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a If You Don't Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News *\ ffllintmt The Chronicle ■>^ri\es To Be A Clean News paper, Complete. Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIII *' u m. Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 9, 1957 Number 19 Presbyterians Occupy New Educational Building City Officials At Municipal Meeting At Myrtle Beach Mayor Jot? P Terry., Council man F. M Boland. Jr.. City Clerk and Treasurer W. B Owens. B H. Austin, superintendent of the utilities department. Chief B. B. Ballard and Patrolman J V Ix>we. of the police department, and Wyman, M. Shealy. chief of the fire department, were at Myr tle Beach early this week for the annual session of the South Caro lina Municipal Association. The meeting began Sunday af ternoon and continued through Tuesday, ^ ith departmental ses sions claiming the interest of va rious members of the. Clinton del egation* Thornwell Home To Be Dedicated . -1 i " " i im 11" 11“ ' mat Members of the First Presbyterian Church officially occupied their newly-completed educational building Sunday morning following the worship hour. A short service was held in the recreational hall of the new annex during which the keys to the building were turned over by representatives of fhe contracting firm to Reese H. .Young, chairman of the custodial committee of the church, who is also su- 1 perintendent of the Sunday school. Appreciation was expressed by T. E. Addison, chairman of the building committee, to all who had a part in the erection of fhe new building. Dr. W. Redd Turner, pastor, said a prayer. Construction on the building started in April. 1955. The architectural firm of James Edmund Parguson. Clinton native and former member of tHe church, were the architects, and C. Y. Thomason Co., of Greenwood, were the contractors. The architect's sketch above shows the new structure with th* church in the background. Funeral Services For A. E. McIntosh Held Oniafurday I' j • Fuheral services for Arthur E. McIntosh, 73, were held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at Gray Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. George H. Hodges, pastor of Broad Street Finances and Repairs Facing County Hospital New Chairman Reports to Delegation Laurens, M3y 8—Problems fac-1 tember, the.last time it was ail ing the Laurens County Hospital | dited, and small deficits in some were laid before the county dele- years, the audit does not take into Methodist church. Burial was in' gation at its monthly meeting; account some expenses of pre- Rosemont cemetery. Mr. McIntosh died Thursday ~ afternoon at 'Self Memorial hos- pi\al m Greenwood following several months of ill health. He was a native of Ninety-Six, aitd had made his home here for 41 years. He was a son of the late David A. and Laura Matheny McIntosh. He was a member of Broad Street, Methodist church. Monday by J. Allen Thompson,, i viious years. chairman of the new' board of He also said that increases in trustees. — -operating expenses—presented —a- The problems as stated by him involved repairs to the building included a five per and repairs and renewal of equip-. in nurses’ salaries *a problem. Increases he mentioned cent increase already grant- ment as well as finances. -L j ed, pension benefits being plan- Mr. Thompson said that since nec ^ as ' ve b as the rising cost of assuming office.. April 1 he had an( * materials of every kind, made an intensive study of the Actually, he said, he had'found I hospital operations and that he that approximately $30,1)00 in Mr. Mclnosh was W eU kpown the dele g ati00 to chanty claims approved by the here, and operated a shoe repair j ac< l uaint them with the situation, administrator had never been business on Musgrove street f# He made no direct rec l uests for presented to the county for pay- ^ new or increased appropriations,. 