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/• * V * v \ L THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable 3hf OUintan If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLVII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 12, 1947 Number 24 CLINTON Business, Professional Folks You Know County Roods Named To Be Taken Into State Highway System Columbia, June 11. (Special to The Chronicle):—C. R. McMillian, state highway engineer, announced i 10® arrests against 105 in April. 108 Arrests Made Here In May The report of the police depart ment for t^e month of May showed this week that the 42.3 miles in Lau rens county to be* taken into the state highway system on July 1 will con sist oif eight roadway sections. Funds collected for the month amounted to $1,752,90, a small in crease over last .month. As is reported each month, the greatest number of arrests, 52 were The legislature, in an act passed i for drunkenness, for which fines of D. O. RHAME, M. D. . Delmar O. Rhame, M.D., a genial gentleman possessing many friends, is a well Vnown young physician and surgeon of 1 the city. Dr. Rhame was born in Summer- ton, a son of Mrs. Kate Anderson Rhame and the late Dr. D. O. Rhame. His parents moved here ip 1920. Dr. Rhame was graduated from Clinton high school and Presbyterian college in 1926. In college he par ticipated in track and football. Fol lowing. his graduation he began the study of medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Colum bia university, New York, from which he graduated in 1930. He in terned at Kings County hospital, New York, in 1930-32, and remained there as resident surgeon the follow ing year. He returned to Clinton in 1933 for! the practice of his profession and as-1 to the end of the present hard sur- sociated himself with Dr. S. C. Hays | face, thence northeasterly via Dub- in 1945, provided that on July 1 for the next three years the highway department take over five per cent of the roads in the various county road systems, which have been main tained by the respective counties. The roads to be placed in the state system are selected by thV highway department With the approvial of the senator and at least half of the house’ members from the county. The eight Laurens roadway sec tions to be included this year are: (1) section of road extending from US route 25 approximately 0.2 miles south of Harmony church southwest erly to tSaluda river, approximately 1 mile; a section of road extending from road 6 at Mount Olive church and school northwesterly across road 36 and across road 17 from ap proximately 2.5 miles thence turns westerly and continues to US route 25 just south of Tabenacle church approximately nine miles; and a sec tion of road extending from road 6 approximately 0.5 miles north of Christian Hope church and school easterly to road 64 approximately 1.3 miles northwest of the intersec tion of road 64 and road 36 approxi mately 2 miles. Also, a section of road extending $700.20 were collected, and 153 days given in recorder’s court. Ten ar rests were made for driving under the influence of liquor.with fines of $602.00. For fighting, 5 persons were ar rested; disorderly conduct, 11; speed ing and reckless driving, 9; violat ing parking laws, 1; operating auto without drivers license, 3; violation prostitution law, 2; petty larceny, 2; investigation or suspicion, 9; other offenses, 4. In recorder’s court a to tal of 195 days were given law vio lators. HOTa COMMITTEES ORGANIZE FOR DRIVE Twelve Groups In Four Divisions to Head Com munity Effort. GOOD START MADE 'Kick-off Dinner' of Sales Force Monday. Mrs. Hugh B. Workman Again Heads County Farm Women's Council ♦ The Laurens Countiy Council of Farm Women, composed of the mem bership from the home demonstra tion clubs of the county, held its’ spring meeting recently with the Lanford club. The sessions were presided over by the president, Mrs. Hugh Bonds Workman of the Wadsworth club. An interesting program was present ed, with reports submitted by the 13 departmental chairmen. Messages were brought oy four 300 THORNWELL ALUMNI HERE FOR GRAND REUNION Special Program Held In Connection With Commencement Exer cises. Graduates Receive Diplomas. Seventeen graduates of Thornwell _ . orphanage high school received di- former priesidents of the council, Mrs. plomas Tuesday evening in the Anal At a meeting of the new hotel ex ecutive committee held Monday, it __ was reported that to date, $37,500 ^ nn j e D un j a p i Mountville, 1929-31;' chapter of the 72nd annual com Mrs. Earl Workman, Clinton, 1935-37; mencement program of the institu- had been subscribed. This repre sented a total of fifty-nine sub