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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.
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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 -
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