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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 24, 1960
Sheriffs Deputies Find Still in House
Laurens County Sheriff C. W. Wier and
(ieputies from his force confiscated this still
Saturday in a house near the county chain
gang camp. In addition to the 500-gallon
capacity equipment, 500 gallons of mash
and a dozen jars of whiskey were taken. Re
leased on bonds of $1,200 each in connection
with the case, officers stated, were Claude
Barker, 46-year-old Clinton man, and Joe
Lanier, 49. Officers said they were taken at
2:00 a. m. Saturday morning with two cases
of whiskey in a truck by Deputies H. R.
Jones and Joe Cooper near the house. Furth
er investigation Saturday resulted in dis
covery of the still. Shown above are Depu
ties Horace Mitchell, Bill Spruell, H. R.
Jones, and Joe Cooper.—Photo by Deputy
Leroy Keeble.
Registration Board
Announces Schedule
The Laurens County Board of
Registration has announced a three-
week schedule of appearances in
the county, beginning April 4
Members will issue registration
certificates (or duplicates) to quali
fied residents which will enable
tffiem to vote in hte forthcoming pri
maries
Hours at each place will be from
9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m
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Members cjf the board are: Mrs
: Gladys Cook, Fountain Inn; J. .1
Mahaffey. Laurens; and .1 J. Clark.
| Clinton
Following is the schedule:
Laurens Court House: Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, April 4. 5, 6
Clinton: Thursday. April 7, at
Baldwin Motor Co.
Clinton Mill: Monday April 11, at
the Community House
Lydia Mill: Wednesday. April 13.
at the clinic.
Joaraia: Thursday. April 14. at
the Club House
Wattsville: Tuesday. April 19, at
the Community House
Cross Hill: Thursday, Aipril 21, at
1 VfiiieT Leaman’s Store
< Gray Court: Friday, April 22. at |
Abercrombie and Owings Store |
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Officers of Clinton City Democratic Club
Here.are officers and executive committeemen of the
Clinton City Democratic- Club elected at the reorganiza
tion meeting Monday night. They will set the rules and
regulations and supervise the primaries on May .'11 and
June 7. From left to right are: J. J. Clark, executive
committeeman from ward one; Roy Holtzclaw, president;
V. I'arks Adair, committeeman, ward two; G. VV. Bol
lings v\ oh h. vice-president; L. Ray Pitts, committeeman,
ward -three; I^eaman D. Jones, secretary-treasurer; Joel
Cox, committeeman, ward five; and R. L. Plaxico, tempo
rary chairman of the meeting. Alnent were Milford
Smith, committeeman from ward four, and hi. P.'Taylor,
committeeman from ward size. — Photo by Dan Yar
borough."
CHS Graduates Of
1940 Plan Reunion
Here On June 18
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Officers Reelected
For County Offices
46 Candidates
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For Entrance in
Laureos County voters will make
their choices from a field of 46 can
didates for county offices in the
Democratic primary June 14.
That number qualified
deadline Monday at noon
pledges and paying their
Mrs. CarolineColeman, secretary of
the county Democratic party.
At stake are the offices of State
Senator, House of Representatives
(three), Clerk of Court, Sheriff,
County Commissioner (two). Coro
ner, and ten Township Magistrates.
4 William C. Dobbins, present mem
ber of the House of Representatives,
qualified for the Senate race Mon.
day morning. Others who had pee
viously announced for the Senate
post are Justin A. Bridges, present
House member, anfNWrtg- IMxonr
Sr., former House member.
Walter Dunlap is unopposed to
succeed himself for clerk of court.
Nine candidates will seek the
three House seats. They are T. Da
vid Sloan, Jr., incumbent; John C.
Buchanan, Marshall W. Abercrom
bie, William H. McNinch, Dr. C. J.
Hart, Hubert W. Graydon, Jared
Dunklin Sullivan, Jr., Albert M.
Striblrng and David S. Taylor.
Qualifying as candidates for sher
iff were C. W. Wier, incumbent;
Fred H. Hayes, R. Eugene Johnson,
Del mar Riddle and Guy N. Fowler.
