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\ I V / 4,^ t- r / •««-'— 1 '”**\ 1HI CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable " 1 4 / 3ht Olltntntt (tthrnntrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LXV t ■j r ' Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 13, 1945 Number 50 Mrs. WSBmb, Sr. Passes In Newberry; 'Heiioms Homed Heod Rifes Here Sunday ^ John D. Davis Passes FARM MARKETS TO Al Home In City REMAIN STRONG IN'4( The Clinton Exchange club was or-j John D. Davis, 74, well known and ganized here last Friday evening iif e iong Clinton resident, died at his with 21 charter members. A. M. home early Friday morning after be-! Mrs. William Smith Bean, 87, died Whelpsley, national representative, 1 n jg j n declining health for the past early Saturday morning at the home spent several days in ti.e city per-1 several years. For the past four of her daughter, Mrs. Bothwell Gra- fecting the organization. The Colum- months he had been confined to his ham, in Newberiy, -Sh^ had been ihjbia club was the sponsoring club. home. •de'ctthing health for several years. | rp^ e was or g an i zec i W1 th the The funeral services Income to Stay High On Heavy Demand Of Consuming Public. By WALTER A .SHEAD were held Special to The Chronicle The largely attended funeral ser-| f ol i owin g offic ers: Robert B. Hellams, 1 Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Washington. Dec. 11 — With total vice was held here ^Sunday after-: pres 4 dent; R p wilder, vice-presi- the residence, with interment fol- cash receipts from farm marketings noon at 4 o’clock from the First j<dent; sterlin Young, secretary; A. C lowing in the Presbyterian church'end government payments topping Presbyterian church. Dr. D. J. Spencer, treasurer. The board of; C emetery. Th services were conduct- 21-billion-dollar mark for >94.: Woods conducted the service, assist ed by Dr. W. R. Turner and Rev. C. controP includes L. E. Cason, Jack ed by Dr. W R. Turner, assisted by highest in history, two subjects W. Anderson, B. L. Wood, for one Dr. D, J. Woods. Both at the home are . occupying the attention < . bo|n A. Calcote of Newberry. Interment ! year, and Robert Johnson, Lewis H and grave a large gathering of governmental and private farm lead- followed in the adjoining cemetery; Bagwell and Don DuBois, for six friends from here and elsewhere as- ers: .beside her husband who preceded months. sembled to pay a last tribute. Beau- 1 A re-survey of the farm parity ^er to the grave in 1920. Many beau-J Announcement was made that the tiful and numerous floral designs price system to set up a new base ! tiful flowers were placed upon her c i u b w iH meet on the first and third we re placed upon his mound, mdica- period to replace the ^olete 1909- graye by lifelong friends and rela- Friday evenings at Hotel Clinton. itive of the love and regard in which 19 1-1 Pf n(K *-_ It was stated that “charter night” he was held will be held at the armory on the; Active pallbearers were F. M. Bo- tivds- indicative of the love and high regard in which she was. held. Active pallbearers wqiffe: R. S. Ow- 'ens, John Spratt, W. W. Harris, L. B. Dillard, Jack H. Davis, Jr., How- 2. The administrationTs post-war program designed to reconvert agr: night of January 4, with ladies as i and w w Harris Lawrence Davis i culture t0 a P t ' rmanen ’ peace-time * -—■— ----- --i land ’ v\. Harris, Lawrence uavis, wilh stress upon ; on g-range es- special guests. A speaker from the t h r navis Irhv S Hion and J . national organization will adress the H m stone Other friends of the stabi,ity rather than i mmedla te a -- ard Carlisle of Spartanburg, and W. group. if^ly 00^^ tL Tonora^ R. Reid and A. J. Briggs of New- -The Exchange club is a national 1 cort berry- organization with 70.000 members,! _ . Mrs. Bean was born and reared in, an d has 50 clubs in this state. The cornmun j tv and c jty where he was ”, ; . Augusta Ga the daughter of the Ars t club was organized in Detroit, ^ mmuni , tyan b ^ lty that farmers may expect a'demand 1 ♦ ’♦ ,j r* « I Mich on March 27 1911 Purnose 1 b° rn and l ive£ l his entire life. He j r f arr ^ products to be maintained late Porter and Catherine Mora^rte ] Mlcn -» on wiarcn zi, purpose Rnhert r and FUza . . w , . Fleming. Following her marriagel of ^he organization is to educate, im- ^ . Davis one of the orominent U 3 ' ,e '‘* in . f ' * ^1' v she resided in Florence, and Mt.