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!*.v j— —f i ~jr— » f f ¥ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete - 1 Newsy and Reliable * Volume XLVII . 7 If You Don't Read THE CHRONIQE You Don't Get the Newi Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 4, 1947 Number 4f LAURENS COUNTY HAS LARGE NUMBER VARIED INDUSTRIES Industrial Survey i-ists Plants for Textiles, Food', Other Products. Mrs. Ira C. Boland Passes At Home After Long Illness Mrs. Mildred Scott Boland, 71, widow of JxA C. Boland, died Thurs day morning at her home after a Inumber of years of declining health Santa Claus To Pay City Visit Next Thursday Three-Yeor Road Program Includes Heavy Spending Mrs. R. L. Bailey Claimed By Death; Rites Held Sunday Mrs. Minnie Reid Bailey, widow of R. L. Bailey, died last Friday Columbia, Dec. 2.—(Special to The (Chronicle).—The report of the spe- v . ! cial committee on secondary roads; morning at her home after several ( Santa Claus,- really and truly, is appointed by the South Carolina gen- years of declining health and a cnt-, • i - > X - 1 SOK BUILDING PRACTICES FOR 1948-ANNOUNCED The unexpected announcement of; COTn * n & t° Clinton next Thursday era i assembly has announced that up ical illness of ten days. who knew and loved her. Her death time of the completion of thej Th e funeral services were conduct- came just 11 days after her hus-| a _ „ . , . ry,L band's on November 17. Columbia, Dec. 2.—(Special to The: . ,. , Chronicle).—^Laurens county is well| The funeral services were held at represented in concerns that deal ” ° n C ' 0C ?,J" d r ^ ITrTh. X food and kindred products, cotton, st - Joh " s Lutheran church by .the ^ and textiles, and forest products, th* ! m , aaw ia»aaa^a*aa a w a v. O rw L In honor of the distinguished guest, report, $160,300, or 74 per cent, oljed Sunday aftertioon from the 1 gala Christmas parade will' be the $214,200 allocated to Laurens dence on North Broad street by her resi- staged. In the parade there will be county for the construction of sec-(pastor, Rev. J. H. Darr, of the First a number of attractively decorated ondary roads during the present fls-'Baptist church, assisted by Dr. C. H. +4 sx 4 0 n #4 •>11 -V>t < a«»> A00 V> •>««0 V> •>«• as . i m ’ •’ Farm Program Com- .pares Favorably With Post Years. Rotes Are Given. floats, and all business houses have ca i year has been expended been asked to decorate their win Nabers of Greenville. Interment fol-i * n auuourcing the soil builds The $9,000,000 three-year secon-| lowed in Rosemont cemetery. A large : pract * ces ^ or ^ arTn ^ >T(> i raaa ~ three leading businesses in South .ed by two former pastors, Rev. M. R Idary road construction program of | number of friends attended the ser-! ^’^ ^ opp ’ coun ^ y a( ^ in ‘ n * s ^ rat ‘ ve Carolina, according, to the new In dustrial Directory of South Caro-1 5 Wingard of Greenwood, and Rev. J. Shelton Moose of Laurens. Interment Una,* which was pubUshed last week | followed in Rosemont cemetery, with by the South Carolina Research,' a la r Se gathering of friends assem- * - * r\ 4- 4V> a 0 V>«* M0 W 0»J J 0 A. 0 Planning and Development Board In the sections on foods, Laurens county is credited with three non alcoholic beverages plants, Dixie Beverages, Clinton, Laurens Coca- Cola BottUng Co., and Nehi BottUng company, Laurens. Two frozen food and locker plants are located in the county. They are the Laurens Elec tric Refrigeration Co-Op, Inc., and the Clinton Electric Freezer and Locker Cooperative. The flour, feed and grist mills in Laurens county are E. T. Babb’s mill located in Laurens, and E. V. Gold ing flour miU at Waterloo. Ice plants in the city of Laurens are City Ice company and Colonial Ice company bling at the church and graveside to pay a last tribute. Her mound was covered with many lovely flowers, indicative of the love and esteem in which she was held. Active pallbearers