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/' Pape Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, January 17, 1957 Clinton Men in Key West Shown heT«* are Georire Massey, left, manager of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, and Dan. A. Yarborough, right, as they talked with Doyle Morgan, manager of the Chamber of Commerce in Key West. Fla., center, on- a recent trip to Florida. See story below. . frome or acquaintances from oth er parts of South Carolina. A’ trip to Florida, east coast or west coast, ocean or gulf, is al ways exciting, but when it > is i coupled with ,a tour with friends, a view of a home state team m the Orange Bowl with all the attending festivities and • a trip to Key West, to say nothing of being thrown onto the busy high way as the result-of an accident. Band Boosters Club Is Organized Here Last Thursday evening a group of citziens interested in the wel fare of the Clinton school music department met in the high school auditorium and organized The Clinton Band Booster club. W. A. Cothran, miisic director, there is only on word to describe ! P res ided urltil the president of the it. as the Miami Beach Chamber 1 " , “ 1 ~ ♦—» of Commerce manager says of his club for the year was elected. Mr. Cothran explained the operations one. Rouse to Speak to Baptist Brotherhood Massey Writes of Recent Florida Trip! By GEORGE MASSEY Roving Correspondent The sight of a northbound bus labeled "Miami;' is one more thrill.' particularly to one' who has spent h^s life watching the southbound buses of thf ir|agic daily passing d bearing- the rfarm city of Florida. Several Clinton advantage of the trip to see citizens took, recent Orange Bowl trip to see Clemson play Colorado to travel south of Miami and visit Key West, the southern most city of the continental Unit ed States. Florida, which is in a construc- ticin.Jboom period which threat ens to break all-time records, is an interesting state at any time, but couple a leisurely ride dow’n the^East Coa.<t and a trip back \i r . ' an d Mrs. Dan Yarborough ous structures have sprouted up, bpth along the ocean fronts ana on the back roads to encourage the most pessimistic. ■. During, the trip to the Orange Bowl, the West Palm Beach newspapers in screaming head lines told of the latest large de velopment, the purchase of a whole length of beach in the Vero Beach area at which plans cal. ^or the development of anothei t a b u 1 o u s resort development where an entire modern city cost ing many millions will rise to ca te]* to the millions of citizens who continue to vacation and make their retirement home in Florida. Following a stopover in Day tona Beach, and a* ride on their famous beach which is a demand ing call to the visitor to t World’s Most Famous Beach, the showmanship and business acumen of the business interests of South Florida and in particu lar, the 70-man Orange Bowl Commute of which each member through the beautiful center part of .the state with a side visit to Key West and an..Orange B6wi ^ extravaganza ancki you have a top thrillufg experience. The 1957 Orange Bowl classic provided the excuse to enable central and south Florida for the this writer to vist old friends m first time since 1950 and needless to say, the changes in scenery were beyond expectation. Although the perennial prob lems of the business- citize'ns ot the sunshine state, those of citrus crop production, tourist volume and the like, were the same this year as in the past, but all along Bobby Copeland and tfys writer continued south to Miami and the unbelievable spectacle of the Orange Bowl game and show. Although the trip was marred slightly by an auto accident north of West Palm Beach, the awe-inspiring sights of the Or ange Bowl parade at nrght .with ^ill the glowing lights thrilling the crowds and the thrill of the foot- , ball struggle and the show at 1 halftime, diminshed the thoughts of pain resulting from ‘the acci dent. The Orange Bowl show, which is rated by many as the top per formance east of California on the way, new and more glamor- ! New Year’s Day, speaks well ot must constantly recafl theTmah- cial rewards of the gigantic un dertaking. ■* THe many Miami bands as well as the others from throughout the country, including a church group from Rockaway Beach, N V . arid the writer’s hometown band from Albany ((.la.) high, gave,a real spirit to the entire oc casion. The'hundreds of pretty girls participating in the event as well 'as organizations and Wsi- nests houses, many being reported as spending up to $5,000.00 on their various entries, make the show a sight this side of Holly wood Sandwiched m between the Orange Bowl festivities was the side trip to Key West, which not only gave the writer the oppor tunity of calling on boyhood fnqnds in Homestead, but en abled a visit to Chamber