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I- I 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, April 15, 1948 Number 16 WILLIAM J. BAILEY, MILL EXECUTIVE, ’ BANKER, PASSES Prominent Citizen and Business Man Dies In Greenville Hospital. ' Funeral Held Tuesday. COMMERCIAL GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS d | a . /-» | n . 'Adult Night' Program Rev.vol At Colvory Bophst Af Boptis 9 Church 9 R. P. Hamer Named President Chamber of Commerce for Coming Year. Activities Cited. The April dinner-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held ur n- T „ ,, Tuesday evening at Hotel Dayton. William James Bailey, prominent!^ ^ president , R . L . Ptaxi-I Clinton banker and textile manufac- | turer, died Sunday afternoon at the co, was extended a rising vote — —s* ... . , . - ^ , , .. , ■ >, v, u (thanks during the evening General hospital in Greenville where , . u j v ■ , , services the past year, he had been a patient for ^ days. He had home for several weeks prior to go ing ,to the hospital. The announce- for his' u « sever a. | recommendation of a nomi been confined to his 1 K nating committee headed by R. W. Boland, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, R. P. Hamer. Vice-President, R. L. Plaxico. Secretary, Miss Iona Blakely. Treasurer, J. Leland Young. • New directors elected are: A. B. Godfrey, P. M. Moore, Dillard Milam, Jr., Robert Wysor, III, D. O. Rhame. Holdover directors are: C, W. Ander son, P. S. Bailey, R. N. Blackwelder, M. W. Brown, B. Hubert Boyd, L. E. Cason, Robert E. Johnson, D. B. Smith. W. K. Waits of Goldville, | Tuesday Evening JOANNA TO PAY $217,000 BONUS “Adult Night” will be'observed at | the First Baptist church on next i Tuesday evening, with a full attend- i ance of all adults of the congrega tion invited. ‘ ^ j The program will-open at 7:30 with special music, and ^greeting^ i I from the Sunday school, superintend ent, J. C. Thomas. ^ ' Wage Dividend Increase of 52% Over Last Year. 1250 Employees To Participate. The Joanna Cotton Mills company, Goldville, will distribute $217,000 in The Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor, will, checks tomorrow (Friday) to I2o0 | deliver ah address, “The Adults of: q ua i^ e( j employees as a participat- Our Church and Their Enlistment i n g- wa ge dividend. The announce- Through Bible Study.’ This will be meht was made this week by Wai- ! followed with a five-minute talk by ter Regnery, vice-president, follow- Rembert Truluck, “What the Adult j; n g a recent meeting of the board »>f (Department of the Sunday S'chooi directors in Chicago, 111. The dfivi- Means to the Brotherhood.” dend will average $175 peFperson. Mrs. J. H. Darr will speak on . The board unanimously voted, Mr. ’What the Adult Department of the Regnery stated, to pay the bonu-, Sunday School Means to the Wo- following a custom of ye&rs. “It is man’s -Missionary Union." L. E. Ca- the policy-‘Of bur company," he said, son will discuss “What the Adult De- “to share its profits einnually with ! partment of the Sunday School* our employees.’ The amount is ■ an Means to the Training Union.7 Supt. increase of 52 per cent over the Thorpas will give “Reviews of the 5100,000 distributed last year, Progress of the Adult'Sunday School GEORGE II I.mON REV. J. W. SPI1XERS Revival services will begin at Cal vary Baptist church Sunday and con- G. H. Ligon Wins Advertising Award From Local Firm Using the above figures, the dis- “ • Work,’’ followed by the presentation tribution rates were established on 1 George Howe Ligon, of Asheville, of adult department officers, teach- the percehtage of time worked from N. C., connected with the Jacobs ers, class officers and members. i 90 ner cent or over.