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f If You Dbn't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 31, 1947 ROBERT S. OWENS Robert Spencer Owens, a member of one of the community’s oldest families, holds the distinction of be ing the only practicing attorney-at- law in Clinton, with offices in the Jacobs building. y Mr. Owens was born in Clinton, a son of the late Warren Edgar Owens and Mary Bailey Owens. He attend ed the local high school, Presbyterian college, anchthe University; of South Carolina. He graduated in law at the latter institution. Upop leaving college, Mr. Owens taught school' two years in Bambeg county. In 1909-10 he taught at tha Lydia Mills school here. He then be came editor of The Clinton'Chronicle (owned by Jacobs & Company) for a short while, resigning in 1911 to enter the University as a law student. PUNS 60 FORWARD FOR NEW HOia Stockholders felect 15 Directors to Head Cor poration. Officers Are Named at Later Session. BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. L. Plaxico C. W. Anderson -—T. E. Addison J. Leland Young H. L. Eichelberger P. S. Bailey W. C. Baldwin W. W. Harris R. P. Hamer D. O. Rhame Roy Casque D. A. Yarborough C. C. Giles Robert M. Vance R. E. Wysor, III CITY CIVIC CLUBS TO HEAR THURMOND Mayor Bishop Named On District Committee NEW LIONS HEAD The first stockholders meeting of the Clinton Community Hotel cor poration was held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock in the high school au ditorium, with a number of share holders represented in person and by proxy. R. L. Plaxico was elected chair man, and W. H. Simpson as secre tary of the meeting. The credentials committee reported that 368 units of the 595 units of stock sold were represented, which constituted a majority. A recommendation of the prelimi nary executive committee was adopt ed calling for a board of directors to consist of 15 members. A subsequent motion was unanimously adopted that nominations be made from the * ’Columbia, Ju\y 29. — T tSpecial to The Chronicle).f—Mayor L. E. Bishop j df Clinton and Mayor L. H. Taylor of Laurens h^ve been appointed 1 members of the committee which is 1 to atrarige for a meeting of town of-» J ficials in the Fourth Congressional | district, according to an announce ment from J. N. Caldwell, secretary j | of the South Carolina Municipal as-' | sociation. Ten other mayors in the 1 district comprise the committee, i which was elected at a meeting of' | the Municipal association here yes-! ilerday. ! j Mr. Caldwell stated that a series of meetings for the member-munici- • ! palities of th6 association in each j congressional district will begin in j the fall. Members of the state legis-1 lature, as well as members of tbe i association, are invited to attend j GOVERNOR THURMOND The city’s three civic clubs. Ex change, Lions and Kiwanis, will join in a dinner-meeting tomorrow (Fri day) evening at 7:30 in the Presby terian college dining hall. Dinner will be served by the college, with ! these district conferences, he said. Little Snider Girl Claimed By Death Number 31 13 ROAD PROJECTS FINISHED IN COUNTY IN PAST 10 YEARS 1 Records Show Large Amount of Work Done 'Under Commissioners Sawyer and Williamson. Columbia. July 29. — (Special to The Chronicle).—State highway de-* partment records indicate that the war years during the past decade were rather lean ones fdr the depart ment’s construction in Laurens coun ty, with three years when, there wa>. no road work completed. Other than this, highway construction in Lau rens county has remained at a fairly Fred W. Smith, \entural, Calif., is even number except for orie year ; the new president of the Internation- w hen there w r ere five projects com- al Association of Lions clubs. He was 1 pieted, an unusually large amount oi advanced by unanimous vote from loac | FRED W. SMITH unanimous vote | the first vice-presidency at the 30th annual convention of the association Sophie Dennis daughter of Mr During the past decade, from July 1, 1936 to June 30, 1946, there hove is Snider, 7-year-old held the past week at San Francisco. ’ . . ' , j - , . T r. «M Mrs. John R. Smith snecds Chrtord D. Pi.rc, of*™ ft tickets now on' sale at McGee’s] Snider, who reside near the city, died| Memphis, Tenn. ■ ' G ac“ompllsh^ uj^er thT^adw: Drug store. 