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I t I w *> < IV t> \ / fl i I v THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable > -4- -I Vi If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE , You Don't Get the News Volume XLVII CLINTON Business, Professional Folks You Know Clinton ,S. C, Thursday, July 17, 1947 Number 29 B. C. PRESLAR B. Carroll Preslar has been identi fied with Clinton’s business and civic life for four years, during which time he has given his support to all ef forts for community progress and betterment. Mr. Preslar is a native of North Carolina, having been born near Monroe. Until 1931 he lived in Win gate, N. C., and for the peroid 1931-37 he served in the navy. In 1939 he entered the Spencer School of Horology to prepare him self as a watchmaker. Upon complet ing his special training he accepted a i position with Hemiltoh’s • of Colum bia, operators <Jf several jewelry stores in this state. He was associat ed with their Newberry store for three years prior to July 1, 1943, when he moved here to become man> ager Of - the well known Hamilton’s firm. Mr. Preslar is a quiet, reserved gentleman, a first-rate, useful citizen who holds the confidence of all who know him. He is a member of the First Baptist churth, Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis club, and a member of the latter’s board of di rectors. *' Mr. Preslar married Miss Bernetta E. Lynch of Junction City, Kansas. They have made many friends here since becoming adopted Clintonians and are now erecting an attractive home on Young Drive which they plan to occupy in the near future. Last Rites Saturday At Williamston For Mrs. D'Arcy Gray Mrs. D’Arcy Paul Gray, widow of the late D’Arcy Paul Gray of Wil liamston, died last Friday morning at a Greenville hospital following a brief illness. . ' The funeral services were con ducted Saturday 1 afternoon from Grace Methodist church at William-; ston by her pastor, Rev. J. K. Walk-' er, assisted by Dr. Bynum Betts j of this city. Interment followed in, the church cemetery. - ; Mrs. Gray was a daughter of the late Major George W. Anderson and Mrs.'Narcissa Nesbitt Anderson. She moved from the upjjer part of Lau rens county to Williamston in 1868 where most of her life was spent. For the past several years she had macje her home here with her daughter/ Mrs. William D. Adair. About a year ago she suffered a broken hip injury which had confined her to bed. She recently went to Willidmston to spend the summer with a son. After her graduation from Wil liamston Female college, now Lan der cbllege in Greenwood, Mrs. Gray continued her art studies at Converse and in Atlanta. She 'taught at the Williamston Female college prior to her marriage and later in the public schools there. The announcement of MrS. Gray’s death was received with regret here and elsewhere. A gentlewoman of charm and culture, of sweetness and Clubs To Hear Gov. Thurmond The city’s three civic clubs, Kiwanis, Lions and Exchange, will be addressed by Governor J. Strom Thurmond on Friday evening, August 1. The occasion has been desig nated as “Civic Club Night/*’ With dinner to be served in the Presbyterian college dining hall. CROP PROSPECTS BELOW 1946 LEVEL B. B. Blakely Passes At Home Near Here; Lost Rites Yesterday Columbia, July 1. — Prospects for crop production ih South Carolina, B B Bl ^ ke]y - 86t a we n known this year are not quite up to the hignian^ highly regarded citizen of this level of 1946 but are better than av-i community, died at his home near- arage, federal-stata agricultu.al stat- „„„ Tuesd ’ mormng after an ill- istician, Frank O. Black. sa,d ^ f 0 , one week . H e had been im terday. dechning health for several years. Estimates for all principal crops, | except cdtton, indicated an aggre- COUNTY PROBATIONS SHOW INCREASE ^ 47 Persons Released by Former Governor John ston Placed In Jurisdic tion of State Board. The funeral services were con ducted yesterday afternoon (Wed-[ Columbia. July 16 —.(Special to r gate production of three per cent nesday) ^ the residence by hisl J I 685 than last year’s but 18 per cent Dr c B m Betts Inter .;— - — ( above the average outturn for the 10 ^ ent followed bere in Rosemont Carolina Probation and Parole Board i years 1936-45, he said. 'cemetery " 1 director, announced this week that "The smaller crop volume indicates ■ , ’ The Chronicle).—J. C. Todd, South , .. 