|P">ve and develop the capabiliites of this comS es an< l , ^ ome tb the members and citizens 0 f- the and ear yIa ? Ti e 0 . 1 . y ' somewhat lower thas the 1945 high. vantages. The bureau of agricuItufi^P eco nomics in setting up its estimates and predictions for 1946L,. declares ded Zion near Bishopville until when she moved to this city. 18921 communities, municipalities and f rv # ed lh f ^ ^ P* ob ably 10 to 15 per cent low^r. 1 ’ K clerk of court and at the time of his - • -• ■ ■ ■- states in which such clubs are char- ltJ „ llltll outll Lluua ulc Despite this decline in i\iconje, the *}“ ^ U y.. U< *-.?5 v -- W -- 8 i tered. It is similar to Kiwanis. L.ons, ^ » me , m ^ r ot * hc estimate declares that the net income Bean, D.D., was editor o( the South-| Rota and Clvitan ’ ( board of registration. He always to far mers next year likely will still List Rites Here For Mrs. Rose B. Hart. I ■ Al Baker As President Mrs. Rose Brown Hart, 74, died 1 Kenneth Baker, member of last Wednesday at the home of a Presbyterian college faculty, son in Augusta, Ga rt after declining health of several months. The body was brought here and the (funeral services held Friday morning at II o’clock at the home of her son, J. B. Hart, with interment following in Rosemont J* cemetery. The officiating minister was the Rev. Walter N. Long of Belmont, N. C., former pastor of the First Baptist church of this city of which Mrs. Hart was a devoted member. A number of friends and relatives as sembled for the last rites, with many lovely flowers banked upon her grave as an expression of the love and esteem in which she was held. Active pallbearers were: E. R. Knox, George T. Speake, John J. Clark, S. W. Sumerel, R. F. Sumerel, and S. G. Dillard. , v Mrs. Hart was a native of Spar tanburg county. Twenty years ago she moved here where she had made her home. In recent months she had been with her sons in Augusta. She was the widow of William A. Hart who preceded her to the grave sev eral years ago. Mrs. Hart was loved and admired for her beautiful Christian character! and many fine qualities. Her life was characterized by gentleness and kindness, loyalty and love for her church, family and friends who will join with the family in mourning her death. The deceased is survived by four sons, J. B. Hart of this city,; T. B. Hart, B. B. Hart, J. S. Hart, all of Augusta; a daughter, Mrs. Miriam Poteat of this city; three sisters, Mrs; M. Y. Caldwell of Spartanburg, Mrs. R. G. Duncan of Greer, and Mrs. B. F. Hall of Long Island City, N. Y. the was elected president of the Clinton Ki wanis club for 1946 at a special call ed meeting of the organization held Tuesday night. Mr. Baker has been ern Presbyterian then here, and later was a member of the! Presbyterian college faculty for published j Ro '“ r)r , „ ^ 1 The following were announced as charter members of the local club: Capt. H. L. Morgan, L. H. Bagwell, manifested an interest in the affairs ,^0,^ than double the pre-war of the county and state, and stood avera g e and higher than in any year uncompromisingly for good govern- prior t0 1 94 3> including the peak many years, and served nearby Pres- j j, DuBois B L Wood Set Ster- ment and everything contributing to vears imme d.ately following World byterian churches as pastor. He was » • • > * • , 0 Kottor /.nmnniinitv — one of Clinton’s beloved "first citi zens. Mrs. Bean for the past year had made her home in Newberry with two daughters. She was the oldest living member of the First Pres byterian church of this city. She was a lovely gentlewoman of mark ed attainments, a devoted Christian, kind and gentle and thoughtful of others, and by her sweet and strong W^r I. 0 A cot lin Young, R. B. Hollams, Jack W a better wnubunity. Anderson, Robert Johnson, Grady 1 Mr Davis was an upright citizen,] A constant and high demand is ex- Adair, Cecil Wilson, Almon C. Spen- a man of integrity and absolute sin- pected to follow because of the con- cer, Thurston Giles, J. B. Johnson, cerity. He was kindhearted, thought-! tinued high level of civilian purchaj.