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1 -'zr—* • 4 If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News The Chronicle Strives To Be A Oean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 11, 1957 \ Number 15 Unless Ruling Rescinded Clinton Postal Service Set to End on Saturdays ' " 11 S ■ Curtailing Order Reteived on Monday Unless countermanding orders deficits in the post office depart- are received in the meantime, the ment. Clinton post office will close on Summerfield said unless the Saturdays,_ beginning Saturday, money is in sight by next Satur- April 13. No business will be day he will start putting into ef- transaeted and city and rural car- f ect a series of cuts in service, riesr will not serve their routes. These would include closing all Special delivery service, how- ( post offices on Saturdays and ever, is scheduled to continue om Sundays, t fre discontinuance of that day. j Saturday mail services except These were provisions in a special delivery items* and an special issue of postal regulations embargo on third class mail. received on Monday-by Postmas-1 —_ , m . _ .. - —, ter William D. Adair. The date ' of issue of the directive including uOStOr Contoto Work Started On Academy St. School Work is underway on a new building to replace the present Academy Street School, it is stat ed by trustees of District 56. Men and machinery are presently en gaged in excavating and grading the lot, and actual construction is expected to begin in the next few days. Cecil’s, Inc., of Spartanburg, has the contract for the $255,774 structure, which will consist of 13 classrooms, an auditorium, cafeteria and kitchen.' The build ing will be of brick and concrete blocks with bar joist concrete floors. The contract calls for comple tion of the work in 3(X) calendar days. -J. -Calvert Linford, of- Cross-! ’ Anchor, is superintendent on the project. New Officers of Laurens County Cancer Society Here are new officers of the Laurens County Cancer the new regulation., wa S Friday.' D. A-.:. ,4 A. | The contract was let on Man* "T" 1 ' *'' h • “ <1 "'• lln9 he,d Aprils. y 29, and at the same time Cecil’s ^Thursday night at the Hotel Mary Musgrove in Other relations in the order Presbyterian Church ! also got the contractor a $41,000 Clinton. Front row. left to right, are: W, C. Baldwin, to the local post office included — ; ■» , three-room addition to.the Joan- ! vice-president; Richard Noble, president; Mrs Lucy the discontinuance of the sale of The cantata, “Olivet 'To Cal-.na Elementary School, to be built. Dial Habenicht, treasurer; Mrs. King Dixon, secretary; money orders at first and second vary’’, will be given at the First simultaneously with the Clinton Mrs. Paul H. Leonard, executive director of the South class offices on April 29, and the ‘ Presbyterian church on Sunday school. . * discontinuance of handling third evening .April f4, at 7:30. • 7 class'material, also on April 29. | The Easter musical program PrpcfQri To AoDGOr This class of mailing material in- will be given by the choir under -r** eludes circulars and direct mail the direction of Mrs. J. F Jacobs, At Hickory ToVCm advertising literature. Medicines organist and choir director. Guest p jj Sotllfdoy and drugs are excepted. soloist will be B. Shockley Hall, Carolina Cancer Society; Mrs. Sarah D. DeLoach. com mander of the county chapter; Troy Myers, vice-^resi"- civnt. Second row: Miss Margaret Blakely, director: Mrs. Edna R. Foy. director: Mrs. Robert C. Wasson, di rector; Mrs. David M Pedeh. director; Mrs. J. H. Boyd, chairman of telephone committee; Mrs. Nvlle Kendrick, chairman nominating committee: Mrs. Fred E. Medlock. chairman of cake sales; Mrs. A D. Salter, director; Mr*. T. L. Timmerman, chairman of scrap book. Back row: Mrs. Cecil O'Dell, director: Mrs. W. A. Robertson, di rector; Mrs. L. H. Ertzbefger. chairman'of publicity; W. E. Hunt, vice-presic^ftt; Miss Gertrude Barnett, member nominating committee: Mrs. W. Y. McNeill, director: Miss LeEllen.Williams, chairman of education; James P. Sloan, director. Tf