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t THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ©Iff (Elittfom (Eljnmirlf If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 6, 1949 Number 39 What Population Will Clinton Have In Census To Be Taken In 1950? A speculative question is, “What will the population of Clinton be in the 1950 census?” Beginning next April, the popula tion of the United States will be counted for the seventeenth time, and when the count is completed the city’s population is expected to be substantially larger than in 1940. Clinton’s population in the 1930 census was listed as 5,643, while ten years later in 1940 it was given as 5,704. When the city directory was published last year it listed the pop ulation unofficially at 7,200. These census figures show Clinton’s When the census is completed the department must examine and code the results and punch caads to tabu late it. At the peak of production more than one million cards will be punched and verified each day. In addition to the population cen sus, the enumerators will conduct aj housing census at the same time. In cluded will be such questions as the type of dwelling, condition of the unit and its state of repair. The census will also determine the number of electrical appliances, the number of rooms, the way the unit is heated, and what fuel is used for growth from 200 population in 1870. • cooking. In 1880 it was 465*. 1690, 1,080; 1900, j 0 f this information is useful to 1.865; 1910, 3,272; 1920, 3,767; 1930. j the business man. 5,643; 1940, 5,704 The incorporated limits of the city extend one mile in all directions. The 1950 census will not include the fast- THIS IS “NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK” If he is selling electrical appliances, he can look and see which areas have fewer and are thus potential markets. He can then look at the per capita | growing Lydia Cotton Mills commu-! incomes for the area and see if they T#»|j| P|nxico Buv^ rity which is not within the limits. | c an afford his products. A glance at, u u The type and number of questions I the number employed and unean- ’Local Locker Plant to be asked in the census next year ployed and the type of work they do will be a far cry from those asked on w in tell a prospective factory builder the first census which was taken in what s«rt of labor supply he can ex- 1790. pect. THE CHRONICLE is joining in the observance and will strive now, as it always has, to stand for the principle of Freedom of the Press, to display a high regard for truth and a dedicated devotion to the community for public ser vice. For $15,500 Selling Course For Sales People Here Three Days Next Week CIVIL RIGHTS BATTLE PUT OFF UNTIL NEXT YEAR Democratic Leader Says FEPC Will Be First Issue, Tackled When Congress,; Returns. Washington, Oct. 3. — Striving to ; adjourn congress this month, the Truman administration today post poned the big civil rights batttle un til 1950. Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said after a White House confererice that probably the first issue to be tackled when congress returns in January will be the highly contro versial fair employment practices measure. This is a prime item on President Truman’s 10-point plan intended to assure civil rights of racial, religious and other minorities. House and senate Democratic poli cy makers will meet tomorrow to outline the rest of the program for this session. Lucas said congress might get out 'Family Day' and Revival Planned At Calvary Baptist In that first census the population was classified by sex, free or slave, and white cir colored. The only mge The census bureau adds that rela tionships between educational attain ment and the ability to read and The Clinton Electric Freezer and j A Personalized Selling Course, Locker Cooperative, as previously ; sponsored by the Clinton Retail Mer- advertised, was sold at public outcry (hants Association, will be held next in Laurens Monday by the clerk of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, detail was the number of males 16 write will help determim? educational court, with three bidders participat-; October 11-13. years of age or more. needs, while agricultural information ing in the sale. The “school” will be held in the The 17 United States marshals with j is of use not only to farmers, but all The property, located tn Hampton, new Broadway theatre from 8 to 8:30 650 assistants conducted that census buyers and sellers of farm products, and sent their reports directly to the | After the census is completed, a president. ! quality check will be held to deter- In 1950 more than 150,900 enumer- mine the accuracy ®f the findings, ators will count 150,000,000 persons. Especially well trained enumerators They will ask for *gt. sex. rruce, will cover a small part of the totul birthplace, marital status, employ- households in the United States, ment status, occupation and industry. | Tta* enumerators in the quality educational attainment and place of: check will be required to get inft>r- residence. mation only from the person himself. The enumerators will be supplied or in specified cases, from a close with