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T 1 V H ' —TT TV *4 THE CHROKICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsf^ifd Reliable^ If You Don't Read THE CHRONICIE YouJDon't Get the News Volume XLVII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 3,1947 Number 14 Baptist Regional B. I. U. Convention Meets Here Today / / y * \ i Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary To Meet With Smyrna Church The forty-eighth annual meeting ol Woman’s Auxiliary of South Car- The Northwestern Regional Train- olina Presbytery will be held next ing Union convention will be held Wednesday, April 9, with the Smyrna today, April 3, at the First Baptist, Presbyterian church in Newberry church of this city, it has been an-1 coun ty The t^eme for the meeting nounced by the president, Rev. C. P. ■ w jjj “Looking Unto Jesus,” with Chastain, pastor of the Lucas Avenue a nu mber of delegates from the Baptist church of Laurens. | churches in this section attending. The meeitng will begin at 3 p.m. j Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. ahd last until 8:30. Supper will be jvith the following announced pro- served by the hostess church. grams for the morning and afternoon Between 200 and 300 representa tives, termed “messengers,” are ex pected to attend from the Saluda, Abbeville, Laurens and Reedy River associations, which comprise the dis trict.» The inspirational speaker will be the Rev. Nathan Brooks, Jr., pastor of Earle Street Baptist church of | sponsibilities”—Mrs. O. A. Matthews. Greenville. 1 Report of program committee — Conferences will be led by John Mrs. W.i HJ Miller. sessions: Devotional—Rev. T. M. Houze. Greetings—Mrs. Claude Matthews. Response—Mrs. H. L. Reynolds. Appointment of special commit tees. - Introductions. 10:30 — “Today’s Increasing Re- B. Lane, state T. U. director; Mrs. Lane, state Young People’s worker; and Miss Louise Bracknell, State Ju nior worker. Elimination contests will be held in junior sword drill, intermediate sword drill, better speaker toutna- ment and hymn festival. Mr. Chastain has requested all the churches of the association to send large representations. 122 Arrests In City During March By Police Deportment The report of the city police de partment for the month of March showed 122 arrests, an increase over 105 for February. Fines collected for the month amounted to 2,039.10 compared with $1,430.95 last month. As happens each month, the great est number ^xf arrests, 64, was for drunkenness^for whiclh $796.10 was collected in fines. For fighting, 7 persons were ar rested; carrying concealed weapons, 2; drunkenness, 64; disorderly con duct, 11; driving under influence of liquorr Hi speeding and reckless driving, 8; violating parking laws, 7; operating without license, 1; petty larceny, 5; investigation or suspic ion, 4; all other offenses, 6. In the recorder’s court 154 days were given offenders in addition to fines col lected. * Special Easter Music By Methodist Chofr W. J. Bailey Named 'Citizen of the Year' Forty-four Policemen Get Diplomas In School for Officers Laurens. April 1.—The three-week “Citizen of the Year.” That was the title bestowed on William J. Bailey, Clinton manufac- | turer and banker, by the Lions club peace* offTcervschool, conducted here Friday evening. ’ by SherjfT c w Wier and Police/ Folowing its annual custom of se- chief W. T. Ivey, in cooperation w> lecting a citizen of the city who has the Federal^Bureau o^Tnvestitfation i rendered outstanding service to the i n Charlotte, ended Friday night with community, the club pointed its fin-! an address by Judge Steve GrnTtth ger of approval toward Mr. Bailey, | 0 f Newberry. who for years has nurtured two! Forty .four law officers of the area Clinton institutions from infancy to received diplomas in special com- industrial and business giants, and mencement services. I assumed the presidency of a third a; _ , . 