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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Slip (ttlintmt (ttbrnnirlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the. News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C., Thursday, April 19, 1945 1 Number 16 COUNTY SUPPLY BILL Last Piles Held For PASSES LOWER HOUSE Miss Sybil Bunlelte TAKES OVER NATION'S HIGHEST OFFICE Measure Goes To Sen ate. $51,194.02 To Be Raised By Taxation. Miss Sybil Mayes Burdette died early Saturday morning at her home on North Broad street after an ex tended illness. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 5:30 from Gray Carrying a total appropriation of I Funeral Home. Rev. W. R. Turner $196,049.00, the Laurens county sup- l wa s in charge, assisted by Dr. D. J.! ply bill for 1945 was introduced and ; Woods. Interment followed in Rose-j passed the house during the past i mont cemetery. week. Th.e bill will go to the senate j Active pallbearers were: J. H.! this week for final approval. Pitts. Jr., J. W. Anderson, P. S. Bai- The gross appropriation in section ley, Julian Coleman, Perry M. Moore, j one amounts to $196,049.00, from and Rhett P. Adair. The honorary which is deducted $144,854.98, leav- 1 escort consisted of several additional ing a net total of $51,194.02 to b^' friends of the family and officers of ; the First Presbyterian church. /The services were aitended by a 'Insurance licenses $6,140.70, fees large gathering of relatives and ! from county officers $9,882,45; fines Iriends from here and elsewhere land forfeitures $6,321.01, gasoline tax large display .of beautiful 32,560.01, bank tax 1,246.54, beer, banked upon the grave attested the i ing a 1 raised by taxation. The estimat I revenue is to be derived as follows: A flowers: THE LATE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT wine and liquor tax $5,899.87, rent on machinery $15,003.41, county’s part of 1945 income tax $34,277.51, na tional forest fire $712.81, U. S. cqu warm esteem and love in which she was held. Miss Burdette had spent practical ly her entire life here. She was a lack of space and the reason they are repetitions of the previous supply bills from year to year. Appropriations of the bill follow: Item 1. For maintenance of chaiiigang, roads and bridges, and for build- SADDENED NATION AND WOULD SAY FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVaT SUNDAY Simple Funeral Services Held At White House. Interment In Rose Garden At Hyde Park With Many Dignitaries Present For Final Rites. i i '■ • i I, ^ In a Rose Garden; Roosevelt Esi- J The band and the cadet corps filed tate, Hyde Park, N. Y., April 15.—All'into the garden. Drum ruffles and that was mortal of Franklin D. flourishes, then the band began “The Roosevelt was committed Sunday to Star Spangled Banner.” The casket a simple grave in this sunny garden j was lifted from the caisson by eight of his family estate overlooking the' enlisted men of the arme^ services Hudson river. land carried to the side of the grave. For a brief time, the great of the' Walking ahead of the casket was nation—the new President, the mem-i^ ev - ^ Anthony, rector of bers of the. supreme court, the cabi-!^ e Presidents Hyde Park church, net, the leaders of congress, the rep- w * 10 * s years old, accompanied by resentatives of foreign powers—were a youthful acolyte, a boy of the vill- gathered about the opened grave. 1 a f» e F who carried the parish cross. ,, . , ,. ' Walking slowly and sadly behind Then they all went away, inclNding ithe caske , Roosevelt, in the members ot the Rootlet tarn- Wack a „ ve|1 lossed back , y '.