- ful of and helpful to others in a quiet, | mg power: a larger volume of farm unpretentious manner. He was de- products for relief and export: ex- voted to his family and many friends pansion of the national income m who will regret his passing, and who mid-1946 with increasing employ- an active member of the club for qualities made and held many de several years and is now serving his second year as a member of the board of directors. He will succeed Joe Delaney, the retiring president. At the same time John C. Thomas was elected a member of the board of directors to fltl the vacancy caused by Mr. Baker’s elevation to the presi dency. At the regular election of officers meeting held in November, I. M. Smith was elected as the new presi dent. Mr. Smith, for personal reas ons, informed the club that he could not accept the office. General re gret was expressed by the entire membership that he was unable to serve as the club’s leader for the new year. VETERANS NEED ACCOUNT NUMBERS Every discharged serviceman ishould obtain a social security ac count number, if he does not already have one, before going to an employ ment service office to file a claim for readjustment allowances, according to a statement of the South Carolina Unemployment* Compensation com mission. Every applicant for allowances, whether for partial or total unem- ploymttit, or self-employment, al lowances may be required to have a number. This is . because the un employment compensation commis sion sets up its’ records accofding to social security account numbers. Ap plications for numbers should be made at the field offices bf the social security board, conveniently located throughout the state. Collections of county taxes through The veteran fehould aIso take his November 30 were about >10,000 disch certificate or separalion ahead of last year according to fig- lpapers with him when he goes t0 ores released by County Treasurer; the loyment of fc e to file his first T. Lane Monroe. Total collections - — voted friends throughout her long and useful life. Her influence bless ed all she touched, and she leaves to many a golden memory. In her death another of the fast-thinning older members of the First Presby terian church has gone. She is survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. Graham, and Mrs. D. W. A. Neville of Newberry; Mrs. L. McD. Kennedy of Spartanburg; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. S. Bean, Jr., 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. L. E. Cason, Olin F. Furr, Raymond Johnson, William J. Davis, R. P. Wilder, Robert M. Burts, W. O. Der rick, James W. Johnson. Shooting Fireworks Prohibited By City In Business District City council at its December meet ing amended the ordinance concern ing the shooting of fireworks or fire will miss him in the community. Mr. Davis was twice married. His first marriage was to Mrs. Emma ment; reduction in taxes to leave a larger proportion of current income at disposal of consumers; reduction Richardson. By this union, three sonsi'n current and accumulated savings and one daughter survive, Elliott, 1° purchase goods and services; and I Frank M., and John D. Davis, Jr., larger consumption due to returning {and Mrs. J. N. Parker of Langley. His second marriage was to Mrs. soldiers and the removal of restric tions upon consumption. Administration goals for continued full farm production are based upon the assumption that this production capacity of our farms, now 25 p cent greater than pre-war produ Christmas Cantata Sunday Evening At Presbyterian Church Rachel Heustess of Dillon county, , , .. ^ _, who survives him with two daugh- cracker^ in the city. The ordinance ^ Mrs CiifTord Elkina of St . j^t. prohibits the shooting of any kind o r e rsbug, Fla., and Miss Ruth Davis of fireworks in the business district or j Duk e?u niveriit y hospital. He is also, on any street in the town.The police | survived two brothers. Dr. J. W.; tion, can be continued for sever . ask the public to cooperate with the Davis ~ of this city and Robert w. years, even with the lessening department by shooting their hre- Davis of Greenville, and four grand works in the backyard at home. ichildren It is not the intention of the coun- ^ cil to put a damper on the pleasure! p T Tl I of the Christmas season for any chil- iSrillPfC | A Mpri dren, but to ask the cooperation nt fclwVI of the children and their parents in the! IQiZ PsimmiUAAMtsiM interest of public safety, as fireworks | 7^0 vOFTlMlincGmCn can very easily