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~v. ; . t -x^- 1HE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLVII ( Clinton, S.-C, Thursday, September 25;^ 1947- Number 39 CLINTON Business, Professional * Folks You Know = » f Howell Facing Murder Charge In Wife's Death Laurens, Sept.' 21.—A 37-year-old woman, mother of five children, died Saturday night at the Laurens coun ty-hospital, and her husband is be ing held in the county jail as the result of what was apparently the aftermath of an altercation last Wed nesday night, according to Sheriff C. W. Wier. An inquest jury, empaneled by Coroner Burgess, viewed the body 'COURTESY WEEK’ TO BE OBSERVED , _ . IN CLINTON WEEK OF OCTOBER 1-S Retail Merchants Committee and Distributive Education Department to Sponsor Event. Dutch Dinner for All Merchants Scheduled for Wednesday Evening. Movie, 'By Jupiter/ on Program Friday. Goldville Cadet Sets New Rifle Recdrd At Benning under the joint sponsorship of the of Mrs. Carrie Troutman Howell and! Merchants committee of the Cham- aqthorized an autopsy on the theory I ber of Commerce and the Distribu- that ste. might have been poisoned, tive Education department of Clin- the sheriff said. The inquest was ton high school, postponed to an indefinite date pend- W. H. Simpson, chairman of, the ing.a report on the autopsy. merchants organization, and Miss “Hats off to Courtesy’’ week will is asked to contact a member of the 1 be observed in Clinton October 1-8: committee or Miss Iona Blakely at! the Chamber of Commerce office, as a full attendance is desired. The sheriff said that on a tip from Myra Shedd, teacher of distributive neighbors last Thursday morning he; education at the high School, have % J, B. HART Jesse B. Hart, well known Clinton citizen and official of the Joanna Cot ton Mills ocmpany, Goldville, has a wide circle of friends at both places. Mr. Hart was born at Inman in Spartanburg county, and reared at Edgefield. He is a son of the late Wil liam Alfred and Rosa Brown Hart. After attending .thtf Edgefield pub lic schools, Mr. Hart entered The Citadel at Charleston, from which he graduated in 1919. He taught for a year at Hastoc school in Spartanburg, after which he chme to Clinton where he was principal of the high school for the year 1920-21. He was manager of the Carolina Electric company of this city for two years. He then accepted an office po sition in 1923 with the Banna Man ufacturing company and has been connected jvith the corporation con tinuously since then. Mr. Hart is office manager of the Joanna Cotton Mills company and has always manifested an interest in the people of that community. He is president of the Joanna Founda tion, dedicated to community better ment for the 1300 employees of the company and their families. He is a member of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and Lions clift, and has been an active leader .in Boy Scout-work for a number of years, having capably served as chairman of the Clinton district for two years. His church affiliation is with the First Presbyterian church of this city. As an adopted Clintonian, Mr. Hart is one who has always carried his share of civic responsibility and has given his support and influence for the good of the two towns, Clin ton and Goldville, of which he is a part. A modest gentleman, he' has made many friends by his courteous, friendly manner and high qualities of character. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Hart reside on Wal nut- street. Mrs. Hart before marriage was Miss Lillian Brown of Belton. They have three attractive v children, Carroll, Lillian and Catherine Hart. •• announced plans for the celebration, which include a customer courtesy survey, a dinner meeting of all mer chants and a free movie for all em ployees. The “dutch dinner,” to which ail committee who are assisting merchants are invited, will be at the Dayton Clinton hotel at 7:30 Wed- sent three deputies to the Howeft home on the Calhoun highway be tween- Clinton and Whitmire, where they found Mrs. Howell lying on the floor unconscious with bloof running out of her mouth. A daughter, Mil dred, was found sitting on the back piazza and the husband, John How ell, sitting on the well boxing in the yard. Howell and the daughter were brought to the county jail,but the daughter was later released on bond to care for three smaller children, who could not be placed, elsewhere. Dr. C. P. Vincent, county physi-j Recruiting Contest cian, reported that Mrs. Howell had| - dark spots on her eyes and back, a| Columbia, Sept. 23.