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ti \r l*age TS% o THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 12, 1957 Wasson Addresses County Council 01 Social Agencies Laurms Dpc 6—Son Robort C.. Wasson was guest speaker Tuesday before the Laurens County Council of Social Agencies, speaking on the states’ educational situation. Sen. Wasson is a Senate member of the Public School Curricula Com- mittee set up in the 1957 session of the peneral Assembly to make a study of the state's- school system and repprt with recommendations at the next session in January. He pointed out that.this committee was created after a lengthy debate on education and ^ftpr the introduction of a bill to eliminate the 12th grade from the state's schools. He did not divulge what recommendations the committee will make. Declaring that he was making criticism of educational leaders who prepare the curricula of the nation's public schools, he said that in the final analysis the patrons and par ents are responsible for whatever conditions exist in the schools “We don't like to force them to^ do something they don't want to doj themselves," hejsaid. Making a eonfparison with Rus sian schools, he said that accord ing to reliable reports a 10th grade graduate from the Soviet schools was better equipped in mathemat ics, the sciences and foreign lang uages than the average college graduate in America. He deplored the absence of some fundamental courses in the state’s public schools, saying that his idea of a well rounded curriculum would include courses in grammar, math ematics, spelling, science American history. dent, presided and introduced the speaker. He also introduced a number of guests, including the ReV. M. B. Lee of Gray Court,, who gave the invocation. P S. Bailey, Hugh Eichdberger, L B. Pope, and Miss Nornia Hal- letf of Clinton, Mrs. Beulah Sanders of Whitten Village, W. R. Anderson, G N. Foy, and R.. P. Wilder of School District 56, C. K. Wrgiht, F P. Thompson and J K. Derrick of School District 55. The council approved a report of a nominating comm it let' nam- ing Thomas A. Babb as president foT 1958, Judge “J. Hew son as vice-president, and Mrs. Farm Housing . Funds Available Funcis for farm housing and farm operating are still available through the Farmers Home Administration, it was stated today by Henry' v Mit- cheH, Laurens County FHS Super visor It is hoped that local ncedS in these two items can be met be fore direct loan funds are exhaust ed, he said Mr. Mitchell said that it is be ' coming increasingly drHieulT fff lo- will'receive $5.00 each to spend f<Jr Caroline Coleman as secretary. The report was submitted by Justin A Bridges, chairman of the nominat ing committee. Mr. Babb, wbo is the current vice-president, has been serving as president since the death of the late €. A Seawright. Mrs -Harold (Toller, chairman of the council's committee o n Homemakers Service, made a re port to be carried in next week’s fiaper. Acting on recommendations in the report, Chairman Babb nam ed Mrs. Goller, Mrs Bruce Work man and Howard Watkins to confer with the delegation Negro "Doctor" And Woman Charged With Murder Plot Laurens, Dec. 6—An 85-year-old Negro man, self-styled “Doctor,^ and a 32-year-old Negro woman are charged in warrants with conspir acy to murder and have been re leased on $3,000 bond each, accord ing to records at the office of Sher iff C. W. Wier. * * ■Hie sheriff said that Sank Wil- andjliams of near Clinton, who describ ed himself as “just above the level Referring to the lengthy 1957 ses-jof root doctor.” and Pearl Williams sion of the legislature, he said it‘of Owings, are charged with eon- was prolonged by educational prob-1 spiracy to poison another Negro lems and the effort to prevent high er taxes “Educating our children is big business in South Carolina with over half a million pupils and 19,000 teachers.” • The state and counties are spending over 1148,000,- 000 a year in their support, he said Thoinas A Babb, interim presi- woman, Cecelia (Cely ) Wylie, 23, of the Clinton area Sheriff Wier said that he had been.tolid that the alleged plot not only involved poisoning but getting possession of a baby and an insur ance policy. He did not divulge the source of his information Don’t be a “last minute” Santa next year... JOIN OUR (Flmstmas (Hub Christmas shopping is always more fun when you can do it without rushing and without piling up bills. So, get o headstart on Santa next year bv joining our Christmas Club now. When the dub pays off next November, you II be ■'all set for a wonderful holiday. •V; Interest Paid Semi-Annually On .Savings Accounts cate lenders for notes insured by the Farmers Home Administration be cause of the higher interest avail able elsewhere. However, even at 3Mi c v, some lenders are still inter esfed because of the 100 per cent soundness of the investment, be cause the loan js serviced and col lected by FHA. and because these notes are now classed as securities and not real estate loans by the Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Mitchell stated that the in sured loan program includes all real estate loans except farm housing He stated that the local office will continue to process applications for real estate loans because a small amount of direct loan funds is still available for veteran loans and a lender can usually be located for nuo-veteran insured loans within few days. Pupils Present Christmas Program The December meeting of the Hampton Avenue Parent-Teachers Association, .was held on Dec. 3rd with the president, Mrs. R Edward Ferguson, presiding. Mrs. Ferguson opened the meet ing with prayer after which a Christmas program entitled “The Story of Christmas,’’ was presented, directed by Mrs. Ralph Buzhardt, music teacher. Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Dr. David Mixon reported on the flu vaccine program during which 1,279 shots were given. A letter from the teachers of the school was read by the president. Later a social huor and refresh- Jaycees’To Escort * Needy Children On Shopping Tour On December 18 at 3:30 p. m. the Clinton Jaycees and The Chronicle wil conduct their Christmas Shop ping Tour of Underprivileged CSul- dren. * * JSyeee president Lewis Bagwell, Jr., today announced that thirty children, recommended by the Lau rens County Welfare Department, will be escorted on the tour by Jay cees and their wives. The children ments were enjoyed a Christmas gift for anyone they de sire. President Bagwell stated that the shopping tour is conducted for two prime purposes. First, it empha sizes to everyone in the community and affords the greatest happiness that giving is the real meaning of, at Christmas. Second, it enables the less fortunate children iit\ the community to share in the shopping excitement of the y pre-Christmas season a. " After the shopping tour is com pleted the youngsters will return to the Mary Musgrove Hotel where they will be entertained at a Christ mas party featuring wrapping of their gifts with the assistance of their escorts. Mrs. W. W. Harris w'ill be in charge of the wrapping of the gifts. A movie depicting the Christmas story in the traditional vein and also the Nativity will be shown. Following the movie, supper will be served. P S* Bailey, honorary chairman, and Mrs. Bailey will make the pre sentation of personal gifts to each child from the Christmas tree. The children will then be returned to their homes, complete with gifts, by their Jaycee escorts. The following Jaycees are ad ministering the tour: L. V. Powell, chairman; James Von Hollen, John nie Adair and Jimmie Stilwell, ar rangements; Lynn Cooper, Jr., B W. Dominick, and George White- head, manpower; Sarnie Pinson and Alvin Bagwell,- finance; I. A. Ed wards and Ferd Jacobs, publicity. Other Jaycees taking part in the operation of the tour are R. E. Mar tin, Gene King, Dr. David Mixon, S. C. Has Two Grants For Polio Research South Carolina has’ received two grants from the Easter Seal Re search Foundation sponsored by the National Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults, Inc. > This announcement has been made by J. Hewlette Wasson, tbair- man of the Laurens County Chapter of the Crippled Children Society of South Carolina. Each year two per“ cent of all funds raised through the Easter Seal Campaign are earmarked for the Research Foundation. South Carolina’s share coming frbm all counties, amounted to $3,267.52 for 1957. The two grants which were award ed to the South Carolina Medical College total $10,265.00. Dr. William T. Sanger, Chancel lor of the Medical College of Vir ginia and chairman of the Easter Seal Foundation’s Board of Trus tees, Announced the second grant at the recent convention of the Nation al Society. Dr. I. Lockard, assistant profes sor, Anatomy Department, is the principal investigator in the South Carolina Medical College project. Dr. Lockard’s research is planned to determine some of the anatomical relationships between individual nerve cells or cell groups $nd capil laries which supply them. This in vestigation may also contribute to better understanding and care of cerebral palsied persons. Military Rites For M-Sgt. O. L Wright • • j Oscar Lemuel Wright. 53, died at Forest Hills Division. Veterans Hos pital, in Augusta, Ga„ Dec. 3, after an. extended illness.. Funeral services were held on Thursday, the 5th, at the Indepen dence Methodist Church, of which he was a member, at Tignall, Ga. Chaplain W. F. Willingham, of Au gusta, Ga., officiated, assisted by the Rev. B. C. Matteson, of Wash ington, Ga., a former pastor of <he Charles Pitts, Milford Smith, Guy ^ , a iormer pd Tumblin, Earl gMcElhannon, *"■»« church. Interment with Lakeside Club Christmas Formal The annual Christmas formal for members of Lakeside Country Club will be held on Thursday evening. December 19 from 9 until.!. Eddie Allen and his orchestra of Richmond. Va:, will play for the dance Members of the decorating committee are Mrs. George R. Bla lock. Mrs. £dgar Sadler and Mrs. Carlisle Neely. Chs. Jbhnsori, Dr. R„ H. Dawson, Walter Ramage, Tyson Hope and Jack Haskins. L. V. Powell, tour chairman, stat ed at the regular meeting held Tuesday night at the Mary Mus grove Hotel, that he believes the en thusiasm on the part of the club merribers and the enthusiastic sup port by the community and the ex cellent work done by the commit tees indicate that the tour would be one of the most successful ventures ever undertaken in the history of the Clinton Jaycees. Joanna Baptists To Hove Christmas Party. A Christmas party for extension members and friends will be held at the Joanna Baptist Church in the recreation room on Monday, Dec. 16, at 4:00 p. m. Membeks_of missionary organiza tions and Subdayschool