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Clinton, S. C.,*Thursday, February 26, 1948
Number 9
COUNTY CHAIRMAN R.T. WILSON CALLS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO PLAN COURSE
March 6 Set for Meeting at Court House to Outline
Procedure for Democratic Party for Club Meet
ings and County Convention.
Newberry College Sirtgers
To Give Sacred Concert
Here Sunday Evening
Ralph T. Wilson, of Laurens, chair
man erf the Democratic party for
Laurens county, addressed a letter
yesterday to members of the county
executive oomimittee calling a meet
ing on Saturday, March 6, at 10 a.m.
in the trourt house to consider im
portant issues now confronting the
Democratic party. Members of coun
Sunday evening at 7:30 the New
berry College Singers, an a capalla
Vhoir fo 56 voices, from Newberry,
-College wiill present a sacred music
program in the First Presbyterian)
church of this city,
of the people of a state to govern ■ *i»h e choir sings the entire program 1
themselves without interference’and from memory and without accom-
dictation from the federal govern-1 paniment. Their progranh consists of!
merit - ■' ■ — - Bach chorales, Negro spirituals and'
“Under the present rules of our ^e best literature from the Russian
party, club meetings ar^ to be hela c jj 0 ral school.
oiv4he fourth Saturday in Aprttraridj i n the {test, the Newberry Singers |
county conventions on the ftrstr-Mon—tf^ye given concerts in major cities j
day in May of this year. In order thatj the East coast. Appearances i
Laurens county Democrats may at, have been made in New York, Balti-
ty precincts are also invited to be; P resen ^ begin to plan for a more, Philadelphia, Allentown, Pa.,
present to, gain information and out-j program for said meetin S s and con -; Roanoke, Va., Columbia and Char-!
line a proper course to be followed* ven ^ on ’ ^ am herewith calling upon; leaton and many smaller cities. At j
you to be present and to have thc'pj-gg^j^^ Sdngers are planning a
Democrats of your precinct present
on Saturday, March 6, art ten o’cIock
Gene Anderson's
New Ladies' Store
Opens Here Friday
LONG SESSION
FOR LEGISLATURE
NOW LOOMS
Final Adjournment Like
ly To Be Delayed Several
Weeks by Money Bill.
Columbia, Feb 24 —De .el ipmenti
in the General Assembly t,h s acck
line a proper course to be followed
for the club meetings and county
convention to be held in April and
May.
Chairman Wilson’s letter follows:
“Members Executive Committee^
“Laurens County Democraita: Party:
‘•Gentlemen:
"In my opinion, the Democratic
party of South Carolina faces certain
issues that must be met with cour
age; and as our Governor has said,
strong and effective’ action is need
ed to save and preserve our democ
racy.
BRIG. GEN. JOS. B. FRASER
tour which wlil cover the following r |k « airtAf urilX
cities: Artlanta* Jacksonville, Lake Fk AllK NlW HlAli
ajm., in the Laurens court house tojerty, Fla.,* St. Petersburg, Miami, ■ i\rwfc , I\ lib TV iikrrt/
discuss the jssues that face our party West'Palm Beach, Savannah and Ma- | OF COLLEGE BOARD
In addition to the concert appear- j
ances which the Singers will make
this spring, there will be radio ap
at the present time
“In my humble opinion, we must
at the proper time be prepared to
decide whether to quit the Demo-
Gene Anderson’s new ladies store
will open for business here Friday
morning, according to a double-page
announcement in today’s paper. The
store , will occupy the building on
Muagrove street' recently vacated by
Dailey’s. '
The firm is headed by Gene An-
i derson, of Anderson, president o.