1 the number of persons placed on prb- ts largely due to acreage yields for ' Actlve ff k eare '' s were u *us us bation by courts m the state oats and tobacco being below the ( Blakely, \VaUer, Pierre, Fa e, us ^ from j anuary to i ast wee k, and record high^ields of 1946,’-’ he con- and Pluss Ramage. The honorary es- that ten men hgd bepn paroled by tinued. “Most crops give promise; cort consTSted of the elders and dea- of good yields, however, and the ; cons of the Associate Reformed Presj.' J. Strom Thurmond, all and thei cons or tne Associate Keiorrnea^re» r , the recommendatlon of thft wheat and peach crops are the largest! b y tenan church and other friends - 1 board . ever made. i The services were attended by a : ]n addition 4? released Due principally to the much larger number of lifelong friends, neig ~ j without the board’s recommendation wheat crop, production of small grain i b ° r * f nd ., re atl ^ s /_'^ 1 ^ 1 /^ 1 an .^„„ e ‘^j by former Governor Olin D. Johnston Increase of Autos Is Indication Of Better Farm Living Clemson, July 16.—The increase of 13,923 automobiles, from 63,653 in 1940 to 77,576 in 1945, is “an indica- was"eigh7’p^rcent‘Vreater "than in^ iful floral offerings banked upon the I b ave been 'placed in'the lunsdiction 1946 but prospective production for g rave as evidence of the love an [ 0 f tbe board by Govern,. Thurmond corn, hay,, potatoes, tobacco ancj fruit i esteem in which he was held. ‘Johnston, who is now U. S. senator, crops combined is five per cent less 1 Mr. Blakely was born and rear ea , released the 47 prisoners for a pe- than last year’s although 13 per cent jin, this county, a son of the late David ( r j od Q f to be terminated “at the Citing figures irom the 1945 cen- J above average. j and Isabel Sloan Blakely. He had governor’s pleasure,” and they were sus of agriculture published by the “July 1 estimates showed about, en S a 8 ed i n farming all his life. , no t consequently within the super bureau of the census, Rochester said! f our pe,. cen t more acreage for har-j ^ r - Blakely was an elder in. the; v j s j on Q f the board until Governor that although half, the farmers in the : vest this year than last increases Asso<date Reformed Presbyterian I Thurmond’s order was Issued.’ tion of the progress in better living on South Carolina farms,” Dr. M. C. Rochester, Clemson extension econo mist, said today. state reported automobiles in 1945, the proportion varied from a high of three-fourths of the farmers report ing cars in- Lexington county to one fourth in Beaufort county. in grain and cotton acreages being chiefly responsible for the upturn church of this city. He was a»thirty- second degree Mason and had served Corn production is forecast it on * be coun fy equalization board for 27,227,000 bushels compared with: the £> ast 45 y ea ”- He was a high- Mr. Todd said that he was unable to reveal the number of men releas ed from Laurens county, if any, by Governor Johnston, and that infor- 27,493,000 bushels last year. The | minded ’ * 0UI ’* sc l uare citizen ’ , mation concerning those from Lau- Good roads,” he said, “go hand i slight decrease is due to one per * ng a heart and ever thoughtlul rens p roba tioned this year must first u- j i in band with the use °f automobiles.! cent less acreage as the indicated' of . others ' He made and kept ^ nan > r be presented to the general assembly many friends bv her C unse*fish nJ na e * n connection 65 per cent of alL yield of 19 bushels an acre is the, * r ‘^ d8 ^ a ^ through his lofig and up- a ^ nex ^ session before it could be many friends by her unselfish na ture and abounding cheerfulness. ; She was a lifelong member of the Methodist church, devoted always to its work, to her family, home and friends. •' The^deceased is survived by three sons, trArcy Paul Gray, Jr., of Wil- lihmston; Anderson McDowell Gray of Sinton, Texas; Curtis Abercrom bie Gray of Charlotte; one daughter, Mrs. Adair of this city; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Parker of Hadden Heights, N. J., and three grandsons, of Sinton, Texas. farmers reported living within a half 1 same as in 1946 ADDISON NAMES . LIONS COMMITTEES President Tom Addison of the Lions club announced his appoint ments to committees at a meeting of the club Friday evening. The first named in each instance is the chair man. They are: Attendance: Marion Lawson, F. F. Hicks, I. M. Adair. Constitution and By-Laws: R. S. Owens, Jack H. Davis, Jr. Convention: William Brooks Ow ens, Carroll W. Copeland, R. G. Wat son. Finance: W. C. Neely, Goyne L. Simpson, R. C. Adair. Lions Education: L. S. Reddick, D. O. Rhame, Harry Y. McSween. Program: Robert Wysor, H. L. Eichelberger, Tom Plaxico. Publicity: Harry