Seeking the office of coroner are
M.. N. Pressly, A1 Rawl, T. D. Pigg,
Sr., Car! Campbell and A. P. Walk
er.
In the race for two seats for Coun
ty Commisioner are George M. Pen-
land and Paul S. O'Dell, incum
bents, and Joe Holliday and Ansel
Godfrey-
Four magistrates are unopposed
wfor re-nomination. They are Mrs.
Lucie M. Watts, Laurens Town-
ship; E. B. Bozeman, Cross HiH;
Troy C. Davis, Waterloo; and
.Archie C. Owens, Sullivan.
Candidates filed for other magis
trate posts as follows:
Hunter Township (Clinton )-^Sam
H. McCrary, incumbent; and Arnold
I. Dixon. -
Hunter Township (outside Clinton)
—<R C Wilkie. Alfred Allen, George
Simpson, and J. Derrill Bozard.
Dials Township—W. D. Norris
and C. M Curry, incumbent.
Youngs Township—J. J. Mahaf
fey, incumbent; and Claude A. Pat-
ton.
Scuffletown—Robert E. Elmore
and W. P. Abrecrombie. incumbent.
Jacks Township—Robert N. Big-
ham, incumbent; Charles W. Barnes
and David T Pitts
Wives Of Joycees ,
{Organize Unit
T Wives of CUnton Jaycces held
their first regular meeting as Jay-
C-Ettes at the home of Mrs. Ted
Prevatte. A constitution was adopt
ed and other regular business dis
cussed.
Future meetings will be held on
the third Thursday of each month
at 7:30 p. m. in homes of the menp-
bers.
Officers for the remainder of the
Jay-C-ESte year are Mrs. Prevatte,
president; Mrs. Lamoni Krimmin-
ger, vice president; Mrs. Bobby
Garner, secretary, and Mrs. James
Yon Holkn, treasurer.
This is the first Jay-C-Ette unit
to be organized in Clinton. The
Jaycees organized four years ago.
Committee chairmen include
Mrs Lynn Cooper, social; Mrs.
|John McBride, consituttooal; Mrs.
Tommy Youngblood, membreship;
Mrs. R. H. Dawson, publicity; Mrs.
George Whitehead, telephone.
In Mny officers win be elected
to serve for the official organization
year which runs from June, 1960,
' to Jam 1961
Dr. Newton Jones
d byX»<Jo Return As PC
r “ Faculty Member
Dr. Newton Jones will return as
professor of history at Presbyterian
College after spending the past year
on the faculty of Furman Univer
sity, President Marshall W. Brown
announced today.
He said Dr. Jones will resume his 1
former 'position at PC at the start,
District Candidates Graduates of the class of 1940 of
Clinton High School plan to hold a
To Announce Soot! reunion here on June 18. Cards have*
In addition to county candidates * )een ^ 74 graduates who
who announced for various offices are now * ooate< * in t * lLS i 31x1
>y the deadline Monday, candidates states * aiK ^ response indicates that
'or Congress from the Fourth Dis ahout 70 P* 30 10 attend
rict and for Solicitor from the A number of local alumni in addi-
^ighth Judicial Circuit are expected hon to Mrs. Hall King, who was
o make announcements at an early club president, and Mrs Marion
date. Nabors, who is serving as reunion
They have 14 days from the date secretary' treasurer, arc on the plan-
WinnerS Announced ** Stete Dernocrat * c convention in nin* committee
. . . . hich to qualify Miss Rosa Mahaffey of Daytona
After MUSIC Festivol Congressman Robert Ashmore, of Beach, Fla., and James P Sloan,
A number of Clinton students par ' reenviUe * ** expected to be in the former class teachers, have been in-
rioated in the Western District race to succeed himself. The district vited to attend as well as Mrs Ray.
includes Greenville. Spartanburg, mond Pitts, who was first grade
Union and Laurens Counties teacher for a number of the class
For Solicitor, William T. Jones On Saturday an informal drop-in
of Greenwood, incumbent, is expect- < will be held for the families and a
ed to offer again. Reports from tour made of the new high school.
Greenwood state that Hugh Beasley, A banquet for the class members,
former Solicitor, will announce his their wives and husbands will be
candidacy for the post. 1 given in the evening.