1 men! frorn the one cent mill levy He said the building stood in Provided for in the county supply need of over all renovation, but ^ill for insurance and charity Choral Recital By Thornwell Children On Monday Evening A choral recital by approxi mately 200 pupils at Thorhwell Orphanage will be presented on Monday evening at 8 o’clock in thq school auditorium cn Calhoun street. ' -Residents of the communitv are invited to attend the recital Miss Luva McDonald is director -of-the high school-chorus- whilep ■Mrs. Robert Wysor III, directs many years. Surviving are one son, Odys F_ Mclntosh, of Clinton; one daugh ter, Mrs. R. B. Roberts, of Char leston; one granddaughter and one great-grandchild; three brothers, Elvin McIntosh, of Granite Falls, N. C.; Will McIn tosh, of Tampa, Fla.; Hepry Me-* Intosh, • of Langley; two sisters, Mrs. Azilee Dykes, of 'Langley; and Mrs. Nettie Wright, of Au gusta, Ga. Lt. Col. Barnett Named ROIC Head At Presbyterian Lt. Col. William Woodson Bar nett, Jr., has been appointed the new professor of military science and tactics at Presbyterian Col lege, President Marsh a 11 W. Brown announced today. He will succeed Lt. Col. Francis V. Smith, who this year com pletes his fourth session ,as com mandant of the PC military unit. Smith’s next assignment is Korea. The new ROTC head is a native of Missouri, ans&t graduate of the University of Missouri. He re ceived his commission in the U. S. Army Field Artillery in No vember, HM-1, and is now serv ing with the infantry. He cur rently serves as commander Of 1st Battalion Group of the 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. President Brown in announcing the change praised the outstand ing work of Lt. Col. Smith during .the past four years. He said that both the officer and his wife will be greatly missed in the commun ity because of their prominent roles in church and civic affairs. dealt more specifically with equipment. He said that the boiler for the heating system was worn out and needed replacement ‘ n tde anr } ua l audit even as an economy matter. Boil er repairs, he said, cost around $7,000 over the past five years. The water system also needed re newal, he said. Touching on the technical equipment, he said that the X-ray equipment had outlived its use fulness and needed renewal. For awhile, he said, the Greenville General Hospital threatened not to read its pictures but that this had been temporarily patched up. Referring to voluminous papers he carried in a brief case, he said that the hospital has reached a se rious stage in the handling of charity cases. While the annual audit of the hospital books show ed a light cash balance in Sep- charges. These claims, he said, were not made a matter of record and naturally were not reflected the grammar school group Jurors Are Drawn For Second Week Thornwell Trns^es •' . - To Meet On Tuesdey Th“ annual ' meeting of thej board of trustees of Thornwell; Orphanage will be held Tuesday 1 mbrning in the office building on, t he Thornwell “Campus. The board is composed of 2fi i representative Presbyterians from the Synods, of South ^Lrolina, Georgia and Florida. Reports will be made on work at the institution during the past year and plans made for future operation and development Joel S Morse, of Abbeville, is chairman of the board: P S. Bai ley, of Clinton, is secretary: and Dr. M. A. Macdonald is president of the institution ■ ' , The following members com pose the board; South Carolina P. S. Bailey, Clinton; R. E Fer-i guson. Clinton: M. A. Macdonald.! in *' - ,n ’ ma P s stow ; Clinton; E. C. Martin, Easlev; H. buildings in the county, and will I M. McLaurin, Wedgefield; H. T be used by the board in their ef-1 Mills, Greenville; Joel S. Morse, forts to place ,11 propeit> t.-.o i Abbeville: A W. Ragsdale, Hem- tax .books Much property ha been! ingway; Dr. T. Ellison Simpson, unlisted, it was stated, and there- Tom Hartness Hall, a new home for boys on the Thornwell Orphanage campus, will be ciedicarad Tuesday, afternoon at 3 o'clock. Thornweirofficial; have announced. The ceremonies will b'e presid ed over bY P- S. Bailey, textile manufacturer of this city, member of the executive committee and secretary of the board of trustees. A program has bej/fi arranged to include a number of features. 