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V' ! ; t "f- % :.:,r < i b THE CHRONICLE t Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Volume XLVII A* If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 6> 1947 Number 10 n NEW LIQUOR BILL PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE Said to Carry Features Recommended by Gov. Thurmond. Calendar Still Heavy With Bills. Columbia, March 5 —(Special *o ' Dr Rivers sooke on the theme o{ | ^P^entatives Tuesday after a heat- week of indoor 'drills Colurnbi?, March 5^- (Spoc.al o ! ^5^ SPOk ! ° n - th u e - th - e ^?-ed floor debate. ^ nd prepared to bring all his candi-1 The Ch/omcle).-A 42-page bill Laurens Baptist Association Holds Spring Meeting With Dr. D. M. Rivers, pastor of the Fipst Baptist church of Gaffney, | and president of the State Baptist • Convention, as the inspirational' speaker, the Laurens County Bap tist Association held its spring meet ing Tuesday at the First Baptist church with approximately 100 rep HOUSE VOTES CUT IN MONEY MEASURE $57,000 Reducfion in Funds for Constabulary Approved. Columbia, March 4. — A reduction of $57,000 in the proposed appropri- resentatives from the 33 churches ati o n for the go , ve , rn ° r s ,. st ^ te con ” he watched a promising crop of in the county in attendance. jstabulary was voted by the ouse of ig47 pilchin g hopes limbering up in Blue Hose Expect Good Baseball Team This Season Presbyterian college will field “one ; of its best baseball teams in history,'” | Coach Lawrence H. Weldon, said this 1 week on the eve of beginning prac- 1 1 tice. * Weldon, wh9 assumes the helm of Hose baseball for the first time this season, made his remarks as Evangelism,, using as ‘A Divine Imperative.’ his subject. He empha-i Working in noon and afternoon dates into the op€n air for the first, ^ 1 szied the presence of sin as the ne- meetings on a precedent-shattering t j me t his week. control over the sale of alcohol was introduced into the house of repre- PBUNDfQ BUDGET ... members el the Joint committee are in a huddle attempting to prone six billion doOara from the federal bodget. Left to right are John Taber el New York, chair man at the home appropriatiene committee; Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, chairman at the senate appropriations committee; Rep. Harold Knutson of Minnesota, chairman of the honse ways and means committee, and Sen. Eogene MBlihtn of Colorado, chairman of the senate finance committee. cessity for evangelizing the world ^o P ™ P / Nine lettermen frbnrt past Blue sentatives last week 0ne of Its au - and declared that this stupendous ^ l11 other mltters^unUMhe Stockin S teams wiH be returning, was Representative Rober‘ C. set aside all other matters e j Qur Qt them standout pitchers and; Wasson of Laurens. one a versatile outfielder who shifts 1 alcoholic board : task could be accomplished through , . , ! the power of God. • t mMsu ^ ^ med a «“ nd readmg. ' The ReV. J. H. Kyzar, pastor ol! Dur ‘ n * ‘ he da >' ,h „ e Senale * avd „,^.„,„. serond readmg to a House-approved GOVERNOR LAUDS OFFICERS IN LYNCHING CASE Columbia. March 3.—Gov. Thur- mond commended law enforcement officers for the “thorough and expe ditious manner” in which they solved the lynching of Willie Earle, 25-year- old Pickens county Negro. In a prepared statement Thur mond said: “On behalf of the people of South Carolina and myself, I want to commend the law enforcement of ficers who worked on the recent lynching. “The thorough and expeditious manner in which this case was solved should be an example to all la^r en forcement agencies throughout the country. Nothing can do more to deter crime in the future in the state. “I wish to commend Sheriff W. H. Mauldin and his deputies of Pickens county, Sheriff R. H. Berden and his deputies of Greenville coun ty, Chief J. H. Jennings of the Green ville city police, Capt. G. R. Richard son and members of the state con stabulary who were assigned to the case, the federal bureau of investi gation and all others who participat ed. “To my knowledge, this is the first ; case of this'nature which has result ed in the app^ehehsion of. all th9se suspected of participation in the {Samuel R. Sloan ! Passes At Home In Pea Ridge Section the Laurens church and moderator of the association, presided. Also appearing on the program were Dr. A. B. Langston, the Rev. J. H. Darr of this