scriptions. It was the concensus of Heavy Boll Weevil Infestation Found Checking five farms last week, J. B. Williams, assistant county agent, found weevil infestation from none to 1500 boll weevils per acre. These same farms will be checked each week throughout the season for infestation, he said. One of the five farmers checked has applied the 1-1-1 sweet mixture and dead weevils w4re found. Many farmers will poison their cotton this year, according to Mr. Mrs. J. Gray Harris, Owings, 1937-41, and Mrs. H. L. Williamson, now of opinion among the men present, Char i ottet N . c ., 1941-44. Each told based on the fine reception they’ tioo. | The exercises were presided over by President M. A. Macdonald. The y l what she considered the most out-1 salutatory was given by Evalee Ow- " I --— J '-- ’ i - , - * “--I pective subscribers and those who had already subscribed, that the suc cess of the capaign is a foregone conclusion. Already several, of the groups be- pres,dent; Mrs^ Sam Compton ^ng j Branch, second vice-prestdent; Mr..', nd a 0( ^ Blble pr , sented Conway Cray, Eden, treasurer; Mra. ^ Jrjduatt by Macdon- aid. The class gave the alma mater were receiving at the hands of pros-1 standing accomplishment of the' enSt the class prophecy by Marion council during her term of office. : Idolt the class wil i by Mac Hamil- Mrs. Workman was re-elected ton, and the valedictory by Mozelia president for the coming year;. Mrs. | McClure Ernest Reeves, Men club, first vice-, Dip , omas were preMnted by B s . ing lined' up for the general canvas, which begins Monday, June 16, have been completed and it is definitely certain now that all of the twelve groups in the four divisions, will be complete and, ready to go work before the end of this week. The following are the names of the men who are now enlisted in groups: Group Manager Perry M. Moore, W. W. Harris, Van S. Jones, Francis H. Blalock, T. B. Cooper, A. W. Brabham, G. A. Burton. Group Manager E. M. Timmerman, Dillard Milam, W. G. King, Jr., G. W. J. K. Haselden, Musgrove, director of East district, and Mrs. Downs Monroe, Wadsworth, secretary. glhwards were made in a dress re view and for home demonstration work in 1946. Three women were awarded gold pins for 17 years work as members of home demonstration song. Cash prizes by friends were pre sented members of the graduating class and honors and awards for the year announced. A list of the highest averages by grades for the year was , , . a . .. read and perfect attendance records clubs in the county. They were Mrs. . ■ d 4 u .»» 1 °y grades. Robert Cain, Oak Grove club, Mrs. i The address to the graduates was H. H Abercrombie, Barksdale-Nar- del j vered by lht Rev Clarence E. me club, and Mrs. J. Gray Hams, . piephon o( College Park, Ga.. who Williams. Many will not, due to lack from US route 76 at the northern-1 labor or depending on the wea- terminus of road 54 northwesterly j ther - The time to kill grass in a cot- across route 101 to the Greenville ton fleld is during hot dry weather, county line, approximately 6.2 miles; same is true of the weevil, aSjPiuson, James P. Sloan, Posey Watts •a section of road extending from thel the weevil must drink water, and Copehmd, B. F. Wmgard. southern terminus of road 39 easterly I when there is littlp dew on the plant „ , rfSL iX 0U ^ ClUb ^ rS 1 \? e ° rge Br0 T’, 0f|s P° k « on Making of a Life. ' Hollingsworth B. R. Austin, Thomas the Wadsworth club, was awarded a is a dlfference he said> in Baldwin, W. A. Moorhead. * old P l " for 12 ^ ars s * rvice u Mrs ’ making a living and making a life Group Manager W. R. Anderson, IC. D Benjamin, Long Branch, was t0 the glory Qf God In makmg such R. P. Wilder, W. H. Simpson, F. C. in the ownership and operation of Hays hospital. This association con tinued until January of this year, when he purchased Dr. Hays’ inter est- 1 'and is now owner and surgeon of the institution. In addition to his practice, Dr. Rhame is physician for Presbyterian college, consulting sur geon for the State Training school end Thornwell orphanage, and loca‘l surgeon foi* the Seaboard Airline Railroad company. he will drink the poison mixture. Group Manager W. M. McMillan, J. A. Addison, A. C. Spencer, George awarded a diploma for four years club work. In the revue, participated in by 33 glory of (iod. In making a life, he told the graduates, there must be a right perspective, thor ough preparation, and proper per- club members, Mrs. Ben C Work- formance where ' you sland u lh e man, Wadsworth, won the blue rib-!: important thing. Are you by the lin church to Allen’s Bridge over the Enoree river at the Spartanburg county line, approximately 7.6 miles; weevils