The Eighth Circuit includes Ab- This is the first formal reunion
beville v Greenwood, Laurens, and for a Clinton High School graduating
Newberry counties. class.
Democratic Club Orders
City Primary for May 31
The Clinton City Democratic Club five E P Taylor, ward six
ticipated in the Western District
Music Festival at Newberry High
School annd Newberry College on
Wednesday of the past week.
Local winners and their places in
cluded: Junior high instrument
band, clarinet solo, Lois Marie Has-
elden. two rating; bass clarinet,
Bobby Johnson, two rating; bari
tone saxophone. Tommy Sanders,
two rating; coronet, Larry Edwards,
tw’o rating; French horn, Ricky
Sanders, two rating; Senior High:
of the 80th session next September., fi u t e T on i Lou, one rating; Choral
~ thi frlan first Presbyte- events: Thornwell SextrttrHfO T"
rian College in 1950, shortly after j two rating; Thornwell Sextette No.
receiving his doctorate in history ^ two plus rating; Geraldine Potts,
Patricia Vaughn, Willanell Wil-
liam£, Reid' George and Oscar
Mitchell of Thornwell, three rating;
Eileen Brock and Gus Folk, Thorn
well, second rating; Linda Taylor.
Thornwell, two rating
from the University of Virginia. He
had earned both his BA (1941) and
his MA (1946) degrees from Emory
University. Four fellowships were
awarded him during the period of
graduate study. _ . v — .
Dr. Jones is a regular contributor • ran ' c • OUHg I O Intern
to publications in the field of his- At Army HoSpitol
tory. and he has received a number j frank Young, senior at the South
of grants to finance research proj- ^ Carolina Medical College in Charles-
ects leading to publication. He is a ton. has been notified that following
member of the South Carolina His- his graduation in June he will in-
Thomas Named President
Of Chamber for New Term
torical Association, Virginia Histori
cal Association. Southern Historical
Association and the American His
torical Association.
A native of Rome, Ga., he is mar
ried to the former Catherine Wing
of Atlanta, and they have a young
daughter.
tern for one year at the Brooke
Army Hospital in San Antonio, Tex.
M|r. Young, son of Mrs. Frank
Young and the late Mr. Young, is a
graduate of Presbyterian College,
and has been selected to Alpha
Omega Alpha, honorary medical
fraternity.
Training Union Regional
Meet at Laurens Monday
J. C. Thomas will head the Clin-;
ton Chamber of Commerce for an.
other year. He was reelected to a
second term by the board of di.
rectors at their final session of the
fiscal year on Thursday.
Other officers elected were H L
Eichelberger, executive vice-presi
dent; John L. Mimnaiugh, first vice-
president; Jim Von Hollen. second
vice-president; and I. Mac Adair,
treasurer.
New directors recently named in
a mail ballot wree George H. Cor-
nelson, W. C. Neely, John L. Mi'm-,
naugh. W. P. Jacobs, and Mrs. Hu-;
bert Boyd.
The annual meeting of the Cham- j
ber is set for Thursday. April?, at
10:00 a. m. at Hotel Mary Mus-
grove. A film, “Gold Mine On Main
Street,’’ will be shown. All mem- j
bers are urged to attend.
It was stated that a Clinton dele
gation plans to attend a workshop
for local Chamber of Commerce
leaders to be held at the Spartan-1
burg auditorium on Wednesday, Ap
ril 6. The session is sponsohed by
the U. S. Chamber and the Spar
tanburg unit. /
The need for improvements on
Highway 308 to the intersection of chairman
U. S. 276 was stressed and referred s i s tant
16 the Chamber’s highway commit
tee. R L. Plaxico, chairmaon.
Membership in the Clinton Cham
ber of Commerce is on a continuing
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J. C. THOMAS
Public Invited To
Battle Group Review
Today By PC Cadets
Presbyterian College cadets will
stage a full battle group review as
the feature of the annual two-day
federal inspection scheduled for this
Thursday and Friday.
The review is set for 2 30 p. m.
Thursday on Johnson Field, to be
followed by a performance by the
PC special drill platoon. Lt. Col.