- 100 per cent List, Inc. advertising firm of this er cent city for the past 35 years, was pre sented a silver trophy .ast' Friday afternifon at the off ices, oi_tne com- J- P- Coates, of the South Caro- bonus, down to 50 to 60" per was named to succeed the late W. A. tinue through the 25th, with a cordial i hna Education association, Colum- time worked with a 50 per cent bo- Moorhead. invitation extended the members and bia, W1 R give an address on "Adults nus. The percentage of. earnings A printed annual report listing the! fronds of the church to attend the N° w ar » d the Future. ranged from 9.1 to 4.55 per cent..P an y in rfV 4nit. n activities of-the past year was put inj services. There * lU foUow a special music The statement further said that -the' ous. effe '.ve and 1 ya. -•« j the hands of all members present .j The pastor. Rev. J. W. Spillers, program and an mformal reception maximum working hours for all cm-‘ <>rgan.z.c,.on du hi President Plaxico spoke of the ob-1 will do the preaching, with special 1 and social hour. This will be the ployees was assumed to be 2000 hours of year lined at the beginning of last year, reporting that progress has been ■made in. a number of undertakings. W. J. BAILEY ment of his death came as a shock to his family and friends since his condition was reported Saturday asi much improved. , The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock from the First Presbyterian church, with Dr. W. R. Turner, Dr. D. J. Woods and Dr. M. A. Macdonald is the officiating ministers. Interment followed in the Bailey mausoleum in the adjoining cemetery. An unusually large crowd attend ed the services from all waU(£ of life, including a number of out-of-town friends and mill executives. The many and gorgeous floral offerings silently spoke of .his value to the community and the esteem in which he was held by many v The mills which he headed closed at noon for the afternoon out of respect to Mr. The principal activity of the organi- ; zation during the year was the spon soring of a new hotel in the city un der the direction of the Hockenberry System of Harrisburg, Pa. The The services each evening at 7:30. Mr. Spillers has announced following sermon subjects for the se-i this ! The present at, a complete surp: Robe: jectives of hiS administration as out- music by the choir and children's ut ’ u ‘ e r -’ t program of j 0 r the purpose 0. the wage div.dend, ^ arne choruses. The services will begin lts ^md presented in the state, Supt., based on 40 hours per Week for 50 Ligon, was m an* _ Thomas states. All adult members weeks. manager of the busines of the church are especially invited. M r Regnery in making the an- the highest terrhs o' the nouncement to the.r employees said, :i1 Lig.'M and t ic e;r. .alnc on, use t F. who nt.nu- to this pen >d which Mr Black, spoke -rvices ftH»ord ries of services: Mrs. J. W. Furqueron a Ravnap a -' m '' ^ ' 8 ' “ Why HaVe PoSSCS At HoSpitol Sunday p.m., April 18, "The Must At Advanced Age president reported that the 1 for a Revival.*' city. Pallbearers were R. C. Adair, G. L. new City Directory published by the Baldwin Directory company o f Charleston, is being delivered in the city this- week. It also contains a resident directory oi Goldville. During the evening’s meeting a musical program was given by Rev. T. L. Fraser and daughter, Miss Marie Fraser. Pre-School Clinic To Be Held Here The annual pre-school clinic spon sored by the Parent-Teachers asso ciation and directed by Mrs. Mary Rossiter, health nurse, will be held on the following dates at 2:30 p.m.: Monday p.m Me!” April 19, "Excuse "Your diligent efforts have combined ^ as made,m tne.advei<.s.:; with a go.'d cloth market' to make occasion was -an enjoy a this our best operating year, and cia ^ hour with refreshments consequently the highest bonus we F v members.of the J fr Jacob have ever declared. Your continued **y> c ' t * ier relat.ves ana copperation should go a long way to invited guests present Mr. ; field, tie sj- 't*rved ; fam- everal L.gon. Mrs. Mary ^Jane 'Furqueron, 90, . _ _ , _ _ died Thursday afternoon at the home Make foar ahead another out-, com P le,el >' surprised, expressed his Tuesday pan., April 20, "The 1 of her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Taylo., 1 standing period.” appreciation of the honor, sp »ce of Spoiled Baby Boy." . | in Columbia, after a brief illness. I Mr. Regnery said that during the; hlS pleasant relations with the Jacob* Wednesday p.m., April 21, "The The funeral services were conduct- ten years in which their employees f ' rm - an d indulged in lemm ^ense» Price of Freedom.” ed Saturday afternoon from the Me-! have