majts showing the boundaries relative. of their assignments. Laid flat, fciese This check will yield a measuie of maps would completely cover a high- the completeness of coverage of the way from Washington, D. C., to Cin- census and of the accuracy of irfor- cinnati, Ohio. ’ mation obtained cm various subjects. avenue, was bought by Tom Plaxico a.m. There will be door prizes daily of this city, business manager of the and a grand attendance prize on the State Training school The purchase last day. price was $15,500. The theme for the sales training would be helpful.” REV. J. P HATCHER “Family Day” will be observed at Calvary Baptist church Sunday, 0:t j of Washington in "two or three weeks, j 9th. Every church family is request- That would give the lawmakers some ed to be present for both the Sundae two months before they return to the school and preaching service. A pla.e grind. 1 for each member to register will be The decision on civil rights appar- ’ provided at the front of the church ently was made with the certainty in The pastor. Rev. J W. Spillers, re mind that a Southern filibuster would ports that the Sunday school has set result from any attempt to bring up Sunday aside as the day to reach toe one of these bills. This would jam set goal of 300 any other pending legislation and ena The pastor will prea h a ^orm >n the session in a Democratic uproar, 'to families at the 11:00 o’clock wor- Lucas put it this way: “It seems! ship hour. t doubtful that a prolonged discussion; Spillers also announces that of any civil rights bill at this session t ^e fall revival will begin at the church on Wednesday night. Oct. 11 The Fair Employment Practices bill | tl 7 on o’clock and continue through is intended to prevent racial or re-1 s unc j a y Qct. 23. Rev J. P Hatcher, ligious discrimination in the hiring j; ener a. will do the preaching and of workmen. Other pending civil r cv Timothy L. Hottel, and his mu — Dormy Wrider New Editor The Sentinel At Clinton High The first issue of The Sentinel, Clinton high student/ publication, was distributed among the student body Monday. nty To Hold Meet (Mere Nent Thursday Mrs. T. B. Sumerel president of the "Laurens County Teachers’ asso ciation has announoeh that the first fall n eeting will be .held in the CUn- The paper is headed this year by | ton high school building on Thurs- Donny Wilder as editor, and George day, October 13th. at 3:30 p. m. with Espieg, business mana@?r. I the school faculty as host. Mrs. Suip- Other staff members are: hews ed- erel ur g es a fuU attendance of teach- ers. Refaoshments will ne served just itor, Ted Mnars; sports editor, Rich ard Lukstat; photographer, George .. , ,, Henry; feature editor, Charles JoL- bef j>" the meeting by the managers son; exchange editor, R-uth Lowery; 1 f nd w 0 P erat °rs of the county ichool circulation manager, Gilbert Blakely. program under tthe supervision Report fits ar* Rut* J.-Darr. Satan , of^rv Edna Mor*. aupervtaor Blakely, Robtrta Yarborough, Kath- ine speaxer Mr. Plaxico said yeslerday that he program will be “Personalized Sell- does not intend operating the plant, mg Rings the Bell for You and Your He was in consultation with the Store.” All men and women in the board of directors ir. the hope of city employed in sales work are cor- workng out some satisfactory plan dially invited Merchants will *ot j rights measures aim blows at’lynch- ical family wiTI have charge that will work no hardship on the open their places of business until, i ng and the poll tajt. I music The public is invited plant’s customers, he said. No an-.the conclusion of the program each House Speaker Rayburn told re-, tend nouncement has been made by the morning, it is announced. An iater- porters that he hopes the house can i m directors following their conference: esting and varieri program will be take up tomorrow or Wednesday a . . with the new’ owner. | presented stressing good salesman- pan increasing social security pay- MOOV Seedlings ! chin rv-vi «•* ' * a i. 1: 4 4^ / ^ to at- M. S. Bailey & Son. Bankers. of| shi P* courtesy and efficiency to in- this city, was the plaintiff in the satei crease saJes *** render better retail which included the building and all ** rvic * b> the public. The school is equipment. Tbeir mortgage on tlie free to wbo attend and it is hoped property was approximately $15,0t/O, | attendance will be fully with the City of Clinton holding a l representative of the city note against $3,-500. p^i e ex,e " din8 ws " m t0 Available for Tree This measure topped one big hur- Planting Program die today when the house rules com- * * mittee approved it for a house vote under a rule barring floor amend- the corporation tor i The course is sponsored by the: merits. The senate will not act on it Merchants association and the Di»- The site, building and equipment | tributive Education Service of the cost approximately $35,000 wtren State Department of Eduoation. opened to the pub he in 1945. ^ Blue Hose Advance Fourth Wace In Gridiron Standing erine Espieg, Joan Anderson, Joai Vaughan, Jolesie McGee, Pat Fowlen. Peggy Sease, Mimi Barron, Joan Bar ron, Tracy Deet, Dillard Yeung, Mary Sue Darr, Ellen