ARP Presbyterial In . Session Here The hours for window service Charlotte, and the choir will were also reduced, from 10 to 8Vi. also *>« augmented by a number ^ r V srt i ^' the h 7 P n ^ St ’^ ! The SetX)nd Prpsb - vtena] of the rHeretofore windows in the local °* otb ers asked especially to as- -'Scheduled to. make a .two-night Associate Reformed Presbyterian office were open for service from sist with the cantata. The junior appearance at the Hickory ^av-. Church which its 50th an- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The new hours choir under the direction of ^ s ^ ' oc V ^ L y 8 ^o'clock 'niversary session here yesterday, probably will be from 9 to 5:30, : w - B - Owens, will also take part, urday. bhow time is » ociock , two dav meeti A c i ■ r Ifta pubbe is-invitod to attend. 1 ' 1? I In -idditinn Mr AAair if SP 0 ^ 3 * decorations for the The entertainment is sponsored with monmig andanemoOTTpro- ■'the change goes into effect it will church are for the occa-^ by the Hickory Tavern Lions grams and luncheon^ at Hotel mean a reduction hours worked s ‘ on- ’ ' c * u • to about half time for six substi tutes. Regular employees now work 40 hours. These were the orders issued by Postmaster General Summer- field in Washington Friday when a House Appropriations Commit tee voted to give him only IT mil- Gen. Clark To Speak Here Tuesday County Cancer Crusade Eas,er Seal Sale Lions Club Underway on '57 Drive Easter Seal Sale Underway In County To Sponsor Luncheon ■' The Easter Seal Sale -dueled by- the- Lau ran* County sion. Three Accused of Burning Store and Robbing Others Mary Musgrove. The Presbyterian - , composed of about 130 representatives from w o m e n's organizations from churches in South Carolina,! Georgia, and Florida,opened the! session last evening when supper Goal is $6/500; Name New Officers ^ Charged with arson, house- The store that burned was the was served to about 50 officers lion of the 40 million dollars he ^ breaking and grand larceny, Stomp Spring Furniture Store, and delegates, followed by a so contends is needed to maintain three young white men are .being six miles from Clinton, a part of full postal services through June! held i n the county jail at Laurens a Stomp Spring development, 30. I in lieu of $5,500 bond each. about two miles away, owned by Summerfield is also seeking in-! Sheriff Caldwell W. Wier iden- Thomas S. Hair, of Columbia. cial hour in the church parlors The program today will include reports of officers, a memorial for deceased members, and an in- No campaign for funds will be made by the Clinton branch of the Lauren* County Cancer Society, since the society par ticipate* in the annual solici tation for the Community Chest. The. Chest budget in- included S2.200 for the Cancer Crusade this year. Aproxunately 160 people at tended the kickoff banquet for Crippled Children’s Society is now underway. No canvass for funds will be made in Clinton, it is pointed out. since the Crippled Chil- den s Society is included in the Community Chest for Sl.- 200. Solicitation will be made in other parts of the county. creases in postal rates in order to tified the men as Richard Math- The sheriff said the three men stallation service conducted by Hie American Cancer Societ y eliminate or reduce the annual! 20, and Robert Alexander, have confessed the break-ins but Dr. C. Bynum Betts, pastdr of Crusade Thursday evening at the 19, both of Union county near! deny knowing anything about the the Clinton church. i Mary Musgrove Hotel with the Committees Announced For Kiwonis Bazaar At Thornwell April 26 Whitmire, and Gordon Whitlock, 1 fire. They admitted striking Frances McCullough of P res ^ent, W. E. Hunt, presiding. 17, of Whitmire, in Newberry., matches in the building to. see „ presldetrt of ^ Trqy Myers, director the county. 