participated in the proflt-shar- beginning back in 1913 when ne Thursday p.m., April 22, “God’s’Cormick Methodist church by the: mg plan they have been paid almost R )ined _ the company as a salesman. Junk Pile.” iRev. M. E. BoozefrThe Rev. L. E. a million dollars in bonuses. Wiggins and Dr. L. K. Simpson. In- : —^ • terment followed in the McCormick ScrgCOIlt Sterlid Young The firm then was known as the city cemetery. Friday p.m., April 23, “God’s Pay Day.” Saturday p.m., April 24, “Cheap Religion.” ✓ Mrs. Furqueron was the widow of Sunday aan., April 25, “Where Are J- W. Furqueron who died several the Nine?” (years ago. She was the mother of Sunday p.m., April 25, "A Bible Transferred To Atlanta Religious Press Advertising Syndi- I cate, headed by the'late J. F. Jacobs, Sc. Later it was changed to Jacobs & company, and later to Jacobs List, , Inc., with J. F. Jacobs as present the owner. Their offices are maintained Hell for Sinners.” Academy Street school April 2 9. Bailey, as did business houses in the Florida Street school April 2 9. Florida Street school May 6.,. All children who are eligible for Breeding Association Gets Charter Simpson, R. G. Watson, W. Carlisle ^ g rade nex ^ y ear are ur g ed Neely, Claude R. Trammell, J. D Hairston, David Word. Louis Wal lace, L. C. Ficklin and Pierre Bur dette. to attend this clinic, .Physical ex amination will be given each child and vaccination if the parent desires it. It will be best for each child to The honorary escort consisted of q e accmopanied by one parent or at the following: J. C. Boyce, Mann, j eas ^ an ad ult. Sanders, J. P. Toms, S. B. Snelgrove, Roy Holtzclaw, John Holtzclaw, John' r. . r\__ __ Sparks, W. D. Sizemore, John Word,! street OanCC here The Laurens County Breeding as sociation has received its state char ter during the past week. The cattle breeding program it is sponsoring is Sgt. Sterlin Young, who for Mrs. Henry M. Young of this city,' past sixteen years has been connect- here on East Carolina avenue, and was loved and admired by many with the Presbyterian coliege The occasion marked the 50th an- who had known'her during the years f^-GTC unit, has received his orders nfversary of the formation of the she had visited here. — report at Fort McPherson, At- Jacobs Religious List, an organiza- In addition to Mrs. Young, the de- lanta - Ga • on Ar >ril 16, where he will | tion^composed of 62 leading rehgigus ceased is survived by four daughters. ^' on duty Wllh Third Army ( weeklies, representative organs Of Mrs. L. J. Taylor oJ Cplumbia, Mrs. headquarters. Sgt. Young and family; all faiths m the United States, man- E. E .Wayland of Charlotte, Mrs. C have man y friends who will regret aged by Jacobs List, Inc. D. Boyd of 'Savannah, and Mrs. *° ^ earn fhat they are leaving the Mr Ligon is the oldest publisher's Jack ScruggS, Sr., of McCormick; c ' ty ^ rs ‘ Y° un ® and sons, Arnold representative from the point of ser- two sons, J. W. Furqueron of McCor- and William, will spend the-summer vice to on econcern in the United ntick, and W. F. Furqueron of Hen- * ier h'bther, Mrs. T. M. Jones. States. His record in the advertism* expected to b£ a great step forward , , __ for farmers whether they own one'derson, N. C.; 34 grandchildren and J n *''llija>, Ga., oe.ore moving to At- business is unique He has probably 30 great-grandchildren. Clyde Trammell, J. H. Von Hollen, Saturday Night L. E. Holler, W. A. Parrish, Glenn | 7 — Hairston, J. A. Boyce, Kelly Johns,) Copeland-Davidson Post No. 56, Clyde Smith, C. D. Nance, H. Doug- (American Legion, will have an old- milk cow or several hundred. Officers elected are: D.. Eugene Brown, Laurens Route 2, president;' Pow;^! Cnrwi^«c Af Ralph Waldrop, Laurens Route 2. , 0 vice-president; J, W. Tinsley, Lau- Lydia Baptist Church rens Route 3, secretary-treasurer. Tn j —♦ lanta. 