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\ . >' V . ^ • u I THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper,' Complete Newsy^and Reliable Volume XLVIII ^ Jf You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE ! You Pon't Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 11, 1948 Number 11 "FUN FOR YOU" 10 BE PRESENTED HERE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT Home Talent Show by Kiwanis Club to Draw Big Crowds for Two Performances. Tiny Tot Popularity Contest, Chorus, Novelty Numbers and Free Prizes. Property In County Assessed By Commission Over Four Million Dollars Columbia, March 10.— (Special to The Chronicle).—The assessed value! | of property surveyed in Laurens ! county, last year by the South Caro- i lina tax Commission is well over four i | million dollars, the commission dis- i “Fun for You,” that foray of fool-1 giving prizes for correct answers as ’ closed in its recent reiJbrt to the leg- ishness impersonating famous radio' well as for attempted answers, and ’ islature. network programs opens a tw-o-night still another opportunity for audience TVjtal value of property in the run, tonight (Thursday) and Friday, participation will be during Tom Bren- ! assessed by the commission at the Florida Street school sponsored jneman's-^program with D. B. Smith $47,564,145, and of thi^ amount , . . . • * , , the largest portion was the $2,985,920 by the Kiwanis club. The curtain, impersonating the famous character. assessment of the eight cotton mills. opens promptly at 8.04 p. m. both yisiting at Breakfast in Hollywood and other textile industries in the nights, and according to reports on' will be eight of Hollywood’s “Glam- county. Merchants, manufacturers, ; advance ticket sales it looks like a | our Gals,” none other than prominent and printers, whose property ranked [ full house both evenings, so that the Clinton men dressed as movie actress- second in value, were assessed at g»r»- purchase of tickets will assure one j es. Appearing in this scene as thei$"®®’^® - of a seat. “Fun for You,” and all pro- “Glamour Gals” will be Robert Vance, ' 0rl l er P ro P ret ‘es in the county as- jects connected, is a benefit show ; G. W. Hollingsworth, Carol Preslar, 1 J*' and ’the Duke Pow-! throughout with proceeds going to R. N. Blackwelder, Tom Baldwin, j or company / at $244,854. | Sound-Color Film the Clinton recreation program (play- Sloan Todd, and Reese Young, all of ; Among (the properties in the coun r 1 p #.L A*. ' ground, etc.) and to the children’s them a “bevy of beauties.” Ladies ! ty of less than $100,000 in assessed *06 Atom, Red Cross Drive Gets Underway Here I Under the direction of Chairman ' Tecnh P. Owens, preparations for the annual Red Cross membership drive u e here have been completed, and the\^ VJfOUJ) Colls tor bGCTSt Ballot Law By Legisla ture. Blease Speaks. TRUMAN OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATS AT COUNTY MEETING Laurens, Mar. ft * Lauren" Coun ty Democrats, at a special meeting with their executive committee. Sa*- 1. Requesting the Sr..re Leg^slatu-e DR. IRUTN A MOON Preacher-Scientist to “take immediate s’eps wait for a “special session . . . guard-the primary (eTeotTor more definite regulations f< ifications (for waiting )" 2. Urging the Legislature ' the “Australian balUrt” bill the state's and ' >an.‘- wi* ia qua.