W. W. Barnett, professor of mili
tary science and tactics, issued an
invitation to the general public to
attend as he announced
events
The inspecting team, composed of
Lt. Col. W. K Holme of the 12th
Corps and Maj Donald E. Rivette.
will arrive on the PC campus Thurs
day morning. Most of the two days
will be spent in checking classroom
instruction and inspecting facilities.
' A formal battle group inspection is
slated to precede the review on
Thursday afternoon
Other officers besides Col Bar
nett directing the affairs of the
Presbyterian College ROTC unit are
Oapt Joseph J. Scott and ('apt
Robert C Hodges.
Dr. Stevenson To
Address Teachers
Friday In Columbia
Dr John W Stevenson, chairman
of the Presbyterian College English
department, will deliver the key
note address at the fourth annual
- meeting of the South Carolina Coun-
j cil ot Teachers of English Friday
afternoon in Columbia
He will speak to the group on the
subject. "What Is the Lett Hand
Doing’" toward better coordination
of high school and college English
programs
The meeting is scheduled to begin
at 2:30 p m Friday in the Colum
bia High School auditorium and has
as its theme “Four Basic Issues,In
(he Teaching of English.” This
council is a department of the Smith
A-saciatirn
started the ball rolling for the 1960
city elections Monday night when
the date for the first primary was
set for Tuesday. May 31 A second
primary if necessary, will be held
one week later, June 7.
The club., met at the Hampton
Avenue School for its ; biennial ses
sion and re-elected Roy Holtzclaw
as president G W Hollingsworth,
vice-president to succeed the late
L B Dillard; and reelected Lea man
D Jonas secretary-treasurer.
AU executive committeemen were
also reelected; J J Clark, ward
President Holtzclaw called the
meeting to order and outlined the
purposes of the -jessuon
R k Plaxico was named tem
p-wary president
Jones read the minutes of the 1958
meeting and gave a financial report
snowing a balance of more -han $500
m the treasury
Three balloting points will be pro
vided for the city pr^ruries: No 1
precinct at the city hall on North
Broad Street. No 2 precinct at the
Hampton Avneue School; and the
Clinton Mill precinct at the com-
one; V Parks .Adair, ward two; L mumty building on Academy street
Ra > PRLs three Milford a mayor and six aldermen will
these wari * ^ our ' Cox. ward be nominated in the primaries and
elected in a general election (prob
ably in August Their terms of of
fice will begin September 1.
The secretary was directed to re
cord in the minutes upprec.ation for
the services of the late Mr Dillard
as vice-president
CLOSING DATES AND FEES
TTie Laurens District Court of Hon-1 At 3 meeting of officers and ex
or for Bov Scouts and Explo r ers ^ ne ^mrnm^en mimediatdy
...... . . . following the chib meeting, the dos
was held Monday night a' the Broad for entry of candidates.
Court Of Honor
Scout Honor Court
Held Here Monday
Street Methodist Church
Four Scouts received Eagle
Awards as follows. John R Noble.
Jr. Johnny Martin, and George Mc
Daniel. Jr . of Troop 78. Laurens,
and Jimmy Kirby i>f Troop 194
Laurens
Other promotions were: to second
class. Woody Hubie. Afgie Abrams.
Wayne Cape. Roy Haupfear Tom
my Rhodes and Harold Culbertson
promoted to First Class, diaries
Thomas. Donald Baker, Wayne
fees, and other matters were de
termined
Books fur the entry of candidates
are now open, and the closing date
was set for Saturday, May 14. at
12 noon
Fens for candidates are Mayor.