^-(Special to The punctured bladder' and punctured Chronkle) _ The National Guard is liver. The punctures, he said, could A movie, “By Jupiter,” will be a Courtesy week feature -on Friday 1 morning, October 3, at 8 A.M., at the Casino theatre. Free tickets will ; be issM^d lo retail salespeople, whoj are urged to take advantage of the early matinee. Prizes will be given to holders of lucky numbers. Clinton is one of 35 towns in the state in which the courtesy training program will be carried on this fall. Members of the Courtesy Week Simpson and Miss Shedd are R. N. Blackwelder, J. B: Dailey, B. C. Pres- 1 nesday evening, October 1. Any mer-i lar W. Roy Pitts and Mrs. Ethel chant who is not personally invited J Chaney. Local National Guard Unit Sponsoring SMITH FAMILY GETS AWARD FOR HIGH DISTINCTION i Presentation of Bronze Plaque Made at Bush River School by Editor of Progressive Farmer. The I. M. Smith family of the Bush |River community, selected this year as one oliSouth-Carolina’s six “Mas- : ter FaVrh Families." was presented ithe award last Wednesday night at a public gathering in the Bush River schoolhouse, the exercises being at- 'tended^by a number of farmers, friends amd'iplatives from that com munity anld' elsewhere. | The award, given by The Progres sive Farmer, conbisted of a "Master (Farm Family" certificate and a ! bronze plaque inscribed with their names for outstanding farm accom plishments and ' home making and 'community service.‘The presentation A new course record for rifle firing Q f the "Master Farm Family" certifi- by Reserve Offcers Training; Corps ca te was made by D. W. Watkins, cadets at Fort Benning, Ga., was shot director of Clemson extension ser vice, and W. C. LaRue, associate ed- CHARLES GALLOWAY this summer by a Presbyterian col lege cadet, Charles Galloway, of itor of The Progre^ive Farmer, made A. Furman Campbell, Clinton Resident 41 Years, IGoldville, who fired a score of 200 ; the plaque presentation. Dr.. Cla - out of a possible 210, nine points bet- ence Poe, editor, was unable to a‘- | ter than his nearest competitor, while! tend due to illness. Others on the at the annual summer encampment program were: Rev. Todd, pronounr- Passes At Hospital A Furman (Dad) Campbell, 64, died last Wednesday afternoon at for advanced ROTC units of ing the invocation: Thomis-W. Mor gan, assistant director of Oemsou Third Army area. a sophomore married extension service, gave the bark- veteran living in the veterans' hous- ground of "Master Farm Family is- of .- ., ... , the General hospital in ,Greenville have been caused by someone stomp- a i after several weeks critical illness, i Galloway, a sophomore ing on her. A yellow discoloration of ‘ n S “ u ' h Caro ' Th f un eral services were held veteran livin 2 in the veterJ her body skin, he said, could havej hna this week launched by Cover-, j i»g unit at the college, and a cadet awards: L. B. Massey, extension been caused by poisoning. While'™;/- Strom Thurmond E a ch state ^ l f a ^ E^Church conducted by' captain ’ fired his record while in tnct agent, discussed tne base treating her, he said, she complained Wl11 have , one winne [* w u ho Wl11 re : Rev D C GreTorv Inter camp com P et ition w.th over 800 oth- award to.farm family rece.ving ie of pains in the back cwve a plane trip to Washington and ms pastor itev . u. uregory. inier- er men for the camp - s high score award; Miss Gertrude Lanham, d.s- 1 ment followed jn Rpsemont ceme-, The nfle team from p resby t e r«an, "tnct home demonstration'agent, W tery. Both at the church and gravel f which Galloway was high man, throp college, spoke on "Master Farm a large assemblage of friends 2 a -h-| also fired second highest of all com- Homemaker; County Agents C. B. ered to pay a last tribute to one who schools, losing to the Univer-j Cannon and Paul B Ezell, of Laurens was highly regarded by all who knew sity Qf yu abama by less than a single i and Newbtrry counties, respectively, him. Many beautiful flowers were point for the championship, 171.89* Following the presentation the banked upon his grave indicating the j-jj 25. . i Bush River Home demonstration club pains . The sheriff said that both Howell ^ Army-Navy football game and his daughter disclaimed any! The National Guard units in Lau- knowledge of how Mrs. Howell