city, Dr. R. F. Terrel of Greenville, and Dr. W. S. Brooks of Columbia, executive sec retary of the state convention. Dr. Brooks outlined the program of work for 1947 as adopted for the convention, which calls for $1,400,- _ _ _ _ of control capably to either the infield or the! would ^ set up by the wh ich pitching slot and who has already the house referred to the ways and measure to permit divorces and thej had his post-graduation services bid )rneajls commatee. Incorporating fea- House approved a measure to pro- f or b y at least four major league t ure s vide for succession in event of the ^ teams— versatile Herbert death of a governor-elect Only Rollins. The letterman pitchers include Monk 7 of the big appropriations 1 Raines, Wade Lyle, Mac Fraser and Samuel R. Sloan, wfll known and highly respected farmer of the Pea Ridge section near here, died early; 000 for the state cooperative pro-i’ Saturday morning at his home after 1 gram. Of this amount $35,000 was several months of declining health. The funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the As sociate Reformed Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. C. By num Betts. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were James, Eu gene and John Sloan, Hugh Eargle, Harry Bolick, Bennie B. Blakely, Charles Workman and Sloan Todd. The honorary escort was composed of the officers of the church and Dr. J. W. Davis. Mr. Sloan spent his entire life in this community. He was a son of the late James Parks and Martha Blakely Sloan, a widely connected family of this section. He was a faithful mem ber of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian church, a man of the highest integrity who held the esteem and trust of all who knew him. The deceased is survived by one brother and three sisters, W. J. Sloan of Anderson, Mrs. J. Reed Todd of 1 adopted as the goal for the county association. The receipts for the past year were $50,000, it was announced. Dr. Brooks also presented the goal for tithers, 20 per cent of the mem bership being the objective for the coming year. Dr. Terrel, business manager of bill’s sections were adopted by the House during the day as it tangled on Whjtey Morrow. Other lettermen are: Wallace Ber- recommended by Governor Thurmond in his inaugural add ess, the bill provides trial the board of alcoholic control iff would originate ! consist of three members, to be ap pointed by the gdverncr with the at $207,000 in the ways and means committee measure. Scores of amendments to increase The Baptist Courier, discussed the| The amendment, that would lump publication which now has 51,0001 rather than itemize constabulary ex penditures, and require that at least 5 constables be former Federal Bu- rea of Investigation agents, then was adopted on a voice vote. Previously the House thrashed out the matter before jjt tabled a pro posal by Reps. Pope of Newberry subscribers Special music was rendered by W. R ; Etters, superintendent of the Sunday school, who sang “Something For Thee,” with accompaniment by Mrs. Kyzar. ( County Organized For Annual Red Cross Campaign the constabulary allotment, proposed ry, catcher, and Harold Graham-, j adv i ce and , a p prov ; a i G f the senate. Vance Logan and Johnny Hunter,' D u ri n g the original appointment the infielders. j terms of these thrqe members would Weldon thinks he has an addition- be two, four, and!six years. There- appropriations were awaiting action al pitching find in freshman ^Allen after, all members would serve six but the day’s debate, to be resumed; Draughon of Warsaw, N. C., and years. Their salary would be $6,000 at 11 ajn. tomorrow, ended with | five candidates for the catching po- a year. the $57,000 cut the only change in | sition: Rion Vassey, Robert McRae, The state would wholesale liquor, the bill’s total. Jimmie Allred, Stuart Cuchman and | and present commercial wholesalers This reduction c v artie after the Bentley Gibson. would be allowed until July 1 to dis- House refused on 57-60 roll call vote' The Blue Stockings’ 18-game sche-! continue sales to retail sources; any- to table the amendment by Rep. Blatt dule opens March 26 with Wofford' stock remaining after that deadline of Barnwell to reduce the appropria-1 here, but Weldon said he is negotiat- would have to be sold* either out-of- ing for practice games prior to that state or to the board of control. d 3 *®- i A