'Mrs. Harlnvss will present the home to Thornwell which will be accepted by Joel S. Morse, of Ab beville. chairman of the board of trustees. Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president ot the institution, will be on the program for a tfibut-e to Mr.'Hartness and recognition of Mrs. Hartness. Dr. T. Ellison Simp son. of Society Hill, member of |he board of trustees, will dead i prayer, and Dr. W Redd Turner, of Clinton, also a membet of the board, will pronounce the benediction. Children of the home will par ticipate at several points on the program. Mr. and Mrs. Hartness. residents of Spartanburg, are ThornweH” benefactors, having given the in stitution a gymnasium and two homes, one for girls and one for boys, in addition to supporting oth er phases of the institution's wprk —Phot|o by Nichols « » Maps Of The County Bought For Assessors As-. ini' Maps show :r.,g ill .property the county arc available to me hers o! the Cpun'jy Board sessori_ ui-m-iking—r stnrty ... ., property *ax situation in the eoun-1 ,* " ty, it was poinied out by tho leg-l Tho Laurens County 4 H Live islative delegation meeting in i stock Judging Team won district Laurens Monday ■ 1 and state 3 livestock judging con- The 200 maps show all land and | tests Saturday at Clemson Col lege Participating, w^re 80 con testant- from various counties in the state. County's 4-H Livestock Judging Tearn Leads State Millard Daniel, of Thornwell, Top Man i-attle and Repl Paul Culbertson express ed the opinion that the hospital’s financial statement would have Jurors were drawn Tuesday for | A c ^ Green ; tare ‘^ „ the second week of civil court m' .-j. , n _ w n ^ - I ’Mirons hevinnmp Mondav wood, Dr W. R. Turner, ( hnton. The maps were b ught bv th L. in , begi mg . o d y. g J. Winn. Greenville; President county for $500 from the Agncul- The two-week term is now un- ; Emeritus, Dr. L. Ross Lvnn. Tal-' tura |/ Staml p ,. iOI , Corooration derwayf-having started on May &-t Hhassee, Fla. —— ^ K ur -‘ r ,,- S - aolll ? atloP - ,¥ r .?°™y on .... Judge Steve C. Griffith, of New- Georgia * I ~ berry, is presiding. T. C- Dickson, Atlanta: James Second week jurors are: Holland, Savannah; George B T. E. Griffin. Princeton; R. L.iHoyt, Atlanta; O. J. Johnson.) Francis, Joanna; Wilford/Bailey. Moultrie; John J McKay. Macon; Hickory Tavern; Frank L. Goss, , .1 Lydia Mall; David Curry, Wood- shown a better operating record j v jij e . Paul R. Owings, Owings; if these claims had been made a Charles T. Ross, Lydia Mill; B F. matter of record and 'sthown as bills receivable. year about $10,000 but that since; ton; William G. Smith, Jones’ Stewart. Coral Gables, that time a claim for about $6,000 Store; Harold Stone. Gray Court; Changes Made In Building Permit Law W. J Powell, Thomasville; La mar. Westcott, Dalton. ♦ Florida ' Courm- legislators have called Rev. M. A. Durant, Marianna; attention to changes made in the Parson, Lanford Station; Jerome Rev. Vance Gordon, Jacksonville;! recently-enacted law requiring . e- Weathers, Owings; C. L. Blease, George Gormly. Jacksonville, Dr. curing of permits {j/om magistrates He said that the hospital had j Clinton Mill; H. G. Pinson, Clin- A R. Larrick. Plant City; Rev A. for the erection of bull lings on to its credit on April 1 of this ton City; W N. Ashley, Brewer- G Mclnnis, Sanford; S e 1 d e n 1 property in the ,-ountv F it. 0 OTMl Hi it t Ha t I rw*<a i ♦ 111 i Crv% i ♦ T/"**■»xw’ i ottra »•♦ 1 W1 * . Amendments raised the value of | proposed structures to $1,000 ior over .ill :ndj>Mdna sheep titles Jerry Bagley, of Chester, Pied mont District .and state swine champion, was runner-up to Dan iel with 407 points Additional team points totals were: