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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newipopet, Complete Newsy and Reliable an If You’Don't Read . THE CHRONICLE ; You Don't Get the Newt Volume XLVII Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 21, 1947 Number 34 CLINTON Business, Professional Folks You Know William E. Adair, Former Clintonian, Passes In Greenville William E. Adair, 58, of Greenville, died suddenly last Wednesday 'after noon near River Falls, where he and I. F. Jacobs Heads . Dillard Jacobs Agency, Robert .Black Jacobs List J. F. Jacobs, df this city, has re- Commission Gives Report On City's Recreation Program Ten Drunken Drivers Lose Licenses In County During July JOANNA WORKERS RECEIVE AWARDS Columbia, Aug. 19.— (Special to t •-♦.-'the Clinton Recreation commission. The Chronicle).—With the 568 driv-: signed as president of Jacobs List, ^ yesterday that the work of the ing licenses withdrawn during the • his. wife had gone -for a drive The' Inc ‘’ t0 take Up active work Wlth 1 *!commission is satisfactorily going month of July in South Carolina, a, ! announcement of his passing camei Dillard J a c° bs Agency of Atlanta, ConVard< ] new record has been set for the larg-, ' Ga. Robert F. Black succeeds Mr.| Rujilic tennis courts in the city est number withdrawn by the state. Jacobs as president of Jacobs List. have been put in good condition, the;highway department, W. L. Harde-j The Dillard Jacobs Agency is one Florida Street school baseball dia- man, director of the motor vehicle men gathered on Clark field in Gold- of the oddest and best esUblishid ad- mond has been lighted for night play- division of the department, announc-, ville Saturday night for a unique and verUsing^agendes^rf^the^Sout^Since' ing, and a boys baseball league ov-jed last week. , well-carried-out program sponsored 417 Given Recognition for Long Service Rec ords. Thurmond Speaks. An audience of 800 men and wo- as a great shock to members of his family and friends. The funeral services were held in Greenville Friday afternoon^ con ducted by Or. John O. Smith and Dr B. Rhett Turnipseed lowed in Woodlawn with a large gathering tending the last Mr. Adair was a native of this city, j ^ "“^nrondetor" under fle ld n® 31, B*! 1 Street school. ! surrendered their driving privileges or more of continuous service with a son of the late Tom and Lorenna| man ** emcnt as sole P ro P nelor unoer, r w , .j..,* ^ 1-:^ in C. W. ANDERSON Collie W. Anderson, one of the well-known energetic young business men of the city, was !>orn in Lau rens. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Frank Anderson, who reside near the city. As a small la4 Mr. Anderson mov ed here with his parents. At the age of 18 he accepted a position at Sum ter where he operated a veneer mill. From there he moved to Morggnton, N. C., where he was employed by a life insurance company/ In 1930 Mr. Anderson returned to Clinton and entered the wholesale hosiery business as jobbers. He open- ed and operated a 5 and 10c store here for some time until he decided to give his entire attention to the hosiery business. In 1946, with associates, he organ ized and built the Dapper Hosiery Mills, Inc., on Henry street, now en gaged in the manufacturing of ladies Odell Adair. He was bom January 3, 1889, and spent his early life here. From here he went to Greenwood about 25 years ago, and 15 years later moved to Greenville, where he had since made his home, during which time he held several responsi ble positions. He was a member of Buncombe Street Methodist church and an active member of its men’s Bible class. A man of high ideals and possessing many admirable traits of character, he made and held a large circle of friends who will leant with sincere regret of his*death. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Milam Adair; one daughter, Misi Betty Adair; and one son, William M. Adair, both of Greenville; two sisters, Miss Ella Adair, of this city, and Mrs. M. H. Yount, of Hickory, N. C.; three broth ers, Joe R. Adair of Laurens, Clifton the name Dillard Jacobs/Agency. I Large numbers of adults and chil- were men. There were neither can-,the Joanna corporation. In addition R*W." Smith,* who’foV 25’years hasten have enjoyed night softball served as account executive and vice-16 ames * t* 16 report stated. The corn- president of the Dillard Jacobs AgenJ™ttee expressed the opinion that the cy, will continue his work with the. ^eabon programs of Joanna Mills, _ agency. Also,. R. S. PCacock, of At- : Goldville » tbe town of Clinton and one dr j ver was j n the 40 and above lanta, who has served the agency as; town of Laurens have contributed to ■ age g roupi -The other three persons treasurer and space buyer for more! the * act that from May until the ho lost their ]j censes were 30 to 39 than 25 years, will continue to serve' P resen t there have been no juveni e | years ot age as space buyer and general manager j delin<luency case * in any court in LaurenS county. During the same pe- of the Atlanta office.* Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, of, Atlanta, is also associated with the agency as an account executive. The agency will move from the Mortgage Guarantee building on September/I into more adequate of fices in the Dillard Jacobs building at 1206 Spring street, N.W. The following are a few of the advertising accounts the agency will continue to serve: The Calotabs com pany, Atlanta; Capudine Chemical cellations nor revocations in the to receiving the handsome awards, county. ; group received the personal con- Six of the suspended drivers W er* V atulatl0 " s , of u G6v ^ n ? r J ' Str0 ™ between the ages of 17 and 29, and! Thurmond for the,r fldeht y t0 a J ob ' Twenty-one persons who had been - with the mills 25, years or longer were presented gold watches, gold 'rings and lapel pins by William A. More suspensions were made vice-presidenx and gener- the state, a total ol 551, than cancel-i al Theie _ - , . ; . 4U ’people were also inducted as mem- lations or revocations, of which theie ; K ^ l were seven o( the former, and ten o(i bera °' th ' ' X5ld J ,m " s < ?) ub J the latter. Two of the withdrawals,: s h . ea 1 t,ed b? M '; whQ were due to unspecified causes, 2« 1 ° c *" d _ in Goldvtlle m 1907 to ac- persons were habitual violators. and -l'P' a r>nograph.c pos.tmn wtth the ithe remainder were drunken drivers Banna Manufacturing company. He playground equipment can be ^ ffen wo ’ has * iven 40 years of faitWul and vided at all schools. ' m*.n cnrronrioroH thoir Hrisrinu 1 unselflsh service to the community Wilmot Shealy has been director 0 *' ■ -i , t mnnth i n 4e n „th'rni^i a>i< L^ is P eo P le - Mr. Moorhead stated activities during the summer, assist-® 'that the average number of empliy- riod last year there were 27 cases. / In planning’for the future, Secre tary Neely states that a football lea gue is contemplated, composed of teams from the four schools in Hun ter district No. 5, and it is hoped that Adair and Dillard Adair of this city, company, Raleigh, N C; White Cros« hospital, Atlanta; Shivar Springs ed by’two- local boys. The commission is composed of C. W. Anderson, chairman, J. Leland Young, vice- chairman, W. C. Neely, secretary- elton, S. C.; Aluminum Ihirniture! lrMsurcr ' 0,b ' r I1 me A , " b ' rs I ,h c e c0 ”- pany. Marietta, Ga.; Crown Food;’™ 510 " are W B A * b,e ; J , H k Sparks ' company, Atlanta; Dixie'*•■ C * Cannon, and W. A. Johnson. 392 Miles County Roods Now In State System Columbia, Aug’19.-(Special to ^ M_anufactu r l«_company,_ Char-j^n, as (ollos „ : Clinton Uons club, Products Medicine company, Charlotte, N. C.;j The Chronicle).—The Laurens coun ty roadway in the state highway sys- lotte; Winnsboro Granite corporation, Rion, S. C.; Dickey DAig company, the end 6f the 1939-1940 fiscal year hose^and' employing T number of I 10 392 miles in the fiscal year just people. Offices of the C. W, Anderson completed accord.ng to a report to- Hosiery company, whit* he own*, ;a »5'‘ rom »»•• highway depart- tem has increased from 260 miles at Bristol, Va. Mr. Jacobs expects to maintain an office in. Clinton, but< the home office of the agency will remain in Atlanta. i venue. • haa of other busi- are on E. Carolina a' Mr. Anderson also nass interests. He heads the Duncan Creek' Implement company, distribu tors for "Ford tractors and imple ments in the county. He is associated in business with a brother. Gene An derson, under the name of Gene An derson’s in Anderson, a complete la dies store. His hobby is fine cattle, and he owns and operates the Dun- ment. At the conclusion of the 1939-1940 fiscal year, 97 milaa of the state high way system in Laurens county were of standard concrete pavement and other comparable types, and 82 miles were bituminous surfaced. Unim- The financial report shows total receipts of $2,504.84, with contribu- lina. The 14 least number in tbe entire state. Persons in-.the 17 to 29 age group accounted for the largest number of withdrawals, 243. With 183 withdrawals in - the 30 to ees in the life of the mills has been County Acreage In Com and Grain Crops Larger Than Cotton Columbia, Aug. 19. — (Special to The Chronicle). — More acreage in proved type dirt roads in the county j Laurens and the majority of other totalled 