C. Layton, W. M. Hughes, J. B. Arnold. Bulletin: William Jacobs, Hugh Ja cobs, Archie Clark. mile and f 56 per cent reported they were living with L two-tenths of a mile of an all-weather road. “The automobile* provides farm releasd to the press. “A record wheat crop of 4,356,000 He is survived by his widow, Mis. There are now 140 nersons under bushels was made Th ; s was 61 ner! Fannie Madden Blakely; four, daugh-1 r d e ow 140 P ers o n * UI ™ ousneis was maae. inis was bi per T orTnactAr [probation in Laurens county, and 20 cent above production last year, I9 llers < Mrs. O. R. Lell of Lancaster,, granted to orison- n®r cent l,r«, than ,h. T. R. Btlhune of Uxiiwton. N. “ P™™- per cent larger than the previous’ people of South Carolina an oppor- high of 3,668.000 bushels in 19 44 ™rs _ ltu. j those paroled by Johnston, cJmpan” tunity for greater mobility-not only and the result of the second largest!^ 31 ^ ^ William Chisholm of, son Qf the board . s annual . report;; on the farm but to industrial centers. I acreage and a record yield of 16.5, ack Mountain, N. L., four sons, J - ;sin e were instituted in i<i4i This means of transportation has' bushets- an acre. ! vid^A® B^e,v°'o^cLaLu ^ ^ « number ot Ten pal provided an opportunity for many' “Oats production is estimated ac, via oiaKei y 01 vjasionia, in. . f .. rn .. ntv nvpr „ farm people to supplement their farm 118,736,000 bushels, seven per cent) Col- W. Rush Blakely^ of Toyko, Ja-, year period is sbowini j a downward City Bus Service Begins Today Wjth Free Rides for Everybody The Clinton Coach Co., Inc., be gins operation in and aitound Clinton today (Thursday) with free rides for everybody, on regular schedules. Two buses will be in regular oper ation, new 29-passenger Superiors, and were delivered here yesterday. On Friday regular operation for paid fares will begin, the management states. ^ single fare wlil be charged between points on regular routes; a higher fare will be charged for the run to Goldville. L. L. Copeland, Jr., manager of the line, emphasizes that the adver tised schedules for the opening of pan, and Bennie B. Blakely of Lau- but 40 per cent above average. The 1 rans ’ sister, Miss Mattie Blake- earning? by part-time or full-time, below the record crop of last year *—» ;— trend. industrial employment. “With more mechanization on acreage was up two per cent but;^ two brothers, Edgar farms and greater industrialization : the yield of 26.5 bushels an acre! and Blakely, both of this city; in South Carolina, the opportunities; while the second highest was 2.5 * 4 JJrancichildren and three great- of this type of employment will be- bushels below the record 1946 high, come greater. Such a trend is in line >m:n a with the progreft of not only urban but rural people.” Mid-State League Wins All-Star Game A capacity crowd attended the all- star baseball game last Thursday night at Ware Shoals between the Mid-State and Central Carolina lea gues. The game resulted in a victory for the Mid-State, 9 to 2.. Nearly 3,000 people attended the game, President Cy Gordon of the grandchildren. “A tobacco crop of 144,000,000 pounds is indicated from reports; Pgy Injunction on July 1. A crop of this size would ! ^. | be 16 per cent below The record V*OITlCS IOO LOtC | production of 171,825,000 pounds of " ♦ ! 1946 but 40 per cent above average Columbia, July 16. — (Special to outturn for the ten year period The Chronicle).—A recent injunction 1936-45. j halting payment of the $700 “official “A record peach crop of 6,924,000 j ex P ei ^ se checks, voted for them-j fog. parole in Laurens county by the bushels is being harvested although se ^ ves by members of the last gen- bo ard through the 1941-46 period, ten the heaviest shipments will not be-! eral assembly, came too late to pre- were sentenced for manslaughter, gin until toward the end of July vent ever y member of the Laurens , ^0 f or assault and battery, two for Four prisoners were recommended for paroles in Laurens during the November 1, 1941 — December 31, 1942, period. Seven were recommend ed for parole in 1943, three in 1944, one in 1945, and three in 1946. Probations in Laurens county, how ever, are on the rise. During 1943. 