Orangeburg, L180; Lexmg- Millard Damef, Thornwell Qr-j U)n - 11CT ' C |'f ster ® arn well, 1.120; Marion, 1,109; Sum ter, 1.100; and Charleston, 1.086 The Laurens County team by Other club members judging virtue of its performance' Satur ■ - • day, will go to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago December 1-5. ' Henry L. Eason and R. J Ben nett, assistant ' county aigents, trained the judging team. Mr Eason accompanied the. team to Clemson phanage club, was the high man in judging. He scored 426 points out of a possible 450. for charity cases originating in 1955 had been placed against it. He also reported that the hos pital owed the General Hospital in Greenville a bill of several years standing of $1,985.26, and insurance due soon of $1,313.00. Mr. Thompson cited a report of (continued on pake 4) 'Willis I. Knight, Hickory Tavern; I olnn/I V/mirm lto. W E Byars, Joamja; David Cros- ^OUnQ Heads by. Laurens City; Luther Taylor,) PC Alumni Chapter Brewerton. i — — which permits are to be secure 1. -Originally, buildings of $500 value land up required permits. „ , , , , „ . | _ The permits will be issued with- AlsoC. I. Lynch, Laurens City; Presbyterian College alumni of out ^ undor , he rn ,, ndmt , n ., Eugene Kirby, Watts Mill;_ Wil-j three local chapters have elected Form^dv * Z , new officers to serve for the com ing year. . Joanna Employees With Long Service Be Honored Saturday Joanna Students Awarded Foundation Scholarships Thornwell Receives $25,582 From Duke Endowment Thornwell Orphanage has re ceived $25,583 as its 1957 contri bution from the" Duke Endow ment. Thornwell, along with other child-caring institutions and hos pitals in the two Carolinas, par ticipates in the annual distribu tion of funds by the Endowment, established by the late James B. Duke, founder of the widely ope rated Duke Power Company. liam Adair, Woodvillt; Marcus Hughes, Gray Court; Pat H Stone; Princetpri; Reuben J. Reames, Gray; James B. Park- man, Clinton Mill; Homer P Carlton, Watts Mill; James Henry Knight, Grays; H. L. Davis, Hick : ory Tavern; T. W. Bolt, Triruty- Ridge; Roy Owens, Woodville; Fred Gossett, Watte Mill; J. Ben Hunter, Jr., Pleasant Mound; Walter Lee, Clinton Mill; Jack Wehunt, Clinton City; Raymond Burns, Youngs; Ryland F. Sum- erel? Ctifiton'City. . is to pro- a met nod or getting" new property in the county on the tax New Radio Station To Operate Here Radio Station WPCC will begin transmitting within the next 60 days to serve Clinton and the sur rounding community, according to announcement yesterday from the Chamber of Commerce office. a fee from the property owner was required , The purpose of the new la v, del- Recent meetings of these groups: egallon mcmbe rs stated have been held in Clinton, Green-| vide a method of ville and Sumter, and the new of fleers are: . 'books Clinton Alumni Chapter—Leland) Young, president;'James Addison, of Joanna, vice presideht, and Lea- man Jones, secretary-treasurer. Greenville County Alumni Chap ter —• Grice Hunt, of Greenville, president; E. C Bailey, of Greer, vice president, and. Doug Patton, of Greenville, secretary-treasurer. fiV tj Memorial Day Be Observed Tri-County Alumni Chapter. flower The Southern Memorial day will- be celebrated tomorrow AhTOttgfwmt-- ^4he.. South - dren m many place- scattering a R score of 1.219 poin. MILLARD DANIEL with Millard from Laurens coun ty livere Billy Hines and Johnny Richey, also of Thornwell, and Earl Robertson, son of Mr and Mrs. Rayoinnd L. Robertson. Rt. 1, Laurens The judging included beef cat t!