of Cym- merce friends in Key Wrist The sight of that northbound bus labeled Miami told the visitors that they were approaching the /southernmost tip of the states. Clemson, the team South Caro lina citizen^ were pulling for. might have lost the struggle to Colorado, but this did not dim the trip of the rooters as they ming- led about the enormous steel and concrete structure called the Or ange bowl, greeting friends from The Rev. J. E. Rouse, of-Lau- rens, will be the guest speaker for the Baptist Brotherhood meeting this evening Thursday at 7:30 at i the First Baptist church. * The Rev. Mr. Rouse is wen | known here, having served as I pastor for several area churches, including the First Baptist churcn ot Laurens. A native North Carolinian, he was educated in the schools oi that state, was’ graduated from Furman University with a B.b. list Seminary, Louisviille, Ky., -degree, attended Sputhern Bap graduated from Andover Theb- logical School', Newton Centre, Mass,,.’with a B.D. degree arid <}i 4 d graduate work at Boston Univer sity. He has served as dean ot freshmen at Furman university; on the board of trustees of a num ber of educational institutinos in the state, is a member of Rotary International and Hejaz Temple of the Shrine. Greenville. ■f=- Tou spend without a can whoa there's money to spare* •3 Save One Start Today! You feel freer to spend when you have a mouth’s pay saved. For you have fewer wor ries about emergencies... about how you ar« going to take care of a sudden need for cash. You’ve got it... a security fund in the bank where you can get your hands on it quickly. Open your bank savings account today. Any amount does iL And begin saving regularly. Before you realize it, you’ll have a month’s pay in the bank ... earning interest for you. 3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts m. s. mim k miuju. tSTABLISHED 'N 1886 I yt 1 'CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $625 000 MtMIER - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION domain, it’s incredible, wonder-, music department and how luf and majestic, all rolled into' 3 Booster club would bene fit not only of the band but the Clinton area as well. The Constitution and By-Laws 1 were discussed and adopted by the club. Copies of the Constitu tion and By-Lkws will be avail able at the next meeting. The objects of The Clinton Band Booster club are: * 1. To arouse and maintain an enthusiastic interest Th the va rious phases of the Instrumenta*i Music Department of Joanha School, Cross Hill School, Clinton Junior High School and Clinton High School. 2. To lend all possible support, both moral and .financial, to the general’ instrumental music pro grams in the schools. 3. To cooperate with those in charge of the instrumental music department of the School" Board to the end that this department be brought to and kept at the highest" possible degree of effic iency. To build % and maintain an organization which will help pro mote the general activities of the instrumental music department. Membership in this club shall not be limited and no dues are charged. Anyone interested is eligible for membership and are invited to. attend the next regular meeting which will be at 7:3u, Monday, February 4, in the hign school'' auditorium. Parents of pupils in the Instrumental Music Department are to be considered active members .. The first project of the club w'ill be to raise enough money to purchase fifty band uniforms. Plans fro raising. the/ necessary funds will be announced by T- C. Johnson, Jr.> chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Officers elected at this meet ing to serve through the school year, are: President—Calvin A. Cooper. Vice-President — Mrs. F. V. Smith. Recording Secretary — Mrs. Frank E. Cauley. Financial Secretary — C. W. Bridges. Club Treasurer — Mrs. J. P. Rowland. Publicity Director—L. S. Red- deck. Ways and Means Chairman— T. C. Johnson, Jr. Prgoram Chairman—Mrs. Rob ert E. Johnson. Smith Inducted Kiwanis President YOUR i BRQk\mX .3 k PROGRAM Last Day Today-Thurs. TECHNICOLOR ROCK HM-UMilMU Jan 17 M0N TlJES - JAN - 21 - 22 . Rock, Pretty Baby The Rock and Roll Sensa tion of Our Generation With Sal Mineo, John Saxton & Luana Patten CARTOON ' WITK • SUNT WIU1MB • A UNiVLFSAJ. INIMNAIIQNAI. flCTUK Friday-Saturday Jan. 18-19 WED.