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/ —r 'A THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ffiltnton If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News t -4. Volume XLVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 4, 1948 Number 10 RECEIVES $1,200 SCHOLARSHIP 'ti DEMOCRATS CALLED TO MEET IN LAURENS SATURDAY PUNS MADE FOR RED CROSS DRIVE TO SPEAK TONIGHT Clinton-Goldville Area Given Quota of $3,576. Tench Owens Is Local Chairman. ~ * ■ \ A Democratic meeting will be held i in the court hotise at Laurens Satur- j day morning at 10 o’clock, as pre-; violisly announced. A letter calling ■ the meeting was addressed last week i to members of the county executive J committee by the Chairman R. T. | Wilson, who stated yesterday thati reports from all over the county in- A , . n j , the American Red Cross will begin a large attendance for Ute^- rcns on Mah;h ,5, „ I*™*' 1 " 8 • 1 was announced this week. 1 Chairman Wilson announced^ that; Solicitation for special gifts will be ! Hon. Eugene S. Blease, of Newbeiry, the precedlng^Week, beginning ' will be? the speaker and-bring a spe- M arc h 8 | cial rh^ssage and information con- ‘ A quota of has been set as cerning present activities of the Dem- 2 mmiroum o° a l entire coun- The annual dfive-to raise funds lor i BILL PROPOSES ELECTION FOR COUNTY ROAD BONDS * Measure Introduced By Senator Long Would Submit $600,000 Issue To Voters and Set Up Highway Commission. Columbia, March 2 ,The Chronicle)^— Lauren elect votein 'election this .yeftr on issuing $600,000 in (Special the David Mooreficld, Presbyterian college senior from Lancaster, is shown above, right, receiving a $1,200 three-year scholarshiii to Columbia Theo logical seminary, in Decatur, Ga„ from President Marshall W. Brown. Mooreheld has maintained an “A” average for the past three and a half years, and last semester led the student body with the highest schol astic average, having five “AA” grades, equal to a grade of 95 or above. UNIQUE SHOW TO BE STAGED MARCH 11-12 WHEN KIWANIS CLUB PRESENTS ‘FUN FOR YOU’ “Fun for You,” the big local talent J radio show being sponsored by th^QR SHIBLI SAYS Kiwariis club; is no be presented-next t. rw/C U A W C kl H week at the Florida Street school on|JCWj PIMVC INU ene.-ii the question of ocratic party. He is former chief jus- t y, with at least $3,576 of the amuont HHHKIijflbHHIH issuing $600,000 n u..n l- f countv tice of South Carolina, a man of • raised ip. the Clinton-Goldville road con. , -‘ruction if a introduce! practical political experience and a area This compares with a county' Rev. John K Roberts, D.D., for- i ast week by Sen at O Langd .n . strong believer in individual liberty quota last year of $io,294, of which : mer pastor of the First Presbyterian Long . s passed by the general assem- and states’ rights as against the the- t h e Clinton-Goldville area was" as- church of this c.ty, now pastor of the ^iy ; ory of regimentation and centraliza-; Slgned $4 000 Under the local chair-! First Presbyterian church of Dan- Their.trodurtory paragraph of tne l tlon - manship of Robert M. Vance, $4,-! viiltf, Va will be the featured speak- b;11 r ds as • The genefal In speaking of Saturday’s meeting 612.32 was contributed, and the coun- er toftight*(Thursday) in the college aS c er «Kly 'after due invest ga 1 m, has Chairman Wilson states that the pur-1 ty w.ent well above its offotar^f-tfie' chapel at 7 o’clock as paid of the Re- {ou lj . bat . there exi.