Gene Anderson’s." tnc.r~ladies store
; of that city, of wnlch a brother, C. W. incb cated that final adjournment may
Anderson of this city, is vice-presi- ;Kj . cpmf u speedily a *
dent. Mr.’Anderson will also be as- e( j a few days ago.
j sociated with his brother in the own-; Senate Clerk James H I'
i ership rrf tne store here. sa!C j he -thougnt the legislator
The firm is an -exclusive ladies end the;r ^ssion by M.i> 15
store and will handle ready-to-wear, estimates were "li te in April' -
, coats, suits, dresses, shoes, lingerie,, ■ t . ar j y , n ^j ay .• * ^ ^
hosiery, bags, jewelry, etc ’ The senate, however, has bogged.
Mrs. I. B. Copeland will be^ ^ r ' e , down on the general appropriation-
1 store manager;-Charles Reynolds, of biU sent to it by the nouse on j anu .
Greenwood, is manager of the shoe ary 22. Several senators, including
(department, and Mrs J. B. Johnson. Emaryce Committee Chairman Edga-
will be associated with the firm. Mrs. Brown, orf Barnwell, doubted thu'
Copeland, and Mrs. Johnson until re- j the bill would pass the senjte next
cently were employed by Sumerel's i
wies
wo 1 ■
< Jth<
"It appears to me ttLt|i._two of the. the convention, are to face our party,
main planks in our State Democratic so be present at the meeting on Sat
critic party as it is now constituted peaj-ances over major networks dur-
or to remain in irt and fight whole- j n g their tour of the South, it is an-
heantedly for the principles as pro- nounced from the college,
mulgated by our forefathers. Such,! The Newberry Singers have the
and similar issues of sending • in- distinction of being one of the two
structed or uninstructed delegates to
Prominent Georgia Lay*
man Succeeds Dr. W. P.
Jacobs. President Brown
Reports Progress.
Department store and Penney s ofj Sine die adjournment c ustom-
this city. arily hinges on final passage of the
The Anderson store now presents t apprjpr . atlons bjl , t
usually coming
a very attractive appearance. A new 1 f ro m two to four weeks later:
front has been added to the building
, »»»* ww.. ... ...v When the bill does clear the sen-
Jand modern fixtures provided. The ate lt almost inevitably is neaded
it almost meyitably is
j interior is modemly designed and £ or a f ref> conference committee
' dec9rated and new lighting fixtures; which may take two more legisia-
to re-wr:te it. judging
Gen. Joseph B. Fraser, of Hines . iis ^ a jj ec | k een made j 4 l
\l- /-< _ ...«» 1 a o 1 t-m an Of ■ v •' , -
college choirs in South Caroliha chos
en to represent this state in the Na-j elected chairman Anderson states for the conven
1 1 U . ' - trional Federation of Music ,conven- th ^3,.^ a f trustees tirf Presbyterian And ® n ; s, “ u ; for conven
Z** ! “ rday ’, March 6 ’ and n(>tuf y other lion which was held in Philadelphiat' ^Jege al a m^i^eld heVe Tues- ! ^ aml wmfort af rustonie .?’ .'be approved
and states’ rights, are no longer part; Demodcrats to be present in order
and parcel of the National Demo
cratic party.
by .past perfomyaryes Then
jv both houses.
rm
"Laurens county Democrats from
the days of 1776 until the present
time have always been in the fore
front in planning to keep and pre
serve the democracy of our fathers
which was founded upon the right
The public is cordially invited to day He succeeds Dr w. P. Jacobs,
Mr. Anderson is a son of Mr. and 1 The bill .has been
Richard E. Copeland
Rites Held Tuesday;
Lifelong Resident
Richard E. (Dick) Copeland, Sr.,
78, died early Sunday night at hisj
home on North Adair street follow
ing an illness df Several months.