1 Sunday afternoon following a brief; The joint meeting, the first of its j illness. kind in the city, will be addressed by; Funeral services were held Tues- International, according to the report m i ssioner from 19 26 until his death J. Stronrf Thurmond, governor ol a f ternoon f rom the home by Dr.! made by the secretary-general and December. 1940, and J Stanley The convention concluded the most s hip of tw'o chief highway commis- j successful year in the history of Lions sionersrthfe late Ben M. Sawyer, om- South Carolina. The program will open with the singing of “America,” followed by the invocation by Rev. J. O. Watson. Robert B. Hellams, of the Exchange W. R. Turner, assisted by Rev. L. R. Allen. Interment followed in Rose mont cemetery. founder, Melvin Jones, of Chicago. Williamson, who was removed frarp He reported the formation of 853 new 0 fyi ce t wo weeks ago by the high- Lions clubs and the additiofi of way commission. parents; three sisters,. Margie Lee, club will serve as toastmaster and j Gw( , nd ^ Middle Pay; thr« brief words of welcome will be ex- 1 floor * majority vote required Upon completion of his law course.f or election. Forty-one nominations in 1913, Mr. Owens located in Abbe-: we re made by stockholders and- the ville for the practice of his profes- names written on a blackboard as the sion. In 1917 he entered the military nominations were made. service, being etationed at Fopt Ogle thorpe, Camp Wadsworth and Camp Gordon until the close of the war. After receiving his discharge, Mr. Owens located at McCormick to prac tice law. He remained there uati) the death of his brother, William Bailey Owens, of this city, in 1929. He im mediately moved back to Clinton and accepted a position with M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, and as manager of the W. J. Bailey Insurance Agency, Ballots ^dre passed aniji following the vote tabulation it was announced that 15 of the nominees had received a majority unit vote and were de clared elected. .. The list appears above. Ae a subsequent meeting of the directors at Hotel Dayton in the af ternoon, officers were elected. R. L. Plaxico was, elected president of the corporation; R. P. Hamer, vice-pres ident; Robert Wysor, III, secretary; tended by Mayor L. E. Bishop. Governor Thurmond will be intro duced by Dr. M. W. Brown, president of the college. Music will be furnished by Mrs. I,. S. McMillan, pianist, and Miss Linda Franks, soloist, of Laurens. Silver Comet Now Has New Coaches Newest of the much-heralded post war passenger equipment — stream- The Utile girl ‘is survived by her «.332 men to the roster of the .sso-, construction ,n the coun. elation m the 12 months period end- ; durl the Ust mg June 30, for a total of 6,117 clubs'.' and 326,448 members. He stated that a Lions club was established in mid-1 1W6-1937: 4.9 miles of bituminous July at Lismore, New South Wales, surfacin 8 on route 39 aft a cost of Australia, and that there are Lions A^>378. brortners, John R., George H. and Ray Snider. Tom Robertson Dies Suddenly In Boston. clubs in 19 countries. Lions Interna-! 1937-1938: Signals erected on route tional, he added, is now the largest, 76 ®t a cost of $2,497. Signals erected strongest and most active service, on route 76 at a cost of $2,460. On Tom G. Robertson, well known;club organization in the world, here by a number of friends and boy- froute 276, 9.2 miles of earth' type hood associates, died suddenly last Mountville Bov Wednesday in Boston, Mass. The fu- j » , _ ' ~ neral cervices were held in Chatfa- Attends rOrCStry V*affip nooga, Tenn., Sunday afternoon. Mr. Robertson was born and reared i surfacing at a cost of $68,665. On : route 76, 9.6 miles at a cost of $244,- ,915. On route 7, 6.6 miles of bitu- ; minous surfacing at a cost of $92,131. Columbia, July 29. — (Spec'ial to Also « one railroad (Wing bridge. 