classes will provide transportation. John H. Waldrop Dies In Atlanta *'* John H. Waldrop, 45, died sud denly in Anchorage, Alaska, where he had made ,his home for eight years. He was a former resident of Laurens county. Surviving pre his wife, two step daughters and four step-grandsons, an of Anchorage; his father, J. W, Waldrop of Fork Shoals; six broth ers, R. H. Waldrop V Greenville; G. W. Waldrop of Lowell, N. C.; C. C. Waldrop of Joanna; Charlie Wal drop of Mississippi; and?Lee Roy Waldrop of Alaska; sttven sisters, Mrs. B. L. Wood, Sr., of Tallulah Falls, Ga.; Mrs. Jim Lindsey and Mrs. Jim Grant, both of Greenville; Mrs. Roy Grant of Fork Shoals; Mrs. Walton Cook of Asheville, N. C.; Mrs. Eugene Cook of Clinton; and Mrs. H. C, Edmonds of Spar- Novemfaej- 27 at Anchorage. tanburg. Funeral services were conducted . NIECE WINS HONORS Miss Jean Carolyn Jones, niece of Mrs. J. W/ Moore, of this city, is one of 36 North Texas State College students who have been named for Inclusion in the 1958 "Who’s Who In American Universities and Col leges.” Bliss Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Jones, of Angleton, Texas. A junior accounting rt^jor is prominent in campus activities, holding offices in various org tions and membership in social honorary societies and soroi She was named top coed on the campus in 1957, p\M. s. mini i ESTABLISHED IN 1886 'CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S625 OOO MEMBER - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ITS STAG NIGHT! JlcuHiel’ deady-ta- r WeaA £ltofup,e. CLINTON, S. C. . will be open ’til 7 p. m. Monday, 0 . *• December 16, especially for the men. Come in and let us help you ■i * ' select a gift for that special some- * one. “GET MOKE OCT OK LIKE — GO OCT TO A .MOVIE”- YOUR J WOAWRi k PROGRAM •j Last Day Today : Piramoum prwna ' HENRY I ANTHONY FONDA-PERKINS Dec. 12 j Monday-Tuesday , Dec. 16-17 , Wit Wan and f*vrir Seaton . Directed by Anthony Maim • ^ >*, Nichoi> •.KKtt. a Story by Barney Stator and Jod Kane • A P \ Friday-Saturday Dec. 13-14 The Hard Man Technicolor Western GUY MADISON and VALERIE FRENCH COMEDY , CARTOON ^ — Coming — THE ENEMY BELOW APRIL LOVE THE GIRL MOST LIKELY KISS THEM FOR ME Wednesday-Thursday' Dec. 18-19 - -.V , - A ‘ I ' * # full mili tary honors followed in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were chosen from the personnel of the 214th AAA Group, National Guard, and the firing squad and bugler from the 34th Army Band, Fort Gordon, Augusta, Ga. ^ Mr. Wright was a veteran of World War II and the Korean con flict, fn which he served as a Mas ter Sergeant in the U. S. Air Force. He was a native of Wilkes County, Ga., son of the late Thomas Pope and Rebecca Gore Wright. He is survived by three brothers, T. P. and William J. Wright, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Charles B. Wright, of Tignall. Ga.; three sis ters, Mrs. L E. Cason of this city, Mrs. Lester B. Bowden, Sr., of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Lee M. Maier of South Williamsport, Pa. Mr. Wright made his home here with his sister, Mrs. L. E. Cason from March until the latter part of July when he entered the hospital. Mr Wright was a member of a Masonic lodge in Kentucky. Service Emblem Luncheon For Telephone Employees Six telephone employees were pre sented with service emblems rec ognizing long and faithful service at a luncheon honoring the mon De cember 3 at one o’clock at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. The employees were: Miss Rosa Lee, traffic opera tor 30 years; Mrs. Margaret Crouch, business office service rep resentative 15 years; Mrs. Frances Donnan, traffic operator 10 years; Mrs. Betty Stillwell, traffic service assistant 5 years; Mrs. Geroline Daniel and Miss Alice Henderson, traffic operators 5 years each. Service emblems were presented to the traffic operators by W. H. Holmes, district traffic manager. I. A. Edwards, group manager for this area, presented the service em blem to Mrs. Margaret Crouch. In presenting the awards, Mr. Holmes and Mr. Edwards recogniz ed achievements and loyalty of the employees and commended, espe cially. their devotion in providing good telephone service. Mrs. Josie - McCaslan, Clinton’s chief operator, acted as hostess for the occasion and presented a special guest, Miss Susan Spruell, of the di vision personnel office in Columbia. Others present were Miss Aliene- Copeland, evening chief operator, and Mrs. Lona Shealy, assistant chief operator. Large Tax Payment Made By SouHiern Bell One of the largest tax payment checks received by the City of Clin ton in payment of municipal ad valorem taxes for 1957 was deliver ed to the City Clerk from Southern Bell Telephone Company. 'Hie payment totaled $5,199.30 and was delivered by Southern Bell Manager I. A. Edwards, to W. Brooks Owens, City Clerk. “We are one of Clinton’s largest taxpayers,” Mr. Edwards said. “This is another way that we, as a locally operated business, are contributing to the welfare and progress of Clinton.’’ IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS PhoiM 74 r DR. R. H. DAWSON —Chiropractor— Hours: 9:00-12:00 and 3:00-6:00 P. M. 516 S. Broad St. Phone 1401 * Clinton. S. C. Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... LMBALMERS Fhonrj 41 AMBULANCE SERVICE J. C. 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