$150 without opposition. $100 with
oposition, aldermen. >45 without op
position. $35 with opposition
Candidates may qualify by paying
the fee to Mr Jones, secretary
treasurer, at his office at the Bank
Mont joy. Shannon Russ. Phillip (
Wicker. Wm Milam and Bobby
Haskins; promoted to Star rank
The executive committee agreed
that no provision wall be made for
Keith Owens and George Marshall ^ sic * t or 3,xsentof * ballots m the
election
basis, it was pointed out. and
special effort to enroll non member. Carolina Education
firms and business men before the
beginning of the new year is being
made A committee for this purpose
is headed by T M. Youngblood.
and Edward Perry, as-
Lydia Baptists
Plan Revival
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Recent newcomers to the* mem
bership list are Catawba Timber
Co.. Smith R^nch Motel, and Ray
F; O Kelly
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SHAYLOR WALTERS MISS LOUISE BRACKNELL
»The Western Training Union Re- * Junior-Intermediate Leadership—
gional Convention wiU be held at 1 Miss Louise Bracknell.
the First Baptist Church, Laurens,
on Monday, March 28.
The afternoon session begins at 4
o'clock Judges and participants
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will meet at 3:30 o’clock.
The Junior and Intermediate
Sword Drills will be conducted by
Miss Louise Bracknell, approved
Junior worker
Supper will be served at 6 o’clock.
The evening session will begin at 7
o'clock with a meditation period.
Departmental conferences will be
led by the following:
General Officers — Shay lor Wal
ters.* Associate in State Training
Union Department.
Adults—Rev. Alvin Boone. Lucis
Avenue, Laurens.
Young People — Mrs. Robert
Conner Laurens.
Intermediate Girls and Boys —
Rev. Ned Taylor. Ware Shoals.
Nursery, Beginner, Primary
Leadership — Mrs. James Mitchell,
Joanna.
Juniors Girls and Boys — Mrs.
New man Shouse. Clinton
Activities will be provided for
Nursery, Beginner, Primary chil
dren.
Following the conference periods,
the Young People's Speaker's Tour
nament will be conducted by Mr.
Walters in the church sanctuary.
Rev. James B. Mitchell, Joanna,
is president of the Region and will
preside over the sessions. Rev.
Furman Touchberry, of Trenton, is
vice president; Rev. J. Ned Tay
lor, Ware Shoals Firat, Pastor Ad
visor; Rev. A. W. Ooppedge, song
leader, and Jack Parrish, of Ward,
pianist.
Churches from Abbeville. Laur
ens. Reedy River, Ridge and Edge-
field will be represented. Over 350
people are expected to attend
Shields To Judge
Southeastern And
National Exhibits
The executive committee of the i
board of directors of the Profes
sional Photographers of America,
Inc, has requested Wilham M. |
Shields, Master of Photography, 1
| Clinton, to serve on the jury of se-’
lection for the portrait division of'
the national print exhibit in 1960.
Judging of prints, entered by pro-,
tessional photographers both nation
ally and world wide, vrill take place
Conrad Hilton
on August 5 at the
Hotel in Chicago. 111.
Mir. Shields will also serve as por
trait print judge for the Southeast
ern Photographers Association con
vention to be held in Miami, Fla ,
in June - ** J |
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Reynolds Receives
Degree In Medicine
Robert M Reynolds was awarded
the degree of Doctor of Medicine
Monday at commencement exercis
es of the University of Tennessee
Medical School. He will interne for
pne year at Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, beginning April 1.
a BS graduate of Presby
terian College, class of 1956.
Reynolds is the aon of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Reynolds. 600 Elizabeth
Street. Clinton.
PC Alumnus Gets
Wilson Fellowship
A recent Presbyterian College
graduate has. been awarded a
Woodrow Wilson fellowship lor
further study at Harvard Univer
sity. it was announced today.
He is the Rev. George B Telford,
Jr., who received his BA degree
here in 1954 and currently serves as
Presbyterian minister to the students
at Alabama Polytechnic Institute
I (Auburn). Telford was the top hon-
i or graduate at Columbia Theologi-
; cal Seminary before assuming his
present position.
The PC alumnus plans to enter
the Harvard Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences next September.
The Rev. M J Sanders, pastor,
announces revvial services April 3-9
at the Lydia Baptist C hurch. Ser
vices will begin at 7:00 p m. Dr
T S Boehm, pastor of Hill Baptist
Church in Augusta. Ga.. will con
duct the'services.
Sixty Merit Badge.' were also pre
sented Troop 177, Whitten Village,
received the attendance banner
Jere Ratdiffe, District scout execu
tive for Laurens District, presided
Taking part in the program and
"resentations were: Rev. Joel Can
non, Rex William Willingham Don
Creighton. George Grant. Win. C.