75 The Chronicle).—The South Carolina ^ m length, on route 76 at a cost Forestry commission, which is soon- °* $T1,110; one combination type er’s departure July 28. Mrs. Kenneth Gordon (Margaret In announcing the receipt of-these Robertson) of Rensselaer, New Ybrk formerly operated by his brother. In anA ^ c B| ^ dwin treasurer. A mo 1932 he resigned the bank position ^ waj that suitable bond to re-enter the practice of law here, be ided for ^ treasurer . at the same tune retaining his insur- J, ,, . —aflee connection. , . I The president was empowered to ■ , , ] name the necessary permanent com- Mr. Owens has served “ Utt«s of the organiieUbn. Mertfngs mender of Ufe local American Legion | o( lhe board wlu b( , held (rom time post. The Robert S. Owens chapter^ time as , anJ are tormulated and (Confederate Veterans) was named ^ (orward (or the erKlion 0( the for his grandfather and was an active , new , 0 . room mn-type hotel on the organization of the community until Broad Street Meth- ,ts membership gradually was cteim. dist rec purchaMd (rom ed by death. He Is a past president oi Van „ B * fin of this city. the Clinton Lions club and an active member of the organization. In 1934 luxury cars from the builders, H. E. Pleasants, general passenger agent in Atlanta, stated that more deluxe coaches were placed in sexy^ce in Library Added To this train on the same date. jr -r. gi*i| n The new Silver Comet, offering LyGIO IVilllS rrogrOITI every convenience and comfort, has ^ 7 enjoyed a large patronage from Clin- Much interest is being shown in ton since it was pi* into operation the recent library addition as a part several weeks ago. the Lydia Cotton Mills recreation program. Three hundred new books have been secured, with a monthly *um-over of 40 books. The library is The camp, where instruction im 1938-1939: One signal type bridge forestry management, forestry pro- on route 76 at a cost of $3,721. No He was a nephew of Mrs. Julia Grif-! t* 01 * 0 "* tre€ identification, and state road work completed. park activities will be give J Q«.is be- 1939-1940: l*. — ——* — «« One railroad crossing ling held at Camp Juniper in Cheraw | bridge on route 76 at a cost of $21,- | State park. One boy frofh each coun-; • ty in the state will attend the camp from July 28 to August 2. Clinton Mills To Build More Houses' Jacobs Purchases Express Building J. F. Jacobs, of Jacobs List, Inc., an advertising agency of this city, has supported by voluntary contributions' P urc * iase{ * the store building adjoin- from interested citizens of the com- I <> n E*st Carolina ave- Mrs. ^lina Vance Bailey. An Application for a charter will be filed in the near future by the > f he was efactett attorney for thr eity j ^ dlr< , cl0 an archiUc ' t of Clinton and hM continuously hold],^ and ^ pu|hed actu>1 construction of the building. In the recent community campaign $132,000 was subscribed in stock in the venture by 362 men and women. The hotel will cost $215,000, with bonds issued for the remainder of the cost. r the position since that time. His church affiliation is with the First Presbyterian church, coming as he does from a long line of Presbyte rian ancestry.. His father, until his death two years ago, was senior elder of the church and his mother for many long years was a dearly loved teacher in the Sunday scho9l where! q 1. O \/ her life touched and blessed many'DCttS Ull VOCOtlOn boys and giru. At Bon darken Mr. Owens married Miss Mary % Frances Pool of Sewberry. They have Dr c Bynum Betts> pastor ^ the four, children, Mr% Conway Twitty Associate Reformed Presbyterian (Mary Bailey) of Rock Hill, Miss,^ rs Be tt Sj w iu leave i / Anne Qwrens, who will enter