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*• • THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspoper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Volume XLVM ■ K (Elintiin If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 20, 1947 Number 47 4 M C. BOUND DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME Funeral Services Held Tuesday for Well Known Merchant and Highly Regarded Citizen. Santa Claus Coming To City December 12 Santa Claus has sent word that he will leave the North Pole toy fac- Kiwanians Hear Talk By Supt. Whitten On Training School The Kiwanis club on Thursday evening heard an interesting talk by Dr. B. O. Whitten, superintendentj^ 0] ,. es SQon an( j arr j ve j n Clin-, of the State Training School w ^ cn ton on Friday, December 12 for his; , is now in its 27th year of service. 1 annua i visit. The event will officially The school opened Sept. 14, 1920, 0 p en th e Christmas season here and with 8 children, the land for its l°*| t h e distinguished visitor has ask&l cation being provided through public ; The Chroniclc to ex t e nd an invita. subscription on the part of a number (t j on t0 a jj mile folks to be pres- of Clinton citizens. It has gro V n, ent tQ greet and welcome him . Ira C. Boland, 70, merchant and and developed since its birth under j c an t a -c r mn- highly esteemed citizen, died sudden- the direction of Dr. Whitten who: . Christmas parade is being 1, at his home earl, Monday mom-Uruly might be called the "^ther”! he^'o! varUoU ing. Though he haa been in dechn- , of the home. !J re<1 lights in the business section ing health for some time he was at Dr. Whitten stated that the school’s, wiU ^ flashed on t0 burn during the! his place of business Saturday and appropriation by the state this year, i. 0 iidav attended church services Sunday, is $374,500 and that its population y and had not complained. The news has grown to the present figure of of his unexpected death, therefore,1972. The population will remain, . , _ came as a. great shock to his family j static, he said, since all available! c ^ an ^ ber of Commerc in, room i, being utilised with between j headed b, W. H Sunpson as chs.r- 600 and 000 applications on tile for! m * m rurth ' r tleUils ln re « a ^ 10 th * admission. Fully 300 of these are ■ most pressing cases he said. He fur-j near ' uture ther stated that the school through Presbyterian Men To Hear Grier * and brought genuine regret to many IP Plans for the event are now being formulated by the Merchants com- i celebration will be announced in the Blue Hose-Newberry c Thanksgiving Game To Close Season FINAL BEPOKT MADE BY GRAND JURY Recommendations Made, Including Ten Per Cent Hike for Employees. Laurens, Nov. 15.—A recommenJa- DR. R. C. GRIER The standing of South Carolina’s eight college football teams changed little after Saturday's games. The Citadel Bulldogs jumped from ( fifth to third place in all-game stand-j , ings by defeating VMI, 7-6. I Erskine Seceders handily won from I Newberry, 28-12, to advance a notch tion for a #a,ar y 10 P*' in state standings and hold their cent in courthouse -per-oneV’ and , leadership in all games played, and other recommendations were contained | tie the Indians in “Little Four" stand-1 in the final presentment of the 1947 ,ings behind the leading Blue Stock- ij| Urens county grand jury in Gen- l* n ® S- eral sessions court here this week, j P. C. will close their season Thanks-1 The presentment* included: Audit giving day with Newberry in New-■ commi H W Uwis , chairman . (berry, and a victory will clearly givei-^- n u , .. j them the “Little Four” championship, i ’ ’ * er ‘ | They defeated Stetsan at DeLand,' “In v ^ w of wages and*salares of .Fla., Saturday with a 7-0 victory in the various industries in this county > the last four minutes of the game ( being constantly rased we do here- : when Quarterback Bill Gresham b y recommend a raise of 10 per cent !' i 1l J V7 y . N0rt0n t0 " ork i.al.ry for the entire courthoue. per- : the ball to the Stetson one-yard line, j • jthen Gresham knifed across the goal line on a quarterback sneak. its rehabilitation work returns from J/winna Included 80 to 90 inmates a year back to com-| , : WM " ' munities from whence they came) In NCW TCXfllC where they are prepared to gain a | Basketball League livelihood The institution employs 130 men and women, Dr. Whitten said, who are loyal and rendering a fine un- At a meeting held Monday in Ware §hoals. The Piedmont Textile bas ketball league was organized to start The November dinner-meeting of the Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will be held this evening at 7:30 at the church. Dur. R. C. Grier, president of Er skine college, will be the guest speaker, using as his subject, “What Has Christianity To OfTer?" selfish service. The physical plant is j 0 n December 8 and close February worth about $700,000 and the work'21, with two games a week to be has always been projected on an|p] ay ed on Monday and Thursday economical but permanent basis. We nights. IRA C. BOLAND friends here and elsewhere. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock from have always been conservative, he said, and have answered every call for help so far as accommodations permit. Continuing he said, the school maintains the departments of hospital, home and school, and we are planning year in and year out for a of Goldville vice-president; Dick better institution and a still more |Hartman Ware ShoalSj 5ecretary . In * C S!! tl 2fu.?a andling v 0f . lt i pf0ble ? S ; I addition to the officers the following Dr Whitten spoke of the crowded were elected; Bud Colliert conditions at the school. He, said Joann4 Rholen Shetl Watts; w sonnel.” Roads and Bridges, R. N. Jack- South Carolina on Saturday tied * in foreman, C. M. Curry and C. S. Duke 0-0. ( Pinson: “Owing to the unusual Wofford defeateji High Point by, weather conditions we were not able the count of 1 -0. , | to make a survey of all the dirt C i ernson 7*5” downed Duquesne j roat j g; the one9 vi ^ . piM>ar ^ at Pittsburgh, 34-13. State standings will be unaffected be m as good state of repair as tended by a concourse of frlends, relatives and acquaintances that filled the auditorium. The impres sive services were in charge of his ^pastor, . Rev. James C. Dickert, '"S^^ Mayer^T titiarleston? an^ Rev. M. R. Wingard .of Greenwood. His pastor paid tribute Lo his loyalty and love for his church, and devo* by the coming week-end schedule of C0U * d ^ expected. The club is having an attendance four games that will'put Davidson “From wh a t paPt of the machin- contest, with all members divided 1 at The Citadel, Auburn at Clemson, ery we could get to, it showed to be into two teams, the Reds and Blues,! Furman at Georgia Tech and Ran- in serious need of either major rt»peirs with W- P- Jacobs, III, and Arnold, do’.ph-Macon at Wofford. or better still to be replaced with The league will be composed of; Dixon the respective captains. At the Erskine, Presbyteria^J Newberry new equipment, six teams represented by Ware I end of the church year the team, and Carolina will hold off until . We wou j d recommend to our del- Shoals, Joanna, Watts, Laurens,j showing the best attendance will en- Thanksgtvmg day. Furman w,11 wtnd, that , , uffki , nl fu „ H u m „ K . Whitmire and Ninety-Six. ; tertain the losing team at a special up its campa^n November 29 at Ed Thompson of Ware Shoals, was meeting. All members are invited to home against Davidson, elected president; Clayton Perrault, tonight s meeting. that the surplus allocations act pars ed by the legislature and still un signed on the desk of Governor Thur- avaliable to the county supervisor for Standing of the state's eight col- the replacement of culverts and small lege football teams at the close of bridges in order that they may be re- St. John’s Lutheran church and at- mond, contains an allocation of $600,- ational activities in the Joanna corn- 000 for future construction and ex pansion. What will be the outcome of this proposal, he does not know, he said. We are unable to meet the insist ent demands from nO sections #f the state* for admissions Dr. Whitten said, until additional and badly needed County T6fllp6r0flC€ P. Sheppard, Laurens; Charles Du- Bois, Whitmire, and Toby Porter, I^nett-Six. Mri Perreault, director of recre-! Presbytery Votes Against Federal Council And Northern Union all Presbyterian