-.’s n Laurens pose is to call Democrats together in money raised this year, 50.9 per cent ( hRious Emphasis, week pr *gram from Ct ^. X y a ca>nsjderra)le neetl and de order that they might be informed will be retained by the local chapter.' March 2 - 5 - Uhand for the unpro\ement of county as'•to the better courses to take dur-j Tench P. Owens, of this city, has Dr - Roberts is a graduate if Pres/ and lt das 5,. en further found, ing the present dilema. In his opin-' accepted chairmanship of the drive byterian college and Union Theologi- and de t errn ined. that ;n order to do ion, three course are open: (1) to'in the Clinton-Goldville area this cal seminary in Richmond, Va^/and any a pp rec i a bi e amount of improve- bolt the Democratic party, (2) toiyear. It is expected that organize- Vias had pastorates in Point Pleasant, a bond issue will be require./, quietly submit to the proposals of the tion of tfhe drive and selection of sub/ and Greensboro, N/C. - He to pj. ovlde f U nds therefor, and it has national chairman and President chairmen and. canvassers will be served* as a chaplain in the armed beer , further found that there is cor.- Truman, or (3) to stay in the Demo-i completed this week. | forces during the late war, and took s j derab i e difference of opinion among cratic party and fight for the prin-' Mr. Owens stated, “The people of U P his "'ark in Danville upon his the citizens and freeholders if Lau- ciples for which it stands. this area, by their generous contri- \ discharge. ^ ren $ county as to whether n w is a Continuing, Chairman Wilson said: butiqns each year, have shown their The weeks program will end Fri- p r bpiffous time, tak.ryg into con side - “Two main things seem to be ob- confidence in the Red Cross and their da y- and Dr Roberts will be the atl0n the cost of machine -y and nu- jectionable to the Democratic party approval of its good works. The need 1 speaker at the chapel ’ U of South Carolina^—the matter of seg- continues, and we believe that the , rn ' ,rnin » prig eeds for tiie purt*ose of >urfa ? regation and the Federal Employment contributions again Avill be prompt The puolic is cordially invited h'-. treating or'black-topping roa is ” Practices act. The latter prohibits all and generous.” evening ser\ ices, forms of discrimination employment based on creed or national origin. lipp is home service in private; Mrs. Irby S. Hi rr - _ . # race, color,. wmrker for the Clinton branch of the Nominations for Good, RIGHT TO PALESTINE Dr. Jablr Shibli, visiting professor two nights, Thursday and Friday, Mafth 11 and 12, beginning prompt ly at 8:04. “Fun for You” consists of a va riety of scenes in which there are im personations oi popular radio, stage and screen stars. It is as if the audi- ence were attending a broadcast from one of the studios in Radio City or Hollywood. At times the audience acts as spectator, ait other times, as oarticipant. Included in the radio • c* * p 1 ..The 1 wa s with Pennsylvania State univer scenes are such programs as me. one’s personal companions and busi ness associates, because of individual taste, is a 'fundamental right of American individual freedom. To at- of mathematics at Presbyterian col- tempt to take away this right is strik- , , . _ . | ing at the very roots of individual lege, in speaking before the Lions ; libenty Fr eed 0 m to choose one’s as- ciub Friday evening said that thejsociates in work or play is one of our Jews have absolutely no right to; m0 gt valuabJe * freedoms, claim Palestine home. county chapter, and B. Hubert Boyd Q 00( j Neighbor Requested By Kiwariis The initial paragraph then cont.,.