'their way around, the she raff Worin , ^ ™ a ra. a r«t: Crusade, said. The whole drive byteiial, and Miss Margaret ~‘..'TV” ’. / ~ . , ! Blakely, of this city, os junior wlU be geared to the dual pur- “ - - - pose of getting people to *?ee their rtveckirp and Hail Reported In Several Sections Storm clouds to the north and east of the city Monday af ternoon brought only rain to the Clinton area. However, hail was reported to have fallen in nearby sec- t i o n s. Communities in the Barksdale and Cross Anchor sections felt the sting of the pellets said to be as 1 a r g e as golf balls. Four Kings Win Talent Show The “Four Kings,” an orchestra Mrs. James E. Wolfe and Mrs. J. B. Templeton, co-chairmen for the Kiwanis Bazaar to be held at 'noomweU gymnasium on Friday, thTshertff said. Apnl 26, have announced com mittees for the various booths. A barbecue supper will be served in the gym from 6 until 9 o’clock with the public invited. Tickets may be obtained from the four local drug stores or any member of the Kiwanis club. The event is sponsored by the Kiwanians and their wives for the benefit of Thornwell. Two new booths have been added this year, one for frozen food specialties and one for “Odds and Ends.” 4 Booths Cookie Jar—Mrs. D. B. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Billy McMillan, co-chairman; Mrs. W.'L. Corbett, Mrs. J. H. Wasson, Mrs. Joel Cox, Mrs. Sloan Todd, Mrs. Gus Hol lingsworth, Mrs. L. H. Lee. . Cake — Mrs. J u d s o n Davis, chairman; Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Jr, Co-chairman; Mrs. Marvin Gault, Mrs. John iMimnaugh, Mrs. Layton Fraser, Mrs. Joe McGee, Mrs. C. T. Thomason, Mrs. Larry Dillard, Mrs. Caldwell Hender son. - Green Thumb — Mrs. A. C. Young, Jr. and Mrs, Marshall W. Brown, co-chainnen; Mrs. Buren Lown, Mrs. Henderson Pitts, Mrs. D. S. Templeton, Mrs. W. D. Adair, Mrs. C. C. Giles, Mrs. F. V. Smith, Mrs. Earle Payne, and Mrs. R. L. Plaxico. The Sweet Shop—’Mrs. Jajnes Von Hollen, chairman; Mrs. Jul ian Bolick, co-chairman; Mrs. L. Ray Pitts, Mrs: Tom Baldwin, Mrs. Joe Delany, Mrs. Davis Pits, Mrs. Hubert Todd, Mrs. Perry Moore. Tiny Tots Ready-to-Wear— Mrs. Reese Young,” chairman; Mrs. Nolan Suddeth, co-chair- man; Mrs. Frank Sherrill, Mrs. James Macdonald, Mrs. J. F. Ja cobs, Mrs. A. L. Lancaster, Mrs. Alan Wprtz, Jr., Mrs. Bailey Dix on, Mrs. Marion Milam, Mrs. R. W. Boland. Lad and Lassie Shop—Mrs. Robert M. Vance, chairman; Mrs. Ed Campbell, co-chairman; Mrs. Redd Turner! Mrs. Tench Owens, Mrs. M. A. Macdonald, Mrs. W. C. Pinson, Mrs. George Bellingrath, Mrs. W. R. Anderson ,Mrs. Bob Wickham, Mrs. B. B. Ballard. Frozen Pood Specialties—Mrs. * Dave H. Roberts, chairman; Mrs. I. M. Smith, co-chairman; Mrs. G. N. Foy, Mrs. J. C. Thomas, Mrs. Walter Dunlap, .Mrs. Thornwell Dunlap, Mrs. A. J. ^ Thackston, Mrs. William Benner, Mrs. Leon ard Wilson. Odds and Ends—’Mrs. Howard F. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Ben Hay Hammet, Mrs. R. M. Fuller, Mrs. W. W. Adams, Mrs. Bob Oox, Mrs. G. H. Hodges, Mrs. Kenneth Baker, Mrs. W. C. Shealy, Mrs. Lewis Wallace. county. 'tneir way The young men are accused of vis breaking into three places of A quantity of pennies, missed anti intermediate secretary.. , Business between Clinton and from' the stone, helped break'the Mrs. A B. Blakely is the new!" * or , , , , I Whitmire Thursday night and case. Sheriff Weir said. Whitlock president of the local Woman's moae y ° 31 e lK ° with the burning of one of the was. questioned first after he had Missionary Society, ' succeeeding LOntro an ' stores. In addition, they entered changed a quantity of pennies in Mrs. R. L. Plaxico a fourth place, in Newberry a Whitmire store for coins of m larger denomination. He admitted, the crimes, and incr,minted |ntr0(iUCeS cancer, Mrs. eventually man's cruelest enemy aurens; Mrs. Edna Foy. Joanna; Mrs. Cecil O'Dell, Joanna. s . Three, years — Richard Cope- stake, Clinton; Dr. George Bla lock. Clinton; Dr Charles E. Barnes. Laurens: Miss Margaret Blakely. Clinton; Mrs. C W Kitchens, Laurens; Mrs W Y McNeil, Waterloo Chairman of Education—Miss LeEllen Williams. Chairman of Scrapbook—Mrs T L. Timmerman. —^ Chairman of Telephoning— seventy historians, mostly Mrs J. H. Boyd from the colleges and universities Chairman of Cake Sales—Mrs of th<f ' statei attended the 27th 1 red Medlock annual meting of the South Caro- Chairman of Publicity—-Mrs. L. ] tna Historical Association at H Ertzberger . Presbyterian college last Satur- Nominating Committee — Mrs 1 Hay ■ ■ ■ Nell Kendrick, chairman;, M issi They elected a new slate of of- , Gertrude Barnett. Mrs David 1 ficers, heard four papers present- conquer! Barnett . ' ' * Georgia Man Heads SC History Group Mark W. Clark, General, Urut- ed States Army, retired, presi dent of The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina in Charleston, is scheduled to de liver an address in Clinton next Tuesday. He will -speak at 1 00 p m' at i luncheon sponsored by the Lions club at Hotel Mary Musgrove. General Clark comes to Clinton at the request of the L»ns club in order that the people of the community might meet and bet ter know the famous military other two, according to the sher iff. ’ I Besides the furniture store, the men are accused of entering The Beacon, a drive-in restaurant on I the outskirts of C 1 i n t o n', Sey more’s store, half a mile this side of the Laurens-Newberry oourvtv line, and an unidentified place in Bill To Require Building Permits lu^ia.^iiUve^roMK 0 ; March Bond Sales 1 South Carolina branch of the so- For County $23,175 | ciety, speaker, emphasized the ‘ # j slogan, “Fight cancer with a 1 ed by -Association mmbers and listened to a banquet address by ! noted writer Bell Irvin Wiley, of ' Emory University. ! The newly elected officers are: ! Professor Thomas B Alexander, Senes E and”H bond sales for of Georgia Teachers College, checkup and a check." and also lhe of M arrh in Laurens president, succeeding Professor mentioned the danger of cancer that six peole die in the state every day from cancer with 2,- 072 deaths' a year. Mrs. Leonard Sen. Robert C Wasson was the sa id that all donations to the Newberry county on th e Whit- Author of a bill introduced in the cancer fund are used for research, mire-Newberry highway. , Legislature last week calculated education and service. Mrs. Saa*a Recovered was a quantity bf to put more building property on D DeLoach. commander, intro- ^ t Vs r* ♦ o v rwwvLrc n H rat ran zatfa r"! tzar J . ^ J A R T ^.J the tax books and at an earlier duced Mrs. Leonard, date. , ... 0 . . „ 4 , county totalled $23,175 00. reports Robert Ochs, of the University among children She also stated D F p atter3(>n TOufUv sa s of South Carolina; Miss Anne that *.V du. rn the state chajrman • ' » King, of M't Pleasant, editor of E and H sales for the state for thp South Carolina Historical the same period totalled $2,124.- magazine, v.ce president. Profes- 300, according to Burnell Sloan. 1 so >' J ,< k K Williams, of Clem- state chairman of the U. S. sav- Iv Reeled secretudy-treasur- ings bonds division for South er - and Professor Newton B Carolina Jones, of Pnesbytenan college. m v and Professor Charles Anger, of •-•nwpr Shnw Mnv 1 fl 1 :ihe Clladel - lM>Lh re-elected exec • uwer jnuw rvtay I uUve oofnmittemen /The Carolina Wren and. Clara President and Mr^ Marshall W. Ducket Garden clubs will sponsor Brown entertained the group i James P. Sloan gave the ad- am dress of welcome representing GENERAL MARK CLARK penniesT razor * doTat^ to the an existing structure costing $500 cause. or more is begun in Laurens, of 56.500.00 has been set for the the Seymore store. Laurens county investigating county. Buildings owned by state,| COUIltv officers were Sheriff t\eir, Depu- county and municipal govern-' Miss Gertrude Barnett, chair- ties H R. Jones and George W,: men Ls are exempt ~ * *man of the nominatmg • commrt- Blackwell. The sheriff said that ^ { ee 0 f 00, which is to be tee. ^‘ad a slate of officers which group of this city, were winners, much aid was given in the arrests turned over to the county trees- j was elected The list follows: of both the poularity and talent by Chief of Police Jack Wilson.j urer by tht . magistrate, is to be' * Officers- events'for the Arthur Smith TV | of Whitmire, and Sheriff Harold charged Violators would be sub-! President — Richard Noble. Talent Show sponsored here on Lamb of Union oounty. I Jt ^ t o a fine of not more than Laurens. Saturday evening by the James | Sheriff’s officers said that $100 or confinement for not more; V'ice-President — Troy Myers. B. Parrott Chapter, Order of i Whitlock was arrested at Whit- than 30 days, or both, in the dis-1 Laurens. Eastern Star. i mire after he had exchanged cretion of the court. They will appear on the Arthur some pennies for larger money j « m Smith show this evening (Thurs- and had been doing target prac-1 day) at 7:30 over WBT-TV, Char- tice near the town with the stolen Intermediate Day lotte, N. C. pistol. Alexander and Mathews *. p: r -i. R n nficf The group is composed of Alan were apprehended later in thCj * ilrSl DOpiTST Trammell (piano), Joe Cooper, day by officers who waited for - •' (drum), John Franklin (electric them to return to a designated Intermediate Day will be A goal May 3,1 1,10 Junior high si-hool the iftemoon >ession items taken from the stores, in cluding a pistol from The Beacon, „ ^ ,, table lamps, electric iron, pic-j Hls blL1 would r ^ uire t t - - „ tures, etc.,, from the furniturg P ro P prt > °'J' n ^. or hli d ^ ent Mayor Joe P. Terr> The response storg, a shotgun from the New- i f cqulre a bui < !' I 'f P 1 ' 171111 fr °”\was given by L. H Ertzberger. ..... „.— r berry county store, a quantity of Litton to Several workers reported large - a , Hower show on Wednesday, with, a v tea immdiatolv following leader who head- one of the out- r ' a ° w ' n ^ , -a ai._ r.. . ^ . .. -- standing institutions in South Carolina. General Clark is expected to 4 speak on his military a ml djplo- prtatic experiences He will be introduced by Major General Ansel B Gsxlfrey. of this ' ciyt a member of the club. General Clark wa., b»>rn in ,, ... _ Madison Barracks, N Y, May 1. » The Mobilemanor Corporation, the Mobilemanor Corporation. i,'!96 He was graduated from the prospective Clinton manufactur-. has been in the city during the l S- Military Academy at West Highway Dept. Grants Permit to Move Homes Vice-President—W C Bald win, Clinton J Secretary Mrs. King Dixon ‘ixand \pnl, nee 1 ing enterprise, yesterday received h” 1 '* h*w dav-s conferring with Point and commissioned a seix 4 , ,, -L hamber of Cooifnerce and busi .-i11en,,nt. InfantTX' .n . a revised permit to move a 10-ft.-i j . i ’ uu naiu <»i innosuy .n .-ip ness * leaders and local County liIT He saw service ui Frar Igium. and Germany in Wc ir I. servt-% in many posts in ountr\ Between tlien md >r!d War II wtien he achieved I L Tourer- Mrs Lucv Haber ^ iIe over ^ hl « h -j Placing and Development" Board Belgium'anTGermanv in World ieuuret D*n. UKy nabti- wiVs of South Carolina, to Au-! members. W l . • - neicht, Laurens. I Director for 1957-58 trusade—! » iUSla ' Ga ' . Since wtwvt was regarded as the thr. ob- Justin Bridges, Laurens. • 1 Th issuance of the permit fol- fina * hurdle for the succesful Wor guitar),' and Tommy Stewart site near Whitmire. j served at the First Baptist church Director for 1957-58 Colored lowed a conference. Monday •■be-*'^'' 4 ' 1 '”" '* ' ( orpo:.tLon m woro w .do.: ureas Commanding (saxaphone). Roy Benjamin. Jr„ Sheriff Weir said that Alexan- April 14. The Intermediates will Division Carrie Cunningham. * tween Clinton Chamber«of Com- m a '" • !t * Lone:to ot the r-ttn Army the acted master of ceremonies der is suffering from a diabetic be honored at breakfast Sunday! Commander — Mrs. Sarah D. merce- representatives, bdsiness ^ xp ! t ^ ^ b an ^ >r erection of tips? American jirmy to be acti and vocalist for the “Four condition and is being treated by morning at 8:30 in the ^fellowship DeLoach , men and Local members of -the C' U1 . < ; pinova of opt'm Kings.,” pliysicians. hall. Dr C P I>aurens County Planning ami tions to the citv will get under way i mined lately ^Lawmakers With County Girls Mt»dical Advisor V’incent. - Development Board, officials of Directors the South Carolina Highway Dej- m One Yeaf—Mrs. A D. Salter, partmerit and the South Carolina Reeves Is Named » Planning and Development Clinton; Mrs. Carrington Herbert, Surens; Mrs NeH Kendrick^ Lydia Baptist To Have Revival vated in the European theatre From Africa hi' army invaded It aly on September 9, 1943. cap tured Naples on October 1. and. , with the British Army took Rome on May 11, 1944 Clark was placed in romftiand of the 13th'Army Group, consist ing of his U ( S Fith and the British Eighth Armies, compris ing all fight.ng forces, in Italy. He held that command until the Clinton;. W. E. Hunt, Laurens, . 