- , -T as an general library. Serving as announcer Harry Von Zell, is Joe Delaney; in the Saturday night Barn Dance scene will appear Clayton Perreault as Joe Kelly, Hay- nie Prince as the Duke of Paducah, Miss Rosa Mahaffey as Minnie Pearl, and Russell Cooper as Uncle Ezra; A. G, Arnold serves as caller for a large group of young men and women from Goldville who square dance, jEind attending the show are reminded that j value were: lines and equipment ofifo Bfi Shown Here Tom will have nylons and othe r gifts, ^ Plantation Pipe Line company, Beth- especially for those wearing hats that i an ^ school district, $8<0 ; ; cotton seed) “God of the Atom,” a full-color 1 strike his fancy, so they are urged ^ ullinan company, so j en tifj c film depicting the atomic j 6 $2,784; Railway Express company, ,, t *. ^ £ 1 u .problem, will be shown at 7:30 p. m. $4,073; Gray Court Telephone com- L , ... , , pany, $600; Home Telephone com- ^ 0l ^ a y < Mt * ch 1$) in the chapel of to wear the most bizarre creations they happen to own. Other important features of “Fun pany, $1,525; South Carolina Conti- Presbyterian College, according Pitts, for YdU” will be singing commercials nenla ^ Telephone company, $32,100, to Lt. Col. Powell Ffaser, chairman by Clinton Giles, dances hy a large ^ es ^ ern Union, $13,050, and South- 1 of Religious activities committee, chorus of lovely Clinton High School j 61 rele P' 1(,ne carn b an y-$ 60 - 52 ^- In the 45-minute movie, recently girls, and the introduction on both The assessed value of property is not its actual value, but the amount produced bv Dr. Irwin A. Moon in the music, including several novelty i nights of the performance (during w hich is legally taxable. k° s Angeles laboratories of Moody numbers, is being played by the Pres-j the first scene of the show, “The j According to the tax commission, Institute of Science, scientific appara- byterian college “Hoe-Down Boys.” | Children’s Hour”) of the little con-'the largest assessment made by it in tus and diagrams are used to demon- The opening scene of “Fun for You” j testants in the Tiny Tot Popularity ^he state last year was $77,797^399 strate the theory of atomic power.' ♦* is a children’s Story Hour with young-| Contest whose pictures are on dis- 1 for cotton mi 'I s ad other textile in- Then actual on-the-spot film records $23 000 Roiscd In sters from the first four grades par-)play at the Bishop-Walker Pharma- ciustries A $53,562,705 assessment of 0 f the Nagasakiand Bikini blasts show 1 # •. — * Joanna Lommumry ticipating. Miss Agnes Davis pre sides over the scene as the Story Hour Lady and introduces the Quiz Kids and Joe Kelly, Master of Cere monies. The Quiz Kids are being chosen from youngsters in the fifth cy. Prizes to the little boys and lit . | "chants, manufacturers, and print-, the atom bomb in action . ers, was second, and railroads, which and sixth grades who stand high in their studies. " In many broadcasts the audience will have the opportunity to parti tie girls in first and second places assessed at $29,680,000’in the “ God of the Atom ” »» sho will be awarded on Friday night with first prizes being presented through the Courtesy of Hamilton’s,'“Jewelers. Votes are being made in the business establishments in town at a penny state was third. The largest assessed by a special Moody film representa- value reported by the commission for 1 tive, Dr. H. H. Newell, a private company was the $5,678,877 ! work is now underway, - j The solicitation for special gifts is being made this week by a group of volunteer workers under the leader- | ship of W. M Walker. I The regular membership drive will 'open on Monday of next week, March "‘V‘ . I ,„ . , , , .urday went on record as: 15. A large numoer of canvassers w;u be in the field in anj^fTort to g.vc | every citizen of “Clinton and the sur- rdtihding areas' an opportunity to ! support this merciful organization. In | spite of the many additional services i tor which it has been called on in recent years, the Red Cross makes ! onft one appeal during the year, and it is hoped that .the response will be amendment to generous. * .election laws. Following is the organization for 3 Opposing the nomination and >r the c#ive, with chairmen listed: <he reelection of Pres.dent Harry General Chairman—Tench P. Ow-'Trumag. ens. The group also heard Eugene S. Special Gifts—W. M