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> '+ ■ 7 V . J! ■ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable She (Eltnlnn If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLVIM Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 18, 1948 Number 12 GIVE Wade Hampton Dinner Given At Goldville; Red Shirts Seen Laurens county Democrats honored the memory of South Carolina’s Wade Hampton, Confederate general, gov ernor and U. S. senator, at a dinner at Goldville Saturday night—and, in cidentally raised more than $200 for the treasury of the state party. In keeping with the occasion, the state’s first “WYide Hampton Day,” red (in raimant, jthat is} was very much in evidence among the approx imately 100 men and women in at tendance. Here and there in the crowd was a red shirt, in commemoration of Henry W. Simmons Dies Suddenly At His Home Henry W. Summons, 48, died sud denly at his home on North Broad street early last Thursday night, the $100,000 Hospital For Joanna C Walter Regnery, general manager Mrs. E. W. Ferguson Passes At Home; Last Rites Sunday ~ c. Mrs. Annie Copeland Ferguson, 72, otf the Joanna Cotton Mills company,! W1,fe (, ‘ E - J , ® r g uson »- dl ^ last - - - stated yesterday that the board of! Frida y ni « ht at her ho ™ ? n H f" p ’ announcement of his passing coming diroctors ^ his company at a meet-; ton f venue after several years of de- IH0MA5 M. SEA5E, Of THIS CITY, DROWNED IN LAKE GREENWOOD SATURDAY Body Found Yesterday at 1:30 P.M: Near Panorama Lodge After Long Search. Wyman Shealy, His * Companion, Rescued by Nearby Cafe Operator. ^ . * Fl’NERAL HERE TODAY [Lodge No. 44, where he took an a,- The body of Mr. Sease was found ^ ve P art ‘ n ds activities, yesterday at 1:30 in Lake Greenwood Survivors include his Widow, the whAi-o h»-wag draaimgd last S.iinrrlav 1 former Miss Margaret Boozer, four afternoon, after a four-day search byj sons Tommy, Billy and George oflficers, friends of the family and Sease; two daughters, Peggy and ' Myrna Sease; his parents, Mr. and The funeral services will be l-W I' followed at Rosemont cemetery thelj 33 ^ 00 has a | rea dy been donated t or I beautiful flowers resting at the Krave this «fternoon (Thursday) at 4 j R . E seise of AttaoW, Commander / grave being covered with many beau-j the w ,th the balance expect-- were indica tive of the/ beautiful life c. » r i ks a great shock to his family and many friends here and elsewhere. The funeral services were conduct ed Saturday afternoon at Bailey Me- ing in Chicago, 111., a few days ago 01 * 11 ' 11 ® health made a contribution of $66,000 for the The funeral services were held erection of a modern hospital in Goldville to serve the needs of their morial church and attended by a employees, large crowd that filled the church auditorium and balcony. The officiat ing ministers were Rev. OaH. Craw-1 munity raise $33,000 to make a total ford, pastor of the church. Rev. Roy ■ $100,000 for the erection of the Allen and Rev. Herndon. Interment j hospital More than $2 4,000 of the Sunday aifternoon from Gray Funeral Home conducted by her pastor, Dr. W. R. Turner, assisted by Dr. D. J. The donation is made on the condi- 1 ^ 00< ^ s a ^ d Rev. 7L CrDickert. Inti tion that the- residents of the com- ment followed m the family plot m the Presbyterian cemetery. A large number of friends and relatives as sembled for the last rites. The many plans for the hospital have been com pleted and it is planned to begin its construction as soon as the financial canvass is completed. W. K. Waits, tLful flowers indicating the high es-jg^ t 0 5^ raised hT themear future teem in which he was held by many friends. Pallbearers were: B. C. Ferguson, B. W. Crouch, Sam Compton, Jesse Livingston, J. K. Willingham and J. B. Dailey. Mr. Simmons was a native of Ab beville county but had been a resi dent of this city for a number of years. He was engaged in the mer cantile business. He was a son of the late James T. and Cassey Smith Sim mons. He was a member of Bailey Memorial church. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Miss Essie Owens;' five sons, H. T., J. A., J. O., E. E., and H. W. Simmons; two daughters, Misses Evelyn and Marion Sirrimons, she had lived, the kindnesses 3h^trad „ _ . , done and the friends she had made Mr. Regnery stated yesterday thatj ffom early childhood o’clock ait St. John’s Lutheran church, with interment following in Rose- /nont cemetery. i The services will be conducted by Active pallbearers were: J. J. Corn wall, J. F. Jacobs, T. H. Copeland, William B. Owens, Dr. D. O. R|iame Wade Hampton’s Red Shirt brigade, which three quarters of a centurjrago ii^^his'eiTyr'flve'biouUrrj''w" marked against the carpet-bagger ;c c and D E Simmons government. 