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Pqge Four f( ■ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday June 5,1947 (Clinton (Cl|rnnirlr Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not* be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. * MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION .■*. ...;i Exclusive National Advertising Representative GREATER WEEKLIES New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia to the ploVv and never turn back ward. Mindful of your obligations, accept the challenge. Strive to Ve rify God in your heart and" spirit ! always. Third Sugar Stamp For 1947 To Be Validated August 1 J Washington, June 2.—The agricul ture department announced today j that a third 1947 sugar rationing ! stamp good for 10 pounds will be validated “not later” than August 1. It announced also that spare ' stamp No. 12 in consumer ration books may be used immediately,, i instead of June 1 as announced two pen ed Traffic Accidents In County Decline Columbia, June 3.—(Special to The Chronicle).-^The report on motor vehicle traffic accidents, deaths, in- jMries and the number of licenses suspended for the period of May 18 through^ May 24, 1947, was released this week in Columbia by W. L. Hardeman, director of the motor ve hicle division of the South Carolina Ijighway department. Bible School At Rocky Springs _ Vacation Bible school is being held this week at Rocky Spriffgs Presby terian church near here, with class es daily from 3 to 6 o’clock. Mrs. Carl Bramlette of Laurens, is in charge of the school. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLR “The Paper Everybody Reads" The record for Laurens county shows that there was only one traf fic accident during this period. There were no injuries or deaths in i the accident. One license was sus- CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 5. 1947 The Hotel Proposal With the campaign for funds with which to build a new hotel in Clin ton getting underway, it seems that now would be an auspicious mo ment to subject the project to care- 1 weeks ago. This stamp, good for 10 pounds, was originally intended to i become valid July 1. The department said today’s ac tion assures household consumers of ! the full 35 pounds of sugar prom ised under the sugar control exten sion act of 1947 It said in a statement that if im provement in sugar supplies contin-, ues, addftfoftal sugar above the 351 pounds will be made available to consumers. Spare stamp No. 53 good for five State statistics show that there were 71 accidents, 44 injuries, and seven deaths in South Carolina. A total of 111 licenses were suspended throughout the state. Uow^ a valuably manufacturing en terprise for the community. The Chronicle does not attempt to tell local business men and others , , ., . to buy stock in the enterprise. We P ounds ’ was made vahd on January assume no such responsibility. We ^ and ex Pi re d March 31. On April never have in connection with any stock sale undertaking in the com- ful consideration from the viewpoint rnunity. But we do say that Clinton- >: the investor. ! ians should carefully study the pro- F: ospects for a new ond model ho- P° sa ^ from an investment standpoint. , ,, . Get all the facts and information e :or Chnton — admittedly one of . ... , ^ , from the committee and then make 31. 1, spare stamp No. 11 was validated} for 10 pounds. It will expire on i October as will stamp No. 12. Methodists To Hold Vacation Bible School the city's greatest needs — seem fa vor.hole, with a full-fledged public subscription for stock to be made in the near future. The project, prigi- nal'.y initiated by the Chamber of ,C mmerce. is quite an undertaking,—, , .. . , ^ (oe that will require a large 1 eu , r pu a . 10d ! s a ove rep ^ ac . '^eek-days, and at ten o’clock amount of hard work- But the ulti-J, liue on& . een f UCC ,?f S U , in ! Sunday mornings. A cordial invita hotel promotional work. We hope .• * j j * ,, . , . ,, . . .,, , H tion is extended to all children be- the undertaking will be a success. We believe that such a hotel as is your own decision. The Chronicle appreciates the need of a modern hotel for the city. We have confidence in the Hockenbury i System in charge of the campaign. The daily vacation Bible school will be held at Broad Street Metho dist church June 8 through 15. The school will begin at four o’clock each afternoon and continue until six on on mate goal will be well worth every eflort put forth by interested citi- A , ' „ , | contemplated will succeed and prove Investments will be represented ,. ...... * and protected by substantial assets | in ' !timab,e value 13 thc tn the form ol a site and well-nlan- I communll y- ^ ned hotel, fully equipped. It will provide forty, first-class, up-to-the- minute guest rooms, each with a pri vate bath, together with an attrac tive lobby, club rooms,' private din ing rooms, a banquet hall capable of serving 200 guests, a modern coffee Presbyterian College Commencement (Continued from page one) Walter Burke, Jr., Magna Cum , ..... . ,. Laude, Macon, Ga.; Herman Earl shop, and otner facilities. According. r .. - D . V, /-.u • * “ Cain, Jr., McBee Henry Christo- tn rhp nrnsnprtns* it should hp a val- . _ _ _ the prospectus; it should be a val uable community center for social groups and civic organizations. Following a complete survey of tween the ages of 4 to 15. Criminal Court To Convene Monday pher Caver, Jr., Augusta, Ga.; Ben jamin Franklin' Christian, Atlanta, Ga. Also James Eugene Copeland, Ab- Clmton and environs, made by ex- j beville; Alexander Cruickshanks, III, perts who have had years of expe- Point pleasant, W. Va.; James Dar- rience, the Chamber of Commerce relI Dailey, Clinton; James Pitts several months ago voted to under-j DeLorme, Sumter; Samuel Wayne take the responsibility of sponsoring Gamblef j r<> Harper Thomas the project. A committee of public- Higgins, Jr., Union; Richard Kaleel, spirited representative business nicn i G jj n ^ on) q compose the executive Committee charged with carrying this commu nity effort through successfully. Also Wade Caston Lyle, Rock Hill; Robert