The funerai lervices were conduct-
ed Tuesday morning from Gray Fu-
that we, as Democrats of Laurens j attend this conceri. A freVwill offer-1 \^dT w" R WaTlace’ Mrs ’ E ’ F. Anderson, who reside near • senate floor tor two weeks
county, may coolly arid deliberately, in g wi n be taken to help defray the 1 ” chJxe was named vice-chair- bore, and has long years of ex peri-
after du .? consideration, have proper! expense of transportation. 1min siSeedimE G<nv FrasST' -- f'W," the me ^ anlllt> bu i siness He mately $4,000,000 to the h
course outlined for our club meetings 1 The service Sunday evening is the| ’ j j u d Clinton in 19^1 to accept a posi- slon and overall budget nn.v
and for our county convention. 'regular ftfth Sunday night union sei- ! The staff ’- as recommended by Pres- with the j L Mimnaugh store stunds a , m e than $112,000,000. -
“RALPH T. WILSON, ; vnce and has been arranged by Rev. 1 lden * M ’. W ’ B . r0 ^' n ’ ^ C<,l4frbia Twd and a half > ears More amemlmen-s are pending.
“Chairman for Democratic ij L Dickert pastor of St j 0 hn’e 1 the board ’ and lhe coll ! ge 1 c d ‘1 latcr *? e j° ;ned Bon Marche in Ashe ’ There nas been .. ,n
Party for Laurens County.’’ Lutheran church ' ed for the P r0 « ress made las ^ y ear - : ville, N. C., as divisional manager for 3f p ii?b!e ne w re.enue sources
7~ — 1 The program follows- | President Brown submitted an en,- 13 years. He tnen joined Ivey’s in b3la n:e the budge?
'LIONS CLUB TO I 'Nunc Dimittis and Gloria (Gretch- C J 0Ur ^ gm . 8 .[T-! Grecnville a = vice-president and gen- Brown tol'd the sepate las
SOLICIT PRIZES
FOR CARNIVAL
J amnoff-Aschenbrenner).
Farther Most Holy (Christiansen)—
Richard Kaszner, soloist.
Cherubim Sdng (Tcherepnin).
The local Lions club will make a God Is A Spdrit (Scholin):
solicitation next week for prizes uJ , ^ ^ ast Away from Thy
, ..... , ■ , . CoUnltenance (Brahms),
be used m the,r annual Mrmval to Beautitul Savlour (Christiansen)-
be staged April l-2-3..o(T,cer S ot the, Eli2iIbrth ^ s
club state ' 1 Add, ess—Rev. J. C.
. e. -
ve.
wee<
dowment drive in the synods of Geor- ! ei a i manager, holding this position ^3^ Governor Thurmond
and South Carolina. It showed $308,- f or jq years. Three years ago he re-‘ Si g n a bl ;i
000 raised of a goal of $350,000, with S1 g ned and ^ en t to Anderson to'dpen
additional subscriptions still being the ladies store bearing his name,
received. 1 Mr, Anderson states that the com-
General Fraser, the new bo^rd pany.opened in, a one-lluor building, wluch-would increase spending,
chairman, was gerieral chairman for Today they occupy two buildings Lengthy debates have been held
would nut
m w■ oh expe .dituici
exceeded anticipated revenue 3 i -
ing the 1948-49 .rcal year. Bro,‘. 1
has moved to table all amendments
on hiking appropriations f ir—Loa
the recent endowment fund drive, ’ with (ive floors of merchandise.
and is a prominent layman in the . The announceanenj of the ncw !sta t e department of education .... 1
synod .of, Georgia, .HfiJA-au-veteran of hrTTrir^y]eTT*ng~will ie found in the f or the state welfare depar tment.
neral Home by Dr. ,W. R. Turner, Prizes may consist of! goods, ser-1 offering. • [both world wars. In the late war he advertising columns of today's paper.' and on changing the counties' pre
assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods. Inter-; vices or cash, they say, and it is hop-' Angelic. Choir (Goldbeck-Aschen- saw service, first in the Pacific the-, ^ ' lent 74 per e'ent share of the s;ate
menrt followed .in the Presbyterian | ed that the response will at least brenner)—Mary Snelgrove, soloist. ater where he commanded the 101st Mjjs Georgia Brooker come tax collections
church cemetery. equal the fine cooperation received! Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Jack-; anti - aircratt 8r° u P- Alt er 18 months p p |j n t-L- WnrL No fiscal action ha* been uken
Mr. Copeland was a son of the late la st year. sonGatwood)—Mary Black, soloist. service in the Pacific area he was iveimquisnes YVOTK Brown s proposal to el!m.r..,:e
J. Frank ^nd Alice Clary Copeland.
He was "a ‘memiber of the First Pres
byterian church.