1 r The reddest shirt of all was wornjQQ^ymg by Mayor L. E. Bishop of Clinton Abbeville, and W. T. Simmons of College Drive More than 125 representatives of the 68 Methodist churches of the Greenwood district- - met. . at.. Main Street church in Greenwood last Many bright red ties adorned other- wise sober business attire. , MethOdlSt LhUrCtieS Rep. W. J. Bryan Dorn, of Green- Given QuOtOS 111 wood, congressman nfom the Third district, was the speaker for the eve ning. Mr. Dorn reiterated much of his previous stand against President Truman, whose candidacy for reelec tion he opposes in no uncertain terms. He expressed opposition to the Pres ident’s civil rights program, which he called “an effort on the part of the federal government to gain con trol otf the elections within the state”' and “one otf the first steps toward a police state.” Mr. Dorn’s words fell on fertile ground in view of the purpose of the meeting as outlined by Chairman general chairman for the drive, is and Lowry M. Wilson, confideat jthe balance needed will be Mrs. Ferguson was a native of this secure# the near future to be add- community where her entire life was ed to the gfiberous contribution made spent. She was the daughter of the by the company. late George DuekjCtft Copeland and B. The hospital will be modern in ev ery detail, Mr. Regnery states. It will have a 16-bed capacity, and will pro vide medical care for both the white and colored employees of the mill. Newberry Bank To Open Branch Bank In Goldville C. Sease otf Guam, and Major G. A. Sease otf Washington: —two—sisters^ Mrs. H. F. Richardson and Mis* [Grace Sease, both of C°l um bia. McCormick County Sites Chosen For Proposed State Parks Copeland Phinney, one of this com munity's pioneer and highly regarded families. Since a child she had been a devoted member otf the First Pres byterian churcfi. She was a gentle- ^ woman of lovely Christian qualities, j Fl ^ s Ea y and W. M. Purdue, devoted to her “family, home and friends, and there are many to whom his pastor, Rev. J. C. Dickert, assist ed by two former pastors, Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer of Charleston, and Rev. M. R. Wingard of Greenwood. Active pallbearers will be: B. B. Ballard, J. C. Pace, Leonard White- ; bead, Andy Young, Jr., Frank Bo-; land, Jr., D. A. Yarborough, Thomas Columbia March 17. — (Special to P. Owens and Hubert Owens. The Chronicle).—The State Park Ad- The honorary escort will consist | visory board for the south Piedmont otf the church council of St. John’s district, which includes Laurens Lutheran church, and A. P. Pugh,! county, has chosen Sites for proposed^ H. J. Looney, Dr*. F. K. Shealy, Jtm state park sites on the Clarks Hili project. Laurens county member of the board for the district is J Roy Searchers, had been dragging the she endeared herself who will learn muddy waters of Lake Greenwood Casque, otf Clinton. In McCormirfc county, sites have been chosen for both white arid. Negro parks on Clarks Hill land, and will old resident otf this city, who was [serve the south Piedmont district, • u -4 ■ since Saturday afternoon for the with regret otf . her passing. . . . c aa , _. ® . . , , . _ body of Thomas M. Sease, 44-year- The deceased is survived by her. J • . m * nr- j ! old resident otf this city, who wa ^ 'husband; two sons, B. Copeland Fer-, , Jf 44, . .. . ., At a meeting of the state board ofjg uson 0 f t his city, and James Edward drowTlod Saturday afternoon about consisting of Laurens, Edgeheld, Sa- bank control held during the weex p erguson 0 f Macon. Ga ; one brothfer,' 6:15 when the l)oat - in whic h de was luda, Newberry, Greenwood. McCor- approval was given for the opening 1 j p Copeland of this city; one half-, r ‘ d ' n ® overturned cove behind miek. and Abbeville counties, accord- otf a branch bank at Goldville. The ^ rcrt ^ er( j oe H Phinney, of Colum-1 * >anorarna l° d 8 e - mg to P R. Plumer, state park direc bia; and one grandchild. parent institution will be the New berry County bank, A. W. Murray, president, and Joe M. Roberts,, caish-j Young Named Deputy Of Masonic District Petition was made some time ago by residents otf the community and Officials of the Joanria’ Cbttbn Mills company, for establishment of this The body sank in aboijt 35 feet of tor for the S. C. State Commission of - 1 water, and the log-strewn bottom of [Forestry. The proposed site for the jthe lake