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Part >4^ul THE CLINTON CMRoSin '* Tkamiav. April 17. IfSM Bailey to Dispose of Shorthorn Herd on Saturday 60 ain,on ^ Juniors Will Take Scholarship Tests One of South Carolina'i larK«»t and finest herd of cattle will go on the auction block Saturday when P S Bailey. Clinton textile manu facturer, will put up for complete dispersal h i s Pulled Shorthorn herd at Creckland Farm near Clinton ■ Cattlemen from 17 states, Can- the Ford Foundation and ' Sousand by the Carnagie Corpora lion of Newr York More than 60 junior students at Clinton High School plan to take t h e National Merit Scholarship QHaMfjring Iwt, K P Wilder, prin cipal, announced this week The ada and Australia are expectixl to | test w jl administered at the be present when the 137 head go i high school at 9:00 a m . Tuesday, p s. R.i>l«-y (risrhi>. Clinton textile manufacturer nw\ plannini' the complete dispersion of his (reek land Polled Shorthorn herd, is pictured here with on * <>t aiv prize pure-tired bulls and his former (arm manager. The hut! is CamsoO Prince Bob, a St’00 in . tment Standing with Bailey is Lester Norton, who managed Creckl.ind I arm before the present manage Walter Shuman, assumed the position. Brown And Oelond To Attend Assembly Meet In Charlotte Presbyterian To od t)\ Moderator William M- El- !i: tt to act as chairman of the ' and in u committee on church ex-.ij . IJ* • r !J_ tension during the five-day session |7|“01 rlldllll 111007 under the auctioneer’s gavel at 11:30 a m Included in the cow herd are three grand champion females of the National Polled Shorthorn Congress. Bailey, president and treasurer of Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills, founded the Creekland herd ten years ago oh his 2.000 acre farm He spared no expense to assemble an array, of champions and top Aj'ril 29) An estimated'$3 million in Merit Sholarahips and other awards are at stake in the 'national competi tion, now beginning its fourth year. Some $12 million in Merit Scholar ships have been awarded in the first three years of the program. Merit Scholarships are provided by some 80 corporations, founda- dafions, professional societies and sellers at auctions throughout this I individuals, as well as by the Na- countrv and Canada. With this Uonal Merit Scholarship Corpora- herd. he gave South Carolina its first native bred national cham pion Creekland ,l«incer—bred and raised to a nine month-old bull calf on the Clinton farm before being tion itself, which conducts the competition. The National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a three* hour measure of education'al growth and Insurance Agents Win New York Trip Superintendent Olin Furr, of the Pilot Life Insurance Company, and five agents of the Clinton area left Greenville by Irain yesterday for an all expense paitf trip to New York They were awarded the trip for an outstanding record. W’hile away they wil enjoy sightseeing trips, attend company meetings, lunch eons and a banquet. Agents making the trip are C. R Meadors of this city; W M. Nash and H. W Burdette of Laurens; L. R. Thompson of Joanna; and B. H. Allen, former agent in this area, who has been transferred to Au gusta. They were accompanied by their wives and the Thompson’s son. Alumni Directors To Meet Here Friday Director* of the Presbyterian College Alumni Association will as semble here this Friday for the an nual spring meeting of the board. The meetufg is scheduled to get underway at 11:00 a m in the li brary building and will extend until 1:30 p. m v Visiting directors then will be guesLs of the college for luncheon in Judd dining hall and for the PC-Miami tennis match which follows » Selection of an Alumni Gold P recipient, 1958 Homecoming and Alumni Fund plans, and various reports on the college ^re among the items of business on the agen da for Friday. J Edward Means, Jr., of Green ville, will preside over the meet ing in his capacity as president of the PC Alumni Association. Oth er directors include: John Montgomery of Columbia, AssoriaUdB »ice-pmudent; A. By num Poe at Rock Hill. aocreUry- trvaaurer. Dr. D. C. Alford of Spartanburg. .South Carolina direc tor; O. A. Dunlap of Atlanta. Geor gia director: J. Marion Kirven of Columbia, immediate past president of the Association; J. J. Cornwall of Clinton, preaident of the Walter Johrfxon Club, and James Wilson of Fayetteville, N. C. t Joseph Bar nett of Gastonia, N. C., and J. Gra ham Miller of New York City, all alumni trustee representatives. Alumni chapter presidents serve as advisory members of the board of directors. , _ ' OFFICE SUPPLIES At CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Phone 794 Laurens, S. C. President Marshal! W n Charlote. N C. The PC president! Brown ' 11 I "° laydeaders represent , , , . „ ng S u'h Carol ha Presbytery at and one other Presbyterian allege hts unnual staff .member w ill serve as com-i A , COI11 . )inyir g hira th , 0t , n . missioned t- the General Asserti- lTa | Assembly will Oe James M bly of tin Presbyterian Church, i vice-president in charge of l S. on April 24 30 development, who represents Pet* Dr Brow ir also has been appoint- Dee Presbytery Presbyterian College entertains the University of Miami in the highlight home tennis match of the 1958 season here Friday afternoon sold for $2,000 in 1955—went on to aptitude Emphasis is on broad in- w in the grand championship of j telleetual skills, and on under- Lhe International Livestock Show standing and ability to use what in Chicago. ; has been learned, rather than on Don Langley, field representa- knowledge of facts. tive for “The Shorthorn World,” breeding publication, said recently A group of 10.000 students—com posed of the highest scorers in \jthat “Creekland has done