came to be in the condition in which the officers found her. The. three investigating officers Were Deputy Sheriffs Jones, Hicks Owings and Sam Wier. Returns True Bill The county grand jury Monday re turned a true bill on an indictment charging murder against Howell in connection with the'death of his wife. A coroner’s jury was empaneled but the inquest was postponed pend ing receipt of a report on the autopsy findings. The date for the inquest had not been set yesterday. Simmons Cose Now Being Tried at Laurens rens county* from which all enlisted men are eligible for the competition, are Company D, 218th Infantry, in Laurens, commanded by Lt. John A. Tompson; and Battery B, 107th AAA Battery in Clinton, commanded by Capt. H. Francis Blalock. The contest, limited to enlisted guardsmen, is being sponsored to help fill the ranks of the National Guard. The winner will be deter- love* and esteem in which he was, Pallbearers were John Word, John City Schools SHOW Weir, W. Rr Thomas, Glenn Downs, Enrollment InCreOSO J. W. Crain and W. L. Evans. Mr. Campbell was a native of mined by a points system, according Spartanburg county but moved here *to James C.’Dozier, adjutant gen eral of South Carolina. Points will be received for new enlistments or re-enlistments securd by th contest ant, and for hours spent on projects to further recruiting, such as build ing and working in recruiting booths. The name of the champion -re cruiter in each Laurens county unit must be submitted by the unit corn- served refreshments. Preceding the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Smith enter tained -at dinner for those taking part on the program. ^ Mr. Smith, in expressing .his ap- The case of Henry W. Simmons of mander to headquarters in Columbia this city, and two former employee^, Mrs. Elsie Brysop and Miss Virginia Brown, indicted for forgery, went to trial for the second time Tuesday afternoon in Laurens in General Ses sions court. The case was still un derway yesterday with witnesses un der examination. The defendants T are being tried on by November 18, in order to be in cluded in the contest. T ' Capt. Blalock pointed out that men between the ages of 17 and 35 may enlist in the National Guard now and participate in the contest themselves. The company meets every Monday night at 7;30 at the Clintoni armory, and men interested in volunteering The total enrollment for the city: preciation of the high honor, said he schools, white and colored, at the end "couldn't understand why he and his 41 years ago. For the entire 41 years | of the first month was 1,937, accord-; family should have been selected for he was a capable and faithful em-jiftg to W. R. Anderson, Jr.,^ superin- the award. “I try to be a good farm- ployee of the Clinton Cotton Mills, tendent. This is an increase of 95 er, but so do a lot of other people," He was a member of Bailey Memo- ovef the 1946-47 figure. he said. "Sure, I practice scientific rial church and served it faithfully In the high school the enrollment farming and 1 try to keep up with as a steward for the -past several is 350, an increase of 27 over the best methods and equipment, but years. ,year; elementary schools 1,044 1 s tiH can't understand why they Mr. Campbell was a first-rate citi- against 997. picked us for this honor.” zen, honest and upright in all his AtJJell Street high (colored) there The attractive Smith home is lo- dealings. He lived an honorable life are 221 pupils, an'increase of 12, and C ated on a 600-acre farm about two that brought many friends tt> his in the grammar school 322, a gain of and a half miles southwest of Ki- side who will regret to learn of his nine. nards, and is equipped with every passing. J The total enrollment is divided:- mo dem convenience fur family com-” The deceased is survived by his white, 1,394; colored, 543. It is abouJUfort. His farm is on the line between wife, Mrs. Minnie Montjoy Campbell;, evenly divided between boys arid Laurens and Newberry counties, but mg. College Officials Speak hi Georgia 4wi> of twelve indictments, alleging;are urged to attend any weekly meet- forgery of fraudulent chattel mort gages at M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, of this city. The first witness called was R. C. Adair, cashier of the bank. Simmons was convicted at a pre vious trial on 6 of 12 indictments and the two women were acquitted case was to the Supreme Court which reversed this county