churches in munity, attended the organization;^ ^ h7itriBn church in Green- meefing and expressed his pleasure (wood The moderatori R e v. T. M. Howze of the Smyrna church, pre- sided, and^Dhfe.ConnoUy Gambia, of Whitmire, was clerk. tha^JJoanna was given a place in the ne\J[ league. ft S-tts Group Hold Meet buildings and facilities for relief are provided by the state. Our first duty tion to Christ. Interment followed i s to give reasonably good care to|J[f|(| Nome Officers at Rosemont cemetery. The many,those already within the institution) friends and numerous floral offerings land we cannot jeopardize their wel-| / The annual meeting of the Lau-i byterian at the funeral and graveside attested;fare by over-crowding. Irens County chapter of the South have been controversal in the South-j the esteem in which he was held. ] Dr. Whitten was thanked by the,rf a r 0 i; na Federated Teikberance ern Presbyterian church for several Buried Hprp FriHnv Active pgllbearers were: J. D: Bo- dub tor hie informative talk aboutiv orces was hel 5 Frid “ a : le > r hoon it, years. |OuneQ nerc^rnMy posed union with the Northern Pres- church. Both questions State Games Only W L South Carolina 4 0 Clemson 2 1 The Citadel 2 2 Furman 2 2 PRESBYTERIAN .... 2 2 Erskine 1 1 Newberry . 1 3 Wofford 0 3 All Games Played W L T Erskine 7 2 0 South Carolina S 2 1 'The Citadel^\ .. . 4 * 0 PRESBYTERIAN ... .s 4 4 1 Wofford .4 5 0 Clemson 3 5 0 Furman 2 5 0 Newberry 2 7 0 .‘We recommend that our super- ' visor make every effort possible to have some one follow road patrol machines to open side ditches into water ways and culverts.” Education, Hugh B. Workman, chairman, J. L. Satterwhite and W. L. Hair: “The conditions existing in the county school system are very smiliar to tfa&se of last year. There V 1 i . • ., Roy C. Nabors To Be ¥ land, Jr., Honller Lindler, Clayte Ray, j an* institution that it held by the J. P. (Prather, Jim Ray, W. C. Bald-1 community in high regard, win, Frank Miller and Wyman Shea-j ly, Jr. The honorary escort was composed of H. C. Suber, R. C. Lunsford, W. O. Derrick, J. D. Dominick, R. N. Black- welder,, Wyman Shealy, T. M. Sease, Jack Barnes, O. H. Shealy, J. D. Bo- Educational Center j 1 Opened Monday At ! Lydia Cotton Mills , m , An educattionai center, directed by land, F.M. Boland, Dr. F. K. Shealy, the st ate department of education has been aa from the state fir transportation costs. Some few districts have pur chased new equipment, but many of th*> districts still lack adequate equip ment for transporation. ^ “Fewer district* in the county end ed The fiscal year with a deficit but most of the districts are operating on a Very smalfmargin. Several districts need to have ad- *he First Baptist church in Laurens At the morning meeting the Pres-, Roy C. Nabors, resident of Atlanta With a number of ladies, ministers bytery voted 28 to 8 for withdrawal | for a number of years and a ; iiative. <titional tax levies n order to take j*and laymen present, including sev-ifrom the Federal Council. After) of this community, died at his home Scare of the certain needed expendi- ’eral from Clinton. j debate in the afternoon session, the Tuesday meriting^ The 1 funeral ser-j hires and running expenses Rex. Maxcy Collins, field represen-j Presbytery by a voice vote registered' vice will be held in Atlanta this; ‘The hool ”, tative of the organization, gave a bvrwhelming opposition to union; morning at 11 o’clogjt and the body! • • T 0 '* 8e * m to ^ gradually report on the work and the League with the Northern church. (brought here this everting and re ' re,fa,nin g the pre-war standards and The Presbytery is composed of I moved to Gray Funeral’ Home. i n _ i alten d»nce over the county is im- Dr. J. W. Davis, W. I*. Perdue, W. L. Lynn, C. N. Mauney.lW. C. Shealy, L. V. Pinson, J. B. Frontis, Dr. C. B. Betts, W. W. Harris and John Spratt. Mr. Boland was born at Prosperity, in Newberry county, a son of Mid dleton Boland and Barbara Fxick Boland. In 1905 Mr. Boland moved to Clin ton and became associated with his father-in-law, J. B. T. Scott, who was engaged in the grocery business at Lydia Cotton Mills. Three years later he accepted a position with the J. W. dnd