- ues, "It has been furtHer >u.nd that on account of the small numoer of v'nvicts. and the large number >' c..jan:y u>ad». wh.t l. the ■■»uper; .aor -■» as their national | '‘When President Truman advo- required to maintain, it is imprac- In the show, “Fun For You.” be*ng t:ci/ale and practically impossible for presented next week under the spon- him to prepare any appreciable sorship of the Kiwanis club. Thurs- amount of roads for surface-treat- day and Friday nights, March 11; ment and at the same time properly and 12, at Florida Street school, there | maintain the dirt roads of the coun- Representative Charles L. Milam of will be *he famous broadcast known ty, and therefore, it will be necessary this county made a vigorous protest:as Tom Brenneman and Breakfast i.n|to contract for the surface-treatment in the house last week against Sen-, Hollywood. Following the original^and construction of a ny ro4ds to oe ator Long’s bill for "remodeling and Plan of this broadcast Tom Brene- improved.” Rep. Milam Opposed Separate Commission For Jail Remodeling Dr. Shibh, a native of Lebanon, neighbor to Palestine, until recently C3t6S a federal law taking awav fmm ^ lAJiig s um ivji icniuucriinft 0ilVA ^ the’individual this freedom anrf when' unl * :>^ov ^ a 8 ,, county jail and ntan not only introduces his guests,. The bill then states that ‘in orde he does not advocate leavimr siieh s k er ^' s Quarters. Representatives the Glamour Gals of Hol'ywood, rep- that the wishes of the qualified elec- matters to the individual tn he Ro * )ert C. Wasson and Walter L. Mar-. resented by prominent Clinton men tors of Laurens county might be a*- decided according to local taste so- ^ n ’ ot b er tw0 members of the dressed as women, tries on the ’adies' certained" on the question of issuing cial system and .••even nre'iudice' * c * e * e ** at ’ on ’ vo ^ ed ^ or sena t° r ’ s nats > and award5 a prize for the goof- $600,000 in county bonds, the -soar i me T”p ".f •/ ; ruth when he was advised that con- then he no longer represents the bil1 ’ and the house - as customary, :est ohe present, therefore, women , county commissioners would sub- with Uncle Ezra, Min e_ . ® ditions made it inadvisable for him Democratic party 8 of South Carolina voted wilh the ma j° rit y whlc,h meanj wh ° P an , \° attend " Fun For You ’' , nait to the qualified electors of the Duke of Paducah, ., • • l to returp Dr shibli is a widely and I, for one, am in favor of having' 11131 the bil1 P assed 1x1 th houses - are urged to wear silliest miLi- county in this year’s general election mathematician and has writ-' every delegate from South Carolina Mr. Milam while in the city yester- Mery creations possible in order to the option of approving or disapprov- --Quiz Kids,” "Singing Commercials,” fty and had ,^ ad e Plans to return ihe “Saturday Night Barn Dance” to the University of Lebanon at Bey- with Duke "Tom Brenneman and Breakfast In with prominent Clin-1 ^^wr. ^^r'mn^onatTng" Holly wood’s I t en textbooks in the subject. During to the national convention instructed da y- reiterated his opposition bee YOU niCn P . . I tV-igi imtorim until ho nan T*oit>irn tn 4/-v : z. tt rri • th^ hill oroatoc a cnooiol i n i V onm ton me p r, a trintic number i the interim until he can return to to vote against Harry Truman for the bill creates a special jail commis- e Kia “ l in HoU ywood scene mg glamor 8 a s ’ p arad e ” The audi- Lebanon he is serving at the local nominee from the Democratic party sion to supervise the remodeling A! as ? irKdude a wishing ring, the if have opportunity ^to com- colle 8 e. I for Pres,dent. In our oPi"o„ he^and Project, instead of teaving the matter ^”*» f ^ wou ause w ^ n ny * on bose and other gifts. in g such a bond issue for the surfa< - The Breakfast in Hollywood scene