were Frank Bo land, Jr., J. D. Boland, Jr., Wyman Bhealy, Jr., Buddie Black welder, John Sease and W. R. Pitts Jr. The honorary escort consisted of officers of the church. Mrs. Boland was a native of Union county, a daughter of the late J. B. T. and Mrs. E. Pridemore Scott. She was a devoted member of St. John’s Lutheran church, which, like her late husband, she loved dearly and gave freely of her time and interest while another Colonial Ice company,to tte advancement so long as her plant is located in Clinton. Abbatoirs health perm.tted She possessed a at Clinton and Laurens d«l il* meat strong Christian laith, was kind and . . __ gentle m her nature, and endeared pr uc s> L * , herself to many who will join in ex- In the cotton end ex 1 y ..tending sympathy to the family, listing for South Carolina, Laurens; H • j v * county is credited with two garment! The deceased » survived by two and sewing plants: Hallmark Manu-jsons, Ratchford W. Boland of this facturing coloration with plants in city, and Robert Boland of Lanford Clinton and Laurens. In addition, Station; one granddaughter, Mrs. three hosiery mills are also located in James Major of Charlotte; one sister, the count^ D^pper Hosiery mills in Mrs. J. B. Reese of Hendersonville, Clinton and Vm Laurens Hosiery ,N. C.; three brothers, L. W. Scott of mUl and the PM Hosiery mill, both Pacolet, J. C. Scott of Gaffney, and In the event ot rain, the celebra-|th e state highway department, as, vices with many lovely flowers I ^! cer sa *^ yesterday that "the Na tion will be held bn the afternoon of the 12th at the same hour. At the same time the beautiful;which time Laurens county received Christmas lights will flash on in the] an allocation of $142,800. All of this | • A.1 X _ t l— _J-t_A -- —*- ~i. v , . . ' ' ' tional Congress has recognized the authorized by the general assembly.'binked upon her grave as a Anal i„ creasing , nnd c„„ S crvi« originated in the last fiscal year, at tribute of love and respect. . .. ... ithe fertility of farm lands is fund*- Active pallbearers were profitable agriculture lam, Sr., S. W. Sumerel, R. F. Sum-1 business section to burn each night; amount was awarded in road con- erel, Hubert Todd, S. G. Dillard andi and has P rovided financial assistance At A.1 1 If J I 3 AU # A * » through the holiday season Everybody is invited to be on hand to greet Santa. Parents are asked to bring all the little folks. In the floats, first and second priz es of $25 and $15 will be offered. Bi cycle club prizes for boys and girls will be $2.50 and $1.00 for first and second. ’ The committee heading the cele bration appointed by the Merchants- committee consists of W. M. Walker, 1 struction .contracts for the county, i C. W. Cooper. The report of the special commit- 1 Mrs. Bailey was a native of New- tee stated that construction con tracts have been let for approximate ly 574 miles of rbads in the state, or 92 per cent of the first year’s pro berry county but spent most of her long and Useful life in this city. She was a daughter of the late Warren S. and Mary Rogers Reid and a life- gram and 20 per cant ol the second«nd devoted nK«ber of the year’, program. The allotment of the)' 1 " 1 church Her husband, secondary ro«l fund, to the eouhttM * prominent merchant of this city is on the basis of one-third popula-; l> re « < “ <1 htr the grave several tioh, one-third area, and one-third a l°'. for those farmers who desire to jc with the government of the United States in the protection and conser vation of our greatest natural re sources—our farml." t While the 1J>*8 Farm-’Program doer not seem to be quite as liberal as the 1947 program, it is, nrverthele^, a good program, and compares fav orably with past programs, except for the extremely large farms, Mr- rural road mileagf? Distribution of Mrs - B a»ley was a gentlewoman of Ro PP said Threefore, Laurens coua- chairman, W. C. Baldwin, D. B. I