sponsored by Lydia Cotton Mills, whs opened Monday night at the commfertity house. Courses in reading, writing, letter- writing^ spelling, English, cooking, sewing, upholstering, etiquette, and personality development are being offered. The school will hold two weekly sessions, Monday and Thursday, at 7 o’clock, j Teachers secured for the center in- elected elude Mrs. Roily Bannister, teacher for Good Citizenship, under whose sponsorship meetings will be held throughout the state. Officers of the - Greenwood counties local organization were asked to ar-j — range a series of such meetings in |YUirion PittS the county next year. It was reported that the county’s 1 In Lander Play budget to assist with the work had; not been raised. The secretary was' instructed to ask churches and other interested organizations or individ uals to raise the $275 balance by the close of the year. J 1 V 1 Laurens, Newberry, Abbeville and | terment services, in charge of Rev.; P rov *ng. > J. H. Darr, will be held Friday morn-1 County Home, K. W, McKittrick, ing at 10:30 in Rosemont cemetery, jchuirman, Plato Robert* and H E « rS "fV T 01 th ' la " G * rrett: .-*« thm*, in „cvl.' lifelong and’’ highly reS TfVTT dents bf this community. He is sur-i ? M ^ tnb,,n K an 4 hls tor vived by his widow. Mrs. Adelaide* ir * 00 * work * We ar * glad to see Mayfield Nabors; one step-son, Billy tb<? new k'tirhen and dining rooms. Venable; four sisters, Mrs. I. E Adair.* Chain Gang, D. T. Knight, chair- Mrs. Taylor Adair, Mrs. Job Simp- man. M. I). Milam. Jr., and Jimmie son - J Irs w - S. Denson; two broth-1 Boiter: “We have visited and m- The following officers were re- auditorium this evening. Miss Pitts, ers, J. H. Nabors and Grover C Na- j v al _ of the college dramatic bors, all of this community. P T^ each ° f the thrw chl “ n Miss Marion Pitts, of this city, a senior at Lander college, has been cast in the role of “Bobby” in the Lander Thespian production of “Stage Door” to be presented in the Lander S^rtTySL T^exty^i Mrs ' Sarah Du " !a ‘> Martin - he was connected wrth the Bell.! dl ' pai * m ' nt ; ; ; l and Mrs - Ella D - Nance, memoar of In Fetlruar?, 19H, Mr. BolariB ,h t. h Pr0 ' a ‘ dence sch ° o1 ‘"“‘V- . opened a fancy grocery store heraL^ " cT^^OeoT' ! CorneUon, J. C. Boyce. J. B. Arno.d, W. W. Harris, ch«yrman; j is a member of the college Rev. J. H. Darr, vice-chairman; S. W. j society and has appeared in the past of home economics at Clinton highi Sumerel, secretary; all of this city, {in several productions. Mrs. J. H. Washington, Rev. C. P. I" ’ • . i his death. He had been in the gro cery business here longer than any Chastain and Rev. F. T. Cunning-’ p AddrCSSCS ham of Laurens, were elected dele-,|^ a * lc gates to the governing council meet- ; Laurens Book Club ing to be held in Columbia on Janu-' ♦ in Laurens county ami we *:> gl a d to bv able to report that all of the camp* are in satisfactory conditions with I the exception that we would like to re commend water and toilet facilities at Congregational meetings were held each of the three camps: the labor Presbyterians Elect Additional Elders ary 27. Alternates: Rev. H. W. Gran- Rev. Edouard Patte, new ; at the First Presbyterian church the to be done by prisoner*.* frencn'past two Sundays to elect additional ger of Ware Shoals, Rev. W. C- A1-’instructor at Presbyterian college, elders, with a number of nominations other merchant and by his courteous ^ u i r i ' ;helber8er - and Rev - J - H manner and square dealing he en 1 ' i Miss Margaret Blakely, Miss Kath- exander of Ora, and Rev. Joe Giles, addressed the Little Bpok club in ma d e before the result joyed a successful business and had! many loyal customers who had done business with him for the past 25 years. Mr. Boland came from a long Lu theran ancestry and his affiliation here was with St. John’s Lutheran church, of which he was a, lifelong councilman. When he came to Clin ton there was no Lutheran church and for a number of years he woy- (Continued on page eight) C. A. Moore Passes In St Petersburg C. A. Moore, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of this city, passed away early yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Drum