Fraser, Peggy Boat wright, Faye Hardman, Sylvia Bras- The speaker for the afternoon will be Mrs. Irene H_ Keith of Pick ens, who will discuss She educational phase of the lunch jteugram. Miss Ruth Riddle, membership chairman, and her committee. Miss , Sara Babb, E. B. Morse, and Mrs. jj | Grace Cain will discus* .the advantage Typing supenisor. Mi* Katrine'** early jnembership jn the Jncal, Martin; typists, Margaret Wilkie, S^ate and national associations. Malba Gsardner, Frances Elliott, Peg-j gy Boatwright, Martha Simpson, Martha ^oung. Sylvia Braswell. Faculty adviser for the paper la-- Miss Betty Neal Derrick. Tickets For PC-Wofford Game On Sale Monday The date for the PC-Wofford jun ior varsity game has been char ged from October 13 to November 3, it was announced yesterday by Athletic Director Walter A. Johnson. The game will be played here at night on a big surprise by defeating Davidson Johnson field at 8 o’clock. ) Saturday night at Davidson, 27-7. Announcement is also made That; The victory pushed the team up to tickets for the big PC-Wofford home- ■ fourth place .i» the state race, head- coming game will go on Sale Monday j ed by IF off ori, Clemson and New- at all drug stores m the city. The | berry, game is to be played un October Tl. Wofford ‘dnllege at the end of ike week held undisputed first place in the Palmetto State college football standing with a 3-0 recorft. They w&n 14-0 over Catawba Saturday night. this year, but it is expected to come Up in 1950. In the senate, a farm bill is up for debate and Lucas said he expects passaxt- by tomorrow night. The house has passed another farm bill and a compromise bill will be neces sary. •. Clemson, Sept. 28.—The State Commission of Forestry has announc ed that approximately 35 million seedlings will be available for dis tribution beginning in late November W J. Barker, leader. Clemson For estry Extension Work, points out that this is the largest .number of seed lings ever produced in one season by the commission. Displaced penons legislation pass-j calIs a5te ntion to the tact that orders for trees for reforestation are now being accepted by county agents. ed by the house may be the final ma jor h£ll before the senate. Lucas said. If it is to be brought to a vote it will be necessary ftu the senate to jerk it away from the judiciary committee— a procedure Jhat congress rarely The Presbyterian Blue Hose sprang uses. Chairman McCarran (DNev.) has blodted commrtiee actioa on the bill. It wsuild increase to 339.000 in three years the number of displaced per sons to be admitted to the country. Walter Johnson To Be Honored At Farmon-PC Game Mi-Students To Pablish Yearbook Thornwell Ploys Connie Maxwell Here Tonight The Jaw now provides for 205,000 in ' Newberry last to Lenoir-Rhyne, J two years. j P7-13. Clemsoii, in a surprise, defeat- Rayburn said he expects final ac- county or $2.50 per thousand I ed North Carolina State 7-6. Erskine i ti°n this session on higher xninimmn seedlings picked up at the nursery ! tell to East Temiessee, 20-13. -wages, farm supports and o.ils in-i near Wedgefield, he explains. county rangers, SCS technicians, vo cational agricultural teachers, an t district foresters. He says E. E Price, assistant state forester in charge of management, urges that orders be placed early He adds that tne State Legislature has provided 3,009 seedlings fret* except for transportation to each, landowner who applies for them Ad ditional seedlings are available at $3.00 per thousand delivered to the f or An in recent years the local high school will publish an Annual at the close of the year it is announced from the scho*l. kfeeinbers of the publication’s staff are: Editw-in-chiet: Mona Blaikely, as- It is announced that Walter John- sistani Editor-in-chief: Barbara Mor-j son Day will be held in Greeirrille • r j St Ljttj-ary EdiV>r: Betty Sullivan,! October 14 when the Retail Mcr-; Feature editor; Bally Bowers, Jun- chants Bureau of that city sponsors i or Editor: Peggy Sease, Activities I Wofford will jilay Carsm -Newmaa Friday night at Spartanburg. New berry meets The Citadel ait Gharles- ,, v ! to n, Clmwon will play J/ississipp? Thernwell orphanage will meet tne ' state, Furman will face Richmond. ' an d the Univeraty will play the j the question before the present quota : over one and t~' ^ ' J runs out. creasiag federal pay. “The usual rate of planting u Mr. Truman calls the present law 1.000 seedlings per acre.” .Mr Baker discriminatory against Catholics and advises. “Both loblolly ,and slash Jews. McCarran says it isn’t. He con- pine seedlings are available. A sur- tends there is pleuiy of time to study vey completed in 1946 showed that team tn Johnson field tonight (Thors- ! North" Carolina TurheeYs ‘ at''Colum- the Furman-Presbyterian college football game at Sirrine stadium. Dr. John McSween. of that city, former president of Presbyterian col- Editor: Martha Simpson, Circulation Manager Dick Vaoghan, Sports Ed itor: Curtis Freeman, Art Editor: George Espieg, Photographer Editor: lege, will be master of ceremoniei j Jimmy Hollingsworth, Advertising for the pre-game and half-time cere-Editor: Joan Anderson, Business monies