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IHE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the Newi Volume XLVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 19, 1948 Number 8 SCHOOL BOND ELECTION SET FOR APRIL 6 Hunter District No. 5 To Vote on Proposed $250,000 Bond Issue for Expansion Program. Officers Named For County Red Cross For Coming Year The annual meeting of the Lau- | rens County chapter of the Red Cross ; i was-held last week in Laurens, the executive secretary, Mrs" Helen G. i Mellette announced. Thomas A. Babb of Lauregs, ot- tor«ey and World War IT Veteran, was re^eTeeted.chairrnan of the chap- [ Jter for the coming year. Dr. M. A. ♦ ■ ; Macdonald of this city, • was named 1 Taxpayers of Hunter school district vice . chairman; -^j-s F ra nk B. Ro-j No. 5 will vote' on April 6 on a pro-| p er Laurens, treasurer; Canton 1 posed bond issue of $250,000 for addi- branch, B. Hubert Boyd; recording ( tions, improvements and equipment secretary, Mrs. Ann Feins of Lau- MISS 'HI MISS' for the schools of the district, accord- rensr Mis. Roy C- Hil- jlng to a statement in today’s papei ton, Laurens, by the trustees. ,1 Chairman-of various departments A bill has been passed through the were announced as follows: Miss legislature authorizing the trustees to Beaufort Copeland, home service; ! conduct sard election. Mrs. Fred Medlock, production; Mrs. The election will be held April 6. T. P. Kendrick, knitting; Mrs. J. V. Requirements for voting are a regis-, Murray, nursing; Miss Sara Frances. Miss “Hi Miss” COUNTY SPENT $692,000 IN FISCAL YEAR FOR SCHOOLS Ranks With 18th Larg est Expenditure In State, Report on Education Shows. Columbia, Feb. 17 —(Special The Chronicle), — School expendi tures in Laurens county totalled $692,532 during the past fiscal year, being t.hc-lHth largest amount spe.it ! by any, county m the state on ein.- cation,-according to the 79th annua ! report of the state superintendent of • education,, which was issued thu * week to the members of the genera 1 assembly.'Of the tiWal spent by Lau- F.LAINE FRAtfZEN, of GoldviHe, rens county. $28,494 was provided by from Clinton high the bond fund, $486,046 came Irons l tration- certificate issued between Abercrombie, junior Red Cross; Miss, school, will receive recognition as an the district fund fi r white . nno'.v January 1, 1948, and March 1, 1948, Susan Hall, nutrition, and Mrs. Frank ! outstanding high school senior of. $134,265 from the district fund fo and a 1947 tax receiprt dated at least ‘ B. Roper, disaster; chairman of dis- 1948 in the Miss Hi Miss edition of Negro schools, $37,003 from the coun- 30 days prior to said election. Prop-; aster Clinton branch, H. M. Young. The Johnsonian, students' publica— ty b >ard fund, ami $6,724 f :n the erty owners not holding registration, Board members were elected as tion at-Winthrop college, to be pub-, county general fund. “WATER WAS COLD ..Lieut. Ernest Vallentlne, a San Francisco area nary league member, took the hard way to find out that the water was cold. Waved off from a landing on the carrier, Boxer, he lost control of his ship during a one-day cruise, crash-landed in the Pacific, and was rescued by a crash-boat. Bis only comment on fail ing in this carrier qualifleation landing test was, “The water’s cold.” Pictures show (top) approach, and (below) “bottom up” dive to the bottom. certificates issued since January 1, ’ follows: 1 lished this week. The special edition 1948, are ineligible to vote. Certifi-i Adger Babb, Princeton; Roy De- is published annually to honor select cates may be secured from the Coun ty Board of Registration on March 1, Shields, Lanford; Charles F. Flem- The report brings out that a grand 1 total at..9,725 pupils were enrolled ed high school senior girls from all in the schools of Lffirrens county last ing, Laurens; Mr’S?"'Alan Wallace,' parts of the state year Of these, 4 484 were enrolled which under the law is the latest Gray