Active pallbearers were: David
Glenn, O. M. Bolt, Lewis Simpson,
Charles Copeland, Platt Prather and
Frank Cauley. The honorary escort
consisted of P. S. Bailey, William
Plans for the event are now' under; Hail, Gladdening Light (Gower-, ass ‘ gned tbe European theater TrQjnjng School income ?.iv pivmynK—Ui c iunt:e>.
way, with committees already ap-iOlds)—Clarice Von der Heyde, solo- ; command of the 23rd anti-airci aft ♦ y ^ and this question Likely w.ll . e It-
pointed and functioning under the ist. group attached to the X\ corps. | Miss Georgia Bfooker, who ha* bated again at length next wee*.,
general chairmanship of Robert E. [ A Mighty Fortress Is Our God A’ the close of the war, Gen, Fia- served as supervisor at the State Last week the senate agreed f >
Wysor, III, who also headed the (Luther-Ryder). ser resumed the active management Training stprixil since February 1, boost the counites’ «;hare : ■ 10 •»
afair last year. The Lord Bless You and Keep You tbe ^ raser Lumber company and 1924, wUKretire on March 1, it Was cent.
Committees are beginning to get! (Lutkin). Frase. Bios., Inc., at Hineswlkv He announced at the institution yestei- Sena'.ot P: u:t.. of Anderson. su_-
material together for booths and oth- 1 1 ^ '“'.Lin, 2 ■ geiterl that the bill jo baek .a me
church, president oi the Synods^ Brcx>ker is a highly regarded finance comiruttee for :e-*rit. 4.
(Council of P:esbyterian Men in executive of the school. During her “ process that probably would con-
Hardin.j have everything in readiness for the 1 Senate Thi'S Summer Georgia, and a successful busmesi twenty -f our years service she has* sume'two to three weeks He late
Spoon, George Watts Copeland, Dr., er features and when the time forlWjlcftn T/s Rijn For
George R. Blalock, Dr. J. W. Davis, I | b e carnival rolls around they hope to
Frank E. Miller and T. W ” ” _
Jr.
The services were attended by a
number of relatives and friends from
here and elsewhere. Numerous love
ly flowers were banked upon his
mound, indicating the high regard
in which he was held in this com
munity where his entire life was
spent. Mr. Copeland by his admir
able trails of character possessed
many friends who will learn with
regret of his passing.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lou|de C. Copeland; one
son, R. E. Copeland, Jr., of Green
ville; one daughter, Mrs. J. Hubert
Owens, of this city; two brothers,
E. T. Copeland, of Raleigh, N. C.; and
I three nights of “fun for everybody.” 1
Proceeds of the carnival will be*
used to finance the charity program
Ralph T. Wilson, well known Lau-
of the club.
j rens citizen and attorney, said this
week he had definitely decided „,
1 enter the race this summer for sena- | nuTri> b er 01 yoars
tor from Laurens county, and said his
formal announcement would be made
later.
Senator O. L. Long who has held
the office for two terms, has not for
mally Announced but has said he
would offer for re-election in the pri
mary. . -•*
Mr. Wilson has served as chairman
of the Laurens County Democratic
man - endeared herself to the children, em- withdrew the suggestion but joined
General I rasei is the liist Georgian • p j aye€S and p a tj*on s alike, and an- Brown in ' saying that the senate
*
ed this week that a total of $296,
127 was distributed among the coun-
Wister Copeland, of Spartanburg'[ H’ es South Carolina from the
five sisters, Mrs. Ben West of Terre source durin * the current month.