Walker. ■ Blease of Newberry, the former chiof Mills—J. Q. Boyce. justice of the State Supreme Court Goldville—G. N. Foy. who delivered the address of the Business District—Wm. R (Billy) occasion, oppose the development a two-party system and propose the formation of a "party of principle” to which persons subscribing to the “princip!e«' 'of racial segregation and to “the customs and way of life ,n South Carolina” could belong. . Judge Blease condemned the stand iVf both major parties cm-the .nutter of segregation, the FEPC, ant:-lynen legislation and related matters. He urged -South Carolina Democrats t > “stand together.” “We have a clear rr.c al majority now.” he said, “but if we split u.> we may not long have it:” Speaking of “what to do” he sa: l Orphanage—Mrs. Dennis Sowers. College—Capt Feltori Moore.. « Schools—R. R. Wilder Training School—Miss Louise Cox. Residential—Not filled. Publicity—R. W. Boland. Colored—Rev. D. R. Bedenbaugb7~ wn For Hospital Erection jes Approximately $23,000fin pled land cash has been turned over to the he doubted “the wisdom of stayin each, so watch for the jar of your little favorite. As a fitting climax to the above Local Magistrate, clpate One of these “Fun for You” j ser ‘es of “broadcasts” there will be D - a* Hosnitol T ....... a finale. The Treasury Star Parade. rUi * e:> scenes is Lucky Lucky during which ) a finale i Th e Treasury Star Parade, prizes will be given member* of the ) wh ‘°b is of a patriotio nature includ- audience holding stub numbers drawn niany of the Kiwanians and their for the Southern Bell Telenhnne rnm_ ni 11 m (<> e P**-,building committee of the Joanna in the party if it is t<; continue to hd - ^ f - • j son tat ion of the world crisis cau * ed Foundatioh’atGoldville for the erec- run as it is . . . I advocate our u 1. M by the discovery of atomic power, tion of a hospital or clinic in that South Carolina white party They rl U Ail and ?ff ers a unique solution to the community. The contributions range may defeat us, but I ri rather go duii 1 V^lyOC M. MCV.rory, problem. Since its release last Sept-' from $1.00 to $2,000 and the commit- with that old South Carolina d ig fi;-- ,briber, hh of nuoro than 75,-1 wants it understood that the - ins than to s.iLhmit u what is beij'4 >000 people have seen “God of the 501311 amounts are just as gratefully, proposed ” Atom” in American schools and from the stage. Another will be Dr. I. Q.’s program with D. D. Wilkinson impersonating the famous quizzer and wives in tableaux, also a number of received as the larger sums, for it lii Sen. O. L. Long took the floor la • the people's project and they want as ! in the meeting to take issue, in par. with what had been vaid. With reference to Lie possibility Clyde H. McCrary, 67, well known|churches each month. .many individuals as possible to have citizen and magistrate of Hunter j An exclusive feature of the film a part in this great work. township, died at an early hour Sun- j s a sequence portraying the giant Not only has there been much in-'leaving the party he said “If we the members of the American Legion, day morning at the Memorial hos- 184 . inch cyc i 0 tron at the University terest displayed inside the commu- step out o: the party, we may ste It’s FUN FOR YOU all over Town!! pital m Charlotte. N. C., where he had been a patient several weeks, County Highway C ommtssien-N a m ed By Senator Long 'Wade Hampton Day' Dinner At Goldville _ Saturday Night of California. Concrete walls have but many interested friends into something we don’t want. My now been built around the interior from outside have made generous program is to let no man run me ou: preceded by sev^hal months declining ! health. / . j of the cyclotron, which has become T odd 'sporti , The funeral services were conduct- dangerously radioactive. Columbia, March. 10.