“a c J; 3 S ‘ ^ her fare; her daughter and General United States was left alone at rest, Roosevc , t B( . hind ttem were the in his native soil which he loved well. , o ■ , „ „ , T . . Mm. Roosevelt, her son. Brig. Gen. Tn Roefneer S'. .1 won Elliot Roosevelt, and her daughter, John B °ett'ger. the son-in-law. With Anna, returned to Washingtton. (Continued on page two) The restrained “earth to earth, ash es to ashes, dust to dust” burial ser vice of the Episcopal book of com mon prayer, was said against a back ground of West Point cadets, a large honor guard of soldiers, sailors and marines, and great banks of flowers. ♦ Mrs. Roosevelt watched with pa-j A double tragedy occurred in the trician calm, flanked by her son and city Monday night about 7:30, result- daughter, the wives of her three oth-| ing in the deaths of Clarence w. er fightmg sons near her. , Black . well age 30 of the Lydia Mills; County Treasurer south lawn of the garden, which is community, and Roy C. Lowman, of enclosed by 12-foot hemlock hedges, the navy, who resided near Clinton The floral pieces from leading.figures , on Musgrove highway, of .the world and the humble neigh-, . , , , . . bors of “the Squire,” were banked The trouble began ’ wording to on the north side of the grave. It was P°bce officers, at the Green Cove es- a beautiful day which country-loving tablishment on West Main street, Franklin D. Roosevelt would have: when Blackwell was shot with a spent in his wooded acres listening istol b Lo^an. The injured man to the birds that chirped all through • , , ^ . . _ was rushed to . the local hospital where he died about an hour later. pons $973.35, miscellaneous $3,982.99,! daughter of the late Hilliard Jackson balance 1943 income tax $13,054.81, and Eula Watts Burdette, well known excess revenue collected over esti- ; families of this community, mated amount for 1944 $14,799.52. ^ Miss Burdette was a graduate of Section one states that a tax of Chicora college, and a talented mu- 7 mills is levied upon all taxable sician. She took an active interest in property.in the county for the fiscal ( the Clinton Music club of which she year for the amounts and purposes I was a member. She served as choir stated in the bill. ! director of the Second Presbyterian Portions carried in sections con-!church of Charleston several years. HARRY S. TRUMAN Vice-President Harry S. Truman took the oath as 32nd President of the taining provisions governing appro-! ago, and also had served at intervals United States at 7:09 P. M. Thursday night, April 12, two hours and 34 priations authorized are omitted for; as organist for several of the local minutes_ after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died unexpectedly in hL* churches. She was a charter member Warm Springs, Ga., cottage. of the American Legion Auxiliary and since a small child had been af filiated with the First Presbyterian church of this city. By her high In his first address Monday at noon to a joint session of congress, the new President promised that the grand strategy of the wsr'will remain “unchanged and unhampered.” “Our demand has been, and it remains,” he said, “unconditional surrender. Germany and Japan can be certain, beyond Double Killing Occurs In City sonality she endeared herself to ing bridges $ 52,000.00 1 many friends who will unite with Provided, however, I the family in genuine sympathy in $720.00 thereof may be their bereavement, spent by Supervisor for The deceased is survived by one emergency clerical help. sister, Miss Florrie Burdette of this Item 2. For material for i city-; three brothers, E. Kenneth Bur- maintenance of surface dette of Charleston, Lowrie W. Bur- treated roads, if avail- 1 dette of Greenville, and W. Pierre able 2,000.001 Burdette of this city. Item 3. New machinery and trucks to be bought by Supervisor and Board of ' Commissioners, as needed 6,000.00 Provided, however, that all machinery and trucks shall be bought after public competitive bids are had therefor. Item 3-A. For surface treating roads to be hereafter designated by the senator and the Laurens county delega- qualities of character and sweet per- any shadow of doubt, that America will continue to fight for- freedom until ‘ no vestige of resistance remains.” Dalton