contracts among the counties has! stron *’ by her Smith and Sgt. Sterlin Young. Those been “in an equitable manner,” the! many traits Christian char- ty farmers should take full advan tage of the many opportunities of- desiring to enter floats are asked to i report declared adding that “work acter, kindness and ' thoughtfulness ; fered to assist them in continuing the 0.0 ..4 0 0.4 0 -1- - 0# Al* _ * a \ . ® VI _ At •' . - I 0 00...,. _ w I I i 1 a . i contact tee. a. member of this eommit- Drunkenness Heads City Police Dockett For November has been let in every county exceot others, she endeared herself to; conserv ^ n 2 a od building up of thetr .. " * KT __ 0 # ' A . ... 0/-V J 1 0 Us* ^ I A one. many friends from her girlhood days so ^ s ^ or digger yields and more prof- * : a - ^ r v> 1 *3 r A goal of 2,400 miles ot secondary! ^ h ° wi11 receive the announcement road construction in the three-year; ° f i! er genUine re « rtt - period is the purpose of the commit-! - T 6 deceased 15 survived by three its, Mr. Ropp said'. The total of all payments (made in connection with the 1948 program u» farms. for October. Fines collected for the month amounted to $1,724.40. In. addition, during the month in the city of Laurens. Textile mills in the county are: Clinton Cotton Mills, Gwen Evan P. M. Scott of Greenville. Williom L Marshall Taken By Death Mills, and Lydia Cotton Mills, all in: Clinton; Palmetto Spinning corpor ation, Laurens Mills, and Watts-Mills (J. P. Stevens A Co., Inc.) at Lau rens, and Joanna Cotton Mills at P . . Goldville. j Monday morning on account of the death of her son-in-law, William! 1 Mrs. C. M. Bailey of this city, was called to Wadesboro, N. C., early regulations with fines of $11.00. As is the case each month, thej greatest number of arrests, 50, were for drunkenness, for which fines of $804.40 were collected and 147 days given in recorder’s court. Foe fighting, $ persons were arrest- , ^ t . 1 daughters, Miss Ruth Bailey of this (any person with respect tee and the highway department, the| C it^ > Mrs. O. A. Bray (Bera) of Grif- shall not exceed $500. ( report continues. An effort is also, an( j ^ p ^ n( j e rsonj The soil building practices for the bei^g made to develop a satisfactory,! ( ciayte) of Greenville; six grand- 1948 program (Specifications not children 'and three great-grandchil- given h^re for practices) for whicJi drfen;' twO brothers, John Reid and I payments may be made and thc.r Walter Reid, both of Laurens; and rates of payments are as follows; one sister, Mrs. Larence Lanford of! Practice No. 1 — Application «ff Pauline. j ground agricultural limestone, $2.H ^ j per ton. "Murder Trial" At Practice No. 2 — Application of [minerals to pastures, grasses and 1?- m «r» The report of the city police de-1 all-weather type of road which can partment for the month of November’^ constructed for about $10,000 per show^ll6 arrests made, against 209.mile. According to the report of the committee, the projects let to con tract under the program have cost approximately $12,800 per mile, and there were~22 violations of parking i thi s amount is attributed to increased Mtethodist Church construction costs. Material shortages, as well as a shortage of engineers for survey and! 01 planning work, and of qualified con-;wUllQay CVeiling tractors, were said to have hampered the program, but the committee add led Nhat the highwey department be- , ed- carrying concealed weapons 2' 11134 14 c>n now Prepare con-1 * s a refuIt of *** b<,utal sl3 y* ed, carrying concea*eo weapons, acl mg of his wife, and whose only ex violating liquor law, I; drunkenness,! struction plans for the projects as . The case of F. W. Wilkinson, charged with -murder in the first de 50; disorderly conduct, 3; gambling, 13; driving under influence of intox- gumes: (a) Available phosphut* (P205), 3.3 cents per pound; (b)Bajii ' slag containing 8 per cent or zm'trx- phosphate, 40 cents per 100 poumh. (c) Available potash (K20), 2.7 cenL per pound. Practice No. 3.