Court; Col. Roy C. Hilton, 1 Miss Franzen is the daughter of in the ^white elementary schools, and date they may be obtained. • D. • Laurens; Mrs. G. N. Foy, Goldville, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Franzen, of Gold- 1,539 in the white high schools. The Milam, Sr., of this city, is tne mem- \y B*-£tders, Laurens; Joe DdLaney, 1 ville. She i£ a member of the glee^Nc-tro enrollment was 3,017 n the -{her of the board from this section of f Goldville; C. P. Roper, Laurens; T club, Beta* club and The Sentinel elementary schools and 685 in the —!the county. ! Five Sundays In This Month P. Townsend/ Laurens; E. B. Morse, sfaff at Clinton high. , The trustees have announced that Laurens; Hewlette Wasson, Laurens, 1 if the bond issue is passed, $250,000 Mrs. Carl Wharton, Waterloo; . Sam _ u D — of bonds will be sold for the contem- Leaman, Cross Hill; Gilbert Rober- rOUT-H DOyS Name ; plated enlargements and improve- S on, Laurens; Bruce Campbell, Lau- Officers And -- — r - - ments. This will require an increase re ns; Ben Strobp, Laurens; W. T. ^ c v and the second time in the twenti- of 9 mills on the district’s taxable Bolt. Laurens; Miss Betty Richards, Organize rOT Year For the tirst time in 28 years Reorganization Bill Given Approval By Legislature Columbia, Feb., 17.—The Sta.c et i l cen t ur y_the r e will be five Sun- property, they state. The levy for: Laurens; ReV. J.' H. Darr,. Clinton. ' House of Representatives- stamped ^yg February, operating expenses now is 18 mills, R ev . George H. Pearce. Gray Court; Laurens county 4-H Boys club are final legislative approval today on T ^j s year F e b 29, that extra day and 4 mills for bonded indebtedness, i Rev. Ware Madden, Laurens; Rev. being organized and officers elected a compromise form of Governor; added every four years to keep the They further state that the 4 mills Francis T. Cunningham, Laurens; under the supervision of J B. Wrl- 'Thurmond’s state government reor- ’ months from shifting into another; are to be retired from the sinking Benny B. Blakely, Clinton; Mrs. Le- Hams, assistant county agent, assis;- ganization bill. — Senate amendments were agreed to without bbjecUon and the bill was j T _ : Improvements planned at Acad-j rens ; Mrs. C. P. Townsend, Laurens; h gh schools. Tl?e av erage teaching- lead jji Lau rens county’s white e ’ e m.e n x t a r y schools dur.ng the past school year wu 30 pupils, while '.n ihe-Negi.i ele- sv.enlar> 10 ■« ,e a as' . : av - age of 31 students per teacher The teach.ng loads a the high school* av eraged J1 pu • tea ■ tae white h.gh. sch lols-aad 31 indhe Negro high school: A s.ate law’ pn - vides that there be not more than 36 I season, will be on Sunday. The last 1 fund, the millage if the election pass-, wis Wham, Laurens; Mack Adair^ ed by local volunteer leaders from ; :, |r t toachc- :n clcmcntai-r ^time Leap Year Day camtTon Sunday! es to be 27 mills instead oF22 as at>ii n t(^ L. E. Bishop, Clinton; R L ^acFT community. There will be 13'^.^,. haviI>g as many ls 2 o -Va was in 1920. ♦ -.1-Present. I Plaxico, Clinton; N. G. Hardie, Lau- clubs with an enrollment of 200 boys. ers and not more thaB 30 , to a ordered enrolled for ratification, a, In 1944 that extra day inserted The Long Branch club in this sec-]teache: . u ■ at the end of February was a Tues- erny street school, the trustees state, R t ,y Owens, Laurens; W. K. Waites, tion is headed by Mrs. W R. Brown formality which will o ow ; day at beginning* of the f or ties ca ^ for ^ aclc * irton * wo new ' c * ass ! G olc * vllle ; Rev. Felder Bauknight, as leader. Raymond Price is pres- teach rhe . ’ . . . 1 rooms, a complete new heating plant Goldville. aly tomorrow or Thursday. , . , _, .. :ii 1 1 decade it was a Thursday, and in measure will become an act when, ratified and will go to Thurnlond for his signature. 