has been announced by President M. W. Brown of Presby terian college addressed the men’s class of the First Presbyterian church oY Columbus, Ga., on last Friday evening in the interest of the college endowment fund drive. He also sjpoke Monday to a group of Presbyterian ministers and laymen in Atlanta. On Sunday Rev,. D, D. Wilkinson * and Col. Powell Fraser spoke at the Columbus church at the morning and evening services. Itinerary Set For' '48 License Plates three brothers, H. A. Campbell of 1 girls. Shelby, N. C., R. M. Campbell of I • Lyman, and E. J. Campbell of this, Clinton High Meets city; four sons, Joe, Grange, Estess c , .j. t ■ KJ* Lt and Fred Campbell, of this city; two;* Ora nigh rridOy Might daughters^ Mrs. Marvin Stewart and Mrs. D. C. Whitmire of this city; ; his home and farm operations are on the Laurens county side. There are j 13 tenant dwellings on the Smith j plantation, 12 of which are occupied | by white families. These homes are also neatly pamted outside and m- omen were acquitted. The I The itinerary for patrolmen taking [ c 11 r appealed by his attorneys j ]943 license plates applications io >Orrn LODOr-iOVllig _ Clinton high Red Devils will Slde> have electric lights, water and three step-daughters, Mrs. Joe John- °P en grid season Friday sewerage conveniences, son of dordviHe f1 Mrs. Roy Holtzclaw 1 on Johdson fl *‘ d Forcl hl 2 h> * rom j Mr. Smith has between 375 and of; this city, Mrs. Claude Warren of (Laurens. The game is set for 8.30 in- 490 acres 0 f land in cuttlKat^un and Charleston; 20 grandchildren and 0 ne!f tead , 0 ^ re 2ular 8.00 oclo^k raises a jj j eed ^ or hts herd <J- 165 Guernseys and milks about 100 each day. He also buys and resells ! great-grandson. Lf. W. E. McManus, in charge of the state highway patrol’s effice in Greenville. Show Set for County ( hour because of the church se;vices; i being held Inis week. j The Red Devils are expected to milk produced “by' tour'othe'r iiairy- : have a slight edge over the Ford In this section patrolmen will; has been announced by Director D. the verdict and ordered a new trial Solicitor Hugh Beasley is Assisted in the prosecution by the firm of Wilson and Blackwell of, Laurens, «ind Price fGreenville. The de- m aintain the following schedule from W. Watkins of the Clemson extension - - - re P resen e _ y 01 - Monday through November 8, with service. These shows, designed to ex- Patrolman W. A.'‘Lowery in charge: hibit labor-saving machinery, equip- Goldville, at Joanna Cotton Mills ment and information, proved very company, Monday, 9 a.m. to noon. [popular events in the 24 counties of Clinton, at Baldwin Motor com-ithe state in which they were held I eleven since this is- one of their first ! teams. men of She section. At the rear of the dwelling are the dairy barns—the rest barns, the m;lk- The schedule of farm labor-saving 1 ^ord highs grid squad is under |, ng ba rns. the hay and feed ^ barns shows will be resumed this fall, it ,he direction ot Rolen Shetley, for- tbe mi } k pi ant and three - modern Gosque Has Buick Agency In Union « •J. Roy Gasque, president of Royal Cleaners, Inc., has secured the Buick agency in Union county and has op- - T -ened the business* under the firm name of Gasque Motor company. W. O. Derrick well known insur ance man of the city, will be asso ciated with the firm and plans to move to Union at an early date. •X READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform 709 m to chang ing price*, where yon can rap- ply your needs, where r yjm can shop to advantage., BE WISE — READ THE ADS neys O. L. Long and R. E. Babb or Laurens, and Clint T. Graydon of Columbia. No Change Made In City Tax Levy The town of Clinton tax ordinance for. 1947 appears in today’s paper as adopted by city council on Sept. 2'. The ordinanace calls for a total pf 37 mills, the same as last year, divid ed 12 mills for current operating expenses and 25 mills for interest and To Meet Saturday pany, Inc., Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and daring March and early April of this 0 . j . ™ ~ ; . l . . ,■ „ ,, f , Saturday morning at 10:30 at the Ca 1 to 6 p.m. > " year as shown-try . an attendance of _ * . . * , , , - ^.oc ' , sino Theatre with all boys and girl: Blue Stocking Agoin Printed By Students Presbyterian college's student newujjjh^r, The Blue Stocking, re- sumed" publication this week after . ( the summer months, and will be dis- sinking fund payments on outstand-; tributed among the students every Ing bonds. I Saturday. 