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/ ’ A If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LVIII t 4 The Chronicle • Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newny . and Reliable Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 18, 1957 Number 16 Presented Awards for Service Owens Is President Of State Clerks And Treasurers Assn. William Brooks Owens, city clerk and treasurer, attended the fourth annual Municipal Finance Officers School at the University or South Carolina during the past week. Lieut. Gov. To Speak At Joanna General and Two Lions Lieutenant-Governor E. F. Boi lings, iof Charleston, will be’ the speaker at a meeting of the Joan- The school was sponsored by the! na Lions club on Thursday, April Bureau of Public Administration and Extension. Division of the University, the South Carolina Mu nicipal Association and the S. C. City Cjlerks and Treasurers Asso ciation. Mr. Owens was named as pres ident of the Clerks and Treasurers Association for the 1957-08 year. Robert Ward, of Columbia, state director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, pre sented certificates of appreciation to James Dunklin, left, and Hugh S. Jacobs, right, for their ser vices in the recent campaign for funds. Dunklin was chairman of the drive in the Laurens area, and Jacobs was Clinton area drive chairman. The presentations were made Monday evening at the an nual meeting of the Laurens County Infantile Paralysis chapter her^ at the American Legion Mem orial building. —Photo by Dan Yarborough Special Services At Presbyterian Church For Week County Polio Chapter Has Annual Meet Here A $Anes of special seri/loes KHS been underway this .week at the First Presbyterian Church in ob servance of the Blaster season. The services began on Sunday morning with a sremon by the pastor, Dr. W. Redd Turner, on the subject, “The Blood of Jesus.” The annual Easter cantata, “Oli vet to Calvary,” was sung at the evening service, the choir being augmented .for the occasion by singrs from other churches of thie community. ‘ . On Monday afternoon the Women of the Church had a pro gram on “Bridging the Gap.” < Wednesday morning a two- hour Bible study was held, fol- , lowed by a luncheon, with hour session concluding the Bible study in the afternoon. At the 7:30 p. m. prayer service a relig ious drama, “This Rofck,” was Resources Of Banks In Area Increase $499,060.27 In Year Resources of banks in Clinton and Joanna show an increase of almost a half million dollars this year over the same period last year. , according to statements 1 published in The Chronicle last week. Total resources of the . three banks as shown by the statements last week are $9,016,656.09. A year ago they were $8,517,595.82. The increase was $499,060.27. Resources of M. S. JBailey & Son, Bankers, of Clinton, as 25. Topic of his address will be “General Legislation.’ ’ Lions clubs of Clinton, Lau rens, Wattsville and Hickory Tavern have been invited to the supper meeting to greet and hear the Lieutenant-Governor. President William C Dobbins, of the Joanna -dub, himself a member^ of the House of Repre sentatives from I Surens County, i said that Mr. Hollings is one of 'the well known speakers of-the» state and frequently is invited to make addresses in various parts of the state. The meeting will be held in the newly -. renovated Joanna club house and this gathering will be the first to use the new facilities. Secretaries are requested to no tify the Joanna club by Saturday, the 20th, on the expected attend ance from the respective clubs. County Council Of Farm Women Meets Today At Gray Court General Mark W. Clark, president of The Citadel ip ,Charleston, famous T. S. Army romman- der in World War II, addressed a luncheon meeting here Tuesday sponsored by the Uons Club \t left is Lion President William J Abrams. On the right is Major General Ansel B. Godfrey, mem ber of the club, who introduced General Clark. —.Photo by Dan Yarborough .. - r - , ^ ^ .ouu, ou.uivo, - w vwimuii, us The spring meeting of the Laur- Mrc Mrllanml K Dolor ton I noirivian I sHowh by their statement at the Uounti Cu^:; 1..Of Firm VTIVJ* IVlll/dlllCl ImCvlUlldl vilcliv IIICIII of business on March 14, en wi ^ today (Thursday) The Laurens Cpunty Chapter of Speake; Treasurer, ]llrs. -■ Milton the'. National Foundation for In-1 Angelokos. fantile Paralysis held the annual. Executive Committee mem meeting Monday night at the Legion (Memorial American Building" Mrs .Geofge McDaniel, county chairman, told of the “crash” po lio vaccine program recently an nounced by the South Carolina Medica\ Association, which, will -bgem soon!