4 a ....... 6 4... u 4-r t »4.^, H ....^.»4 -. r r' j Mrs. Robert Wasson, Hickory Board in Columbia. Uutstanatng Cadet Tavern, Mrs. David Peden, Gray Securing a j>emut to move the , Court, Mrs W A. Robertson, mobile home over an eeonom 1 Tommy Reeves, of Denmark, Laurens. - j t ally feasible route from Clinton has been awarded .the Reserve Two years — James P. Sloan, is regarded as the dividing factor Officers .Association medal as the, - m w hother or not the Mobile- ourtstandmg st>mor cadet of the manor Corp now located Presbyterian College ROTC unit, close of hostilities in Europe I/enoir. N C., will move its plant He was presented the award 1 After service 1 other import to Clinton. Negotiations have rt'cently at a ceremonial batLihon! -> f d posts in Europe General been underway for several parade b\ Major General Ansel Clark returned to this* country tiionths, which included bringing (ilodfrcv, a PC Stomtnts who * nd n 192 was mpointed com toe South Carolina Genera! As- commands" the 51st Irtfcmtry Di itUUMler It en.ef. Tar BMt Co:- The Lydia Baptist church will ihto the .picture. vrsion of the National GWd The '' e r v : n g suftbltaneously -1-^. ■ - .. . commander in chief. United 10ns Conimand Oocnanding Highway Department to . issue South Carolina ’ Reeves is bat- General, United States Army Faces, Far East, and jovemoi' of Lhe Rvuku Islands. i be* engaged in a. series of revival The- legislature passed a con- \ citation is given annually by tii *' i services beginning next Monday 1 1 resolution requesting the, Reeserve OffK-ers Association of Nat evening, April 15, and continuing through the following s!unday Permits making it possible for the tahon commander of the Pres- Corporation to move its products} byterian College unit, holding the (evening .April 21 Services will be held each evening at 7:30, __ _ over state highways to other rank of cadet colonel with two inormng services sched Pp m t s foUowing manufacture in * uled for Tuesday and Thursday 1 GIir ' ton State laws prohibit the I nf Jj p ^ (^/%lf Accn at in on a m ! ope rot ion of mobile homes or LOQIcS 'JO 11 ASSn.. than eight fevt Will Meet Tuesday Here are shown two members of the Laurens County legislative delegation with two Laurens County girls when the General Assembly mede its annual tour of the’ Winlhrop College campus at Rock Hill. Students were bn hand to greet members of their respective home delegations. Left to right are Senator Robert C. Wasson. Peggy Mclnvaille. of Clinton. Ray Anderson, of Laurens, and Representative W. Paul Culbertson. at 10:00 a m. . 1 The visiting preacher for this more senes of services is Rev D H. Dalnel, pastor of the First Baptist church, of Belton. The pastor of llhe church, Rev. F. Stanley Har dee, Jr., has extended a cordial invitation to everyone to be pres ent for these services. wide over the highways. H G. Mathews, president, of The LaReside Ladies Golf Asso nation will meet Tuesday, April CENTURY CLUB TO MEET 16. with luncheon to be. served at The Century club will meet 12 noon. Hostesses for the oeva- Tuesday afternoon, Apnl 16, at 4 sion will be Mrs. Thomas Babb o’clock with Mrs. H. E. Sturgeon. a,nd Mrs. King Dixon, of Laurens.} and Europe He retired from the 1 military Nervue on October 31. 1953. and at the wn nation of the tbfn Gov ernor Janies F Byrnes, accepted the presidency of The Citadel He assumed the ' office - and was in augurated on March 19. 1954. He holds many decorations and has been awarded honorary de grees from many colleges and universities in the United States