\ -hei'p and swine. The LuarciXa- lean,- llaU an_oyer One hundrod and eleven Joan na (Jutton Mills employees will ! be presented with’ awards in rec ibgnition of long service"at a ban- | quet at the Joanna Club house j Saturday night at 7*00 5’clock. Husbands or wives of the honored guests will also attend the ban quet An interesting program of I entertainment has been pianrTPd. i x :th John Holiaiyi Hunter' as master of ceremonies. •Walter Regnery vice-president and genera! manager of the Joan j na plant, will make all presen tations. fjsissted by W K Waits, i assistant superintendent, J B Hart, assistant treasurer, and P 13, MitcheL, -,cv d s.tam to’.tile vice (Sumter, Lee and Clarendon coun ties) William H Weldon, < Manning, president; Hugh Mont gomery, of Sumter, \ j. J president; E. M. Watt, of Sumter, secretary- treasurer; D F. Kirver., of Sufn- ter, Walter Johnson Club chair man), and the following members of the executive committee .E. D on i'rate soldier: umehts to t ! : ic grai an t dt L’s of Cor, fed- •orating mon- : 'rate dead Dixie-Home Continues Anniversary Event The Brunson, of Sumter, Roberts. Lat-I tu>n ot ; ‘ u ’ Bixs'-H-wr.- imer, of Bishopville, T W. Cooper, continue i th,rougn Endowment has made contribu tions to these institutions. Family Might Supper At First Presbyterian Scheduled For Friday * A family night supper is on the schedule of activities at the First Presbyterian church for Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Following the supper, Dr. Jo seph Gettys, professor at Pres-, byterian college, will speak on Christian Education. frequency. The station will ope- 1 rate on 500' watte power, it was College scholarships of $2,000-board stated that the choice was said ' * ... each have been awarded Miss Ha-! difficult, as all six applicants ( A tower and building to house zel Wehunt daughter of Mr. an’di showed su P erior ability, in va- stadias and offices will he con- , T „ v iw,. * r > ou 4 lines, and were generally structed near the city on the Mrs.fl Carlton Wehfcnt, of Joanna above-average in calibre. Greenwood highway. and Billy Adair, son of Mr. and In addition to the two scholar-' J. B. Brinkley is president of Ships of $2,000 each,* pro-rated at the broadcasting company, R. L. $500 per year, of which one- Baker, Jr., and E. IVl Spencer, fourth is considered a loan, the vide-presidents, and H. Earl The scholarships were award- 1 Joanna. Foundation offers educa-{ P a y n e, secretary - treasurer, ed on the recomendation of an! (aortal loans bearing 2 , '< simple Messrs Brinkley, Baker and impartial three-man selection interest to qualified Joanna-con-' Spencer are from North Carolina, James E. Wolfe, president of *f Mayesville, Dave MoClary, <». the Chamber, who has been'ISummertoh, and James MiL-up.,, working with interests promoting of Gable, the station, said transmission will be during daytime hours on 1410 Mrs. Marvin Adair, of Joanna, by the Joanna Foundation Educa tional Scholarship Committee. board composed of Dr. Chris Kaufman, president of Newberry College, chairman; Dr. Clarence R. Thayer, professor and guid- 1957 was the 30th year that the. j^jj^^^^unselor at Presbyterian College; and Dr. John W. Steven- "son, English professor at Presby terian College. The six applications submitted Were judged on the basis of these items: (1) information on applica tion blanks as to student’s past record and ^future plans; (2) ap plicant’s sedfe on a scholastic ap titude test given by the College Entrance Examination Testing Board, Of Princeton, N. J ; (3) a personal interview; and (4) trans scripts of their school records, including curricular and extra curricular activities. The members of the selection Piedmont Presbytery Campaign For College Is Nearing Goal Presbyterian College’s develop ment campaign in Piedmont FYes- bytery moved close .to its goal to day after returns were tabulated from the second roort meeting week, said C ' M W: • the Clinton store j Response from the j Clin ton area said, )and oh I will extend t:u res w moth manager of publi- '\cclldnt. W: * t, was rva re of the event I children ages 4 igh the week. . \to attend 1.200 for its nearest rival. Ander son Daniel also captured the Broad St. Methodist j Bible School Be May 27 To May 31 The regular vacation Bible School will be held at Broad St Methodist-ehureb .