hatch out, it will make con- and a section of road extending from 1 t r °l much more difficult, as the cot- Lanford westerly and southwesterly j* ton plant is growing larger and more via Martin Cross Roads to the town squares are being formed daily. Cotton is now forming squares and R- Blalock, S. G. Dillard, Sterlin-bon in the street dress of material | side of the Word of God and Jesu , if these-early squares are punctured" by the weevil and a new crop of Mmlts of Gray Court, approximately 8.5 miles. Also, a section of road extending from US route 221 approximately 0.1 mlies south of Enoree bridge Damage of eettoir- teares by-sack ing insects known as thirps and hop pers is showing up now. The leaves are ragged in appearance. Close ob servation discloses the brownish Young, Roy Benjamin. Group Manager W. M. Walker, W. P. Jacobs, HI, W. S. Horne, I. C. McCarley, C. E. Galloway. Group Manager Archie Clark, John Spratt, I. M. Adair, John T. Young, Juli— iBolirts. — Group Manager Walter A. John son, B. W. Crouch, Thurston Giles, S. Y. Adiar, W. M. Hughes, R. S. Owens, A. B. Blakely. Group Manager R. M. Vance, John other than cotton, red ribbon to Mrs Hugh B. Workman, and white to Mrs. L. L. Younft both of the Wadsworth club. The awards were delivered by Mias Louise C. Fleming, county home demonstration agent. The.aouncii accepted, an invitation to hold its fall meeting with the Eden club. Citizens Federal To Pay Usual Dividend A dividend for the six months pe riod January 1 to June 30, payable July 1, on the basis of 3 per cent per annum, was authorized by the board of directors of the Citizens Federal Savings & Loan association at their June meeting, and is announced in today’s paper. The dividend applies on all classes of shares, investment and savings. The Citizens, the oldest and larg est building and loan association in the county, recently passed the one million dollars mark in total assets. It is headed by the following of ficers and directors: B. Hubert Boyd, president; J. P. Prather, vice-presi dent; J. Sloan Todd, secretary-treas urer; Mrs. Henry Hunter, assist- seryjc^ to the people of his adopted : ant secretary-treasurer. Directors, [ plants will burn the leaves. In vari ous sections of the county sweet poi soning was being recommended last M. A. Macdonald. Group Manager Joe C. McDaniel. Group Manager Robert Wysor, III. Chairman R L. Plaxico stated in aa week. It is recommnended that three I m terv i* w yesterday that he person- applications be applied fixe to six days apart - - . southerly to road 52 east of Linford,! satisfactory control T D A Dr. Rhame in addition to his pro- ; approximately 1 mile and a section' or t * iese ins ects has been recom-jW. King, Russell Gray, J. B. Arnold, fessional duties has always manifestjof road extending from route 56 at| mended 50 * ar ' weat ^ er w ith °c- ^ ^ ^ dward ^ er 8uson ed an interest in civic activities and the present terminus of road 28 eas * ona ' ra * ns greatly aid the the general progress of the com-1 westerly to the eastern town limits cotton P^ ant 1° overcome this trou- munity. He is a member of the of Cross Hill, approximately seven Chamber of Commerce and Lions miles. i Soured molasses applied to cotton club and one of the enthusiastic boosters and workers in the cam paign now underway to build a mo dern new hotel in the city. He has always been active in Boy Scout work and heads local troop No. Ill as committeeman. He also ranks as an amateur pilot, and is examiner for the Civil Aeronautics authority. He is a member of the Laurens County Medical association, the Aero Medical association, fellow of the Southeastern Surgical congress, and Phi Chi medical .fraternity. His church affiliation is with the First Presbyterian church of this city. In 1935 Dr. Rhame married Miss Henri Toole of Aiken. They make their home - on Walnut street and have two promising young sons, Don, age 9, and Richard, 5. Though a busy physician as head of Hays hospital, Dr. Rhame is a public-spirited, useful citizen, who gives freely of. his time in public Miss Fleming Quits Demonstration Post city and community. B. Hubert Boyd, J. Sloan Todd, J. P. Prather, W. A. Moorhead, W. W. Harris, W. H. Simpson, T. D. Cope land, and T. H. Copeland, j of age, or in the forty and above age ^Classification, with four licenses be- W. E. Johnson Cose Continued By Court ing withdrawn in each of these two * s a * P resen * managing and operating groUpjy' The remaining two suspen sions were in the 17-to-29 age brack et. . Four of the licenses withdrawn i Plaxico ’ “ that on the ev *mng of Laurens, June 9.