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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 30, 1945 Number 35 JoanneL Mills To Remain At Goldville _ t / 4 . Management Decides To Continue Large Textile Plant at Present Location and Make Extensive Enlargement In Near Future. Last Rites Held for Mrs. S. C. Hays Mrs. Helen Happ Hays, wife of Dr. S. C. Hays, died last Friday night at her home where she had been 'critically ill since Wednesday. For several years past she had been in I declining health. Funeral services were held from the residence Sunday afternoon at 4 CITY SCH001S10 BEGIN NEW YEAN. Session Opens Today. W. R. Anderson Is New Superintendent. Several Faculty Changes. it. Col. Blalock Home From Italy Lt. Col. George R. Blalock arrived ! in the city this week from Italy for a I thirty day stay with his family. He | will then report to Fort Bragg, N. C., i ifor reassignment or discharge. I Dr. Blaldck was one of t)ie first officers from Clinton to enter the' i service. He went into training in j The 1945-46 session of the Clinton i January 1941( ^th a National Guard FULL EMPLOYMENT SEEN FOR PERIOD AFTER RECONVERSION Will Require Several Months To Make Then Full Speed ead. w lo’clock in charge of Dr. D. J. Woods, pu biic schools will open this morning ’of*heavy artillery. He has been "'hile the governnry?fit undertook It will be gratifying news to the residents of this city and Goldville to assisted by Rev. W. N. Long. Inter-; (Thursday) at 8: 5 0 . Next week the OV erseas 37 months with the Fifth an orderly removal/6f wartime con- ment followed in Rosemont ceme- w in 5 e g gp to 1:00 p.m. The army j n Italy. He was a front line trols to speed no reconversion, an ex- as regimental surgeon, haustiv^ survey indicated that al- vpar , . . seen action >9 ?he Turvwian most total/employment would be , i a i. u . i y ear and Italian campaigns. He wears sev-' t f n . difficulties betweerl the mills and the state tax commission, which have j ful and numerous floral tributes were b y w. R. Anderson, Jr., as .superin- era i battle stars. Last December he ,unie ei > Z know that the contemplated move of the Joanna Textile Mills company M.uw u.cu uir ...uvc tery. At ,the home and graveside a following week the sch edule of 8 50 from Goldville to Chicago has been abandoned by W. H. Regnery of Chicago, • large number of friends gathered to t0 2 30 will be followed having se president of the corporation. The agitation began a few weeks ago due to,pay their last respects. The beauti-r The schools are headed this year anf i T ta i; a , been satisfactorily adjusted, officials stated. Not only will the plant remain at Goldville but an extensive expansion program amountin| to approximately $500,000 will get under construction within the next 30 to 60 days. William A. Moorhead, vice-president and general manager of the mills, re leased the following statement yester day: “I am happy to announce the satijs- factory solution of difficulties which for several weeks threatened to cause removal of the Joanna mill frony South Carolina. Through the good offices of the state tax commission a new ruling has been adopted allowing use of the last-in-first-out method of inventory in computing state income tax. The LIFO method has been recognized for sev eral years by the federal government and other state governments but not by South Carolina. “This was the main issue which re sulted several weeks ago- in a decision of the ownership of Joanna to cancel a $500,000 expansion program and employ ladded proof o, the love and esteem te ' ndent . „ e suc0Md ' s Pa ’, H . Hobson, promottd from m^or tTlieu! in which she was held. > .resigned. Mr. Anderson for the past tenant-colonel. ; oZpent-up demand. Pallbearers were Dr. M. W. Brown, | six years has headed the Woodruff on the morning before he sailed S. W. Sumerel, Augustus M. Young,, city schools a^. superintendent. Be- f or home Col. Blalock was awarded J. F. Jacobs, Dr. W. P. Jacobs, W. M. fore accepting that post he was prin- a citation for the Legion of Meri Walker, Dr. F. K. Shealy and Dr. D. icipal of th£ high school here for 14 The citation follows: pent-up inducted by the. Committee for Economic Development, headed by Paul Hoffman, president of the Stu- debaker corporation, the study esti- O. Rhame. .years. . i “George R. Blalock. 