Haute, Indiana, Mrs. Charles HardinJ. Five cents of the six cent gaso-
Mrs. L. D. Bray and Mrs. Frank Me-; line-tax imposed in South Carolina
Knight of Spartanburg, and Mrs. goes to the State Highway Depart-
Hazel Stover of Daytona Beach, Fla.;!meat, while the other ope cent is
County's Monthly
Gas Tax Higher
Columbia, Feb. 25.—(Special to
The Chronicle)—Laurens county’s al
lotment from the gasoline tax for the
month of January amounts to $5,861,
according to State Treasurer Jeff
Bates. The state treasurer announc- Executive commiUee fo'r the 'pusV24
to head the board and has been deep- nouncement of her retirement will bad been "playing around’
to”; ly interested in the college for *| b e deeply regretted by those connect- the appropriations bill.
' ed with the institution "arid her .The bill has been called the only
• riends in the city. She will return P^eve of "must'’ legislation rhetore
i to her home in Columbia the assembly, now that the stale
j In speaking of Miss Brouke.’s re- government reorganization b 11 ha*
tirement, Dr. B. O. Whitten, super- been s.gned by Thurmond.
! intendent, said: “Miss Brooker is. an Legislators are agreed,-that t must
.ndividual of many tine qualities. She ' Je passed before they go home, but
Plans are being perfected for the has been a loyal and efficient- cm- af them now are willing to gue,i
Plans Go Forward For
Mid-State League
With Six Teams
Mid-State textile baseball league, pioyee and ’ has rendered valuable
headed by W. T. Bolt of Laurens, as service to the institution and stale.
how long th.s will take
S. McMil- \S’e will nvss her.”
president, succeeding L
lan, also of that city.
years. He served one term as; The season will open April 20 American LeQIOn
county superintendent of education; with 50 games on, the schedule to be - , _
from 1919 to 1923 and that consti-1 played on Tuesdays. Thursdays and DCKDeCUe lOnight
tutes his only effort in politics as a Saturdays. Since all the clubs have
candidate.
and two grandchildren.
i distributed among the counties.
County Teachers Meet
In Laurens Today
The February meeting of the Lau
rens County Education association
will be held at 3:30 this afternoon in
the Laurens high school, to be presid
ed over by the president, R. B.
Burns of Laurens. A business ses
sion will be held foilowing the pro
gram, Mr. Bums ‘states.
A musical program will be pre
sented by members of the Cora Cox
Lucas Study club of LaLurens.
Time For Election
Certificates Expires Mar. 6
Mrs. Copeland Has
'Leap Year' Birthday
lights now, all games will be played _^ be American Legion will stage a
at night, officers announce. Liaibevue tonight at , :30 at the arm-
There will be six teams in the 0, W
loop this season instead of eight as Scheduled to speak is C harles C
last year. They are Clinton Cotton ' )re - Spartanburg attorney
Mills, Joanna Cotton Mills, Laurens Those who have not yet obtained
As announced last week by the
board of trustees of Hunter school
district Ng. 5, an election will be
held April 6 on a proposed bond issue
Sunday? February 29, is the 80th $250,000 for additional improve- 1 will be responsible for the other un.- ^4’
birthday of Mrs. R. E. Copeland. Due j rncn ^ s and enlargements of the school pires.
Final Report Made For
March of Dimes Canvass
J C Thomas, chairman of the
March f Dimes campaign, sa.d yes
terday that- "collections t o t a 1 e i
$1.118 92 for the Clinton area, an :n-
crea*e of $400 over, last year, j
The report follows
Academy St. faculty and
students 1
tickets can secure them up to noon Br >adw ay-Cas.no theatre^
t iday (Thu: Jay), the tnmiT.ee in Cl : ' n Mill em-
Mills, Brandon, Mills Mill ami Riv-
erdale.