mg and construction of county road-. the electors approve, the bonds —evr, wcasucuv. iu uui opinion he and P r °J eci > insieaa M leaving me mauei - , «ould be issued in denominations of . .. nv- Dr - Shilbli reviewed the history of : his type have deserted the true Dem- to the county supervisor and the * a > present, and giving a gift to the $1,000. bear not more, than four per pete far S1 ^® r ’«;neciallv cos- Palestine, going back hundreds of, ocratic principles.” I board of commissioners.' T see no 00 * , 00 # d ,^ ei * hoo - r ot intern. Any , crent' annual - interest, and be payab.e Ions, and er S • and that nrnHI aiftpr thfc! ! reason,” he said, “lor the creation of (K this community is eligible not more than twenty years fr )m.the a iail. commision^ regardless of its to vote the Good, Good Neighbor date of issue. — • w a I m. m-iaM-m m a ru ■ r% "Roxy Rockettes,” and the “Earl Car roll”' girls adding a colorful and World W ar C whe " Britain was roll pris a mandate over Palestine the Bal-i tuneful note o * w ... . four declaration promised the Jews Procwds iron, the show wm go to P pa the organizations recreational pro-i ions, 6 - r , 1 . . hi - h lyears, and stated that until after the! turned c °rus , . he first world war Arabs'in Palestine! .. , — school „ , “ir.ari Par- outnumbered Jews ten to one. After[Named To given. Remodel and Improve ^2 A 1 _ Laurens County Jail me UI j Itr i! D r - Shibli, Britain had Columbia, March 2. (Special to mg and equipping a room in the jail s " ,J ‘ d be addie ssed to The Chron- bill continus a space for the name jects (playground ^ c ’> 1 n o moral or legal right to do. It was The Chronicle).-Senator Langdon as * ^ W ^ " * ’ ! personnel, when we have a supervisor "j 10 >dould be -' nme nran or woman The' bUT would create' a "Laurens' and county commissioners who are A l) . as done outstanding charitable county highway commission” of seven capable of making the necessary re- or °i' 1C< work for individuals, or the merhbers to supervise the surfacing j pairs to the building.” j community at large. ^ Letters nomi- ( and construction of county roads with Mr. Milam said he favors provid- 1 nalmg tbc ^' ood ' Good Neighbor the proceeds of the bond issue. The and the children’s Ibirary. Advance . “k« sales indicate fall houses each I" '<> Promui.n* to .aico _ gjyg someone your neighbor s watch, performance next Thursday and Fri day nights. Rehearsals are well un der way and, according to Miss El eanor Gwin, professional director, they point to a very outstanding pro duction. Among those appearing in comic roles in “Fun for You” are: Julian Bolick, Miss Rosa Mahaffey, C. L. Perreault, Kenneth Baker, A. G. Ar nold, Haynie Prince, J. Henderson Pitts, Dennis Sowers, D. D. Wilkin son, L. E. Bishop, G. W. Hollings worth, C. B. Betts, M. W. Brown, W. W. Harris, Reese Young, R. N. Black- he said. Jerusalem, he said, is also a holy city to Christians the workl over, and also to 300,000,000 Moslems, being second in importance for the latter _ . living quarters for Jailor Samjj^ 6 and maded by Tuesday, March of the seven members to be appointed Lorxg has introduced a bill to create, \y^ e j r who is in charge of the jail. He ^ ^ torr.mit.ee will judge the let- to the board, but the names if the a jail commission, of Laurens county. ;j s a good officer and excellent gen- ’ e ‘ s ‘ ete *' ed aild 'be Gj >d, Good seven have not vet been inserted mtj The bill states that “the General; t i erna n, he said, and should be pro- Ne ‘Shbor will be presented to the the measure Assembly, after due investigation, has j vided proper Irving quarters. Also au dien e the night the 'omv, ’Mie The commission would meet at found that there exists in Laurens .Milam said he favors additional ^ eacl1 nignt ' least once a month, with four mem- county an urgent need for extending, 1 on the first floor to improve . ~ ~ i bers to constitute a quorum Conrunis- renvodeling and improving the Lau-! C0Tldd j 0ns —This can—be done,—he—Mony Attend sion members ■woulrt - s T jrvey the roan second in importance lor tne latter j oonamoiis. This can—be done.