* She anno^iced that, tentative plans wfere made Fri day night, when Dr. Dossey Mc- Fadden, president of the Laurens Cdunty Medical So'cfety and ^ ..member of the Medical Advis ory board of the Laurens County Polio ChaRter, and Dr. Sepb Reeves, chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, met with the ex- presented by the.‘Semor F^kw--^^-Aboard! and'.dhe officers ship Tonight at 7 o’clock the Men of the Church will meet for supper, to be followed at ’8 by a can-' dlelight communion service in the sanctuary in which all mem bers of the church are urged to join . 1 A Good Friday service is scheduled for 3:00 p. m. tomor row. On Sunday members of tlie church will join in the Easter sunrise service at 5:45 a. m. in the Presbyterian College stadium, sponsored by the Kiwanis club. At the 11:00 a. m! service “The First Easter Morning" will be the subject of Dr. Turner’s ser mon. Presbyterian Men To Meet Tonight The Presbyterian Men of the Church organization will gather for the regular supper meeting this evening at 7 o’clock, club officials state. Following the supper, the men will join other members of the church in a candlelight commun ion service in the sanctuary at 8 o’clock. the county chapter to discuss the vaccine program. The object js to vaccinate all persons up to 50 years of age. A committee composed of Hugh Jacobs, James Dunklin and Mrs. L. T. Lawson was appointed to work with thg Medical Society to organize the vaccine program to be carried on in Laurens coun ty. The invocation was given by Dr. C. Bynum Betts. Mr. Jacobs, local 1957 drive chairman, welcomed those pres- bers: Mrs. Fred Hol<A>mbe, Mrs. were $6,308,128.53. A year ago they' were $5,904,823.06 The in crease was $403,305.47. Bank of Clinton resources at Gray Court-Owings School with Gray Court-Owings Home Demon- I stration Club as hostess to the i group Refreshments will be served Lula Mae O’Dell, Fred Bishop. M ed ica 1 Adviso ry Comm i ttee: Dr. Seab Reeves, Dr. D. H Mc- Fadden, t>r. D. O. Rhafne shown in the March 14 statement from 3:00 to 3:30 p m and the were $2,236,499.66. A year-ago program wall start promptly at they were $2,166,139.37. an in-,3:30 p m. AH Home Demonstra- Friday Designated —Clark Tells of His Experiences in Two Wars crease of $70,360.29.- Resources of the Newberry Mr. Dunklin, 1957 Laurens area. County Bank, Goldville Branch, drive chairman, reported oh the'at Joanna, shown in the March drive in his area, and Mr. Jacobs, Clinton area drive chairman, re ported on the Clinton drive. $10* 154.06 was the amount raised in Laurens county, the * largest kmqunt ever contributed. * Robert Ward, state director of the National Foundation, report ed on the state and national drive. He urged widespread use of the Salk vaccine and stated )lio was not as prevalent f i the 20 to 50 age group, but the cases were usually very severe and expensive. He show ed a film, “Look At Me,” to en courage, use of vaccine. Mr. Ward presented certificates of appreciation to Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Dunklin. A, ten years’ service pin was presented to Henry Paris, of Laurens. Ryland B. Todd, Of Darlington, Former Citizen, Has Stroke ent, and expressed thanks for the cooperation received in the Ryland B. Todd, of Darlington, recent drive. Judge HeWlette former citizen of Clinton, in re- Wasson responded to the wel- newing his subscription to The come and spoke of the great | Chronicle last week, stated that things accomplished when Clin- j he had been in bed most of the ton, Laurens and Joanna worked'time since January, 1956, suffer- together. ' The minutes we^ read by the 14 statement were $472,0120.90. A year ago they were $446,633.39, an increase of $25,394.51 —» v - Schools To Close Friday, Monday Schools of District 56 will be closed for the Easter holidays on Friday arrd Mnnday. it is* by W R. Anderson, superinten dent Schools will close for the week at the end of today’s session and will resume their schedule Tues day morning. tion Club members are urged to attend the meeting Probate Judge Hewlette Wasson 1 will speak to the group on “The Home.’’ Mrs. J W\ Tinsley, pres ident of the County Council, will | preside at the meeting and Mrs. James Wasson will serve" as se - j retary. Awards will be presented to | club members having completed \ four years in club work with a diploma, eight years with a seal, twelve years with a pin, sixteen years with a seal and 20 years A Iso -en attendance" gavel will be presented to the club having traveled the most miles to! the meeting and having the larg est number of members present. | During the business session new council officers will be elected. Speakers AnnouncedLJor College Closing In June secretary, Miss Rebecca Speake. Mrs. .Milton Angelokos, treasur er, gave the financial report. A nominations committee com posed of Mr. Wasson, Mrs. Irby Ferguson and Mrs. Frances War ner, proposed the following for officers for 1957-1968, who were elected: Chairman, Mrs. George McDaniel: Vice-Chairman, W. K. | Waits; Secretary, Miss Rebecca A (young Presbyterian minister and a vice president of the Ford’ Foundation, will deliver the prin cipal addresses of Presbyterian College’s 76th commencement exercises on June 2-3. President Marshall W. Brown today announced that the Rev. Allison Williams, pastor of At- Trinity Presbyterian ing from the effects of a stroke. He said his condition shows samel Lanta's improvement at times, and that church, will preach the bacca- he enjoys reading news- of for-,' laureate sermon; and John Osman, mer friends and acquaintances inj a Presbyterian College alumnus ^ >wn ’ | who serves as vice president of Mr. Todd was employed in the j .f ofc [ Foundation Fund for engraving department of the old Adult will give the Jacobs & Co., printing and en graving firm here. He lefUClin- ton many years ago and has been a resident of Darlington since that time'. . A.R.P. Presbyferial Officers commencement address. Atlanta, is married to the former Alpha Josephine Culp, of Fort Mill, S. C., and they, have two young sons. Osman, a Presbyterian College graduate in the class of. 1933, re cently assumed the position of vice president of the Ford Foun dation Fund ’for Adult Education. He had served as Eastern repre sentative of the. fund for five years prior to that. ,The commencement speaker joined the Ford Foundation 1 after being associated with Southwes tern University at Memphis as a professor of philosophy for seven As Coffee Day For Crippled Children A cup of coffee for a dollar! The South Carolina Restaur ant Association says it is the bixxest bargain you ever got. And we’ll bet you'll agree, too For it is .Friday that restaur ants and other eating places in South Carolina will endeavor to swell by thousands of dollars the funds for the State Crippled Children’s Society. Cecil Wilson, of the Clinton C»#e, a director of the South Carolina Restaurant Association, urges every restaurant, drug store, or otl^er eating place the county to join the program Funds collected In the county for the purpose are to be turn ed over to Mr. Wilson in Clin ton, or to Mrs. Bill Watson in Laurens, Persons who buy a cup of coffee on Friday will be given a button, carrying the letters BAC, which could mean "Burk A Cup” or “Brace A Child." Mr. Wilson, chairman of the undertaking in Laurens Coun ty, has issued a plea for operation of the public day’s “Buck A Cup” effort. Says UN Could Have Won in Korea General Mark W. Clark, presi- From this meeting he gained dent of The Citadel, in Charles strategic military information ton, and former deputy com- vital to the operation which mander of Allied Forces in World would commit American troops War II v and later comander of to their first action against the the United Nations foroes in Ko-, Germans m World War II. rea, told of his experiences in| An estimated 150 Loom club these two conflicts at a luncheon, members and their guests heard Tuesday at Hotel Mary Musgrove General Clark speak. He was m- The meeting was sponsored by (.reduced by Major General An- the‘Clinton Lions club. - , sel B. Godfrey, of Clinton, com- In his talk. The Citadel presi- mander of the 51st National ' Guard Eh vision. Lions President Bill. Abrams presided and Pro- gra’m Chairman I. M Edwards, re sponded to the speaker. A. R. P. Christian Education Board Plans Year's Work dent said he was in full agree- ment With. Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur that the United Nations cpuld have dealt communism a crushing defeat in Korea without bringing on World War III "I did not believe for one min- j ufte,” the general said, “that we j could have dragged the Sovidt Union in the Korean war. I and all of my commanders agreed that we could hit hard and wm this conflict without starting an-| other world war." Gen. Clark, centered his talk on The Board of Christian Educa tion of the Associate Reformed or the-co- I Xhy there-was a North African. p n . sbvteriJn ‘denomination held ic in Fri _ campaign" in World War II He [J Sg meetinTT^ S , , , , . , u i •“ -pring meeting gave a detuned account of h,s ARp church on Tuesd ^ Jamous rendezvous in enemy ter- , „ , noon. ntory with a group of B renoh generals and admirals to com -1 „ R e P or L s wrere heard from the plete plans for the North African ^ ev Kojf Beckham. Vidette, Ga.. invasion by American troops in director of Young I eople s Work the fall <if toay ' I in denomination; the Rev. a u A, u J B. Hendrick. Statesville. N. C. A_ Factor cantata “Calvarv” . ^ de P u ^ e. f ^ ^ ) director caf the Church School’ An Easter cantata. Calvary, , de.r General Eisenhower and one u . wiH-be-gtven-cm -Sanday morning-thorough^'veil'd Vh ‘the plans,' n ,, w . h ^ ***7 M rdock - - *- 11 o'clock worship hour Clark was ch,*™ !aod W at Broad Street Methodist church. J night furm a submarine on the The cantata, by Henry U’esseLl,' enemy-held African coast and is for solo and chorus of mixed tiiuke contact with the French. Easter Cantata Be Given Sunday Broad Street Church Williams also will be on the PC I years. Osman holds a bachelor of campus to receive an honorary doctor of divinity degree at the graduation exercises. The baccalaureate speaker,, has •served as pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian Church since its or ganization- in 1949. During this time, his energetic leadership has been considered ^mainly responsi ble for its growth from 50 mem- .bers to the present 1,400. Before going to Trinity, he spent .two years as school pastor, and a fac ulty member at the School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. A native of'Atlanta, Williams received his BA/degree from Emory University -(1944), his bachelor of divinity from Prince ton* Theological Seminary and his master of theology from 'Union Seminary in Richmond. He is a trustee' of Westminster Schools of Laurens District v ' Scout Committee To Meet On Friday divinity and a master of theology both from Union Theological Sem inary in Richmond. He has a mas ter of arts from the University o. Richmond and has done addition al graduate \york at the Univer sity of -Chicago. His wife is the former M^ry Chase Williams Charleston Rev, Ireland Here o: Local Students Place High In State Contests Superior, excellent and good ratings were achieved by a num ber of music students here who participated *in the annual State Music Festival at Winthrop Col lege' Wednesday and Thursday of voices. ' The program includes the fol lowing selections by the choir and soloists. Miss Fheda Sublet!, Mrs. Crank Ramage. Mrs Davis' tpOCOpai services R Holland, Jr.. Miss Nancy Sim- mons, Jimmy Tinman and H.' H Rev -Clyde L. Ireland, of Co- Ayers: . lurrrbia, in. in* Laurens and Clinton “Father, Forgive Them" to conduct Holy Week and Kastei “Today Thou Shalt Be With services at the Church of »the Me.” • Epiphany, Laurens, and All Saints ■Woman. Behold Thy Son" 'Church. Clinton, this evening, "My God. Why Hast Thou For- ’ April 18, he will conduct a-Maun- saken Me. jdy Thursday Communion service I Thirst ^ 'at All Saints Church here at 7 30 lather. Intp Thy < Hands On Friday he will hold a CIiKtd Fi "It Is Finished ’ “As It Be^an Dawn" "Consider