J. Boyce Killed When Struck By Car County War Loan Quota $1,099,000 Dr. C. A. Cromer, Former Senator, Passes At Laurens Dalton J. Boyce, 63. of Goldville. Lauren* county will have a quoti i was killed instantly tirly last Friday 01 $1,009,000 in the Seventh War morning between Clinton and Gold- ^/ an ™ m P aign whi <* Wlll u 6 f* m ville when struck by an automobile ^ and ™ntmue through June driven by A. W. Whelchel of Clinton. Coroner R I. Burgess held an m- 30. The announcement is made by D. F. Patterson of Laurens, chairman cessfully headed the past five driv< in the county. quest here Tuesday ~ morning at ?! ^county ^ance committe- . which time the jury rendered a ver- *^ r . Patterson, executive vice-presi- •>—— jdict that “Boyce came to his death den l has su . Laurens, April 18. — Funeral ser. when struck by an automobile driven ; vices for Dr. Charles A. Cromer, 56, ‘ by A W. Whelchel. and that the ac- ! fomer state senator from Laurens, cident was unavoidable." Tbe quota for South Carolina is | county were conducted at 3 o’clock According to information brought'^ 53 000,(W01 ^ rc * ien down as follow |yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) at out at the inquest, Boyce who was ? $25,000.00 > the First Methodist church by the employed by. T. E. Ellison as driver Securities to Rev. Adlai C. Holler, assisted by the,of a passenger bus, had stopped his individuals 12.ono.Od) 'Rev. James P. Craine and the Rev. bus and was parked on the left side Corporations 16.000,00') tion 40,000.00 Ray Anderson. Interment followed in ; 0 f the road waiting to pick up a Laurens county’s quota of $1,009.- Item 4. Salaries: ^ ( Forest Lawn cemetery. passenger. He was standing at the ft 0° i> broken down as follows: Clerk of Court 2,700.00, Doctor Cromer died early Monday door of the bus when struck by the Individuals. j Assistant to Clerk of ; morning at the Laurens county hos- passing Whelchel car. Series E Bond- Court 1 R?2ni! lpital after a P* 1 "’ 0 * 1 of declining The funeral services were held Bonds other Series Auditor • • - health. He was born and reared in Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the ^ . , Clerical help for County Anderson county, the son of the late Goldville Methodist church, with in- T oUl Individuals Quota Audltor 1 Asbury and Mary Crumpton Cromer,, terment following here in Rosemont Corporations 400.000 104.000 504.000 505.000 1,200.00 the service. Shortly before 10 a.m. approxi mately 300 persons—the President’s family, government associates, his friends and neighbors — gathered In the garden. Marines, sailors and sol diers— shoulder to shoulder — lined both sides of the hedge. Prime Min ister W. L. Mackenzie King of Can ada stepped away from the crowd Lowman immediately left the scene of the shooting, evidently to return to his home. On the way, at the intersection of Musgrove street and the Whitmire highway, near the Musgrove Service station, h£ wreck ed his car when he collided with an te lay a small bouquet at the grave-; side. James A. Farley, a close Roose- j other car driven by a Negro. After velt friends though later a political the collision he committed suicide inj opponent, talked gravely with Ber- his own car by firing a shot through iwd M Baruch one ot Mr. Roose. h used the velt s closest advisers. same pistol with which he shot and Aged Mrs. James R. Roosevelt, wi dow of the President’s half brother, was led to the graveside and seated in a chair. Miss Margaret Suckley, the President’s cousin,.came in, lead- ^-.ing Fala. A flight of bombers and * fighter planes passed overhead. A few minutes befort 10 o’clock, a lone gun in a neighboring field be- ki^ed Blackwell. L - Lowman, who is in the navy, sta tioned at Hutchinson, Kansas, was at home on furlough at the time. Major Chandler, provost marshal of this district, stationed at Camp Croft, was notified of Lowman’s death by Chief L. H. Bagwell and was expected in Clerical help for County Treasurer Superintendent of Edu cation 2,400.00 Traveling expenses for Supt. of Education 500.00 Assistant Superintend ent of Education 1,320.00 Judge of Probate 2,700.00 Provided, that all fees collected ifc this* office, including those from Veterans’ Bureau, shall be turned over to the County Treasurer. This does not include Com missions received from the Tax Commission on inheritance taxes. All certified copies of mar riage licenses shall be furnished to persons in the armed services of the county free of charge. Clerk for Judge of Pro bate .