0226388/1'ieu- ma ‘ e< * that 53,500,000 people would. Mrs. Hays was a native of Win-j Several changes have been made t enant-colonel. medical cor^rs, 73d be busy at work in 1946. with 2.500.- 'netka, Illinois. She moved to Clinton ! in faculty for the Coming year, station hospital, for exc<4tionally 000 in tran^t from one job to an- 126 years ago and soon thereafter was,** P. Wilder will continue as prin- meritorious conduct in t>Te perform- rrr otherwise unavoidably un : (married to Dr. Hays. For several! cic P al of the hi 8 h school and D. S. an ce of outstanding se^Cnces in Italy employed, and 3,500,000 strll in ser- 1 years she was associated with her 1 T em pleton as principal of Academy from 6 June 1944 tti S May 1945. As ^ lce - 'husband in the operation of Hays hos-‘ and Florida Street schools. Miss c hief of the medical service. 73d Having been s^erely criticized be- pital. By her kind and gracious man-: Frances McKee is secretary to the Station hospitaL/Lieutenant-Colonel fore V-J dati for lag in the recon- ner and personal interest always in superintendent. Miss Margaret Blalock was responsible for the vvel- version pritg'arrrr the government the hospitals patients she won the Blakely is principal of Providence j f are and carfe “f all medical cases worked fast to permit a speedy re love and high regard of many. . school. ; treated in tne hospital. The best and turn to civilian manufacture after Mrs. Hays possessed many fine' Seven new- members are included newest /fnethods and medications the Japs quit, with emphasis on all- Jcharacteristics. She was devoted to in the faculty due to resignations: | were used, resulting in a remarkably out production and modified price 1 her family and home, and there are'Miss Katrine Martin of Gray Court, low/mortality rate, despite large stabilization many to whom she endeared herself Miss Elizabeth Adams of Greenwood, nipfibers Of seriously ill patients tlation. through her graciousness and sweet Miss Mary Gaines of Greenwood, treated. T'.ie service was frequently personality to join with the family Miss Mary Shedd of Montieello, Mrs/reorganized, often on a moment's !in mourning her death. ^ us Blakely of this city, Miss LaRa notice, due to the requirements of I The deceased is syrvived by her Padgett of Saluda, Mrs. Elizabeth the situation, with nb^decrease in ^ 'husband; one son. Major Ned Sprunt Matheson of this city. They replace the efficiency nor reduction in the anywhere from 5.000.000 to 9,<KK),000 W. A. MOORHEAD. : Hayg . her falher w p Happ, of Miss Mariam Eury, C. E./Bishop, standards of professional care. Lieu- people were expected to lose then- dent and General Manager Winnetka, 111.; two brothers, Leo- | Miss Evelyn Stone. Miss Jane Good-, tenant-Colonel Blalock s outstanding jobs in the first six months after V-f nard Happ, of Worthington, Ohio, man ' Miss Carolyn Harmon, and Miss professional ability, efficiency, and day, with the pendulum swinging the prevent runaway in- Because 0; the need for many es tablishments to clear war material and machinery from their plants, and then tool up for normal production. engineers with a view of dismantling the prwent property. Now, however. and Claren ^ e H of Evanst ’ on) m.l'Mary Long. (devotion .to duty contributed mate since an understanding has been reached on the LIFO method, I am author- ^ Mrc Vxtanc „ f | Following is the list of teachers for rially to 't}ie success of the 73d Sta with their tion hospital and reflects great credit home addresses:/' jupon himself and the Medical Corps High School ^ U «r xa rf , . Vi. t ^ ' one sister, Mrs. Genevieve Evans, oL following is tne list o ized by Mr. W. H. Regnery of Chicago, president of the Joanna Textile ; Los Angeles Cal . and two Krand _ the respective schools Mills company, to