injure a child orj cause fires when used carelessly. war-time demands. To do this, hov. - ever, the department of agncultui ? points out that to maintain or in crease this high level of production, additional stress must be laid upon the use of better farm equipment, use of more fertilizer, higher crop yields and a continued and more ef ficient maintenance of soil conserva- Tox Collections Showing Increase H., A. Ropp, AAA county adminis- tlon 1 trative officer, announced yesterday 1 The department estimate^Xthat, that meetings will hb held in the assuming average crop yuAfisin 194*j. 1 county for electing community com- the total cash receipts, nx'iuding go-. - mitteemen to serve for the 1946 pro- ernment payments, rpriy be about 19 iru £ ran i year on Friday, December 14. million dollars. Ip^reaching this fig. Rev. Charles E. Raynal, Jr., has •p wen j y _ seven committeemen are to ure * the deparprient believes the pn;- accepted the pastorate of the Pres- ( ^ e named ^ person is eligible to duction exp^hses will decline in 1946 foytericin church 3t Fountain Inn 3ncl yot0 Hf he is owner onorator tenant ■ with an approximate 10 per cent rle** will begin his new work the first (0r sharecropper on ’ a ^ rm 0 ’ n ^ | creasj^Tthe expense of hired labor; Th augmented choir will consist of S T t da Rn 1 vnai an ch a aniain in the n avv ‘ AAA “ f> * ymentS ’ e ‘ ther in the form of /Mies for maintenanr^and depre- 30 voices Soloists will be Miss Elise V’ R ^ yn ^‘’ cha pl a ‘n m the na\y, cash services, or conservation maJ^* atl0n ma y be ^higher in 194b a> oces. soloists win oe miss JUise and WJth the manneSi h as received terialSf h ave been or may be marf? farmers avail themselves of new A Christmas cantata, “The Christ Raynal Accepts Sunday Evening -^o ^“Call To Fountain Inn of the First Presbyterian church un der the direction of Mrs. J. F. Jacobs. Members of all churches in the city are cordially invited to attend the service. claim. The certificate must be Merriam, Miss Rosa Mahaffey, Miss Wlison Hammond, Mrs. J. H. Pitts, Mrs. Tom Milam and G. W. Coker. The cantata will open the Christ mas season of music at this church. An outdoor Christmas scene will be pantomimed by the young people of the churcfpon the lawn each night from 7 to p,m., December 17 through thtp2|st, with the public in vited. Churtrh chairs of the city will sing Chrisfrnafc carols each night as the musical b^cliyground. Sacred Music Program At Training School Sunday —♦ On Sunday afternoon,, December an honorable discharge after 18 months service in the Pacific area. i under the 1945 farm program^br if equipment to replace outworn and , he has a contract with the^Tederal' machines; property taxes Mrs. Rtiyn3l t the former Miss L*3e- £i*op insurBnce corporeLtLofT. ] 3re not expected to show much titia Jones, is the youngest daughter: Elections will be helq at* the fol- change next y ear although income of Dr. and Mrs. Dudley Jones of this i owmg pi aces and jibsumated hours: |taxes may be reduced and charge. city. Youngsters Welcome Santa To City . through that date were $52,133 as; stamped showing that a ^. c i aim fo r ^6, at 5 o’clock, pupils of the State compared without about $42,000 tO [aUowances hatbeerr ^ ed . the same date last year, he said. , m be collected is! ~s" to The total yet $226,442.79, on which there will be | n f| uenZ g Epidemic no penalty until January 1. r* I December is the biggest tax col-j V*OntinUeS In L»lty lecting month, when most taxpayers seek to pay up to avoid the penalty. (Training school will present a sacred music program in the school audito- youpg^ people, rium under the direction of Mrs. William Brooks Owens. The public is cordially invited to attend 4. 2:00 P. M. 1 for farm mortgage interest will re- Cross HilHownship at town hall. main about static; government pay- Cross Hdlf Dials township at Gray ments may show a slight decline m CourLOwings school; Hunter and 1946 - Perhaps 10 per cent under 194'j Japks townships at J. Roy Crawford's Thu5 y ear ' s government payments . ._.ore in Clinton; LaurenaTand^-Scuf- totalled 800 million dollars, about Santa Claus came to town last Fp^jfietown townships at the AAA office the same as last year day afternoon at 3 o'clock fop^his in Laurens; Sullivan township at The subject of parity prices, dor- annual visit which was arranged by Hickory Tavern school. mant for the moment, will flare into the Merchants committee of the 1 ; December 14, 3:00 P. M. a red-hot fight within the next fe.