mond, in Fountain Inn, where fun eral .s«r\rice& will be held. Mr. Moore is also the father of Mrs. L. L. Yoifng, who resides near here. of Waterloo A FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery , and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements — they tell you about changing prices ah<f where you can buy to advantage. *Ladjeit tyiaht' Tonight At Methodist Church This evening (Thursday) at 7:30 at Broad Street Methodist church “ladies night” will be observed with | a large attendance expected. Supper (wjll be served, followed by an en- | tertainment program of interest. ' IN MAY COURT AT QUEENS Misses Joy Godfrey and Virginia Gray, of this cityj*£tudents at Queens college, Charlotte, N. C., have been elected as attendants in the May court to be held at the college in the spring. L. Fraser New Pastor Of Owihgs Church was an- Laurens last Thursday afternoon. He nounced. The following nine, norm-, The Rev, T. L. Fraser of 'ttie Bible : department at Presbyterian] college, has recently been called to the pas torate of the Presbyterian church at Owings, and is now occupying the pulpit twice a month. Mr. Fraser recently joined the college faculty, Jail and courthouse, 1*. Y. Finley, chairman, Arthur Howard and J. Y. Mcorehead: “We notice that no ad- discussed his experiences w/ith war i nated by the session in the church .' ustr nents have been made as to the prisoners both in Europe and in the bulletin,, were elected: W. C Bald- crowdw conditions**xf the county jail United States, strewing the (act as a !WW |“ Grady Chandler. PbwSl A 'and refer to our report of September lminister that Chriatiandy is the only;Fraser, M. B.’ Hipp, Hugh Jacobs.'as to relieving the... cond.tiL As u c Nettles, H. G. Prince, 1 rank, to the courthouse we wish to recom- jH. Simpson and Robert Wvsor. III. „ j .l , .w „ , I ^ 1_ ’ mend that the public toilet facilities for men on the outaide of the court house be discontinued. We also rec*- solution for world problems. Championship Game Here Friday Night RHAME ATTENDS SEMINAR Dr. D. O. Rhame, owner of Hays _ j Liberty and Olympia will meet ''hospital, was in Atlanta the past | here Friday night, the 21st, on John- in coming here from the pastprate of' 50 " de , ld in a footba11 * ame to decide the First Presbyterian church at, the c l ass ® upper state champion- Maxton, N. C. ship. The game will be played at 8 o'clock, with an admissioi) of $1.00. CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER It’s time to start your Christ- mas shopping. Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are filled with interesting, helpful “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, thrilling. ; STI TTS RETURNS HOME The many 'friends of F_. Mt Stutts : will be interested to know he return- j'ed to his home yesterday after being a patient for several weeks and un-, dergoing an amputation operation Chamblee, Ga. . week attending the American Mutual! the tearsurer's office for the women 10th Seminar on Industrial Surgery. | *niploye*s of the courthouse be re- " i paired. We have no criticism to make as to the other conditions of the two buildings.” ^ * . -« NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Mtichell Accepts Thinking of Christmas? . is • • THE CHRONICLE will make an ( Charlotte POSltlOfl ideal and appreciated Christmas gift. A reminder of your thoughtful- nels 52 weeks in the year. List a W. B. Mitchell, recently resigned as production manager for Jacobs subscription between now and Christ- Sports Magazines. Inc., of this city. ! mas to be mailed anywhere at a cost! returned to his home Saturday in BOYD IN HOSPITAL I of less than 4c a week. i Charlotte Friends of Hamp L. Boyd, well’’Welcome and thanks to those on! Announcement was made yester- knowfn local arcihtiect, will i be sorry our Honor Roll tiys-week: to know he is a patient in the Me | mortal hospital in Charlotte where 'he expects to undergo treatment for the next three weeks. JOHN G. £lTTS, —■’ Winder, Ga. MRS. CLAUDE GRADY, West Clinton. __~~ \ day by the News Printing House of (Charlotte that Mr. Mitchell has ac cepted the position of sales manager of their printing establishment and entered upon his duties this week. k li