announce that we not only will continue to operate in c hii dren ’ ’’ .... South Carolina, but we will go forward with the expansion program as L previously announced and as rapidly as possible. Details of this program will be announced later. "Being a native and life-long South Carolinian myself, I am naturally i 1 . ij L B I elated over the decision. I wish to express our thanks to Chairman W. G. Lt. Hugh D60Sl6y Query of the tax commission and the other commissioners for their splen-j ■' 1 ♦ djd cooperation in this matter. I also wish to express appreciation to all: Lieut. Hugh A. Beasley, of Green- Bronze Star To ( of the Army of the United States." Dates Set To Mail parties who gave their support in our behalf.” Veterans' Hospital In Slate Approved OPA Will Reduce Staff Personnel By 181 Workers wood, with the navy, now stationed -— at Hunters Point, San Francisco, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal for "meritorious achievement in con nection with operations against, the | enemy as a fighter director efticer on the staff of an amphibious task force from Dec. 6, 1943,Vto r Nov. 5, *»-11944.” > Lt. Beasley was solicitor of the R. P. Wilder, principal, Clinton. Miss Rosa Mahaffey, Clinton. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline. . # Miss Katrine Martin, Gray Court. CHristlTIOS Gifts R. M. Burts, Jr., Honea Path. Miss Irene Hipp, Clinton. Miss Harriett Minus, Greenwood. Miss Mary F. Sturkey, McCormick. Miss Margaret Brown, Gaffney. Miss Elizabeth Adams. Greenwood. L. E. Reeder, Cross Hill. 1 other way again once the necessary readjustments were made. To assist in the all-out production jof goods and services to meet both domestic and overseas demands. President Truman announced that the government would assure support ! in making materials available and i provide effective job placement for | the unemployed. • Washington. Aug. 25—I ns true turns' Although controls were t^ be re fer the mailing of Christmas pack-1 ax ^ ov « r th « mur * abundant ma- ages to army and navy personnel l " al V the government planned to overseas were announced today, re l am power of allocations over through" the Office ^Twar' Inferma-1 f^arce supplies to break bottlenecks j y on : threatening production and prevent Miss Wilson Hammond, Batesburg.l The task will be more complicated speculators from cornering the mar- Miss Martha Wood. Salters. 1 this vpar than in 1944 desnite the ces- ket and raisin * P ricw - To ease ^ Miss Margaret Blakely, principal, problems of delivery A 250-bed veterans’ hospital fori . Following the removal from South Carolina has been approved by tioning of gasoline, fuel oil. stoves,] l.1. Beasley was President Truman, it was learned, an d processed foods, OPA will con- Eighth Judicial circuit at the time he Sunday. Isolidate activities in the Columbia entered the service. The circuit in- No soecific site has been selected district office, E. H. Talbert, district c i ude s Laurens county, for the^spital, it was stated. Clin-| OPA director * 881(1 yesterday. j T he former Greenwood attorney ton offered a free site several months OPA has been operating 55 local was commissioned Feb. 22, 1943, andi^ 1 ^ 1 ® 0 - r, intnn ago and a committee from the Cham- war P ri ce and rationing boards in attended fighter director school atj Mrs * Jonn w - *-»iiie, (.union, ber of Commerce composed of R. L. the 46 counties of the state, thereby Norfolk, Va., prior to being assigned 1 Plaxico and L. E. Bishop has made making *t easy for civilians to obtain overeas on June 27, 1943, as a non- several trips to Washington for con-i ratl °b s promptly and with a mini- flying officer attached to squadron with Congressman Joseph mum of effort. tVith the removal. YF—33 in the South Pacific. This R. Bryson, Senator B. R. Maybank ol several major rationing items and Hellcat squadron was the first to go and officials of the Veterans’ admin- t* 16 Prospect of others being removed'into action against the Jap Zeros, istration. A brief setting forth the in lhe near future, local board offices (this year than in 1944 despite the ces- ^ . , Miss Mary Gaines, Greenwood. sation of hostilities, it was explained, 81t uation in scarce materials, an m- Mrs. Earl Workman. Clinton. because the redeployment of millions , tenslv * Production program will be Miss Elizabeth Boland. Springfield. : 0 f men and women means less ship-1 ‘auuched. Miss Mary Shedd, Montieello. , p ing S p ace for gifts. In addition. 