—The case of W. were the result of action taken by i w ^ en ^ f n *l reports are E. Johnson, Clinton textile mills ex-j 1 ^® 1 P<>bce and the other six suspen-j }^ ned ‘ n ; Wl11 a11 ** gratified to fifty hotels located in practically ev ery state in the Union. It is my earnest hope,” said Mr. Kiwonis Club Mokes Two ‘Shident^Awords The Clinton Kiwanis club recent ly offered a prize to the most out standing, all-round student at Clin ton high, and a similar award to a student fc at Thornwell orphanage ^ high. The awards, two fountain pens,' e ^ utive ln ’ dicted for involuntary'were made after the highway,!^" 1 that l J e a ?° i u “ t we need h « were made to Severn Somerville of mang i aU ghter in the automobile patrol apprehended the drivers. Clinton high, and Edward Pease of 0 f Burrell Hooper,! • Thornwell. 14-year-old child, was continued in 1 ' hide division of the state highway department. There were no revoca tions or cancellations of licenses in the county. All of the withdrawals were temporary suspensions. Drunken driving accounted for ail the suspensions, and all but two of Christ? You must discipline your wills, he said, deVelope self-control, cultivate yonr spiritual lives, sup port the church and its work. In thii actual living of life God expects you to live daily as he wants you to live, afid ddtfWTMttgs he wants you to dot Graduating Claaa The graduating class was compos ed of the following members: Caro lyn Baker, Margaret Boseman, Clif ford Brown, Virginia Brown, Annie f , Maud Colquitt, Myrtle DuBose. Mar- Group Manager Lynn W. Coooer 1 Miss Fleming of Laurens, .f do1, A Helen „ a ^ k Welton O Derrick Cecil P Wilson I home demonstration agent for the , an l i on ’ Betty / c, V " *’ Cec ‘ „, ,ISO "’ 1 countv since February 1943 has re Jo Lucas ’ Mozella McClure. Ruby J. Sloan Todd, Gary H. Holcomb,; couni y s ‘ nce feoruary, l»4J, has re - r va i ee o w#n<; i-ah P-ase xm a u signed the position effective July-4, rvaiee uwens, Leah Pease, according to an announcement made, Edward P * as *’^‘[ ,d Bett y Jenkins. Musical Program Given / On Monday evening in the chapel a program was presented by the mu sic department with practically all children in the home participating. Board Meeting Held The annual meeting of the board of trustees of the institution was held Tuesday morning, with Chairman Joel S. Morse o4 Abbeville, presid ing. There was a large attendance from the three controlling synods of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The annuol report of President Mi A. Macdonald and committees were read and adopted, and staff worker? elected for the coming year. ally was very optimistic about the results of the campaign. ‘The people of Clinton,” he said, "have realized for a long time that a new hotel is needed. To secure the amount neces- j sary to build the proposed hotel, the men who are now in the organization and others who will be in before the end of this week will have to give a lot of time in order to do a good job. I wish to appeal to the citizens ofiAaOlltS Seize Still Clinton,” he said, if and when called 1 » - ^ Driving Licenses Revoked In County Columbia, June 11. (Special to The Chronicle) —The driving licens es of ten persons in Laurens county were withdrawn during May, accord ing to a report this week from W. L. saiQ . u a na wnen cauea; aj ki n< L l n Cnuntv Hardeman, director of the motor ve- upon by the group sal *«n*n, to re- NUlSn in V*OUnry member that these-.men are giving during the week, by Rub»>P. Seflcy,! district agent, who said that her suc cessor will be announced later. Mias Fleming, a native of Green wood, is a pioneer in home demon- tration work in the state, closing a notable career of 24*4 years in ner chosen field. The district agent serving this area, spoke in the high est terms of Miss Fleming’s work which has been outstanding and helpful with the rural people. freely o< their time and money to make the project a success, so please make their visit worthwhile, by giv- Columbia, June 11. (Special to Thel . Th * a *; dltor 5 financial report Chronicle)—Agents of the U. S. Al- ! show u ed the P ast finanaally cohol Tax Unit last month seized a I f pe * k,ng ' <m * of the most s a ^ a <> tory in the institution's history. For the ten persons in the county who; in the corn . mui *ity, to enlist the ser- lost their licenses were men. Most!'* ces mos * competent archi- of the drivers losing their licenses I * ects avad{ jbl e > and to have the op- were either between 30 and 39 years eration ing them a hearty reception and sub- "^nioD °1 *utpjoooe ‘Aunoo suaj ; th t . scribe to the best of your ability. We'-n<n u. qsem ,o suone* 0 9 pue ^ yea ‘ S 11 hai 0?erated aim to secure the best possible site' bia headquarters of the department. a deficit, with a substantial Officers of the agency last month I balance on hand raided 75 stills in' South Carolina , Tbe [ e P ort showed gross income u.fouic auu lo nave me oo- and confiscated 13,790 gallons of l5° m a ” s^ces for the year ending r rrr,°' z r r*- 923 fallon! o ' liquor and id in the hands of a nalibn-, cars - ! 