The Lilies" "Christ, The Lord, Is Risen To- m<)rn dav oo 'day service at the Church of th< Epiphany, Laurens, btfbween 12 00 noon and 1:00 o'clock <>n Faster have -j Communion, serv A VISITING HERE j Church at 9:30 ind a* the Church M-Sgt. O. L. Wright, of Bolling ol the ^iphanv at : ' S * ' Air Roree Base, Washington, D 1 On Easter Su i y ir. • ; . eh sol he church for the annual EaVei egg aunt New officers were installed to lead Uifc^Second A. R. P. Presbyterial at the closing session of a two-day meeting in Clinton last Wednesday and Thursday of the three-state women’s organization comprised of representatives from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Photo shows, left to right: First row, Mrs. F. M. McCullough, of Atlanta, president for the second yeans Dr. R. C. Grier, of Greenville, principal speaker for the occasion; Mrs. J. R. Bell, of Due West, treasurer. Second row: Mrs. J. N. Beard, of Newberry, statistician; Mrs. T. B. McBride, of Anderson, literature and Chris tian education secretary; Mrs. R. O. Hawthorne of Anderson, historian; Mrs. John Nance, of Green ville, vice president; Min Beatrice Arnolil, of Woodruff, group conference leader. Third row: Mrs. Harry F. Allan, of Atlanta, Dunlap Orphanage secretary; Mrs. J. E. Meadors, of Greenville, record ing secretary; Mrs. Phillips Abbot, of Louisville. Ga„ foreign mission secretary; Mrs. W. B. Price, of Troy, stewardahip and spiritual life; Mrs. E . H. Ellis, of Tucker, Ga.. temperance; and Mrs. J. R. Terry, of Bartow, Fla., White Cron. ^ the past week Those winning in „ ,. . , .l, j , : , . . C.. is spending some time here in 45 chiuiren of the the district contest and entering ,, . ». , .. with his sister, Mrs. L. E. Cason, -will gather at the finals at Winthrop and their „ . ~ .. ’ ratings follow; 1 Ratings (95-100, superior): . Ame Lou Black, pupil of Mr.- James Von'Hollen, junior piano so lo/ shown in all of these areas of the church’s work and plans were . made for an enlarged program for the coming year Members of the board present for the meeting were Rev. Dill Allison, pastor of the First ARP Church, Gastonia. N C-; the Rev. W liter Boyd, pastor .of Westmin ster ARP Church, WHnston-Sa- lem. N C.. the Rev. M R. Plax- co. D D., of Erskirn* Seminary, IXie West: Miss Rachel McElroy, professor at Erskine College, Dun West; Prof Wick. Broomail, pro- fessor of theology. Erskine Semi nary. ■ C. Bynu to, D.D.; pu-tur of the ’ocal ARP ehdnch, is chairman of the board, and presided at the meeting on Tues day IN NEW HOME M • U: L H Lee, Jr., and c: tree h.iv* nioved into the resi- e:.*e rmorlv occupied by the Webb .uii. >• on the Whitten Vil lage campus. Mr. Lee is business manager of the institution. At B€rPW Career Advancement Clinic The monthly meeting of Beth Trammel, senior high pi- a no solo. r Louise Speake, Muni Martin, junior high piano duet, pupils of the Mrs. Robert F. Jilack. Laurens District Scoqjt Commit-' tee will be held Friday night in the Fellowship Room of the Laur ens Federal Savings and Loan- As sociation at 7:30 p. m. . Easton Page, district chairman, urges all institutional representa tives and troop committeemen to be present. . Since the Institutional. Repre sentative is the only one to receive the notice of the meeting for his troop, he*is requested to contact committeemen and fill out and etum bis card so fhat supper may be prepared for the designated number. ir f. 2 Ratings (90-95) excellent: Louise Speake, junior high so lo. - • Joan Todd and Beth Trammell, senior high piano duet, pupils of Mrs. Bla^k. .Jimmy Qrr and Dell Wilder, junior high piano duet', pupils of Mrs, Harry McSween. Edna Martin and Shirley Dun away, senior high piano dufet. Pefe Roquemore, junior high pi ano solo, pupils Of Mrs. James •Pjtts. 3 Rating-(85-90) good: ' Jackie Pitts, senior high piano solo, pupil of Mrs. Pitts. ~y-~ This croup attended the Career Advancement Clinic conducted on Tuesday evehing. YpijH 9. by the Clinton Business and Professional Women’s' Club at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The club’ was host to about 50 guests engaged In business, professions, or in training for careers. —Photo by Dau Yarborough ————r— * - - ■ —— •* i - * ■ A