^—(Special to | Laurens county Democrats contributions, among these being, of rny party. I don’t want Trumar. ing Goods Co., Cdiumbia, but I don’t want political reconstruc- . state divisions of the Western Shane tion in the South either, ed at 3 n clock Monday afternoon j “There is no defense against an Cloth Co., in Illinois, Indiana, Mich- “Let us fight Ti Oman's, numina- ! from Broad Street Methodist church. by an atomic weapon,” says ‘8an, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohm. New tion. but let’s not leave the party w ill J. v '‘ l c e AaS D l T 'J, U . m uT^ j i Dr. Moon, narrator of the film. “Sci-i^ 01 ^’ I oWa > and Georgia: Standard Let’s send delegate.* to the conven- His pastor. Rev. P. L. Baukn.ght had, _ ^ . , , ..... __ Shade Roller Co., Ogdensburg. N Y . tion to fight for the nomination of * The Chronicle). The initial mem- hold the state s first “Wade Hampton, charge o{ the services . interment fol- ent,sts have that fewer than ^ P tight for the lomina, bers of the Laurens county highway Day dinner at Goldville Saturday lowed in Rosemont cemetery, with aM 0 P < ‘ r cent of those now living would L F Clinton J Alden S moson c A ™ eman , commission were included last week evening, March 13, in the Joanna llarg€ g a t hering Q f friends attending escape such destruction.” 1 n, bimpson,, Senator Long w. red of l — ’ — — ’ - • oenaiui t-iUiij; a . nen Ol pOSSlb.C in the bill providing for ’he «>m-1clltlhouse. The dinner will be served! both” servicejl 'and the"many flower* i TU «.y t. Nch * pm* iSSSwlfsilSS C^'ciintT"^ * ,hU ' h ansc tcom 1 "-SS. TtZJt names^f SJS WOmW ” ,h “ >■»»" ^ave speak,ng of s ihi„t y . he oonvlodea, is a return to Parker Cm. 'Nlw Yo^lTaugi amemiment incluaing tne ndmes oi munixy. Iak^ • the esteem in which he was held * n belief rupture between the *tate and nation- him, al party. “This iwarfAer we are dis- .. . ... , -pi • rx- , . . a.-,,,, . i— : — — t oeiief in God as a dynamic for ethical : Weaver & Co., Memphis, Tenn.; The‘cubing mav a/iert our renresent-i- the initial seven commiS6»nexs,.»ifi4, Dinner plates will be $a.00 each, this community where his honorable H j Buhnson Co.. Winston-Salem. N C. tion "i Congress” no said ' nth rpcervatinnc rtcti, hairto wt tarlo i li fa ...or. tO.arl I * 1.1011 .11 oil*,! es.s, Ot >,aiU. introduced by Senator O. L. Long The commission members, as pro with reservations now being made j life w*as lived. by county Democrats. John M. Ross, 1 Pallbearers were: William McCra Helping Dr. Moon in the narration video for by the bill, will be, R. P.' who is promoting the dinner, said! ry, Russell Ray, Hubert Penland, the is I* arr y Johnston, young Legion Auxiliary To Hamer, Clinton; J. T. Hollingsworth, | yesterday, and a large a .endance is Foster Mobley, Fred Nabors and physicist who aided in atomic deveL 5p 0 nSOr FloQ Sale” Cross Hill; W. Adger Babb, Prince- expected. (Mr. Ross is a member of Braxton'Duttoru , . opment at Los Alamos and photo- ^ ton; Grover C. Ropei, Rfd., Laurens; the county executive comr ittee. Mr. McCrary was a native of thL .. Robert A. Harris, Gray Court; D. Eu- 1 The principal speaker w 11 be Rep-| section of the county, a son of the they exploded, gene Brown, Rifd., Laurens,' and Sam ( resentative W. J. Bryan Dorn, con- ' B Fleming, Ora. ' gressman from the Third district and ! The bill, which is now before the; a leader in the congressioml battle House of Representatives provides for against the Truman civil rights pri- a referendum vote in the 1948 gen-; gram. Other public officials are also eral election in Laurens county on; expected to attend, the question of the issuance of $600,- j According to Mr. Ross, plates will late Washington H. and Sophia Hoi- “God of the Atom” is second in the Flag sale in the city next week lingsworth McCrary. series of religious-scientific movies ^ O. Whitten stated yesterday. f, ^' produced