1952 it will be a Friday. Leap Year Day comes on the same. day of the week every 28 years, as for the entire building to replace; stoves now used, and the installation at additional fire escapes. pupils to a in high s. hods having at least 20 teachers The maximum hing loads are scaled^accordin.; 'dent, James Dickei'syn, ( Vice-prus- to the number of- teachers ih the ident, Julian Walker* , secretary-; school. -— Religious Emphasis Representative Plowden oa Clar-J a rule 0ur graml p ar ents, however' Under the Brogram the Providence Week At College endon, Ways and Means Committee had to wajt 32 for Feb 29 : school at Lydia Cotton Mills will a 1 la*, r -eiwinnan, and Tburmond’s, on thc same dti y.^ 9 w nave six new,class rooms, a kitchen Announced March ZO leader for reorganizaztion, tol#i the was not a Leap Y ear. : and fa ‘ ret eria, additional toilet f-*-> House that amendments ‘ only cor- _ . , , 1 cilities, library and office space, reeled a few little things" but ad-i For centuries an extra day: ^treasurer Other clujj juembers are:, Laurtrls coun , had # , 0 , al .„. Cam.il Baker. Henry Brevvmjtun.; ci h , . 0 „e-teache r wh.te «*oois last James Compton. Joseph Cunningham. ' ear for ateh ^ fa> _ tu i u | ^ 4gtT r t ' £*?'■• L ‘T""rt35Sr^perty. inelud.ng building,. Blakely MeXmeh. Buei Riee. Leon , m „ d fixtures, amounted t. Ric.e Ri’bby Robinson, Bruce Spoon, ■ *.*0- nn •ri,., * , . , , Announcement is made that Re- James Glenn and Fred Wilson. • * r yl" - t-T ,k U ? ‘ At the high school four new class ligious Emphasis week will be held , tit . lit " .tac.tf a., te sch- s 11 mitted"‘'they weaken the bill.” He was ^ded every fourth year. But rooms will be added> a new audit o-, at Presbyterian college on March 2-5, ,_ Any ™f al J ‘» y beaween the ages o the county was estimated by Me de added, however, that “half a loaf is ess th3n 400 ^ oai ' s a8 ° ( . a ne% ^ ru e .ubtrTfi to seat 700 with adequate stage with two services daily, better than none.” i Wd r s ‘Produced—that ol not having and dressing rooms, and a new band’ Four outstanding Presbyterian 10 21 years may join 4-H plub partment as $59,800, while the prop- work. Members of the clubs last.erty of the three three-teacher 1 U A tA LSLJ l KS A A A • A *AX- A A V- * A * . , . . — . . -w - — w-w > -* »»>- » *v vr u A A V. • • % VACilC W VP » rv UU V11U P I'0SiO V 101’ 1 * for state aid for school teachers’ """d .adding a Febcuaiy 29 to file cal- c i ass rooms would be converted into.Rev. Wallace M. Alston, pastor o. salaries was hiked from $23,000,000 cn , dar is caused by the fact that the to $24,768,875. and the pupil trans- 1 solar Jcar-which governs our sea- sons—actuafly consists of 365 days, a kitchen and cafeteria. Druid Hills Pr.esbyterian church, At- 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds. Little Weathers Girl Passes In Greenville Mary Kathryn Weathers, five- year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Weathers, of Greenville, Columbia, are the architects. Under a break-down of the pro posed $250,000 bond issue, $85,384.- 00 would be used for the Lydia Mills school, and $135,049.00 for the high school. Trustees of the district are R. L. portotion allocation from $2,400,- 000 to $3,000,000. There was no attempt by the Sen ate to pass the appropriations bill, consideration of which will be con- | tinued tomorrow . Second House readings were given i bills to permit deduction df hospital and medical expenses from state ^ income tax leturns and to declare Thursday of State Fair Week a legal holiday. Passed to the Senate by the House ' SurKia y afternoon from the Second ! Arnold. were bills to continue suspension of! * >resl> yt ef ' ian church of that city,! • the motor vehicle inspection law con< ^ u rted by the pastor, Rev. Pbil-|l Donerc MaiiafIPrc from March 1 until February 15,Up* Nobles. The little girl attended! rj. ™nagers ) 1949, and to add five per cent of 1 Ihe Sunday school of the-church and! W 111 rFCO Morida I Tip county road mileage to the state pallibeaAers and flower girls were; highway system each year for three from the