98 miles.. In addition, ten miles of highway in the county were undergoing bituminous surfacing at $2,300; Clinton Kiwanis club, $204.84;jors other sources, $450.97. Disbursements i J have totlaed $700.09 — $227.59 tor' p on< J Association equipment and repairs, $472.50 forl-w . i i f* labor, leaving a balance cash on hand wrganiZOd tOf V*OUnty of $2,255.72 as of August 18. These- ——— figures, it was stated do not include At a recent meeting held at Stew- 1900 expended by the city for light ing facilities at Florida Street school axl fehrt of its 32JQQ0 fund Allocated for tfc* recreational program directed by the commission. to 16 age group lost the^oo. The 417 receiving awards rep- >er of licenses, only three. resented a b ou t go per cent, he said. He received his award from Gover nor Thurmond. ~ Seventy-two men and women who 0 _ , .. ... , .had been connected with the mills 39 age classmcat.on th.a group plac-! betw „ n 20 an(| 2 , a , so recclv . ed second, and the 40-aud-above age , group placed third with 139 violat-l , j t g.* i, n i were presented by Walter Regnery, assistant general manager of the mills. There were 184 in the 15 to 20 County Gas Tax For can Crefck Hereford farm near here,: lh ® concll “ 1 ° n ^ the fi * cal year ; raising purebred cattle for breeding.! Now, with the completion of the Mr. Anderson is a past president of the Clinton Lions, club and one of counties in the state is planted to' July Is $5,140 year group who received rings and ■pins presented by Joe L. Delany, su- • perintendent of the mills, and 140 in the 10 to 15 year grouprwho received pins, presented by W- K. Waits, as sistant superintendent. y i A telegram was read from W. 44- corn and like grain crops than to cot- 1 art O. Brown’s fish pond near here, the Laurens County Fish Pond asso ciation was formed, with about 30 present from all parta of the county, Re 3 ner 7 of Chicago, 111., president of who are interested inTlsh ponds. * be *xpre**ing regret in his J. B. O’Dell, county soil conserve- inability 10 h® Present for the mem- tion district technician, was elected: orab ^® occasion and extending ton-^ president;. Robert P. Hamer, of this 3 ratldations and ' appreciation to the city, vice-president; and Randolph r ® ci P i ® rtts on the* 1, l° n 6 years of Davis, of near -^hnton, secretary-' faithful service and association with ton although many consider cottonl Columbia, Aug. 19.— (Special to, treasurer. Elected on the board of 1 ^company to be the principal crop of South! The Chronicle). — Laurens county directors were “Jake” League, Lau- Carolina, according to a statement j will receive $5,140 this month in gas- lren s; Sam Fleming, Ora; Stewart O. The exercises opened with the in vocation by Rev. L. W. Brown, pastor V ul its active members. He is also a mem ber and 1946-1947 fiscal year, there are over j this week from L. S. Wolfe, agricul-! oline tax allotments, Jefll Bates, state Brown, of near here; and B. Hub4rt of. the Qaldville Presbyterian church. 193 miles of primary road in thejtunst With tbe .state department of jitreasurer, announced this'Wl«*rLast Boyd, of this city 4 * K “" ’ v '“ state highway system in Laurens of the Chamber of Commerce, cou t nty . ^ ® ver in secondary served as chairman of the ex-i^ 8 *™' ° u f the roads in the prinW ecutive committee in the recent cam- sy *t«ni» about 67 miles are of stan- paign to raise funds in the city for the erection of a modern new hotel. He was elected at the stockholders meeting held recently as g member of the board of directors of the cor poration. His church affiliation is with the First Presbyterian church 4! this city. Mr. Anderson leads a busy life but is always willing to give oi his time dard pavement, and about 111 miles are bituminous surfaced. Unimprov ed dirt roads in the primary system number about 13 miles, and improv ed dirt roads, 0.8 mile. In the Lau- agriculture. August, the county received a small- i The meeting was preceded by a ^r. Moorhead then went to the mi- cfbphone and welcomed the assem bled crowd, including many visitors. rens county secondary system for the ( 72,100 acres of grain was planted, as state highway department there is contrasted to 36,643 acres of cotton, about 0.2 mile of standard pavementjCorn made up 31,598 acres of this roadway, and 48 miles of bituminous 'amount, with the remainder small surfaced roadway. Unimproved dirt in work"*for**the*interest of the city!