1 In 1,ne w,th the government dee- Providence ‘greater distances will add to ^ laraLon to mamUin price control to 1 check an inflation threat, producers’ Here are the overseas Christmas t : har «f s wil ? kept within strict mailing rules and requests set forth ^ ounds ' *"*} manufacturers al- city’s advantages for the location of wdl be reduced to 46—one in every a_ the institution was recently filed in coun ty seat m th* state — and the AnaCrSOn rOITiliy Washington by the Chamber of Com-, P aid personnel will be reduced by merce committee. Final decision in 181 persons, Mr. Talbert added. He also said that it was OPA’s policy to conserve manpower and op- The family of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wade Anderson, of Laurens, erate the agency at a minimum cost;held a reunion last Tuesday at the Holds Reunion the matter, it is understood, rests with Gen. Omar Bradley, newly ap pointed Veterans’ administrator. It is reported that besides Clinton,!|° ^be taxpayers and as the work,home of Mr." and Mrs. Louis Ander- Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock Hill| load decreases, prompt reductions i son in Laurens. and several other towns in the state, be . I ?' 8de both in the district of-. Out-of-town members of the fam- are interested in the location of the; dee and in the field. The hospital will be built during LAST RITES HERE FOR the 1947 fiscal year. A two-year £ro- rpwi 1 c p Yni Iklf* gram announced by the Veterans’ tlvIxIC \3. TV/UPlxJ administration would involve the ex penditure of $200,000,000 on 40 hos pitals. Contracts Let For Three County Roads ily present for the occasion were En sign Edward Anderson, of th£ Mari time commission, and Mrs. Anderson, 1 Mrs. Locke Simons of Allendale, and : Mrs. Niles Clark and family of Wa- terloo, all children of Mrs. R. S. An- Ernie G. Young, 61, well known de rson and the late Rev. Mr. Ander- farmer and citizen of the Hopewell sollt 0 f Coban, Guatemala; Mr. and community, died last Wednesday af-jMej. James Anderson and son, of temoon at his home following a pe-1 Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. George W. riod of declining health. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Ander- Funeral services were held from sont M r and Mrs. W. R. Anderson, the graveside in the First Presbyte- j r rian church cemetery Thursday af- and Mrs. Nickles Anderson and J- Woods as the daug hter, Mrs. George Penland and • little son, of near Laurens. Mrs. Frances Wade, Clinton. Miss Lou Belle Neighbors, Clinton.) Mrs. Gus Blakely, Clinton. Mrs. Luella Adair, Clinton. Academy Street Miss Elizabeth Nelson, Clinton. Miss Nancy Young, Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton. Mrs. Mollie Donnan, Clinton. Mrs. Nene Workman, Clinton. Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton. Miss Lois Pearson, Spartanburg. Miss Mary Johnson, Clinton. Miss Kate Milam, Clinton. Miss Lalla Padget, Saluda. Mrs. Elizabeth Matheson, Clinton. Florida Street Miss Lily Yarborough, Enoree. Miss Ella Little McCrary, Clinton. Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton. Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton. Miss Irene Workman, Clinton. Miss Katherine Simmons, Cross Hill. Miss Edna Thompson, Newberry. Mrs. Gertrude S. Shealy, Green-j wood. by army and navy postakauthorities: * owe d only half o: the prewar profit 1. Mail gifts between Sept. 15 and margin and others permit^ only 1 Oct. 15. This is the only period in th ^, f u u11 P|- ewar return - Employers 'which parcels can be sent overseas be able to raise wages only if to service personnel without their Mt ‘ y d* 1 n °I mtei fere with price ceil- written request. Packages should not in ^ s * though the War Labor board, or be marled if the addressee is likely an fim'alent agency, will be allowed to be home before Christmas. If there to boost so-called sub-standard oi ls any reason ‘ to believe the ad-; 1 dressee may move soon to a new hereas governments big prob- location, a wait is advised until the, ( ’ m in mdustry will be to hold prices new address is known even if this m cbetk until increased production means asking the soldier for a letter results in ^be automatic balance of requesting a Christmas gift. supply and demand, l nde Sams 2. Use the latest address known, major farm task will be to prevent completely and accurately. | a sudden drop in the market in view 3. Pack the gift in a heavy box: 0 . tbe third largest crop on record and a possible restricted consumer volume. Under terms Contrtacts for bituminous surfac ing of three Laurens county roads were let in Columbia last week by 0 ^* c * a tm8 minister, the state highway department Pallbearers were: J. Roy Crawford, amounting to $127,177.00. The pro- Augustus Ramage, Hugh Workman, jects were sections of the Yarborough Ryan Lawson, Dow Bedenbaugh and Templeton KCUniOll mill ro&d, a road from Enoree river J °bn Smith. Offimrc near Woodruff to Gray Court, and a| Mr. Young was a native of the 1 JCieLtk V^rnccr* section of the road between Ware| lower P ar t the county where his Shoals and Cold Point. entire life was spent and he had 1 epmq Jr., and daughter. Helen, of Clinton; g y Cjty I and tie with strong cord. The pack- j' ! ages must weight not more than five, I pounds, measure not more than l5i y nd f r term s of a bill passed in (inches long, or a total of 36 inches ‘ 4 ’ however, farmers were assured i in length and girth combined. !°^ government price support at 90 4. Only usable gifts should be se-' per f ent ol P ant y ( 8 5 per cent for lected, such as dried fruit, canned f eas * on major crops for a period oi luxury foods, razor blades, fountain l wo y^* 1 ^ counted Irom the next pens, wallets or watches. Perishable *' anuar y ^ after the end of the war foods, intoxicants, weapons, poisons ^ nder the congressional measure, or* any inflammable materials, in- l IO P s mclude cotton, corn, wheat, (eluding matches and* lighter fluids t ' ce, 1 hibacco, peanuts, hogs, eggs, should not be mailed. .chickens (three pounds or over), A .total of 82,000,000 Christmas' tork f ys ’ milk - buttt!r . dry peas, dry package's were sent overseas last year 1 lb e . beans < soybeans and peanuts , ; to military personnel. and flaxseed lor oil, potatoes and The city of Clinton has purchased properly cured sweet potatoes. the latest model street sweeping ma-! I In predicting full employment chine which arrived yesterday an d 1 |> a 1 BnADH during the first year of full civilian will be put immediately into oper- KA I lUINIINo bUAKU production, the Committee for Eco- ation. 'BULLETIN (OPA) nomic Development based its figures In order to use the machine most "Q manufacturers’ estimates, with (projections for supporting activities. (Compiled to date for information Street Sweeping Machine effectively, announcement’ is made On Sunday the Templeton clan,that the streets wITl be swept daily _ . _ , . . _/e ut: U. S. Route 221 at Watts Mills to-! The deceased is survivedi(hy bnej vis b e d- A picnic lunch was served to give their full cooperation'fn 1 ward Cross Anchor, R. B. Tyler com- brother, Jesse G. Young, also of the an f| enjoyed by members of the clan, effort to have cleaner streets. .wco , — — , . . . -- Under the CED’s survey. 13,500,- As announced, the awards were as man y friends. He was, 4 son of the,held its annual reunion at the his- after 12 o’clock midnight. This will of T be Chronicles readers). 