stringent regulation of retail The completed schedule is as fol- dealers would be one result of the l ovvs: I bill’s acceptance, with taxes theo- March 26—Wofford here; 29—Ca-^ retically representing the wholesal- tawba here; April 3—Clemson here, er’s profit, and a substantial addi- 7—Davidson here; 8—Erskine here; 9—Wofford there; 14 — Clemson there; 15—South Carolina here; 19— Newberry there; 21—Furman there; tion. and Palm A - of Florence to make the constabulary a smaller force with a $68,000 appropriation and 10 or less constables. — 24—Davidson there; 25 — Catawba there; 29—South Carolina at Kings- tree; May 1—Furman here; 3—New berry here; 5—Erskine there; 6— Mercer here; 15—The Citadel here: Lost Rites In Greenville For C. W. Griffin tional tax of general nature to be placed on each case of alcohol. Retail dealers would be required by law to: devote full and personal time to the operation of their stor a ^, have no advertising or signs other than the dealer’s name, license num ber, and the words “retail liqui r store” in letters to be not over twj inches high; keep liquor out of sigh . sell liquor in quantities of not lr > than one-half pint; and to have t t one entmace to a store. Licenses w l expire yearly, and will cost $5.0 > Funeral services were conducted' for manufacturers and $2,000 f .* The county-wide Rad Cross drive was given considerable impetus on last Friday evening when the official “kick-off” dinner was held for lead ers in the campaign. The meeting was held in Laurens, and was attended by crTme^ V am sure Tha7‘the “people; ^ * nd the L Mis8e , s Lidio aod j « e ^ ra l ^ orker, fron ; C Iin tem A re of South Caroling^jtihi me in-, commendation of the work which has been done. ..... {given by Mt-s. Miriam B. Templeton, l numl:)er °f arrests, 42, was for drunk-j interment. I be distributed to the cities and towns Director. Four former prisoners-of- enness > f or which $480.95 was col-| Mr. Griffin, known by friends as in that county. Municipalities ant 105 Arrests fit City During February By Police Department The report of the city police de partment for the month of February showed 105 arrests, an increase over , Claude William Griffin, a native of The bill would permit local optii yesterday morning in Greenville for i d® al ®rs- “linSofar as investigation and ar-1 ‘n 1928. rests are concerned, this case is vir- I ^ tually completed. The law enforce- College TrUStCCS ment branch of our state government has done its duty well, a matter for the courts.” It is now Hold Meet Here I war were in attendance, and highly praised the Red Cross for the services lected in fines. j“Will,” was engaged in business forj counties which have elected, under For fighting, 7 persons were arrjmahy years in Greenville prior to loca ^ option, not to permit retail li- l a —a , v • v , rested; carying concealed weapon’s, 1; i locating in New York, and later in ,c l uor stores* to operate within their .rendered them during their harrow-j (j runkennesS) 42;" i ffisorderly conduct, i' , Richmond. He is pleasantly remem-limits will not receive any* part of The board df trustees of Presbyte- ,n K_ ® x P® r > ence s. |21; driving under influence of liquor, bered here by a number of friends. th *s revenue. The rest of the money Gaines C. Ray Passes At Hospital rian college in session here last Tues- The feature address of the evening'3; speeding and reckless driving, 7; day, considered plans for an intensive i was del,v ® r ®<i by Mrs. Minor, Region- ( violating parking laws, 6; operating endowment fund campaign in the fu-| al Director from Atlant * wh ° related j without licenses, 3; violaUon prosti- ture. President M. W. Brown was the Purposes of the Red Cross, andiron law, 3; petty larceny, 2; other Gaines C. (Jack) Ray, 47, died Fri-| highly commended by the board for day morning at the hospital here (his work during the past year. ! a^Jirief summary of its success inl°^ enses * investigated on suspicion. li (where he had been a patient several days, preceding several months of de clining health. The funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon from the home of his sister, Mrs. Edgar Taylor, on Florida street. The services were con ducted by Rev. J. S. Gray, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment fol lowed in Hurricane church cemetery near here with a number of friends and relatives attending the lapt rjtes. Pallbearers were: Clayte Ray, Jim Pitts Ray, Edward Ray, J. P. Prather, Lowery Wilson and Earl Horton. Mr. Ray was.