where he went down proved white state park is on Baker creek ! a big handicap in the dragging oper- just south otf McCormick on state ations. Sheriff White of Greenwood highway 43, while the proposed Ne- county said —-Mr, Shealy' of this city, was rescued by gro park site is situated southeast of -Bordeaux ^ . OlarKrceU "deliv^ i *« t'oTn wSu^a^: [ A “ h ' ” e h ”[" g l"', ^ T a Pla "S Going ForWO rd rw-i-rxai oHWr-cc ins facilities. I lDdge « Masons held in ColumDia turned ab<) Ut 200 yards from shore. _ * . , the principal address in the opening of the Methodist College Advance. Other speakers were thfc Rev. F. T. Cunningham, pastor of the First Methodist church, Laurens; Dr. W. K. Greene, president of Wofford col lege, and the Rev. John M. Yourig- _ , . _ ... T iner, promotional director of the Ralph T. Wilson o* the Laurens conn-, drive [or Wofford and Colunlbja col . ty Democratic executive committee. | The evening, Mr. Wilson, said, was leges ing facilities. Waiter Regnery, general manager otf the Joanna corporation, stated yes- [ (March 10-11, T-Sgt. Sterlin Young was appointed and installed at dis- terdaynhat-hiycompany will erect a- gr r a ! 1 . d ..i naste il building at once to be occupied by the bank. It will be located in the business 1 block adjoining the new post office whcih will be opened in the near future. ^ 4 but Mr. Sease went down just sec- For Lions Carnival onds before the boat reached him'. | * ♦ t Mr. McClain operates a eaife and) Committees are at work on pre- Masonic district. According'‘tcTocal’'iodge'baTRe'"shoire''atta"put traf in -yj hminary activities for the~Liotis-ehiib officers, he is the third member of the local lodge to have been appoint ed to this office during the past thirty or more years.- Wm. -P.^ Jacobs was boat atfter seeing the accident. Mr. i carnival scheduled tfor the nights of Shealy was brought to the hospital April 1-2-3, it is announced by cluo officials. Materials are being assembled for dedicated to the raising of funds for . * k • j j i .. „ .. . , ... of $95,000 to be raised over a period 1 the Democratic party and to tne * The Greenwood district has a total! Clinton To Meet Connie Maxwell Nine . . .. . , 1 of three years, the sum being allotted memory of Wade Hampton, “in order . .. ,, b A , j. 4 I*. j fo me thirty pastoral charges, to rededicate ourselves to true de- "mdcracy*vith repecf to lhe*principles' of our party.” here suffering from the experience t and is now recovering at his home,, appointed in 1924, and* Rev. Ralph ,^5 f r i e nds will be glad to know. the various booths, and equipment D. Hughes held this office in 1943. [ As told by Sheriff White, this is made for games anti features to be Sgt. Young is active m local Ma- th e story of what happened. Mr.-used, sonic work. He is a past master ol s ease and Mr Shealy were out in an 1 A fine response has been made by Campbell Lodge No. 44, A.F.M., and aluminum boat rented from the lisn- ! merchants, business houses and m- Rep. Joseph R. Bryson, congress man from the Fourth district, was an honor guest and spoke briefly. He called attention to the “serious plight in which we find ourselves as Demo crats” and declared that the South Carolina delegation in congress stands “solid as a phalanx against this violation otf states’ rights.” Mr. Bryson warned of the danger of the international situation and de clared that “this is what makes our domestic problems so serious — we mustf not be divided.” He expressed the hope that congress would “with out delay take immediate steps to make our country military.” Mr. Dorn devoted much of his stress to the spirit of the occasion, calling attention to the fact that tooth otf his grandfathers rode with Wade Hampton. He again condemned the President’s civil rights program as an invasion otf the sovereign rights otf the states. He called for the nomina tion and election of a “real Ameri can,” changing that Truman had “turned tois back on his country and gone down the road of political ex pediency.” -1 -!