—nc muiiy mucIiq only to Mecca. The Jews have no y ens coun ^y i ad , together with thej sa i d as a cost of about $5,000. I am I pnjnn RnrKorno mnrp ntrihlf tn Haim than S and sheriffs quarters. , nrvnn^nH hp saiH tn hnilHino a hnmn ^ ^ ‘ more ngihrt to claim Jerusalem than tht Christians and Moslems, he said. The Arabs, he stated, will never quarters. [opposed, he said, to building a home [ The bill provides for a jail com- or new quarters for the sheriff un- miasion to be composed ol three citi-;i ess living quacters are to be fur- consent to turning the country overj^ enii ^ jaurens county, Tom E. Ad-1 rushed all other county_j>fficers. to the Jews. They will fight for hun-[ d * son, Ulinton; Charles _F. Fleming,| 2tlr. Mifam stated he had no . dreds of years, if necessary, to pre- Laurens, and Lucien W. Bobo, Gray p OS it lon f 0 the gentlemen named Court. A vacancy in the commission; the proposed commission, thev would b’e filled by the governor up-'fine and honorable men. and of the county, and would, the b. 1 pr - , vides, Selec t the roads to be surfaced rp. „ . . . , - on the basis of whxh carry the most The American Legion barbecue at' tramc A compen^te n or ten m-’ nu.M a.v eve in. j ars p er 0|iy for each meeting wou!' vent it Dr. Shilbli questioned the motives of the Jews in seeking to establish, 0 ^ tlie rei ’ ornmen dation of a majority; not say one word against them. My , , ^ T-a 1 ^ 1 i w 4 con til ' r oewa 111 bCCIVlil^ IV WMclUUbll 1 , . ^ vjlic: W U1 U III trill. *Vi> rw..' . U y—^^ » *1 welder, . r [themselves in Palestine, stating that;® 1 tbe county, delegation. The mem- position is "that a commission is un- M ' J ^ Ai ' 11 C' <• ed, if the majority Giles. .and improvement of the roads setect- i»: ‘.he commission ic^iiiitr, wildi w i ^k/aitiuii i^ uidi d llajiiiiii5muu un- ** . vv ‘« kk »i ikj c crossroadsbetween/ 6 ^ W(HI ' d rece ‘ v ® tcn d °*kirs per; necessary and that the work of im- * ^ ‘ / ,. u ’■ !UV - A r / believed it advisable to do Serving on committee. '‘ Fu “ | Euro^ ^ and ^rirf^ and That ! / ,or ‘“S "»«•»*• "»• exceed^' the‘jailo'T quarTTand cell ^S d u ! h f T/ ° f .'T U ‘ iwn ,nd for You are D. B. Smith, president 12 meotin°s in a vear anH ni«n «iv . u t j t > icaHed upon its membei*s to s.iDnort , * , , t> a a T Q ior,ri :tne financial considerations involved “ / n d y tdr > dna a >so six arrangement should be delegated to otf the club, ; W. R. Anderson, Leland Young, W. C. Baldwin, C. C. Giles, E. H. Wilkes and R. W. Boland. It’s “Fun for You” all over town! was a principal point in attracting; per mile lor travel each way-the supervisor and commissioners the organization. A.! contracts' for road impfovcme: a- : ■•on.-t.-u.