1 Exchange Club To Make Cancer Drive of las Gray, Dr. S. C. Hays, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Dr. George Blalock, C. W. Anderson, R. T. Wilson, James H. Sullivan, H. S. Blackwell, R. E. Fer guson, R. X. Cleland, Hubert J. Pitts, Dr. Marshall W. Brown, Dr. Thorn- well Jacobs, G. F. Buford, John H. . seeing many of i.on Exchange club_._>\i.l put 00 these businesses grow from small be- time street dance on the square here Saturday night, 9 to 11:55 p.m. A cake walk wlil bq held in con nection with the dance. j *.0 L Z* The proceeds,, officers state, willjL.OUnty rCOCh Crop addition to the officers, the following* Rev. R. P. Lamb, pastor of Victor 1 £i^' rt ‘ n -~ Saturday. Api., 1*. “' lt ' ;ne satisfaction directors were elected: E. B. Cope- Baptist church at Greer, will lead a . , , , /-ii• * . „ ... ” , .. its second annual drive tor contr.- land, Clinton; I. M. Smith, Kinards;' revival meeting at the Lydia Bap- .... , „ Tom Plaxico, Clinton A. J. Finley„..fist church the week of April 19. Mr. -ru * - ” ciety This^ear Clinton s quota, in- sold more advertising for the reli gious press of America than any other living man He has worked with, advised and helped many busi nesses in varied lines to make their advertising profitable He nas hid fnH u wr,u;. E M.f',^T ins v Lau ! ens ' r tor of ,\r'rr in ? oudm* L,d.a .and Wallace Mart.n, Gray Court. church, and is one ot he best soul- $15noo „ : 7$P;, rort mcet winning preachers in the state, Rev., thi go for the erection of the Legion me morial building to be erected some Nance, A. W. Murray, W. H. Wilson, time in the near future on the lot I Everet Adams, E. D. Easterby, T. D. donated to the Legion by the city on Copeland, W. R. Anderson, C. C., North Adair street, which is part of Giles, F. C. Pinson, D. E. Tribble, J.jthe Black property. The public is x ... ,, * c T j years increased goal. 50 coin collec- iJ. H. Walker, pastor of the Lydia . . . . . . , . , tion boxes are being placed in prom:- church, said, "We are fortunate in u „ „ „ u .u ..’, T , , , nent business houses in the citv of- having Mr. Lamb come to us, and*. „ ... . . . . .. . . , , .. . ’ , ficers ot the club state. During the his ministry will be a blessing to ourj,. , . . -• • - The county peach crop, so far as community^” 4 . c ‘;‘ t ‘c . y is o ocan- ■ accompanied here lur the -pre-enta- vassed by a door-to-door campaign. tTon by hl8 w . fe and dau ghter. Funds collected here last vear are Practical Loss gmmngs to large, successful enter prises. Mr. Ligon is probably better 15 known by advertisers and advertis ing agencies than any other publish er's representat.ve in tne United States. His many friends everywhere will be interested to learn he has won this advertising award. He was The meeting will begin Monday,, April 19, and continue through Sun- 1 B. Arnold, John F. Norris, D. A. Yar borough, H. D. Henry, Eugene John son, L. E. Bishop, H. M. Rowland, L. B. Dillard and Guy L. Copeland, j cordially invited. BROWN IN CHARLOTTE Dr. M. W. Brown, president ot Mr. Bailey was in his 83rd year of Presbyterian college, delivered an age, having been born in this com-* address last Friday evening in the munity on Decemhgj 12, 1865. He; Myers Park Presbyterian church in was a son of the late Mercer S. Bai-) Charlotte, on the subject, “Christian ley and Rosanna Lydia Abrams Bai- Education in the Light of Present ley. * ! Conditions.” When Mr. Bailey completed his- education and came to manhood, I NEW SUBSCRIBERS day, the 25th. Services will be held along with his three brothers, he be came affiliated with his father in the mercantile business. In 1883 he and a brother, P. S. Bailey, moved to HONOR ROLL is a lively more, local commercial shipments go, is a prac tical loss as a result of the pre-Easter freeze, according to County Agent C. B. Cannon. -leach evening at 7:30 and at 10:30 Mr. Cannon said he had visited each morning. The public is cordially, three or four orchards and had heard invited to attend the services, from others. A few peaches were i ^ found in some orchards and prac- Candidate For tically none in others. The counfy; ... . ... , will be lucky, he said, if it harvests ( AldermOH In Word rive enough fruit for its own needs. *•* Last yey's crop for the county j Carl Campbell tosses his hat brought about <250,000. Mr. Cannon* the aiding five cancer victims right bc.e m candidate. in the Clinton area, according to Mrs. Sara D. DeLoach, county commando • In addition to aidnjg local sufferers contributions are used to support tiie more than 250 research projects, to support the several diagnostic clinics ( througi\°ut the state and to educate i the public to the personal threat ot cancer. / The public ISI asked to .