— He expressed the belief that “when we face the question otf where to go we simply follow the right and nom inate a real President—and then we may be aible to defeat both*parties.” ’ The dinner was attended by near ly 100 Democnats, some of them from; this city has a quota otf $5,900; Ep- iworth church, Goldville, $3,000; and the First Methodist church, Laurens; $10,000. . Major Frank Kellers In Signal Service Major Frank Kellers, son otf Dr. Frank Kellers of this city, was re cently assigned to duty with the sig nal service, Philippines-Ryukyus command, upon his arrival iu Manila afooard the army transport General Patrick. Entering the army on December 12, 1941, Major Kellers has served at Camp Crowder, Mo., Fort Monmouth, N. J., and with the Oahu signal ser vice, Territory otf Hawaii. He attend- the advanced officers school at Fort with Conjiie Maxwell of Greenwood priest «of Wm. P. Jacobs Chapter No on the local diamond. The remainder of the schedule: April 2. Gaffney here; 6, New berry here; 8, Greenwood here; 9, Connie Maxwell there; 12, Union here; 15, Greenwood there; 16, Un ion there; 21, Gaffney there; 23, Newberry there; 30, Thorn well here (tentative.) May 4, Honea Path here; 7, Honea Path there; 11, Thornwell here. Presbyterian Men To Hear Shibli yards from shore. ( club officials express their appreCi- Thomas Brooks, boilermaker work-^ation. Prizes may consist otf goods, ing on the Buzzard Roost steam plant ( services or cash, job, was sitting with his wife on the 1 54„ Royal Arch Masons, and illus trious master of Musgrove Council No. 40 otf Royal and Select Masters. Sgt. Young has been on duty at otf a cottage near where the Lgojon Orotoricol Presbyterian college for a number of accident occurred. When the boat r y u . . years, and is at present on temporary ca p s i ze d Mrs. Brooks went up to the '-OnteSr Mere March Z5 duty at Charlotte, ,N. C. Since being [i odge t0 inform Mr. McClain of what stationed here he has also been ac-, had happened and when Mr. McClain Itive in church and civic activities, i and Mrs. Brooks returned Mr. Brooks The eleventh annual oratorical contest for the seventh district of South Carolina, and sponsored by the having served as a deacon of the First I had a boat ready to take off. Mr. Baptist church, and as secretary of. Brooks and Mr. McClain headed f or; American Legion, will be held at the Exchange club. Mr. Sease, who was some little, dis- Flt>rida Street school the night of m tance 1 from the overturned boat, ap- j ^^rch 23, it is announced by R. Pope THc Brabhams parently treading water. Just before, ^'^ a P tnan ’ commander i»! the district. they reached him he sank and did public is invited. Move To Columbia not reappear. Mr. Shealy, who ’had The distriot is composed of 13 posts The Men-otf-the-Church otf the, Friends of A. W. Brabham ol tnis lC ] uri g to t h e overturned boat, was in the u PPer state and each post is First Presbyterian church will hold city, will be interested to know he | ^ en pix; tfc ed up and brought to shore.' entltled to an entry in the contest, their monthly dinner-meeting this has recently completed a course of 1 There was no indication that the boat and rna > r be others a boy or a girl. MonmoutlT'and the Command ’and ev i nin € at 7:30 . a . t the church. _ , training tfor managers and supervis- had hit a sturnpi as at first r ep 0e ted,i As the contest is designed to create General Staff school at Fort Leaven worth, Kansas. Major Kellers, who is a graduate of Clemson college, held a position as lighting engineer with the South Carolina Power company in Charles ton before entering the army. His wife, Mrs. Frances C. Kellers, and two children, Frank and Frederick, reside in St. Matthews. The group will be addressed by Dr. I ors of super-stores with the Edens according to officers and others. an int erest in and respect for our Jabir Shiibli, a recent addition to the j Food Sltores training school in Co-j Mr. Sease was a highly regarded f<,rrn ^ government, the subject mat- March of Dimes Raises $4,371 Presbyterian college faculty. Big Crowds Attend Tun For You' Show “Fun for You,” presented by the Kiwauiis club, was enjoyed by large crowds for the two performances last Thursday and Friday nights in the Florida Street school auditorium. The as manager of an Edens Store in tna. tragic death has brought forth many city. Mrs. Brabham has resigned her lumibia and has assumed his duties (Clinton citizen and the news otf his[ will relate to the Constitution of the United States. expressions of sympathy to the be-, The contest is a national affair, and reaved family. He was a native et 1S brt ^ ten down into districts, areas position^ with M. S. Bailey & . Newiberry county He was a devoted and dnals. the four national winners Bankers, and expects to join Mr. j member ' uf St j ohns Lutheran receiving $4,000, $2,500. $1,000 and Brabham in the near future. church and a member of the church college sch larships. council. He had been employed foi | ' ^ ' , a number otf years by the C. N. & L LadsOll DuBoSC On railroad as section foreman for this 1 kj »•. r* • area. He was a member of