-tion .with thf ' Jews to seek control of the area. Mrs. Neely Makes Bequest To College Registration Board . Be Open All Week Announcement has been made that, - - - the county board of registration will‘of Rock Hill, has given a^$4,000 me be open during the rest of this week going and coming from Laurens 1 elected by the people. Besides", $25,- ^ county court house. The members 0 00 would fill up a lot of mud-holes NEW SUBSCRIBERS would hold office tor two years, un- 0 n cross-country roads'in the county, HO MOP ROM less at the end of that time the,work . rlVyixwIx has nort been completed, in which j event the term of office is extended CALLED TO CHARLESTON Rev. If ybu do not belong to THE CHRONICLES growing family .at the h ind isfsue would be let t j ’ te lowest Vdder. Local National Guard Gets Fedetal Recognition During the Past Year Mrs. Gldays Cook, chairman, stated thaft registration to date has been heavy. ^ 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 to advantage. leading food stores in the city. t Mrs James Thornwell Neely, Sr., ! H , v , J 1 ‘ n 1 1110 Aork un Re'’- and Mrs. J. H. Darr were . I'iccijf, o , dejxtakgrj u hder the terms of the act . , readers we invite you to list y u Rock Hill has given a $4 000 me- u ,, called to Charleston Saturday morn- . . . . ... , , ■ „ , , / f tvI AT: The bill provides tor an appropria- , n « An ^m.nt subscription todays AH subscript, ms Coin- i. .A rh monal scholarship to Presbyterian tinr , ^ t . ing on dcc °unt of the death of the rv ” K1o in Qrtl , :iri college it was announced this week t the surplus funds . atter - s mother> Mrs; Minriie r ’p aJ> . are payable »n advance, . The Th omc-e, fu college, u was diniounceu mis ween. a f the bond account of Laurens coun- sailaigue 1 Wek '°t n ^ and thanks to those. ty for .the purpose of remodeling, ex- 1 tending and equipping the jail. by President Marshall W., Brown: The scholarshipjs given in mem- ory 'of 'her late husband, - J a m e s Thornwell Nee*ly, Sr!, who was a rul- 1 j ing elder in the Oakland Avenue j ihomOS AnnOUnCCS Presbyterian church of Rock Hill forj gjg Three-Day Sale 25 years. ^ n i# Their son, James Thornwell Neely, Jr., was graduated from Piestoyteriah college in 1932. ATTENDED MUNICIPAL MEETING IN COLUMBIA ’ Mayor L. E. Bishop, W. B. Owens, city clerk and treasurer, R. S. Owens, city attorney, and Councilmen J. P. Terry and W. M. MdMillan attended the annual meeting of the State Mu nicipal association held in Columbia lait week, . . , .. V . ' . Beginning this morning and contin- [ uing through Saturday, J C Thomas, Jewelej - , announces_a big “More fpr^ Your Money Sale,” with prices slash ed. All quality merchandise by America's finest.jewelry manufactur ers, will be offered in the sale, he states'.,; / .* An announcement of the y special event will be found in the advertis ing columns of today’s paper. The sale is also applicable to his Whitmire store. REAR THE CHRONICLE 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 pur Honor Roll this week: . O. C. C/X>PER, - . ) . ' RED No. 3 MISS BARBARA WATTS, G'reenville. MRS NELL SUCH, JOHN HENRY BALLEW. MRS WILLIAM WOODWARD/ MRS" WILLIE B QUINTON. HAROLD HAMPTON. West Clinton MISS DORIS ARNOLD, Florence. J. E WILLINGHAM. C M PITTMAN. MRS. CLARENCE GUYTON. Goldville. MRS. BLANCHE STEWART, MRS. MAUDE PUTNAM, South Clinton, 1 *4--tiur:nji °. ' a '‘ M vYf the discontinued dc n bi! zeii and t ' uf. :< I ing ti 2 — (Spe.\al. t » Laurens' county year, one un.t . date guard was national guard ;t ved r.ecognitich, accord-• i annuh report issuevi th.. '.week."by Arijujant GerferUl Jindes‘t’.. Diizier. ' . . In the-state as a whole. 91 na tional guard uinits were act.vated in -‘U .e just ' ra! >rtr* :o*i t ie_ two ’units inJLaurttns* co.unt> ., : , one of which is siuUted :n'CUnton, and the other nr, Laurens Cap’ . Hervey V r Blalock is •oommandm.i oftice (»f the. unit in Chn’o :!-, Btr> B. 107th AAA Sp. Bn., which receiv- ed federal recognition February 12. 1947.. In Laurens Cy D. 218th In:, is commanded by Ca^>t Charles A Montjoy. This unit received federal recognition April J6, 1947