It is announced that Joe Medlock charge states. They are on sale at p; >yees
has been named umpire-in-ehief and drug stores and otR^ a *piwnts in the Deposit boxes
Dixie Home store
—— Florida S: faculty and stu-
‘leap year,” Mrs. Copeland says, bu Hdings of the district. The trustees i
to
this is really only the twentieth time
she has had occasion to celebrate her
birthday.
FOOD
/
Is An Important
Item With Housewives
You will find helpful Grocery
and Market News in THE
CHRONICLE every week from
Read the advertisements —
' they tell you about changing
•prices and where you can buy
I to advantage.
* leading food stores in the city.
1
Chamber of Commerce
Changes Office Location
y
j The office of the secretary of the
[Chamber of Commerce has been
moved from the hotel lobby loathe
second floor where adequate space is
now provided. Miss Iona Blakely is
secretary of the organization.
notice appears again in today’s P a_ ; College Glee Club
The time for securing new regis
tration certificates issued since Jan
uary I will expire March 6 instead
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
A lany in another city m vvntrrtg""
The Presbyterian college glee clitb a Clinton friend said. "1 know every-
On Georgia Tour
dents
High school faculty and stu
dents ’ •
Lydia Mill employees
Mailing list handled by Mrs
John Spratrt •*
of the 1st, as was stated in the trus-> 1®-* Sunday on its first post-war trip thing that .happens in Clinton, fo. I Piovidence svhi
tees’ notice last week. . jfor concerts in eight Georgia cities, read every wdid in THE GHRON- an d students
H>1 faculty
i
MARGERY SMITH IN
COLLEGE OPERETTA
^ J
Miss Margery Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, I. M. Smith, of the Bush
River community, will interpret the
role of Guy Tabarie in “The Vaga
bond King,” the Blue Mountain,
Miss., college operetta for this year,
according to an announcement by
the college.
READ
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ADVERTISEMENTS
REGULARLY
EACH WEEK
They inform you as to chang
ing prices, where you can sup
ply your needs whatever they
may be, where you can shop
to advantage.
BE WISE-
READ THE ADS *
(The club, which is headed by Prof 1CLE'* i * ,, :: St.He Training school
Edouard Patt,e Ss^director, will pic- This family- paper will keep yo^ .Wishing Well iar-froni t
sent two programs this season, one posted us to-the happenings ot rela-1 Penney *
(of church music and the other oi lives, friends and folks you’ aty
secular type. Their appearances will ferested in. List y >ur subscript, ju Total
be lit schools and Presbyterian u>da>\.
ichurch.es. % Welcome and thanks to those dn
I The^ lour, beginning last Sunday, our Honor Roll this week
47 00
36 35
270 46
99 10
20 00
32 Od
417’
112
368 30
28 3U
: 31.00
31 59
$: .! 18 92
will continue through next Sunday,
with engagements at the following
places: Augutfa, Ga.. Savannah,-Way-
cross, Brunswick. Valdosta, Tifton,
Thomas ville, and Macon.
CQIRT TERM OMITTED-
Gte'rk of Court Vic R. Fleming said
Yesterday that the term of ciyi^cpun
to open March 8th has bfceri ordered
cancelled since there will be no jury
,’ trials.
MRS NORMAN LAWRENCE,
Calhoun,
13 I) FICK1JN;—
MRS. JOHN t CARTER,
City ——
MRS. LEWIS BUTLER,^
West ClmtsMi^
MRS. G. W. PRJCDt
MISS JIM HAWKINS,
Goldville.
J. B. NEALL,
South CliMou.’
Mothesons Move To
Mooresville, N. C.
1 Friends of Mr. 'arJ M * Keane
Matneson* wd!’ be interacted :
;they left Friday for Mooresville. N
C., where they will make their home
Mr. Matheson. a rexent graduate oi
Presrtrjherian ixillege, will enter the
textile business with his brother.
John F. Matheson Mrs Matheson i»
the fonder M^ss Elizabeth “Barnes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Barnes