35 persons were placed on probation in Laurens county, 72 in 1944, 86 in 1945, and 140 in 1946. Of the la persons recommended operations are temporary, and that .. t t , the buses ere to be operated for the “£ re- citizens of Clinton and chances in c ® vln * * 3 ®- 5 cac ■ when Elbertas begin to move heav-1 county delegation from collecting this ily, I money, records in the office of Comp- “No forecast of pe«anut produc- Roller General E. C. Rhodes reveal, tion is made but the acreage is 20; The injunction was granted upon the Central league reported. Gate re-1 per cent less this year than last re< l uest A - w - Holman, Columbia ceipts, he said, amounted to $2,076, j and the condition of the crop ■was; a ^ orne y' wbo is seeking to force leg- her of prisoners paroled under the with total expenses and taxes of reported as 77 per cent on July i ( 'islators taking the $700 to return it compared with 79 per cent a y C ar on j the ^uods that it is extra pay^ ago.” J _A burglary, one for housebreaking and larceny, one for highway robbery and larceny, one for murder, and one for injury to property. Ir. Todd < Mr. declared that the num- $618.64. 'Hie net, receipts were di vided between the two leagues, with changes schedules will be made as soon as the route of greatesUconvenience for the greatest number of people can be ac curately determind. The company is a South Carolina corporation and is under the same management as four other city bus lines in South and North Carolina; the largest other operation in South Carolina is at Hartsville. and the manager of the Hartsville Coach company will spend several days here to aid in starting the operation. The general manager of all the com Military: W. A. Johnson, A. B. panics will also spend several days Godfrey, W. S. Horne. j assisting Mr. Copeland. Greeter: J. B. Hart, R. P. Hamer,! The city administration has as- W. R. Pitts, Sr. ' signed stops in the vicinity of the Food: Heath Copeland, C. W. An- monument square and all'schedules ■' I derson, John A. Addison. Boys and Girls Work: R. S. Tru- luck, Lynn Cooper, J. Roy Gasque^ Citizenship and Patriotism: John W.oFinney, Sr., B. M. Dutton, B. O. Whitten. Civic Improvement: W. M. Walker, L. W. Bullock, B. R. Austin. Community Betterment: P. L. Bauknight, C. W. Cooper, Guy Tum- blin. Education: Dillard Milam, Jr., Tommy Hollis, P. S. Bailey. Health and Welfare: George R. Blalock, D. H. McFadden, B .F. Win- gard. Safety: Billy Pitts, Billy King, E-ipast week-end M. Timmerman. Sight Conservation and the Blind: Hubert Boyd, S. Y. Adair, J. J. Corn wall. Drinking Drivers Lose Licenses Columbia, July 16. — (Special to The Chronicle).—W. L. Hardeman, GOPs TO MAKE TAX CUT BILL CAMPAIGN ISSUE and Robert C. Wasson. Washington, July 15.—^Republican JoOnnO Connery^ director of "the motor v7hic7e"dwTs7o^ lMd 're’**" 0 * l *^* in * that th< ^ ‘ al - | S NOW Open of the state highway department, an- est K°°0.°°0.00° ‘"come tax cut bill, * w ^ - IS - - $ nounced last week that approvimate- ly 200 persons have had their driv ing licenses suspended by the divis ion during the past two week period on charges of driving under the in fluence of liquor. Of these, six were residents of Laurens county. CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE and routes will originate near tha{ point. Headquarters of the company will be at the Yarborough Oil com pany station whei*e an office will be, _ . maintained and an extra bus will be i ^ r * s ^ yte ” an kept. An announcement and schedule of the inauguration of the new service appears in the advertising columns of today’s paper. STANDINGS Methodist .... Juinor Order Calvary Baptist .. Lydia Baptist .... - WINS BLANKET AT PENNEY’S Mrs. J. V. Lowe was presented an all-wool blanket by the J. C. Penney company store as winner in a guess ing contest sponsored by the firm the A J 4 Miss Blakely Instructor At Youth Conference Miss Margaret Blakely is teaching a course at the Young People’s con ference of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church at Bon darken, the church assembly grounds, near Hendersonville, this week. Delegates from the local church are Misses Louise Tribble and Mona Blakely. Miss Peggy Copeland is also attend ing. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform yon aa to ehang- inr prices, where you can top. ply your needs, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE — READ THE ADS w L Pet. 10 3 .770 9 4 .693 8 4 .667 8 7 .534 6 6 .500 5 8 .385 3 10 .231 3 10 .231 recommendation of the board is stea- , dily decreasing as the tremendous and not official expense. J number of cases accumulated since Listed as claimed by the comptrol-j the office was begun in 1941 have ler general s office are the checks of i been investigated and action taken. Senator O. L. Long and Representa-j At the same time the number of meu tives^Walter^L.