by the Moody Institute of E H Gnl1 - P ost Commander sonT s H C - -- ey ’ S ‘ X ^ *w.. n;Ki« Charleston, will be here next W’ed Lee and Kenneth ' H M W -R J Rillv Science, a branch of the Moody Bible ^ vv i eu - P«wertul coi .. «., iM. w., K. J., Billy nesday and Thursday to otter flags “The best ,neth S. McCrary, all ol I Institute of ( lucago. The (.0,1 of , or sale buslness h&oses a „ d publk . , ubability tha this city; three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Creation,” first in the series, ivas K ul i din a s Members of tFie auv^TiTrv l * 7" 000 of general obligation countyjsell at $5.00 each. The net proceeds | Pitts, Jr., and Mrs. W. A. Alexander | seen by more than a million people will assist Mr Grill in gvm- those -he ‘‘i n ‘ ^ a:n • con ’ ro1 ° bonds for the purpose of consftruc-, will be turned over to the Demo-, of this city, and Mrs. S. E. Sheorn of last year . The third film, due for who mav so desire an opportunity to nvttee tion and surface treatment of county cratic party of South Carolina as the Camden; one sister, Mrs. E. F. Rayl^,^ ^ is a uniqut , po.t.ayarof purchase flags, roads. county s share of the $8,000-plus fund of this city; and four grandchildren, j it is now endeavoring to. rai.o. The committee asked each county cxecu-! Dairy Orphanage Receives Two Bequests underwater life and talking fish titled “Voices of the Deep.” ' Clinton Students On tive committee to raise an amount n . . a i equal to $50 for each member the Position At Orphanage county has in t.ie ge.ieral assembly. r p t Henderson, of Greenwood. / i • . . _ 11 _ _ This would amount to $200 for this d as accepted a position as supei in- i 60n S LIS* Q» v^OUCge county. Miss Byrd McMillian Takes Position In Japan The Thornwell orphanage has re ceived from the American Trust and Security company, Washington, D.C., | executors of the Parkhurst estate, the PQrjj Jq Head County sum of $126,000 in government bonds p , pmcc' and securities, which represents the 1x60 1/riYe first payment of this large estate be-^ queathed will some time ago to I-v Henry M. Fans has been named the institution to be applied to its chairman of the annual Red Cross endowment fund. I Jor funds in Laurens, ac- The institution has also .received cording to announcement by Thomas I • ident. "ll a Republican is electee I - Miss Byrd McMillian. daughter ol wh.it about tht*se .matters tn“;t^— Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie S. McMillian h e asked. “The Republican., ar Several Clinton students made the ^ Uus city. Jett Tuesday from Seattle, more rabid on this s..bje t than art I tendent of the orphanage dairy de- , ” „ . • Severai cimton Students made tne .- y*** TW . ' [ “*«iu uu uus - .uje i I p rtment and erne.ed upon his worn . . o . honor roll for the first 1 ^ as ^” Jor Vokahhaha, Japan, and uur Democratic leaders.” the past v/eek, sucxeeding C. C. Bran- 1 . ' will later go to Tokio where she has ,^1,^1 f for “cool, courageous $2 000 from the estate of the late A. Babb, president of the county Red ^ _ widow of John A. Hafner, of Ches--Cross chapter. E. B. Morse will servej to Dr . , M ; A Macdonald, president of ter, designated for the educational as co-chairman for Laurens. Tench Thornwell orphanage. scholarship endowment fund. : p - ^hvens will serve as chairman of * I the Clinton-Goldville area. The quota for the coutvtyTs $3,412, with 62 per cent for Laurens and 38 1 per cent for the Clinton area. semester at Presbyterian college a 1 wm laler So to Tokio where she has He called 'aso"' Mr andM^ Hende was announced this week by the ot-j ^ McMillian yus thmk'ing.” ago. Mr and Mrs,,.Henderson, have f . ce (rf , the istrar Th were L ee, been ‘-•mployed uKsecretarial work -j know we can . ut-cuss the »th an apartment in the Augustine home B , R , j Harris; Sidney Max- i ^ lth the American Red Cross in e r