Win- throp college in September as a freshman, Bobby Owens, who is a rising sophomore at Clemson college, and Tench P. Owens, law student at the University of Virginia and,a vet eran of the recent war, seeing over sea duty. Mr. Owens, upon comple tion of hir legal training, plans to associate himself here with his fath er in the practice of law. Mr. Owens in the practice of his profession hat always liyed up to the highest traditions of the bar; As a citizen he has always manifested an interest in the city and community and contributed his part to its pro gress and betterment. today for /l a month’s stay at their summer cottage at Flat Rock, N. C., the A. R. P. church’s summer assem bly ! grounds. Preaching services will be suspend ed at the church for the month of August, but Sunday school and young people’s meetingss will be con ducted as usual, it has been an nounced. READ * THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK Tfcey Inform yon aa to chang ing prices, where yon can sup ply your Aoois, where yon can shop to advantage. BE WISE — READ THE ADS Mrs. Dendy Erecting Four New Houses Mrs. M. C. Dendy, of Orlando, Fla., has begun the erection of four stucco- concrete residences on Jones street at the rear of Mrs. W. J. Duncan’s property. The houees, it is under stood, Iwil be occupied by members of the college faculty. Nancy Hughes has been Secitred as librarian, with daily hours from 9 Id 11:30 and 3 to 6 p.m. Visitors are al ways cordially welcomed, the libra- Preliminary grading has begun for the erection of a number of bunga low houses at the Clinton Cotton Mills for employees of the corpor ation. Construction work will get underway at once, according to. Vice- President P. S. Bailey. The houses r ian states. will be built in the Elizabeth, Jack- j ♦— son and Jefferson streets area. Tn An enUre bldck of houses in the V ' ,, 7 lo same area has recently been com pleted, some of which are already occupied. Concrete block construc tion was used. 1 munity. i nue an( * now occupied by the Rail- . . . j .u » ! wa X Express agency. The purchase Announcement is made that Mra. lwas made (rom w H Shand ^ ; 408. No road work completed, j 1940-1941: (first term of J. Stanley j Williamson as chief highway com missioner): 10 miles of earth type - j surfaeipg on route 56. at a cost of „ ; $48,564. 1 1941-1942 : 6.5 miles of earth sur facing on route 30 at a cost of $82.- 41'8. One bridge, 44.58 feet in length, was also constructed. 1942-1943: 1.6 miles widened and improved on route 39 at a cost of $40,222. On route 39, 83 miles of earth type base at a cost of $84,847. 1943’-1944: No road work com pleted. Infestation High I 1944 - 1 945: 6.5 miles of earth type Boll weevil infestation the past from near Enoree river to route 1276 in Gray Court, at a cokt of Boll Weevil Turners Awpy On Month's Vacation Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mrs. Tur Open September 1 week showed from five per cent as high as 72 per cent, County Agent ♦' 2 » 442 - C. B. Cannon said yesterday. The 1947-48 sessiort.of the Clinton public schools will open on Monday, September 1, it is announced by Supt. W. R. Anderson, Jr. The first faculty meeting of the: B _ Turner year will be held-at 10:30~on the; ^ opening date, with second mee£ings. r in the afternoons at the respective] NEW SUBSCRIBERS A r4 zx t - £• o 4 -1 4 a ner and children, left this week for j buildings, Supt. Anderson stated Students will report Tuesday morn- a month’s vacation to be spent in . « j Macon, Ga., Greensboro, N. C., and mg ’ the 2n( ^> at o clock. Massanetta Springs, Va., where Dr. Turner will attend the pastor’s school. Mid-Slate League STANDING of clubs (Tfcroofh Saturday, July 26) Atlanta Surgeon Taken By Death 1945-1946: 8.3 miles of bituminous surfacing on route 25 at a cost of BOYD TO SPEAK SUNDAY $46.677.