*. OSC/XA * ^ * ’ ^ ll'itvs™ lllfe IIX-IX. All AlVJC'X.tlilSlifc Oia.vw members of prominent Anderson,and cemetery. The Rev. R. A. Hughes Newberry county families. 1 was the officiating minister, assisted Total Q u °t a $1,009,000 Survivors include his widow, the by Rev. Smith Haley and Rev. M. A. Fmphasi* on Series E former Miss Audrey Banister of this Bryant. Special emphasis will be put on city: one son, F 1c James Louis Cro- 1 Mr. Bovce was a native of Lee the sale of Series F. bonds from the mer at Philadelphia navy yard; three county in this state, but for the past ' ei 'y first d-te of the opening of the brothers. P. S. Cromer of Sumter,' 12 years had been a reMdent of Gold- and will continue through the L. O. Cromer of Anderson, and A. L. ville where he had many friends who entire length of the campaign. Th - Cromer of Cincinnati. Ohio; one sis- were shocked and saddened by his payroll deduction plan will be in op- ter, Mrs. W. P. Rich of Spartanburg, tragic death. He was a member of the eration as usual and a large portion Doctor Cromer came to Laurens as,Goldville Methodist church. His wife, of the sale of bonds is expected to a veterinarian in 1919 and since that Mrs. Maude Lucas Boyce, preceded be made to those who are signed up time has been active in the religious j him to the grave 14 months ago. or will be signed up for purchase of and civic affairs of the city. He serv-' The deceased i* survived hv two bonds under the payroll deduction ed as state senator ( rom 1936 to.l940.! s Jf a „ d d 7; e ^ ai ^ htt u "'' K ed R b ^ > ,, ;“ plan. He was a member and steward of the and H q Boyce both of Goldville Superintendents and principals of First Methodist church. Until his, Mrs M A cannon of Kmard* Mrs! every stih001 in the county are being health failed he was conected with j E Boyce and Mrs J B Allbrook 1 ur 8ed to cooperate in adopting and the Laurens county health depart-j b oth of Sumter. Mrs. A. E Boyce and P utt;n « mtG ertect a program to have ment - I Mrs. R. L. Boyce, both of Goldville; P, U P. 11 bu - v or .^; n . GGe $25 St ' r<s * • . ! two step-children, Wilton Truett 0 f-j . bond a * a of $18.75 “" Sumter, and Mrs. J. M. Yates of • RATIONING BOARD BULLETIN (ORA) P. T. Boyce, Mrs. Corrie Hodge. Mrs. PROCESSED FOODS: BLlJfe Bettie Truluck and Mrs. Hattie Mayesville; 14 grandchildren and two R rnwn flartoA Ac .great-grandchildren; three brothers land three sisters, R. L, J. E. and ModerOt0 r of Presbytery 1,200.00 / Sheriff 2,800.00' STAMPS: C2, D2, E2, F2, G2 nov? Artes. through the Hudson valley. Secretary | g announcement had been made ot Labor Frances • Perkins listened as ^ (unera , arrangcmente pensively, her face clouded. _ | (or His lbody i, at Gray Traveling expenses for Sheriff 600.00 Deputy Sheriffs — five ' (5) at $150.00 each per month 9,000.00 Travel expenses for five Deputy Sheriffs a t $550.00 per year, each, valid, expire April 28; H2, J2, K2, | L2, M2 now valid, expire June 2; » .. ... |. . N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2 now valid, expire ^*lty ACtlVItlCS rl0lt June 30; T2, U2 V2, W2, X2 now p or RoOSCVelt Funeral valid, expire July* 31. • „ MEATS AND FATS: RED At the spring meeting of South Carolina Pre>bytery held Tuesday with Upper -Long Cane Presbyterian church near Abbeville. Dr M. W. Brown, of this city, was elected mod erator for the com ing year and pre sided over the deliberations of the ^aw™- vc Memorial services for President body. STAMPS: T5, U5, V5 \V 5 X5 now Roosevelt ww > held on the square at Dr Brown, recently elected presi- ... Apn . , 28 ’ Y5 ’ ^ 5 ’ A2, • the monument Saturday afternoon at dt ' nt of Presbyterian college, is an payable monthly 2,750.00 B2, C2. D2 now valid, expire June 2;, 4 $ funeral sendees were «Wer of the First Presbyterian County Supervisor .... 