* native of this coun ty, a son of the late Charles W. and Maggie SimpsftVn Ray. He was a mem ber of Duncan Creek Presbyterian church and possessed many friends who will learn with regret of. hia passing. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Edgar Taylor, Mrs. I. B. Copeland, Mrs. W. \L. Weir, Mrs. John David Blakely sad one brother, Dudley Ray, all of this city. 309 RuraJ ^nones In This County Columbia, March 5. -r (Special to The Chronicle):—A survey conduct ed by the bureau of the census, de partment of commerce, indicata that there are 309 rural telephones in Laurens county, and that the rural residents of the county possess 2,435 radios, L. S. Wolfe, agriculturalist with the state department of agricul ture, said today. Throughout South Carolina there are 6,306 rural telephones and 67,853 radios, the survey revealed. The de partment of commerce carries out the survey every five years. A superin tendent directs the activity of each district in a. state, and investigators conduct a farm-to-farm inquiry to compile the information required. Dr. William P. Jacobs was re-elect ed chairman of the board. Brig. Gene ral J. B. Fraser of Hinesville, Ga., was ejected vice-chairman. Resolutions were adopted'in appre ciation of the following: Rev. M. M. MacFerrin, former pastor of Greene street Presbyterian church, Augusta, Ga., and a former member of the was made the past week, and board; Dr. Dudley Jones, former pro- fowling its mission. One specific case I 8 ’ In Ule rec “ rde , r ' s c ° ur< 212 da > ,s referred to was that of the dissstr--] were « lvl!n ous Winecoff fire in Atlanta where' \a/ i -t- ■ « every assisUnce was immediately a t ,yV00aS0n 10 1-600 fessor of psychology; and Rev. A. S.* Maxwell, instructor in Spanish. mercy. S. C. Tov Collections Rise $8,039,342 Columbia, March 3.—South Caro lina tax collections for the first eight P. C. Wins Closino month* of the current fiscal year, K-i .iii ^ jumped $8,039,342 ahead of the am-! 005X610011 1301116 hand, and where much suffering was Services At College aleviated. , . Local leaders “hr the flirrent drivel Presbyterian college’s annual Re- are much encouraged by the opening, b £* ous Emphasis week- will open response in the Special Gifts Canvas, "' xt r u “ da f. Mar <* "• a " d Lnue through Friday, with Dr. Mar shall S. Woodson as the principal The deceased is survived by one obtained by the statO from alcohol soh’ Allender M. Griffin, of Rich- would go into the' general school mond; one sister, Mrs. Mary G. Da- fund . vis, now residing in Manning, and Counties and cities which prohibit a former resident of this city; and.hquof dealers under the local optioh by two grandsons. He was a brother-, P rovision Wll l be considered by a in-law of Mrs. Julia Griffin of thisi claus ® ot the bill which makes ; t city. mandatory for the board of control to grant a license to a dealer in these counties or cities. The board will alse be required to discover whether or ; not the town in which a dealer’s li cense has been requested has ade- Laurens ocunty has 14‘organized ^ uate P°hce protection, or considers Soil Conservation communities with tbe l°^ a tioii of the store detnmei. al local leader elected by farmers of ! to lts * n t®rests. i j . . each community. W. P. Dickson, of P° wer 'the board to suspend speaiier. Dr. Woodson is a graduate Hopewell is the leader of that ^ lor revoke licenses would be complete, of the college and pastor of the First , munity with 39 farms and 2 2,839| and not sub i®ct to review by any ~ * “ ■ “ ‘ I court. A Farmers Organized In 14 Communities which has exceeded the goal set for this effort. The general appeal is now being made, and it is hoped that every-one in Clinton, Goldville and the surround- _ ing area will heartily share in this I that two general worship services ^yj^THROP CHOIR I from the cluttered calendar of Me privilege to support this 4, hand-of-' be be * d daily in the chapel. Com-j : . . house of representatives as :t worked mittees have been named from the' Jean Copeland, of Renno, senior at eai -pestly through one of its most ac- student body to arrange for the(Winthrop college, has been selected! live periods last week, various activities included in the tor membership in the Winthrop col-[ House members Presbytreian church at Thomasville, > Ga. President acres. The county totals are: 14 _ ' l , communities; 362 farms; 78,230l acres.! A large number of measures o! Brown has announced — , ^ statewide importance were cleavd ! from the cluttered calendar ount collected during the correspond ing period a year ago, Commission figures for showed today. - -,,.