4 . lU . . ^ ! few years ago. ! Tal '' n f "°‘ e ot ,he facl com ' I tesy had had an important place in Mr. Bailey will be a guest of the the , aw enforcement school, Judge club at a meeting to be arranged in (-j^ffjth said there is no excuse for Roll -call by district chairman. Memorial service—Mrs. Fred Bry son. 10:45 —Bible hour — Mrs. J. W. Jackson. Song. Report of Presbyteriai officers: Vice-President—’Mrs. W. H. Miller. Corresponing Secretary—Mrs. E. B. Purcell. 1 Recording Secretary—Mrs. W. P. Shealy. *■ Treasurer—Miss Robert Bryson. : Auditing Committee — Mrs. S. C. Gambrell. ^JT Historian—Mrs. Fred Bryson. President—Mrs. H. B. Senn. 11:30—Report of credentials com mittee. Report of nominating committee— Mrs. H. C. McCord. Election of officers. i. 11:45—Inspirational address—Rev. G. Raymond Womeldorf. Offering. 12:15—Conference period. 12:30—Recess for lunch. . . F. L. Regnery, treasurer^ both of 1:30—Hymn, prayer and reading of Chicago, 111. minutes. 1 The Joanna Cotton Mills was 1:45 Bible hour Mrs. J. W. Jack-. c h ar tered in 1924 and operated until so ”- - • 11939 when its name was changed Reports at cause secretaries: t 0 Joanna Textile Mills'company, a Spiritual Life—Mrs. W. B. Coth ran. * the next few weeks when he will be an officer not being courteous and Joanna Concern Gets State Charter With $2,000,000 Capital The Joanna Cotton Mills company of Goldville, with a capital stock of $2,000,000, was issued a charter Mon day by W. P. Blackwell, secretary of state. ^ The company proposes to manu facture cotton textiles and is headed by W. F. Regnery as president, and Special "Nite" Services Announced At Coivory Church Final arrangements have been made for the revival which begins at Calvary Baptist church Easter Sunday. Rev. A. L. Phillips of Whitmire, will speak at 7:30 o’clock each eve ning beginning April 7. presented a suitably inscribed plaque gentlemanly in - performance of his signed by ali members of the club. duties Mr. Bailey is president of Clinton “Nothing pays more dividends in Cotton Mills and M. S. Bailey & Son, carrying out the law than courtesy Bankers, founded by his father, the and the recognition of the right late M. S. Bailey,, and president of citizen who has been arrested,” Lydia Cotton Mills, which office he sa id. j assumed several years ago upon'’the! Pointing out that lav enforcement ! death of his brother, C. M. Bailey, depends upon the support of the ' Mr. Bailey took the post of cashier public, Judge Griffith tola the peace ! of the bank, under the presidency of officeV graduates that when a ma- | his father, when it opened for busi- j jority of the public/ loses sympathy ness in 1886 — sixty-one years ago, 1 with a law, it canriot be enforced, j when he was a young man in . his He congratulated Sheriff Wier and ,20’s. Likewise, when the Clinton Chief Ivey upon the success of the i Cotton Mills was organized in the school and said that he hoped that , 1890’s, he assumed an official con-! courtesy and common sense would be I nection with the industry. taught in alt similar schools. Mr. Bailey has seen both these, The commencement exercfses, i institutions develop through the w-hich were preceded by a barbecue, (years—largely under his leadership.j were presided over alternately by I And it is because of him, as one Sheriff Wier and Chief Ivey, who | member of the club expressed it Fri-(complimented the student officers day when the nomination was made, upon their faithful attendance upon “that Clinton has grown from a the meetings. Several speakers had cross-roads community to the mod ern, hustling little city that it is today.” A large proportion of the popular tion of Clinton is maintained by con nections with the Bailey interests,! and business houses of the commu parts on the program. Among those receiving diplomas. waif-Miss Mary A. Cox, member of the Laurens police force, credited with being the only policewoman in the state. Highway Patrolman J. C. Pace, of il£ UCglUIilllK ax 1 i I. , .. Floyd W. Kline of Columbus, Ga., I nity depend largely for their support I Clinton, was among those receiving will lead the singing each evening; upon the same people. ;diplomas at the graduating exercises. during the meeting. The fallowing special nites are be ing arranged: Monday nite, April 