^ the secondary system total and community. He is a Clinton 141 ,ni1 ®*’ and *mP«>ved dirt booster first and last. pc In terms of cash returns, cotton is'er sum, $4,586, and this was true for Ash fry, with the fish supply being still the main crop in South Caro-jail the counties in the state, for al-! cau $ht from fish ponds in the Hope-:To those in the groups receiving lina, however, with the grains more! lotments have increased this year, community. ~ (awards he expressed his warm per- important as stock feed and individ-iMr. Bates stated. I Vern Davison, soil conservation 1 sonal appreciation for their long ual food supply than as a market | Last year in South Carolina the (regional biologist, Spartanburg, ad-1 years of service and loyalty, and ex crop. The last census of the United,distribution was only $244,473, buttressed the meeting. pressed the hope that the “Old Tim- States department of agriculture| this year the amount has increased' ♦ | ers Club’’and other groups will grow showed that in Laurens county alone,[to $282,291. , I KiwanianS Hear Of 1 in number from year t0 year “ I hope Distribution of the tax is comput- 1 . " . w we will remain fne large, happy ed on a basis of the. number of li-1 InternOflOnol Meet j family, working to produce the best censes sold in each county. Five cents) — goods and give the best service pj»- of the tax goes to the state highway 1 At the regular Kiwanis club meet- sible to our customers," he said, department, while the counties re !‘^Thursday evening, President R. ! Governor Thurmond was intro- ceive the remaining one cent. Boland gave an interesting ac-jduced to the audience by J. B. Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson reside on North Broad street. Mrs. Anderson before marriage was Miss Rosa Wil son. They have three daughters,, Mrs. Gary Lehn (Norma) of this city; Bar hart, a sophomore at Winthrop college the coming year; • and Mary Catherine, student at Clinton high. Mountville School Opens September 1 The Mountville public school will open the 1947-1948 session Monday morning, Sept. 1, at 8:45. The following comprise the teach ing staff: Mrs. Olga Laramore, Misa Tommie Lee Smith, Mrs. Carl Whar ton, Miss Mary Boyd, M«. Daisy Watkins, Mrs. Melvin Williams, Mrs. R. R. Burns, and Mr. Burns, super intendent * roads, seven miles. The figures at the completion of the 1946-1947 fiscal year, do, not, how ever, include the five per cent of county road mileage taken into the state system July 1 of this year. The amount of roadway in the state 1 : system has increased in South Carolina from 9,629 to 15,596 miles during this period. ^ • - - - ■ Parking Meters To Be Installed Soon ■■ 11 - Posts for 170 parking meters irt a good part of the business district of the city have been put in place and the meters will be installed in the next few days and put into oper ation, * according to Mayor L. E. Bishop. An ordinance relating to traffic, the using of the parking meters, etc., ap pears in The Chronicle today, to which the public’s attention is di grain yields, such as oats, barley, rye, and wheat. The United States department of •friculture will conduct its next T occoo Wj se Wj ns farm-to-farm five-year census in 1 . * ’" * 1950. If farm labor is. more plentiful High Honor At Comp next year, the percentage of cotton ‘ planted might be higher, Mr. Wolfe said. He added that it was probable that grains would^continue to hold a count of the highlights of the Inter- 1 secretary of the mills, president of national^ Kiwanis convention held the Joanna Foundation, and a ihem- recently^ in Chicago, 111. President ber of the 20-year employees groups Boland attended as the official rep resentative of the club. Miss Toccoa Wise, daughter of Mrs. i FIRST COTTON BOLL The first cotton boll of the season ( reeled was brought to The Chronicle office j J- Tuesday morning from the farm of’School EloCtlOll In Mrs. Georj* A. Copeland near <•* W a d SW 0r rtl District H. M. Wise, has returned from Lake R e yj VQ | Meeting At **«**ao wvMAAu/vuuiiJiuc wu uuiu a ; Lure cflinp for girls* Lake Lure, N»* ■ ^^- lead over cotton in acreage, although ;C., where she spent several weeks, j LOligSiOII v»hurCn The 21st camp season came to a close with a two-day horse show, a! Orphanage Schools To Open Monday i The Thornweh orpha mar and high schools will begin their much-coveted honor. She was chosen vited. new session next Monday. The ma-1 last year to be one of the eight “L” j ^ Irons and children are returning to girls selected by campers and coun- GaStley New Monooer the campus this week after a month’s selors alike to represent the highest V*i; a f vacation. * ideals of a Lake Lure camper. VwllniOn IwOOCn V^Ompcny TAKES POSITION AT ERSKINE UONS TO HAVE Friends of Mrs. J. A. Guthrie, of OUTDOOR MEET FRIDAY Cross Hill, recently employed by the 1 The Uons club will hold its