more to! eac " s * a * e advance to the introduce the Polled Shorthorn' seini finals when the resulLs are breed into this area than any other ! re P orted ,0 3,1 participating schools herd in history ” He added: “Their first sale in 1955 was the first auction of Polled Shorthorns in South Carolina in modern times. T h c Florida squad, annually! From th * sales of their cattle. rankt*d among *the top five in the | m any new herds have been found- nation. w ill bring a 33-match win j ^ * n the state. • pd South ( arolina nmg streak to Clinton Two of the.se has beente one of the most rapid f you r nome is acSt/oyed, will you have to... other peril, you need do | cover* extra living expet Thu coverage t« one of irxn tectiuA ue oiler. Well U- We ran help you d \ ide uha! til »houtd carry. a« v •!! a* the kia V. ■ ■e an m -per.t.t nt hwal a fr\ tiie pr de* tom yetf beftf-*fat and your Lu T, ir** or other prof ti>in. ve •«ffir Stoik <’•mianjr *n«e. an«i our f****f*W» *«rv k rro: — H • IJ I « ur home should e destroyed by fire or *010# of the— it your insurance for such an emergency. different type* of pro to ducuM it *ith you. ante of insurance yon fv idy to help you e. it* content*, fueMg protec* • r: if vi a’rr r I fu.'\ injured B. H. BOYD Agent CLINTON REALTY AN!) INSURANCE CO. Tcicphone 6 victories were registered over PC early in the season after hard- fought individual play Coach Jim Leighton and his team arc anxious to snap the Miami march of triumph and to avenge the close 6-3 and 5-4 losses. But pa . they must contend with an array: of topfligh* college stars paced by | Jerry Mos ( and Allen Quay Leighton will send Johnny Brown low out as his number one man p as t ure condition females comes Hell follow with such talented ne<-||^ buying opportunities for men as Guice Potter, Jtn\ Peck* I practical cattlemen ly expanding areas for the breed in the nation.” Breeders have admired Bailey's methods While the herd was founded on the best individuals, the purebred cattle have not been but raised under nor mal cattle conditions. For this reason, the herd has been highly productive with nearly a 100 per cent calf crop annually Thus, in next fall. Semi-finalists will then take a second examination. Those who repeat their high performance .on the second examination will be come finalists in the program and will indicate their choice of college and course of study. Further eval uation of their grades, citizenship, and extra-curricular achievements w ill follow, and the winners will be announced in the spring of 1959 The test results will be available at the beginning of the senior year, in time for use by seniors and their class advisors. The scores may also be* used in many high schools to help students make de cisions about college and the most appropriate courses to major in. Potter I Harry Hoffman. Jim Shakespeare, and Bob Daniels the dispersion of such M * J* ^ ^ts throughout the country who do not expect to win have registered for the test, in or der to learn more about their in- D Swaffar t,,v,<lual Mrengths and weaknesses Each Merit Scholarship carries .stipend based on the need of Regional Meeting Of Theta Chi Frot On Weekend Schedule *tate Rebel Reunion of t national social frater be held at Presbyterian P** 1 Apnl lt-39 A four Theta th nity will 4iege of More than luu unde delegate* from right other col lege* and uruversities are expect .d here for the occasion Pres byterian » Beta Pu chapter of the fraternity *erve* as host for the r,t ^ When Auctioneer of Tuba, okla . swings into action next Saturday, he will put this ar ray of Creekland purebred, up for ‘'^h mdiv.dual winner and u re- -ale ten bulls, including Lou.da ^ ^ • nn “ ,,Jr »«»>**» “"ther Developer, the s.re of Crrektand ^«" p »<'^‘ > «am.nation The .» Lancer 40 cow, with calves at foot 20 cows nghi up to calving. 14 purebred heifers and II often heifers Thrs are to be .sold in re condition It- .e. r k* t j rgraduate A-2C. B. H. Henderson Weds English Girl Airman 2- B H Henderwm son of Mrs L S Henderson of this and the late Mr Henderson, was married on January 31 to Miss Janet Lee of lamdon England in erage stipend in past years been 1650 per year The minimum award in the 1958 50 program will be Sluo a year and a maximum will br Sl.Soo a year The names of all program final 1 sis will be sent to college* and orgamtations throughout the eaun- try. In this way many imalists are helped in * inning scholar-hips awarded directly by col leges and other orgamzatioa* About 1.000 Merit Scholars, win rs uf the 1957-50 are expected from 17”".* ^ ««i»j m w|l | ^ named oa May 1. University uf Georgia. ^ , Th«w are winners in the third Tech Vanderbilt. Chat ' Mnc * March 1 Airman Ifendt-rsoa Merit Program which began last tannea University of Alabama ^ *• Caribou. Auburn and Birmingham South '•**•*• **4 Mrs Henderson arrived The National Merit Scholarship erti Also attending will be Ihess- ,m A P fl1 2 !• jem him there Later Corporation thrvcu I h e annual 1 at haul efftrers Joe Bus* vice- 'B* ronple plan to visit with reta rompetitioa It a as founded la prrsKteni, Jim Wall, counselor of Hvet here , 1955 oa grants of $20 milium by Region 5-E and Jim Hunt roan-1 " -etur >>t Region 5 W TN«- r-aiventKm activities will in rlu<ie a stag patty formal dance, re.’.onal banquet, and classes in all pha-es of iratenuty life Robert Taylor *<f Heath Springs serves a* president of the host PC chap ter UTIM» PTA MEET Mr> Robert W Anderson, new ly elected president of the Hamp ton Avenue School Patent-Teach ; er Association, spent Monday and Tuesday in Spartanburg attending the s*ate PTA convention Step to a smart up late-model OK Used Car and save... SAVE! Celebrating our volume trades on the popular new Chevies! 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