*. Chamber of CommejKfe. lip You rigs township at Youngs school w oek> Some farm leader- want *> greeted by hundre^bf children wW 4...^ [|>e C ember 15. 10 A M keep mum on the subject at this t n * gathered on the^streets to extend him Wat( a warm wedpbme. Christmas music \ sc hool was rendered at the monument pre- j ceding ^ms arrival by a" 'group of township at Center Point b€cause of the effect debate on the Sunday School Workers Met Here Sunday SUGAR RATIONING The lovely Christmas lights were MUST CONTINUE turned on to burn throughout the Christmas season. question of higher parity prices may have in the labor situation. For th * parity price law for farmers is, m effect, the farmers' minimum wage law and compares with labor's m:m- (Continued on page seven! The flu situation in the city has been rather serious the past fen days, 1 though no serious illnesses have been reported. Many residents of the city are tonfined to their homes on ac count of the epidemic. Presbyterian * o j . i , ! college closed last week ahead of A un ay sc s p Is because of an outbreak on Heavy absences have conference j for leaders in Enoree.i^ r „ mnil _ Piedmont and South Carolina Pres- 1 , . I;, KioV , bytenes was held here Sunday at ^ , Presbyterian college with . a large representation. Several speakers ap peared on the program, with special emphasis placed on Sunday school work, evangelism and the establish ment of outpost schools. The group schools, and a large number of or phanage children confined to the in firmary. A local physician stated yes terday that he thought the situation was beginning to clear up some. had dinner and supper at the or- ClujgtmQg Ploy ^ phanage Christmas Holidays For Schools Listed City schools will close for Christ mas holidays on Wednesday, Decem ber 19. Classes will be resumed on January 2. At Renno School - A play, “Farmer Brown’s Christ mas,” will be presented at the Renno schoolhouse on Wednesday night, December 19, at 8 o’clock. At the conclusion of the entertainment Santa Claus wlil arrive and distrib^ ute presents from the Christmas tree. LET THE CHRONICLE HELP YOU WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ! It will pay you each week to carefully read the adver tising columns of THE CHRONICLE — they tell you where to buy wisely, and where you will findi lowest prices. £-> ^" Advertisements tell you where to buy food, clothing, drugs, automobiles, electrical appliances, jewelry, house hold necessities and many other items. And don’t over look the little “want advs.” • Shop in the advertising columns first — then in the stores. THE CHRONICLE The Favorite Family Paper In This Community j Washington, Dec. 9.—Hopes for an early end of sugar rationing were i given a setback tonight when a de partment of agriculture survey re vealed that world stocks next year will be several million .tons below demand. The survey said 'that, even with the 1,600,000-ton “sugar bonanza" recently uncovered in Java, the defi cit in production areas will be so great that the shortage will continue critical. The survey estimated that by Jan T stocks in Cuba and Puerto Rico will not exceed 300,000 tons — the lowest figyre * since rationing was started. Tftese areas supply sugar for the heavily-populated northeastern states. j The department’s sugar branch, (which prepared the survey, said, “We i will not only enter the year with low stocks,'but we will be unable to aug ment theye stocks/ during the early months of 1946." I Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wharton'of irs. Waterloo, wetfe here Sunday for the funeral of John JD. DavU. v -C* CHRISTMAS EDITION NEXT WEEK j Next week's issue of THE CHRONICLE will be a,‘Christ mas edition. Its advertising columns will be rilled with “Merry ^hristma/s” and /Hap py New Year” Greetings from local merchants and business firms as a means of publicly expressing thanks to their friends and'customers for ^ie patronage given them during the year now drawing to a dose. 'i. Reservations for space are already being made by a num ber of firms. All who desire a Christmas message in this edi tion are asked to notify us at once by calling 74 or contact ing a member of our staff. ; i