James Robertson, Wilming ton, N. C.; William Malcolm Shields, Naturally the question of a suit- Norfolk, Va.; John Lindsay Sloan, able site is of major importance. Op-| Cum Laude: Clinton; John Watt, Jr., lions on desirable locations, The! Thomasville, Ga.;,Henry Dibble Wy- Chronicle is informed, have already | man, Columbia, been secured and it is now certain| Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday that if the hotel is built it will be The baccalaureate service was conveniently located to serve the} held Sunday morning at the historic public and away from public square First Presbyterian church with the nou-e and congestion. j Rev. John Julian Bright of Rich- ,The Chronicle is informed that a mond, Va., dehvering the sermon, number of operators and operating! ^ r - Bright is a member of Union companies, among them the Ameri can Hotel corporation of New York, m vv operating fifty hotels in all parts of the country, are interested in the make a Theological Seminary faculty and an honor graduate of Fh-esbyterian college. The invocation was offered by project and are prepared to^ 6311 BL G. Prince, with the Scrip- proposition to either man-1 ^ ure reading by the pastor, Dr. W. age or lease the property. I R. Turner, and prayer by Dr. W. P. Perhaps the soundest business! ^ aca ^ s ’ 5^ a * rman t ^ te college principle the hotel committee could employ, and one that will mean most in dollars and cents to both large The June term of criminal court 1 will convene in Laurens next Mon day morning. Thirty-six jurors have! been drawn to serve for the term, j Included from this section are Joe; Henson, Andy B. Young, Jack Cape,! Edgv C. Taylor, Jr., James Med-1 lin, T. O. Williams, all of Clinton;: T. G. Oxner, G. B. Craft, E. F. Rowe, | H. H. Kelly of Goldville. Goodbye fo banging when SLATS-O-WOOD Awnings go over doors, windows or verandas because they’re sturdily an chored to form a part of the house. Let in light, keep out sun. Coax the breeze, repel rain. Bring lasting comfort at low cost. Phene NOW for free estimate. SlATXHhWOOQ Nothing Down to Pay Buy the F. H. A. Way Up to 36 Months Ventilated Wood Awnings Corp. 1804 Anderson Rd., Phone 7167 Greenville, S. C. YARBOROUGH OIL CO. 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Keep your Spark Plugs cleaned—don’t let your motor get sluggish. Let us dean your Spark Plugs for longer life and better performance, and replace bad ones with new Champion Spark Plugs. new DODGE THE CAR THAT’S REALLY NEW with and small investors, would be the decision to build the hotel free of any mortgage or other incumbrance. This will necessitate the selling of $214,000.00 in stock locally. The al ternative plan is to sell not less than $128.0001)0 in preferred and com mon stock, with the balance needed for the completion of the job pro vided in a mortgage or bond issue not to exceed $85,000.00. There is ample money in the community to easily raise the necessary $214,000.00 board of trustees. Announcements ; were made by President M. W. , Brown concerning the commence ment exercises. Special ’music was furnished by the choir and W. G. Coker sang “Open, the Gates of The Temple ”. The faculty and members of the graduating class occupied re served seats in the front of the audi torium. Dr. Bright chose as his text I Cor inthians, 6th chapter, verses 19 and ’20, “What? Know ye not that your !body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” “For ye are bought with * * * Style leadership performance qualities not known before. Nearly a quarter million r ^-~' -«rv'—-w owners now enjoying this new world of Fluid Driving experience. in short order if the Substantial prop erly owners of the community show' ro / ye are ./ D0 ^nt WItn a price: their faith and interest by investing ere oie 8 un.y od in your body, m the corporation. The effort cannot' an in your s P ln L which are Gods, succeed without their liberal sup port. The Chronicle has carefully read the prospectus on the new hotel, the another—life is private estimated statement on annual in-; a ff a j r anc j come and operating expense, and} must ’ face it and make our Qwn de other information pertaining to the 1 c j s j nns i F6r ye j Life is a debt he said, and its re sponsibility rests upon each individ- I ual—life cannot be reversed, neither can we take our personality from a personal as men and'^woinen we campaign. AH, it seems to us, are F<5r ye are bought with a price and owe a debt to God and man for conservative and free from extrava- ga;i*^ or misleading statements. As. all you enjoy,.Dc Bright said. These envisioned by The Chronicle, the btess^gs came through a price and prospects for the new venture are j we have no right tQ them brignt if our people will unite for a _ as we have gotten we shouJd iye community pull together. We have There is much of the animal man said before, and still believe, that a ; n us> the speaker declared, and we modern inn-type hotel in the city mus t fight this corruption of man wlU no ^ only .^ eet a _ i great . ne . ed . bu ! with the spirit of Christ. In plan ning your defense for the future your prove a sound investment. A good hotel draws people to a town, and Clinton has a number of peculiar ad vantages, together with an unsur passed location in the heart of the Piedmont, and excellent railroad and bus facilities, that will contribute to the success of this community enter prise. Business and professional men and the public generally will be invited to purchase stock in the corporation as they were a few years ago in the local Hallmark enterprise which re sulted in a financial success and is weapons of the Spirit must be sharp, for the Kingdom of God is all that can save us. —- - In conclusion Br. Bright said a price must be paid for our Christian heritage and our behavior must be worthy of the Christian gospel. The preservation of this priceless heri tage must manifest itself through la bor and growth in the spiritual realm. Ye have been bought with a price which means you young graduates are confronted with a call to duty you \ cannot evade. Put your hands COOPER MOTOR CO. Phone 7-J West Main Street \ - ♦ # r