40,425 people. The show will be held in Laurens county October 31. ■i —: i£T ■ Tax Book Opening Extended To Oct. 15 mer pro-footballer for the Brooklyn silos . Everything ,n cx>nr>ee^#£« t tn Uoclgers : < _ i _ r T the milk plant is the latest. Not a _. I d * J hand touches the mi k. for milking bicycle brigade machines-are used The milk is pas teurized in a 200 gallon vat from ! where it is pumped to another ta: \ The Clinton bicycle club will meet ami then botlIt ‘ d a:ld pl ‘ ut ' d ' :1 a ! *- frigerator room to await the loading girls tde truc k s for delivery to v ;ne affiliated with the club invited* to ^ n * umers * ,ocated * n , Goldviile. be present .Clinton, and at Presbyterian college ! MoviefcdyiU -be ? hown of the pic- Th< L ? c mith " are receivm « aruund - 5 ® itures made by W. M. Walker when* 10 gabons o: dad ?- They [the club was organized a few weeksij Ur . C ase {rom t0 550 gallons ago. Officers will also be elected dai1 ? fro ^ th <^ neighbor*. The mdk from the group. Upon request of Auditor Jennie V. Culbertson, State Comptroller Gen-1 eral Rhodes has issued an order ex- NEW SUBSCRIBERS is brought in from these neighbv , farmers, processed and pasteurized for delivery. Neighbors furnishing this additional milk are Clifford Smith, J. P. Boozer, Gettys Coates and Mrs. Esther Coates. The latest farm equipment is used. Fnial payment of taxe$ is fixed. The paper is headed by Jamer [ tending the time for opening the'TIQNQR ROLL as December 15, after which a five Banbury, of Greenville, as editor.; 1947 county tax books from Septem-' -■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * _ C . e . added * Other staff members are: Houston;ber 15 to October 15. THE CHRONICLE is ' just like a and f rom machinery see^TeVerv not p^id by December 31 an addition-. Da vis, business manager; Charles 1 • letter from home." An appropriate, labor saving device is to be found on year-round enjoyable gift for friends lthis Num ber 1 farm.'There are trac- or relatives who live elsewhere. The trucks mow e rs . pickup hay bal- eost is less than 4c a week. ers grain elevators seeding aad W elcome ^and thanks to those Ian pj ow i ng equipment and every other kin of modern farm machinery ob tainable. ^ ten per cent will be added, the Fraser, news editor; Wallace Wilkin-1 Ballard AttGfldinG ordinance states. son( execu tive editor, Harry Den>,lf*»K # / sports editor; Milton Tippin and Al- V^lllCrS WOnYCnTIOil bert Wallace, associate editors; James Kennedy, circulation manager. Optometrist To Open Office Here ! Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, optometrist, j of Greenville, will open an office here for the practice of his profession Oc- j tober 1 in the Clinton Hotel building. Dr. Holcombe i? a graduate of Fur man university arid the North Illinois College of Optometry, and settled iiL South Carolina State Commission o B. Ballard left last our Honor Roll this week: No Forest Fires In County In August Friday by plane for Duluth, Minn., where he is attending the annual meeting of the International Associ-. ation of Chiefs of Police. He is ex-1 pected to return to the city Satur- [ * .Laurens county reported no fores. day * _ fires for the month of August, accord- " ing to the .report released 'by the (GUESTS OF ROTARY CLUB the Air Corps during the war. He married Miss Lillian Speake, daugh Forestry. Four fires have been re ported in the county since the be^io ter of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Speake ning of the JL847-48. fiscal year, with of this city. 1 twelve arres-destroyed. ■ -\ •• Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Smith, one -of the state’s six "Master Farm Fami lies,” will be guests of the Laurens Rotary club today at their mid-day meeting. \ ' JAMES A. POOLE, Dunn, N. C. DELANO HUGHES, Greenwood. MRS. J. M. FICKLIN, Mountvtile, E. M. ADAMS, % Clinton. J. D. DARNELL, L. H. PEARSON. MRS. LUCILE EDMONDS, L. B, OWENS, South Clinton. H I Mrs. 1 . Smith (Miss Myra Leaman .before marriage) is a member of the I Newberry County Council of Farm Women and served as . president"‘-of this organization a few years. She was commander of the first cancer drive in Newberry county. She is [active jn community life and a work- fer in "the Bush River Baptist'church, j She was named a "Master Home Maker m 1946 and fis again sharing (Continued on page two)