22 shnurma an , zz, snowing an excess in receipts over expenditures for the year of $152,768.89. The total income figure tel placed ally known hotel corporation which HONOR ROLL Friends o, Winiam ^ ^ m NEW SUBSCRIBERS glad to know he has returned home, , and is able to be out again following) Medical certificates and oral tes- an opei*ion in Columbia several ^mony by two doctors were intro weeks ago. duced to show that Johnson was suf- been oversubscribed. The goal of the executive commit-1 tee which has been working for the last two weeks on special prospects,! is to complete the bulk of its work’ by the end of this week and it is hoped that when all their subscrip tions are in about fifty per cent of , READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They Inform yon aa to chang ing prices, where yen can sup ply yonr needs, where yon can shop to advantage. BE WISE — READ THE ADS fering from an abnormal pulse beat chroNICLE. It is the favorite news- a " d h ‘* h b ood P ressu r*. creating a p ai)er j n hundreds of homes. We m- WgWy nervous state Dr. George H- vite you become a member of our Blalock, of Clinton, testified that in ^ f am iiy—the cost is less than 4c his opinion if Johnson were called * k to trial in his present condition there would be "more than a reasonable danger of something disastrous hap pening.” j Judge Steve Griffith, of Newberry, added after his order for continu ance that he would not continue the case again unless it could be shown that the defendant in the meantime had been taking care of himself. The case was heard at a special term of court in March and resulted in a mistrial. Keep up with the newssof -this en tire community by reading THE | the amount needed shall have been subscribed. The general sales organization will begin its work with a “kick-off din ner” on Monday, June 16, beginning at 6:30 o’clock. Report meetings will be held each day until June 24, dur ing the noon hour. Lunch will be| served, as also will be the dinner, by Roddy’s Restaurant, and the dinner and report luncheons will take place at the old Masonic rooms on South Broad street, which have been deco rated for the occasion. The new hotel prospectus and a brochure have been addressed and mailed to a carefully prepared mail ing list. Any local citizen who for / (Continued on page two) Welcome—and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. LAURA McELHA^NON, South Clinton. MRS. MATTIE STOCKMAN, J. T. LOKEY, REV. R. L. WALTON, West Clinton. MRS. J. C. LOLLIS, . TOY MURPHY, JULIAN HUNN1CUTT, J. C. LAMBERT, Goldville. City Council Endorses New Hotel Project At a meeting of city council Tuesday, June 3, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, that the Town Council of the Town of Clinton does hereby heartily endorse and approve the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce of the Town of Clinton in sponsoring a drive to raise funds with which to build a much-needed hotel for this community. “Be it further resolved that the support and cooperation of the Town of Clinton is hereby pledged toward this drive, and the Council of the Town of Clinton urges every citizen of this community to support this project to the full extent of their ability to do so. "L. E. BISHOP, Mayor.? ”W. B. OWENS. Clerk. “Adopted June 3, 1947.’’ included $83,168 05 for building and improvements. Endowment fund in vestments in bonds, stocks, etc., were listed as $478,928.20, with an accumu lated building and improvement fund over several years of $218,380.56. and equities in unsettled pending estates of $390,000. } All officers of the board were re- elected for the coming year. Bally Well Attended | The commencement season was j featuj ed by a grand rally of former students of the institution, with more than 300 men and women present, coming from a number of states. 1 T^eir special program was high- , lighted Saturday evening withh a banquet in the dining hall with Rev. Furman Jordan as toastmaster. Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, of Atlanta, a son (Continued on page seven) Baptist Youth Choir Given High Rating The Youth Choir of the First Bap tist church of this city was given a rating of “A” in the recent State Training Union Convention Hymn Festival which is the highest rating a choir can receive in the young people’s organization.