—Construction or Laurens county cotton gins >num-, ber 22 and are as follows: Brooks Marshall^ Jr., 40, who passed \ cants ’ operitinf autos without Snthera* l CarroTl D Grav”Robert^a" awa y af4er a few hours critical ill-i driver ’ s ^cense, 2; investigation or!p C Cnner* Tn S-rUrGr^Court clnnervat Gray I His death was unexpected, al- i suspicion, 8. The number of arrests^; If 9?* '<> y G C in U nerv G Ce^I Gray) thou « h he had been in Po° r health! was the smallest in several months,(Rloy 18 Games Court, Ora Ginnery (Cecil Gray),^ ^ Marshall |the report shows. * 7 Caldwell and Co. and Craig’s gin, Lanford; Albert D. Gray,’Barksdale! | m f a " ie<J n M !f s Luc y * a[ \ ey ’ daughter | — Wasson Bros., Hickory Tavern; Al- J* 7 Mrs - Baile y and the late Mr- Ha^^CfemSOn Factor To bert D. Gray, Cold Point; Southern. 1 ^- 1 QnonW Af rnllano Cotton Oil Co., Laurens; Greenville! The funeral services were held 1 ! r cu * vUilcge Southern Cotton Oil Co. and W. D. yesterday afternoon at the Calvary Ridgeway, at Princeton; Owings Gin I Episcopal church in Wadesboro, of Co., Z. C. Reeves, and R. G. Woods,! which he was a vestryman, at Owings; Jake Rasor, with gins at Mr. Marshall was born in Wades- Mountville and Cross Hill; C-W-S boro and graduated from the Uni- Guano Co. and Clinton Milling Co., versity of North Carolina where he at Clinton; E. V. Golding, Waterloo; received his law degree in 1931,"and Patton Brothers, Fountain Inn. since then had practiced law in The 23 sawmilii listed for Laurens j Wadesboro, where he was a highly county in the supplemental list in-! regarded citizen, eluded in the directory are: T. R. I He is survived by his parents, W. Adair, Mrs. Edna, C. Copeland, Ray-; L. MarshalL and Mrs. Rose Monsal- mond W. Dean, Ephraim Jackson, | vatge Marshall; his wife and a young and S. B. Lowman, all ^f Clinton;'! daughter, Eloise Davenport Marshall, . . iu * w ..'u! enlargement of ditches for the drain- quickly as contractors are available'P lanabon „ 17181 h . e . i a * e of agricultural land, 8 cents per to undertake the work economically. 1 dnnkin *’ w,n ** heard ,n 4he drsun - ! cubic yard _ v* tirtization. ‘‘Prisoner at the Bar. in, 0 0 • _ . ’ . » . 0 . i Practice No. 4.—Construction ol Broad Street Methodist church Sun-. .... , ... . _ * ^ on j * standard terraces for which propei day evening at 7:30, according to an . ... . nn . r J . . . ’ . « 'outlets are provided. 90 cents per ll>« announcewfent by the pastor, Rev. .. .. P L. BaiikmgM. All part, except two ' No 5._s ummer legun ,„ 0 , , . „ , will be taken by local residents. . . . , #t .w 1 j *1 I Presbyterian college ha, announc.| „ B SmiUt win ac , „ presiding! ,urned -nderor letton the land. *1 a. led the following 18-game basketball . - schedule: judge, while W. HL Simpson will per acre . ° nl y 41,6 ^Howing le- Rev. John A. Pinckney, pastor or Jan. 8, Pacific mills here; , , gumes will qualify for.payment un- I Dec. .1, at Pelzer tniUsi ». Pelzer “a” wm'.“enfant. ^ *»* ^ here. ' — - - - - - Chief B. B. Ballard will take the beans ’ so yb e ans not harvested for 10, Er- " Mil- beans for oil, crotalaria, and annua. 1 the Holy Trinity Episcopal church' akine here; 13, Mercer here; 16. at 'pitU wiIT be an ™porTantl 1 ' sp '' d " a . “ 'v.ni,ig ; F>clflc mill,;. 26. The Citadel her.; £ me pro«K.-ution. Mi»!. , pr * ctice No ' •-AuWWun* a sat- t. l C,«n,on; 4. a, We.oedt!^ ^ S Oh 1 t Colleg ' or! will act a, clerk of the coon. S C.l Wi, ' t ,er ° r ""‘J* .^ *,* Charleston here; 14 Clemson here; ;Chan wlu serve JS ^ bailiff » 'etch. 14 ml a ; . ^ f 8 L . C w rleston , ; , 2 ?.', a . 