crowd; we. have already on the orphanage^ampus. ! well Laman Jones. Ferd Jacobs, Washin f> n ' D C * ^cT^cently v 1- that Gary Campbell and Bert Bayliff. , unteei ed for eighteen - The list includes students whuj 5 ^* u y ' ^ made an average of 85 or better. ■ ■ ■ , i. JOINS ORPHANAGE STAFF Miss Janice Thomas, of Greelyville, has accepted a position as secretary FOOD Is An Important’ Item With Housewives • ^ You will find helpful drocery 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. Social Fraternity To Name 'Dream Girl' j The Pi Kappa Alpha social frater-! nity at Presbyterian college will crown the “Dream Girl” of PiKA on i Friday night during their annual '“Dream Girl” ball at the armory. The ' name of the young lady will be made ! public at the dance and wilL be (crowned by Miss Virginia Gray of this city, student at Queens college, who held the distinction last. year, j READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform you as to chang ing prices, where you can sup ply your"needs « hatever they may be, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE— READ THE ADS MRS. PATTE LEAVES FOR EUROPEAN TRIP NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL THE CHBONICLE is a "new.y Mrs. Edouard Patte .e!t luesaay home paper. If you ar e not a mem-—c\»U! se "L oes night for New York, from Wjjere she ter , of our . vfarmly • a(vept tnis U1 will sail on the Queen Elizabeth. Fri- tatU)n to becume a subscriber day morning and go to London, Fans, Wc!come and thanks to those and Geneva. She will spend foui (( , ur Honot . Rull t h; S week: months in Switzerland with her ; MRS. J. H. WILLIAMS, mother and several brothers and sis-4 * Elmira He; *hts N Y ters. She expec-ts to return in July - MRS. W. B RAM AGE, During her absence, the Rev. Mr.! Patte and son, Chris, will keep open: their residence on the college campus. RESUMES STUDIES i Frank H. Loft is, son of Mr. and j Mrs. S. B. Loftis of this city, has en- 1 rolled in the University of Georgia extension class at Gainesville, Ga. Laurens. J. A. DICK. ' JAMES* BOYLE, J. HAROLD DeYOUNG, Clinton. MRS. J. T. HOLDER, * West Clinton. MRS. T. G. PEARSON, t* South Clinton. I | “If we disavow the national Dem ocratic Party and s, me other crowd sencL delegates-te^ the conventicinan r these delegates are stated, we ma;* - .. • i . . i jeopaidize the position of our Con- Mr. McCrary was a native of this, graphed all three wartime bombs as The loca^ American Legion auxil- gressmen on cumm.ttees in the Con- lary wilF sponsor a United States gress. OtTr congress is organized on T two-party basis and (jur actions may produced by the Moody Institute of 1 ^ n v»rui, posi commander of; prevent them from obtaining tne powerful ci»mmitte* posts. hope v.e have as the over tne com- chairmanshij s. •This >voul ! do more for our cause Uian all the talking we can do ’ Senator Long took issue with the suggestion that South Capoitnian. mrght vote tor. a Republican Pres- we nave already prove. he said, "but what we must do is outthmk them What worries me is what we are going to do. I've heard little about that today “ The meeting was caller! by County Chair man Ralph T Wilson',to obtain “the sentiment of our people.” to‘ “gath er inf K mation” about the party sit- uatu/h and “to consider* vbe- > take with ce:erence H to tht i- conditions that now face us" Li at- ’endance; despite rain and e, .ver> m between 75 and 100 pe sons, includ ing rpembers of the exeeutcce om- m.'ttee and other party members Mr. Wilson states! at the outse , that .he wanted the comonltteemen t> take, back t » thee ptecincts a . k• • mv - ledge of current prob'ems* and pvLi-• -eies. < "We are about to face a situation- i that is more serious than -tne r.gh to vo.te, than the right to sit on jjanes. and more serious than race, color, o. creed,” he s^id. “This matter goe>* (Continued on page two)