White Neil Dailey and Dr Fred k*
Holcombe, district chairman
Miore than 206 boys were p r '.*nt,
representing t? Scout units
Mr. Dobbins Guest
Speaker Joanna PTA
W C Dobbins. State Re neser:.i-
tive from this county , will be guc't
speaker Monday evening at 7 00 p
m -at the Joanna PTA meeting
His subject will be "Education m
vited to attend
Precinct managers, who wiil be
named later, are to be paid $12 a
day for their work
Nin« Contests In
Sports Face PC
Athletes In Week
A full home program, highlight
ed by tennis matches against Dart
mouth. Amherst and Davidson, is on
schedule for Presbyterian College's
-pring sports slate dunng the eom-
m> week '
Blue Hose teams will participate
I in nine contests .>!ong four sports
! fronts, and sexen of th'*se engage
ments are '.>"«• '< Id :n Tmton
Four tennis maichov all of them
the home c -up’s, will pit the
i gainst Dartmouth on
<: K' ay. Davidson on
aher-st next Wed-
Board Names McMillian
PC Director Emeritus
on
Mo semen
Thirsday
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Louiie S. McMillian. who retired
last spring after 36 years of active
.•coching at Presbyterian College,
has Txxm made athletic directoi
emeritus by special action of the PC
board of trustees.
McMillian, after his coaching re
tirement. had continued his* college
affiliation for six months as canteen
manager but withdrew from these
duties last fall Trustee action, nam
mg him athletic director emeritus
with lifelong status as a PC staff
member, oame at the recent annual
He will study in the department of mwting of ^
religion working toward a doctor of McMlUun ^ at the timt> of hLs
philosophy degree in the fielt n re re tirement had the longest survive
ligion and ethics record on Uie PC staff of any living
j, . -quad will entertain
ege here Friday aft
ren journey U> Soli.'
to play Catawba on
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>o matches scheduled
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Telford’s father is also a PC
man, coached four drfftvent sports
alumnus and now a Charleston. M ^ various times. Track and football
Va., chemist His Ipte grandfathei werp his specialties He produced
the Rev. George M Telford, served c ,[>der team until last year
as pastor of the Abbeville Presby
terian Church- for 23 years until his
retirement in 1949
Jacobs Reelected
J. Ferdinand Jacobs. Clinton ad-
cerUsing executive, was reelected
secretary of the board of trustees of
Presbyterian College at the recent
spring meeting of the board here
amt be served for 13 seascas j- vai
( sity football coach (1941-54) after
many years as freshman coach and
varsity assistant to the late Walter
A Johnson
A star athlete as a student at
Presbyterian College. McMillian
joined the coaching staff in 1983 and xhiced the popular T formation of-
his tenure continued without inter tense irxo the southeaert through has
ruption until 1959 He won five state 1 1941 Blue Hose squad
L. S. McMULLLLN
track champiotiSiUp.', earned one
PC.haskethaU team to the fmak of
the SIAA touinanieftt amf produced
an array of colorful football teams
It was Coach Lonnie Mac w ho intro.
Pi ament
ern urn an
bill > ; N
irdjA-
t'olf ha;
(or t Lakeside Country Club
c - here against Wofford on
F - v <und tho University of South
Carolina next Tuesday afternoon
Trackmen, meanwhile, will en
deavor to get in their turst alter
collegiate sprints of the i960 season
when they represent Presbyterian
College at the Florida Rtiays in
Gainesville on Saturday
'Hie PC net squad under Couch
Jim Letghfon already is oft to a
fast start after a successful swing
through Florida last week That
trrp produced two victories, over
Florida State and the Universky of
Florida, before the team lost to
favored University of Miami Pre.'
by’man followed with a convincing
■ tMurr’'h over Clem son here Tues
d v afternoon
To Show Movie
An hour and a half color movie
about .Africa., ' The Mark of the
Haw'k.''’ will be shown at the First
Presbyterian Church March 30 at
7 30 p m There will be an olfenng
to defray expenses of the movie
The public is invited