2,400.00, E2, F2 G2 H2 J2 now vaUd expire ^ conducted in the White House. I church of this city and attended Travel of County Su-. 30 ’ , K2 ’ ™ 2, N2, P2 now Business houses of the city closed Presbytery as an official representa- for the service, which was attended tlve °* t,Vie church. 500 00 valid, expire July 31. Through the nearby woods came the strains of “Hail To the Chief” played by the West Point cadet band. The funeral procession was moving up the hillside from the railroad sid ing and the train which had brought the body and the mourners from Washington. The casket was on a black saisson drawn by brown hors es, preceded by the band and 600 cadets followed by Mrs. Roosevelt Funeral Home pending release by the! government. Lowman was a son of! S. B. Lowman, who resides near Clinton and operates a lumber plant. Backwell Funeral Held Funeral services for Clarence E. Blackwell were held yesterday af ternoon (Wednesday) at 5 o’clock at the Lydia Mills Baptist church, con ducted by Rev. J. H. Walker. Inter- pervisor Tax Collector, twelve SUGAR: Stamp 35 now good for ‘ v '‘ ra V hunH^ ^mlc and "held (12) months 2.400.00 five pounds, expires June 2. , ^ ~ , Two (2) County Com- SHOES: Airplane stamps 1, 2-and ut<arial lininn Th „ ldd Peach Orchards Safe missioners at $400.00 ,3 now good. each 800.00! FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3. 4, 5 Traveling expenses for County Commission- through June 21. . valid for 10 gallons each^ GASOLINE: A-15 coupons (Continued on page six) valid isterial union. The old fire bell tolled for several. minutes as the serv ice began. The city ministers tpok part in the After Cold Spell and the immediate Roosevelt family 1 ment followed in the community and President Truman and his wife and daughter. As the procession neared the gar den, over the steady, doleful beat of the drums came the soft, sad melody of Chopin’s funeral march. The birds still twittered gayly. A frisky rabbit from the nearby woods scampered in and out of the hedge at one-tnd of the garden. cemetery. The deceased was a son of Mrs. Frankie J. Blackwell and the late Walter N. Blackwell. In addition to, his mother, he is survived by twoi sisters and six brothers: Mrs. Arthur 1 Patterson, Mrs. Roy Patterson, both of the South Clinton community; N. L., G. W., E. E., E. W., R. J. and Charlie Blackwell — DO YOU TAKE THE CHRONICLE? YOUR NEIGHBOR DOES The cost is less than 4c per week for the paper delivered to your home. All 'subscriptions payable in advance. Have the Neltsy CHRONICLE In Your Home The Laurens county peach crop, program wffh Dr. D. J Woods de-; estimated at about 1(H) cars, escaped livering an appropriate eulogy to the the recent cold spell with practically late President in which he spoke in , no damage, according to County the highest tentis of his life and work Agent C B Cumvon as a great man, devoted friend and T'j —^ champion of the people, and world ri'ti'RN' TO CLINTON peace leader. The impressive service came to a close with two hymns and the benediction. CHURCH GROUP to MEET The Men-of-the.Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold their monthly dinner-meeting at the church this evening at 8 o’clock. The many friends of Mil and Mrs. W. H, Shands will be interested to know they have returned to the city from Greenville, and for the present are staying at the apartment of Mrs. Essie Atkins. They plan to»occupy the residence recently purchased on Centennial street upon completion of improvements to the property.