Campbell; \-fUlSG ILL AT LAURENS HOME Friends of Miss Katherine Eichel-1 ; berger, community worker at Lydia [ s'how was directed by Miss Eleanor! Cotton Mills, will regret to know she iGwin. • is ill at her home in Laurens. The final report for trie March of j other counties, who paid $5 a plate I Dimes campaign in the county was tfor the privilege. P. C. STUDENT ELECTED J Andy Buchanan, Presbyterian col- *lege student, was elected vice-presl- dehT of the Westminster Fellowship conference which met the past week at the First Presbyterian church in Greenville, j 1 f FOOD Is An Important Item With .Housewives 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. mad,, the pa Sl week by e. b. LX! I SERIES OF LOCAL CHILDREN'S PICTURES a.' Laurens, publicity chairman J0 ^ ^ drive. It s h o w-e d contributions amounting to $4,371.19. Of this amount, $640.14 was con-; tributed by residents of <Goldville, -X' ‘l.adson L DuBose, radarman the navy,, son of Mrs. Crawford Bose -of this city, is serving ubou:|£ the destroyer USS Goodrich now [a iterranean cruise. j Subscribers to THE CHRONICLE, The Goordkh made,a 10-day intff- j-fite. "jot take a hasty glance through nwi visit to Venice, Italy, where L)' - jits pages and discard it. They read | Bose had the opportunity t NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL — to rr- THE CHRONICLE today announc- It,is honartde in every sense of the every page carefully, for in their'world renowned Murano -lass 1 i $1,238:10 from Clintdn, and $2,603.051 es the forthcoming publication of a word. Parents do not have to be sub- “home paper” there’s news of them-, tory, where’ raw sand is ma te into from Laurens. •— series of local children’s pictures yet scriibers, nor even readers of this selves, otf 'their neighbors, friends,[beautiful glassware with the aid f J. C. Thomas, local jeweler, served t() be taken. Arrangements have been newspaper. Neither are they obligat- relatives. You are missing ‘‘lots’’ if, a few primitive tools and a hut : i - as chairman for the Clinton area. completed with the Woltz Studios of ed to purchase pictures atfter they are you are a member of our Jarge nace Des Moines, Iowa, a nationally- takep Those who want some addi- family of'leaders. , ' 1 ! *■ DuBose entered the Templeton Heads County School Group * i""* D. S. Templeton, ,pa-inripal of Acad emy Street school, was elected presi dent of the Laurens County Educa tion association pt the annual busi ness meeting hefdSast week in Lau rens. He succeeds Ri R. Durns, super intendent of the Laurens sahoal. Furman Weathers, principal of the Gray Court-Owings high school, was elected vice-president, and J. Leroy Burns was re-elected secretary-treas- urer. known firm who specializes in chil- tional prints may obtain them by ar- Welcome and thanks ti those dren’s photography for newspapers rangement with the studio, represen- our Honor Roll this week; to take the pictures and furnish theltative when they select the pose they ANDREW McCALL. engravings. There is no cosLto par- want printed in the paper. It is en- navai service "w m Augus.t 1945 At tfhatr time he w is a s iident at DavuLon rol!e6e. ents. Expert children's photographers for the studios, with all the necessary 'tirely up to them! « You will be happy, afterwardsV if you let'yoUf child or children par- equipment for this specialized work,, tjcipate, and very sorry if you don’t, will be here Thursday, April 1. The [The kiddies will have fun and Moth- special studio will be set up at the er and Dad ^ill be very proud to see Dayton-Clinton hotel and will be their pictures rn-~-priAt later. Many open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., one day j will clip them,but and preserve them only. until junior grows up. THE CHRON- There is no charge to the parents! There is absolutely no obligation to this invitation: There is,no age limit. IOLE wants as many pictures as pos sible, so don’t forget the day—Thurs7 day, April 1, 1 p.m. td 8 p.m. MRS. WILLIAM A SHERRATT, Clinton. MRS. AUBRY LINDSEY, * DeFuniak Springs, Fla. PV*T. CHARLES R. MEADORS. Fort Monmouth, N, J. MRS. NEUFFER CRESWKLL, West Clinton. HAROLD LAWSON. W. S. CLARK, ELOISE ROBERTSON, MRS. C. F. BONNER, South Clinton. ountv Bond Sales For , February $65,000 D. F. Patterson. Lauren chairman of the U. S. vavin.^ bonds division, reports' sales 1 $6n.5?4 J;3 in savings bonds in the county dur-- ing the month of February. The people otf South Carolina in vested a total otf $2,898.226. ings bonds during the same period, according to W. Brooks Stuckey, state director. » t .1 t * —St V I