-May*27 through M ay 31 • For 'hi • ■> i■ : d.iy o'.'ion. Mon day through Friday. c.aW' will be held from 9 until, 11 a fh A: 1 hrough‘11 are *-n to president and general manager Clinton Barber Instructs Thornwell Boys ' ^ i ntvted students. Any , , _ . ., held Monday night, a ro , vt- , ^ ° r i? nd u ayne 15 3 re f dent ° f Clin - This region how has subscribed daughter of active or retired em- ton, being owner of Farmers Feed ployees of Joanna Cotton Mills, * and Seed Store. the Joanna Realty Company, or| the Joanna Foundation may ap- Acodemv St ply for either a scholarship or a _ _ . 4. * P. T. A. To Meet loan'to be qsed at any college ac credited by the Southern Associa tion of Colleges and Secondary schools. The scholarships and loans are a part of the wide three-facet Foundation program of health, education and recreation, sup ported by the Joanna Stores. Spe cifically, the educational scholar ships and loans are supported by a portion of the revenues from sales, which, in many other re tail stores, is used for wide spread advertising and .trading stamps, or other drawing cards. The Academy Street School Parent-Teacher Association will l$36,454.90 toword the goal of $49,- 500. The leaders predict they will achieve this objective at the final report meeting scheduled for next Monday night at the Clemson House The latest returns have pushed the total Diamond Jubilee program hold its final meeting of this almost $900,000 And with the school term'this evening (Thurs day) at 7:30 in the school auditor ium. A program will be present ed by the fourth grade entitled, “Twelve Busy Months.” Those sponsoring the program are Miss Betty Jo; Lindler, Mis Odetta Mauney, and Mrs. Hugh M. Bu ford. 7 , , Tbe public is invited to attend the progra^v ^ addition of gifts made by national foundations during this period, the total is increased to almost $1,- 000,000. Piedmont Presbytery, under the leadership of co-chairman Doug las MoDougald and the Rev. W, McLeod Framptoh, both of Ander son, brought in $25,782.90 at its first report meeting and then add led $10,672 at its second In recognition of twenty years of service, twenty-four employee.' will receive beautiful watches in col id gold cases and $500 free life insurance, increasing their free insurance to $2,000 Twenty-nine employees with fifteen years of service will receive gold rings- and $.5<)0 insurance rulers in creasing the,: free insurance to SI oOO Fifty eight others, with ten years a. twice, will get gold lapel pm., md $500 certificates incriVLun gthe:r free insurance to $1,000. Sgu’y '1947. when fin* ...-ervice award- program was established it Joanna, 861 employees have been recognized for ‘ten years or more of service. Of this number 197 tv* tvei.ed watches’ denot- big twntv years with the com * i Joanna Cotton Mills Company 9 | on p ov- approximately 1,600 peo John Gallman. Clinton barber, is contributing his Wednesday afternoon holidays to the training of Thornwell Orphanage boys in the art of hair cutting.^ I With 173 boys in the Thornwell family, many barbers are need ed, and Thornwell officials state they appreciate the service Mr. Gallman is rendering. The Thornwell office pays these young bar bers 10 cents a cut. Shown in the photo are Kay Folk. Mr. Gallman. Whit Mayes. Jerry Sweet (performing). Bill George. Richard Smart (getting cut), and Raymond Powers. S Bailey Named On ThornweM's , Executive Committee , P S Bailey, pre- deni of Clm- and Lyd < Cotton Mil’.-, has been named ay a member of the executive coiw.v.V.Je of Thorn- wcli Orphanage. :t\v.is 'yen an- | ftounced He -luxxvd- the ate F. M Boland The executtyu. romnuttee is cximpostxl of three members of the board of trustees who • serve with the president of Thornwell, Dr M A Macdonald, and meet monthly to .formulate operating policies of the institution. The board* meets annually. Other members, of ^ the: execu tive committee are Jdfei.J$. Morse, of Abbeville, and R E. Ferguson, of Clinton. ' Mr Bailey is also secretary of the board of trustees. ■ >■ V . •\