000 people will be at work in manu- follows: / [late Martin J. and Ejlla Anderson torical site of Musgrove mill, home necessitate the removal of all parked MEATS AND FATS: RED lecturing, about one-third over the Laurens county, Rt. 30, the bitu,( Youn g- He wa s a member of the First of John Willard. Many of the inter-; cars 0 n the streets after this hour.iSTAMPS Q2, R2, S2. T2, U2 now prewar figure of 10,000,000 Repre minous surfacing of 7.632 miles from| Pr £ s byterian church. j? fb® vicinity were The public and car owners arejitged valid, expire August 31; V2. W2, X2, sentative of one qua - of the pro: 1 ‘ * - , . — 1 * — J this Y2, Z2 now valid, expire - September ’ pective employment this total is 30; Al, Bl, Cl, Dl, El now valid, ex- larger than the usilft percentage of pire October 31; Fl, Gl, HI, Jl, K1 factory, workers in ratio to employ- now valid expire November 30; LI, ables in all fields, bu because of the Ml, Nl, PI, Q1 become valid Sep- tremendous pentup lemand for tember 1, expire December 31. goods, CED feels the^irojectlun fairly 1 SUGAR: Stamp 36, good for 5 lbs., accurate. Mrs. Sarah Dunlap Martin 0 f ex P ires ^ August 31; Stamp 38 becomes Prices beipg equal, CED estirhates’ ^reuntville, has accepted a position ® 0 °d September 1, expires Decern- that the tiist yeai 1 full civilian with the County Department of Pub- ber _ production wj,!! find ,utput pany, Inc., Louisville, Ky., $47,212.87-. Hopewell section. Laurens county, Rt. 39, the bitu- ^ minous surfacing of 8.333 miles ad- Taylor Martin To jacent to U. S. Route 25, between j T 7 ■ . ■ Ware Shoals and Cold Point. Dicker- I COCn In LOUfCnS C.,- $45,- son company, Monroe, N 642.30. Laurens county, Route 101, the bi luminous surfacing of 6.478 from near Enoree river to The group will hold its annual, meeting at the same place next year on the third Sunday in August. The following officers were elect ed for the coming year: President, B. Templeton, Greenville; vice-presi- S. Taylor Martin, of this city, has dent . Jack Templeton. Laurens; sec- accepted a position with the Laurens retary-treasurer, Miss Mary Temple- miles high school as instructor of mathe- ton * Laurens. Gray matics and athletic coach, and has Court. Dickerson company, Monroe, already entered upon his work. Mr. OFDhanQQ€ Schools N. C., $34,321.84. ! Martin was assistant professor of ^ p .2. . mathematics at Newberry college the UpdlCu I UCSday The Turners To Return From Vocation Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Turner and son, Billy, will return tomorrow from a month’s vacation spent in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. Dr. Turner will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning at 11:15. past year. i Bailey School To Open Monday The Bailey school near here will open Monday, Sept. 3, at 9 a. m. Mrs. Carl Taylor is principal ol the school and Mrs. William Poole her assistant. The Thornwell orphanage schools opened their new year’s worrk Tues day morning with B. % S. Pinson as principal. New members of the faculty, due to resignations, are Mrs. Frank M. Boland and Mrs. Edgar L. Blakely, ol this city, and Miss Bessie l&se Watson ol Red Springs, N. C. Mrs. Sarah Martin With Welfare Department lie Welfare and has entered upon her new work. She succeeds Mrs. Robert Lee Gray, resigned; Mrs. Martin was a member “of the Mountville school faculty the past year: She is the daughter of Mrs. Annie H. Dunlap of Mountville, and the late Rufus T. Dunlap. SHOES/ Airplane Stamps 1, accent greater than in 1939. and 4 now good. • , ( T r^T 7~k- Joanna Schools Mrs. Jacobs Receives y 0 ^ 42 per Master of Arts Degree Ipen Today The Joanna scho- at AT BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. James E. Bullman, of Green-! at summer commencement exer ville, will be the guest minister at the held Sunday. Mrs. Jacobs is a me First Baptist church at the Sunday ber of the State Training school morning service. julty. Goldville Friends of Mrs. Ayliffe Robinson will open their 1945-46 session this ’Jacobs of this city will be interested morning at 9 o’clock with G. N Foy to know that she received a master as superintendent. 1 of arte degree from Winthrop eolljyje; New members of :ie faculty ire Miss Dalene Hatton of Little Moun- r tain, Miss Ellie B>rr ol Little Moun tain, and Miss Vagin a Bolt of Simp- /