Sunday school years. y 1 No improvements are contemplat-i lanta, Ga.. Rev. Marshall C Dendv acre aS com P are d with 345 pounds erty evaluation (*• $n>65,66o. ed at Florida Street schbol. the trus- pastor of the First Presbvtenan P<>: aCrC * r t . e entire county, ac- | g raR< ;f l^tal value of a ! white < tees state. LaFaye and LaFayt of church, Orlando Fla and Rev John cordin8 tlJ 15,4,3 censL | s fl * ures ln ^ t ^l !ty !n ?h e cwinty amoun l- R $ , ‘ corn work they averaged 23.5 bushels $1,215,860. according 1o state K. Roberts, pastor of the First Pres- —$ . " ; ' . . , , byte: ian church, Danville Va ^ T* ** wmpared to 18 bushelsPartment of educat.. n figures. ’ ’ for tiie w.a le county, according td’ m Dr. Roberts is a former pastor of the same census figures. I r r j the First Presbyterian church of thjs - _ I JCQDOard LOSC In the cot.on projects the boys av- Laurens county each have more than eraged 429.6 pounds of lint cotton per four teachers, and have a total prop- The bool Is to de- ^! ! »»v,„g resigned the' pastorate died suddenly last Friday afternoon, j Plaxico, chairman. Roy Casque, G. The funeral services were held ] A. Burton, C. .E. Galloway and J. B. Upheld By Court The su- Senator Pruitt of Anderson, pro posed the school teacher pay in crease for the Education Committee, of which he i? chairman. He said sister, Sara Speake Weathers, and the committee had previously agreed grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George to offer the amendment and denied yT- Speake of this city, and George T. there had been a “move’’ to '‘freeze’ Weathers ol Gray Court, teachers’ salaries at present levels. during the early period of the war MlSS Boland to accept a chaplaincy in the army.' A f r j vp<; | n Knrpn W shim~nn F. , i His many friends here will learn Mfr,VeS 10 ^OreO , Wcshing,^ Feb with interest of his return to the r • d u a g*™ C ? U ? h . el ^ r±iy t ^ '!? ritv nn#. .wf t .i • F ends ». Miss Adeline Boland. Seaboard Air Line Railroad is legally Okunxter ol F..M. B ,l;t,id th,. at,, opolotioj ,n S ,uth Caml:,,., mLsI . , will be interested to know she has the state has ruled to the contrary. ' i arrived in Korea .where she holds a The laws of South Carolina pr<- Plans Under Way civilian pos.Uon with the United vide that railroad lines jvithin the r Ofnnn'T t‘ Of States milii, governmeid in the slate may be operaded only b> >tj - e -•> I ror urganizonon VJl department communications. corporations. Some companies have j Onager Van Jones of Rogers store; Community Choral Gmun - created South Carolina subsidiary The little girl is Survived by her : here, and T. J. McCarty, head of the; . r ^ ^ u r . a j; de: to comply parents. Mrs. Weathers before ^her meat department have won a five-, Plans are 5eing mad ; for a ^ ^OQing Convention At The Seaboard,* *vwe.e ^ de-.-ndeu marriage was Miss Sara Speake_QL_day free tnp to Miami Fla awarded; mun , ;ty choral 80ciety under the „ . Bailey Memoriol Church ">, ,ts authority on an mte: state this city. She is also survived by one on the record made by their store, rection „ f Prair . Edouard Patte. di- ♦ - CimuneiTe Commission order to just. e pas - % ^ ar ' ® y ^ y J rector of the glee club at Presbyie- T^c-e v H be singing ronvent. m fy use ot its 736 nv.ies <•: road r th.ii rain on e ruaiy *.i 01 e trip r j an co llege. and sponsored by the at Bailey Memorial church Sunday state The oide stemmed f rn a o be accompanied by other employ- C ij n t on Masic club. All citizens of afternoon at 2:30. Several quartets' reorganization uf the system com- ees o e ogers i am who have Clinton and surrounding communt- will rende lections The public is pleted m 1946. ties who are interested in singing cordially mviiea to attend the ser- Ine slate claimed that the c$«n- Bond Sales For January $44,234 County Roads Hurt By Snow and Ice won this recognition. Supervisor L. B. Stoddard stated Cunningham Now With Chester Hospital George L. Cunningham, a native U S