1, V P- Adair will be foreman o the ce " ,! , » ,r . ? ou . nd: (c) or The Citadel; 25, at Mercer; 27. Wof- 1 ford here; 28, at Newberry. of Clemson, will hold worship service in the Presbyterian '• 26, at Erskine. college radio forum room Sunday f Feb. 2, evening at 7:30. The public is cor-;7 t Newberry dially invited to attend the service. Mr. Pinckney will also meet with the students at 6:15 in reference to forming a “Canterbury” club, which is a student Episcopal Organization. L. E. and J. H. Ball, M. B. Leppard,' named for Jr., J. R. Snider, Willie H. Thomp-. mother, son, Wasson Brothers, Sam E. Wil- 1 her maternal - grand- liams, all of Laurens; W. K. Mullen, I j. l. Yount, and r. b. Austin, aii 0 ; ( j-utheran Men Meet Cross Hill; G. S. Owings and L. L. Tonight In LoiirenS Templeton, and Mack Saxon, both 1 — — , - of Owings; W. B. Tingle, Ora; Calvin Men of the Piedmont conference Weathers, and R. A. Hellams and J. of the South Carolina Lutheran W. Simmons, both of Gray Court; synod will hold a rally in Laurens John C. Chapman and S. S. Daven- tonight at 8 o’clock with the presi- port, both of Waterloo; W. C. Knight dent, G. V. Yonce of Greenville, pre- of Princeton, and„ W. ,F. Nesbitt of siding. Chamber Commerce To Meet Tuesday College Students Hear Insurance Talk jury. v The public is cordially invited. Veteran Students of Presbyterian college heard Buford Worthy, re- , gional insurance officer of the Vet- Tuesday evening at 7:30 at Dayton-: erans Administration, discussed the 0i:_4 f— a - 1 The December meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Board Members Are Re-Named purple vetch, 6 cents per pound; (d) Common, Monantha, or Williamtette vetch, 4 cents per pound; (e) Blue lu pine, 3 cents per pound; (f) Crim- sori clover (clean), 11 cents' pec pound; (g) Crimson clover (chaffyt. - -f Clinton hotel. . , « a » z • •. » 0. . . I »...0...utavz a.-. mciiiuciA m uie couniy An added feature will be Christ-j vice ]ife insurance in force, Tuesday, board of regisUation, according to mas music by a sextette from motnins in the rhanpl i * - ^ ^ - value of keeping their National Ser- 16 cents per pound; (h) Caley or Mrs. Gladys R. Cook, of Fouotain! ? l " s J. elar3 '. 5 c ' nts |,oun4; Inn, H. C. Sims of Waterloo, and M D. Milam, Sr., of this city, have beeq re-named by Governor J. Strong Thurmond as members of the county a sexieue irom me ( morning in the chapel. I reports from Columbia. Clinton Music club. j Veterans were urged to see their .. (nearest county service officer or an, Woodruff. Laurens Pastor Named On Committee Supper will be served to about 100 laymen and their pastors, includ ing several from St. John’s church of this city. The tAonement Lutheran church of Laurens will be host, with several prominent laymen having a The Rev. Francis T. Cunningham, P 31 " 4 P n 4116 program, pastor of the First Methodist church! 74 ls totooune^d that officers for of Laurens, has been appointed to 4116 new y ear ‘will be elected. R. W. the commission in charge of making Boland > o* city, is chairman of plans for raising $1,000,000 for Meth- 4713 nominating committee, odist education in South Carolina, it! i Is announced by Bishop Clare Pur- Kiwonis Ladies Night cell c< the Carolina! area. |q D ecem bar 12 An equal number of laymen and ( Wn UeCemP *T pastors will be appointed from thej annual “ladies night” party of two conferences to compose the com-^ cl TwUl be giten in Hd * ion - the orphanage dining hall on the evening of Friday, December 12, atj j 7:30. A musical program will be giv- x en and favors and prizes awarded ,all ladies attending, with plates laid; for one hundred and fifty members,! their wives and guests. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery and' Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from fading food stores.ln the city. Read the advertisements — they tall you about chgnginf prices and where you can buy to advantage. Santo To Arrive In Laurens Today The city of Laurens will stafee its annual Christmas parade in Honor of. Santa Clay* this ’afternoon at 5 o'clock, at which tixhe Christmas lights will be turned on. Several bands will take part in the celebra tion, including Presbyterian cdlefe. Let The Chronicle Help You With Your Christmas Slipping Christmas will soon be here. It will pay you each week to carefully read the advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE —they tefl you where to shop wisely for the holidays. Now, more than ever before, with changing prices, buyers need to read advertisements and be informed before shopping. Our advertising columns are filled with many helpful Christmas suggestions. And don’t overlook the important food and market “news,” and little-“want ads.” De Tear Chrtetoni Shopping mST la the Adverttitag Gel- The Chronicle official of the nearest Veterans Ad- j ministration office for any assistance | relative to their government insur-1 ance. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL (i) Bur clover (clean), 20 cents per pound; (j) Bur clover (in bur), 5 cents per pound. -Practice No. 7—Establishing a sat isfactory stand of lespedeza sericea or kudzu for erosion control on steep -•slopes and waterways: (a) Lespedeza ! sericea seed—8 cents per pound; (b) ( Kudzu—t-j (ling planted. Practice No. 8 Construction of firebreaks for protection of wood- -■2 cent per crown or seed- Big Drop In County Cotton Ginnings, For 52 weeks THE CHRONICLE land: $2.50 per 1.000 linear feet. will be an appreciated and enjoyable Christmas Gift for relatives or friends. We invite subscriptions any where. Practice No. 9—Improving a stand rtf forest trees Prior to November 1, 8,001 bales! Welcome and thanks to those on of cotton from the 1947 crop had. our Honor Roll this wee . $2.50 per acre. Practice No. 10—Planting forest trees—$2.50 per 1,000 seedlings. ! Practice No. 11 — Establishing or been ginned in Laurens county, ac-' cording to census figures. The figure- is far short of the 14,369 report of the corresponding date last year.' Ginnings in practically all counties are running considerably behind last year. Chicken Supper At Oak Grove School A chicken supper will be served at',^ Oak Grove school house Friday eve-] ning, beginning at 7:00 o’clock, with the public invited. The proceeds will go to the Woman’s Auxiliary of Rocky Springs (Presbyterian church. RETURNS TO STATES Colie B. Gruber, chief machinist’s ‘mate, 'son of Mrs. J. P. Gruber of this city, has served as a member of the onginsenng department aboard the huge aircraft carrier USS Leyte which has returned to the United States from Europe and Asia. T-5 WILLIAM E. LANFORD, San Francisco, Calif. MRS. JOE H. PIPER, Greenville. MRS. B A. HAWKINS, Perry, Fla. B Y. HOLLINGSWORTH, Cross Hill. CPL. COLEY L. LOWERY, San Francisco, Calif. SGT. G. A.'ELLIS, Brooklyn, N. Y. MRS. LIZZIE SANDERS. \ MSyesville. JOHN GALLMAN, Winnaboro. MRS. JAMBS B. MEADOWS, MRS. H. L. GREGORY, MRS. ROBERT PHILLIPS, REV. FRED ROWE, MRS. SARAH BUZHARDT^ 1 HOUSTON TRAMMELL, MRS. WOODROW CAMPBELL. West Clinton. MRS. VAUGHN PRATER, Goldville. ARCHIE WILLIS. South Clinton. (reseeding permanent pastures by seeding adapted pasture legumes or grasses: (a) Dalbs grass (imported! I — 40 cents per pound; (b) Dallis grass (domestic)--24 cents pound; .(c) Fescue—40 cenrt* per pound; (d) 'Common lespedeza—6 cents pound: (e) Kobe*, lespedeza—6 cents pound. tOO White Dutch clover—50 cents per 'pound; (g) Ladino alover—$1.00 per i pound. Practice No. 12—Clearing land for j the establishment «d permanent pas- | ture—$8.00 per acre. ' Practice No. 13 — Construction of | fences on range and pasture land (a) Barbed-wire fence—45 cents per rod; (b) Wovea-wire fence—75 cents per rod. When the county afibcation of 1948 program funds is received for Lau rens county, farm aRoeations will be tnade to the farms tn accordance with Hhe procedure to be received for set ting up amounts of funds which may be earned by individual farms, Mr. Ropp aaid. To keep from eaeeodtng the coua- (Continued on pa#» two)