7, “Veteran’s Nite.” Tuesday nite, Ap- 1 ril C "Officials Nite.” The officials foreign corporation under the laws of | of the city and Clinton Cotton Mills Delaware. The new charter just! w jij be special guests. Wednesday Kiwonions Join In Inter-Club Meeting Kiwanis clubs of this city, Lau rens and Newberry held an inter- Miss Linda Belle Young Passes In Greenville; Lost Rites Held Here Foreign Missions — Mrs. J. N. Me-. issued means that the company is J nitei April 9, “Boy Scout Nite." | club ™ eetl " g last j Thursday everuny Thursday night at the ^Greenv * Card ’ - -- i changing back to the name of Joanna Thursday nite, April 10, “Young Pe- i J n the orphanage dining hall. A de- G< > neral h it , h h h d b ' Friday nite, April i ij hghtful dinner was prepared by the Special Easter music will be given by the Broad Street Methodist,church choir under- the direction of Joseph Beale and Mrs. James Pitts, organist, , changing Assembly s’ Home Missions—Mrs.; Cotton Mills company and will oper- ® , .® ur t° n . ! ate as a domestic corporation under : Christian Education and Ministe-j^ be i aws Q f South Carolina. t ! rial Relierf—Mrs. J. S. Aiken. i -V Synod’s and Presbytery’s Home . m- ajj Missions—Mrs. F. E. Miller. ijriCf I O AudrOSS Literature ‘Mrs. C. L. Moseley. Chamber Of Commerce Mrs. J. Christian Social Service J. White. White Cross—Mrs. D. R. Chapman. „ Orphaijage Work —Mrs. F. M. on Sunday during the morning wor- g tutts ship hour. The public is invited to institution and served the 120 KU ?_ “ff™ 1 d . aJ, \ tolI “ of declim | attend. ‘All Glory, Laud, and Honor,” a 3:10—Reports of district chairmen: Group 1—Mrs. H. W. Kiser; Group 2 i —(Mrs. J. M. Campbell; Group 3— hymn of praise triumphant, will °pcn; Mrs j R , Murfl; Gr0U p 4 _ Mr H s . w . services. the special music, rendered by the junior choir. Other numbers will include a solo, "The Holy City,” by W. G. Coker; and “God So Ldved the World,” from “The Messiah”; “In Joseph’s Lovely Garden,” from “The Redeemer,” and “Cross Triumphant,” from “Hail, Redeemer.” Members of the choir include: Mrs. Julian Coleman, Mrs. B. B. Ballard, Mrs. Ethel R. Pitts, Mrs. A. W. Brab ham, Mrs. B. Copeland Ferguson, Misses Lois Blakely, Jo Copeland, ( Doris Owens, Anne Pitts, M a r y, Orphanage Shores 111 Shedd, Barbara Workman and Fran- ^ V a «| . ces Lee Pitts, Messrs. W. G. Coker, IJUICC AllOCOtlOn Julian Coleman, Rhett P. Adair, G. W. Hollingsworth, A. W. Brabham, W. S. Horne, D. B. Smith, and Joe Holland. P. Jacobs. 3:20—Reports of standing commit tees: _ Finance—^MisS Roberta Bryson. _ Place of meeting —Mrs. Sam Snoddy. Reports of special committees. Unfinished business. New business. Appointment of standing commit tees for'1947-48. 3:30—Installation of officers. County Gives Liberally In Red Cross Drive The American Red Cross drive conducted in the county during March has been over-subscribed, it is reported by W. P. Putnam, of Lau rens, county chairman. The total subscribed reported Has $11,543.75 on a quota of $10,294. Of this amount, the Laurens area was credited with $7,348.47 and the Clin- ton-Goldville area with $4,195.28. Several committee reports are yet incomplete, the chairman reported. College To Begin v Holidays Today Spring holidays at Presbyterian college will begin this afternoon at six o’clock and end at six o’clock on Wednesday, April 9, President M. W. | Brown, has announced. (Most of the students will be off the campus during the holiday season. HEADS ATHLETIC GROUP Miss Marion Pitts, daughter of Mrs. Irene Pitts of this city, has been elected president of the athletic as sociation at Lander college, Green wood, where she is a student. *■ The first quarterly dinner-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce for 1947 will be held Tuesday evening, ApHl 8, at 7:30 at Dayton-Clinton Hotel with all members invited. Officers have announced that Dr. R. C. Grier, president of Erskine col- C r is1nv Jarvis-a lege, will be the guest speaker. Dr. j ^ 0 , r ^ ,aa / ”S[ VICe Grier has spoken in Clinton on sev-! At LutnOrQll Church eral occasions before and is always