at the stadium in honor of]manager: Wallace Abrams. Mr. Johnson, athletic director of the ♦ college, and dean of coache, to Fo| . Southeast. , . ^ Clinton merchants are being asked Chamber of Commerce to join Greenville merchants in sponsoring the game. BEAD THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and merchandise be comes more plentiful. BE WISE— read the ads An informal “ladies night” banquet by the Chamber of Commerce will be given in the college dining hall next Tuesday evening, October 11, at 8:30, ;with all members and their wives I and friends invited. A special pprogram for the event is being arranged. Members who have not returned their cards are asked to do so at once by the sec retary, Miss Iona Blakely. Christmas Parade Set for December 1 The annual Christmas parade and arrival of Santa Claus for his annual visit has been set for December 1, it : was announced yesterday by W. M. 'Walker, president of the Chamber of j Commerce. Details of the big cele- : bration will be announced later. ’ day) at 8 o’clock. Both teams have; ^j a won two and lost one. Connie Max well los to Belton the past week-end and Thornwell to Laurens. Thornwell has scored in all three of its ball games, defeating Epworth 6-0, and Honea Path 13-6, and losing to Laurens 6-26. It has the best team in several years, it is reported. The following boys will start for Thornwell: le, Westmoreland; It, Mil ler; Ig, H. Lucas; c, Armstrong; rg. Maxwell; rt, W. Lucas; re, brown or Simmons; qb, Darnell, Ih, Bullman; rh, Jordan; fb, Wheeler. Officials for the game will be: Lutz, referee; Waldrop, umpire; Watson, headlinesman; Galloway, field judge. Presbyterian wiD meet their long standing foe, Erskrne, at Greenwood Saturday night. All-games standings of the state’s eight football teams after the third week of the season follow: Keller To Lead Vesper Services At College Sunday W L T Wofford 3 0 0 Clemson 2 1 0 Newberry . if 1 9 Presbyterian 1 0 Furman ... 1 2 0 The Citadel 0 1 0 South Carolina .. .. 0 2 0 Erskine 0 3 0 Form Women To Attend District Meeting Approximately 35 members of the NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Thousands of people keep up with Laurens County Councii oVf Farm the news of this community through Women are planning to attend th* THE CHRONICLE. It gives a com-; meeting of the Piedmont district in plete coverage of local happenings in Spartanburg on Saturday Oct 8 it which you are interested. And the < wa s announced by the HD agents cost is less than 4c a week, all sub-, Miss Susan Hall and Mrs Adeline v’ scriptions payable in advance. j Long, who will accompany the groun’ Welcome and thanks to those on: Mrs. Robert Wa««nn president <5 our Honor Roll this week: CAPT. C. E. BARNES, San Francisco, Calif. 1 J. J. GEORGE, . MRS. J. M. HATTON. SR., MRS. J. E. BENJAMIN, Clinton. MRS. ROY TRAMMELL, West Clinton. MRS. J. V. BLACK WELDER, Clemson. \ * / ■ .he Laurens Council, will conduct the panel discussion in which the pres.dents of the 15 councils of the district will participate. Mrs. Harold Wallace, county music and re reation chairman, wil igive a short talk on recreation^ Fi.ends of Miss Irene Workman a. 11 regret to know she is a patient j at the General hospital in Greenville. The Rev. W. Chester Ke’.Ier tor of Charlotte’s Tenth Avenue Presbyterian church, will speak at the Presbyterian college vesper ser vices, Sunday night. His topic is “Religion on the Throne.” Mr. Keller speaks at the third service of the fall vesper senes. Tne weekly meetings will continue through October it is announced from the college. Ben Collins, president of the Stu dent Christian Association, presides at the services. a half million acres in the state was at tf5S$*4ime best suited for trees and was in need of s , planting. The nurseries’ production khis year should go a long way in urthering our tree planting program, I he continues. j He reports that there are several ! makes of mechanized tree planters pas- navv available that are capable o: transp.anting 1,000 or more seedlings per acre,■•are adaptable to far pow er equipment; and are priced within the range of farm owners. “Arrangements are being made m many counties for seedlings to be delivered by truck. County agent- are tarmliar with this program ami will be glad to discuss it with local tree applicants,” he states* V ,4: Lonhom Locates Here To Practice Law John C. (Rick) Lanham, native of Summerton, opened law offices this week here in the Jacobs building. Mr. Lanham was graduated from the University uf South Carolina the past month. He is a veteran of World War II, having served as a tail gunner in the air force abroad a B-25 in the China-Burma-India theatre of operation. He entered the Epworth orphanage, . Columbia, at the age of six and after graduating there entered the University under an accelerated academic course aind was able to complete law school in two years. — ' ^ ' - \ a Mr. and Mrs. Haynie G. Prince and daughter, Jerri, were week-end guest i of'the former’s brother, Rev M. B Prince, and family, in Charlotte, N C., and attended the Davidson-P C game. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can buy to advantage.