-The 8 months’ collections total was , . 389,8«4;36«. comp.ni with 131.826.- 8 °* 1 ' « rr2,n * B1 “ Ho “ special week’s program. , Four-H Rally Scheduled stste Wz -i 1 " ‘J*‘"°r ‘ Saturday In Laurens February 1 con ^ ea ^ e d basketball game here last, 7 # Friday night, Presbyterian college’s! No tices have been mailed to over forward Vance Logan tossed a field 024 on the date a year ago. February collections reported by the commission totaled $5,268,654 against only $4,451,166 in February 1946. THECHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform yon as to chang ing prices, where you can sup ply your needs, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE — READ THE ADS to a 44-42 victory over the Newberry Indians to close the season for both teams. The contest was the first of the “Bronze Derby” trophy events start ed by the two schools, the little derby hat going to Presbyterian. Kudzu Crowns Now Available for Farmers The Soil Conservation District has received a shipment of 50,00 Kudzu crowns and 60,000 crowns ordered are yet to arrive. Farmers wishing to get the crowns should contact the Soil Conservartion District office or the couhty agent’s office at once. Under the AAA program, the gov ernment will pay one cent per crown, out of the soil building payment, for Kudzu. It is recommended that 500 crowns be planted per acre. 400 4-H boys and girls about the annual 4-H Rally Day Saturday, March 8, at 10:00 a.mi .n the Agri cultural building in, Laurens. Par ents and guardians are also invited' to attend. Several 4-H clubs have notified the agents that they wish to take part on the program. Club officers for this year are to be elected. Dan Lewis, state 4-H club agent, of Clem son, has been invited to speak to the group. TWO ENLIST IN ARMY Dean U. Mason and Clarence Ma this of Lydia Mill, were sent to Fort Jackson March 4 for examination to enlist in the army for a three-year period. BUILDING NEW HOMES W. S. P^rrisA has begun the erec tion of" a hofnefon Cleveland street. T. C.‘ Johnson is erecting a home on Young Drive. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL n . . d . . - * —- were quite re- ^ege choir. A home economics major,f strainecl dunng debate on C ontes.ed (Miss Copeland is the daughter of Mr.T measures and were eapec j a Hy we n, ( and Mrs. J. Pavid^Copeland. jjnaniyred dunr^g-the pai*. week. ■ —. . i ^ ' — The general appropriation bill, the most vital matter before the hou;e, was not up for consideratio.n dur nT the week, but it was one of the major I reasons for ^Jiis high-gear efficiency. “I enjoy THE CHRONICLE more,The representatives labored in har- than any paper I read, and then send; mony to dispose of most of the leg it on to my children elsewhere,” a! islation on hand in, order to give their subscriber said yesterday in renew-, complete attention to state finances ing his subscription. , this week. Yet they made haste slow - What about you? If you are not in | ly and no bills were rushed through our family of readers, call 74 and without due constderation. , get the paper started today. The cost is less than 4c a week. Welcome and thanks to those our Honor Roll this week: B. C. FERGUSON, WM. GUY COPELAND, MRS. H. M. LUKSTAT, Clinton. MRS. MARTIN WILBANKS, L. S. RICHARDS, MISS WILLIE GILLILAND, West Clinton. on The new $91,624,448 appropriation blil presents for the first time a list ing of all “earmarked,” federal, and institutional funds. Actually, how ever, it represents only a $447,000 in crease in appropriations over t..e previous fiscal year. The attempt to dispose of all mat ters before the house ^ras but partly .successful, since new bills were thrust into the hopper as fast as p/e- vious ones were removed and many MRS. MABEL ABERCROMBIE, measures were still in committees RJT) No. 1. MRS. NOGI LAWSON, *■ South Clinton. PVT. BILLY HAMRICK, APO, Seattle, Wash. The state law which provides for compulsory inspection of motor ve hicles, suspended ' during the war and scheduled to sgo into effect on (Continued on page six) -\ •\ .. • / v \ i * X •