heard with interest. pie’s Nite.” "Civic Nite.” Members of the £x-i “““ , '‘ ,c ’'‘T ing several months change club, Kiwanis Club, Uons iWanians ^ a gr ? u P of high school heaUh club, Chamber of Commerce, and gir s ‘ • j The funeral services were hr 1 Masonic Order are invited as special! The meeting was presided over by f rom ber home near the city on S. - guests. Saturday nite, April 12, President R. W. Boland, of the local urday afternoon, conducted by Dr. “Family nite.” The family having |c lub , who welcomed the visiting Ki-jw r Turner, and Dr D J. Wood.;, the largest number of its members wan ‘ an s. Presidents Fred Taylor and interment fallowed in Rosemont present will be presented a 1946 yer- Se th Meeks of the Laurens and New- cemetery, wTfh many lovely flowers sion of the New Testament. - j berry clubs responded and expressed banked upon her mound ' attesting The public is invited by the pas-1 th eir appreciation of the invitation the 4Varm esteem arfll love in which tor, Rev. J. O. Watson, to all of the | to have a part in the meeting, the she W;1S held first of its kind held since the begin ning of the war. Communion Service At Methodist Church , Pallbears were: J. Roy Gasque, H. nmngor the war. . G. Chandler. P. L. Roddy, H, J. ‘ Presib ont M. A. Macdonald wel- PittSt c w And e rs0n , w W. Harris, ,d «rknlr» hri.flv t w M and j w Leake Miss Young was a native of Hat tiesburg, Miss., but had made her home here since 1939. She was a Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. P. L.^Buknfght, in charge. All members of the church and friends are invited. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup per will be administered, the pastor jeomed the guests and spoke briefly, j after which several boys and girls : inade talks on different phases of On Good Friday afternoon, at LOO jlife at Thornwell. The glee club, un- o' c k*k there will be a brief servieeider the direction of Mi ss Luva Me- SrjJhter“'of'the lale'EI."^'M”"nd at St. John, Lutheran church, fc- Donald, sang several songs as a part u,,, Holland Young. Her lather wa. cording to an announcement by the .of the program. i a member of the widely connected Young family of this community, a brother of the late R. H. Young, G. I W. Young. John H. Young, and Mrs. , J. C. Copeland. As a young man he i moved to Mississippi in 1877 where . he resided until his death. A candlelight communion service; Miss Young was a member of the pastor, the Rev. James C. Dickert. The theme for this inspirational a ”d; Commyi, j on SerVICO 4*1 d'h • r S-V 4 t /-V *1 1 Wd-waawa ...til J : I w A special service will be held this! devotional hour will be centered in evening at 8 o’clock at Broad Street! the last words orf Christ on the cross, i Be Held Tonight At The public is extended a cordial wel- | come. The Sacrament of the Holy com-1 munion will be administered on ■gni Presbyterian Church will be held this evening at 8 o’clock “i 8 0 ' C , 1 ° Cl ‘ l nd at 'he First Presbyterian church, again at the regular hour ot worship ; with thp nr w r T„r„s>r First Presbyterian church of this city and was loved by all who knew her for her many fine qualities and TRbrnwell orphanage of this city, will receive $6,338,39 in the distribu tion to orphanages and hospitals au thorized last Tuesday by the Duke Endowment at their annual meeting held in New York. This is an in crease of $1,293.20 over the $5,045*- 19 figure of last year. A total of $557,160.87 wash appro priated by the board for 100 hos pitals and 39 orphanages in the two Carollnas on the basis of their work tor 1946. Epworth orphanage, Methodist, at Columbia, will receive $7,693.06; and the Baptist orphanage, Connie Max well, at Greenwood, $6,837.15. The annual distribution is based on the days of care tor orphan and half orphan children for the year. . j It-,. - ; with the pastor, Dr. W. R. Turner, in has announced. on Easter morning. . JT. „ l . ... , - - ! charge. The choir will sing "The Christian character. There are many B m ■ Seven Last Words ” Members of the^who will learn with sorrow of her I IflMW I I I I I A nfVll\/ Al [Congregation and friends are invited passing and unite *in extending D I Y/\Li t0 be presenU i sypathy to the family. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup-1 The deceased is survived by one per will be administered preparatory brother, Walter F. Young, of Aber- TO RUN THREE NIGHTS to Easter services Sunday. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform yon aa to chang ing price*, where yon can sup ply your needs, where yon can shop to advantage. i BE WISE — READ THE ADS Three nights of fun for Clinton! 1 That is what members of the Lions club will seek to provide for the com munity April 17, 18 and 19 when they stage the Lions Club carnival at the armory. There will be something doing for everybody every night, they state— which includes games, contests, a chance to show your skill and win some money, music, eats — a gala lime when you can bring your girl (or somebody else’s), wife (prefer ably your own), children — even (Grandpa and Aunt Susie—and enter the spirit of the occasion and have the time of your life. Extravagaht words, you say? Not a bit of it, say the Lions, whose com mittees are hard at work making preparations for the coming event. . Every member is on at least one committee, and it’s going to take the whole bunch to run the show when it gets underway. And they’re plan ning something solely for you — so you can cut loose and have the most fun you’ve ever had in your life. Lions will be stationed all over the place, presiding over games, contests, deen, Miss., and five sisters, Miss Macie Young, Miss Minnie Young, Miss Lizzie Lou Young, Mrs. H. H. Holloway, all of Clinton, and Mrs. Earl E. Differ of Cochi ..n,-*Ga. hot do* joints, drink stands, etc.,' E ° Ster Sunrise Service just to see that you enjoy yourself. At Leesville Church They’ll take your money without — batting an eye—and you’ll like it! . | A sunrise Easter service will be — . , There’ll be prizes, too — hundreds held at Leesville Southern Methodist OUliriSO jOfYICO of ’em—contributed by Clinton busi-'church Sunday morning at 6 o’clock, Q n Easter Momina ness firms. You can win any number is announced. The public is invited vim»nj of things—a $16 tire for your car, a 1° attend, haircut, a bunch of bananas, a per- i iar manent wave, a $5.00 meal ticket, a ikjc\A/ CIIBC^DIQCDC paper of pins, a cow, a necktie, a can, lvC W OU DOL»l\l DCKO of pork and beans, a radio, a pair 'HONOR ROLL of nylons, a subscription to The Chronicle, a dry cleaning job, a Final plans have been completed for the program of the city-wide- Easter sunrise service to be held at Bailey stadium, Presbyterian college, at 6 a.m. Easter morning, April 6. The special service is sponsored by If you wish THE CHRONICLE the interdenominational young peo- budeet of paint, a crate of oranges, sent to yourself or a relative or pie’s organizations of the city, with friend—call 74. The cost is less than all residents of the community cor- 4c a week—all subscriptions payable dially invited. The services have in advance. i.been held for several years now and Single .copies available at the office have grown in interest each year, every Thursday, 5c copy. !' The Rev. James C. Dkkert, pai or Welcome and thanks to those on of St. John’s Lutheran church, w a new dress, an operation on your liver, a pass to the movies, a hot dog, a-new hat—there’s just no end ito the things you can take home if you’re lucky. So the Lions club advises you to clear the tracks — and make a date our Honor Roll this week. with them for any one or all three of these nights. The very first night will be a piperoo — they’ll pick up steam the second—and the third will bust the walls right out of the build ing! So say the Lions. Come and see. P. H. WILSON, City. J. L. BISHOP. RFD No. 2. MRS. W. D. McWATERS, ARTHUR SMITH, MRS; EUGENE BUTLER, South Clinton. be the speaker, and will be assisted by ministers of other denominations. 1 Music will be furnished by the high I school glee club under the direction of Miss Annette Moorhead. Miss Martha Graham of Union, has accepted a position With Belk'i Department store.