^Martin, C. L. Milam | placed on probation has increased rapidly from year to year as state judges and law enforcement officers have learned the crime-preventive value of the board’s supervision, the director said. is as good as dead, made ready to-j T , . ” ! Pe< - ords of board reveal that a, to throw the issue into the 1948 . The Joanna 'L ann ' 1 ry »• Goldv.Ue. smee . was originated, through tost residential campaign. ‘ s n0 ''' OI>en "" Tuesdays and Thurs. year,, it has had only mne her cett The White House dtsclosed that the days , t0 .f erve tha P.^hc- Vegetables "s P a ret« to be failures, with a Presidents veto of the measur e and ,ru ' ls ma >' ba dr ""8 t ''"n U>esJ, correspond,hg 91 per cent proving would be sent to Capitol Hill thls da ^ between the hours of 9 a m. and successful. week, probably Friday. Barring some 3 p H m ' Sp f5' al a PP"‘" tme " t ""«> be, — untorseen development, its backers: made , tor the P™re*"ns »' meats ,, . Counfv Lots. ' lack enough senaie votes to pass it , Palrons bring sufficient help, 'V" '“°“ n, Y L0Se to prepare their own produce loriljrivinn Pirvilpnpc 1 -~ canning and are requested to clean ^ all utensils and equipment which) Columbia, July 16. — (Special to I they use while in the cannery. The, The Chronicle).—According to Lt C canhery furnishes the cans and does E. Burteau of the South Carolina the processing for a charge to pat- highway department, a total of 514 rons - I driving privileges were withdrawn ' J during the past month, setting an WINGARD AT CAMP | all-time high for suspensions in the B. F. Wingard, who serves with the history of the highway department. over the veto. Forest Area In County Examined Columbia, July 16. — (Special to he Chronicle).—A total of approxi- lately 770 acres of^forest area own- examined by representatives of r ^ nk ° r ma i° r on the South Carolina L ' aur en S couqty accounted for 13 of COMING GAMES Tonight: Methodist vs. Lydia. Jacobs Press vs. Presbyterian. Friday: Cal. Baptist vs. Junior Order. Baptist vs. Goldville. Monday: Calvary Baptist vs. Lydia. Methodist vs. Junior Order. Tneeday: Jacobs Press vs. Goldville. Baptist vs. Presbyterian. AH 13 of the withdrawals in Laii- |rens county were in the nature of commission during the fiscal year ! two weeks at tP ° rt Jackson - completed iuly 1, - Assistant State T.-v;.";:;.;,. 7 »i....' Forester J. R. Tiller announced, this kjCVA/ Cl inCF*p I DCDC week. The forestry commission ex-j*' 4 ^’^ OUDOVKI DCKj aminers recommended 325 acres of HONOR ROLL saw-timber and 75 acres of pulpwood ■ for marking. Approximately 72,9501 ’ “THE CHRONICLE brings a great ment statistics, board feet and 216 cords were mark- amount of pleasure to our home each All but five of the drivers penal- ed for cutting. i week,” a lady subscriber said yester- ized in the whole state w*re male, as Tiller stated that the forestry com- j day in renewing her subscription. ! was true of all of the offending driv- mission makes examinations of for-! The same will be true in your home ers in Laurens county. Action was suspensions. There were no revoca tions of licenses made in the county during the month, and no cancella tions, according to highway depart- est areas and recommendations for cutting ^only when specifically re quested to do so by the landowner. County Peach Crop RESULTS LAST WEEK Methodist 7, Goldville, 0 (forfeit). , . _ .. . Presbyterian 7, Calvary Baptist 0 Moving TO MOfket (forfeit). ' ' Lydia 2, Presbyterian 1. Lydia 9, MethcAdiamr^* —^ Junior Order 8, Jacobs Press 4. Junior Order 6. Baptist 2. Calvary Baptist 7, Goldville 0 (for feit).. » 4 Calvary Baptist 9, Baptist 8. Through last Saturday 75 cars of Laurens county peaches had been j shipped to Northern markets, accord ing to County Agent C- B. Cannon. Heavy shipments of the Elberta variety, county’s principal crop, are expected»for the next two weeks. if you are not a member of our large taken in Laurens against 13 drivers family of readers. New subscriptions j for driving under the influence of li- invited, anywhere. ; quor. Welcome and thanks to those on The 17 to 29 age bracket included our Honor Roll this week: the majority of the Laurens county MRS. FRANCES AMERSON, violators, with seven drivers in this Greenwood. ) classification. This was also true in the state totals, with 226 in this age MRS. RAYON MITCHELL, Newberry. MRS. E. MOOD SMITH, Clinton. MAJOR W. R. HOLCOMBE, c o PM, San Francisco, Cal. JOHN MOULTRIE, Edgefield. group penalized tor intractions of highway regulations. -* Of the cases in South Carolina, 283 resulted from action taken the state highway patrol, while rive of the cases in Laurens county y.ere in the same category.