-THURS. JAN. 23-24 Eddie ^ Debbie Fisher Reynolds TSUNDUE THEIR FIRST MOVIE TOGETHER I K 6 NEW SONGS I technicolor* 1 Howard Smith was installed as the new president of the Clinton Kiwanis club at the first Janu ary meeting of the club last Thursday night. Lester *Cnbb, of Spartanburg, lieutenant governor of the Nintn Division* Carolinas District, ot Kiwanis International, conducted the installation ceremonies. Smitn succeeded Julian Bolick, who served as president fro the past year and automatically ^became vice-president. James Von Holien stepped in as secretary-treasurer, succeeding G. Edward Campbell, w'ho helo this position for the past three years. National Guard __ Groups Meet, Honor Godfrey . Tfie annual get-together of the officers of the Headquarters ana Headquarters battery, South Car olina National Guard, at Spar tanburg, and the battalion com manders of the 51 st Div. Artil lery over the state, was held at Lakeside Country club on Satur day evening, January 12, honor ing General Ansel B. Godfrey on his recent' promotttm to the 1 rank of Major General. ‘ A fellowship hour, dinner and dancing was enjoyed during the. 1 evening with music by Don Wil- j son. ~ Gen. Godfrey was presented a i gift from the officers, and Mrs. | Godfrey, who was celebrating a birthday, was also remembered. College Schedules Term Examinations Final examinations terminating Work of the first semestes loom less than a week away for Pres byterian college students, but a four - day, betw r een - semestei “break” awaits at the end of this period. The detailed examination schedule released today by Aca demic Dean George C. Belling- rath indicates that all of nexc week (the week of January 2L will be "devoted to this period Oi testing. The first exam will stan at 9:00' a. m., Monday morning, and the last test will close at li noon on Saturday. As the end of the First trem approaches, preparations are be ing made for the start of the sec ond semester at Presbyterian. Registration \s set for 9:00 a. m., Thursday, .January 31, and class room work will be resumed dn regular schedule the following day. ' Students thus will have a four- day holiday between the final ex amination and registration for the new semester. Laurens Wins From Clinton High In Three Seconds Clinton high’s basketballers lost a thriller here Friday night to Laurens high when Spec Bar bery’s shot hit the mark with three seconds to go, and rackea up a 43 to 42 victory for Lau rens. Barbery with 13, and RusseL with 11, paced the Laurens boys play,' while Smith with 14, anu Ferrene with 13, were high scor ers for Clinton. In the girls’ game, which wa: also won by Laurens, 42-37, Grif fith with 18, and Brown with 1 led the Lady Tigers, while Mcr chant with 17, and Elders with 13, poured in most for the 'Clinji Devilettes. WILDLIFE CHAPTER TO MEET TUESDAY (Laurens County Chapter of Wild Life Association will meet at the Mary Lou Ranch on Tuesday. Jan. 22. A movie depicting Canadian pike fishing' will be shown. JUNIOR CANTEEN MEET FRIDAY The junior canteen will' meet Friday evening from 7:30 until 0:30 at the American Legion Home. January b 35 'been desig nated as polio drive month for the canteen and donations will be made for that cause. MEN-OF-THE-CHURCH The Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian Church twill meet this evening, Thursday, at seven o’clock at the church. An interesting program has been planned. WESLEY BROTHERHOOD The Men’s Wesley Brotherhood club of Broad Street Methodist Church will hold the January sup per meeting at T&O o’clock this evening, Thursday, at thtFchurch. DR. DAVIS IN HOSPITAL Friends of Dr. J. W. Davis will be interested to know he is a pa tient at the General hoapiatl in Greenville where he underwent an operation on Friday. He is improving satisfactorily and ex pects to be able to return here about the first of next week. BANKS TO CLOSE The Bank of Clinton afcd M. S. Bailey gc Son, Bankers, will be closed Saturday, January 19, in observance of Robert K Lee’s birthday. <• IF -YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 LEAVES FOR FAR EAST Sgt. Jerry Buffington will leave this week-end for a port in Washington where he will sab for duty in the Faf East. He was formerly stationed at Fort Bragg. N. C., and has been spending .a leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Buffing ton, at their home on Norfn Broad street. His wife and infant son, ^Jerry, will reside with his parents while he is overseas. Read The Chronicle BEFORE THEY BUY | Shotgun Blast Hits House On Frances St. A house on Frances, street, in the Clinton Cotton Mills village, was hit by Shots from a shotgun about 9:30 Monday night, locai police state. The hosue, occupied by the John Vassey family, was hit near the top of a rear window^ and two panes were broken. No one in the house was injured. , *1 ( i Police are investigating - Mr. Merchant Your Local . <. . . • Paper is Way Out in Front » WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING YOU THE MOST FOR YOUR AD VERTISING MONEY—THATS US! SMART SHOPPERS MAKE IT THEIR THRIFTY RULE TO MARKET BY “T H E CHRONICLE” ADS. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR YOU GET GREATER VALUE IN YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN TERMS OF: ^CIRCULATION ^COVERAGE +READERSHIP ♦FLEXIBILITY ♦IMPACT ♦SALES Tke Clinton Chronicle