In Darlington County W G. King & Sons Construc tion Company, Clinton contrac tors. were, successful "bidders for the contract to build a school. St. David's Academy*-at Society Hill in Darlington county. Work has already started on the brick and concrete blocx structure, it was slated, the con tract having been awarded on January 3. The building will cqntain seven class rooms, health room, cafe- torium with stage and kitchen j Amount of the bid was $137,950. i J Roy Burgess, of Clinton, is 1 superintendent of building vial Dcpo.-'i' - v was organized in 19 ’ i with M Boldrid i- cashier Ii 194ii the Bank.’ot Clintbn was organized / and he v^ is elected cashier. He -terved tnere intijl 1951 when he retired After hisj retirement he continued to serve schools in the area w ill" be irndes the directum, of VlcQuilla Hud -on. assisted by David Dendy, N than e Wil i.e: -. md Lewis- Knighton, who will be chairmen n their respective schools. • The Presbyterian college drive will be directed by the*Blue Key fraternity Clinton schools will nave chair men as follow • Thornweli, Miss Florine Ginn. Whitten Village, ’hit Rogers, Florida Sstreet. Wn- ■rdt Sh. slv; Academy Street, 3 S Templeton; Providence, Burt Allen; Clinton high. R. P Wilder; (^1 in ton Junior High, Buren Town. * Sol$:tations in the business >9 ,tnct will be headed !>y A f Young, chairman, with W- C- Baldwin. L). B Smith and Rev. G -H Hodges a-; members of his committee The Moose club will again han die the sale of blue crutches, and Marcell Barker is Chairman. To morrow and Saturday have been designat'd i- Blue Crutcn Davs." ^ on the board of d j bank He was a mt otIm l Masonic lodge for rec jf i I Campbe.i 1 i number of Sadler Commands Marine Reserve it in Greenville Capt Edgar O. R, Satiler. ot ' Clinton, this week -va.4 placed in .command of ’he Greenville M.» tine Corps Reserve , . \ , ■ - ■ ' monv took place Monday night at the regular weekly meeting oi the reserve Niva. Marine T F. M. BOLAND years and>servt'd as treasurei He was. a past president of the Ki- wams club- Since 1920 Ke was a ruling elder of the ITlrst Presby terian church and was clerk ot the session, an office he filled for many years. He was also a mem-, ber of the board of trustees oi Thornweli Orphanage. Mr Boland'was tw ice married. His first marriage was to the .former Miss Ella SproU-', ot Greenwood, who died a number of years ago. Surviving from this marriage are two sons. Frank M Boland, Jr., and David Bolana, of Clinton; three daughters, Mrs. C. D. Pitts, of Clinton; Mrs’ M H Reid, of Spartanburg, -and Miss Adeline Boland, of Ft. Lau derdale, Fla.; and 11 grandchil dren, and one great-grandchild. His second marriage was to the former Miss Gladys .Stilwell, who ■survives; with one brother, Jeff D Boland Sr., of Clinton; three* sisters, Mrs. L. V Matthews and Mrs. J A. Cumalander, of.Little Mountain; and Mrs. H M Fliesl- r.er. of Clinton V Corps Reserve Training center m Greenville w hen the (.“inton man took over i- omanding officer of the unit Capt. Sadler enhsted :n - the Marines during World War Two. •eemg service n the Pacific area after training at Parris Islana base - He later attended officers training school it .Vriington. Va . , and served m Korea. He is :n the wholesale grocery i usmess m Laurens with the Laurens Distributing company, and maintains his home in Chn- •on. Hi.> wife is the former Nancy McMillan, of Laurens. He is the son of Mrs R E. Sad ler, of this city and ‘he late Mr Sadler. Captain Sadler, i veteran of it ■ears service in the Marine Corps, s i hblder of the Bronze Star and wears the following rib- bons. Korean Service. United. Na tions, South Korean. Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic - Pacific, \yor!d War II Victory, Navy Unit Citation and the China Service. Cottle Breeders In Session Here The South Carolina Shorthorn Breeders Association held their cmarterly luncheon meeting here Thursday at the Mary Musgrove hotel ’ Dr R, F Whee.er, head of ani mal husbandry: at Clemson. and Robert Heine, rperesentative dl the .American Shortnom associa tion. were guests of honor • T 1