■rnppm-t thU. A O’Daniel, of this city, was pres ent for the social gathering as a special guest. Mr O'Papiel, as a salesman of the Jacobs firm, ' took. Mr Ligon out on the road and help ed mm sigh his first contract '35 years ago.” County Quota $305,000 in Security Loan Drive said, and the 1946 crop about $271,- derman in ward five in the approach- 000. ; , ' ing municipal'primary.- ' worthy drive. THE CHRONICLE Pelzer where they entered the mer- NEWSpaper, carrying cantile business, returning to Clin- ; news than any newspaper published, ton three years later. ! R costs less than 4c a week deliver- In 1896 M. S. Bailey opened the ed in your home. And it is also filled j a a. r t _ L l . % « »1 4 i wf i n cr o n Kzalrvf'nl “ ct ro’* Clinton Cotton Mills. He had <^so-;with interesting and helpful "store’ ciated with him two sons, W. J. and news you can’t ^fford to miss. C. M. Bailey. The mills began with 5,000 spintlles arid 150 looms. In 1902 Mr. Bailey established an other mill south of Clinton, naming it Lydia Cotton Mills in honor of his wife. With, its organization he be came president, his youngest son, C M. Bailey, treasurer. Upon the death; of his father on Feb. 19, 1926, Mr.) Bailey became president of Clinton j Mills and of the privately owned banking institution by the Bailey family, M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, which was established in 1886. Since then he had headed the mill and bank as president and treasurer. Following the death of his brother, (Continued on page eight) Welcome and thanks to those on i our Honor Roll this week: PAUL BURGESS, Greenwood. ,* MRS. J. S. WINEBRENNER, Mouritville. MRS. SAM WALLACE, Laurens. HAYNIE .MURDOCK, MRS. ESSIE HOLLIDAY, ‘ PIERCE CHANDLER, W. W. SIMPSON, .MRS. JULIA CALDWELL, Clinton. 4. CHARLES ROSS, Raleigh, N. C. > BUDDY SANDERS, South Clinton. MR. MERCHANT .... There Is No Substitute For NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Your messages regularly in THE CHRONICLE will be seen and read by thousands of people at leisure. The life of the weekly home paper is longer than that of any other advertising medium—it is kept and read through out the week by members of the family. THE CHRONICLE is the most economical and most * , « effective advertising medium you cdh use in Clinton’s trade area to reach your prospective customers. / THE CHRONICLE "The Paper Everybody Reads' D. F. Patterson, county cha man of the U. S savings bonds d vision . ; for Laurens county, .calls on every- iune to participate to the l.m.t at ius . ►r her ability in the treasury’s secur- Scout Training Course Friday Scout Executive L. L. Stanley, of ity loan drive opening April 15 and Greenville, head-of Blue Ridge courv- closing June 30 cil, Boy Scouts, will conduct a train- Laurens county’s .quota for the ing course for parents of prospective drive, announces*. Mr. Pattersv.n. is cub scouts (buys 9-12) on Friday $305,000 in E. F and G bonds/T evening at 7:30 a< Florida Street school. This is (he last meeting of the course and a den will be organized at this time. Parents must attend if their‘bqys are to join the scouts. Brown Announces Sunday $ervket ENTERS RADAR SCHOOL Pfc. H. H. Alford, son oJ' Mr. am Mrs. Alford 1)4-this city, has reported nfiunced. to Keesler Air Force base, Missis- Lord’s Supper w.ll be administered, sippi, to begin training in the air Preaching and a communion >e - Preachtng services will be held at the Goldville Presbyterian church Sunday rhormAg at 11 o’clock, the pastor;. Rev. L W Brown, has s i- Ttie Sacrament of the forces radar school. NEW BLUE STOC KING EDITOR Harry Shuler Dent, of St. Mat thews, ha? been elected editor of The Blue Stocking at , Presbyterian col lege, succeeding Wallace Wilkinson, resigned. vile will also be held :n the aft^r- ri(|on at the usual hour at Shady Grove church by the pastor. c Miss Lucy Ann Thomas,, .student at Limestone college, Gaffney, spent the week-end with her pa refits,-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. X^ orn <* s - i y~- t. y (- 4 r~>*.