Savings Bonds sales in Lau-! y est erday that the county’s dirt, 0 f this community, has assumed the rens County totalled $44,234.75 for roa<ts hat‘C -become very 'bad and D0S i ll0 n of administrator of the Ches- January 1948, as reported by D. F. have ^t into deep ruts due to the: ter county hospital Mr. Cunningham are invited to attend an organiza-- vice. tional meeting to be held Mondaj — evening. March 1, in the high school '““Sr,; , „, new subscribers Tentative plans call for meetings OfM I twice a month, to be held in tne eve- rllJINUK KULL n:ng. vv+th periodic concerts, accord Patterson of Laurens, Savings Bon>, I 60 " 1 / h “7 !«"■ The sur- tor the past several years has been Chairman for the County , face road s have also suffered a member of the Chester high school Sales for the month in the State' from Jhe unusual weather conditions, faculty. He is a son of the late Mr. Each week THE CHRONICLE adds appropriate action mission exceeded its powers uve' interstate commerce but the court m an unanimous opinion found oth erwise Justice Hugo L. Black read the decision. _ The case was returned to the South Carolina Supreme Court for totalled $2,916,062.00. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform you as to chang ing prices, where yon can sup ply your heeds whatever they may be, where you can shop to advantage.” BE WISE— READ THE ADS he added __ j Supervisor Stoddard said that the county road force is now working at full speed and if the weather perr mits, the roads will be smoothed up as fast as.possible. ing to the committee of Music club members assisted by other interested! neiy members to its large family of, _ a member of the Chester high school citizens. Miss Rosa Mahaffey has read ® rs - Subscriptions are accepted u U been named manager of the choral to seat anywhere to relatives or LOSt KltOS Held Up-State High School .* Basketball Tourney Here February 26-28 The upper state Class B girls and boys basketball tournament will be held in the Presbyterian college gym J February 26-28, according to Walter A. Johnson and D. S. Templeton; of the arrangements committee. A large number of teams are expected to participate in the tournament. . and Mrs George W. Cunningham of the Long Branch community. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives JJA 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 and where you can buy to advantage. society, with other officers elected later. to be 74 if ymi are not a sub- C__ Ci::,_ C^-a^. cost is less than-4c a ' 0r ^''JO COStOr Lions Club Carnival' To Be Staged April 1-3 T - The annual Lions club carnival has been set for April 1, 2, 3, officials - orf the ckib state. | Several new attractions will 'be added this year .and the event Will ^ run along lines similar to those ol last year, when the affafr was pio-| noonced a success and enjoyed a continuing patronage for three.night^i Officials state that fuqds derived i from the event wili be used for the sight conservation work arki othei charitable enterprises of the club . friends. Call scriber — the week. Welcome and thanks to those pn our Honor Roll this week „ \V # C. NEAL, Shively. Ky D. U. HARRELL, • Greenville MRS MAGGIE MORRISON, Clinton. MRS HERBERT POTEAT. * rr EVANS. . Elija Easter, 55, died at jv- home MISS M A ROARK’ West Clinton. DAVID',C ABERCROlMBIE. C S TODD. MRS. COLIE ABERCROMBIE. P • O. EPPLEY, JAMES HAMBY. ’ South Clinton. r near'here Iasi ThursiTay morning fol lowing an eighf-week-iltness- The funeral services were held Friday afternoon from Mount Leban on church-near Glen* Springs, con ducted by Rev. Haddock Interment followed in the church. cemetery. * Mr. Easter was a nuti\e of Cross Anchor but had made h:s home in this community the past twenty years. He was a member of the Unity Bap- church of Woodrof't ; The deceased is survised by h..- wife, Mrs. Mammie Foster; one sis ter; Mrs. 5L*ry Shibert ol Woodruff, and one brother-, Duvid faster, alsc* of Woodruff. -.a ✓ *