meet- cornpany now . ofr ® rin < P ublic trans * State Training school here, will be in g Friday evening at John T. IJ>*ationservice the community, interested to know she has accepted. young’s spring, near the city, officers ) He succ ® ed8 L - L- Copeland, Jr. a position at Erskine college and left state. A chicken stew v^ll be served) ^ this week for her new work. j and a n members are expected tq at-- ' ^ Ttend. The meeting will be at 7:30. James P. Sloan, personnel director of the mills, presented the governor with a miniature set of draperies made rfom cloth manufactured at Joanna, and' announced that when the governor returns to Columbia he will find the seven windows in his Revival services will begin at office have been fitted out with sim;- spectacular aquacade, a candle-light k an 6 s Um Baptist church Sunday eve-1 ! ar quality draperies, service and banquet. Toccoa was one J 1 ***# an d continue during the week.| The men and women receiving the of the chosen counselors for planning The services will begin at 7:45 and awards formed lines and as they . the banquet, and received an award be conducted by the pastor, Rev’. Carl marched tb the speaker's stand erect- i The Thornweh orphanage gram- as the most outstanding C.I.T., a Bishop, with the public cordially in- ed on the field their names were [called and each stepped forward to ; receive his or her award. As the pre- j sentation was made they were con- i gratulated by Mr. Moorhead and 'Governor Thurmond. I Seventeen Negroes were among W. P. Gastley, of this city, is the the employees receiving awards. new manager of the Clinton Coach ^ identical to those received by the romnanv rvius r%#ftf»rincy rtuHIt/* ♦rar*c_ white employees The Greenville Municipal band gave READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK Tbey tnform you u to chang ing price*, where yea can sup ply your need*, where yen can ■hep to advantage. BE WISE — READ THE ADS ,. Notice u given inHoday’s paper of an election on August 23 in Wads worth School District No. 4 on the question of levying five additional mills on said school district. The elec tion will be held at the school build ing. CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE ERECTING NEW HOME ■■—■ t Mrs. Nina Vance Bailey has begun! Standing of Teams a concert preceding the opening of the program and played at intervals during the exercises. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. H. F. Bauk- night, pastor of Epworth Methodist church, the program ending with the playing of “The Star-Spangled Ban- More people read THE CHRON- n er” by the band as the audience NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Mid-State League ‘-WHERE *HEY PLAY Thursday—Joanna at Riverdale. Friday-f-Watts at Lgurens. Saturday—Riverdale at Joanna. Monday—Watts at Laurens. j Tuesday—Joanna at Riverdale. (All games to be played at night.) W L Methodist : 17 5 Presbyterian .... ---- • 10 6 Junior Order .... 16 8 Lydia ' • • •• 10 8 Calvary Baptist 12 11 Baptist .... 8 15 Jacobs Press .... 5 16 Goldville .... •v 3 23 1 the erection of a residence on North ¥ „ T 4 . Pet. Broad street adjoining the property today than ever before since stool at attention. 773 she recently sold to the Clinton Com- 1 ^. wa8 * ound ®d in 1900. Are you inj Governor Thurmond, in his brief this large and appreciated family of address, congratulated the workers readers? If not, call 74, and list your on b* half of the state of Caro _ subscription. • * \ ii na f or their loyalty to the job. He Wejcomejind ttianlcs to those on S po ke in lhe highest praise of the i fine cooperative spirit existing be- Results (Play-off) Methodist 14, Lydia 6. Presbyterian 11, Junior Order 6. Coming Games Tonight—Lydia*vs Junior Order. Friday—Semi-finals of play-off. 728 munity Hotel corporation. 672( — — 652, WILKINSON TO SPEAK 522 1 Rev. D. D. Wilkinson, of the Bible 348 department at Presbyterian college, 238 will be the guest speaker at the First 117 Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing. GARDEN CLJJB TO MEET The nevvly organized Garden club will meet Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the,Florida Street school auditorium. 1 our Honor Roll this week SAM M. LEAMAN, Cross Hill. W. R. MARTIN, £ity. MRS. J. H. LOTT, Goldville. j. b. McAlister. tween management and employees. He called attention to the fact that when Mr. Moorhead came to Gold- ,{ ville in 1907 it had a weekly payroll of $350, as compared with S55.000 now, and at that -time t)\ere were 30 employees compared with 1,300 now; MRS. MELVIN SATTERFIELD, 5,000 spindles as compared with 90,- South Clinton.- | (Continued on page two) . 'V .