-On route 101r»6.4 miles of Dr. a H. Boyd, of the college fac- bituminous surfacing at a cost bf ulty, wili be the guest minister Sun-) In addition to these corn- day at the First Presbyterian' church P^ted roads, there were several pro in the absence of the pastor. Dr. W. 1 J ects under construction, indicating that with the completion of the war that highway work was again accel erating. These projects were: the bi- ^tuminous retreatment of 66 miles i iSNkisNn asm i Jrom the Newberry-Laurens county HONOR ROLL / /line towards Clinton, at an estimat- • / ed cost of $10,600; the bituminous Merchants and business firms who surfacin g 0 f 7.6 miles from U ' S advertise in THE CHRONICLE regu- route 22l at Watts MiU towards Riverdale .... 29 12 .707 Laurens .... 26 15 .634 Joanna *. .... 26 15 .634 Whitmire .... 24 17 .585 Watts .... .... 22 18 .550 Newberry .... 15 26 .366 Mollohon .t .... 14 27 .341 Clinton .... 7 33 .175 Dr. Charles Wesley Roberts Atlanta, brother of Mrs. C. C. Giles further enlarge our list. of this city, died suddenly Monday] Welcome and thanks to those on 000; the bituminous surfacing of 6.4 at his home. Dr. Roberts was a prom-‘our Honor Roll this week: inent Atlanta surgeon, member of the American Medical association, and was well known as an authority Sewerage System For Lydia Mills Officials of the Lydia Cotton' Mills stated yesterday that a contract is to be let in the near future for the in stallation of a modern water and sewerage system to serve the entire population of the large village in which a number of very attractive houses have just been completed. COMING GAMES Saturday, August 2— Whitmire at Mollohon. Joanna at Clinton. Watts at Riverdale. Newberry at Laurens. Monday, August 4— Riverdale at Mollohon. Watts at Clinton. Whitmire at Laurens. Newberry at Joanna. Wednesday, August f— Mollohon at Watts.« Clinton at Newberry. Riverdale at Whitmire. Laurens at Joanna. 0 The funeral service was held yes terday in Atlanta, with interment to follow today in Douglas, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Giles are attending the services. Baptists Have Supply Pastor For August The Rev. Lloyd Batson, of Alcolu, will serve the First Baptist church as supply pastor during the month of August. Mr. Batson is a graduate of Furman university, the son of a Bap tist minister, and saw overseas ser vice during "the recent war. - • The pastor, Rev. J. H. Darr, ac companied by Mifs. Darr and chil dren, will leave today Iw the lower part of the state where they will spend a month’s vacation. AC IE LEE JOHNSON, F2c, Corpus Christi, Texas. K. P. FIRST. Harrisburg, Pa. MRS. E. P. PRATT. MISS PEGGY BALLARD, Columbia. MRS. BERTHA GREGORY, Griffin, Ga. MRS. A. L. ROLAND, Laurens. ALEX CRAWFORD, MRS. C. R. McCUMBER, W. R. LANFOip, JOHN C. SLATEN, Goldville. MRS. R. C. WILKIE, RFD.No. 1. T. F. KING, - BILLY FENNELL, "< - South Clinton. MRS. CECIL SPURLOCK, MRS. CHARLIE LOWERY. MISS ELIZABETH JONES, West Clinton. miles from Gilbert to route 43 at an estimated cost of $37,700. Only One Accident Reported Post Week - j Columbia, July 29. — (Special to The Chronicle).—One highway acci dent took place in Laurens county during the past week, according to i W. L. Hardeman, director of the mo tor vehicle division of the state high* way department. The accident re sulted in injuries to one of the per sons involved. Ninety-eight driving licenses were suspended in the state during the week for infractions of highway reg ulations. Four licenses were suspend ed in Laurens county. .A total of 87 accidents were re ported in South Carolina. Eleven per sons died as a result of these acci dents, in addition to |the 75 persons who received injuries in the wrecks. » ir , : , , , ivzui.«; ai rwai.is auu lowaras llarly have a large audience of pros- Cross Anchor> at an estimated cost |pective buyers who read their adver-. of ss^goo; the bituminous surfacing I tisements before shopping. New of 8 3 miles ad , acem to y s Rou , e , of subscribers are added each week to 25 between Ware Shoals and CoM ' Point at an estimated cost of $50,- * 0